Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, an American take on Formula 1. Show highlights: 

• Starting from P10. Plus a spinout, but Max Verstappen somehow finds a way to win. Is a repeat WDC now inevitable? 
• Ferrari says...probably.
• But, wait. Mercedes have found their pace! And go P2, P3 for the second race in a row.
• Why Charles Leclerc must go full Alonso on the Ferrari paddock. 
• Why Lewis Hamilton won't make it to 400 Grands Prix. 
• Best British driver? Best Spanish driver? Best French driver? We decide.  
• Red Bull's principal strategist Hannah Schmitz gets on the virtual podium. 
• We look at the F1 driver contracts. Lando is making coin. Yuki not so much. 
• Our Aston Martin dream team: Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi.
• Plus, our top 5 drivers, full race analysis for Hungarian Grand Prix 2022, and our crazy prediction for Belgium 2022. (It really is a crazy one)

Give a listen. Then subscribe. Feel free to visit us at hardcompound.com.  And as always, thank you for listening to everybody's most beloved father and son Formula One podcast!  

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, an American take on Formula 1. Show highlights: 

• Austria: Mick gets his first points! 
• Heartbreak for Carlos. And why did it take so long to get him out of the car?
• George took Sergio out of the race and was penalized. A whole five seconds. Seems totally worth it to Brian.
• Please someone give Alonso a better car. 
• Patrick reminds all: Don't be a dick. Never cheer when someone crashes.
• Wonderful news. Sebastian Vettel wants us all to help save the bees. Ok, fine, but can we also get some swagger back in Formula One?  
• And for anyone who thought he left, where the heck has Danny Riccardo gone? 
• Plus, our top 5 drivers, full race analysis for Austrian Grand Prix 2022, and our crazy prediction for France 2022. 

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, an American take on Formula 1. Show highlights: 

• Max on a Mission. Not close enough for Charles or Carlos or Fernando.
• Amazing job by Zac Brown to grow McLaren's global base and sponsorships. Now build a great car. 
• Danica Patrick and the Sky F1 team earn a virtual podium. 
• We fire Gunther. Then go back in time and preemptively fire Claire Williams.
• Will there be a LIV Golf equivalent in F1? 
• Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton offer touching Father's Day messages.
• Predictions for a feisty Silverstone race. And we revisit Silverstone 2021, where Max became a man--and The Man.
• Our request for a new F1 streaming series that combines the Beatles Get Back with Netflix Drive to Survive.

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, an American take on Formula 1. Show highlights: 

• Beautiful Baku delivers F1 bedlam once again. 
• Max Verstappen continues driving for the ages. 
• Stop saying it's luck. George Russell is flat out racing better than Lewis Hamilton. 
• Predicting the 2023 F1 grid (spoiler alert: no Latifi, no Riccardo, no Schumacher and maybe even no Hamilton and Vettel).
• A celebration of the cameras, camera technology and camera angles in an F1 race. 
• Our predictions for Montreal. 

Give a listen. Then subscribe. Visit us at hardcompound.com.  And as always, thank you for listening to everybody's most beloved father and son Formula 1 podcast!  

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, everybody's most beloved father and son Formula 1 podcast! An American take on Formula One.   

Show highlights: 

• A glorious victory for Sergio Perez. 
• Ferrari crew steals victory from Charles Leclerc. 
• Why Schumacher and Riccardo will both be out of F1 in 2023. 
• Why there absolutely will be a Monaco Grand Prix in 2023. 
• How Hamilton blew it at Baku 2021 and why this will impact his drive in the next race. 
• Plus, a full analysis of Monaco 2022,  our Top 10 driver rankings for the week plus plus our crazy predictions for Baku. 

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, everybody's most beloved father and son Formula 1 podcast! And an American take on Formula 1.  

Heat, Heartbreak and Hamilton. This week, a full analysis of Spain 2022. Plus, our Top 10 driver rankings and crazy predictions for...wait for it...Monaco!

Yes, there's more. 

• The curse of Drake (the Rapper). 
• I defend Lewis Hamilton for his 'should I just quit' remark.  
• "That's very unfair." Was Sergio Perez wrong to so easily give up his position to teammate Max Verstappen? 
• Is Max Verstappen really the Michael Jordan of F1? 
• Will our crazy prediction of Seb, Lewis and Alonso all on the podium this year actually happen? Shut up, we believe!
• Oh, and apparently "The Wind" can blow F1 cars off the track in Barcelona. 
• Your 3 F1 dinner guests? Name them. 

We are going to be watching Max Verstappen/Red Bull, George Russell/Mercedes, and Charles Leclerc/Ferrari battle it out for a decade. Enjoy this golden age of Formula One.  

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, everybody's most beloved father and son Formula 1 podcast! Our mission is to grow the popularity of F1 in America. 

This week, a full analysis of Miami 2022. Sun, rain, celebrity and corporatism in all its glory. Plus, our Top 10 driver rankings and crazy predictions for Spain 2022!  

Yes, there's more. 

• Is a Max  repeat inevitable? 
• Why George Russell is already outperforming Lewis Hamilton?
• Will the crypto crash impact the money flowing into F1?
• Was billionaire Stephen Ross the biggest winner at the Miami Grand Prix? 
• Should Jamie Chadwick replace Nicholas Latifi at Williams? (We say yes.)
• Can Alex Albon move (back) to a top tier team in 2023? 

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, an American take on F1.  And everybody's most beloved father and son Formula 1 podcast! This week, a full analysis of Italy 2022, a Ferrari homecoming where Carlos Sainz gets spun out and DNFs and Charles Leclerc loses out on a podium due to a fully self-inflicted wound. Other than that, Italy put on a fantastic show! As always, the Tifosi show up. 

Plus, our Top 10 driver rankings and our crazy predictions for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix! Yes, there's more.

• Is Lewis Hamilton the 3rd best British driver in Formula 1? 
• Alex Albon is a man on a mission.
• Fernando Alonso's deal with the devil. 
• Yuki returns!
• Williams cannot move forward with Latifi taking up one seat.
• We give a shout out to all the new F1 fans. Welcome!

And still more! Give a listen. Then subscribe.

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, an American take on F1.  And everybody's most beloved father and son Formula 1 podcast! This week, a full analysis of  the Australian Grand Prix 2022. Plus, our Top 10 driver rankings and our crazy predictions for the next race, Italy 2022. 

Yes, there's more.

1. Is it all over for Max Verstappen and Red Bull? 
2. Look out. Mercedes is in second place and still haven't put their best car on the grid. 
3. George Russell is more Nico Rosberg than Valtteri Bottas. 
4. Why Vettel needs to retire, why Stroll needs to be out of F1, and why both Ferrari and Alfa Romeo drivers will all score points in Italy.
5. And still more! Give a listen. Then subscribe.

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, an American take on F1.  A full analysis of  Saudi Arabia 2022, plus our rankings of every driver and thoughts on the massive growth of Formula 1 in America. This episode in 3 words: Max versus Charles.  Show highlights: 

• What's wrong with Lewis Hamilton?
• What's right with Mercedes?
• Why Sebastian Vettel will retire from F1 at the end of this season.
• More money, more sponsors, more corporatism, more professionalism in this new era of Formula One. Does that mean more fun? Or less? We discuss.
• Our picks for the upcoming Australia Grand Prix plus our crazy predictions for the season. And much more. Give a listen. Then subscribe.

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