Strap a gigantic camera to your head, because you're going to want to capture the start of the 2017 Silly Season. Drivers, teams, and engines fly all over the place ahead of the hot, sticky, safety car-filled nights in Singapore.
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  Murray Walker choking up at Damon Hill's championship win and proving he can make anything exciting (thanks Ben!)
 Ayrton Senna demonstrates one must have proper footwear to master the heel-and-toe technique (thanks David!)
 Jackie Stewart, videonaut (thanks Jon!)
 
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23 - Singapore GP Prerace 2017

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We bring you all 73 sessions of racing this weekend, along with a points revamp, wheel nut talk, and the Marshall Plan.

SHOW NOTES

Chinese fans’ safety vest bit is fantastic (thanks to Jerseymackem on Discord!)


Cooldown room reaction to the SC incident

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266 - Chinese GP 2024

Will Alonso stay with Aston Martin until 2040? Will Alpine get sold? Will the Shanghai track surface be like greased ice? Who can say?

SHOW NOTES

The King of the Baggers bikes look nuts

Is the Paddock Pass Podcast the Shift+F1 of motorcycles?


Adrian Newey isn’t so sure about the 2026 regulations

The MotoGP battle of Catalunya 2009 feat. Moby



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265 - Chinese GP Prerace 2024

Japan throws us a “classic” race while a throwback driver contemplates throwing in with the other bloody youngsters.

SHOW NOTES

A Japanese fan demonstrating respect for all drivers


BOT’s amazing Australian Uber commercial


Autosport’s article about active aerodynamics concerns



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264 - Japanese GP 2024

For its next trick, Liberty Media will attempt to make another racing series popular in America, using only two wheels!
SHOW NOTES

NASCAR raced at Suzuka in 1996 and 1997


Please, this video of Pastor Maldonado on the Williams YouTube channel has only 300 views


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263 - Japanese GP Prerace 2024

We’ve all left the handbrake on, but rarely does it result in an interesting Formula 1 race.
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The Race article about Williams’ spreadsheet woes


The High Performance Podcast ft. James Vowels (there’s one with ALB too)

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23 - Singapore GP Prerace 2017

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