Cali Formula 1 Episode 22; Silly Season. George Russell and Valtteri Bottas move. Latifi stays and the return of Alex Albon to F1!  Plus we preview Monza. 

As expected, George Russell finally gets his seat at Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton has a new teammate and competitor to tangle with. 

Valtteri Bottas stays in F1 and moves to Alfa Romeo but how successful will they be at giving him a great car? 

What is next for Antonio Giovinazzi? 

Nicholas Latifi gets to drive one more year at Williams.

Albono, aka Alex Albon will be returning to F1 and will be driving the Williams as well! 

What is going on at Haas between Schumacher and Mazepin?

Plus we preview Monza. 

All this and more Formula 1 talk!

Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas 
 Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez 
 McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris 
 Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel 
 Alpine | Esteban Ocon , Fernando Alonso 
 Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jr , Charles Leclerc 
 AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda 
 Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen , Antonio Giovinazzi 
 Haas | Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin 
 Williams | George Russell , Nicholas Latifi 

Cali Formula 1 Episode 21; Super Max Verstappen; Max rides the Orange Wave to a dominating win at  Zandvoort and take the F1 Championship lead. Kimi retires, Silly Season is upon us and more.

Max Verstappen, cheered on by the Orange Army take the win at the Dutch Grand Prix and take the lead in the Formula 1 Championship.

Lewis Hamilton and Valttei Bottas finish on the podium but left to question team strategy. 

Fernando Alonso shows why he is a head of the rest when it comes to racing intelligence.

Sergio Perez makes up for a qualifying disaster and gets Driver of the Day.

Ferrari has a steady performance while McLaren loses its focus. 

Silly season is upon us and we wonder where George Russell, Valtteri, Alex Albon, Antonio Giovanazzi, Nicholas Latifi and others will end up!

All this and more Formula 1 talk!

Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas 
 Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez 
 McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris 
 Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel 
 Alpine | Esteban Ocon , Fernando Alonso 
 Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jr , Charles Leclerc 
 AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda 
 Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen , Antonio Giovinazzi 
 Haas | Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin 
 Williams | George Russell , Nicholas Latifi 

Episode 20; Belgian Travesty; After a brilliant quali, a rain shortened “race” robs fans of a true F1 experience. 

Well today is a vent session. After a brilliant qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps which saw Max take pole and George Russell in the front row, rain forces the FIA to abandon the race, but not after meeting the bear minimum so that the results will stand.

So we have a tighter championship lead between Verstappen and defending champion Lewis Hamilton. George gets his first podium, Mazepin gets fastest lap, Daniel Ricciardo finishes 4th and Lando Norris has to rue crashing in Q3 while challenging for pole. 

We will talk about how F1 really should have a better contingency to deal with bad weather. Driver safety is important, but the fan experience should be cherished too. 

All this and more Formula 1 talk!

Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas 
 Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez 
 McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris 
 Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel 
 Alpine | Esteban Ocon , Fernando Alonso 
 Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jr , Charles Leclerc 
 AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda 
 Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen , Antonio Giovinazzi 
 Haas | Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin 
 Williams | George Russell , Nicholas Latifi 

Midseason review; Winners and Losers of the 2021 F1 Season and what to look for during the rest of the F1 season!

Our winners are

Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, 
 Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez 
 McLaren | Lando Norris , Sebastian Vettel 
 Alpine | Esteban Ocon , Fernando Alonso 
 Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jr , Charles Leclerc 
 Pierre Gasly, Mick Schumacher, 
 | George Russell 

Our losers are

Valtteri Bottas 
 Daniel Ricciardo, 
 Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda 
 Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen , Antonio Giovinazzi 
 Haas | Nikita Mazepin 
 Williams | Nicholas Latifi 

Hungary recap
*** edit, this episode was recorded before Sebastian Vettel was disqualified. Lewis is p2 and Sainz P3

Well, we had drama at Silverstone and now drama at the Hungaroring in Hungary. 

Esteban Ocon tastes his first victory after a dramatic day!

Fernando Alonso defends brilliantly and shows why he is one of the all time greats in F1. 

Sebastian Vettel gets a podium and takes a stand on social justice.

Lewis Hamilton takes the lead in the championship after a great race performance. He was helped by his teammate Valtteri Bottas taking out his championship rival Max Verstappen on the opening lap.

