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Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez jump into the week with a  late breakdown of Max Verstappen's record breaking 10th GP win in a row as well as how great of race it was in Monza.  Can Red Bull racing have some patience with Checo Perez as Max's teammate...can Ferrari maintain some momentum in Singapore?   Predictions of a wild podium could come true as thunderstorms are always in season and are in the fo...

Max Verstappen wins his 9th GP in a row in a really exciting Dutch Grand Prix that featured tons of rain, good and bad strategies and a podium that gives hope to possibly a really competitive second half of the season.  Hosts Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez talk about the mixed up grid, the winners and losers at Zandvoort and who has a shot to make a splash in Monza at the temple of Speed.  Mercedes, F...

Welcome back to the Formula One 2023 season! The summer break is over and Dan Jimenez and Alex Kirry are back in the saddle (cockpit) with a preview of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zanvoort as Dan lets you know that Red Bull has no chance of being challenged this weekend but the threat of rain is something to look forward to, at least.  The guys breakdown rumors on varying levels of the truth or lie sc...

Hosts Dan Jimenez and Alex Kirry begin this week's episode recapping the final race before the summer break that saw, you guessed it, another dominant Max Verstappen win.  Red Bull finish 1-2 in the race but the mid-field really seems to be getting more and more competitive and even if Red Bull can't be beat in the foreseeable future, Alex and Dan relish the other sides to SPA that made it worth w...

What did we learn at the Hungarian Grand Prix last weekend?  A lot.  Red Bull still has no equal at least when it comes to Max Verstappen's car.  We found out that McLaren's speed isn't a one-off streak of luck, that Alpine officially stinks and Danny Ric is back and still pretty talented.  Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez also discuss the drama surrounding the Las Vegas Grand Prix and the fight between...

Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez preview one of the season’s most anticipated races, the Hungarian Grand Prix.  Can Daniel Ricciardo slide smoothly into the seat at Alpha Tauri and make one of the most amazing returns to the F1 grid ever or is the Red Bull Jr. Team car too much of a dog?  Plus, Alex and Dan discuss the FIA’s decision to accept the application of Andretti Cadillac into F1 bring another A...

Dan Jimenez and Alex Kirry couldn't wait to breakdown this past weekend's amazing race at Silverstone.  Sure, it was another Red Bull win with Max Verstappen tightening his grip on the field even more but McLaren surprised with a Lando Norris podium and Oscar Piastri barely off the podium in 4th.   The guys celebrate, maybe early, with the thought that new regulations are bringing the field closer...

Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez breakdown the semi-exciting Austrian GP with some interesting points finishers in the Sprint race as no one can crack the Verstappen code when it comes to any format.  Checo Perez made the most of a start from 15th in the big race to finish on the podium but his teammate is a stone-cold killer and handily beat everyone, including a charging Ferrari driven by Charles Lecl...

Hosts Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez are getting into the race weekend that should be a busy one in Austria.  The Red Bull home race will be packed with the Orange Army looking for the Red Bull Racing win streak to stay in tact for the season.  Can Max Verstappen continue to dominate or will the sprint format open things up for more points for the rest of the field?  Can Aston Martin's upgrades help F...

Red Bull Ace Max Verstappen continues to tighten his grip on a Drivers Championship that is his to lose.  Dan Jimenez and Alex Kirry talk about yet another dominant weekend from Super Max and the dream F1 podium that hosted a combined 11 world titles with Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton spraying the champagne from the top steps.  Will Red Bull keep Checo Perez through his contra...

The F1 Grid is back in North America this weekend after another dominant win for Max Verstappen and Red Bull in Barcelona two weeks ago.  Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez discuss the jump Mercedes made in the attempt to rundown the Dutch driver with a double podium finish in Spain.  There could be hope that Red Bull isn't going to win every remaining race this season.  Thank heavens!  The guys also prev...

A double dipper this week as we review some of the fun from an entertaining race in Monaco last weekend and look ahead to some of the expectations in Spain this coming weekend.  Dan Jimenez breaks down what he loved and hated from the weekend in Monaco but with a fun podium that featured a couple of surprises, can there be room for another weekend of magic from the likes of Fernando Alonso and Est...

