Shift+F1: A Formula 1 Podcast

Godzilla didn't smash Haas' car but we had plenty of calamities at this year's pilgrimage to Suzuka. What does the result of this race and its fallout tell us about the condition of F1 as we enter an unscheduled early season break? SHOW NOTES RaceFans' analysis of the BEA/COL incident Heidfeld vs. Safety Car at Interlagos in 2002 Support the show on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on ⁠⁠the socials⁠⁠ Email us at [email protected] Join our ⁠fantasy league⁠ with invite code C8YVREIUT10 New to F1? Check out our ⁠⁠primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new regulations hit an old school track with plenty of twists. But first we have to tackle the turns of recent team management news. SHOW NOTES An impressive VER move on the Nürburgring Support the show on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on ⁠⁠the socials⁠⁠ Email us at [email protected] Join our ⁠fantasy league⁠ with invite code C8YVREIUT10 New to F1? Check out our ⁠⁠primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We enjoy the first Sprint weekend of the year, and the penultimate race before an unplanned but somewhat expected spring break. SHOW NOTES BOT, RUS, and HAM sharing Toto's private jet Radio Rewind video from China featuring a quick-thinking mechanic Support the show on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on ⁠⁠the socials⁠⁠ Email us at [email protected] Join our ⁠fantasy league⁠ with invite code C8YVREIUT10 New to F1? Check out our ⁠⁠primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We entered the new era of F1 with a lot of questions, and we may have even more after an exciting and unconventional weekend down under. SHOW NOTES Franco Colapinto's incredible save F1's Radio Rewind video, showing lots of onboards including COL avoiding LAW Martin Brundle's crash at the 1996 Australian GP Support the show on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on ⁠⁠the socials⁠⁠ Email us at [email protected] Join our ⁠fantasy league⁠ with invite code C8YVREIUT10 New to F1? Check out our ⁠⁠primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An entire new breed of F1 gets ready to his the Aussie streets, but who will be the winners and losers in this new normal? SHOW NOTES Ferrari's physics-breaking wing McLaren's Honda debacle documented in Grand Prix Driver Extended highlights of the 2026 Daytona 500 The F1 track maps have a lot going on this year Support the show on ⁠Patreon⁠ and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on ⁠the socials⁠ Email us at [email protected] Join our ⁠fantasy league⁠ with invite code C8YVREIUT10 New to F1? Check out our ⁠primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New to Formula 1? Well, we all are with these new regulations. In any case, this is the place to start! We explain how F1 works and who everybody is, all while assuming no prior knowledge of racing. Welcome to your new favorite sport! SHOW NOTES Support us on ⁠Patreon⁠ and get ad-free episodes, bonus podcasts, and access to our Discord! F1's official app: ⁠F1 TV⁠ (Apple TV account required in the US) The official ⁠F1 YouTube channel⁠ Join our fantasy league with invite code C8YVREIUT10 Follow us on ⁠the socials⁠ Email us at ⁠[email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our racing trio just about get together to talk about the year that was 2025. The Championship Battle as it happened, the biggest news stories, the drivers that did well, and didn't, and our hopes for 2026. SHOW NOTES F1's championship recap video Trailer for Star Wars: Galactic Racer The story of HUL's Silverstone race Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our final regular podcast of the season travels to Abu Dhabi for a three-way title fight between a bull and a pair of orange fruits. SHOW NOTES What happens in Ireland, stays in Ireland (feat. iPhone cable) TSU on joining Red Bull during an internal war The-Race’s analysis of Marko’s exit Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Shift+F1 crew (eventually) all gets together to talk about a wild weekend in Qatar, and what this all means leading into the Championship finale in the UAE. Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The "entertainment capital of the world" gave us a mixed race, but plenty to talk about as the Driver's Championship enters the red zone. SHOW NOTES Driver (and singer) of the Day Terry Crews Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh my god we're back again, and ready to race around the mean streets of Sin City with our favorite co-pilot back in his chair. But what will the strip have in store for the Driver's Championship? SHOW NOTES Audi's livery concept The-Race's look at F1's broadcast center All the special Vegas liveries EA Sports will not release a new F1 game in 2026 Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the season finale draws closer, we reach a Sprint weekend with a lot of points to play for and little time for errors. SHOW NOTES Secret Base on the Mariners: full playlist or 3-hour supercut, The legendary Norm Macdonald Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We head to Brazil with the driver's championship. But which of our drivers will channel