Formula 1 is back in action this weekend at the Red Bull Ring!

In today's episode, Kathryn & Emily discuss:

-The Liberty Media takeover of MotoGP (and Kathryn makes another reference to the butt-cams)

-James Vowles' long-term contract extension to stick around as the Williams Racing Team Principal

-The will-they, won't-they between Cadillac and Valtteri Bottas

-Our reactions to the early reactions to the F1 movie (more thoughts as soon as we see it in theaters!)

-Our Austrian Grand Prix predictions

-And more!

Shoutout to our guest podium pickers this weekend, Gaston and Sara. Want to be featured as our guest predictions picker? DM us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/) with your podium picks before qualifying on any race weekend!

Other Episodes We Referenced:

Our Very First Episode (feat. Danny Ricciardo replacing Nyck DeVries): https://youtu.be/cZj3x7RaaGg?si=6JogQk1OBHNcWqMW

How We Ended Up In The Kimi Antonelli Netflix Documentary, The Seat: https://youtu.be/jIPy3F8d5fA?si=muZvtcqiX6Br2h7m

2023 Japanese Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/3biEGMp_0MA?si=7YrOrGY0l3Ze1k4k

2024 Austrian Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/44GKTU7bvXA?si=CNia1khvBkXoE7V-

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Kimi Antonelli got his first podium as an Formula 1 driver!

And it was one of the few highlights of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix. Not that it was a bad race, but Lando Norris tagging teammate Oscar Piastri sure did make things exciting.

Here we thought it was going to be Max Verstappen butting heads with George Russell after they qualified 1-2, but they were shockingly adult about things.

We also discussed:

-The potentially murky future of Alpine in light of the announcement that CEO Luca de Meo plans to step down at the end of the month

-Did we mention that we're in a documentary on Netflix about Kimi Antonelli?

-The super sad reason Lewis Hamilton's car took damage that wasn't shown on TV

-The truly wild weekend of the F1 Academy that saw a complete change in the top five drivers vying for the 2025 title.

-Our prediction fails

-And more

Speaking of predictions, our guest picker, Paul, did just about as well as we did. Want to be featured as our guest predictions picker? DM us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/) with your podium picks after qualifying for the next race!

Other Episodes We Referenced:

2024 Canadian Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/Nvx62m4tzSU?si=6awBPwDUx_EtTu3P

2025 Canadian Grand Prix Predictions: https://youtu.be/HhaYH0GHeVY?si=uGyYmkhBWN3qb-OG

F1 Team Genealogy Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW_csY3MKcXu9UMyuGLuK1PE9aiXYoqs

F1 Team Genealogy Part 1: Ferrari: https://youtu.be/5kbJjDgGdWs?si=RfO7j9p1tVhNKqgv

F1 Team Genealogy Part: Renault 5:https://youtu.be/5E0dEnMGnps?si=VNqRBcbpFeGEtDII

How We Ended Up In The Kimi Antonelli Netflix Documentary, The Seat: https://youtu.be/jIPy3F8d5fA?si=d0Dp41zaLMEZ1n9F

Why Yuki Tsunoda's F1 Future Should Be With Aston Martin: https://youtu.be/7gnM1V5CaoA?si=Q6GNg27NSgA5Fsbc

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Congratulations, we survived the two-week break with minimal discourse on the Max Verstappen/George Russell drama from Spain!

Now, it's time for groundhogs, references to Lance Stroll's wrist surgeries, and speculation on what Red Bull's going to do if Max DOES end up getting as 12th penalty point on his license between now and Austria.

Also featuring:

-Kathryn's dad as guest host!

-Thoughts on the 2026 F1 calendar release (those last 6 races are going to be a STRETCH)

-Our Canadian GP predictions

-Thoughts on the three races we'll see from F1 Academy this weekend

-And more

Want to be featured as our guest predictions picker? DM us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/) with your podium picks before qualifying on Saturday!

Other Episodes We Referenced:

2025 Emilia-Romanga Grand Prix (Imola) Reaction: https://youtu.be/hqD-QdoukMA?si=4AN4cvOVdgfCk963

2024 Monaco Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/iMl-2U725LY?si=La_YAEtX0O9TAyeu

We Watched The Hulu Brawn Documentary & You Should Too: https://youtu.be/ktVmXqcFms0?si=-3-KVEpCjyIP5XcU

Kathryn Watched Every Race Of The 2016 Season (So You Don't Have To):

2024 Canadian Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/Nvx62m4tzSU?si=Q1eHmrmLjxQ8fhdP

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Raise your hand if you too are tired of George Russell trying to manufacture a rivalry between himself and Max Verstappen. This ain't Senna v. Prost or Lauda v. Hunt.

(Yes, Max "allegedly" trying to ram George on purpose was bad. He needs to not do that again.)

But after a weird and boring Monaco, the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix was a breath of fresh air, especially since we had more overtakes on lap 1 than we did the entire race last week.

