We are back! Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, an American take on F1.  Our first episode of our second season. A full analysis of  Bahrain 2022, plus our rankings of every driver. This episode in 3 words: Points. For. Haas. 

Show highlights: 

• The triumph of KMag and Haas. The one where Guenther snookered the Russians!
• We want even more of those Verstappen - Leclerc battles. 
• We can no longer blame Claire Williams for Williams. 
• New rules, good. New cars, ugly.
• The legend of Yuki begins...now.
• Our picks for Saudi Arabia 2022 plus our crazy predictions for the season. And much more. Give a listen. 

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound. In this special episode, we chat about our F1 favorites. Favorite driver, favorite young driver, favorite track, favorite livery, favorite memory, and more. We also reflect on our least favorite memory, the tragic, unnecessary death of Jules Bianchi.  This episode closes with a discussion on how F1 TV can easily improve, and on how the center of gravity in Formula One is moving from England to America. Great stuff. Give a listen. And subscribe.

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound. In this special episode, we analyze the F1 2022 team line-ups. Spoilers: 

• Most fun teams: Alpine and Ferrari
• Crazy prediction: Mercedes neither 1st (nor 2nd) in the Constructor's
• Less crazy prediction: Ferrari competes for 1st in the Constructor's 
• We expect Aston Martin to take another step back
• Why George Russell will prove a negative presence inside Mercedes, and why this is a good thing
• Our irrational hope for Haas
• All the #F12022 action

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Hard Compound, an American take on Formula One. Join Brian and Patrick on this special episode. Our first ever annual F1 awards show. The BIGGEST, the BEST, and the MOST in Formula One for 2021. List of award winners.

Driver of the Year: Max Verstappen
Drive of the Year: Esteban Ocon (Hungary)
Race of the Year: Azerbaijan (Baku always brings the drama)
Team of the Year: McLaren
Teammate of the Year: Sergio Perez
Biggest screw-up of the 2021 Formula One season: Lewis Hamilton (that run-off cost him an 8th championship) 
Best Rookie: Schumacher 
Best Season: Verstappen 
Biggest disappointment: Daniel Riccardo 
Best surprise: WE HAD A REAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT! 

What a great season. A New Hope. And we expect 2022 to be when THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. (With young George and veteran Lewis both trying to stop Max Verstappen and the surging Red Bull team.)

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Join Brian and Patrick as they analyze that crazy controversial championship concluding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and offer up their crazy predictions for 2022. Highlights: 

• All went according to El Plan! 
• Michale Masi made the right call. 
• Max earned this championship. 
• Sir Lewis Hamilton revealed his fierce determination. Just as young Mick Schumacher revealed he belongs in F1. 
• Nicholas Latifi did more to help Max get a championship than Sergio Perez. We refuse to make the case. 
• Brian was long ago tired of Kimi's schtick. 
• Patrick has high praise for Gasly, and high hopes for Yuki. 
• Why Ferrari wins the 2022 Constructor's. 
• We rate every driver, analyze every team. 
• Hard Compound, an American take on Formula One. 

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Hard Compound, an American take on Formula One. Join Brian and Patrick as they analyze the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, rate every driver, and offer up their crazy predictions for the final race of this amazing season. Highlights: 

• To win the championship, Max will need to channel his inner Commander Riker. 
• Perez MIA. At exactly the worst time. 
• There is only one Frank Williams. F1 needs more Frank Williams.
• The pressure is getting to Lewis. No, not Max. Lewis just happens to have the best car. 
• Why Ferrari can absolutely win the Constructor's title in 2022.
• Kudos to Saudi Arabia for putting on a fun race weekend.
• Plus, beer reviews, crazy predictions, and  more! And as always, thank you for listening to everybody's most beloved father & son F1 podcast!
• (Also, yes, Brian did already forget Alonso's podium this year.)

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Hard Compound, an American take on Formula One. Join Brian and Patrick as they analyze the Qatar Grand Prix, rate every driver, and offer up their crazy predictions for Saudi Arabia and the 2021 F1 championship fight. Highlights: 

• BEST SEASON EVER!
• Insider tip: the Stewards didn't cost Max a spot, but they did cost Mercedes some points. 
• Lewis shows his true grit. 
• Alonso earns a million dollars a race. Literally. He earns it.
• David Beckham on the grid. But taking it to the bank. 
• Poaching Carlos Sainz has proved a smart move by Ferrari. 
• Plus, beer reviews. And much more! Also: Join us in predicting the Top 5 for the next race.

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Hard Compound, an American take on Formula One. Join Brian and Patrick as they analyze the Sao Paulo (Brazil) Grand Prix, rate every driver, and offer up their crazy predictions for Qatar and beyond. Highlights: 

• One of the best drives of Lewis Hamilton's long career. 
• Max touches Lewis's rear, but gently. 
• Toto Wolff brings the pain.
• What happened to Haas? (And to McLaren)
• Prediction: Yuki won't last through 2022.
• Complete driver ratings.
• Beer reviews.
• Join us in predicting the Top 5 for the next race.
• And much more!

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Hard Compound, an American take on Formula One. Join Brian and Patrick as they analyze the Mexico Grand Prix, rate every driver, and lock in their predictions for Brazil. Highlights: 

• Mercedes got Tusnoda'd! 
• Max in a league of his own. (Patrick thinks he could win championships in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 -- no one on the horizon in his league.)
• 3 Honda engines in the top 4. What a terrible time to quit F1.
• Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen, Alonso all in the top 10.  
• Riccardo earns the lowest rating of any driver.
• Wait! How did Alonso not hit Bottas? 
• And more!

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Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound, an American take on Formula One. This week, the Circuit of the Americas and the United States Grand Prix live from Austin, Texas. 

• The Max - Lewis battle in front of 140,000 spectators marks a new era for Formula 1 in America. With Max - Lewis 2021 reminiscent of Ali - Frazier. 
• The America takeover of F1 continues apace! Zach Brown, ESPN, Danny Ric as a Texas cowboy, Colton  Herta possibly switching from Indy to F1, and just maybe, Andretti buying Sauber (Alfa). Plus, the surprising impact that Netflix's Drive to Survive is having on growing the America fanbase.
• A really good Across the Line segment. Can Perez win in Mexico? Will Red Bull actually win the Constructor's -- beating out Mighty Mercedes in the turbo hybrid era? Don't look now, but they're only 23 points behind.
• The glitzy clean Drive to Survive is great, but we also want an F1 "Hard Knocks" show by HBO, or those gritty nasty NFL Films shorts, but covering our favorite sport, Formula One.
• Why we expect Riccardo to outperform Norris and Perez to outperform Bottas for the remainder of the season.
• We really liked the F1 and Sky Sports segment on Willy T. Ribbs.

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Apologies for the edits and audio issues. Multiple computer crashes from multiple locations. 

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