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It was glorious back-to-back wins for McLaren’s Oscar Piastri who now leads the F1 World Drivers Championship, the first time an Australian had led the WDC since Mark Webber in 2010, Piastri’s manager.

Max Verstappen put up a fight, but getting his elbows out cost him a five second penalty, and perhaps, ultimately the race. While Max was angry with the race result, third-placed Charles Leclerc was ecstatic to give Ferrari their first F1 race podium of the 2025 season (not counting Lewis Hamilton’s Chinese sprint race pole and win). And what even is one one-hundreth of a second?

Di and Mon talk about some luxury accommodation in Saudi Arabia, some new projects under construction to attract tourists, and the difference between an Arabian kabsa and a Bahraini kabsa. What’s a kabsa? Listen to find out about this tasty national dish.


Shout Outs
Tess Moone, travel blogger / creator: https://tessomewhere.com/

Belle Jackson, travel writer: https://www.instagram.com/global_salsa/ 

Movie: Wadjda / A Girl With a Bike https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2258858/ 

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It was perfection from Piastri with a pole position that Monique watched from the Paddock Club. The oldest F1 track in the Middle East delivered excitement with plenty of overtaking action, penalties galore, an opportune safety car, a DNF, and a disqualification. The (mostly) two stop race had drivers on different strategies and different tyres, with some teams not learning the lessons from others when tyres didn't fire up.

Mon, in situ, recording from a luxe over-water bungalow and Di from a new home office studio, chat about Formula 1’s new global sponsor which Di welcomes but Mon finds polarising.

Monique shares some insights into Bahraini culture that seems to be a far cry from the Middle Eastern stereotypes. And she shares her Paddock Club experience, the re-wilding of the Hawa Islands and the culinary delights of Bahrain. Plus picking up a free and unusual souvenir.

The Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix reminds us why we love F1 so much.

Thank you to the Premier Group and Spotlight Communications for hosting Monique in Bahrain.

#BahrainF1 #HawaIslands

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There might not have been much excitement on the track, but there’s plenty to unpack from the Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix at Suzuka. It was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen’s first pole since Austria last year, which he converted to a win in a flawless drive, and the McLaren’s finished in second and third thanks to a risk-free race strategy. All eyes were on the drivers Yuki Tsonoda who was promoted to Oracle Red Bull, and Liam Lawson who was demoted to Visa Cash App Racing Bulls, with interesting results. 

Di was yelling at the TV and it wasn’t because of any crash but because of another c-word, and Mon drops some news that has Di as green as an Aston Martin with envy. 

Suzuka and Japan offer visitors so much to see and do, and it’s much more than the cherry blossoms, which aren’t the colour you expect them to be. There’s a city nearby, reachable by train, that makes for a good base if visiting for the Grand Prix. Mon was yet to cook her Japanese themed meal - Yakitori anyone?

What did you think of the Japanese F1 Grand Prix?

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Motorsport Australia is the governing body of four-wheeled motorsport in Australia with delegated authority from the FIA, but what does it do? 

We sit down with Motorsport Australia CEO Sunil Vohra who tells us how you can get involved in motorsport, the different career and volunteer pathways available to all members of the community and what it’s like to be the CEO of Motorsport Australia at the Australian F1 Grand Prix. We chat about his own career pathway to the CEO role, born from a passion for racing, and how Australia is leading the world with its Girls on Track program. Sunil walks the talk as a racer himself.

We hope you enjoy our chat with Sunil Vohra.

Motorsport Australia

Website - https://motorsport.org.au/
Girls On Track: https://motorsport.org.au/events/girlsontrack/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MotorsportAUS
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/motorsportaustralia

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The 2025 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix delivered all the action, epic results, and kept fans in suspense - and then dreams were shattered with post-race disqualifications. The Sprint Race added an exciting win for the Tifosi, and Australians are still beaming from Piastri’s first pole and his dominating conversion to the top step. Di and Mon chat about the rumours flying around, rookies who redeemed themselves and Monique’s spookily accurate predictions that are playing out. 

We unpack the F1 Race in Shanghai, talk about China and the things we’d love to see and do in Shanghai. Mon also shares what her F1 themed meal was, taking inspiration from nearby Sichuan thanks to our favourite recipe site, Recipe Tin Eats. 

We hope you enjoyed the Chinese F1 Race as much as we did. 

Links:

Shanghai Sheshan Shimao InterContinental Hotel https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/us/en/shanghai/shghe/hoteldetail 

Recipe Tin Eats - Kung Poa Chicken
https://www.recipetineats.com/kung-pao-chicken/ 

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Well, who could have predicted that? The 2025 Formula 1 season opener was an absolute rollercoaster of a ride, with some characteristically uncharacteristic weather patterns passing over Melbourne and more DNFs than Mazepin mustered up over his *short-lived* career. 

In this episode, we unpack the race that was, talk about heartwarming and heartbreaking moments, Di's fabulous last-minute Melbourne GP experience, and support a fellow Aussie—Nagi from Recipe Tin Eats—by planning a Aussie-themed meal using her always-tasty recipes.

What did you think of the 2025 season opener? We'd love to hear your thoughts about the 2025 Louis Vuitton Melbourne Formula 1 Grand Prix.

@vegas #vegas #recipetineats #nagi #melbourneF1 #AustralianGrandPrix #AustralianF1 #F1Australia #F1Melbourne #Melbourne #MelbourneF1 #VisitMelbourne #visitvictoria @melbourne @Victoria #RedBullEnergyStation 

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To say we’re excited for the upcoming 2025 F1 season is an understatement: we’ve said it at least 35 million times in just this episode. There’s so much to look forward to when the lights go out at Melbourne’s Albert Park this Sunday, 16th March, so we take a moment to sit down and discuss all the things we think we’re going to see over this 24-race season. 

