MONZA STRATEGY MADNESS! Ferrari pull the rug out from under McLaren's feet. In a race that looked like a slam dunk 1-2 finish for the papaya team, it was a surprise 1-stop victory at Monza for Charles Leclerc for the Tifosi. We take a deep dive into the drivers and constructors championships and also talk about some headlines and quotes from around the F1 news outlets. And of course, a tradition unlike any other, our 15 second race reviews. 

Predictions contest standings:

Tom Delicati: 213 points

Brady King: 210 points

John White: 209 points

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We definitely recorded this before the Sargeant news broke.

McLaren flex their muscles big-time at Max Verstappen's home GP. A tale of two constructors (Mercedes and Ferrari) with some role reversals this weekend. Plus some midfield grab-bag topics. And of course, a tradition unlike any other, our 15 second race reviews. Time to prepare for Monza! THE TEMPLE OF SPEED! LFG!

A new leader has emerged in our predictions contest:

Tom Delicati: 201 points

John White: 197 points

Brady King: 197 points

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Summer break was great. We unplugged, we watched the Olympics, and we are ready to get back to racing! Brady brings us up to speed on the technical regulations that were revised mid-season due to what he thinks was Red Bull bending the rules. Ferrari is bringing upgrades to Zandvoort but we aren't believers just yet. And Checo is going to be running old components in his RB20.

As always, we make our predictions for top 5 / bottom 5 and 3-pointers.

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Poor George executes a great one-stop strategy only to be told that his car was 1.5 kg under the weight limit. DISQUALIFIED! So instead of 43 points, Mercedes gets 25 in a weekend where they surprised everyone being the fastest car. No excessive whining from Max (or anyone), but we do discuss Red Bull and Checo's future. We also talk a bit about McLaren and how Lando is all of the sudden the anchor that's weighing this team down from great results. And of course, a tradition unlike any other, our 15 second race reviews. 

Our leaderboard has a 3-way tie now!

John White: 185 points

Brady King: 185 points

Tom Delicati: 185 points

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McLaren. Red Bull. Oscar gets his first Formula 1 Grand Prix win and THIS is how it ends? Poor guy should have had a better way to win his first race and the mishandling by McLaren, Lando, and even Oscar to an extent is bad optics all around. Then you add the whining and complaining from Max to Red Bull all day Sunday and this became an interesting drama-filled race, but NOT on-track. We spend time talking all of this and of course, a tradition unlike any other, our 15 second race reviews. Then we dive into the Belgian GP preview this weekend at Spa.

Still a tie atop the leaderboard:

John White: 171 points

Brady King: 171 points

Tom Delicati: 166 points

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Battling bronchitis, Tom powers through this episode. Ollie Bearman will drive for Haas in 2025, but who will be his teammate? We give our thoughts on the upgrades that are planned for Hungary and what the future may hold for a few other drivers still looking to make a move.

As always, we make our predictions for top 5 / bottom 5 and 3-pointers.

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The title says it all. This was hands-down the best race of the 2024 season so far. We congratulate Lewis on his GP win, we talk McLaren, Ferrari, and Aston Martin, we give our thoughts on the F1 movie trailer/teaser, and of course, a tradition unlike any other, our 15 second race reviews.

And now there is a tie atop the leaderboard:

John White: 155 points

Brady King: 155 points

Tom Delicati: 149 points

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Tom takes us through his emotional roller coaster of the Max Verstappen and Lando Norris late race battle, we discuss the mega weekends for Mercedes and Haas as well as a little Sergio Perez debate. Stick around until the end when we taste test the 3 patriotic limited time mountain dew flavors and give our review. We also make our picks for Silverstone.

John is still holding the lead:

John White: 145 points

Brady King: 142 points

Tom Delicati: 139 points

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Warning: This is a wheels-off episode where Tom recorded from an echo chamber hotel room in Cancun. Not great sound quality and we recorded some segments out of order so the editing might make it sound a bit disjointed. However, we did our best (worst) to break down our key points from the Spanish GP this past weekend and get you prepped for Austria. We also completely neglected a recap of our top 5 / bottom 5 from last week but posted the current standings below.

After 10 races, John is still holding the lead:

John White: 133 points

Brady King: 130 points

Tom Delicati: 127 points

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Who else is excited for THREE CONSECUTIVE race weekends?! LFG! More speculation about Adrian Newey's future is unfolding, Alpine might become a customer team, and Spain will be seeing a few top teams bringing upgrades. PLUS, we give some team evaluations after 9 races - have they been below, met, or exceeded our expectations so far? All of this and more in this week's SHW podcast episode. Feed some #F1 directly into my veins!

As always, we make our predictions for top 5 / bottom 5. 

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