The Outside Line Podcast

In this episode we cover the nonstop weekend of motorsport that was the Formula 1, Formula 2, and F1 Academy races at Silverstone, the two Formula E races in Shanghai, and the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Bizarrely for Indycar, that race didn’t feature a single yellow flag, which would have been useful in FE, as none of the drivers actually obeyed them. In fact, a lot of bizarre things happened thi...

This week we cover the F1 Austrian GP where double trouble in qualifying thankfully prevents a front-row lock-out from Mercedes. However, there are several unsolved mysteries such as how the Red Bull car worked suspiciously well at the Red Bull Ring, how lifting off the throttle made you go faster, and how the F2 stewards were so lenient (unless your name is Stenshorne). The F2 races provided the...

This week we cover the Indycar Race at Road America and the Formula E race in Sanya. Despite being completely different formats, there were a lot of similarities between the two races. Both had trigger happy race directors, both finished with the green/white/checkered combo, both featured screw ups from defending champions, and in both Andretti were surprisingly competitive. Music provided by Sasc...

This week we cover the Barcelona-Catalunya GP in F1 and attempt to cover the 24 hours of Le Mans. It was a big day for sportsmen over 40 as Novak Djokovic was in attendance to wave the checked flag, Alonso got to live his dream of watching the race from his own stand, and Hamilton was looking to build on his recent form and make use of the latest updates from Ferrari. In F2, Rafa (Câmara not Nadal...

This week we cover the F1 race in Monaco and the Indycar race in St. Louis, both of which featured red flags, treating us to some fun shots of drivers having to hurriedly run back to their cars. This year Monaco shockingly delivered an exciting race, despite having little to no overtaking, as per usual. This was due to a plethora of mechanical issues and penalties that shook up the field to such a...

This week we cover the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix in Indycar, where, as you’d expect, the Chevrolet engines performed as poorly as usual. In a race where the stewards took revenge for their recent criticism by officiating at random, we were repeatedly tantalized by the prospect of someone challenging Palou for the win. We also briefly cover a few of the feeder series races where F1 Academy champ...

This week we cover an extraordinary weekend of motorsport with F1, F2, and F1 Academy in Canada and the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500. In F1, we finally get to see the silver arrows version of Papaya Rules, aka Mercedes Manners, play out, as Antonelli and Russell clash on track. In F2, Rodin come good as Dunne and Horny show their pace, and in F1A, Palmowski shows why she is the favorite t...

This week we cover the Formula E races in Monaco and the qualifying for the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500. We got to watch Cupra Kiro learning strategy in real-time as they attempted to capitalise on Dan Ticktum’s strong qualifying performance. Felix Rosenqvist was unexpectedly strong In the Indy 500 qualifying, while in the 24hrs of Nurburgring, Max Verstappen was expectedly strong. Howev...

This week we cover the Indy GP on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. An exciting race was shaken up by the brazen disregard for safety shown by Race Control who preferred to save the leaders pit strategy than save a stranded Rossi. We also ask if mandatory paternal leave should be enforced in Indycar as new father Rosenqvist causes a pile up, and whether Andretti screwing up a pitstop co...

This week F1 returned after its long 5 week hiatus with the Miami GP, and it was a good weekend for Mercedes as Kimi Antonelli made F1 history and the Mercedes engine proved its dominance. McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull all brought upgrades to Miami which improved the competition, which gives us some hope for the championship, at least until Mercedes bring their upgrades at the next race in Canada...

This week we cover the season-opening races in FREC and GB3 and use this as an excuse to do a deep dive into the whole F1 feeder series ladder, from F2 down to F4. We dig into the main contenders in a few of these series as we review what’s happened in FREC, GB3, GB4, IndyNXT and F3 so far this season, which is mainly safety cars and red flags, but the main takeaway is that it’s a good year to be...

This week we cover the Indycar race in Long Beach and the WEC opener in Imola. A Green Day livery for the Meyer Shank #60 car gave the Fox Sports crew liberty to make pun after pun, however since Flavor Flav was also in attendance, it was less Know Your Enemy and more Public Enemy. During the race it was Harder than You Think (to overtake), drivers had to Fight the (Will) Power, and it was a case...

