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In a very unexpected news bombshell, we were told the news last week that Horner head of RB was removed from everyday operation of running the team after 20 years and building the team from the ground up. In this podcast I examine the possible reasons on what may have occurred, from reports that have surfaced.

An amazingly chaotic, crazy race day caused by the changeable weather, and decisions in reactions to the rain that teams had to do ! Also the incredible job of keeping these fast F1 cars on the track that all drivers faced today. There were a lot of drivers and cars that fell victim but the day belonged to Mclaren and Norris who claimed a victory thanks to a 10 Sec penalty leveled at Paistri for b...

A brilliant titanic battle that saw a big battle between the two McLaren's with Lando having a much-needed brilliant weekend in scoring qualifying and also defending against Oscar during the race. Unfortunately Antonelli made a huge rookier error and took out Max on the very first laps.

Canada provided a crazy interesting race with a Dominant weekend for Mercedes. Russell had a hat trick weekend scoring pole, fastest lap and a fantastic win ! His young rookie Antonelli scored his first podium capping a fantastic weekend. The Mclaren`s had a coming together with Norris trying a move that doesnt exist and crashing against the wall and ending his race ! That was a major loss for Nor...

A Spanish GP that most of us circled with a new front wing directive coming into effect did nothing to slow the Mclaren Rocketship piloted and won by Oscar Piastri ! The race went into a different interesting chapter when Kimi`s Mercedes suffered another PU issue and retired which has become a really worrying trend lately for the usually bulletproof Merc engines! Max was put on Hard tires while th...

As always the beautiful ocean view of Monaco, with the backdrop of superyachts, provided the best Saturday Quali of the year with Lando providing a stunning lap to steal pole from Monaco born Charles who had topped all practice sessions ! Lando also shattered the all time lap record for Monaco ! Sunday unfortunately with its new mandatory 2 stop rule was a procession with teams playing teammate ga...

A really intriguing race with Max making an impressive move at the start of the race to go ahead and seal a 4th victory in a row on one of his favorite tracks striking a blow to the Mclarens who finished 2nd and 3rd ! Lando had a strong race to wrestle 2nd from his teamate Piastri who did not have the greatest of days ! Ferrari and specifically Hamilton had a great recovery race day, after embaras...

A Miami Sprint and race weekend that had action for the ages. A brilliant performance by young pilot Kimi for Merc to be the youngest pole sitter in F1 history! One of the best sprint races we have ever seen with tire strategy, weather decisions, crashes and overtakes Mia delivered. The race showed just showed how superior Mclaren was with Piastri taking another brilliant win with Lano behind me,...

We saw an amazing performance from Oscan Piastri who had a heavy duel on the opening lights with Max Verstappen who had an amazing weekend and clinched pole. Max overtook on the outside and was given a 5 sec penalty and that pretty much dictated the race. The RB had a faster pace than the Mclaren this weekend. Norris unfortunately had another wobble this weekend when he crashed his Mclaren during...

An outstanding fantastic weekend for Piastri who score a hat trick pole and win this weekend! What a fitting 50th F1 start for the Mclaren pilot ! His teammate Norris had a tough weekend filled with mistakes but still came in 3rd. Mercedes and Russell had one of the gutsiest fantastic drives battling car issues from brake wire to steering wheel all at over 220KPH but still fending off a fast Mclar...

A stunning unexpected pole from Max and RB on Saturday pretty much sealed a race win for Max on a Sunday! He did not put a foot wrong this weekend, and the Mclarens were on the back foot. During the race there was a strategy question whether to switch Oscar for Norris as Oscar was faster so he can chase Max, but at the end of the day the track was very difficult to pass. Yuki`s mich anticapted deb...

We had an interesting Chinese GP weekend that served up our 1st Sprint race of the new season. Hamilton scored a really surprising victory in Sprint highlighting a very controlled Sprint Qualifying, and race ! Ferrari had a tale of two half's, when after the race they ended having both cars disqualified , along with Gaslys Alpine for being underweight, and Hamiltons car having worn skid blocks. Du...

