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For the first time ever, Formula 1 makes its way to Saudi Arabia, raising some questions once again about whether Formula 1 truly abides by its We Race as One slogan. Politics aside, the Saudi GP circuit looks racy AF. With Max maintaining a small lead in the drivers championship, who will come out on top at this incredibly fast circuit? Will Ferrari continue to bring it to McLaren? And - Formula...

Formula 1 is hardly a season without a Brazilian GP, and the return to Interlagos, another one of the sports most iconic tracks, was one of the most unforgettable weekends for one Lewis Hamilton, and not so much for the outfit at Red Bull. We have a championship battle on our hands ladies and gentleman, LFGGGG! 

After 2 years away, Formula 1 returned to La Ciudad de Mexico aka Mexico City for an absolute stunner of a weekend. While Max inched closer to his first ever world title, leaving Mercedes once again wondering if it has what it takes this season to triumph, Checo became the first ever Mexican driver to podium at their home race (I'm not crying you're crying). Ferrari continued to improve it's lead...

We're back in Mexico. Max is in the lead. Are we on the eve of a dominating weekend for RB as we go into an unprecedented triple header? 

After a 2 year absence from the Circuit of the Americas, F1 returned to Austin with over 400,000 in attendance to watch Max Verstappen and Red Bull one up Mercedes. With 5 races left in the season, is this Red Bull's championship to lose? Plus - Kimi and Fernando had their elbows out like they were holding together a mosh pit, and DR3 goes full Texan. 

It was heartbreak in Russia as Lando Norris gets his first career pole, commands the race, then gets taken out by rain, only to finish 8th. Lewis gets his 100th win, Red Bull does insane damage control, and mazepin doesn't mazespin at his home grand prix. 

It's likely DR3 may still be drunk going into F1's return to mother Russia. The boys debate who has the most to lose in Putin's Disneyland plus a little discussion on the new schumi documentary. 

If you're a true fan of Formula 1, it's likely you were screaming at your TV like a belieber at a Justin Bieber concert when Danny Ric won this weekend at Monza. McLaren's glorious weekend saw them maximizing the points haul to take a 1-2 finish, with DR3 finishing P1 after a dominant weekend and Lando P2 in support. Max and Lewis clash again and have us drawing comparisons to intense rivalries of...

The Oranje Army was out in full force for Max Verstappen for the first Dutch Grand Prix since Niki Lauda's victory in 1985 this past weekend. After being told not to bring flare's into the Zandvoort circuit, the max loyalists did what any good fan would do and boldly disobeyed the orders, covering the circuit in orange smoke even before the green flag was shown. After a dominating performance from...

In what was the biggest farce of a race, the FIA and the Formula 1 rulebook once again outdid itself at the Belgian Grand Prix. After a wet weekend, the race was effectively rained out, yet drivers still took points and fans paid to see a race that never actually happened. Get ready for a rant all Formula 1 fans can identify with in this episode of The Grandstand. 

We thought we'd seen it all at Silverstone, and guess what, we were all wrong. With the drivers and constructors championships tighter than a leather body suit, the Hungarian Grand Prix brought more drama than an episode of Jerry Springer. An absolute shock start and subsequent GP win from Alpine and Esteban Ocon has officially made this season unpredictable. As we go into the summer break, who ha...

After almost two weeks of back and forth name calling and between the Red Bull and Merc camps, we head to the Hungaroring. It's time to just STFU, put the politics aside and go racing. Who will come out on top? The boys put in their predictions for this 21st edition in this season of The Grandstand. 

As fans returned to Silverstone for the first time since 2019, they witnessed what was easily the most controversial moment so far of this exciting 2021 season. With Max and Lewis making contact on lap 1 of this year's British Grand Prix, the rivalry we've all been waiting for has truly arrived. Was it a racing incident? Was Lewis at fault? Is the internet an obnoxious place with no accountability...

Euro Finals at Wembley where the English failed to bring it home against the Italians. Wimbeldon. And now Silverstone as the Brits wrap their summer in the sports spotlight. Is a Merc 1-2 a necessity in order to keep them in the championship hunt? Can Lewis bring it home? Will the new qualifiying format improve the excitement of this weekends festitivies or cause problems? It's all this and more o...

With Max claiming back to back victories at the Red Bull ring, he and the RB crew look primed to take this years Drivers and Constructors championship, truly putting Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton on the back heal. Some surprise performances from other drivers in the midfield, notably Lando Norris also have us asking who's got the most BDE this season? 

It was an absolute weekend of domination from Max Verstappen with pole position and a race victory at the first of two races at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Is this the end of Mercedes dominance as we knew it? Behind the front runners, the boys debate who's in the best position to be the best of the rest now that we're a third of the way through this 2021 F1 season. 

In years past, Circuit Paul Ricard has been home of not just the French Grand Prix, but one of the season's processional snoozefests. Yet, in the return to the south of France, we were given a strategy masterclass that saw Max Verstappen take P1 from Merc and extend his lead in the driver's championship. The boys break down what this means for merc, plus the other on field battles that have us buz...

After a weeklong hiatus that saw Lewis Hamilton's instagram turn into a fashion show as if to console him from his blunder in Baku, F1 returns to Circuit Paul Ricard in France after a one-year hiatus. The boys discuss the regular commencement of silly season and George Russel's curious posturing and give their predictions on what we all hope is not a procession in the south of France. 

Pirelli, Pirelli, Pirelli. Does anything else need to be said following the return to Baku for the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix? We didn't think so either. (However, Big ups to the biggest come back podium of all time, Checo, Seb, and Mr. Comeback king himself, Pierre Gasly.) The boys break down yet another unpredictable race in this crazy 2021 season from the shores of the caspian sea. 

The month of May has come to an end and with an off week for the Formula 1 paddock, IndyCar took the spotlight with the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500. Our own F. Knowles was in attendance for his 21st ever indy 500 and gives us a rundown of the weekend's festivities and what it was like to be in the Indy Grandstands to see the first four-time winner of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing in 3...

Formula 1 was back on the streets of Monaco after 2 years away this past weekend. In what is normally a snooze fest procession of cars too big for the narrow streets of Monte Carlo, this years race brought some drama that has shaken up the F1 Drivers and Constructors Championship. Is this a sign of things to come, or should everyone chill the f*ck out? The boys debate it all on this 12th episode o...

We're back in Monaco boys and girls! Who will emerge ahead in the standings after F1'st most prized race? 

F1 was back where it all began for us here at the grandstand, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in the fourth race of the 2021 season. As the battle for the driver and constructors championship continues to heat up, does Red Bull have what it takes to outclass Mercedes? And while the front of the grid continues to capture our attention through the first four races, so too does the midfield. With...

Valterri Bottas may have gotten pole at this year's Portuguese Grand Prix, but it was Lewis Hamilton who had the last laugh. After an unpredictable practice and qualifying, the results Portuguese Grand Prix has us all still guessing is Red Bull has the minerals to take it to Merc. Plus, is Lando king of F 1.5? 

After yet another break, it's time to rumble once again at Portugal's Portimao circuit. Known for it's deep-diving straights and turns, especially amongst motoGP fans, will F1 fans be gifted with the same spectacle this year as we were at last year's race? With the Red Bull v Merc rivalry heating up, will a clear championship leader emerge?