Rolling Start | The American F1 Podcast

Silverstone delivered one of the most dramatic weekends of the 2026 season — and then the FIA didn't let it finish. Charles Leclerc wins Ferrari's historic 250th Grand Prix victory, but Kimi Antonelli was hunting him down before a wheel shield failure ended his race. Lewis Hamilton fought brilliantly only to get undercut by strategy under the safety car. Max Verstappen DNFs again in a car...

Austria delivered a George Russell win wrapped in controversy — a single yellow that should've been a double, a pole lap for the ages, and a race he controlled from the front. We break down what it means for the championship, Kimi Antonelli's tough weekend, Ferrari's tire confusion one race after their Barcelona breakthrough, Red Bull's promising upgrade story, and the Max Verstapp...

Lewis Hamilton's Barcelona win makes him the first driver in history to win races for Mercedes, McLaren, and Ferrari — and suddenly the 2026 championship is a three-way fight. We break down Ferrari's strategic masterclass, Charles Leclerc's struggles against his new teammate, Mercedes' growing reliability crisis with both Russell and Antonelli suffering DNFs in recent races, and wh...

Kimi Antonelli wins Monaco for his fifth consecutive victory and extends his championship lead to 66 points — and the only thing that slowed him down was a crumbling racetrack. George Russell racks up penalties, falls to twelfth, and spirals further into a crisis. Lewis Hamilton goes back-to-back with P2. Hadjar delivers another Red Bull podium. And Alpine gets robbed of a Gasley podium by post-ra...

The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix had everything — inter-team drama at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton's best Ferrari performance yet, George Russell hitting a career crossroads, Kimi Antonelli breaking records, and McLaren having a complete meltdown. We break down the tire strategy disaster, Toto Wolff's radio intervention, the Ferrari upgrade picture, Red Bull's comeback, and what it all means h...

F1 is officially back and Miami just reset the entire season. Kimi Antonelli is no longer a storyline… he’s the problem. Three poles. Three wins. And now a real championship gap. Meanwhile, McLaren just showed up with a half-built upgrade package and still almost won, Ferrari somehow turned a race lead into damage control (again), and George Russell is starting to feel the pressure in a way we hav...

Japan just confirmed what Australia hinted at — this might already be Mercedes’ era. Another dominant performance, a car that looks untouchable, and a grid that feels like it’s already chasing shadows. Ferrari had moments… and then did what Ferrari always does — overplayed the strategy and let it slip. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen is dragging Red Bull into relevance while the rest of the package look...

The new era of F1 is here — and Mercedes may have already broken it. George Russell won the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli made it a Mercedes 1-2, and the scary part is they still didn’t execute a perfect race. Ferrari showed genuine pace but lost out by staying out during the VSC windows, while Red Bull salvaged P6 through Max Verstappen after a nightmare Saturday and battery issues a...

The 2026 Formula 1 season hasn’t even started, and already it feels like a battery fight disguised as a racing war . In this preseason episode of Rolling Start , we break down why the new regulations have us fired up, skeptical, and asking one massive question: did F1 just save racing… or completely overcomplicate it? We get into the biggest storylines coming out of testing: 🔥 In this episode: Wh...

For over a decade, Simon Lazenby has been the calm voice guiding millions of fans through Formula 1’s most chaotic moments...from the Vettel era, to Lewis’ dominance, to Max’s rise, to the 2021 finale that still sparks debate. On this episode of Rolling Start, we sit down with the anchor of Sky Sports F1 to talk about: 🏁 What 2026 will actually change in Formula 1 ⚡ Why Red Bull might already be...

He’s raced at Le Mans, survived endurance chaos, built a GT40 from the ground up , commentates at the highest level of Formula 1 — and yes, he has that last name. This week on Rolling Start , we sit down with Alex Brundle for a no-PR, no-talking-points conversation about what actually happens behind the scenes of modern F1. We go deep — not headlines, not hot takes — real insight from someone who’...

It’s over. The 2025 Formula 1 season ends with a new world champion — Lando Norris — who did it his way . No elbows out. No chaos. Just class, consistency, and conviction. After years of “what-ifs,” Lando proved you don’t have to become Max to beat Max. In the season finale, Rolling Start breaks down one of the most poetic endings in modern F1 — McLaren’s papaya rules paying off, Red Bull’s dynast...

Everything’s bigger in Texas — including the meltdowns. Austin was peak chaos : McLaren punished Lando for racing, Max Verstappen Grand Slammed the entire weekend, Ferrari stumbled into a podium they don’t understand, and Mercedes quietly reminded everyone what discipline looks like. Meanwhile, Red Bull’s resurrection is real, McLaren’s papaya rules are cracking, and the American F1 hype train mig...