This week, to cover for the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix, we dipped into sports car endurance racing once again and watched the opening weekend of the European Le Mans Series in Barcelona. There were quite a few familiar names from single seater racing to keep an eye on, which made the 4 hour race pass quickly, apart from the long caution on lap 1, that seems to be obligatory in end...

This week we review Season 8 of Netflix’s Drive to Survive. Some might say we are 5 weeks too late, but, in fact, those weeks have added an extra, often bittersweet, context. More pragmatically, it also gives us something to talk about during this unexpected F1 spring break, due to the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs. We go through each episode and pick out the most interesting o...

This week we cover the F1 Grand Prix from Suzuka and the Indycar race at Barber. In F1, both Princess Akiko and Princess Peach were in attendance to see if the Mercedes Wolves would continue to lead the pack. However it was Bear that changed the race, as the new regulations claimed their first, but almost certainly not last, crash. In Indycar, Marcus Armstrong keeps threatening a road trip to Vega...

This week we cover the Madrid e-prix in Formula E. A rare visit to a road course in FE gives us a great race but leaves us with many unanswered questions: how does pitboost strategy work, why is Mitch Evans so angry, and why is Google Gemini so bad. We also cover Max’s brief win in NL2, the Penske's domination in IMSA, and how sad we are that Jonathan Wheatley took the cash.  Music provided b...

This week we cover the F1 race in China and the Indycar race in Arlington. In F1, the mechanical carnage predicted last week comes true, as only 15 of the 22 cars finish the race. Still, we got to see plenty of leapfrogging , the new term we invent for the ‘artificial’ racing we get with these new regulations. We also cover the opening rounds of F1 Academy, where this year over 66% of the field ar...

This week we cover the return of Formula 1, with some new teams, new regulations, and some new (and old) drivers. We also cover Indycar at a short oval in Phoenix and the F2 support races. In F1, Crofty is preoccupied with sweet shops and doomsayer Martin Brundle is predicting carnage, but will we see some actual racing or will Mercedes disappear into the distance as everyone predicts? In Indycar,...

This week sees the welcome return of Indycar and we cover all the action from St. Petersburg. To make up for 6 long months of off-season, we binge watch FP1, FP2, qualifying, warmup, and the race itself which proved to be an overdose of Will Buxton for Emma, who also binged Drive to Survive season 8. A new season offers new possibilities, but it was familiar themes that dominated the weekend: Palo...

Formula 1 is almost back, so this week we preview the upcoming season. We discuss all the driver, team, and rule changes for 2026, that are supposed to deliver better racing. We also ask what success might look like for each team, from a constructors championship for Mercedes to not coming last for Aston Martin and Cadillac. Finally we attempt to make some predictions, so listen to the end to find...

This week we cover the Formula E double header from Jeddah, while also discussing the (not good) news coming from F1 testing and the (good) news in Indycar, where a new engine deal might herald the return of the Honda Honda. In a week where Max Verstappen complained that Formula 1 was in danger of becoming “Formula E on steroids”, due to the energy saving demands of the new regulations, pitboost b...

This week we present our preview/primer for the upcoming Indycar season. Although, we do admit it’s a little early, given one driver hasn’t been officially announced and it’s even unclear whether one team will actually participate this year. Still, we review some of the reasons why we love Indycar, before discussing the cars, the tracks, the teams, and the drivers for 2026. We try to give a bit of...

This week we return to the so-called Sunshine State and discuss the Formula E Miami e-prix. The cold conditions caused many teams to gamble on their tyre pressures, leading to an interesting mix of drivers at the front. Can Drugovich show his potential? Can Evans return to winning ways? Can Wehrlein podium his way to a championship?and can Eriksson remind Emma that he exists? Music provided by Sas...

This week we cover the famous 24hrs of Daytona, traditionally the start to the racing year. Although, this time, it was actually more like 17 hrs of Daytona due to a thick blanket of fog for most of the night. In fact, the only car that could be clearly seen was the fluorescence green and yellow number #911 car, or equivalently, the grello’s in the mist. Still, we got to see drivers from all our f...

As the interminable off-season trundles on, we take the opportunity to discuss various bits of trivia from motorsport. Mainly from Formula E, but with a bit of Formula 1 and Indycar thrown in for good measure. Listen to find out the surprising number of drivers Andretti used in their first season in Formula E, why there were two Indycar GPs separated by 9000 km on the same day, and who was once se...