The Orange Flag Podcast

Was Le Mans one of the best ever, or has the racing become so sanitized that it was simply underwhelming? Matt Campbell was confirmed in Ford’s Hypercar program for 2027. And somehow Nicole had FOMO at missing one of Kévin Estre’s races.

It’s Le Mans week! We’ve only been waiting a whole year for this. And according to Kévin Estre, a car has wheels and a steering wheel (Thanks Tereza Černá from MotorsportWeek for the quote) In addition to previewing the race, we finally get to discussing the 2030 regs and what they mean for the sport.

Nicole went to Detroit and finally sort of got coffee with Kevin. Or at least they were both at the same coffee shop, as you might have seen from Larry. Reactions to the race, the crashes and the fact that BOP might just be broken. And lots of coffee talk.

Is Porsche coming back to WEC and how does that impact the current team? Felix Rosenqvist won the Indy 500. And we remember NASCAR legend Kyle Busch.

We were not at the Nürburgring but we were online for it. And we saw a lot of questionable stuff. But not from Verstappen fans, from weird gatekeeper sportscar fans. We really all need to take a step back and be honest with ourselves about this situation.

Auston went to GT World Challenge America at Sebring. The liveries were great, the food was ok, there was no water, and Tom Sargent got a class win!

Porsche: Taste The Rainbow, or something? Nicole went to Laguna Seca, gave out Skittles, asked about roller coasters, and held a winners trophy. All the stories from the weekend are here!

The sportscar silly season started really early this year. Alpine and Acura are out, all of Porsche might be leaving for other teams, Nyck DeVries is definitely going to McLaren. Oh and Chili’s won NASCAR.

Nicole went to the Long Beach GP for IMSA and IndyCar and came back with a sunburn, a lot of stories, and a champagne soaked podium hat from Kévin Estre. 

Sportscar season really is back in full swing, so the topics range from Long Beach, to Carrera Cup France, to ELMS, to NLS, to GTWC (Europe and Asia), and even Le Mans. But you should probably expect that from us by this point.