Carlos Sainz overrides his team and collects points for Ferrari

McLaren and Red Bull have weekends to forget

AND BOTH WILLIAMS DRIVERS GET POINTS! 

That and more Formula 1 talk!

Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas 
 Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez 
 McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris 
 Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel 
 Alpine | Esteban Ocon , Fernando Alonso 
 Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jr , Charles Leclerc 
 AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda 
 Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen , Antonio Giovinazzi 
 Haas | Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin 
 Williams | George Russell , Nicholas Latifi 

Silverstone Recap

We recap a controversial and action-packed race weekend.

Championship rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen collide on lap 1 and change the course of the season.

Who was at fault? Is Red Bull and Christian Horner right to be mad with Mercedes? 

Ferrari and Charles LeClerc overperform and get a podium for the Italian team.

McLaren finally gets both Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo in the top 5.

Alpine’s Fernando Alonso shows his brilliance in sprint qualifying and on race day.

George Russell has more bad luck. Sergio Perez has a weekend to forget. 

Was sprint qualifying a win?

What’s up with the new F1 car for 2022?

That and more Formula 1 talk!

Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas 
 Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez 
 McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris 
 Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel 
 Alpine | Esteban Ocon , Fernando Alonso 
 Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jr , Charles Leclerc 
 AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda 
 Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen , Antonio Giovinazzi 
 Haas | Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin 
 Williams | George Russell , Nicholas Latifi 

Silverstone Preview 

****sorry I am a bit under the weather so there is a lot of pauses and me losing my train of thought.

This week we preview Silverstone as F1 heads to merry ole England! 

Sprint qualifying is on the schedule as teams will now compete in a 30 min sprint race on Saturday with traditional qualifying on Friday.

Red Bull looks to solidify their driver and constructor leads with Max Verstappen hoping for another drama free weekend.

Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and George Russell hope to bring England glory (after the pain of the Euro finals)

F1 news such as the Hamilton Commission, Lando’s scary weekend, and Australia being canceled is on tap.

We talk to see who benefits from sprint qualifying and who might suffer. 

That and more Formula 1 talk!

Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas 
 Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez 
 McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo , Lando Norris 
 Aston Martin | Lance Stroll , Sebastian Vettel 
 Alpine | Esteban Ocon , Fernando Alonso 
 Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jr , Charles Leclerc 
 AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda 
 Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen , Antonio Giovinazzi 
 Haas | Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin 
 Williams | George Russell , Nicholas Latifi 

Sakhir, Bahrain 

Imola, Italy 

Portimão, Portugal 

Barcelona, Spain 

Monte Carlo, Monaco 

Baku, Azerbaijan 

Montreal, Canada 

Le Castellet, France 

Spielberg, Austria 

Silverstone, Great Britain 

Mogyoród, Hungary 

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 

Zandvoort, Netherlands 

Monza, Italy 

Sochi, Russia 

Marina Bay, Singapore 

Suzuka, Japan 

Austin, US -

Mexico City, Mexico 

São Paulo, Brazil 

Melbourne, Australia 

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 

Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi 

Austrian Grand Prix recap      

Max Verstappen cruises to an easy victory as Red Bull is firing on all cylinders. 

Lando Norris is Driver of the Day after taking it to both Red Bull and Mercedes to land another podium.

A bit of a reverse at Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton is told to cede his spot to Valtteri Bottas after having damage to his car. 

Sergio Perez gets two penalties to add onto a frustrating day.

Daniel Ricciardo finds his form, now can he just do that on qualifying day.

Ferrari overcomes quali woes with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc putting in great performances.

The Hearbreak Kid, George Russell loses out on points again! (this time at the hands of Fernando Alonso)

Old friends Kimi and Vettel collide, Yuki gets penalized, Pierre loses pace and more Austrian Grand Prix Formula 1 action! 

 Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas 
 Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez 
 McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo , Lando Norris 
 Aston Martin | Lance Stroll , Sebastian Vettel 
 Alpine | Esteban Ocon , Fernando Alonso 
 Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jr , Charles Leclerc 
 AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda 
 Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen , Antonio Giovinazzi 
 Haas | Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin 
 Williams | George Russell , Nicholas Latifi 

Sakhir, Bahrain 

Imola, Italy 

Portimão, Portugal 

Barcelona, Spain 

Monte Carlo, Monaco 

Baku, Azerbaijan 

Montreal, Canada 

Le Castellet, France 

Spielberg, Austria 

Silverstone, Great Britain 

Mogyoród, Hungary 

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 

Zandvoort, Netherlands 

Monza, Italy 

Sochi, Russia 

Marina Bay, Singapore 

Suzuka, Japan 

Austin, US -

Mexico City, Mexico 

São Paulo, Brazil 

Melbourne, Australia 

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 

Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi 

Styrian Grand Prix recap        

Red Bull continues its dominance and Max Verstappen stretches his championship lead as the Dutchman wins in dominating fashion at the Red Bull Ring in Austria

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes will have to use talent and rely on luck in order to keep up and pass Red Bull as they clearly don’t have pace.

