The Undercut Podcast

Jesse and Ellie-May are back after the long winter break and, to kick the season off, are looking at the shapes and colours the teams are using for liveries this season. There’s a full ranking, some maths that’s eventually abandoned and a surprising amount of agreement for these two!

Find the Crew:

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

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

3:52 - Sauber

12:48 - Williams

19:43 - VCARB

24:23 - Haas

29:55 - Alpine

37:30 - Aston Martin

41:40 - Mercedes

46:28 - Red Bull

51:02 - Ferrari

57:35 - McLaren

1:03:42 - Deliberation, Maths and the Final Countdown

1:10:31 - Conclusion

McLaren has done it! So as we crown them champs, we also doff our caps to those leaving us. It’s been… a season!

Also, please give us money, we promise we’ll spend it on microphones and editing software. Jesse promises he won’t blow it on MG parts. We have a Patreon, sign up to it here for £1: https://www.patreon.com/undercutpodcast please.

Find the Crew:

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

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

2:18 - Alex Jacques is leaving the F2 commentary, sad times

5:35 - Graeme Lowdon is back in F1!

7:21 - Ferrari are supplying Cadillac with their engines

8:43 - The Chinese GP is here until 2030!

13:12 - Max and his swearing penalty

13:50 - Hitech is joining F1 Academy

15:20 - Taylor Barnard has settled well in FE

17:16 - K-Mag is off to BMW in WEC

19:17 - The Grand Prix Review

20:34 - Red Bull

23:55 - Ferrari

28:16 - Alpine

39:59 - Minardi and placing bets on when Max’s kid will be born

52:41 - Williams

57:17 - Stake and Haas

1:05:38 - Mercedes

1:09:42 - McLaren

1:14:07 - Aston Martin

1:16:51 - Winners and Spinners

1:19:26 - Predictions

1:20:39 - Fantasy F1 Review

1:25:35 - Conclusion

Here we go! The final round of a championship that has gone on for ages, but has had some incredible peaks and troughs. Regardless, we’re ready to go one more time!

Also, please give us money, we promise we’ll spend it on microphones and editing software. Jesse promises he won’t blow it on MG parts. We have a Patreon, sign up to it here for £1: https://www.patreon.com/undercutpodcast please.

Find the Crew:

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

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

0:51 - FP1 Drives Galore!

3:07 - Bye Bye Zandvoort?

10:05 - Is Perez finally going?

13:28 - Genesis is coming to WEC

17:18 - Feeder Series News

18:24 - F1 Academy will hold three races this weekend

23:17 - Abu Dhabi Fun Facts

27:13 - An argument and the predictions

35:55 - Conclusion

Ok, well, that was a lot more exciting than I think we were prepared for. Anyhow, there’s plenty of news to pick through, and Thiemo’s reworked the structure, let us know what you think about that; so let’s crack on with a peak into what went on in Qatar.

Also, please give us money, we promise we’ll spend it on microphones and editing software. Jesse promises he won’t blow it on MG parts. We have a Patreon, sign up to it here for £1: https://www.patreon.com/undercutpodcast please.

Find the Crew:

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

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

0:34 - The FIA is terrible

8:43 - Some F3 News

9:37 - Formula E returns to ITV

12:01 - F1 Academy’s second race got canned

16:25 - The Sprint

18:38 - Qualifying and Verstappen’s Penalty

22:21 - The Race

23:18 - Haas

26:37 - Aston Martin

30:18 - McLaren

40:34 - Red Bull

47:59 - Williams

49:10 - Alpine

58:00 - Ferrari

1:02:24 - Mercedes

1:06:52 - Minardi

1:07:26 - Stake

1:12:23 - Winners and Spinners and Predictions

1:17:29 - Fantasy F1 Review

1:19:34 - Conclusion

Right, Qatar! It’s not set to be quite so hot and toasty this time around, but we could still be in for an interesting weekend. Plus there’s F2 and F1 Academy and the continuing wave of people leaving or being booted from the FIA. All that and some wacky predictions in this preview of the weekend’s action.

Also, please give us money, we promise we’ll spend it on microphones and editing software. Jesse promises he won’t blow it on MG parts. We have a Patreon, sign up to it here for £1: https://www.patreon.com/undercutpodcast please.

Find the Crew:

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

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:33 - Who’s this weekend’s F1 Academy wildcard?

4:18 - We have a new face in F2 this weekend, well quite a few actually

7:26 - Monza is sticking around!

16:14 - Bottas is off to ROC

19:21 - Looking ahead to the weekend

25:42 - Predictions and how high can Stake finish (mathmatically)?

30:46 - Conclusion

Max has done it again, and secured probably his best championship yet? Join Jesse, Ellie-May and Thiemo as they sift through the news from the weekend and delve into the action from Las Vegas. There’s plenty to get through, so grab a brew or a beer and kick back.

Also, please give us money, we promise we’ll spend it on microphones and editing software. Jesse promises he won’t blow it on MG parts. We have a Patreon, sign up to it here for £1: https://www.patreon.com/undercutpodcast please.

Find the Crew:

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

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

2:15 - GM/Cadillac are joining F1 in 2026!

