The Undercut Podcast

Welcome Back to The Undercut Podcast!

Thiemo and Ellie-May are joined by Lower Lap Time's Martin Villari to Review the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.

We hope you enjoy.

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Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Thiemo - Is It Fast?, @onthekerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Martin - https://www.lowerlaptime.com/

Chapters:

00:00 - 00:18 - Introduction

00:18 - 04:15 - Susie Wolff Vs The FIA

04:15 - 06:50 - Zak Brown Re-Signs with McLaren

06:50 - 10:43 - Vettel joins Porsche for Le Mans

10:43 - 14:30 - Race Review - Red Bull

14:30 - 18:18 - Ferrari

18:18 - 22:54 - Mercedes and THAT Crash

22:54 - 23:48 - Aston Martin

23:48 - 29:40 - McLaren + Webber's Influence on Piastri

29:40 - 32:54 - Minardi + How to Fix Daniel Ricciardo

32:54 - 38:42 - Williams + High Risk, High Reward Strategy?

38:42 - 43:13 - Stake + Bottas' + Moonlighting Job

43:13 - 46:05 - Haas

46:05 - 48:25 - Alpine

48:25 - 53:56 - Winners and Spinners

53:56 - 54:45 - Predictions Review

54:45 - 57:00 - F1 Fantasy Review

57:00 - 59:56 - Conclusion

Right, the season begins here proper! Let’s get this underway, Australia is go (a little late, Jesse has been busy with life and editing got lost in that melee). Still, let’s take a look at what’s set to be a firecracker weekend!

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

Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

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

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction - The season starts right here!

2:53 - We’ve investigated ourselves and there are no problems - The FIA, 2024

7:13 - Mazepin is off the list?

8:48 - Newey set to move to Ferrari?

11:49 - The Doohans on track!

13:51 - Pierre Gasly owns a football club?

17:21 - Australian GP Fun Facts and Jesse gets distracted by motorbikes

21:51 - Race Predictions

32:15 - Conclusion

Saudi! Well, beyond Ollie Bearman, a mediocre race. But there’s still a hell of a lot of news for Ellie-May and Jesse to dig through!

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Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.

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

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

0:45 - The Red Bull Civil War Rages On

6:43 - Bearboy Impresses

13:48 - Audi gets set for 100% ownership of Sauber

17:56 - Jess Hawkins drives the Aston Martin

19:30 - Felipe Massa has filed for damages against F1

29:05 - Is F1 losing its flair as a spectator sport?

37:02 - Race Review - Red Bull

37:33 - Ferrari

39:17 - Mercedes

40:49 - McLaren

43:56 - Aston Martin

45:52 - RB

49:35 - Williams

51:43 - Stake

55:05 - Haas

57:46 - Alpine

59:26 - Winners and Spinners

1:10:15 - Predictions Review

1:11:20 - Fantasy League Review

1:13:50 - Conclusion

F1 Academy is go, and as the season develops, we’ve got the perfect guide for you to stay abreast of all the action and top tier drivers this exciting season holds!

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Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.

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

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:05 - Team run down - ART

3:37 - Campos

7:54 - MP Motorsport

11:31 - Prema

17:32 - Rodin

22:45 - The Missing Names?

27:54 - Points Mean Prizes

30:29 - Wildcard Entries and the 2 Year Cap

43:19 - Predictions

46:10 - Conclusion

Ok, maybe this one won’t be so boring? We’ll have to see. So, Saudi Arabia,

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Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.

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

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

2:05 - The FIA President is in hot water.

8:15 - Turkey might be making a return!

9:25 - The Christian Horner situation rumbles on, and is worse than we first thought!

16:05 - Upgrades for Ferrari and RB

17:57 - Alpine has new Technical Directors!

20:51 - There’s a new Saudi track on the horizon!

24:44 - Predictions

33:44 - Conclusion

Well, that was a Grand Prix that happened. Fingers crossed they aren’t all like that!

