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The final Detroit Grand Prix held on Belle Isle brings fantastic weather and stupendous racing. I Interview Romain Grosjean and HPD VP, Kelvin Fu AD: https://www.dollarshaveclub.com/fwcars AD: ballwash.com/fwcars Josef Newgarden takes pole position Romain Grosjean’s late qualifying crash hinders several driver’s best laps Before all that, I interview Romain Grosjean about settling into Indycar Mega … Continue reading Episode 329: Indycar Detroit Grand Prix Keeps it Green and Fast →

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It occasionally rains in Monaco. Changing conditions increased the importance of pit strategy and mistakes bit some teams harder than others. Nice weather prevailed stateside for the Indy500, but high winds played with car balance, as did pit penalties. Red Bull Racing out strategized Ferrari, though luck did play a role Sergio Perez extends his … Continue reading Episode 328: The Monaco GP Proves that Even the Jewel in the Crown Can Get Wet →

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Nine of the ten teams brought new parts to their cars to improve performance, with Haas being the one hold out. Chris and I dissect the performance differences we saw in a Grand Prix filled with luck, both good and bad. Even intermittently working DRS can’t keep Red Bull Racing down MGU-H failure forces Ferrari … Continue reading Episode 327: Which upgrades worked best at the Spanish GP? →

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The three-time Indycar winner takes time to chat about his aspirations in Indycar, what it takes to win the Indianapolis 500, and much more. I also cover last week’s IMSA race at Mid-Ohio. IMSA puts on a mega show at Mid-Ohio Indycar barely controls the chaos at a wet and dry Indy road course I … Continue reading Episode 326: Hear from Indycar Frontrunner, Pato O’Ward! →

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The Inaugural Miami Grand Prix packed the crowd with celebrities, novel tricks, and fanfare. And the effort put into transforming the “streets” proved mega. But how did the racing itself hold up? Red Bull stays on top, despite a rough start to the weekend Ferrari needs more straight line speed Mercedes brings upgrades, which worked…on … Continue reading Episode 325: The Miami GP put on a show! And a race too. →

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With a stop in Europe before the circus heads stateside, some of the mid pack teams make real developmental progress on their cars. In America, both Indycar and IMSA put on spectacular shows on May 1st. Red Bull resurges in a big way, collecting near maximum points Ferrari falters, on home soil no less Good … Continue reading Episode 324: Italian GP at Imola Sees Different teams thrive! →

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We also chat about the 2023 LMDH entry, racing against, and with, Kevin Magnussen, and all the ups and downs of his 2022 IMSA thus far A quick overview of the 2022 Italian Grand Prix at Imola Ricky Taylor shares his thoughts on his 2022 season We chat about the ins and outs of DPI … Continue reading Episode 323: Ricky Taylor Explores his Acura DPI car with us at Laguna Seca →

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The SRO pro racing driver also owns and runs a two-car racing team, keeps busy with several writing assignments, and, somehow, maintains a personal life. Just who is Robb Holland? What is it like driving the new Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport? How did the first two races of SRO GT4 America go? The … Continue reading Episode 322: Dissecting Robb Holland’s Busy Team Owner/Driver Life →

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As constructors start to sort out their cars and better understand underlying issues, we see a tightening and thrilling mid-pack battle as some teams start to flirt with the front. Reliability is still a concern, as are sorting out which drivers have the best grip on this new F1 era. Corrections! Sort of! Formula 1 … Continue reading Episode 321: Australian GP Delivers 3rd Round Thriller! →

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Vegas Baby, Vegas! It's official, Formula 1 added a third GP to the U.S. calendar in 2023, this one a street race in Las Vegas. And we talk IMSA and Indycar.

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