Party Mode Podcast

The Japanese GP was a snoozefest - unless you are Ollie Bearman - and the drivers are in open revolt. Something has to change with the current ruleset. But what? Matt and Jethro discuss via a weekend in Mexico, some very ill-advised racesuits and Max's strange interest in a structural support beam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Jethro preview the upcoming Japanese GP via Easter egg school projects, a house renovation and a critique of Love is Blind. Plus, new P10 predictions and is Audi's loss going to be a shot in the arm for Aston Martin? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Political infighting, controversial rules, insane team work... and that's just the Vanity Fair post-Oscars party. In F1 there's been a lot going on, too. The boys reflect on Kimi's historic win and how Kim Kardashian has given Lewis his mojo back Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1 is back with the biggest rule shake-up in history and so it's fitting that Party Mode is back... with its own shake-up to discuss. So join Matt and Jethro to discuss the Australian GP, Baseball ruining life and hear first-hand (okay, second-hand) what a lovely girl Kim Kardashian really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The F1 and Party Mode season have come to an end. The boys reflect on the last year and look ahead to 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After team-mate clashes, qualifying wobbles, an engine failure in Zandvort and the stress of Max mercilessly stalking him, Lando has finally got over the line. The boys react to the F1 finale and a weepy but deserved World Champion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Papaya rules strikes again as McLaren fumble in Qatar. Favouritism, pressure or complacency? Plus, Sainz rules, Lewis slumps and sweet potatoes go with marshmallows. Apparently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chaotic qualifying, average race, stunning plot twist. The Vegas GP has set-up a tantalising finale in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. But why would McLaren push so close to the margins? The boys pick through a crazy weekend and look forward to Max attack over the next two races Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the teams prepare for Vegas, the boys show their support for Lewis and Charles and ask McLaren to stop infantilzing their drivers. Plus, weird parties and live TV lessons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The promised cyclone never arrived, but after a perfect point scoring weekend for Lando Norris, has Oscar Piastri’s title been blown away? Is Max an alien? Is Lewis finished? So many questions and boy, what a race! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Brazil approaches, the boys are joined by former racer and F1 TV expert James Hinchcliffe, fresh from his drive of a Haas VF-23. He gives amazing insight about the challenge of these cars and why the ‘26 rules might be a very good thing. And something about poutine with fellow Canadian Matt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, the season is shaping up exactly how we all wanted. Lando is rolling, Oscar is seemingly off track but very much still in the hunt and Max is Max, you can never count him out. Luchador George, boos from the crowd and all things Mexican GP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mclaren continues to slide down the leader board while Max's is building up what seems to be unstoppable momentum...but was this is plan all along? Next up we have Mexico and the battle is heating up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George is confirmed at Merc, we've got a sprint weekend and the wheels have finally come off at McLaren. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not a lot of action after the start but McLaren managed to seal the contructors cups in Singapore. George was solid all weekend, Max did just enough to get on the podium and are we starting to see a little unraveling of the Mclaren boys? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, he does just about drag himself out of bed after engaging Party Mode in Portland. Meanwhile, Max wins in a Ferrari and Matt sees red in Business Class over those cookies in a green bag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After another Max masterclass in Baku, the boys ponder if the real Oscar Piastri has been abducted and whether Lando actually wants to win this world title at all. Plus, throwing bible verse wrapped in baguettes to Bolivians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Not the weekend they wanted for the hometown heroes but there was plenty of other drama over the weekend at Monza. Jethro gets called out on an outlandish statement from last week and also gets kicked out of his own racing event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Piastri is impervious to pressure as Lando’s title bid suffers an explosive failure. Meanwhile, Hadjar looks set for a demotion to the real Red Bull. And Jethro’s freedom is cruelly marred by food poisoning. Or possibly something else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After what feels like an eternity, it's finally race week again. 2026 driver line-ups, more questions from listeners and a building excitement as we head into the second half of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Probably because it’s made up. Matt’s pulp is a mixture of AI renderings and misconstrued stories. The 2026 rules laid bare. Possibly. And transcendental meditation in, um, Iowa. Is this all a dream? We need racing back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer Break is underway and Matt is off galavanting around the world so Charlie and Jethro turn to the listeners for an extended Q&A session. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