Baku gave us the chaos we needed. Max Verstappen looked unstoppable again, McLaren imploded under pressure, Williams stole a podium, and Ferrari delivered yet another masterclass in mediocrity. This wasn’t just another street race — this could be the weekend we look back on when the Drivers’ Championship slips away. 🔥 Inside this episode: Max’s revival: Has the champ dragged Red Bull back into th...

Monza gave us everything and nothing at the same time. Max Verstappen ran 19 seconds clear like it was 2023 all over again, McLaren stumbled into team orders chaos , Ferrari rolled out Obama-style “hope” only to flop on home soil, and Mercedes somehow made fifth place feel like a death sentence. Meanwhile, Aston Martin literally broke in half, Albon kept cooking, and Liam Lawson is driving like he...

The summer break is OVER — and Zandvoort delivered a weekend of pure Formula One insanity. We’ve got rookie podiums, midfield chaos, Ferrari in full meltdown mode, and a Mercedes engine controversy that just flipped the title race on its head. Cadillac enters F1 with Checo and Bottas — is this a gimmick or genius? Lando’s DNF: Did Mercedes just end his title fight with Oscar? Isaac Hadjar lands a...

Lando Norris wins in Hungary with a one-stop gamble, Oscar Piastri is seething, and McLaren is one team meeting away from Prost vs. Senna 2.0. Max finished ninth, Hamilton called himself "useless", and Ferrari turned a front-row lockout into a disasterclass—again. 🤯 Did McLaren just break Oscar’s trust again? 🧨 Is Red Bull slowly becoming Alpine with better branding? 🔥 Are we one cras...

This week, James and Ben take the mics straight from the World of Racing simulators and unpack a British GP that had more FIA delays than overtakes. Rain soaked the track and the spirit of racing got stuck behind the safety car. Max Verstappen showed flashes of brilliance but got boxed in by Red Bull's busted setup. Hamilton? Already starting to bend Ferrari to his will. And Leclerc? Let's...

It took Nico Hulkenberg 15 years, 238 races, and every ounce of patience on earth — but the HULK finally smashed the podium curse at Silverstone. Meanwhile, Ferrari managed to implode harder than ever (yes, it's possible), McLaren lit the match on full-blown Civil War, and Max Verstappen looked like a man halfway out the door. This isn’t just the British GP — it’s the start of a power shift. O...

What happens when Red Bull returns to their home turf and still can’t deliver? Chaos. In this episode of F1 Rolling Start, we break down the Austrian GP where Max Verstappen knocked out by Antonelli , McLaren continues its Civil War in public , and Ferrari shows up with a history book instead of a race plan . We ask the questions F1 media won’t: Did Red Bull just get exposed on their own track? Is...

We’re BACK after a weekend so wild, it made the FIA look organized. James and Ben go full send on:💥 George Russell’s “meh” safety car win and why Mercedes is finally cooking💀 Ferrari brought two cars to Montreal and left with zero pride👊 Lance Stroll punches a wall and calls it a hand issue — Canada’s golden boy is in a full-blown nepo crisis🐐 Hulk and Kick Sauber are suddenly a midfield menac...

We rage. We mourn. We ridicule. This week, James and Ben enter full meltdown mode after Monaco served up another 78 laps of yacht-club cosplay and pit-lane manipulation dressed up as racing. Ben rips Monaco for the ages: “Monaco is not a race; it's a $50M car parade.”We tear into:The farce that was strategy roulette and pace manipulation. Red Bull’s "tractor" and how Max is dragging this team on h...

Max Verstappen reminded everyone it's still his era—pulling off a surgical overtake on Oscar Piastri and disappearing into the distance. James and Ben break down how McLaren fumbled a win they had no excuse to lose, Ferrari humiliated themselves on home soil, and Aston Martin delivered the most expensive disappointment in motorsport. The boys dive into Alpine’s identity crisis, Colapinto’s crash-f...

Welcome to the swampy spectacle that is the Miami Grand Prix – where the race is in a parking lot, the paddock is on South Beach (sort of), and Oscar Piastri just turned Max Verstappen into a beach chair. James and Ben go full send on McLaren’s dominance, Red Bull’s downward spiral, and Ferrari’s ongoing strategy clown show. We break down: Why Piastri is now the lead driver at McLaren (yeah, we sa...

We’re back with a massive episode of F1 Rolling Start as James and Ben dive deep into the chaos and triumph of the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah. From helicopters overhead in LA to high-speed drama on the fastest street circuit in F1, this one had everything.🇦🇺 Oscar Piastri: New Sheriff in Town — He’s cold-blooded, calculated, and leading the championship. James breaks down why Oscar mi...