T F1 Podcast

Here we are in the offseason. This episode recaps last season 2024. All the interesting things we witnessed, the highs and lows. I also cover the two biggest news items of the week with Calopinto heading to Alpine, and Andy Cowell named CEO of Aston Martin F1 team.

We have reached the end of a great season with Norris and Mclaren securing a thrilling constructors Championship after 26 long years. Ferrari gave it a great try with an amazing race from Charles jumping from 19th to the podium! Lewis ends an amazing legendary relationship with Merc where he secured 6 championships countless poles ! Hamilton had a fantastic race and strong finish for Merc from 18th to 4th !! We also await of Sergio`s fate after a really bad season from him !

Vegas produced another fantastic race weekend that ended up crowning Max with a 4th Championship ! But it was also a Mercedes domination weekend. From the first practice the Merc car was the class off the field topping all the time sheets and also securing pole with Russell. In the race Russell drove a fantastic race but he wasn't the only one, Hamilton drove a fantastic race from 10th to 2 passing a lot of cars, and further underlying the pace. Norris and Mclaren had a bad weekend, with Max passing Norris to secure his championship. Ferrari was able to secure a podium, but there was heavy tension between lecrec and Sainz because of team order instructions.

An absolute drive of a champion from Max to start from 17th in rainy wet condition to power himself to the top podium position! He absolutely solidified his strong hold on the Championship after thus Sunday ! It was the exact opposite for Norris who finished a disappointing 6th. A fantastic effort from Alpine and their drivers to finish 2nd and 3rd in podium positions after very strong drives, and great strategy! Also a notable mention of Russell to power the Merc to a podium start on Quali, and who could have finished on the podium on Sunday!

An exciting Mexican GP that saw a lot of passes, and strong drive from Sainz and Ferrari underlying they have the fastest car out there currently. Max and Norris had two tough battles on the track, and Max received two different penalties for 20 Secs. Norris got a strong 2nd place to gain 10 pts on Max. There were very questionable aggressive moves from Max that could have taken out both drivers out. Mercedes had a strong recovery drive to round up 4th and 5th. Magnussen in the Haas also had a very strong weekend.

A titanic battle between Norris and Max gave Ferrari and Charles including Sainz to have a brilliant weekend in America !! The aggressive start by Max pushing Norris off track not being called, to then have a later very close battle to result in a 5 sec penalty for Norris has been the talk and controversial decision from the stewards and the FIA.

An outstanding and thrilling race from Piastri of Mclaren who dueled with Baku qualifying King Charles who qualified on pole yet again for the 4th time in Baku ! It was heartbreak for Charles who yet again couldn't get on the top step after a brilliant Quali ! Norris also had a strong recovery drove from 15th to 4th to close the points gap to Max, but also providing Mclaren with the lead in Constructors for the 1st time in a long time. Disaster happened on lap 49 for Perez, who was having a really strong weekend up to that point in the struggling RB car and Sainz who collided and ended both their weekends with zero points!!

In one of the most seismic technical movements we have seen in F1 history, Billionaire owner of Aston Martin Lawrence Stroll has pulled a major coup in landing Adrian Newey ! Newey who has built cars that have won 12 Constructor championships will now for the 1st time ever will not only lead the technical team, but will also be a shareholder, and make all the technical decisions for the team. This episode dives into the how, and why this happened!