Suzuka, it's one of those tracks that nearly everyone is head over heels with and one that McLaren certainly has a special history at. With a double podium last year, can the team repeat the trick this time round?

To answer that, Sam enlisted the help of FormulaNerds journalist Abby Bathurst and F1 content creator LawVS to discuss the team heading into this weekend's race.

There is also a chance to win a 2024 Lando Norris cap!

If you want to find more of Abby's work, follow her on Twitter at @AbbyBathurst while Lawrence can be found at a number of places here via this link.

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Well who saw that coming? David Sanchez has left his technical role at McLaren after just three months having waited three times that to join.

Sam brings you all the news before Adam Burns of the DNF1 podcast joins to dissect the departure.

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First podium of the year! An excellent race Down Under is reviewed by Sam and guests F1 journalist Rory Mitchell and host of the DNF1 podcast Adam Burns.

You can find Rory on Twitter at @RoryMitchell and Adam's podcast is @dnf1_official.

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Three Men at Work as the Pondering Papaya podcast returns to preview the #F1 #AustralianGP. Hometown hero #OscarPiastri was pessimistic about a podium while #LandoNorris’ new facial hair shows he means business.

Sam is joined by the Mirror’s F1 correspondent Dan Moxon and the Grid Gab’s Paul Landry to preview the action in Melbourne. ⁠You can find Dan’s work here⁠ and Paul can ⁠be found here⁠.

Have a question for the show? Email ⁠[email protected]⁠. You can also reach us on socials @ponderingpapaya on all the major platforms.

We're back for a race review of the #SaudiArabianGP where Oscar Piastri shined to finish fourth. Joining Sam to discuss the race is F1 content creator Sarah McKenzie-Foley and F1 journalist Alex Harrington.

⁠You can find Sarah's work here⁠ and Alex is on social media here.

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#McLaren #F1 #OscarPiastri #LandoNorris

As #F1 returns for the #SaudiArabianGP, Sam was joined by DNF1 host Adam Burns and FormulaNerds writer James Phillips to preview the action.

Away from #McLaren, the team also discuss the mess going on at Alpine and how the FIA president could have burnt his last bridge.

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In a special episode of the Pondering Papaya podcast, we heard from McLaren’s F1 Academy driver Bianca Bustamante. Bianca speaks about her first few months at McLaren and also how her pre-season has gone ahead of the second ever F1 Academy campaign.

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The first Formula 1 race of the 2024 season is in the books and did #McLaren do better than we all expected? To answer that question, Sam was joined by the Independent’s #F1 correspondent Kieran Jackson (@kieranrjackson) and FormulaNerds editor Samuel Coop (@SamuelTCoop) to discuss the race and what this could mean for the season ahead.

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Pre-season for the #F1 2024 season is in the books but it was not all smooth sailing for #McLaren.

Sam is joined by F1 content creators Sarah McKenzie and LastLapLucy to pick the bones of McLaren's running as well as ponder what the season has in store for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

You can find Sarah's work here and Lucy can be found @LastLapLucy on social media.

Have a question for the show? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also reach us on socials @ponderingpapaya on all the major platforms.

McLaren are the kings of the pit stop and currently hold the world record for the quickest stop in #F1 history.

To find out how they achieved the 1.8-second stop, Sam spoke to Pit Stop Performance Lead Sergio Stelitano on what he trained the crew to do and why he thinks the record can still be beaten.

Have a question for the show? Email ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠. You can also reach us on socials @ponderingpapaya on all the major platforms.