Fast Ones

We're back after a couple of weeks away, and Miami gave us enough chaos to fill three episodes. Kimi Antonelli just won his third consecutive Grand Prix — surviving another terrible start from pole, a three-way scrap with Verstappen and Leclerc into Turn 1, and sustained pressure from Lando Norris — to extend his championship lead. At 19 years old, this kid is making history look routine. The...

The break between races hasn't exactly been quiet. The FIA just confirmed a sweeping package of regulation changes for the Miami Grand Prix — super clipping adjustments, qualifying energy limits slashed, a new race start safety system, and wet weather tweaks — all aimed at making these cars less about management and more about racing. We'll break down what's actually changing, what it...

F1 is on a break, so we're taking the scenic route. This week we're wandering into NASCAR territory to talk about how Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing team is absolutely cooking right now, what that means for the sport, and why their momentum is one of the most entertaining storylines in American motorsport. Then we get into the rumor mill: is NASCAR actually trying to recruit Daniel Ricci...

Suzuka delivered a race that felt like a coronation — and it may have been exactly that. Kimi Antonelli became the youngest championship leader in Formula 1 history with his second consecutive win, backing up his Shanghai breakthrough with a commanding drive in Japan. Oscar Piastri finally finished a race in 2026 and walked away with a podium, Ferrari's Leclerc and Hamilton went wheel-to-wheel...

Jonathan Wheatley is gone from Audi after just two races, Mattia Binotto is back in the team principal seat (cue the Ferrari PTSD), and Aston Martin's Honda nightmare is getting worse by the weekend. Could Wheatley's move to Silverstone signal something bigger brewing behind the scenes? Mike has a theory, and it involves a power unit swap nobody's talking about yet. Meanwhile, Max Vers...

Grande Kimi. That's the headline, and it deserves to be said twice. Kimi Antonelli just won his first Formula 1 Grand Prix in Shanghai, becoming the second youngest race winner in the sport's history — and doing it with the kind of composure that had the entire paddock on its feet. We'll talk about the commentator accidentally calling him Kimi Räikkönen (honestly, fair enough), how he...

The 2026 era of Formula 1 is officially here — and it arrived with heartbreak, controversy, and Ferrari doing Ferrari things. The Australian Grand Prix delivered unbelievable wheel-to-wheel racing in its opening weekend under the new regulations, but the strategy calls from the pit wall in Maranello proved once again that the boys in red have a gift for turning good days into painful ones. We'...

The wait is over. Formula 1 is back, the regulations are new, and we have absolutely no idea what's going to happen — which is exactly how we like it. This week we're kicking off the 2026 season with everything that's been swirling around the paddock heading into Melbourne. Charles Leclerc got married, and we have thoughts. Drive to Survive dropped its eighth season, and the internet i...

Week two of testing is in the books, and somehow we know even less than we did after week one. This week we dig into the latest from the Scuderia — Ferrari's brought some genuinely innovative parts to the table, and the Ferrari-powered teams have been pulling insane launches off the line that have the whole paddock side-eyeing their power unit. Meanwhile, Mercedes appears to have shown up to t...

Testing is supposed to give us clarity. Instead, it has given us anxiety. This week we break down our increasingly skeptical takes on the 2026 pecking order after a chaotic round of pre-season running. Between odd new starting procedures, Aston Martin’s gearbox headaches, and a paddock full of “it’s just testing” coping mechanisms, we’re trying to separate real red flags from strategic sandbagging...

A new season is here, the cars are finally out in the wild, and the Fast Ones are officially back for 2026. In our season-opening episode, we break down the latest livery reveals, react to early shakedown footage, and talk about which teams might already have an edge before a single real lap has been turned. We’ll read the tea leaves, wildly speculate, and absolutely overreact to things we’re pret...

Last week was supposed to be the season recap… and then Abu Dhabi happened. So this week, we’re doing it for real. We’re finally handing out the 2025 Fast Ones Awards — Driver of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and all the other totally serious categories that may or may not devolve into arguing. We’ll zoom out on the full season now that the dust has settled, talk about Lando Norris’s championship...

The dust has settled, the fireworks are (mostly) done, and somehow we made it through the final year of this regulation set without spontaneously combusting — so it’s time for the full 2025 season wrap. Lando Norris is your World Champion, and we’re going to relive the absolute rollercoaster that got us there: our favorite moments of the year, the three-way title fight that went down to the last r...

