Shift+F1: A Formula 1 Podcast

SHOW NOTES Chinese F1 commentators react to Zhou’s first race HAM’s radio messages: video clip and transcript Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 8216cd95f9 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

The more things change, the more… they’re different! Welcome to the new order of F1. SHOW NOTES Helmet-cam footage of the race’s pivotal battle Seat fitting at Haas for MAG’s baby daughter Praise be, Ted’s Qualifying Notebook is on ESPN3 in the US! (thanks, John!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcas...

Not even the winds of the desert can blow us off the COURSE TO RACING! SHOW NOTES Nikita Mazepin and his dad are the same person (source) Comparison of Mercedes’ and Ferrari’s sidepods Vanity Fair dressed five drivers in some INCREDIBLE clothes Our W Series primer episode Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shift...

Curious about F1 but don’t know where to begin? Look no further! Buckle up for a crash course on the world’s fastest soap opera. SHOW NOTES Yes, there was once a six-wheeled F1 car and one with a huge fan on it RaceFans’ list of where F1 airs in each country F1 TV pricing and limitations by country F1’s YouTube channel posts highlights of each session The YouTube channel Chain Bear is a great lear...

New cars! Changes at the top… of everywhere! There’s lots to discuss, and the season hasn’t even started yet! SHOW NOTES Car liveries: Alfa Romeo (testing livery), Alpha Tauri, Alpine (pink version), Aston Martin, Ferrari, Haas, McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull, Williams All the crypto sponsorships currently on the grid It’s rough out there for F1’s mechanics NASCAR raced in the dang LA Coliseum Suppor...

F1 couldn’t have scripted a more fitting finale to this wild and crazy season. Then again… MAYBE THEY DID??!? SHOW NOTES Our next Patron-exclusive episode will be on Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans Season 2 and Season 3 RAI narrates an animated video about his career Chain Bear dives into the regulations to explain the end of the race This year’s champions singing and crowd surfing A driver’s...

Not since The Orb has something circular and illuminated in Saudi Arabia caused so much of a stir. SHOW NOTES Our Patreon-exclusive episode on season 1 of Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans is now available Mercedes’ dual-onboard video of a late-race pass Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join o...

As usual, we don't know what to expect at a brand new circuit, except that it will probably be weird. SHOW NOTES Our next Patron-exclusive episode will be on season 1 of Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans RIC holding Cyril to his promise Grosjean’s Phoenix graphic and interview with Rosberg A hot lap of the Jeddah circuit in the F1 video game James’ 2020 Shift+F1 intro supercut Illustration of ho...

Championship pressure exceeds recommended limits for tires, rear wings, and team principals in F1’s inaugural Qatar weekend. SHOW NOTES Our next Patron-exclusive episode will be on season 1 of Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans @AnnotatedWA’s theory about BOT’s start Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto caught in the act of sabotage Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Ema...

Title battles, corporate sabotage, weeping Russians, and racing in the runoff - Rob & Danny wrap up a race weekend that had it all. Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

F1 continues its three-stop tour of the Americas while we get our hopes up about (a) new graphic(s?). SHOW NOTES Our next Patron-exclusive episode will be on season 1 of Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans The battle for fastest lap in the closing stages of the race Airspeeder is trying to convince you that a “flying car” championship will happen (their website does mention a parachute) Support th...

It's time to return to Mexico and see if Checo can complete the fairytale as the season approached its denouement. Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Drivers explore the furthest reaches of track limits in this journey towards the Texas sunset. Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the calendars, petrochemical promises, and mushroom clouds. SHOW NOTES RIC trying out some new clothes and facial hair Transcript of VET’s interview about activism, the climate, and the future of F1 Liveries for the Jurassic X-Prix Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf...

Sure, dealing with erratic weather and degrading tires is tough, but have you tried attending the Turkish GP? SHOW NOTES F1’s breakdown of HAM’s team communications about tires Istanbul Park saw crushes of people who made their own exits this weekend (thanks, Phil!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podc...

Rob returns to weigh in on the Istanbul Circuit, F1’s fascination with the Middle East, and, of course, the best national anthems. SHOW NOTES How iRacing models real cars in-game Chain Bear explains dirty air vs. slipstream Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite cod...

Sochi serves up a stunner while we ill-advisedly wade into comparing national anthems. SHOW NOTES McLaren radio transcripts from the last six laps RaceFans’ lap chart from the Russian GP Frequency of national anthems from 1950 to 2017 RaceFans claims this is the most competitive season in the hybrid era Unconfirmed photo of the state of the Jeddah circuit in Saudi Arabia Support the show on Patreo...

More drivers fall into place and we imagine a three-driver future ahead of a potentially wet Sochi. SHOW NOTES Drew’s raising money for the National MS Society over at BlinkingGuy.com Will Buxton’s Twitter thread about HAM exiting the pits Our theme song is Drive On By (more variations if you search) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com F...

The podcast gets 33% more American as we dive into the war in Italy between Britain and the Netherlands. SHOW NOTES Kevin Turner at Autosport wonders whether VER can see the bigger picture Damage to HAM’s helmet Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919...

The home crowd and the driver market go wild ahead of the sport’s return to Italy. SHOW NOTES The story of “spygate,” the McLaren/Ferrari espionage scandal Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more abou...

Wet weather and Spa combine for a historic race, but not exactly in the way everybody wanted. SHOW NOTES ALO’s helmet-cam lap of Spa Eau Rouge incidents this weekend: W Series, Formula 1, Formula 3 Eau Rouge had gravel in the 90s Team radio from Belgium, including HAM‘s bad trip VER runs old Zandvoort in Assetto Corsa and new Zandvoort in real life Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus...

Some formidable corners (and a few rain clouds) loom in the distance as F1 kicks off the second half of the season! SHOW NOTES Chaos at Spa: 2018 (Hulkenberg into ALO), 2012 (Grosjean into HAM & ALO), 1998 (everybody into each other) What is up with this track in Utah? (thanks Doug!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitt...

With the summer break upon us, we get up to speed on one of the most unique championships in the motorsport world. SHOW NOTES The 2019 W Series season is available for free on YouTube Jessica Hawkins breaks the lawnmower speed record Emma Kimilainen’s extremely Finnish podium celebration Sling’s World Sports package can be tricky to find 2021 season beIN SPORTS replays: Round 1 Qual (YouTube, regi...

F1 drops the mic (and a whole lot of dough on repairs) ahead of the summer break with a chaotic race for the ages. SHOW NOTES Grosjean’s Spa 2012 crash ALO goes up and over LEC in the Spa 2018 crash The extent of the damage to VER’s car (more info) The weird grid at Indianapolis 2005 (more info) HAM-Mercedes transcript during the restart out-lap RUS’s pit exit on the restart Support the show on Pa...

Red Bull keeps being Red Bull in the lead-up to twisty, tricky Hungary. SHOW NOTES Racing was at one point an Olympic sport (sort of) Dieter Rencken’s argument for banning red-flag repairs Where each corner name at Silverstone comes from Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league w...