The Parc Fermé F1 Podcast

Join Paul and me as we discuss the brand new 2017 Formula 1 cars, the liveries, the designs, the FIN, and the poor effort. We discus day #1 of testing in BARCELONA! We even hand out awards too.

Join Grace and me as we discuss active suspensions, Toto and Niki, data sharing, reserve drivers, and Mercedes's new employee.

Join Grace and me as we discuss the regulations and who thinks they will succeed or fail, the freezing of Mercedes power units (great idea!), sandbagging or lack of and much more. We even have awards to give out.

Join Paul and me as we discuss some Formula 1 news of the week. We cover Ferrari's pre-loaded start concerns, Max Mosley's comments and even chat about Bobby K. Big thanks to Paul for helping me out of a scheduling debacle of my own making.

Join Grace and me as we discuss McLaren, more McLaren, Bottas, Ocon, ingénue Ross Brawn, and much more. We even have some awards.

The announcement that Bernie Ecclestone has been dropped by Liberty Media as the CEO of F1 broke right as we pressed record! You're getting our raw reactions as well as what we feel Liberty Media might focus on to change F1 in this special episode of the Bernie-less F1. What do we really feel about Bernie Ecclestone's departure of F1's chief? What changes should Liberty focus on and will it be eas...

Join Paul and me as we discuss the Rolex 24 at Daytona with Team 3GT driver Ian James. Ian and his teammates, including Scott Pruett, are at the helm of the new Lexus GT racing program and face some of the stiffest competition in Rolex 24 history. The IMSA Rolex 24 will consist of 55 competitors for the race’s 55th running on Saturday, Jan. 28. With a raft of new manufacturers, cars and racing pro...

Join Grace and me as we discuss the Formula 1 news of the week. We chat about Valtterin Bottas going to Mercedes, Felipe Massa returning to Williams and Pascal Wehrlein heading to Sauber. We discuss the HALO and even find time to chat about Red Bull's aspirations for 2017.

Join Paul and me as we discuss the upcoming 2017 regulation changes for Formula 1. what will change? What will the impact be and why? We cover it all here and we even have a few awards too.

Join Grace and me as we discuss Mercedes and their driver pick. Paddy Lowe and his team pick, Ferrari and their chassis pick and much more. We even share all the stats from the season according to a tire maker who also should be making coffee.

Join Paul and me. literally, in a very special episode of the FBC Podcast. We were both in Dayton at the Finali Mondiali event. Paul was working the event and trying to stage 1,000 Ferrari's and I was working with the wonderful people at Shell covering the event for all of you. We are rarely in the same room so I took a couple of mics and a recorder and this is the best we could do on short notice...

Join Paul and me as we unpack the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and crown a new champion for 2016. WE talk about Lewis Hamilton's tactics, where they "dirty tricks" or exactly what he should have done? Did Red Bull or Ferrari have anything for Mercedes? Did Vettel purposefully avoid the pass on Nico Rosberg? We discuss all of this and every team as they finished. We even hand out a few awards.

Join Grace, Paul and me as we celebrate our 500th podcast episode by looking back at the 11 years we’ve been running Formula1blog.com. We started our podcasts back in 2007 and the big news of that season was the McLaren Spygate incident with Ron Dennis and with the news this week that Ron would be leaving the team, we thought we should put a bookend on our first 500 shows with none other than Ron...

Join Paul and me for our 500th podcast episode in which we review the Brazilian Grand Prix in all its glory. We talk about Max Verstappen, Max and Max's race and more Max. We discuss Max and great drives like Max's. Actually, we cover every single team and driver and the entirety of the race and we do it all for free.

Here's how you get pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend. Join Paul for a hot lap of the Interlagos circuit in Brazil.

Join Grace and me as discuss the Formula 1 news of the week. We chat about Ferrari's Italian-ness, Max Verstappen's displeasure, Ross Brawn rumors, Vettel's potty mouth, and our 500th episode celebration.

Join Paul and me as we review the Mexican Grand Prix. We cover the controversy over third place, Lewis's glazed brake disc and cutting across the grass, Max's trip across the grass, the FIA's penalties, Daniel Ricciardo going soft on us and more. Who's penalty was correct? Who's wasn't? Why did Vettel lose the trophy and who was the drive of the race? We discuss it all right here. We even hand out...

Here's how to get pole position at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for the Mexican Grand Prix. Take a hit lap around the track with Paul Charsley and discover what to watch for this weekend at the race.

Join Paul and me as we review the US Grand Prix from Austin Texas. We cover each team as they finished and discuss the details, drama, nuance, shenanigans and goings on of the race that was. We even offer a few awards and place blame or lack thereof on the incidents.

Here’s how to get pole position at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) for the US Grand Prix in Austin Texas. Take a hot lap around the circuit with Paul Charsley and learn how to handle this awesome track.

Join Grace and me as we discuss the Formula 1 news of the week. WE discuss Nico Hulkenberg, Renault, Williams, Haas, Force India, Pirelli, Mercedes, Ferrari, testing, and even play "who said what"?

Join Paul and me as we review the Japanese Grand Prix from Suzuka Japan. We cover each team as they finished and share our thoughts on the performances, battles and strategies. We even hand out some awards. We do all of this just a mere 40 years after James Hunt won his F1 title too!

How do you get pole position at an iconic track such like Suzuka? Take a hot lap around this famous circuit with Paul Charsley and learn what to watch for in each and every turn. This is how you drive Suzuka.

Join Paul and me for the Malaysian Grand Prix review. We cover the Formula 1 race from Malaysia and discuss each team as they finished. We cover such things as DNF's, conspiracies, BTCC passing tactics, penalties and more. We even discuss chickens.

Join Paul for a hot lap of the Sepang Circuit. What does it take to get the best lap at the Malaysian Grand Prix? Paul will walk you through it turn by turn.