In news no one saw coming, the previously cancelled 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix is back on the schedule, sneaking into a free weekend in October, but it won't be contested at the Bahrain International Circuit. Instead, it'll be taking place at the Sepang International Circuit in...Malaysia? Other Episodes Kathryn Referenced:Bahrain & Saudi Arabia Cancelled: https://youtu.be/TGzWrv_pq0Q?si=z7lSoQr05-uJk60CKathryn Watched Every Race Of 2016: https://youtu.be/34h1Mg4H4VI?si=0uS_K13DzWI9MlVgF101 Spring Break Spring Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW_csY3MKcUB4xSDDD3a1QXY3ylMMfkeF1 Team Genealogy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW_csY3MKcXu9UMyuGLuK1PE9aiXYoqsF1 Team Genealogy Aston Martin: https://youtu.be/5E0dEnMGnps?si=9Yv5KFN9KXNJP7ISF101 Spring Break Sprint Episode 29: https://youtu.be/kBClCghzu9k?si=YqtzSMsBcpKNv031How We Ended Up In The Kimi Antonelli Documentary On Netflix: https://youtu.be/jIPy3F8d5fA?si=XuFIAUas5r0Jz4sO2026 Hungarian Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/3caNeEe9TnY?si=P6lA_6i1u-e-jneOFollow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1

Heading into the summer break after a weird one, Lando Norris wins the Hungarian Grand Prix after losing the lead to teammate Oscar Piastri.But six laps and one faulty gear box turned Piastri's hopeful day into a nightmare in Hungary. For the *second* year in a row.Kathryn also breaks down:-Max Verstappen complaining all the way to P2-Kimi Antonelli's championship hopes going into the summer break-The tangle between Piastri and Carlos Sainz that cost him everything-The shockingly impressive day from Aston Martin (the bar is low)-Lewis Hamilton's penalty-filled weekend-And a teaser to break down the announcement about the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix in October...in Malaysia.Other Episodes Kathryn Referenced:Kathryn Watched Every Race Of The 2016 Season So You Don't Have To: https://youtu.be/34h1Mg4H4VI?si=s3qOCTj-dZgDxsQwFollow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1

What even is a racing incident anyway?In today's episode, Kathryn breaks down:-The FIA determinations for Lewis Hamilton's penalty from the opening-lap racing incident with George Russell and the 'no further action' from Charles Leclerc's crash with Oscar Piastri-Kimi Antonelli's 6th win of the 2026 season-Max Verstappen's bounce back to the P3 he probably should have gotten last week at Silverstone-The nightmare weekend from Aston Martin's new engine upgrade package-Kathryn's race predictions-And moreFollow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1

You get a Straight Mode! And you get a Straight Mode! And you get a Straight Mode! Everybody gets a Straight Mode at Spa!

In today's episode, Kathryn breaks down:

-The current stakes in the World Driver's Championship fight between Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and maybe Charles Leclerc?

-The news about the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix probably being cancelled for good

-How the 5 Straight Modes will impact the race

-How the Belgian weather might impact the race weekend

-Ferrari's first shot at the new Madring track

-Kathryn's probably very inaccurate race predictions

-And more!

Other Episodes Kathryn Referenced:

2023 Qatar Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/pWIaFFYHahU?si=BpNSji_lRQ7Kij_2

Red Flag No. 6 - GP Is Leaving Red Bull...In 2028: https://youtu.be/p1QCkdp7FKY?si=NE-tHKMSAbboXJTf

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F1 Academy certainly delivered in its first appearance as a support race for the British Grand Prix, with championship contenders Alisha Palmowski and Emma Felbermayr picking up victories, but it was Wildcard driver Chiara Battig who stole the show.Battig became the first wildcard driver to take pole, and the youngest pole sitter in F1 Academy history, en route to a P2 finish in the feature race and 22 points on the entire weekend.In today's episode, Kathryn breaks down:-More of Battig's statement-making weekend-What Palmowski and Felbermayr need to do to bring the championship to the final races of the season-Highlights from the rest of the field-What it could take to finally see a female F1 driver back in the car on the same track F1 Academy Managing Director Susie Wolff raced on with Williams back in 2015-And moreFollow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1