McLaren's stellar one-two, Norris's nerve under pressure and Ferrari's weekend to forget made for great action all weekend. As we head into the break, we reflect on the first half of the season and look ahead to the second half of the Party Mode, and F1, season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spa had all the makings of an epic weekend but after some questionable calls from the FIA, it just fell short. Max does what he does, Oscar proves he's the man for the job at Mclaren and shocker: Ferrari's upgrades didnt work. Next up is the Hungaroring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They boys took a break and of course, the biggest news of the season dropped. Matt and Charlie return from a banger of a week up in Canada while Jethro toured California in high-end races cars. They cover all things Horner-related as we look ahead to Spa and its implications on the F1 world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just as Jethro was making his way to the States, there was an incredible race taking place back at his home track, Silverstone. Despite the questionable penalty, there is no denying that this season is going to stay tight at the top as both Mclaren's have been absolutely flying as we approach the middle of the season. Speaking of flying, Jethro's worst nightmare has finally come to life in the form of a possessed pigeon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a week! The boys finally saw the F1 movie and revisit their predictions. Lando bounces back with a performance that he desperately needed while others continued to crash and burn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, its turns out that not everyone has to wait to see the new F1 movie which might not have gone over too well. Nonetheless, the boys trudged through to cover driver news and cryptic posts relating to the '26 season and Jethro reminds us that the Red Bull Ring is where the Norris/Verstappen battle really came to a head last year which gives us all hope for an awesome race weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The long-anticipated crash between Lando and Oscar is spectacularly… pathetic. But that’s okay because Jethro met Roger Federer and your kids can soon look like Charlie by, unexpectedly, drinking hot chocolate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The off-week was slow in the F1 world but the boys catch up, reminisce about their long ago school years and keep their fingers crossed that the action ramps back up in Montreal. Jethro heads to Le Mans for the 24 hour race but, more importantly, he might get a chance at some alone time with his huge man-crush. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the flexi-wing hype turned out to be a bust, the Spanish GP was quite the opposite. Piastri continued to blaze his way towards a Drivers Championship while Max was blazing his way right into the side of George...allegedly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every effort was made to ensure the Monaco GP was different this year. Alas, it wasn’t. Amazing qualifying, abysmal race… but at least we found out George goes commando. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The F1 world was shocked by Max Verstappen simply outpacing the McLarens at Imola. But Matt’s revelations are more surprising and disturbing. Listen as he casually drops them into a story about an Alpine and one very unlucky rabbit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had a week off of racing but the F1 gossip mill was running at full speed. There were various upgrade rumors, personnel shakeups and even a little bit of some Russian spy action. Next up is Imola and we are hoping for a wild one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the Miami GP race weekend it looks like McLaren are unstoppable, but Max is making it fun, Lewis is the king of comedy and there’s a weird love/hate (or is it hate/hate?) situation to be explored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had a race-free weekend but that doesn’t mean the boys were completely off the hook. Charlie survived as a 5th grade chaperone as Jethro gears up for his own day of racing. Since we are heading to Miami, the boys reminisce about the biggest flop is sports broadcasting and we get a very special single-lap-breakdown of the Miami GP from Jethro that gives Brundle a run for his money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Piastri and Max almost inevitably come together at Turn 1, Lando has a lonely fight with the Armco in Q3 and Charlie and Matt like beating the snot out of other people. Strange revelations after a pretty great race weekend at Jeddah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Piastri was peerless, the timing screens were hapless and Lewis and Lando need a hug. The boys analyse the Bahrain GP, ponder etymology and look forward to the next race in Saudi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shit-stops nor pit-stops could make the Japanese GP exciting but after week 3, the championship is really shaping up to be an incredible battle. Max does Max things, rookies hold their own and Mclaren settle in (maybe a little too much). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With no GP to enjoy, Charlie goes on a personal massage journey on his birthday weekend. There is growth (but not that sort). Plus the boys discuss Red Bull’s big driver move, their ruthless side and preview the next race in Japan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chinese GP weekend saw heroes return, rookies prove their worth and the emergence of some serious intra-team rivalry. It may have also proved that F1 saved Oscar Piastri from a life of crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best season ever! That's what we all thought 2025 would serve up. In this episode the boys discuss the Australian GP and whether the hype was justified...and Charlie agrees with Helmut Markko about crybaby rookies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DRS is dead for the '26 season so we've gotten ahead of the curve and kicked out our own DRS (honestly, we'd like to have him back). But the boys are so excited to return for what looks like an all-time season. Let's Party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices