Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 after the Mexico City Grand Prix

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News items for this week include potential Q2/Q3 tyre rules changes (1:22), Andretti's 11th hour fallout (5:46), Alfa Romeo's second driver (8:36), Chinese Grand Prix extension (16:00) and Abu Dhabi's re-profiling (18:40).

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Moving onto the race itself (21:27), Red Bull's unnecessary ire towards Yuki Tsunoda (24:09) before jumping into winners of the weekend including Max Verstappen's dominant win and the turning tide in the championship (28:37), Sergio Perez's (38:36), Red Bull's constructors swing (40:58), Pierre Gasly and Alpha Tauri's run for P5 (46:44), Ferrari taking P3 (49:54), strong races from Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel (53:16) and a word on Yuki Tsunoda and Nikita Mazepin (58:04).

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Losers of the weekend include Valterri Bottas' race (60:56), Alpine's odd execution (66:02), Alfa Romeo's strategy for Antonio Giovinazzi, a down week for Williams (71:41) before previewing the Brazilian Grand Prix (74:10). 

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Abu Dhabi article referenced: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/abu-dhabi-gp-bosses-reveal-first-images-of-f1-track-changes/6758951/

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1.

Chat this week includes Andretti-Alfa Romeo deal is off -- for now -- (2:43), Saudi Arabian GP's race against the clock (5:07) and some interesting talk of Mika Hakkinen's sabbatical 20 years on (11:27)...at least Graham found it interesting...

Then, a big preview of the Mexican Grand Prix and Red Bull's expected advantage (25:00), whether Sergio Perez can continue his form (29:13), Valterri Bottas and Mercedes' engine plight (31:35), Ferrari and McLaren's fantastic battle for P3 and Ferrari's turning the corner (34:38), Alpha Tauri's big opportunity (45:00), Esteban Ocon's inconsistency (49:10), the conundrum with pole position at Mexico (53:15), Aston Martin-Lance Stroll-Sebastian Vettel's topsy-turvy season (58:37) before jumping into our Mexican Grand Prix predictions (64:45).

Last but certainly not least, general shite talk and banter to end the pod (66:39).

Graham and Luke return for another edition of the Switchback F1 podcast

Plenty to talk about this week including F1 back in the USA (0:45), Max Verstappen's Drive to Survive comments (6:02), Mercedes' foreshadow and ride height trick (9:05), Christian Lundgaard joining IndyCar and Colton Herta's superlicence plight (16:18), Logan Seargant's surprise Williams addition as well as Jaimie Chadwick and the W Series (19:32).

Jumping into the US Grand Prix itself, we talked Red Bull's gamble, Verstappen's drive and the title swing (23:43), Verstappen's stat racking 2021 (36:10), Sergio Perez's strong support (37:34), Red Bull putting themselves back in the title fight (40:20), Charles Leclerc's class and Ferrari's improved pace (41:54), Daniel Ricciardo outshining his teammate in Austin (46:54), Yuki Tsunoda's strong race (49:34) and Sebastian Vettel's P10 (52:30).

Losers of the weekend include Alpine's double DNF as well as a discussion surrounding track limits (55:04), Nikita Mazepin's struggled (62:42) and Lando Norris' underwhelming weekend (67:32).

From there, your standard shite talk including Shaquille O'Neal, trophies and nonsense trivia (69:22)

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1.

A bit of a quieter week but we talk F1 2022 officially announced calendar (1:15) as well as the F2 and F3 calendars also announced (13:40).

We then talk about F1's sprint race plans for 2022 and how the statistics should be counted as well as pole positions earned under penalties (23:08) 

We then previewed the US Grand Prix (29:27) where we talked about Valterri Bottas' form, Mercedes' emerging title form and where Red Bull may looks to strike back, Ferrari vs. McLaren and possible engine penalties and more.

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1

Before breaking down the Turkish Grand Prix, we talk about Oscar Piastri essentially being ruled out of F1 drive in 2022 (1:26), Imola's rumoured new deal at the expense of the French Grand Prix (5:45) and Mario Andretti's rumoured takeover of Alfa Romeo Sauber (9:58).

Moving onto the Turkish Grand Prix winners and losers, we talk Valterri Bottas' impressive race win and whether it might be his last (16:52), Red Bull's double podium - and amazing livery - (21:43), Ferrari gaining ground for 3rd in the constructors (26:54), Pierre Gasly making some points up for Alpha Tauri's charge for 5th (34:08), Lance Stroll (36:22), Mick Schumacher making it into Q2 (37:56) and Esteban Ocon's no-stop (39:33).

