Late Brakes Hot Takes: America's F1 Podcast

The rain dance worked and we had chaos at the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix. With Ferrari in the all-important pole position, things were looking great for Charles Leclerc to break his curse and win his home Grand Prix. However, Ferrari's strategy department had other plans. Join us as we dive into how Perez took home his first win at Monaco to become the most successful Mexican Formula 1 driver of all time. Plus the return of the shit list, a bad day for Canadian pay drivers, contract rumors, and more. 

We're expecting tons of upgrades coming to Barcelona from most of the teams, and we've got all the rumors, including one team's innovative new paint. We discuss the craziness around super-license points and our predictions for the season's sixth race. 

What an exciting weekend we had for the first-ever Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix! The LBHT crew dives into the race, discusses HAAS woes, reviews the contract action, and catches up on everything that happened over the weekend. 

This is going to be an epic race. We preview the first every Miami Grand Prix, give you all the details on the track, talk some celebrity action, why Europeans are so mad about this race, upgrade rumors,  and drop tons of Talladega Nights quotes.

What a weekend from Imola for the Emila Romagna Grand Prix. Just miles down the road from the home of Enzo Ferrari the Tifosi were let down by an abysmal result from the boys in red. We discuss a much-needed 1-2 from Red Bull and a promising result from McLaren in a weekend that had it all including rain and a fun sprint race. Plus the crew finally settles the verdict on the best type of award out there, is it a medal, a tire, or something else entirely. 

The first sprint race of the season is coming this weekend at Imola! But first, the crew discusses the latest F1 drama from the FIA checking underpants, to Otmar insinuating that HAAS and Ferrari ain't playing fair. We've got previews of upgrades, sports bets on the week, and the race where Enzo had a home.  Plus the latest news on Porsche and Audi joining the grid. Plenty to discuss so hit play!

From the land down under, an entertaining race as F1 returns to Australia for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. We break down an abysmal weekend for the shit show that is Aston Martin, a whiney radio message from the usual suspect, crown a new tire whisperer in Alex Albon, and all the details you may have missed while you were either too intoxicated or too tired to pay attention to the race that kicked off at 1AM EST. 

FORMULA 1 IS COMING TO VEGAS BABY! The crew talks about the recently accounted Las Vegas GP coming to the main strip in 2023. Could this be the highest attendance in history? Why are so many Europeans whining about a third US race?

Plus, we dive into exciting news about new manufacturers' interest in joining the series from the VW Group, our points system for race predictions, and our best guess for what is going to go down in the land down under next week for the Australian GP. 

Cars weren't the only thing divebombing in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. We break down a literally crazy weekend that involved missile defense systems, maybe a hostage situation, thrilling battles up and down the field, and introduce two new segments: The Shit List, and F1 Rules for Dummies. 

Strap on your helmet, grab your air defense system and tune in.