Welcome to the new year Midfielders!
  It's the offseason, so you know what that means, it's time to reach into our bag of friends and bring on the guests! Up first is our bud Marshall the Marshal! No seriously, it took Patrick a good bit to get his head around it too. It's his name, AND his job. Well, volunteer side gig, but still super-cool nonetheless!

As always with a first guest, we get the history. The origin story of our new friend's race fandom. From an early age, Marshall's been clued in; to the ins and outs of the ins and outs on the track. Over 365 days in his Marshaling logbook, he gives us lowdown on what's a good/bad day for a track marshal, some of his favorite racing memories, and what it takes to BE a track marshal.

Where do we even find such cool guests? On threads of course! @midfieldpod is always active on all our social media accounts, as well as much post-race discourse and discussions with people like Marshall, and many others! Join us and @dblwavedyellow and share your thoughts and opinions now!

We had a great time meeting Marshall, and look forward to tapping his knowledge-keg when we need rule/FIA clarifications. If you're interested in learning how YOU can become a Marshall, click the link below and it will take you to the information Marshall discussed in the episode. The sport is in dire need of young race fans, who want to do a little work, and get to see some awesome racing in the process. You too can help keep racing fun and alive from the ground floor on up!

Thanks again for listening and be sure to stay tuned in during the offseason, as we'll be bringing you more fun and interesting guests as often as we can! As always, race hard and keep it clean!

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Happy New Year Midfielders!
 Our bellies and calendars have been sated, and it's time to get back to work. We clear the board and are getting back into things by giving EACH team a New Year's resolution. That's right, there's no side-bar, cause there's technically no midfield at the moment. Settle in with that last bit of leftover nog in the bowl and let's break down what the teams need to do in 2025.

  8:20 - Finishing off the teams we don't normally talk about. Feels kinda good, kinda naughty! Be nice, make decisions, pick a driver, we've got a laundry list of resolutions ready to rock for our '25 teams. Feel like we missed one? Don't just scream at us through your media player, head online and join the discussion @Midfieldpod on threads!

40:50 - 5 cars or less! We wrap up our resolutions for the drivers, and are expecting the teams to make good on them throughout the upcoming season. Dan's a dork, Patrick's a dork, everybody's a dork! Tune in to this segment for Dan singing! Such beaut.

53:10 - New Seggy! In case The Midfield wasn't safe-enough of a place, Dan's opening up a bit for free-ranting! What's Grinding Dan's Gears this week? Cranial safety, at least that's what Patty took away from it..

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Patrick and Dan sit down and watch the 2021 Brazil Grand Prix and invite you to join the Watch Party! 

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  Hey you Midfielders!

What're you doing listening to this episode for?! Go and WATCH these two handsome gents reveal the awards for the most Mid-Tastic season ever, LIVE on Patreon! Well not live, but in video, in person! We even dressed up to bring you the dressings down of 2024! Be sure to go and SEE all the awesome Midfield action, Links below!!!

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The Wrap up! 
  Hey there Midfielders! The final race of the season! The champions have been chosen, on (and off) the grid! Like Williams, we're amazed we've made it this far, and are thankful for a spell of some off season shenanigans. But before we pop the champaign and crown the victors, it's time for one last rundown from the top-down!

26:30 - We took down the first half of the grid. Ferrari, George, and a little bit of true midfield splashed throughout. Now to the Astons. A real off-year for our color-sake team. We had dreams of Fernando-plums dancing through our heads, for our P10 pick this week, and he put in a solid job taking P9. Lance though...

29:00 - We didn't forget, YOU almost forgot, we said something nice about Lance YET AGAIN. Say whatever you will, we probably said more nice things about Lance Stroll than any other pundits in 2024. #winning. We talk Frenchies, we talk GM and Cadillac, we get into all the gravy. Haas, Haas is the gravy.

53:45 - VCARB. Perhaps not the right choice to close out the final race weekend, but hey, we went there. Patty's got his noises back! (Heads up for the impact drill SFX...) We're a lil spent after a long season of being so superiorly mediocre, and are looking forward to the off season as much as Ocon.

Thank you Midfielders, for staying with us for a WHOLE SEASON of midfield action! It's been fun bringing you the action that's less talked about, and mostly speculatory. We love you, and make sure to tune in next week for the Middie Awards!!!

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  Heyo Midfielders! We're back with another great-tastic episode. As usual we're raw-doggin' something right off the bat, so let's delve on in there with a run down from the top down!

24:20 - We bounced around a bit, from secondary driver's not getting much of a look, to the stewards, to oh boy look at that. We're already at Aston Martin. The fellas find it in themselves to Say Something Nice.

26:15 - Whew, glad that's outta the way. Now back to our guilty pleasure. The L-Pines! Pierre's a-rockin' and Este's already at Haas. Normally we're not big on the Frenchmen, but when we get one to lock down first DNF, we can't get enough. Bad Boy to come! And then Pmag... 
 
38:35 - VCARB. Rough weekend all around. We do a quick round of "Can You Imagine?". It's tough, tough to imagine, struggling this much when they looked so promising after canning the American.

42:00 - Another round of "Can You Imagine?"! What a treat. We dip into Walliams like they dip into, you know what, it's not even fun anymore, it's just sad... Dan gives us a quick sneak peek at what we can expect for Abu Dhabi.