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Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.

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

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

2:30 - The Christian Horner saga rumbles on. Allegedly.

6:58 - F1 is using FSC-certified tyres! And net-zero petrol is on the horizon!

9:48 - We’ve got some new records!

10:40 - Race recap - Red Bull

14:06 - Ferrari

18:06 - Mercedes

22:36 - McLaren

24:33 - Aston Martin

26:39 - RB

33:38 - Williams

37:29 - Stake

39:23 - Haas

43:12 - Alpine

45:55 - Winners and Spinners

54:34 - Predictions

55:33 - Fantasy League Review

57:32 - Conclusion

Here we go! First race of the season! Time for some predictions and oh, a few celebrations of two-decades of the Bahrain GP! Plus remarks on 00s fashion, Mark Webber on a cooking show, and Jesse gets upset by the French.

Here’s James Martin cooking with Mark Webber: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03b2jfh

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

Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.

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

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:13 - Remember the racing is all on the Saturday and we’ve got a new structure!

2:51 - Lewis is encouraged by the Mercedes this season.

6:43 - Alpine isn’t happy with its results post testing.

14:01 - Did you know one of the turns at Bahrain has a name?

17:39 - The Bahrain GP turns 20 this year!

23:11 - Predictions

30:35 - Conclusion

Testing is done, it’s time to lay down some predictions for the year and get this thing started!

Join the team as they sift back through testing and the new cars before laying down some predictions for the season against the amassed intelligence of the general public!

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Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.

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

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:16 - Testing, new designs and Red Bull trialling something different?

15:43 - The Sprint Shootout is Shorter Now

16:23 - There’s not been a driver line-up change?!

18:48 - We’ve got Saturday GPs?

20:29 - A Transit Van holds a lap record and Jesse and Thiemo get distracted by NASCAR.

25:01 - Some stats to watch this season!

29:20 - The General Public’s Predictions

42:44 - Our Predictions

58:37 - Conclusion

Thiemo and Jesse sit down for a whistle-stop tour of what you need to know going into F2 and F3 this year. If you’re enjoying this on YouTube but are wondering why it’s weirdly in Mono, we don’t know either. It’s normal on the Spotify feed. Ah well.

There will be more to come post-testing as they lay down some predictions mind, but if you’d like to challenge them with yours, head to here: https://forms.gle/iyP5yn3NfaXrDsSR7 and fill out your guesses.

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Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.

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

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

00:26 - F2

1:14 - ART

2:25 - Prema

4:12 - Rodin

6:53 - DAMS

8:07 - Invicta

9:56 - MP Motorsport

10:44 - VAR

14:11 - Hitech and we get distracted by Roy Nissany

18:51 - Campos

21:53 - Trident

23:33 - PHM

29:23 - F2 News You Need to Know

32:01 - The F3 Line Up

33:15 - Prema

36:05 - Trident

38:22 - MP Motorsport

39:44 - Campos

41:19 - Hitech

42:52 - Jenzer

45:44 - VAR

50:19 - ART

51:24 - PHM

54:13 - Rodin

56:23 - Early stand outs?

59:21 - Conclusion

The gang is all back together for a whistle-stop tour of what you need to know going into the F1 season this year. From important news to a bit of gossip and a touch of speculation, there’s a fair bit packed into this episode!

There will be more to come post-testing as they lay down some predictions mind, but if you’d like to challenge them with yours, head to here: https://forms.gle/iyP5yn3NfaXrDsSR7 and fill out your guesses.

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Find the Crew:

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

Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

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

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:01 - Circuit News

3:20 - Driver News

7:27 - Power Unit Supplier News

8:41 - The Christian Horner Problem

9:11 - FIA and Visa Cash App Role Changes

15:01 - There’s a new weekend running order!

22:19 - Callum Ilott is heading back to IndyCar to drive for McLaren

24:13 - Conclusion