“Send us a Hey Now!”

It's an off week before we head to Baku so this week with eight races left we decided to look at the eight story lines we see as being left to unfold.

We'll make our way through those then have a preview of the race next weekend in Baku.

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault       

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7JkwXh2FZ8. Inside Ferrari’s F1 Bunker. Driver 61. 16 mins. WHAT? This was so cool. This is a real program! Holy Crap. https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/corse-clienti/f1-clienti
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHuTEEErFps. Lando Norris Races $500 Car Across Europe. Quadrant. 30 mins. This was great. Not sure I understood the rules, but not sure they did either. Loved it anyway. And “Europe”? more like Spain. But ok.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQr0rUMA0y4. F1 Drivers Vote For The Best Bromance, Best Hair & More! | The 2025 F1 Yearbook. Formula 1 channel. 8 mins. Loved this. Esp “smartest” and Oscar was like “me”. Hang on son!

3) The Dirty Side Super 8 stories left to unfold this season

4) Baku Preview

• It's going to be a race week again so we preview the race in Baku and make our Casino game picks as well.

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We went back to back after the Dutch GP as F1 made it's way back to Italy in the form of Monza.

Was it a banger?

Maybe not, but it had a whole host of talking points that we pull apart in this episode, not least the subject of team orders from McLaren.

The flow will be...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault   

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jiO1y7wp2Q. Dutch GP 2025 | Highlights | Comedy on F1 racing. Lollipopman Comics. 8 mins. So good again. He and team just nail it over and over.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdvbWMR4q54. How To Do a Lap at The Temple Of Speed! | Oracle Virtual Laps. Oracle Red Bull Racing channel. 2 mins. Was too fast!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-9EHnDFzWo. The Best Reactions from the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. P1. 20 mins. Matt’s reaction to Charles and Lewis going out…

3) Italian GP Review

• Practice, Qualy, and race
• King of the Pits vs The Pits
• Pitlane Paul
• Casino Game update
• WDC & WCC updates

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We finally emerged from the summer break and had racing back on track as we returned to the Netherlands for the Dutch GP.

Was it a banger?

Maybe not, but it had a certain magic about it and we were very glad to have a race to review again.

The flow will be...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault  

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vylke4pLqlI. F1 Driver Goes Undercover in Amateur Kart Race. Quadrant. 15 mins. didn’t know Izzy Hammond on Quadrant too. But this was great. Ollie Bearman undercover as Gerald. It was GREAT. Plus, recommended by friend of the pod Fantasy Hub Rob!!!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgfEOekYBeM&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzv. THE FINALE! Badly Described Races Challenge | Grill The Grid 2025. Formula 1 channel. 15 mins. The conclusion to the mid-season break 4 week Grill the Grid episodes. I kinda liked this one! Didn’t really get it at first (I’m dumb), but it was solid!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJg0Y2zOHbU. New Cadillac F1 team drivers revealed on 'GMA’. Good Morning America. 4 mins. OF COURSE IT WAS GREAT 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwiqzM3FCzA. Behind the scenes with Lando Norris, McLaren Racing, Google Pixel 10 and more. Giannis channel. 8 mins. This was so weird to me. Like two famous athletes who know nothing about each other…

3) Dutch GP Review

• Practice, Qualy, and race
• King of the Pits vs The Pits
• Pitlane Paul
• WDC & WCC updates

4) Monza Preview

• Race preview
• Casino game selections

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It's still the summer break but the end is in sight as we do have a race to preview!

We also have a pair of guests who are a married couple that have seen both sides of the coin in terms of being involved in the F1 circus.

Ben has worked for McLaren and is now at Williams and Cassandra is his wife who talks about what it's like to be married to someone in F1.