We’re back to break down the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix from lights-out sprint mayhem all the way to Sunday’s main event — and yes, we’re talking about the headline: Pirelli’s tire lap limit and the reasoning behind it. We dig into why the rule even existed, how teams tried to game it, and the pit-strategy elephant that stomped through the paddock all weekend. Max Verstappen stays right in the title fi...

We were in Vegas, so you know we had to bring receipts. In this episode, we recap the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix from the ground: what we did on race week, what the atmosphere felt like under the neon, and the random chaos you can only catch when you’re actually there. And then… we get into that race. Max Verstappen takes the win on the Strip, but the story of the night is the post-race plot twist:...

Tonight, it’s just Mike holding down the fort — think of it as a pre-Vegas GP formation lap while Max deals with some unavoidable life-admin in the pit lane. We’ll check in with the chat, get the engines warmed for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, talk expectations, drama, and whatever chaos the strip has in store for the grid. Short stream, low pressure, full Fast Ones energy. Hop in, say hi, and let’s...

We may be a day late, but the throttle’s still wide open. This week, we’re unpacking every wild moment from the 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix — from Oscar Piastri’s controversial penalty that had the paddock in flames, to Max Verstappen’s unstoppable charge from last to the podium. Ollie Bearman continues his late-season climb toward greatness, putting Haas right back in the headlines. We’ll also reac...

It’s a lighter week in the paddock, but there’s still plenty to talk about. Charles Leclerc put a ring on it, Honda is feeling unusually confident about the 2026 regulations, and Martin Brundle is somehow suiting up to race a Ford GT40 at Spa — proving once again that “retirement” is just a suggestion in motorsport. We’ll preview the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, where rain, chaos, and safet...

The Mexican Grand Prix had everything: chaos at Turn 1, virtual safety car controversy, and a championship battle that just keeps getting messier. This week on The Fast Ones, Max and Mike unpack Lando Norris’s brilliant win (and even better radio shade), George Russell’s mid-race meltdown, and Oscar Piastri’s quiet but impressive comeback drive. We’ll break down the Turn 1 shuffle — who cut the co...

Just when you thought the championship picture was clear, Max Verstappen reminds everyone why you never count out the reigning king. This week on The Fast Ones, Max and Mike unpack Verstappen’s resurgence and how his fifth title hunt is suddenly back in play — no matter how much the papaya camp pretends not to notice. We’ll break down Charles Leclerc’s standout performance, the suspicious dip in p...

This week on The Fast Ones, we’re mixing courtroom drama with trackside chaos. The Alex Palou lawsuit with McLaren is heating up, and we’re breaking down how the IndyCar champ ended up in a legal pit stop instead of a papaya seat. Then it’s all eyes on Austin as F1 heads to the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. We’ll preview what to expect under the Texas sun, from tire temps to...

Singapore’s lights were bright, but McLaren’s drama somehow shined brighter. In a race that crowned them Constructors’ Champions, the papaya squad couldn’t hide the cracks between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri — a rivalry disguised as “fairness” that’s quickly becoming a masterclass in internal chaos. This week on The Fast Ones, Max and Mike unpack the so-called Papaya Rules, McLaren’s one-sided...

This week, the paddock stories stretch far beyond Formula 1. Max Verstappen takes his talents to the Nordschleife, winning in the NLS series and edging closer to his GT3 endurance ambitions. Back in F1, rumors swirl about Christian Horner potentially buying into Haas — is it a lifeline or just noise? We’ll also take a moment to acknowledge Roscoe Hamilton, Lewis’s beloved bulldog and a true icon o...

The streets of Baku never disappoint — unless you’re a driver who found one of those concrete walls the hard way. This week on The Fast Ones, Max and Mike dive into all the chaos from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix: surprise podiums, strategy misfires, and just enough safety car drama to remind us why Baku has its own brand of street-circuit chaos. From the sharp end of the title fight to the mid-grid...

This week on The Fast Ones, we trade the paddock for pit stops of a different kind. Max Verstappen is stepping out of Formula 1 and into endurance racing, working his way toward the license he’ll need to run a GT3 car at the legendary 24 Hours of Nürburgring. We dig into what that means for his legacy, the appeal of sports car racing, and whether the grid’s top drivers might follow him into endura...