Going Off Track with Kathryn & Emily

It’s time for the 2024 European triple-header, first stop: the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix! In today’s episode, filmed with an active summer camp outside Kathryn’s window while Emily’s chilling in a hotel in…Chile, the week off between races has left us with a TON to talk about. And of course, we couldn’t kick off today’s episode without a little (more) discussion of Carlos Sainz’ future on the grid,...

2026 F1 Technical Regulations…as explained by a woman whose degree is in poetry. This will go super well, right? In today’s F101 deep dive, Kathryn and Emily discuss the 2026 F1 Technical Regulations, which were announced at the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix. Featuring: -Smaller, more “nimble” cars -Less downforce -Better aerodynamics -No more DRS -A replacement for DRS -A beefier battery -Tons of safe...

The 2024 Canadian Grand Prix may go down as one of the best races of this season. It. Had. Everything. DNFs, TWO safety cars, dumb Ferrari tyre strategy, drivers crashing into each other, spins, a false start that probably wasn’t, Alpine double points! Kathryn & Emily break it all down, from: -Zak Brown’s McLaren tattoo update -Yuki Tsunoda’s contract extension with VCARB (and why the move mak...

It’s summertime for the Going Off Track podcast, and the Canadian Grand Prix marks our Instagram account’s 1-year anniversary! Don’t forget to follow us at @Going. Off. Track for our updates and anecdotes between episodes. (Programming note: as it IS summer and Kathryn’s running a camp while Emily is traveling, our schedule for posting may be a bit flexible over the next few months. Follow us on I...

The 2024 Monaco Grand Prix will not go down in history as the most memorable Grand Prix in Formula 1 history…except for the fact that Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc FINALLY beat his home race curse and won in the principality for the first time. But that was really the only thing going for the race. (Pro tip: if you didn’t watch live, watch the opening laps, and then skip ahead to about Lap 75. There’s...

It may not come to much surprise, especially if you listened to our Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix Reaction episode, but the Monaco Grand Prix is finally here! In today’s episode, Kathryn & Emily discuss: -The upcoming F1 Arcade opening in Las Vegas in 2025 -Andretti’s new F1 hire, Pat Symonds -McLaren’s Senna tribute livery -Our thoughts, once again, the Monaco should be a sprint race -Charles Lec...

Imola! Well, that was…a race. We’re not going to lie, even with Lando Norris trying to get Max Verstappen in those last few laps, we were not really all that impressed with the race. Was the beginning exciting with the battle between Carlos Sainz and Oscar Piastri? Yes. Was the end exciting? Yes. But the middle? No. And can we talk about the fact that Max Verstappen won in Imola after also winning...

It’s time for the Formula 1 MSC Cruises Gran Premio Del Made In Italy e dell’Emilia-Romagna 2024 (or, Imola for short) Now, we haven’t raced in Imola in two years, thanks to the flooding that forced the race’s cancelation in 2023, so this is going to be new territory for a number of drivers, especially in light of the changes made to the track. In today’s episode, Kathryn & Emily discuss -The...

In today’s episode of From The DMs, Kathryn & Emily tackle (or try to) a question that…may not actually have an answer: How do we fix the formula 1 sprint format? Now, we on the Going Off Track podcast have made clear how much we don’t love the sprints (see: our 2023 Qatar Grand Prix recap), but we will admit that the 2024 format IS an improvement from what we had to deal with last season. As...

Lando Norris has won his first F1 race! Miami was a weekend we did not expect it to be, but in all the best ways.  In today’s episode, Kathryn & Emily react to: -Lando Norris’ first-ever F1 win! -The absurd amount of sportsmanship and support from the rest of the grid after Lando’s win -Daniel Ricciardo besting Carlos Sainz in the surprisingly entertaining sprint -Kevin Magnussen’s day as...

It’s time to head to Miami and we have OPINIONS. Mostly on just how bad we think the whole “Blue Ferrari” livery drop has gone, but also things like: -Adrian Newey confirmed to be leaving Red Bull, and how, to be quite honest, we really don’t care. -United States’ Congress deciding it wants to get involved with the Andretti F1 bid -Guenther Steiner’s lawsuit against Haas for failure to pay out com...

Remember those wonderful days when the F1 Silly Season was like, a 3-5 week span in August every year, give for take the small handful of seats that would be announce at the end of the season? Yeah, we totally don’t have that this year, at all. And it’s not even like 2022 when the Silly Season unknowingly started when Sebastian Vettel, then at Aston Martin, announced his retirement in his very fir...