We also discussed:

-How Verstappen's penalty situation could give Red Bull a chance to see how Isack Hadjar does in the big car

-Why Mercedes NEEDS to figure out what's going on with that power unit before Kimi Antonelli develops a complex

-Things are FINE between Lewis Hamilton and his race engineer, thank YOU for asking!

-Nico Hulkenberg's best performance since 2019 (in a TRACTOR)

-Fernando finally getting into the points

-Williams' disaster of a day

-And more

Shoutout to our Podium Predictions Guest Picker, Marcella, who managed to get two of the three drivers correct! Want to be featured? DM us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/) with your podium picks before Montreal next week!

Other Episodes We Referenced:

2024 Qatar Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/VzTZzVv8TBo?si=l-U_AbJcgbrNcjdZ

2025 Monaco Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/TwX8lhYKkik?si=IUkY5S9xELCIKjke

2023 Mexico City Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/r1X3Lr8WMvE?si=ZZVxztTA6o9Zvrgs

We Binged Netflix's Drive To Survive Season Six: https://youtu.be/5gJSYy3Kyxk?si=tA7Ap_yLS87ycEMd

2023 Japanese Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/3biEGMp_0MA?si=9Qd4SJXQOWn3_Omf

2023 Singapore Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/v7z4-fwLqbE?si=H7uhKsscJVMfk7da

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It's time to cap off the first European triple-header with the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix!

Since most of the news this week has been dominated by more Monaco GP reactions (it was a weird race, don't miss all our thoughts: https://youtu.be/TwX8lhYKkik?si=aVxzRTWUZG1G-43C), there's not much to talk about, Spain-wise.

But we DO have some rumblings of a future, Abu Dhabi-esque race in Morocco, some new F1 brand partnerships with Pepsi CO (Gatorade, the new sponsor of F1 Sprint Races), and of course, our predictions for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix.

Other Episodes We Referenced:

2025 Imola Reaction: https://youtu.be/hqD-QdoukMA?si=aZdPIfolf7fVfV2r

Our Primer On The WILD 2022 Silly Season: https://youtu.be/SpZo-4b3bYk?si=AiDAuh6WPE1f6chd

2024 Hungarian Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/0FGvSPFjhUY?si=58U53vT7nxnzmX9Z

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Well, that was weird.

F1 swung big with the mandatory two-stop experiment at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix and it was a big, fat strikeout.

Was it good that they tried to find a way to fix Monaco? Absolutely? Do they need to try something else next year? For certain.

And that's not to say that the race didn't have its moments. In an uncharacteristic move, Red Bull's Max Verstappen did everything he could to try and help Ferrari's Charles Leclerc win back-to-back Monaco GPs, but...it's impossible to overtake in Monaco. Awkward.

Not only that, but the battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris is tightening up, which can only lead to a whole lot of Papaya pain. Good luck, McLaren fans. We're Team Oscar.

Other Episodes We Referenced:

What The Heck Happened At The 2005 United States Grand Prix: https://youtu.be/jaeW9IYXTfs?si=1FVjdeasEDHFq_Gz

Drive To Survive Season 6 Reaction: https://youtu.be/5gJSYy3Kyxk?si=MCNbqnbUzh6JYZik

The Carlando Erasure On DTS Season 6: https://youtu.be/4h-lYMm-GOU?si=RDOqm7SKCBONSDjR

2023 Singapore GP Reaction: https://youtu.be/v7z4-fwLqbE?si=hVJdEFBkewe7T-Bl

How We Ended Up In The Kimi Antonelli Documentary: https://youtu.be/jIPy3F8d5fA?si=oZE6FX2RJhqZ_rCX

That Time Lewis Hamilton Woke Up And Chose Violence: https://youtu.be/NyZktO4qiOI?si=OS-g9KFAmiK5vyPc

F1 Team Genealogy Series (Full Playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW_csY3MKcXu9UMyuGLuK1PE9aiXYoqs

F1 Team Genealogy - Williams: https://youtu.be/PANMjmRfvaw?si=TsCOuqfdjLKHMDIE

F1 Team Genealogy - VCARB: https://youtu.be/orHRguvScr0?si=3ZMOK_IIe0hUHClw

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It's been months since the FIA announced that the Monaco Grand Prix will be a mandatory two-stop race, and now it's FINALLY time to see if it's going to make the race more exciting or not!

In today's episode, Kathryn & Emily also discuss:

-The newly announced partnership between Formula 1 and Disney's Mickey & Friends (why was Romain Grosjean there?)

-What even is Ferrari doing with Charles Leclerc's "special" Monaco race suit

-Our thoughts on this new mandatory two-stop race and if it'll actually making racing more exciting

-Our Monaco predictions

-And more!

