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The season is basically here as this week we are able to do our first race preview of the season with Australia just one week away!

We also have Rob AKA Formula Fantasy Hub to give us his view on both the season and also how the fantasy game will pan out this year including explaining a very confusing new rule.

Oh, and we also squeeze in a quick recap of Drive to Survive.

Episode running order 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=HoyTFik7As4. MY FIRST DRAFT LINEUPS! 🚀 | 4 x Top 5k Ranks | F1 Fantasy 2026 Tips and Advice. Formula Fantasy Hub. 20 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8cd2xc3eEw. Crofty explains why there might be CHAOS from the start as the new era of F1 begins! 🍿. Sky Sports F1. 10 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RybBmfKA_RA. Ollie Bearman calls his famous friends - will they be sitting or standing? BBC Radio 1. 14 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh-QMv2AXNc. Who is Hannah Schmitz? | Get To Know Our Team. Oracle Red Bull Racing. 4 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIf3AuqvhmE. "Get out of the ... WAY" 🤣 | Driving Icks with Oscar Piastri. McLaren channel. 5 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4abfaz9thdA. Carlos Sainz FINALLY meets the creator of Sparkles! Atlassian Williams F1 Channel. 8 mins. 

3) Cadillac Corner

• The big news you all wanted - the chassis is named!

4) Formula Fantasy Hub Rob

• Thoughts on the season ahead
• Run through the new rules and how he sees the new F1 regs impacting how we pick our teams.

5) Drive to Survive Recap

• One of us is a fan, the other is not

6) Australian GP preview

• We are one week away people!!!
• Preview of the Australian GP with some historical facts sprinkled in
• The first Casino game picks in this years Rob vs Brian

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