their inner Senna heading into the turn one esses? Actually we mostly talk about the FIA and answer some emails. SHOW NOTES Do not anger a mountain lion, RaceFan's article about driver radio on the broadcast F1 Drivers in Metaphor: ReFantazio Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Driver's Championship title race continues to dance across the Americas - but who will cha-cha across the line first? SHOW NOTES LAW narrowly missing some marshals, Danny takes a trip around Albert Park How to hack the FIA Thanks to Nick Kolisnyk for the Shift+F1 Mexican Remix Support the show on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A whole lot of racing with, well, SOME action, along with yet another teammate collision, yet more media consolidation, and… the sticky stuff. SHOW NOTES The-Race has a pic of NOR’s grid tape Crash out of the Bathurst 1000? Grab a beer. Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1 returning to the Americas, as one of your intrepid podcast hosts is enjoying southern hemispheric delirium. SHOW NOTES 52 minutes of highlights from this year's Bathurst 1000, Broadcast control room audio from Germany 2019 (thanks to CunningDraugr on Discord!), The 2008 championship decider, prominently featuring HAM's then-girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger Support the show on ⁠Patreon⁠ and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on ⁠the socials⁠ Email us at [email protected] Join our ⁠fantasy league⁠ with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our ⁠primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two different foregone conclusions are concluded: a dominant championship and a teammate collision. SHOW NOTES At least the YouTube highlights show the interesting parts of the race Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The calendar is back in Asia for the nighttime street circuit that runs hot but often serves cold races. What will we get this year? SHOW NOTES McLaren sue Palou over aborted move Verstappen at the Nordschleife report and the replay RIP Roscoe Hamilton Charles the supersoldier Support the show on ⁠Patreon⁠ and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on ⁠the socials⁠ Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ Join our ⁠fantasy league⁠ with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our ⁠primer episode⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a red flag day in the streets of Baku as title contenders struggle for grip and old challengers reemerge. SHOW NOTES Horner F1 2026 return allowed after $100 million Red Bull settlement SAI and LEC rented a van SAI's new good-luck charm Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's very little in the way of news this week so the team take a bunch of emails and chat about World of Tanks in preparation for Baku. SHOW NOTES Hey, want to watch a YouTube doc on Hitler's Supercars? No? How about Nazi Grand Prix? Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob returns to spin around the festival of speed with Drew and Danny. But will he listen to team orders for the better of the podcast? SHOW NOTES Ricciardo's Ford teaser, beard, ESPN is posting 20-minute Sky highlights now?, Autosport article about the V8 timeline Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew and Danny revisit sandy Zandy before we divert for the Temple of Speed on this restart of the 2025 F1 season. SHOW NOTES Wolff's mafia reunion Perez talking about what it was like to drive that Red Bull Get your Blues Hog BBQ sauce here Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1 returns after the summer break to the shores of Zandvoort but first we need to talk about America's Team. SHOW NOTES Touch of Gray commercial, The-Race's article about 2026 brakes, Vowles in a helicopter: article and video, VRC Formula Alpha 2024 sim car for Assetto Corsa, Multiviewer, for all your data sicko needs, RoboRace has not gone to plan, Hakkinen's greatest overtake Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We close out the first half of the 2025 season with a track that has seen underdog upsets, team collisions and plenty of processions. What does Hungary have in store for us this year? OFFER CODE MULTI25 on Patreon.com/Shift+F1 for 50% off your first month Multi 21 Seb... yeah... Multi 21 Sam Collins on Aston's upgrades (and more) Team Torque ft. Damon Hill The-Race's article about rain grooves The Brabham "fan car" Autosport: VER talking about his contract Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back in the Ardennes for 44 laps of mixed conditions. But will this weekend at Spa be a sprint or a procession? SHOW NOTES PIA and jetpack guy Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mini summer break is over but the newswire is still on vacation so we take some emails and look forward to Spa. SHOW NOTES SAI on the High Performance Podcast, Gene Haas finally gets to drive the car he financed, Brundle and BEA driving ancient cars at Silverstone, Delta pilot explains a near-collision with a B-52, The-Race's article about the 2026 regulations Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some big news better not drop right after we post this mid season news update, but then, we are sort