The Undercut Podcast

Well, that wasn’t a terrible outing? Verstappen is digging his heels into his championship fight, for the top or otherwise. Meanwhile, Russell’s problems go from bad to worse, Hadjar proves his worth and and Lewis misses his strategy call.

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Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly.

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:12 - Battery woes persist

7:37 - The Sprint was… interesting at points?

10:48 - Mercedes

16:18 - Ferrari

21:08 - McLaren

25:58 - Red Bull

30:00 - Racing Bulls

33:39 - Alpine

37:52 - Haas

40:15 - Audi

42:20 - Williams

43:04 - Aston Martin

46:30 - Cadillac

49:25 - Winners and Spinners

51:38 - Predictions

52:35 - Fantasy F1 Review

55:28 - End Matter

It’s our first night race of the season as the championship hots up. The deck is stacked against Russell, while Antonelli will need to prove himself around a challenging circuit to press home his advantage. Can Verstappen top the track that’s long defeated him? Will Lewis and Ferrari be on form? All will be answered, but not by this podcast, you’ll want the review for that.

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Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly.

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:46 - F2 and F3 are going to pastures new in 2027

9:00 - Russell will start from the back of the grid for the GP

10:35 - Bottas has cycled to the race

11:45 - Singapore Predictions

22:17 - End Matter

Well, a wet Bahrain Grand Prix, who’d have thought it? There’s a bit to pick through here, including the baffling electrical issues that plagued the grid, but it’s ok because Jesse is joined by friend of the show Leah Halsey for a dive into the action.

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Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly.

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Leah - MotorsportLeah on socials

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

0:45 - Alonso is staying in F1

3:16 - Bottas is cycling to Singapore?

3:40 - Battery woes are still present!

8:00 - Mercedes

11:15 - Ferrari

14:27 - McLaren

16:48 - Red Bull

21:10 - Racing Bulls

23:50 - Alpine

25:26 - Haas

28:18 - Audi

30:56 - Williams

32:58 - Aston Martin

35:17 - Cadillac

36:30 - Winners and Spinners

40:46 - Predictions

41:23 - Fantasy F1

42:10 - End Matter

It’s not the Malaysian Grand Prix, it’s just the Bahrain GP in a nice frock.

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Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly.

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Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:25 - Weather worries

7:34 - Calendar troubles pervade but what does this mean for the championship?

17:37 - Drivers Aren’t Moving?

23:55 - Energy woes on the big straights?

27:40 - Predictions

THAT’S HOW YOU DO A STREET RACE! Were you paying attention Madrid? Looks like Russell’s fight back is on and there’s a few more of his favourites coming up soon.

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The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:13 - Feeder Series News

9:32 - Mercedes

22:17 - Ferrari

27:33 - McLaren

31:02 - Red Bull

38:46 - Racing Bulls

44:20 - Alpine

47:40 - Haas

49:28 - Audi

51:05 - Williams

53:20 - Aston Martin

55:46 - Cadillac

1:00:00 - Winners and Spinners

1:03:31 - Fantasy F1 Review

1:06:33 - End Matter

Not only was the GP a day early and we were a day late recording, we’re also several days late releasing this because Jesse ran out of time on Friday before going away for the weekend. Still, you can enjoy all the news.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:01 - The 2027 Calendar

12:20 - F2 is doing a double this weekend

22:30 - Arvid Lindblad has passed his driving theory test

28:25 - McLaren and Formula E have rebranded

34:11 - Predictions

For a Grand Prix where nothing happened, Jesse has a lot to say. But it’s OK, because Leah’s back to lend a listening ear to his whinging.

It’s the Spanish Grand Prix, coming from the brand-new and terrible Madring and there’s been some news to report, even if there’s not really been any racing, so to speak.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

0:44 - They are already changing the track

4:14 - A photographer was choked out by a policeman

5:35 - F2 is borrowing F3’s double feature finale for Baku… but why?

9:41 - F1 can’t remember its own history

11:55 - Who’s still in contention?

13:44 - Mercedes

20:22 - Ferrari

22:30 - McLaren

28:59 - Red Bull

32:00 - Racing Bulls

34:02 - Alpine

35:36 - Haas

38:00 - Audi

40:05 - Williams

42:58 - Aston Martin

46:38 - Cadillac

50:21 - Winners and Spinners

52:52 - Predictions

53:00 - Fantasy F1

54:04 - Conclusion

Jesse and Thiemo look ahead to the Spanish GP this weekend, where there’s news ahead of the action and an interesting livery as we head to the new Madring in Madrid.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

3:54 - Autonomous Racing went to Imola, which panned out as you expect

6:52 - Raikkonen to Red Bull!

8:02 - George Russell will have his own grandstand at Silverstone next year

9:49 - Imola should be our final round?

13:26 - Churros anyone?

14:26 - Williams wind the clock back to 1981

20:23 - No Charles this weekend (if you’re listening to this post FP1, enjoy your humble pie)

23:29 - McLaren are winging it

24:22 - Predictions

34:45 - End Matter

Italian GP Review

Well, that was rather more exciting than I think anyone was ready for. Join Jesse and Thiemo for a dive into all the action from the Italian Grand Prix.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:25 - Milan will host the 2027 Opening Event

5:16 - McLaren could field Norris and Dixon for Le Mans in 2027

9:57 - F2 is getting a new car next year

13:00 - Who’s no longer in the title fight?

14:25 - Mercedes

30:01 - Ferrari

34:01 - McLaren

37:22 - Red Bull and Racing Bulls

44:14 - Alpine

51:30 - Haas

54:40 - Audi

57:00 - Williams

1:02:05 - Aston Martin

1:06:15 - Cadillac

1:17:47 - Winners and Spinners

1:19:01 - Predictions Review

1:19:48 - Fantasy F1 Review

1:22:14 - End Matter

Thiemo is back and chatting with Jesse this week about the Italian GP, Vettel returning to Ferrari, Norris heading to F3 and this week’s trophy, which just looks like Jesse’s pile of yet to be done washing up.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:30 - Vettel is back at Ferrari

4:22 - McLaren have a special livery… apparently

5:25 - Red Bull have a new face…

7:23 - How to steal a Grand Prix, one piece at a time

10:17 - Lando Norris is returning to F3, sort of…

17:15 - Alpine have a 2027 driver line up

19:47 - This weekend’s trophy is pants

20:38 - Antonelli and his grid penalties

21:48 - Lawson is back in at Red Bull

23:13 - Predictions

32:12 - End Matter