Meg and Spanners are back to break down the final race of the 2024 season! First, they discuss Max's penalty in lap one (02:37) and who may be in the 2025 Red Bull seat (09:37). They applaud Leclerc and Hamilton's race performance and discuss Hamilton's last race with Mercedes (16:49). Then, they share updates on the feud between George Russell and Max Verstappen, including the driver dinner before the last race (37:39). Finally, they review the drivers and constructors standings (51:27).

Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready

Producer: Olivia Crerie

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Meg and Spanners are back to break down the Qatar Grand Prix! First, they discuss the chaos caused by Albon’s mirror flying off his car (03:00) before getting into Lewis Hamilton’s race week (18:18). They share updates on Ocon’s last race with Alpine (21:33), Zhou Ganyu’s first Driver of the Day (24:21), and the race for 6th place between Haas and Alpine (27:48). They talk about what they will be looking out for at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (33:15), and finally, they discuss the announcement of the new F1 race team, Cadillac F1 (47:37).

Hosts: Meg Schuster and Spanners Ready

Producer: Olivia Crerie

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Meg is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm of The Race to break down the news that General Motors–Cadillac will be joining the grid in 2026. They discuss what factors contributed to a deal, how General Motors and F1 will benefit from each other, and where this leaves Michael Andretti.

Then, they predict what a General Motors–Cadillac team might look like while discussing the mock-up that was released and talk through expectations for the newest American team.

Host: Megan Schuster

Guest: Scott Mitchell-Malm

Producer: Erika Cervantes

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Meg and Spanners are back to talk about the Las Vegas Grand Prix! First, they discuss another win for Verstappen, who secured his fourth straight championship, (04:40) before grieving Norris and McLaren’s loss (10:44). Next, they talk about Russell’s celebration and Mercedes’s impressive performance in the bad weather (25:30) and the Ferrari drama that was revealed on Leclerc’s radio (31:18). They discuss a bad weekend for Williams and Colapinto and Rui Marques’s first weekend as race director (45:06). Finally, they talk about the Las Vegas track and race week (48:51), and Spanners and Meg place a bet on the sixth-place spot for the Constructors' Championship (53:02).

Hosts: Meg Schuster and Spanners Ready

Producer: Olivia Crerie

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Meg and Spanners are back from a short break to prepare for the Las Vegas Grand Prix! First, they discuss what to expect from the second race in Las Vegas after some trial and error last year (01:50). Then, they break down the fight for the driver’s championship between Verstappen and Norris (12:54) before getting into Checo’s future with Red Bull and his potential replacements (25:01). They share their thoughts on the new race director (35:16) and get excited for some new liveries (49:57). Finally, they break down what the rest of the season will look like (59:09).

Hosts: Meg Schuster and Spanners Ready

Producer: Olivia Crerie

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Meg and Spanners are back to discuss the Brazilian Grand Prix, starting with Verstappen’s exceptional performance in all of the various weather conditions (06:21). They break down the aborted start at the beginning of the race (24:55) in addition to the many infringements and penalties the stewards have to review (30:09). Next, they celebrate a huge race week for Alpine, finishing second and third (35:05) and discuss Tsunoda’s performance with RB (43:31). Finally, they share their thoughts on Formula One's more cautious regulations (48:34), the qualifying races (55:22), and McLaren nearly ruining the sprint race (65:11).

Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready

Producer: Olivia Crerie

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Meg and Spanners are back to break down the surprisingly exciting Mexico City Grand Prix! First, they discuss another win for Ferrari (02:00) before getting into Max Verstappen’s 20-second penalty (10:46). They talk about potential rule changes for drivers to establish what a defensive driver can do (21:45), and share updates to the championship standings (30:04). Unfortunately, they discuss another sad week for Sergio Perez (35:16). Finally, they break down changing teams for next season (46:34), and the race incident between Alex Albon and Yuki Tsunoda (50:38).

Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready

Producer: Olivia Crerie

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Meg and Spanners are back to talk about the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, starting with Norris’s penalty, which put Verstappen into third. They debate whether Max or Lando has the advantage as the end of the season approaches (19:42) and discuss the different upgrade packages that teams brought to the race (22:45). They talk about various pit stop strategies (30:36) and get into the floor height drama throughout the week (36:51). Finally, they recap a tough weekend for Hamilton and Russell (46:33) and go over some new faces in F1: Liam Lawson and Franco Colapinto (54:27).

Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready

Producer: Olivia Crerie

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Meg and Spanners are back and ready to close out the rest of the 2024-25 season! First, they discuss the upcoming U.S. Grand Prix outside Austin, Texas (03:40), before talking about what it will take for Lando Norris to win the Drivers' Championship (12:04). Then, they discuss the upgrade packages many teams are bringing to the race this week (25:54) and look forward to the official debut of Liam Lawson with Red Bull after Daniel Ricciardo’s departure (28:30). Finally, they discuss the close Constructors Championship and races to look forward to at the end of the season (41:32) before breaking down the layout of the Austin track (49:03).

Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready

Producer: Olivia Crerie

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Megan is back to do a special episode on Daniel Ricciardo! First, she is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm from The Race to talk about Daniel’s success in F1 and how his career changed throughout his time with Red Bull, Renault, and McLaren (02:14). Then, she speaks with Paul Martin from Box to Box Films, the company responsible for ‘Drive to Survive’ (35:50). They talk about Daniel’s impact on the success of the show and how he helped popularize the sport in the U.S., sharing stories from footage Paul never got to air.

Host: Megan Schuster

Guests: Scott Mitchell-Malm and Paul Martin

Producers: Erika Cervantes and Olivia Crerie

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