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault      

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuF557TixLY. Valtteri Bottas: The Ultimate Onboard Collection | Best Onboards | Qatar Airways. Formula 1 channel. 22 mins. GOLD, Jerry, Gold.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecPoPCvKDOA. Spot The Mistake 🔍 | Grill The Grid 2025 | Episode 3. Formula 1 Channel. 25 mins. Great, but way too long.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkx3r1MbZkk&t=229s. F1 Memes To CURE Your Summer Depression. ReiC5338 channel. 9 mins. MEH. Plus I’m old.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_dtSc01Yp4. Max Verstappen Takes on F1 Fans in EPIC Quiz Challenge! Oracle Red Bull Racing. 5 mins. HOLY CRAP IT GETS HARD.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqG-BPS4Chc. 2025 F1 Moments You May Have Missed So Far! Formula 1 channel. 9 mins. SO GOOD. Nice, quick recap. They also had the 1 hour “season so far”. 1 hour? come on man…

3) A chat with Ben & Cassandra

• A look at the world of F1 from the viewpoint of a married couple

4) Zandvoort Preview

• It's finally going to be a race week again so we preview the Dutch GP

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“Send us a Hey Now!”

It's still the summer break and it feels like it will be forever until we see cars on track again.

So, we put on our thinking caps to see what we could discuss this week.

We decided to take a look at a subject we've threatened to dive into since we started this pod - What exactly is a non-championship race? 

We take a look at when & where they were held and debate whether or not we'd like to see them make a comeback.

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault    

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  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHwelE3lKYI. Valtteri Bottas with his New Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale 3.000.000€ in Monaco. Like a G. 10 mins (only need the first 4). Heard Valtteri was selling his AMG One. But the 33 Stradale looks like a fitting replacement!
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_RZlmfgl48. The Mystery Track Challenge! | Grill The Grid 2025 | Episode 2. Formula 1. 17 mins. This is the follow-up to the Face Mash challenge and it’s just as good. Zoomed in photos for various tracks around the world. Watch some struggle with a pic (and I did too) and some ace some of them!
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21-ZchEXEv0. We asked Verstappen to Drive NASCAR! Team Trackhouse. 7 mins. So GOOD! stay until they do a drag race of all the different red bull cars and bikes…
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7o4lyPX9_0. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton Play Retro Video Games. Ferrari. 5 mins. Loved this. Somehow this gave big brother / little brother energy. And I know it’s from end of last week, but it’s my vault, my rules.

3) Non-Championship F1 races

• A look at the history of non-championship races

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It's the first week of the summer break and it feels like it will be forever until we see cars on track again.

So, we put on our thinking caps to see what we could discuss this week.

We decided to take a look ahead at 2026 and the calendar.  We both independently rated each track from 1st to 24th then compared our scores.

What unfolds is a discussion around the ones we had the biggest difference of opinion on as well as announcing our combined list in a 24th to 1st countdown.

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault    

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opM3WVTXME0. The Face Mash Challenge! | Grill The Grid 2025 | Episode 1. Formula 1 channel. 24 mins. THIS WAS GREAT. fun to play along at home. Fun to watch the guesses! I WAS IN HEAVEN.
• https://youtube.com/shorts/GefM0jIbfB8?si=rAf7Pb-aQe1fo1yg Lewis Hamilton in his feelings about his Mercedes days. reallyfakememes channel. So very well done. It's very funny yet heartbreaking all at the same time

3) Fantasy

• Hungarian GP Fantasy Results
• Summer break winner announcement

4) 2026 Track Power Rankings

• Our countdown from 26th to 1st on the 2026 tracks

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A week on from Oscar's win in Belgium and the focus switched back to Lando and whether he could close the gap before the summer shutdown.

Could we see anyone else challenge the Papaya boys this week or would this be a straight fight between the two of them?

Could Hungary deliver a better race than Spa?

The flow will be...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault  

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMdJ46Ij538. F1 Driver Alex Albon Rates Food From Thailand And The UK | Snack Wars | SPORTbible. 8 mins. This is like the 3rd installment of this edition. This was a variety of foods Thai v Brit. He just seems such a good guy. I think this would be like Lance Armstrong type of disappointment if he were a jerk…
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY8pQMt8eB4 Max Verstappen And Chris Harris Drive ALL NEW Ford Mustang GTD! | Ford Performance. 38 mins!! Loved this. These two are the combo I never knew I needed! His view on whether he likes the RB the way it is setup is very interesting as are all the insights. Track part is epic.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUnk1Sr4Sk8. Which Driver would make the BEST Strategist? | Bernie Collins F1 Unpacked. Sky Sports F1. 7 mins. This was way more fun than I anticipated and i was shocked by two things when Bernie asked who her driver turned strategist would be. That i assumed the answer and that I forgot she worked with the person she picked.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhyxQCyxENQ. “It’s Great to Walk Away with 11 More Points!” | The Vowles Verdict | Belgian GP. Atlassian Williams Racing. 9 mins. This was great. Love the access to folks like James so he can have a Vowels movement for us all to listen to.