5:11 - Someone else has left the FIA!

8:12 - F1 Academy has announced another driver for its 2025 grid

10:50 - Cian Shields is moving up to F2…

11:59 - The Grand Prix and Quiz Time

17:49 - McLaren

26:03 - Ferrari

33:42 - Red Bull

41:08 - Mercedes

50:31 - Aston Martin

52:14 - Haas

55:20 - Alpine and an aside on racing numbers

1:05:38 - Minardi

1:09:02 - Williams

1:14:03 - Stake

1:16:31 - Winners and Spinners

1:21:01 - Predictions Review

1:21:20 - Fantasy F1 Review

1:22:48 - Conclusion

Join Jesse and Thiemo as they sift through the news from the latest F1 break as we delve into a final triple header, kicking off in Las Vegas. There’s plenty to get through, so grab a brew or a beer and kick back. Plus there’s predictions too!

Also, please give us money, we promise we’ll spend it on microphones and editing software. Jesse promises he won’t blow it on MG parts. We have a Patreon, sign up to it here for £1: https://www.patreon.com/undercutpodcast please.

Find the Crew:

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

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:31 - Bottas and Zhou are gone!

9:38 - Alpine have found some engines!

12:06 - Niels Wittich has been fired

17:25 - Greg Maffei is leaving his role as the CEO of Liberty Media

21:12 - The GPDA has an Insta account now!

23:26 - F1 Live at the O2

25:49 - F1 Academy’s prize is no longer a FRECA seat

29:05 - The Rookie Race is being postponed until 2026 it seems

30:08 - Monaco is moving! But also staying.

33:44 - The F1 Academy calendar has been confirmed for next year too!

36:58 - Aston Martin is rejigging some of its hierarchy ahead of Newey’s arrival

37:31 - Sainz will test for Williams post season

37:53 - RB has a special livery for the Las Vegas GP

39:50 - Feeder Series News

44:06 - Mercedes is back in WEC!

45:37 - Right, the Vegas GP

50:41 - Predictions

57:17 - Conclusion

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Goodness gracious! What a race, what a weekend! Surely Max is going to take the title now! You can’t quibble a drive like that! Anyway, Jesse and Thiemo are set to delve into the action from Sao Paulo on the latest episode.

Also, please give us money, we promise we’ll spend it on microphones and editing software. Jesse promises he won’t blow it on MG parts. We have a Patreon, sign up to it here for £1: https://www.patreon.com/undercutpodcast please.

Find the Crew:

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

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:52 - Magnussen Out, Bearman In… Again

3:43 - The Sprint

12:30 - Qualifying

15:48 - Sunday and the hell associated with it

29:35 - McLaren

34:57 - Ferrari

38:37 - Red Bull

43:38 - Mercedes

45:18 - Aston Martin

48:55 - Alpine

53:33 - Haas

58:27 - RB

1:01:54 - Williams

1:04:54 - Stake

1:06:21 - Winners and Spinners

1:08:26 - Predictions

1:09:13 - Fantasy F1

1:11:09 - Conclusion

Right, Sao Paulo, for once we’ve had some interesting races leading up to it, but we reckon there’s more still to come from this season as we return to hallowed ground for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Also, please give us money, we promise we’ll spend it on microphones and editing software. Jesse promises he won’t blow it on MG parts. We have a Patreon, sign up to it here for £1: https://www.patreon.com/undercutpodcast please.

Find the Crew:

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

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction and Thiemo’s Dinner

3:16 - More Drivers Announced for the FE test

5:57 - F1 Academy has announced its next signing

7:27 - We’ve got another historic record! Well, two actually!

13:03 - The Senna TV series trailer has dropped

18:59 - Hamilton is driving a Senna car this weekend

22:57 - Weekend Preview

27:19 - Predictions

36:24 - Conclusion

Do McLaren lack racing IQ? Has Lando understood how to tackle Max? Are Ferrari making a mistake dropping Sainz? There’s plenty of questions swirling after the action in Mexico City and thankfully the team are joined this week by racing coach Martin Villari from Lower Laptime to pick apart all the chaos from Circuit Hermanos Rodriguez.

Also, please give us money, we promise we’ll spend it on microphones and editing software. Jesse promises he won’t blow it on MG parts. We have a Patreon, sign up to it here for £1: https://www.patreon.com/undercutpodcast please.

Find the Crew:

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

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Martin - Lower Laptime on socials and YouTube

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

2:13 - FE announces more drivers for it’s all women test

3:12 - Brad Pitt is still cosplaying as an F1 driver

4:30 - FP1 drivers a-plenty!

7:15 - Qualifying Quick Fire (check time)

10:30 - Race Recap

12:27 - McLaren

21:23 - Ferrari

26:18 - Red Bull

41:52 - Mercedes

45:03 - Aston Martin

46:33 - Haas

52:36 - Minardi

1:01:15 - Williams

1:05:27 - Alpine

1:07:30 - Stake

1:09:30 - Winners and Spinners

1:15:19 - Predictions Review

1:15:48 - Fantasy F1

1:16:39 - Conclusion