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By The Ringer
4.3
616616 ratings
The podcast currently has 226 episodes available.
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Meg and Spanners break down a chaotic and surprisingly thrilling 2026 Dutch Grand Prix, where Lando Norris claimed his second straight victory as McLaren mastered the strategy and Mercedes sparked controversy with its late team orders. They also dissect Ferrari’s communication failures, Max Verstappen’s massive home-race crash, Aston Martin’s modest progress, and the latest driver-market developments—including Verstappen’s new Red Bull deal through 2030. (00:00) Intro (04:42) Lando does it again! (14:15) Merciless Mercedes on the radio (23:55) Ferrari vs. itself (37:55) The big Max crash (49:56) A bit of Aston messiness (64:06) Max re-signs to Red Bull (71:36) What to watch for in the driver market Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At Formula One’s summer break, Meg, Spanners, Chris Medland, and Nate Saunders revisit their preseason driver points draft, defend their questionable picks, and assess the season’s biggest surprises—including Mercedes’s strength, Kimi Antonelli’s emergence, and five different winners in five races. They also debate Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s recovery prospects, Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s execution, Aston Martin’s disastrous campaign, McLaren’s growing momentum, and whether Cadillac deserves more patience in its debut season. (00:00) Intro (06:18) The driver points draft standings (21:47) Can Max close the gap? (31:52) Drivers' Championship standings (41:51) The Aston of it all (54:38) McLaren turning it around? (62:22) Fishing for positives with Cadillac Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready Guests: Chris Medland and Nate Saunders Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meg and Spanners get together to analyze and debate some of the biggest headlines buzzing around the F1 media sphere as we head into the last half of the season. They break down the Drivers' Championship standings, preview the Spanish Grand Prix, and much more. (00:00) Intro (1:54) Who actually has a chance in the Drivers' Championship? (24:34) The end of F1’s “silly season” (32:37) Spanish Grand Prix preview (28:42) Carlos Sainz and Team Williams shell shock (48:17) F1 returns to the Sepang International Circuit (52:53) Where will the season actually end? (59:08) Max Verstappen’s recent errors and Team Red Bull Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready Producer: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meg and Spanners preview Formula 1’s first Spanish Grand Prix at Madrid’s new Madring circuit, examining its tight 22-turn layout, extreme banking and alarming potential for chaos after an F3 test produced 19 red flags. They also unpack Ferrari’s escalating fallout from Monza, including Lewis Hamilton’s frustration with the team, Charles Leclerc’s fitness, and mounting pressure on Fred Vasseur. (00:00) Intro (03:21) Massive Ferarri fallout (23:09) What's up with Fred? (33:16) Isack will miss the Spanish GP (36:57) Romance corner with Meg and Spanners (42:04) Previewing the Spanish GP Hosts: Megan Schuster, Spanners Ready Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meg Schuster and Spanners break down the inaugural 2026 Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring, where Kimi Antonelli claimed the victory ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. They dive into the new circuit’s lack of overtaking, examine McLaren’s costly decision to pit Norris after the virtual safety car ended and Mercedes’s baffling strategy for George Russell, and debate whether Antonelli should have received a track-limits penalty that could have changed the result. (00:00) Intro (01:47) Well, that was boring (12:29) Exciting new strategies (24:02) What is going on with McLaren? (42:56) Some positives from Ferrari (53:55) Kimi's miraculous non-penalty Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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