Di has her money on one of the young-gun rookies to secure their first race win, while Mon is convinced one of the seats at a front-running team will be lost before the season ends. A big shout out to one of our wonderful listeners, Anuj, for suggesting we tackle these questions ahead of the first race. 

Of course, it would be remiss of us to ignore the fact that Drive to Survive is now out in the wild, so we unpack our thoughts and feelings about the first ¾ of the season, too (and because we're thoughtful, there are limited spoiler alerts, hardly any).

What do you think? We'd love to hear your opinions on:

• Good surprise
• Big flop
• Loses race seat
• New race winner
• Constructor’s champion
• World champion
• One crazy prediction

#F1seasonpreview #F12025 #F12025predictions #F1predictions #F12025preview #Formula1predictions #2025F1DriversChampion #2025F1Constructors 

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Travel can make the world a better place. If you could travel to any Formula 1 race destination for a holiday, which would you choose and why? 

A special episode for International Women’s Day where we ask five female travel podcaster friends to answer that question with some surprising answers.

We also ask that question to Formula 1 podcasters Tiggy from Paddock Project and Sarah from BBC F1 Back at Base, plus we add a question - if you could holiday with any Formula 1 driver, who would they choose and why? 

We chat about Season 7 of Drive to Survive which drops on 7th March, and share some F1 news.

Happy International Women’s Day. Di & Mon xx


GUESTS - TRAVEL PODCASTERS

Amanda Kendle - The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Apple: https://apple.co/4in6h4p  
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4i2cfYC  

Caro Ryan - Rescued
Apple: https://apple.co/4i10p0O
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/41CMicl

Natascha Mirosch - ExtraVirgin Food & Travel 
Apple: https://apple.co/4i11So7
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/41CofKy

Kirstie Bedford - The World Awaits
Apple: https://apple.co/41lWG78
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4hZPioX

Carolyn Schönafinger - Holidays to Switzerland Travel Podcast
Apple: https://apple.co/4kgiauR
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/41ldNpI


GUESTS - F1 PODCASTERS

Tiggy Valen - Paddock Project
Apple: https://apple.co/4hZaRpD
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/41lXPvs

Sarah Holt - BBC F1 Back at Base
Apple: https://apple.co/41qwtUS
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4ijMbYO


SHOUT OUTS

Travel Writing Mentoring - Fleur Bainger https://www.fleurbainger.com.au 

Azerbaijan friend, Samira Damirova - https://bit.ly/3Xov7c0 

Australian driver in F1 Academy, Aiva Anagnostiadis  - https://bit.ly/41pzdSA 

#f1 #f1podcast #travelpodcast #IWD #IWDpodcast #travelwriting #f1racedestinations #F1Baku #F1Mexico #F1Japan #F1Suzuka #F1Budapest #F1AbuDhabi #F1SaudiArabia #F1Canada #F1Montreal #F1Monaco #F1Belgium #F1Spa #InternationalWomensDay #FleurBainger #BBCF1backatbase #paddockproject #travelwriter #travelpodcaster 

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Lights, camera, glamour. For the first time in Formula 1’s 75-year history, the season was launched in a mega glitzy showcase in a sold out show at London’s O2 Arena. A slick production, there was a lot of video, plenty of bright lights, lots of music, and some fun and some awkward banter between the host, the drivers and the commentary team. Did you also get Hunger Games vibes?

Di & Mon unpack the first ever season launch and not always agreeing. They chat about the unexpected moments during the F1 75, the swearing rule, the drivers' reactions, the broadcast, their favourite car launches, along with plenty of recommendations and some good ideas for future F1 launches. This episode isn’t short of opinions.

What did you think of the F1 75 launch? We’d love to hear your thoughts and what else you think F1 / Liberty Media should include in future launches. Leave your comments on social media in the links below. 

We also chat about Australia's biggest travel media conference, TravMedia International Media Marketplace, known as IMM, and why every travel PR and travel writer needs to go.

#F175 #F1Launch #GordonRamsay #MaxVerstappen #LiamLawson #Redbull  #McLarenF1 #JackWhitehall #O2Arena #ArianaBravo #LauraWinter #MartinBrundle #IMM #TravMedia #EltonJohn #Monaco #VisitMonaco #SingaporeF1 #RobbieWilliams #TaylorSwift #SingaporeGrandPrix #CharlesLeclerc #LewisHamilton #AstonMartin #VisaCashAppRacingBulls #YukiTsonoda #LibertyMedia #AusGP #AustralianGrandPrix #YHASydney 

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From bumping into Ayrton Senna on the streets of Adelaide to commentating alongside the legend Murray Walker, and the bizarre way he met the parents of an Irish F1 driver Eddie Irvine, motorsport PR, commentator and journalist Paul Marinelli tells us all. We talk about butchering surnames, commenters’ pitfalls and the addition of a new team in 2026.

Paul lives the famous quote ‘Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life’ and has taken his passion for F1 and motorsport and carved out a long and successful career.

Paul Marinelli is the owner of Marinelli Motorsport, a leading PR and media services company that is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year. Paul is based in Melbourne and has worked at many global F1 and other major motorsport and automotive events as a PR Consultant, Commentator and Freelance Journalist over the past three decades.

We hope you enjoy this chat with Paul Marinelli.

Follow Paul Marinelli

Website - marinellipr.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.marinelli.94

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-marinelli-40a83014

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