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Welcome back Midfielders!
  If anybody hit it big in Vegas last weekend it's your favorite mid-tier podcast boys! We dive right into things with some possibly popping headlines. We then start the usual top-down breakdown of each team's performance. Checo puts The Midfield Podcast back in the lead for the P10 Challenge. Feather's and parts fly, boots get squishy, it's a right good time!

23:10 - So Midfield he gets his own transition! It's our favorite Mexican Midfielder, Sergio Perez. Our P10 winner, AND the man who placed The Midfield Podcast BACK on top of the P10 Challenge leaderboard. Dan had the feelin', the ju-ju in his bones, as we continue our march toward mediocre excellence.

35:50 - We do the thing! It's everybody's favorite thing! It's that thing where we Say Something Nice! We toss around a few hypothetical new career choices for our favorite Canadian boy. Dan keeps us all juicy, juiced up, if you will, with his breakdown of the Haas performance.

47:35 - L-Pine does L-Pine stuff, yada yada. We get into VCARB who's got their elbows out against Haas for the place that the Frenchies stole in Brazil. Who will get the points in the remaining races? Not L-Pine, or WALLiams, that's all we're trying to say here... We do a lil' Grand Prix-view, as we look forward to Qatar and throw down a couple BOLDIES. Gonna get toasty!

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  Welcome back Midfielders! We are a few days from lights-out in Lost Wages. Will it be as unpredictable and chaotic as last year, or have we ironed out a few wrinkles in the procedures? Dan and Patrick have a few fun games for each other, as we get to know some of the new drivers joining next year's grid. Buckle up buttercup! Hold on to your hat! Don't count your chickens, is that toast?

 18:50 - Another game?! Have we lost our minds?! Likely, but it's an oldie and a goodie. So good, it doesn't have a name yet. It sort of Pops, maybe. We break down the latest headlines in the world of F1. So Midfield, so demure.

30:40 - The boys get into what lies ahead in Nevada, by looking back to last years fiasco. With the midfield getting some solid action and placing high in last year's race, will we have the same high-speed, tire-melting craziness as before? The Pirelli Track Preview has the track heating up as much as our shorts.

We make a few boldies and wrap up the show before a long weekend destined for naps. Thanks again for tuning in, and be sure to follow us on socials and check out our P10 challenge videos and bonus content on Patreon. Links below!

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Welcome back Midfielders!
We made it happen! The Williams of podcasting scrapes together another bye-week episode, battling illness and scheduling combined, and this one's a still banger folks. Patty shows his 2025 driver lineup knowledge, and someone earns the dreaded "double-ding"! Buckle-up buckeroos!

2:40 - Dan gets down with Georgie Porgie on the latest statement from the Grand Prix Drivers Association, and boy is it a zinger. We need to use our nice words, on both sides of the argument. Hints of FIFA, and that's above our pay grade for sure. Tip of the cap to Brundle and Al Michaels, no notes!

22:10 - Next year's driver lineup! We start it off easy with Patty's favorite red cars, but how will he fare as we make our way down the grid? Will he remember his notes from the Schlough Sheet? Have several weeks of Questionable Trivia boosted his knowledge? Place your bets now!

45:38 - We start our deep dive on our newbies to the grid. Dan gives us some background info on our boy Franco. Dan provides some sources for his facts and we discuss eligibility 

54:16 - Time to give you a tasty piece on one of our favorite CURRENT newbies, Lance Bass Pro Shops! Stickin' to his VCARB seat for next year, will he continue to push the conversation for the blue cars' no.2 seat? We divvy up the workload for next week's dives.

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Welcome back Midfielders!
  Whew! What a wet 'n wild weekend it was. We get right into the action talking nerds and water displacement, wow wow wee-wow! Dan's got some two truths and a lie for each of the teams down the grid for Patty to sleuth out. Faaantastic!

13:35 - The Mercs! For a team that usually does just fine in the rain, (friggen Brit drivers) they only pull a 4-10. Porgie had a good shot early, but like our papaya boy, didn't quite get the strat right. Louie got to have some fun in Senna's car, and that's probably the only fun he had in a car all weekend as his Mercedes beat the tar out of him, pretty much all weekend.

17:34 - Two truths and a who gives a S#%@, it's Aston Martin! A give up before the race, and a real "tough guy" radio call from the other. We argue semantics, and manage to squeeze in Something Nice. Will these guys be able to hold the lead they built over the rest of the Kirkland band midfield with their recent downturn in performance? We're not gonna talk about that, moving on!

34:50 - VCARB! I said VCARB Patty pay attention! A good weekend from these midfielders. Lawson was our guy for the P10 challenge and good ol' LBPS done us good! Atta boy Earl! Ollie Bearman does his due diligence in a Haas and picks up 2 penalty points. Can't wait to see his new Bad Boyz tattoo!

44:35 - Williams! These guys do more rebuilds than the Jacksonville Jaguars. Arguably the most expensive team on the grid this season, but hey it's quantity over quality here. Another huge bummer for one of our favorite teams, hopefully they'll patch some things together after a little break and put the goodfoot forward for the last few races.

55:35 - Race direction? Dan's got some notes... We talk consistency, conspiracy, and safety. How does one actually start a race in the rain when someone crashes on the formation lap? Throw a tin of Copenhagen off the bridge and see who jumps!

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