We were all treated to a fantastic crazy Australian GP that had all elements of a crazy race, that mixed conditions turned upside down. The weather caught out so many drivers from rookies, to all time veterans like Alonso resulting in him crashing out of the race. Only 14 drivers finished. Norris had a fantastic race to finish without any major mistakes except one spin. Paistri unfortunately had a...

We had a busy 3 days of testing that showed for the most part remarkable reliability for all the teams ! Overall comparing test times, drivers' conversation and such Mclaren seem to be the preemptive favorites heading into the new season, and 1st race in Melbourne ! That is followed by in my opinion Mercedes and Ferrari. Mercedes seem to have made great gains, showing a very solid platform and...

F1 celebrated in grand style its 75th anniversary in London in the O2 Arena with a red carpet to boot. All the teams new liveries were introduced, and it was a grand affair. We also cover Ferrari`s new car introduction, and how Lewis and Charles are feeling about it, and finish off with latest F1 news roundup.

The much anticipated Ferrari era officially started this week. We saw the first pictures of Hamilton in an Iconic picture in the backdrop of Enzo Ferrari`s house. This week will be an intense immersion as Ferrari call it, where he met all the engineers, management team, and different technical departments. This will lead to a test drive in a 2023 challenger! Let's see where this exciting era t...

Here we are in the offseason. This episode recaps last season 2024. All the interesting things we witnessed, the highs and lows. I also cover the two biggest news items of the week with Calopinto heading to Alpine, and Andy Cowell named CEO of Aston Martin F1 team.

We have reached the end of a great season with Norris and Mclaren securing a thrilling constructors Championship after 26 long years. Ferrari gave it a great try with an amazing race from Charles jumping from 19th to the podium! Lewis ends an amazing legendary relationship with Merc where he secured 6 championships countless poles ! Hamilton had a fantastic race and strong finish for Merc from 18t...

Qatar provided a really good racing weekend that had a lot happen on the track. Max secured another strong win, while debris on the track caused havoc for at least 3 different drivers. Mirror from Albons car scattered all over the racing line when Bottas smashed it, causing tire punctures for Hamilton and Sainz as the FIA did not stop or bring the safety cars out for 3 whole laps! Further down a s...

Vegas produced another fantastic race weekend that ended up crowning Max with a 4th Championship ! But it was also a Mercedes domination weekend. From the first practice the Merc car was the class off the field topping all the time sheets and also securing pole with Russell. In the race Russell drove a fantastic race but he wasn't the only one, Hamilton drove a fantastic race from 10th to 2 passin...

An absolute drive of a champion from Max to start from 17th in rainy wet condition to power himself to the top podium position! He absolutely solidified his strong hold on the Championship after thus Sunday ! It was the exact opposite for Norris who finished a disappointing 6th. A fantastic effort from Alpine and their drivers to finish 2nd and 3rd in podium positions after very strong drives, and...

An exciting Mexican GP that saw a lot of passes, and strong drive from Sainz and Ferrari underlying they have the fastest car out there currently. Max and Norris had two tough battles on the track, and Max received two different penalties for 20 Secs. Norris got a strong 2nd place to gain 10 pts on Max. There were very questionable aggressive moves from Max that could have taken out both drivers o...

A titanic battle between Norris and Max gave Ferrari and Charles including Sainz to have a brilliant weekend in America !! The aggressive start by Max pushing Norris off track not being called, to then have a later very close battle to result in a 5 sec penalty for Norris has been the talk and controversial decision from the stewards and the FIA.

A dominant performance by Lando and Mclaren under the night lights of Singapore! The race unfortunately was not an exciting one, especially compared to what was happening offtrack. The FIA president sparked outrage trying to stop driver swearing, and then comparing it to hip artists, whcih sparked a protest from Max Verstappen who was summoned to the stewards ! We also maybe witnessing the last ra...

An outstanding and thrilling race from Piastri of Mclaren who dueled with Baku qualifying King Charles who qualified on pole yet again for the 4th time in Baku ! It was heartbreak for Charles who yet again couldn't get on the top step after a brilliant Quali ! Norris also had a strong recovery drove from 15th to 4th to close the points gap to Max, but also providing Mclaren with the lead in Co...