It was back to reality with a Red Bull 1-2 finish in the #JapaneseGP. We unpack how the top teams fared this weekend in Suzuka, we dip into how the teams are separating themselves after 4 races, and plenty of banter about our favorite moments in the race

No 3-pointers connected this week, but otherwise some solid picks as John retakes the overall lead.

Current Top 5 / Bottom 5 points standings are:

John - 54 points

Tom - 53 points

Brady - 52 points

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One last question: if you had to choose - Creed or Nickelback?

It's #F1 race week! Suzuka always hypes us up to be a fantastic event and we all love the track layout. Will Red Bull be back on top this week? Can Yuki deliver in his home race? All of these topics plus we submit our top 5 / bottom 5 and 3-point shots for the #JapaneseGP.

We start by taking a quick history field trip in a "this week in F1 history" segment where we spend a few minutes educating ourselves about the Brazilian GP from April 6, 2003 and sprinkle in some cultural references from back in those days.

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CHAOS! Max Verstappen retires on lap 3 and the dominoes continue to fall. Be glad we stayed up late and watched the best race of 2024 so far. Carlos Sainz pulls off a post-surgery victory and Tom compares him to being the "Eli Manning to Verstappen's Tom Brady." Lots to discuss about the late Russell crash and Alonso penalty that could have been much more disastrous without the red flag - Formula 1 got lucky. The #F1 #AusGP did not disappoint as we saw that Ferrari and possibly McLaren have some fighting spirit in their cars while Sergio Perez could not get his Red Bull near the podium for a third straight time to start the season. Add in the Mercedes double DNF and Yuki scoring his first points of the season made it a great time staying awake into the wee hours of the morning.

We all hit on our 3-pointers this week. Tom = A new team scores their first points of the season (RB), John = Three or more DNF (Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell), Brady = One or more pit lane starts (Zhou).

Current Top 5 / Bottom 5 points standings are:

Tom - 39 points

John - 38 points

Brady - 38 points

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DISCLAIMER: We started this episode with a segment talking about our favorite movies from the 1990's - there is ZERO formula 1 content in that segment. We hope you enjoy listening and learning a bit more about us and our interests, but if you want to skip ahead for the first 19 minutes, we won't fault you.

In this episode we spin the F1 news wheel and talk about who is bringing upgrades this weekend, the silly season driver market for 2025, and a few other tidbits including Alpine's turdmobile. We wrap it up by making our predictions for top 5 / bottom 5 in Australia and our long-shot "3-pointers."

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If you sprinkle while you tinkle, be a sweetie and wipe the seatie - we kick off the episode with "Bidet Talk."

Another Red Bull 1-2, but last week's #F1 race in Jeddah definitely gave us more to talk about (even if there wasn't much more "action"). Alpine is still trash, Lance Stroll discovered his old self again, and Kevin Magnussen did his best Esteban Ocon impression by racking up 20 seconds of penalties, but the wowed us with a brilliant drive to score Haas their first #Formula1 championship point of 2024. 

Current predictions points standings are:

John - 25 points

Tom - 24 points

Brady - 22 points

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As Max cruised to victory, we were distracted with the lackluster performance of Alpine, the post-race battle of Tsunoda/Ricciardo, and John's apologetic feelings towards Lance Stroll. The cold open discusses the use (or lack thereof) of pneumatic tools in everyday life, plus later in the episode we are paid a visit by our Ferrari insider Anthony Maranello AKA Tifosi Tony to find out what happened with Leclerc's brakes locking up all over the track. 

Our season predictions started out strong with John taking the lead thanks to his Sainz podium 3-pointer. Current standings are:

John - 15 points

Tom - 14 points

Brady - 12 points

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We all consumed some Drive to Survive episodes over the weekend, so *SPOILER ALERT* we are discussing some of our favorite moments from the first few episodes of season 6. A little review on preseason testing and our Bahrain GP predictions. We also sprinkle in some talk about chili recipes, British/French pronunciation, and F1 drivers' heights that will hopefully have you chuckling at our stupidity.

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Whoa, Nelly, this episode is filled with lots of discussion and debate about the betting odds and season finishing totals for constructors and drivers. Our three self-proclaimed "experts" give reasoning and picks for each constructor's 2024 predicted season point totals come December, and each choose 5 drivers to pick if they will finish above or below the odds-makers' lines.

Constructor Over/Under Points:

Red Bull - 750 points

McLaren - 500 points

Mercedes - 475 points

Ferrari - 475 points

Aston Martin - 275 points

Alpine - 100 points

Stake - 75 points

VCARB - 50 points

Williams - 40 points

Haas - 10 points

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After a longer than anticipated hiatus, we are back! Catching up on our F1 (and non-F1) off-seasons, we welcome Brady to the show as a permanent member. In this episode, (besides covering major issues like farting in an elevator) we dive into our take on the Andretti rejection, team names and sponsor changes, car launches and whether or not they do anything for us, and of course the bombshell move of Hamilton to Ferrari in 2025.

With testing next week and the first race only 2 weeks away, our F1 pants are tingling and ready!

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Ho ho ho, SHW faithful! After an extensive delay and technical difficulties, part 3 of our season grades and review is ready for consumption. Spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day listening as Tom, John, and Brady discuss their top moments and bottom moments from the 2023 Formula 1 season. And prep yourself for more offseason content coming in the new year...