Racing Forces

On this week’s episode of Engines, EVs, and Espresso, we’re back from our hiatus just in time to help you get through the F1 summer break with some extra does of chaos. We catch up on all of our coffee adventures from the past few weeks, Abby and Molly take us on a strategic breakdown into the big picture behind the leadership changes over at Alpine, and Abby and Allie talk all about the rationale behind Academy’s mid-season announcements and the impact on sponsorship of women in motorsport.

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On this week’s episode of Engines, EVs, and Espresso, it’s time for Racing Forces Founder and co-host Abby Rakshit to get the Q&A treatment as Allie asks her all about her background as an engineer and how her past adventures at the Indy 500 and her first job shaped her story as a Motorsport fan. We talk about how being a management consultant and a strategy expert today affects her experience of watching races and her take on where the future of motorsport content is going. 

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On this week’s episode of Engines, EVs, and Espresso, we’re celebrating International Women in Engineering Day 2023 and celebrating our team.
Allie takes the co-host chair for a Q&A session with our very own Molly Oxner. We dig into Molly’s motorsport origin story, learn how having an engineering background influences the way she watches a race, tackle the question of gatekeeping in motorsport fandom, and talk through some all-time favorite racing moments and characters.

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In this week’s episode of Engines, EVs, and Espresso, we talk about the new Dark Roast coffees we’re drinking, their characteristics, and what role natural oils play in coffee beans' texture, flavor, and shelf life. Allie gives us a view into her coffee adventures in Porto, and Molly gives a full debrief of her exciting escapades at the Chevrolet Detroit GP (including a ride that she took in an actual Indycar!). We end the episode by discussing the landmark deal on EV charging between Tesla and GM and Abby tells us how it will revolutionize the future of EV charging infrastructure in North America.

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This week we’re bringing you something a little different - the first in a series of minisodes rightfully named ‘3 Questions with Allie’. At the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix this past weekend, Allie managed to catch up with motorsport journalist Ed Spencer and chat about how he got into racing, what advice he has for new racing fans to absorb more of the sport, and his favorite historical anecdotes and stories from Spanish GP history.

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On this week’s episode of Engines, EVs, and Espresso, our favorite (and only) producer Allie talks mocktails while Abby teaches us the telltale signs of a bad cup of coffee.  Abby and Molly take us on a deep dive into all things Aston Martin and Honda, starting with an analysis of Aston Martin’s bumpy market history and recent return to glory in 2023. We also discuss their engine partnership with Honda coming in 2026 with the analysis of why we think Honda has decided to return to F1 so soon after their exit from the Red Bull racing partnership.

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On this week’s episode of Engines, EVs, and Espresso, we chat about tiramisu lattes and what’s making your daily cup of coffee more expensive. Abby and Molly and our producer Allie deep dive into Ferrari’s latest valuation and the fascinating story behind their recent rise to the top of the super-competitive luxury road car market, and talk through the incoming leadership changes at Formula E and how it may change the media reach and perception of the series.

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On this week’s episode of Engines, EVs, and Espresso, we make the case against Nespresso machines, Abby posits whether F1 is going down a path that is all too familiar in racing history in the US, and Molly educates us on the history of NASCAR and its complicated formats leading to the sport's current popularity curve.  Finally, we dissect some potential administrative drama unfolding at the Alpine F1 Racing team.

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We made it to ten FULL episodes. Thank you for tuning in for the last few months, and the support means as much as our morning cup of coffee. You know how we feel about that.

On this week’s episode of Engines, EVs, and Espresso, Abby teaches us all about the surprisingly high caffeine levels of a certain type of coffee tree species; Allie shares her new favorite coffee cocktail and recaps her experience meeting Alex Albon (a new fan of the pod?) at the Williams Racing pop up at the F1 Miami Grand Prix, and Molly and Abby deep dive on their lament about Ferrari’s upgrades and their trepidations about the rest of season.

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On this week’s episode of Engines, EVs, and Espresso - we discuss Molly's drink ideas and Abby's recent espresso overdose and tasting adventures. Abby and Molly take us through the news of a potential IndyCar sale and discuss the sporting extravaganza that is Indy 500 and the month of May. Molly ends up giving us a lesson on music theory and analyzing a certain Monegasque F1 driver’s most recent artistic endeavor. 

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