The Parc Fermé F1 Podcast

Join Paul, Grace and me as we discuss who this Fernando Alonso guy is, why he's being talked about and why anyone cares as Formula 1 "Belongs to the youth". News to us. Let's unpack that sentiment, shall we?

Join Grace, Paul and me as we discuss how you can go from a champ to a chump in Formula 1 in just one season. We cover Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, the driver moves and share our opinions on the entire debacle.

The Parc Fermé F1 podcast. Join Grace, Paul and me as we discuss F1's plan to start the season, how the easing of the lockdown could prompt a British Grand Prix and breaking news that Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the 2020 season.

Join Paul and me as we discuss the biggest changes in F1 through each decade. we cover the 50's, 60's 70's 80's, 90's, 00's, 10's. We share our list of elements that had the biggest impact on Formula 1. 

Join Grace, Paul and me as we discuss salvaging the 2020 Formula 1 season. With the announcement of the cancellation fo the French Grand Prix and subsequent public statement from F1 that the season will start on July 5th, we discuss the logistics and challenges the series will face. We also recorded the video of our podcast in case you, for some reason, would prefer watching three talking heads.

Join Paul, Grace and me as we share our National Starting Grids. We assemble starting grids by nation and in a rank we feel represents their country. What would you change? Who would you choose? What order would you place them? 

Join Paul and me as we remember the legend that was Sir Stirling Moss. We cover a few details of his life and share our thoughts about some of his greatest drives and why he, despite never having won't eh Formula 1 championship, is a champion in the hearts of many. 

Join Grace, Paul and me as we share our curated F1 playlists for each Grand Prix of the original 2020 season. That's right, we all know music is a big deal to the drivers and they listen to music right before they get in the cars. So what should they be listening to at each Grand Prix? We tell you right here. 

Join Grace, Paul and me as we discuss the 2020 Formula 1 season calendar. What will happen? What could happen? What are people saying will happen? Heck we don't know but we discuss it all here and contemplate a short season, long season or no season at all. 

We did a new podcast last fall for our Patreon supporters and I thought you might enjoy it during this unprecedented down down. Here is the first episode of TPF Legacy, we hope you enjoy it.  TPF Legacy: 1998 Belgian GP You voted, now it's here! The brand new podcast called TPF Legacy in which we review iconic races of the past in a modern look into the rearview mirror of motorsport. First up, the...

Join Grace, Paul and me as we reveal our desert island drivers and then pit those drivers against each other on historic circuits in varying weather conditions. Who would we pick for our desert island GP? Which drivers would we use for which races? You'll find out right here! 

Join Paul and me for this Australian GP review podcast. That's right, it's the TPF Formula 1 podcast and we review the Australian GP in all its detail...of what detail there was. Actually, owe cover the Coronavirus impact, run down eh timeline of events as they occurred and then parlay into a fun trip down memory lane of Australian Grands Prix that were special to us. Which Australian GP was speci...

Join Grace and me as we discuss the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on Formula 1 and sports in general. We cover the Bahrain GP news and share what we've heard over the last few days. Certainly being safe is important but we try to look at both sides of the coin without picking winners or losers.

Join Paul and me as we review the 2020 preseason testing from Barcelona! We cover each team as they finished, discuss our thoughts on their testing pace and share our predictions on which driver will win the head-towhead driver battle for each team. 

Join Grace and me as we discuss the news of the week. Including such hits as the Dual-axis steering system that Mercedes created, Williams, The copycats, the pink Mercedes, sharing info, the electrification of F1 and much more. 

Join Grace and me as we discuss the car launches and run down our thoughts, feeling and concerns with each team. We discuss the presence of two Alpha's, the matte finish madness and even discuss my failed attempt and writing a book called "Frank & Me". All this and much more on episode #669.

Join Grace and me as we discuss the Belgian GP investigation, Mercedes all-in with F1, the Haas F1 car and much more. 

Join Paul and me as we review some Formula 1 news this week and then take a deeper dive into the Hat of Racing's Daytona 24 race with the team's sporting Director...Paul Charsley. We unpack the race, prep and details of the Daytona 24 and discuss Aston Martin's return to IMSA. We also talk about IMSA's version of DRS...BoP!

Join Grace and me as we recall some of Formula 1's more dubious, worst, nefarious, bad or outright evil moments in history. The list is in no particular order and it is by means not an exhaustive list. Just things that popped into our heads when we thought about the past.  Let us know what things you would add the list.

Join Grace and me as we discuss the departure of F1 commercial boss Sean Bratches. We review the press release and rate his achievements. Won't you join us?  We also discuss Lewis fighting off the youngsters, 2021 regulations and F1 cars and manage to mention a young chap named Arthur Leclerc. 

Join Grace and me as we discuss Galvanic Skin effect silliness, the chills, leaked car launches and much more. We hand out a few awards in the process too! PoW Award: Mike.. well done, mate. Fashion Award Winner:

Join Grace, Spike and me as we run down all of the potential driver moves at the end of the 2020 season. Most of the drivers are all at the end of their contracts in 2020 and there is lots of speculation about where they will go. If you've been watching Formula 1 for a while, you'll know that one big move can start an avalanche of moves and we discuss what some of those could be. It was a real joy...

Imagine being a Formula website/podcast in a city int eh midwest that has no idea you exist and is not even sure what F1 is. Then imagine finding out that a young man in the same city is racing all around the world in some of the premier open-wheel racing series and he lives in your same neighborhood...literally! Actually he goes to the same high school as your daughters! Let me introduce you to t...

Join Paul and me as we break down the season in our typical format covering each team and driver as they finished but this time, we cover the entire season. Yes, it what I call a "light-touch", we review some of the highlights and share general thoughts on the players. We do offer a few awards as well...who was our Driver of the year? What was our race of the year? You'll find out here.

Join Grace, Paul and me as we bring you the holiday classic and Dickens-styled "An F1 Carol". yes, we feel it's time that three ghosts (pPast, Present and Future) take F1 on a little trip to show it the error of its ways and to hopefully find that on Christmas Day, it has a change of heart.  As the Ghosts of F1 past, F1 Present and F1 future, we offer a few thoughts on what think may just change F...