Losers of the weekend include Lewis Hamilton's handling of Mercedes' strategy (40:53), Fernando Alonso compromised race (49:45), Sebastian Vettel's bizarre tyre gamble (52:22), George Russell's costly qualifying mistake (55:42), Yuki Tsunoda's race (57:53) and Daniel Ricciardo's struggles (59:12).

From there, the standard shite talk to round out another week.

Graham and Luke return to breakdown another week in F1

Chatter this week includes the possible future race time changes in the aftermath of Belgium (2:10), Sprint qualifying in 2022 (5:04), 2026 engine manufacturer talks and possible options (11:10), the Qatar Grand Prix (20:50), F2 at Sochi (26:50), F3's finale (38:30) and a preview of the Turkish Grand Prix before general shite talk to wrap up the week (56:35)

Graham and Luke return to review a wild and wet Russian Grand Prix.

Before that, a quick word on Haas retaining their driver lineup (1:21) and Aston Martin's hiring of Martin Whitmarsh (3:14).

Getting into the race, a word on Lando Norris's starring weekend as he found himself with a chance to win his first race (6:53), Lewis Hamilton's 100th Grand Prix victory (17:53), Max Verstappen's damage limitation (27:13), Carlos Sainz's second podium of the season (33:10), Fernando Alonso's class (37:29), Daniel Ricciardo's understated weekend (42:06), Kimi Raikkonen's return (45:42), another points finish for George Russell (48:39), Mercedes' seemingly extremely distasteful handling of Valterri Bottas' weekend (50:54), Sergio Perez's lost podium (60:42), Red Bull's constructors challenge on the brink (62:50), Charles Leclerc's slip (64:14), Aston Martin's latest foibles (67:27), Alpha Tauri's second scoreless race (72:57) before your average shite talk to finish the podcast. 

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1

Topics this week include the reported 2022 F1 calendar (1:43), Formula 2 action at Monza (16:25), F2's showdown for the final F1 seat (24:24), Aston Martin's lineup retention (33:23), the Schumacher documentary on Netflix (35:36) and a preview of the Russian Grand Prix (44:55)

Graham and Luke return to break down another week of F1 action.

Beginning with a plethora of contract announcements including Valterri Bottas to Alfa Romeo and their up and coming project (4:19), George Russell to Mercedes and how he will fare against Lewis Hamilton (5:30), Alex Albon’s F1 return with Williams (9:39) and how it has left Nyck de Vries in the cold (14:12), Yuki Tsunoda’s surprising extension (18:04) and Nicholas Latifi and Williams’ continuity (24:50).

Moving onto the Italian Grand Prix itself, Valterri Bottas bosses proceedings on Friday and Saturday (29:39), Sprint Qualifying procession, criticisms and possible changes that can be made to improve it (32:52) and a bit of George Russell’s helmet cam (42:20).

Moving on, THAT incident between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen (50:10), Toto Wolff’s strong implication (59:14) before getting into Winners and Losers of the weekend.

Winners of the weekend include Daniel Ricciardo’s master drive (62:57), Ferrari’s surprisingly strong weekend (69:56), Valterri Bottas’ strongest weekend of the year (72:42), a better weekend for Lance Stroll (75:04), Williams’ third points finish in four races (76:44) and a solid double points finish for Alpine (80:03)

Losers of the weekend include Alpha Tauri’s nightmare (81:44), Nikita Mazepin (84:48) and Sebastian Vettel’s average weekend (88:46)

Graham and Luke return to review an extremely hectic Dutch Grand Prix weekend.

A week that began with news of Kimi Raikkonen’s retirement (1:27), what his retirements means for the rest of the grid - as well as Alex Albon’s and Nyck de Vries’ F1 seat shootouts - (3:00) and Callum Ilott’s lost luck (15:10).

Moving onto the race itself, Max Verstappen’s home display (19:13), the Dutch GP fans (22:10), Verstappen’s critical overtake on Bottas and handling the pressure (24:06), Mercedes’ valiant effort (25:06) before their fastest lap near miss (27:26).

Verstappen moving up the win column (29:47), Fernando Alonso delivers again (33:12), Pierre Gasly’s understated heroics (36:33), Ferrari’s double points finish edges McLaren for P3 (40:42).

On the other end for Red Bull, Sergio Perez’s recovery drive (46:09), Aston Martin becoming F1’s biggest disappointment this year (51:06), Haas’s bad blood (58:15), McLaren’s limited weekend (65:32) and Nicholas Latifi’s missed opportunity (68:17).

Moving onto the weekend’s F3 action at Zandvoort (71:16) before talking about F2’s extremely underwhelming campaign versus the delights of Formula 3 in 2021 (78:15). Finally, a preview of the Italian Grand Prix (86:30)