3) Hungarian GP Review

• Practice, Qualy, and race
• King of the Pits vs The Pits
• Pitlane Paul
• Rob vs Brian - Casino game update
• WDC & WCC updates

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A week on from Lando's win in Austria all the questions were concerning could he make it a first win on home soil or would Oscar bounce back?

Could we see Lewis do well again at Silverstone, would George do it for the home fans, or would Max rain on the British parade?

Join us, and a special guest, for our race weekend review and find out.

The flow will be...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault  

• Errrm, nothing here this week

3) Belgian GP Review

• Practice, Sprint Qualt, Sprint, Qualy, and race
• Pitlane Paul
• Rob vs Brian - Casino game update
• WDC & WCC updates

Support the show

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It's the last off week of the break that feels like it's lasted forever!

We take a look at drivers who are out of contract this year and debate whether everything hinges on what Max does.

We also preview the Belgian GP at Spa as we'll be back on track next week!

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault   

• https://youtu.be/xqXbBBA5ntU Official Trailer | Full Send: A Dirty Side Movie. Dirty Side of the Track channel. Just under 2 minutes long. Hope this gets picked up and made into the movie!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_yTNlAq8iw&pp=0gcJCcwJAYcqIYzv. How Much Do Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman Know? | It Takes Two. Formula 1 Channel. 13 mins. I love these. The competitiveness and cheating. It also seemed like the editors decided to take some cheating revenge on this one…
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng5zViLdvaA. F1TV 2025 Opening Titles but with Hans Zimmer's F1 Movie Soundtrack. Akash Ladkani page. 2 mins. It isn’t as good as you might have hoped. But this took me down a rabbit hole where I found myself watching a Max Verstappen x F1 Theme - Wedding Piano version

3) Casino game entries for Belgium & Hungary

4) Belgian GP preview 

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Sometimes an off week offers up nothing in terms of content for us.  Worse than that is an off week ahead of another off week meaning we don't even have a race to preview.

Well, luckily for us, Red Bull dropped some news this week that gave us plenty to talk about.

We also decided to review the F1 movie given that it's been out for a while now so hopefully not spoiling things for folk.

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault   

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsNPOdmWrEc. F1 Driver Alex Albon Eats the Spiciest Meal of His Life | Heat Eaters. First We Feast channel. 13 mins. LOVED THIS! Can we please just clone Alex? Even with some ‘tude this season on the radio, he’s continually becoming one of my faves.
• https://youtu.be/phZfIA9fAUM?si=5bn60oEVQzDlr-1x Brad Pitt Drives An F1 Car For The First Time | Full Day With McLaren. 25 mins. Lando shows Brad the ropes in his 2023 F1 car at COTA. Loved this for the fact Brad took it on, for the explanations of F2 vs F1 cars, for Brad seeming to legitimately scared yet honored to be allowed to do it, the Lando guided tour in the McLaren and all Brad’s questions/reactions
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbG4AmvhckU. F1 Drivers Answer The Most Googled Formula 1 Questions | WIRED. 8 mins. Great time with RB, Williams, and Haas driver answering questions. Enjoyed it!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVfOpVmHaAc. A Closer Look At Oscar Piastri’s Silverstone Penalty | Jolyon Palmer’s F1 TV Analysis. F1 Channel. 10 mins. Count Jolyon in the “Team Oscar” group of no penalty needed…
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNtfK71F0GA. Brad Pitt and Martin Brundle DRIVE Lando Norris' McLaren F1 car 🟠🏎️. Sky Sports F1 channel. 12 mins. Shorter, two people, was fun.

3) F1 Movie Review

• Warning - there will be spoilers in this part.  if you have not seen it yet and don't want it spoilt then hit pause at this point and come back later

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