WTF1 Podcast

The first day of action in Hungary saw Aston Martin turn heads with a controversial new rear wing. Meanwhile McLaren impressed most in FP2 while the Mercedes W13 looked terrible around the twisty Hungaroring circuit.

Seb finally joined social media only to break our hearts by announcing his retirement at the end of the 2022 season. We react to the news and share some of our favourite moments as well as wonder who'll be the driver to replace him at Aston Martin next year.

The 2015 F1 season wasn't a classic but the Hungarian Grand Prix provided an absolutely bonkers race with crashes, collisions, penalties, front-wing failures and Pastor Maldonado setting an unwanted F1 record.

It's another Pain-cast for Matt as Charles Leclerc threw away a win and potentially his chance at the championship. We discuss what went wrong for him, Ferrari as well as a strange VSC restart for Sergio Perez.

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Ferrari nailed their qualifying strategy as Carlos Sainz helped tow Charles Leclerc to another pole position ahead of the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.

After an incredibly dull first day of running at Paul Ricard we wonder if the French Grand Prix would be better suited for a Sprint weekend. We also discuss the few moments of interest from FP1 and FP2 in the post-practice podcast. 

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The 2004 French Grand Prix saw a Ferrari strategy masterclass as they bamboozled Renault with a four-stop strategy to take the win. There was also further embarrassment for the Renault team when a final lap pass saw their driver get fired later in the season! 

Should you still be allowed to win a race after crashing out? We discuss the crazy end to last weekend's Formula E race as well as Nikita Mazepin's recent success and whether France will be Merc's best chance for a win this season.

We round-up all the latest news from the F1 world as a plan to combat porpoising next year is revealed, Michael Masi heads back to Australia and there's a new Keanu Reeves documentary about Brawn GP coming soon.

Matt speaks to motorsport royalty Mario Andretti, winner of the F1 World Championship, IndyCar championship, the Indy 500, the Daytona 500, Pikes Peak AND MORE! He speaks about Andretti's bid to enter Formula One, his incredible career and what he thinks of F1 today.