The Simon Racing Report

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon brings on Paul Smith to preview the 2019 Formula 1 season, discussing whether Ferrari is the fastest car heading into Melbourne, should Maurizio Arrivabene receive credit for Ferrari’s rise, is F1 more important to Ferrari than Ferrari is to F1, questions around the future success of Mercedes, will new F1 fans ever understand how popular Williams F1 were decades ago, Red Bull Racing, will Renault make a step up in the next 12 months, Haas F1 Team, McLaren and their title sponsorship situation, sim racing's impact on real world drivers Lando Norris, Ashley Sutton and Shane Van Gisbergen, Racing Point and Lance Stroll’s past junior formula results, Alfa Romeo and Toro Rosso, F1’s new tyre warmer rules for 2021, and the best looking liveries of 2019.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon is joined by Red Bull Racing and F1 Esports driver Graham Carroll to catch up on his success racing on the big stage against the world’s best, F1 Esports draft and being selected by Red Bull Racing, his rising popularity in sim racing, his relationship with top sim racers such as Bono Huis, and F1 drivers Max Verstappen, Nelson Piquet Jr and Lando Norris, the Red Bull family in F1 Esports (Cem Bolukbasi, Graham Carroll, Frederik Rasmussen, Joni Törmälä, Patrik Holzmann), learning from some of the best drivers and teams of all time, visiting the Red Bull Racing factory in Milton Keynes, mentoring Sebastian Job through his 2018 Formula Ford season and the eRace of Champions, the Porsche iRacing World Championship Series, and online vs LAN events.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon is joined by Steliyan Chepilevski and the world’s most awesome sim racing rig, to take us around his setup, including his wheel, pedals, screens, virtual reality and more. The two also discuss the importance of direct drive steering wheels in sim racing, his rally racing experience in the real world and the simulator, breathing techniques to help mental strength in sim racing, physical fitness in sim racing, whether wearing specific clothing improves performance, the importance of muscle memory, Richard Burns Rally, the iRacing Rallycross World Championship Series, and Steliyan’s departure from Vuzion racing.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon and Paul Smith premiere the first ever video podcast for The Simon Racing Report, discussing topics including Porsche and iRacing’s new world championship partnership, whether F1 eSports ruined the open wheel world championship scene for iRacing, the eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series draft and licensing systems in iRacing world championships, how to police opposing teams from working with each other in eSports, whether sim racers race in eSports for a path to a real world drive, and the Maurizio Arrivabene / Mattia Binotto switch.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon sits down with JMR Scholarship winner and G2 Esports driver Sebastian Job to talk about the 2018 Walter Hayes Trophy, heat racing, Graham Carroll and his influence on Sebastian and his Formula Ford career, winning the 2018 JMR Scholarship, the 2018 Formula Ford season, wet weather in sim racing and crazy experiences in Formula Ford, training consistency and adaptability in sim racing, the F1 Esports Pro Draft and stories from the Sim Racing Expo.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon and Paul Smith discuss the latest headlines in Formula 1, as well as the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix from the Suzuka Circuit. Topics include the value of the constructors’ championship vs drivers’ championship, the potential change in qualifying format, Lewis Hamilton vs Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen’s potential on the all-time driver list, driver leadership differences between Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, and more.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon talks about the current team performance situation in Formula 1, as well as which teams have shown signs of switching development to their 2019 car. Then, Vuzion Racing driver Connor Parise joins to talk about iRacing’s various rallycross tracks, changes to the iRacing Rallycross World Championship Series, potential for rally in iRacing (point to point driving), Red Bull GRC going defunct just before the inaugural iRacing Rallycross World Championship Series began, Vuzion Racing’s establishment, teamwork in sim racing vs solo talent, Vuzion’s iRX World Championship victories, his Vuzion Racing teammates and future goals of the team, whether or not the iRacing Rallycross is dying or growing, and how to attract more drivers to the series.

Apex Racing UK’s Jamie Fluke joins Jonathan Simon in the Film Room, a Simon Racing Report feature series, to rewatch the dramatic 2018 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series race from Monza, along with qualifying and the race.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon talks with up and coming young Australian sim racer Joshua K Rogers, discussing time zones, latency and practice in sim racing, sim racing history, Supercars, Burst eSport, karting experience and learning to drive, streaming on Twitch, culture differences between sim racing and real world motorsport, the iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series, and karting in Australia.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon and Paul Smith get back together again for more Formula 1 talk, discussing all prominent headlines from the summer break (and prior), including Fernando Alonso's retirement announcement, Carlos Sainz's move to McLaren, Daniel Ricciardo's move to Renault, silly season and mock drafting the 2019 Formula 1 grid, Force India going into administration, the best mid pack driver lineups of all time, available Red Bull drivers for the second seat alongside Max Verstappen, Red Bull's switch to Honda in 2018, Robert Kubica potentially returning to the grid at Spa, the 2019 F1 Rule changes, and more.