Other episodes we referenced:

We Hate The 2024 "Blue" Ferrari Livery: https://youtu.be/L6I227H7tW0?si=s4bzm3JeQqzAW6ag

We Hate The 2025 "Blue" Ferrari Livery: https://youtu.be/NOJ_O7hsqFs?si=QpR_fsqFiykz03_g

What Happened At The 2005 United States Grand Prix: https://youtu.be/jaeW9IYXTfs?si=TlZgX5MXvuZyYj1c

Full F1 Team Genealogy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW_csY3MKcXu9UMyuGLuK1PE9aiXYoqs

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So the 2025 edition of Imola wasn't exciting, but it WAS quite intriguing.

A Max Verstappen win, some interesting McLaren strategy, all that drama with Alpine, the radio call hilarity--this race sure had a lot.

Kathryn & Emily Discuss

-Another effort for MBS to garner favor from the motorsport community, this time using Lewis' dad, Anthony Hamilton

-The return of the Max Verstappen Record Book Portion Of The Podcast with his win in Red Bull's 400th F1 race

-Some questions on McLaren's late-race strategy between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

-Ferrari's recovery after being thoroughly embarrassed by Aston Martin in qualifying

-Yuki Tsunoda fighting from the pit lane to the points after that scary quali crash

-More on the Alpine drama with Flavio Briatore and Franco Colapinto (who did the one thing Flavio asked him *not* to do)

-Reacting to our Imola predictions

-And more

Other Episodes We Referenced:

Our 2025 Emilia Romanga Predictions: https://youtu.be/KDSYMmZgmQs?si=e0TyX548z9Zg87rT

Our 2025 Japanese Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/r5mgtuFH3OU?si=h1gYisU8tMpKH85C

Our Drive To Survive Season 7 Reaction: https://youtu.be/PjaIN7fhvnI?si=2EDImeXUMNUxyxZc

Kathryn Watched Every Race Of The 2016 Season So You Don't Have To: https://youtu.be/34h1Mg4H4VI?si=OvhFwBb6HdS0hm1L

One 2024 Emilia Romanga Reaction: https://youtu.be/pMYUl5IbUqY?si=N4Ii9E0oFB35Lv93

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While the big, burning question of the fate of Imola (survey says, not great) is definitely one of the big storylines of the weekend, the biggest is, of course, what in the WORLD is happening at Alpine?

Between Oli Oakes' abrupt resignation, Flavio Briatore taking full power over everything at Alpine that he already had (even if Oli was in charge on paper), Jack Doohan getting demoted back to reserve driver and Franco Colpainto coming on with a five-race minimum contract, well--there's a whole lot to unpack.

Not only that, but we also have to discuss:

-The newest F1 movie trailer (Kathryn has Thoughts (TM)!)

-F1: The Academy dropping on May 28

-Cadillac realizing there's not a viable American driver who will be ready in time for the debut in 2026

-The OTHER dumpster fire at the FIA and the potential battle for the presidency between MBS and Carlos Sainz Sr.

-Oh yeah, and our predictions for Imola

-And more!

Other Episodes We Referenced:

F1 Team Genealogy Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW_csY3MKcXu9UMyuGLuK1PE9aiXYoqs

The Renault/Alpine Episode Of The F1 Team Genealogy Series: https://youtu.be/5E0dEnMGnps?si=8to83Ehq39lzbV68

Our 2025 Miami Grand Prix Predictions: https://youtu.be/K7VUa9Zq5QY?si=3s1aD0XHeK_hD4oY

Our Preseason Post-Mortem on Jack Doohan's Tenure: https://youtu.be/f2APqNljL1U?si=W0qloSdnJmeG56wn

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"As seen on Netflix, Kathryn & Emily being WILDLY wrong on the Internet."

It took us almost two full years, but Kathryn and Emily FINALLY got to record an episode of Going Off Track TOGETHER! Thank you to WhatsApp and Mercedes for making it happen. 

In today's episode, Kathryn & Emily react to:

-Attending their first F1 race in Miami

-Our thoughts on the fact that sprints are only good because weather

-F1 Academy's shortened weekend

-The life-size Lego F1 cars

-Our Miami GP Predictions

-And, of course, the fact that WE ARE IN A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY. For like 5 seconds. Go watch The Seat, streaming now on Netflix.

Other Episodes We Referenced:

Our F1 Team Genealogy Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyW_csY3MKcXu9UMyuGLuK1PE9aiXYoqs

F1 Team Genealogy Part 2: Williams & Haas: https://youtu.be/PANMjmRfvaw?si=xeKPeLm4ZfDzBp9N

Our Reaction To Season 7 Of Netflix's Drive To Survive: https://youtu.be/PjaIN7fhvnI?si=H2OLq6Z3sVDNO1UL

Our 2024 Emilia-Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix Reaction: https://youtu.be/4HAy3EpYv2c?si=F9csVuLH-SxfPy81

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