So Silverstone had quite the awkward ending! But congrats to Charles Leclerc for becoming Ferrari's 250th race winner!In today's episode, Kathryn breaks down:-The FIA computer glitch that marred Leclerc's win-How Kimi Antonelli's misfortunes have narrowed his championship lead over George Russell-And what that means for the rest of the 2026 season -Just how good that special McLaren livery looked on track-The Racing Bulls and Alpine midfield battle that will probably last throughout the rest of the season-What Red Bull needs to figure out before Max Verstappen throws in the towel and becomes a full-time sim-racer-The new weird penalty Carlos Sainz got-Oh yeah, and there was a sprint race too-The controversy surrounding the Lego Driver's Parade-How one or both of the cancelled races may return to the grid-And moreOther Episodes Kathryn Referenced:-2024 Qatar Grand Prix Reaction (Race Director Ruins Race): https://youtu.be/VzTZzVv8TBo?si=XLnK9Crzf58InG4h-Gucci To Take Over As Alpine Title Sponsor In 2027: https://youtu.be/8Vw_Ii2rKGA?si=uvXjwfSr1cZy79IU-Bahrain & Saudi Arabian Races Cancelled: https://youtu.be/TGzWrv_pq0Q?si=sbcVl1pz-5FxhIWvFollow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1

F1 is back in action this week in Silverstone, and now that Kathryn's back from three days in the wilderness, let's break down what happened in Austria last weekend and what's to come this weekend in the U.K.Kathryn breaks down:-What Red Bull's engine upgrades mean for Max Verstappen's season-Ferrari's epic fail following Lewis Hamilton's win in Barcelona-The long-term implications of Mohammed Ben Sulayem getting rid of FIA Presidency term limits-The great Silverstone liveries from McLaren and Cadillac and the Williams livery that is...a choice.-Kathryn's Silverstone predictions-And more!Other Episodes Referenced:-Our Reaction To The Hulu Brawn GP Documentary: https://youtu.be/ktVmXqcFms0?si=iLxN9cWnlHtTD_fE-Kathryn Ranks The 2026 F1 Liveries: https://youtu.be/pTVXKeBwPg4?si=6RtHZcR2SO6wq8cEFollow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1

F1 is back in action this week, facing an altitude challenge at the Red Bull Ring in Austria!In today's episode, Kathryn breaks down:-What happens in F1 when there is no news for 5 minutes-The 60-ish second recap of the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix-An update on McLaren and Red Bull's Monaco protests-Some probably very wrong race predictions-And more!Other Episodes Referenced:Red Flag No. 8 - Gasly Reinstated To Monaco Podium: https://youtu.be/uWLoQk2JnqI?si=9bHPXmvNf0b0y_qD2025 Austrian Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/dxrb1bbpJQc?si=HkTaj4GFV4tXEAnVFollow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1

Okay so that race in Barcelona wasn't *that* exciting, but Lewis Hamilton winning his first race as a Ferrari driver absolutely overshadows every single moment.(Look, Kathryn's saying nice things about Lewis Hamilton again!)Kathryn also breaks down:-All the stats behind Lewis's Barcelona victory-The all-British podium-How reliability will be Mercedes' Achilles heel as the season goes on-And also how the championship is 100% not remotely wrapped up yet-Nico Hulkenberg's very strange DNF-Alex Albon's difficult day en route to a non-classification while also still racing to the checkered flag-How bad Kathryn's race predictions were-And moreOther Episodes Kathryn Referenced:Red Flag No. 8 - Pierre Gasly Reinstated To Monaco Podium: https://youtu.be/uWLoQk2JnqI?si=85uqye3HuepIEE4uF101 Spring Break Sprint Episode 19 (Oldest F1 Race Winners): https://youtu.be/RRMduzhz3Cg?si=GCV72XAlgBKfEcTwRed Flag No. 7 - Gucci To Take Over As Alpine Title Sponsor In 2027: https://youtu.be/8Vw_Ii2rKGA?si=1SCSLlsTtMlu2vPgComplete F101 Spring Break Sprint Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW_csY3MKcUB4xSDDD3a1QXY3ylMMfkeFollow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1