Kimi Antonelli is leading the driver’s championship. That's right, the 19-year old Italian is making his country (and his team) proud! Not only that, the Japanese Grand Prix also gave us Oscar Piastri’s first race start of the season (Spoiler Alert: It's a podium finish too!).

Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we discuss all the off-track news you might have missed - race cancellations, Adrian Newey and Johnathan Wheatley controversy, and changes to qualifying regulations. We’ll dissect the race itself and dive into Mercedes’ comeback (can you call it a comeback if they started on pole and fluffed the start?), as well as our rising stress levels from Ferrari, and seeing the unfortunate effect of this new energy-harvesting mode in the form of Ollie Bearman’s crash.

Join our Fantasy League:

https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07

League Code: P3LXFCDFK07

Have thoughts to share? Find us on:

Instagram: @brakedownpod

Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod

Email: [email protected]

See you next race!

xx

Dani and Lucy

Sound Courtesy of

music by audionautix.com

F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm sorry, but SEVEN DNS/DNF’s*?!?!? It's a good thing we have an extra team on the grid this year or the remaining drivers might have started feeling lonely.

As the true enemy of the season reveals itself (*cough cough* reliability), the Chinese Grand Prix saw some history-making results for Mercedes, some long-awaited rays of hope for the team in Rosso Corsa, and some unfamiliar heartbreak for fans in Papaya. Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we discuss Antonelli’s first win, Hamilton and Leclerc finally getting to stretch their racing legs, and McLaren… absolutely losing the plot :( 

*DNS: Did Not Start (driver did not start the race)

*DNF: Did Not Finish (driver did not finish all laps of the race)

Join our Fantasy League:

https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07

League Code: P3LXFCDFK07

Have thoughts to share? Find us on:

Instagram: @brakedownpod

Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod

Email: [email protected]

See you next race!

xx

Dani and Lucy

Sound Courtesy of

music by audionautix.com

F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Number of kangaroos seen during the race: 0. Number of Oscar Piastris seen during the race: 0.

That's right, the Australian Grand Prix saw its only home-race driver crash out before things even got started. We also saw a refreshed Mercedes team, who clearly aced these new regulations, if a front-row lockout and 1-2 finish are any indication. Speaking of regulations, this was also our first look at the kind of racing we can expect to see over the next five years. With boost, overtake, and battery management all major talking points for the season, Join us as we chat all this and more on this episode of The Brakedown!

Join our Fantasy League (a week late because technical difficulties OOPS):

https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07

League Code: P3LXFCDFK07

Have thoughts to share? Find us on:

Instagram: @brakedownpod

Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod

Email: [email protected]

See you next race!

xx

Dani and Lucy

Sound Courtesy of

music by audionautix.com

F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liveries, testing, and Drive to Survive - Formula 1 is back in town, folks! Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we review the latest DtS season and join in on the pre-season speculation. We’ll go over our Better/Worse/Same team predictions, discuss the merits of Netflix's behind-the-scenes content, and of course do a quick-fire review of this year’s liveries.

Keep an eye out on socials for our F1 Fantasy League, launching in time for the Australian Grand Prix! (I'm determined not to come in last this time! ~Lucy)

Have thoughts to share? Find us on:

Instagram: @brakedownpod

Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod

Email: [email protected]

See you next race!

xx

Dani and Lucy

Sound Courtesy of

music by audionautix.com

F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

or the final time in 2025, welcome back to The Brakedown. Driver swaps, favourite racetracks, and a look ahead to 2026, join us on the final episode of the year, join us as we review our highs and lows of the season, as well as take a quick peak at how our season predictions turned out. 

Have thoughts to share? Find us on socials:

Instagram: @brakedownpod

Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod

Email: [email protected]

See you next year!

xx

Dani and Lucy

Sound Courtesy of

music by audionautix.com

F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yabba dabba doo, Abu Dhabi’s done! Tires grained, tears fell, and cars raced in this final race of the F1 2025 Season. Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we discuss the turn of fortune for the best-of-the-rest in the constructors championship, dissect the stunning on-track overtakes by both McLaren drivers, and of course, celebrate the crowning of a new World Driver's Champion. 

Congrats to all of you in our F1 fantasy league for beating ⅔ of my teams 😭 (~Lucy). Take a look at your final standings now that the points have been tallied:

https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P2T9BCKY606

Have thoughts to share? Find us on socials:

Instagram: @brakedownpod

Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod

Email: [email protected]

See you next week for our final episode of the year: a season review!

xx

Dani and Lucy

Sound Courtesy of

music by audionautix.com

F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy, heartbreak, and chaos seem to be the only true constants in Formula One. Even with a rough strategy call for McLaren, an inevitably incredible drive from Max Verstappen, and a surprise Williams podium, it’s the impact on the championship standings that we’ll be remembering most from this year's Qatar Grand Prix. Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we discuss all of the above as well as the potentially conniving plans of Aston Martin for the years to come. 

Join our F1 Fantasy league!

P2T9BCKY606

https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P2T9BCKY606

Have thoughts to share? Find us on socials:

Instagram: @brakedownpod

Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod

Email: [email protected]

See you next race!

xx

Dani and Lucy

Sound Courtesy of

music by audionautix.com

F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Las Vegas delivered surprises aplenty - before, during, and after the race (sobs in McLaren fan). In a truly stunning display of skill and reversal of luck, Max Verstappen is once again in the running for the driver’s championship in 2025. Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we discuss potential changes in 2026, the surprise DQ’s that reversed our championship expectations, and of course the chaos we’ve come to associate with the first few laps of racing in Vegas. 

Join our F1 Fantasy league!

P2T9BCKY606

https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P2T9BCKY606

Have thoughts to share? Find us on socials:

Instagram: @brakedownpod

Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod

Email: [email protected]

See you next race!

xx

Dani and Lucy

Sound Courtesy of

music by audionautix.com

F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With DNFs and surprising finishes all around, Brazil showed up and showed out. Join us on this week's episode of The Brakedown as we chat Lando’s increased championship lead, Max’s miracle drive to the podium, and our unlucky drivers who made friends with the wall. 

Join our F1 Fantasy league!

P2T9BCKY606

https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P2T9BCKY606

Have thoughts to share? Find us on socials:

Instagram: @brakedownpod

Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod

Email: [email protected]

See you next race!

xx

Dani and Lucy

Sound Courtesy of

music by audionautix.com

F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re baaa-aaaack! That's right, after two races away, we're back at the studio (aka our kitchen table) to bring you the highs and lows of the last month in F1, paired of course with a recap of the Mexico Grand Prix! 

Join us on this week’s episode as we discuss the off-track adventures in turn one, the flip in the championship lead, and the epic last-lap battles for 2nd and 4th place. 

Join our F1 Fantasy league!

P2T9BCKY606

https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P2T9BCKY606

Have thoughts to share? Find us on socials:

Instagram: @brakedownpod

Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod

Email: [email protected]

See you next race!

xx

Dani and Lucy

Sound Courtesy of

music by audionautix.com

F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.