Lewis Hamilton is currently without a contract for next season at Mercedes so this week the rumors have been flying about the possibility of the seven-time world champ to go to Ferrari. Max Verstappen was even asked about the idea of he and Hamilton both at Red Bull.  Dan Jimenez and Alex Kirry discuss a little bit of the history of Monaco as much more than a a race on the calendar but an event th...

Dan Jimenez and Alex Kirry talk about the news surrounding F1 this week as devastating floods have canceled the Emilia-Romagna GP.  A special guest brightens the news of the canceled GP as Mode Push contributor Carlos Artiles Fortun, resident Fernando Alonso fan, interviews F1 Statman (@virtualstatman) Sean Kelly who has made his hobby/obsession of F1 stats and historical performance encyclopedic...

The Mode Push Podcast is back with a breakdown of the Miami GP, a few days late since Alex added a new baby and F1 fan to his family.  Alex and Dan talk about the finer points of the race that saw another dominant performance by Max Verstappen but also the surprise that Checo Perez couldn't convert a pole position into a win on a supposed street circuit.  What is the big deal at Ferrari? And will...

With the first American-hosted race on the 2023 calendar this weekend, Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez discuss the ins and outs of the South Beach race that will go back to the normal race format and still could be the race when Sergio Perez runs down his teammate in the World Championship race.  While the on-track excitement is brewing, off the track, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is complaining once again...

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is in the books and Sergio Perez showed the world a bit of dominance after securing both the sprint race title and winning the main race over the weekend in Baku.  Max Verstappen played it cool after a 3rd place sprint finish and 2nd place in the main race after failing to rundown his Mexican teammate.  The finish brings Perez within six points of the 2-time reigning worl...

An actual race week is upon us! Hosts Dan Jimenez and Alex Kirry talk about the new sprint race format for this weekend in Baku.  Can Red Bull dominate the entire race weekend?  Will Max Verstappen earn every single point available to him? Did any team make enough gains in the past few weeks to keep Red Bull at bay?  Can Aston Martin continue on its surprise course to fight for #2 in the construct...

Welcome to Mode Push! This week, while we wait yet again for another race, Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez talk about some of the latest F1 news concerning the latest on Ferrari's failed appeal to the FIA and Honda working with Aston Martin to possibly provide an engine in the future for Lawrence Stroll's team.  With the rest of the teams on the F1 grid scratching their collective heads to try and run...

With a longer than usual break until the next Formula One race, Dan Jimenez and Alex Kirry do a deep dive into Logan Sargeant's life as a rookie F1 driver.  Sargeant is looking to be the first American driver on the grid to score points in more than three decades and he's had a pretty good go in his first three races.  Dan tells us all the steps he had to take as a Junior carting driver in the US,...

Never a dull moment in the world of Formula One.  Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez try to comb through the mess that was the Australian GP at Albert Park.  Red Flags everywhere, controversy and a podium filled with World Champions.  That should be an amazing race, right?  Well, it wasn't as amazing as some are making it out to be.  Dan and Alex try to understand what went wrong and why F1 needs to get b...

Alex Kirry and Jimenez are ready for something different to happen in 2023.  Red Bull 1-2 isn't exactly the ideal for a sport that thrives on close races, standings and drama across the grid.  F1 has a big competition problem. The guys talk about some of the differences between The Australian Grand Prix and the previous two races while also dreaming of another team atop the podium at Albert Park. ...

Max Verstappen goes 15th to 2nd as his teammate holds him off for Checo's 5th career victory.  Alex Kirry and Dan Jimenez discuss another easy 1-2 weekend for Christian Horner's team at Jedda but the champ, Max Verstappen was none too happy with the engine issues that put him 15th on the grid and ultimately couldn't rundown the Pride of Mexico, Perez, on the fastest street circuit in the world.  T...

F1 has arrived at the second race of the season and Dan Jimenez and Alex Kirry guide you through the ins and outs on what could happen on the wild street circuit of Jedda.  We'll predict podium possibilities and try to guess who's hot and who's faking it so far only one race into the calendar.  Mercedes has some soap opera level drama as their golden boy, Lewis Hamilton openly criticizes the team...

Dan Jimenez and Alex Kirry have an actual race to breakdown! Bahrain was a mix of results and emotions.  For Red Bull, a dominant weekend by the team and the reining world champ, Max Verstappen who picked up right where he left off from his championship season last year.  Fernando Alonzo was a surprise storyline, stealing a podium and Aston Martin make a strong statement beating both Ferrari and M...