Valtteri Bottas mixes it up with Sergio Perez as both drivers try to lock in on podiums and top 3 finishes. 

Lando Norris carries McLaren past Ferrari but Daniel Ricciardo’s bad day leaves points on the table. 

Ferrari should have had a bad day, but great pace and driving by Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc put them in better spirits. 

Alpine had a great outing with Fernando Alonso, but Frenchman Esteban Ocon had yet another day to forget. 

Pierre Gasly also looks to move on after a lap one bump ends his race. Yuki Tsunoda overcomes a penalty to get more points as his rookie season blossoms. 

And George Williams once again runs in the points, only to be handed a cruel hand by fate. 

We also talk Formula 2, Formula 3, and the W Series first race in 700 days! 
Silly Season might start early and we look on to another race in Austria next week. 

All this and more Styrian Grand Prix F1 action!

 Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton , Valtteri Bottas 
 Red Bull | Max Verstappen , Sergio Perez 
 McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo , Lando Norris 
 Aston Martin | Lance Stroll , Sebastian Vettel 
 Alpine | Esteban Ocon , Fernando Alonso 
 Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jr , Charles Leclerc 
 AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda 
 Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen , Antonio Giovinazzi 
 Haas | Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin 
 Williams | George Russell , Nicholas Latifi 

Sakhir, Bahrain 

Imola, Italy 

Portimão, Portugal 

Barcelona, Spain 

Monte Carlo, Monaco 

Baku, Azerbaijan 

Montreal, Canada 

Le Castellet, France 

Spielberg, Austria 

Silverstone, Great Britain 

Mogyoród, Hungary 

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 

Zandvoort, Netherlands 

Monza, Italy 

Sochi, Russia 

Marina Bay, Singapore 

Suzuka, Japan 

Austin, US -

Mexico City, Mexico 

São Paulo, Brazil 

Melbourne, Australia 

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 

Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi 

Joslin Joseph

French Grand Prix recap        

What a race at Circuit Paul Ricard!

Red Bull delivered a masterclass of its own this week with both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez getting on the podium. Max wins and extends his championship lead ahead of rival Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis and Valtteri Bottas might not be too happy with their Mercedes strategists after several calls left both drivers behind their Red Bull rivals.

Mclaren came out swinging with both Lando Norris and Daniel Riccardo looking racy.

Ferrari came out bland and had its worst performance of the season so far.

Alpine had a great outing with Fernando Alonso, but Frenchman Esteban Ocon had a day to forget at his home race.

Pierre Gasly, on the other hand had a great day along with this rookie teammate, Yuki Tsunoda. 

Aston Martin looks to have its early season struggles behind as both Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll end up in the points!

All this and more French Grand Prix F1 action!

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 Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton , Valtteri Bottas 
 Red Bull | Max Verstappen , Sergio Perez 
 McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo , Lando Norris 
 Aston Martin | Lance Stroll , Sebastian Vettel 
 Alpine | Esteban Ocon , Fernando Alonso 
 Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jr , Charles Leclerc 
 AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda 
 Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen , Antonio Giovinazzi 
 Haas | Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin 
 Williams | George Russell , Nicholas Latifi 
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Sakhir, Bahrain 

Imola, Italy 

Portimão, Portugal 

Barcelona, Spain 

Monte Carlo, Monaco 

Baku, Azerbaijan 

Montreal, Canada 

Le Castellet, France 

Spielberg, Austria 

Silverstone, Great Britain 

Mogyoród, Hungary 

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 

Zandvoort, Netherlands 

Monza, Italy 

Sochi, Russia 

Marina Bay, Singapore 

Suzuka, Japan 

Austin, US -

Mexico City, Mexico 

São Paulo, Brazil 

Melbourne, Australia 

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 

Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi