On this episode of Nailing the Apex, are the rumor's about Daniel Ricciardo mid-season drop true (1:10)? Yuki Tsunoda will be racing in Japan this weekend, a home race for him, will he do well handling the pressures of another home race (8:57). Sauber pit stop issues and will Williams have two cars on the grid for Japan (12:12). Is it possible for Fernando Alonso to be at Red Bull Racing next season (24:05). Risks and challenges of Red Bull Racing’s power train development (27:20) Tim goes over the breaking news out of McLaren with their technical shake and David Sanchez leaving the team (33:02). According to a report Aston Martin had made an offer to Adrian Newey recently (40:23).

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On this episode of Nailing the Apex, Arrow McLaren Team Principal Gavin Ward joins Tim and Adam for this episode of NTA. Gavin starts us off with his time working for Red Bull Racing, and how at times he had to manage his own frustrations while working within the team (2:59). In the early years, Red Bull Racing was a bit dysfunctional behind the scenes. Gavin tells us how the team in 2009 went overnight from being a tough work environment to one of the best environments on the grid, and how that propelled the team into a championship winning juggernaut (16:19). From 2011 to 2013 Gavin was Mark Webbers Performance Engineer and tells what made Webber a special driver. How Webber’s and Sebastian Vettel’s driving styles really differed (25:20). How does an engineer or Team Principal deal with 3 different drivers who have 3 different styles, ways of setting up a race car and difficulties that come with it (43:00). Gavin runs us through what happened to the team during the IndyCar Thermal $1 million dollar challenge, and takes us through what happened to them in qualifying (47:16), and finishes with a quick Daniel Ricciardo story. 

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On this episode of Nailing the Apex, WHAT A RACE! Carlos Sainz convinced us that all we need to do to win a Grand Prix is get your appendix out, and what happened to Max Verstappen in the Australian Grand Prix (00:00). How important is it that we may actually have a decent F1 season on our hands (5:40). Could Carlos Sainz go back to Red Bull in 2025 (16:12).

Lewis Hamilton says this is the worst start to an F1 season that he’s ever had (19:10). Fernando Alonso got handed a twenty second time penalty at the end of the race for potential dangerous driving (22:35). McLaren looked strong, Adam is excited (29:55). Lance Stroll had a great day and didn’t get much credit for it (37:45). James Vowels and what is happening at Williams (42:45). Has both Daniel Ricciardo, and Yuki Tsunoda lost out on the RBR seat in 2025 (56:09). Tim and Adam take your questions in The Debrief (01:04:00), and a GridRival update (01:07:10).

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On this episode of Nailing the Apex, Carlos Sainz will be back behind the wheel of the SF-24 for this weekend, how tough has his recovery from appendicitis been, and will he be fit enough to do a full Grand Prix distance on a street circuit (1:20). Red Bull will always be the favorite coming into every race this season, but Ferrari’s SF-24 seems far more competitive than what it was in 2023, and there are some who believe that the Scuderia can catch RBR and put pressure on them later this season (9:03). It’s a jam packed mid-field. RB is not as competitive as a lot of us thought they would be to start the season, why is that (15:55). On Wednesday Susie Wolff announced that she has taken legal action against the FIA following their conflict of interest inquiry into her back at the end of 2023 (19:28). Nico Hulkenberg has said that Ollie Bearman’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix F1 debut will be “forgotten” if he is not able to perform in F2. Is he right. There were unsportsmanlike accusations against Kevin Magnussen for what he did during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, was he playing tough defense to get his team the last point, or was he being unsportsmanlike.

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On this episode of Nailing the Apex, Audi has committed to a 100 percent take over of Sauber how important is that for the current team and their infrastructure (00:00).

Audi is going to need top line drivers and who will they try and get to help them with the program, and could Nico Hulkenberg be in contention for the drive next season (10:50)? Is Carlos Sainz a possibility to join Sauber / Audi next season (16:56). Did George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris leave money on the table by signing up to their respected teams so early (21:05).

Taking a quick look at the Australian street circuit for this weekends Australian Grand Prix, (34:05). Daniel Ricciardo has come under pressure following the race in Jeddah what are we looking for from Ricciardo this weekend, and could either himself of Yuki Tsunoda ever be replaced mid-season (38:40). 

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With infighting at Red Bull Racing, does this clear a path for rival teams to pick some of Red Bull Racing’s talent out of their engineering departments, and who could that be? (3:05).

If Max Verstappen decides to leave Red Bull Racing, and the team does not bring Sergio Perez in 2025, where would Verstappen go, and who could take over the two seats at Red Bull Racing (7:55). Mercedes struggling to match on track performance with what simulations are telling them (21:17).

Why does it take teams so long to format and come to the track with an upgrade package (24:59). What does Ferrari do with Ollie Bearman to make sure he’s ready for Ferrari when Lewis Hamilton is not at the team (29:00). How important is it for Daniel Ricciardo to have a solid performance in Australia (33:34). 

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On this episode of Nailing the Apex, Olli Bearman impressed in his first ever F1 race, driving the Ferrari to 7th place finish at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Tim and Adam breakdown why Bearmna needs to be in F1 in 2025 and not on the sidelines watching. Helmut Marko had a meeting with Red Bull Gmbh on Saturday and confirmed to news outlets that he will stay on at the team, but Christian Horners comments following the race, reiterating that nobody is above the team has Tim believing that this story is not over. A team that Tim and Adam thought was going to be a total mess this season has surprised them both, Tim walks back his statement on Haas that he picked to be the worst team on the grid this season scored their first championship point of the season on Saturday. Then Tim and Adam take your questions in The Debrief, and GridRival update.

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Nailing the Apex host Tim Hauraney is joined by Adam Wylde to answer listener questions while live on the SDPN YouTube channel.

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On this episode of Nailing the Apex, Adam Wylde and Tim Hauraney recap the first race of the 2024 F1 season (00:00), tensions rising within Red Bull (6:23), the relationship between Christian Horner and Jos Verstappen (9:38), the potential of Max Verstappen (15:12), the performance of McLaren and Ferrari (21:04), Yuki Tsunoda's controversial move (29:29), Lance Stroll's strong performance (36:10), and the struggles and resignation of the Alpine team (40:00).

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On this episode of Nailing the Apex, Adam Wylde and Tim Hauraney discuss the race week in Bahrain and the scheduling changes due to Ramadan (00:00), investigation into Christian Horner and the allegations against him (6:12), Red Bull's dominance and the speed of their car, as well as Checo Perez's comments about downplaying the car's performance (10:14), Max Verstappen's dominance (17:45), season predictions for top teams and bottom teams (24:52), predictions for the Bahrain Grand Prix (30:12), and overall excitement for the upcoming Formula 1 season (37:33).

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