The 2023 Saudi Arabian GP at the infamous Jeddah-Corniche circuit had a lot to offer us as fans after a slow start in Bahrain. Sergio Perez kept a cool head to put Red Bull on the top step of the podium after an initial overtake from Alonso, and a strong safety car restart. Some interesting team radio conversations led him and his fans to believe that RedBull may have fancied his teammate Max Verstappen at the top. The Dutchman clinched the fastest lap at the end securing him at the top of the leaderboard.  Fernando Alonso is single-handedly making this a season to tune into, the Spaniard put El Plan into effect once again, qualifying strongly and showing he can put distance between him and the rest of the field. Mercedes had a quiet race that saw the pair finish P4 and P5 for George and Lewis, whereas Ferrari were left wondering where their race day pace went.

We also look into the lacklustre officiating from the FIA, potential issues RedBull will face with their driver pairing, Discuss McLarens, Mercedes and Ferrari’s continued problems, and as always we discuss our Goats and Donkeys of the weekend.

Martin Ombura Jr., Grant James, John Afordofe

We’re back for another F1 season and we’re all excited for what the 2023 Formula 1 season has in store for us! We revisit some of the news from the end of 2022, driver lineups, team principal changes, we give our takes on the new liveries for 2023.

The 2022 F1 season came to an end in Abu Dhabi a few weeks ago, and it’s been a season to remember. Records shattered by some, and continued disappointment for others. We cap off the year with some fun banter as we look at the most interesting and also lackluster moments of the season. John set up a quiz towards the end of the episode to test our knowledge on a variety of F1 2022 related topics. We also had Nathan, a good friend of the show, come and share his insights into the season.

The Abu Dhabi GP rounded off what was a rollercoaster of the F1 season, emotions were everywhere as we said goodbye to one of the greatest, Sebastian Vettel. Driver’s like Daniel Ricciardo, Mick Schumacher and Nicholas Latifi also bid a farewell to the sport with hopes of returning in some manner. Max Verstappen showed dominance, again. But it was his teammate, Sergio Perez who fell from the catbird seat in qualifying to finish behind his rival Charles LeClerc in the race and ultimately in the championship. Mercedes would like to quickly forget this season as well as the infamous W13 as Hamilton retired for his first reliability issues. All in all a decent race from the drivers and a fitting end to this interesting F1 season.

A scintillating Brazilian GP weekend down in one of the most drama-filled tracks, Interlagos, home to some of the most exciting races we’ve seen over the decade. George Russel claimed his first ever Formula 1 win after a flawless Sprint and Race on Sunday. His teammate, Lewis Hamilton, added to the Mercedes triumph by showing his car had the pace.

A thrilling USA GP at the Circuit of the Americas in the heart of Texas. Mistakes from Red Bull and not one, but two safety cars gave us an exciting race. Mercedes aimed to capitalize on a Red Bull Pit blunder, whereas Russell and Sainz ' first lap incident minimized the gains from their weekends. We saw DNFs, crashes and the two old timers, Vettel and Alonso showed the youngsters how to give it their all until the chequered flag. Arguably a Top 3 F1 race of the season.

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A rainy Suzuka race weekend followed by a nail-biting finish between Leclerc and Perez led to a confusing end to the F1 2022 Driver's World Championship. Suzuka did not hold back on highlighting how exciting and confusing the sport of F1 can be. Vettel showed it's not over until it's over and raced Alonso to a photo finish.

An uncharacteristically rainy Singapore GP filled with Qualifying drama that sent Max to the back of the Q1 ordering, Mistakes all round from Hamilton, Russell, Verstappen and LeClerc, and a triumphant Checo Perez who reminded the world he's still got that dawg in him 🐕. This was the 2022 Singapore GP that F1 returned to after 2 years and boy did it provide a unique kind of race.

Note: We had some technical difficulty with some of the audio in this episode, but we did our best to ensure it was listenable. We'll do whatever it takes to ensure it doesn't happen again 🥲

A Monza race review, discussing drivers, constructors, and how Monza unearthed painful memories from Abu Dhabi 2021.