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

• DankeSeb! DankeRicc! DankeMick!
• George with more points than Lewis is the second biggest story of the F1 season. 
• Is Lando Norris the first, second, or third best British driver in Formula One?
• How come it's no fun driving for Ferrari? 
• Why Christian Horner is the most influential person in F1.
• Our predictions for F1 2023. Oh the fireworks we are going to have inside Mercedes, Ferrari and Alpine.
• Putting a positive spin on Gunther Steiner ditching Mick Schumacher.
• F1 Academy gets a shout out.
• Logan Sargeant makes an appearance.
• Plus, full Abu Dhabi Grand Prix analysis and our thoughts on F1 2023.

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

• George Russell gets his first-ever F1 victory.   
• The best races of the year are in the Americas. Texas, Mexico, Brazil. And just wait for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
• How Ferrari became the Yahoo! of Formula One.
• Driver or dick. We debate if it was a driver move or a dick move.  
• Why we expect Mercedes to dominate in 2023. 
• KMag gets his first pole. For a sprint. We love sprints.
• Alonso is every driver's nightmare. 
• Why Yuki and Latifi do not belong in F1.
• Our crazy prediction for Daniel Riccardo and Haas.
• The bean counters running Williams are even worse than Claire Williams. And why we expect them to put the team up for sale. 
• We told you the big F1 tell for when to sell your Bitcoin and NFTs. Mercedes should have listened.
• Plus, full Sao Paulo Grand Prix analysis, our race predictions for Abu Dhabi, and fat stewards. 

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

• Fernando Alonso is God. It's science.  
• George Russell is our favorite new Bond villain.
• FIA got it exactly right in assessing its spending cap penalty against Red Bull. 
• We are tired of Gunther Steiner's antics. Time for him to go? 
• That Mercedes paddock is going to be a powder keg in 2023, with Lewis determined to get an 8th and his teammate, George Russell, determined to show he is the future. 
• Everyone at Ferrari to blame for their poor showing. Who's to blame for McLaren's poor showing? 
• Daniel Riccardo goes The Last Boy Scout on poor Yuki Tsunoda. 
• Fernando's nasty remarks about Lewis Hamilton explained. 
• That and much more, including our crazy predictions for the penultimate Brazil Grand Prix. 

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

• George Russell lets his frustration get the best of him, and takes Carlos Sainz out of the race. 
• Is a five second penalty enough for getting rid of a rival? 
• HAM VET VER we had an almost-podium with 13 WDCs! 
• How in the world does Alonso do what Alonso does? 
• Europeans need to learn the massive outsized impact Mario Andretti has had on racing. 
• We continue to push for an F1 Seniors Tour. What say you, Daniel Riccardo? 
• Gunther's shtick is wearing thing. Haas is now no better than Williams. 
• Who will write the business case study on all Red Bull has accomplished in Formula 1? 
• That and much more, including our crazy predictions for the upcoming Mexico Grand Prix. 

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

• Max Verstappen, you are the world champion, the world champion. For a second time, and only 25. 
• Max aside, failure was the key theme of this race's episode. Ferrari's failure. AlphaTauri's failure, Mercedes' failure, Daniel Riccardo's failure. Oh, and FIA's inexplicable failure by putting drivers in danger on a wet, hazardous track. 
• Sebastian Vettel already regretting his decision to retire? 
• Who will finish 2,3,4,5, and 6 this year? 
• Is Indy becoming the F1 Senior's Tour? 
• Forget Mick, Yuki is the young driver on the hot seat. 
• There are four F1 WDCs on the grid. In 2025, there will be only 1. 
• That and much more, including our crazy predictions for the upcoming US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. 

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

• The curse of Alonso. 350 races and nearly everyone in a bad car. 
• We demand an F1 Seniors Tour! Alonso, Vettel, Masa, Juan Pablo! 
• First race in Asia, all Asian drivers DNF.
• Do not underestimate Sergio Perez. Max Verstappen has chased off every driver he's faced, except Checo. 
• No quit in Lewis Hamilton, but Mercedes just did not have the car this week. 
• Ferrari is at their best when the pressure is off. 
• Nicholas Latifi is the Last Boy Scout. 
• Plus our top 5 drivers and full race analysis, plus our crazy predictions for Japan GP.   

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

• Get used to seeing that very young podium of Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, and George Russell. 
• Nyck De Vries amazing in his first-ever F1 race. 
• Only 6 more races for Sebastian Vettel. And we discuss why Alonso will leave in 2024, and why George Russell will push out Lewis Hamilton after 2023. 
• The conspiracy theories about Sergio Perez are false. Max is just too good. 
• Only 3 races in America. No superlicense for Colton Herta. Is there an anti-American bias in F1? 
• Plus our top 5 drivers and full race analysis from Monza. Oh, and a seriously crazy prediction for the rest of the season. 

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

• Dad pulls multiple Ferrari but despite that we still manage to finish the episode. 
• Does Max Verstappen already have the WDC won? (You know the answer, same as we do). What about Red Bull? 
• The chaos that is Ferrari. 
• Rare missteps by Mercedes cost Lewis a victory.
• We have Ford, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche. We need the Newey! Adrian Newey and Hannah Schmitz make it on the virtual podium.
• Mick Schumacher gets his nasty on. Daniel Riccardo going out with a whimper.
• Denying Colton Herta an F1 seat is clubby European anti-American bias. 
• Why we love angry driver radio messages and why you should, too. 
• Crazy prediction: Haas will finish 6th in the Constructor's.
• Plus, our top 5 drivers and full race analysis for Dutch Grand Prix 2022, and our crazy prediction for Italy 2022.

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

• Max Verstappen in a league of his own. 
• Ferrari has the car, they just don't have the people. 
• Did Lewis hit Alonso on purpose? Was Alonso right about Lewis? We discuss. 
• The best F1 silly season ever!
• Patrick makes the case for bringing Daniel Riccardo back to Red Bull. 
• Crazy prediction: Mexico GP will be an all Spanish speaking podium. 
• Williams will be better off racing 1 car than bringing Latifi back. 
• We demand a Martin Brundle-Christian Horner road show.
• Oscar Piastri is the only young man to ever turn down a guaranteed F1 seat. Did he just make a horrible decision? 
• Ferrari spreading juicy rumors that Red Bull is spending over the cap. We discuss. Also, who was the dude on the hoverboard?
• Plus, our top 5 drivers and full race analysis for Belgian Grand Prix 2022, and our crazy prediction for Netherlands 2022.

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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)

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