Programming note: Technology sucks sometimes, and the platform we use to record our pod decided not to sync our audio tracks correctly (and also dropped some hilarious bits of audio completely), so Kathryn had to puzzle piece the episode together in iMovie. 0/10, do not recommend if you don’t have to. So there may be a couple odd cuts, but your listening experience should be fine overall. And if y...

For the first time in 5 years, Formula 1 is racing in Shanghai! In this episode, Kathryn and Emily discussed: -Fernando Alonso’s contract extension with Aston Martin, leading to his future as an advisor a la Niki Lauda with Mercedes -Our thoughts on the 2025 F1 calendar, which puts the Australian GP back where it belongs -Rumors about the F1 teams seeking to limit the grid to 10 teams in the upcom...

As much as it pains us to say this, Fernando Alonso isn’t going to be on the grid forever. But on the positive side, there are a ton of young drivers clamoring for his seat, you know, once he decides to actually retire again for good, which of course, won’t be for a goof long time with the announcement of Alonso’s contract extension with Aston Martin. Enter: the Driver Development Programs Join Ka...

For a track that’s difficult to overtake on, we sure saw a ton of overtakes at the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix, especially in that midfield. Of course, Max did Max things, again, leading Red Bull to its third 1-2 finish of the season, followed by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in P3.  In today’s episode, Kathryn & Emily discuss: -Verstappen joining the 3000+ Laps Led Club -Bernie Collins killing it...

Formula 1 is back in action in…Suzuka? In April? Thanks to F1’s environmental efforts to regionalize the schedule, we are racing in Suzuka in the spring, rather than the fall for the first time ever. And Kathryn and Emily are having some trouble wrapping our minds around it. In this predictions episode, we also discuss: -Susie Wolff’s litigation against the FIA for it’s farce of an investigation i...

We asked for chaos and the 2024 Australian Grand Prix delivered! 16 days after getting his appendix removed in Saudi Arabia, Carlos Sainz came storming back to win the third race of his career and put him right back on the radar of every team who’s going to need a new driver in 2025 (and maybe a few who didn’t). Kathryn & Emily also discuss: -What happened to cause Max Verstappen’s first DNF s...

After a blessedly quiet week off, we are ready to go racing down under! The Australian Grand Prix is one of our favorite races, and also one of the most chaotic (see: 2023’s EIGHT DNFs). While there wasn’t a lot of news over the last couple weeks, we did have an update on Felipe Massa’s Crashgate Litigation (spoiler: there’s litigation) and also a fun story about James Vowles from his Mercedes day...

Who has two thumbs and no appendix? Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. The 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was a wild weekend, and we’re going to talk about it all! Featuring: -We are sick and tired of talking about Red Bull (even Kathryn, the Red Bull fan of the podcast) -The Saga of Carlos’ Appendix -Ollie Bearman stole the show in Saudi Arabia -Lance Stroll’s radio call of the year -Max Verstappen doin...

In an episode that is more F1 Has-A-Lot-Going-On-Off-Track-Right-Now than it is Saudi Arabia GP Predictions, Kathryn & Emily discuss: -Why people have to take any and all Jos Verstappen statements with a massive grain of salt -Why Max Verstappen going to Mercedes would destroy his career -And why Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari is nothing like a potential Verstappen move to Mercedes -Why the...

The F1 Academy is back for the 2024 season, kicking off in Saudi Arabia. And this year, the ties to F1 are closer than ever, with each of the 10 teams sponsoring a driver and placing their livery on the F1 Academy grid, along with additional sponsorship from the likes of Charlotte Tilbury, Puma and Tommy Hilfiger. In today’s episode, we discuss our thoughts on the non-F1 sponsorships, who’s who on...

F1 is back and Max Verstappen is better than ever, beating the field by 22 seconds in Bahrain. It could very well be a long season. While the first race of the year isn’t indicative of how all 10 teams are going to perform this season, but we have some pretty big concerns about Alpine, especially in light of the resignations of their Technical Director and Head of Aerodynamics. But on the other ha...

After months of waiting, it’s time for Round 1 of 2024 in Bahrain! We discussed a little bit of news of the week, including a long-awaited Christian Horner update from Red Bull that…didn’t really say much, a reminder that Lewis Hamilton is leaving Mercedes at the end of the year, and some thoughts on last week’s testing. Remember, testing doesn’t actually mean anything, so this weekend’s race will...

Drive to Survive: Live On Netflix, Binge-Watched By Kathryn And Emily. And we have THOUGHTS. We discussed: -The mixed reaction to Danica Patrick’s commentary -The emotional impact on Mercedes’ episode on the relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Team Principal Toto Wolff (which aged juuuuust a bid badly in light of Lewis’ move to Ferrari, announced just weeks before the DTS cut went in the can)...