of used to that. SHOW NOTES Christian Horner sacked as Red Bull F1 team boss Ben Sulayem still saying V8s Apple emerges as frontrunner for Formula 1’s US media rights with $150 million bid Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Several on the grid consider Silverstone their home race, but who will be the podium most people cheer for? SHOW NOTES On Tim Mayer’s challenge to Ben Sulayem Alpine hires Steve Nielsen as managing director McLaren Formula E team shutting down Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The valleys in Spielberg may be picturesque, but as the temperature heats up in the title battle, will the racing be as beautiful? SHOW NOTES BOT in frame for Alpine gig Sainz drops FIA president bid Red Bull in talks with Vettel about replacing Marko Perez: Red Bull is sorry now, aren’t the Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We consider the Austrian Grand Prix, drivers consider their contract options, and everyone else considers their style choices. SHOW NOTES Bottas considers a Cadillac seat Drivers in suits: group pic + Die Workwear thread, gallery of solo shots Viewership numbers: IndyCar on Fox vs. F1 on ESPN Otto Merz’s Mercedes-Benz Get your sci-fi mag on Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ah, Canada. That sleepy place where nothing much happens… until you go for a gap that isn’t there and eat your own front wing. SHOW NOTES Stewards’ safety car ruling, courtesy of RaceFans Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We visit the great white north in the middle of European season for seemingly the last time. But will Lance punch any more walls before the red lights go out? SHOW NOTES Apple's weird F1 bit at WWDC Haas's gray livery for Canada Canada incidents: 1998 starts, Kubica crash, HAM in the pit lane Canada 2011: full race on F1 TV, extended highlights on YouTube Ah, the somewhat yellow Ferrari Team Torque Monaco episode with David Coulthard Article and podcast about Coulthard's plane crash Le Mans 1955 animated film (and our Patreon bonus episode about it) Formula Legends on Steam Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barcelona may be the capital of Catalonia, but what's more Spanish than a bull seeing red? SHOW NOTES: Vettel collides with HAM in Baku 2017 Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1’s most iconic driver procession returns, but will this year’s tax haven GP be heaven for fans? SHOW NOTES Ghost Car and Radio Rewind videos from Monaco Indy 500 Full Race and 30-minute Extended Highlights The F2 Feature Race in Monaco was entertaining Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We visit Imola one last time to see how this new crop of rookies does on a classic Grand Prix circuit. SHOW NOTES Sam Collins on the Imola upgrades Kimi Raikkonen opts not to return to the pits in Monaco Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We enter city-state season as the F1 train arrives at Northern Italy's communist utopia. SHOW NOTES Murray Walker commentating on the sport he truly loves Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The traffic in Miami may be congested but that's not going to stop our racers from rubbing Lego bricks in Vice City. SHOW NOTES Get you some Ronin in 4K NOR unloading a comical amount of tools from his cockpit Our boys playing with Legos Radio Rewind video from Miami Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back in Florida's fastest parking lot to enjoy Jimmy Buffet songs and fake marinas - but which driver will be Bubbles Up, Come Monday? SHOW NOTES: "Madring" track layout lap video Gibraltar plane crossing Careful booking your Singapore hotel room during the V8 era Circuit maps email graphic Defector on Fanatics Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back in Saudi Arabia for another lightning fast race around the streets of Jeddah, but who will make it around the track without hitting the walls - or track limits? SHOW NOTES Team Torque in Saudi What happened to George’s car? Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We line up precisely within our grid boxes and take you through the Bahrain GP, the chaos at the FIA, and what to expect from Saudi Arabia. SHOW NOTES Radio Rewind video from Bahrain Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The race may have been a snoozer but we’re here to entertain you with grass fires, racing through the ball pain, and Yuki being Yuki. SHOW NOTES Literally no show notes so here’s ALO cracking a walnut with his neck Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode303 - Japanese GP & Bahrain GP Prerace 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All eyes on Yuki athis home GP as he takes over from Lawson in the second Red Bull. Only a single question remains - is he the one? SHOW NOTES Japan 2005: Highlights, Extended highlights, Last 15 laps in full, Kimi highlights New York Times article about how shady Kick is (thanks Kai!) An example of the NHL penalty videos (thanks Scott!) Be a racing data sicko with MultiViewer (thanks Matt and everyone else!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sprint to China for the second stop on 2025’s festival of speed where the rookies have two opportunities to impress, or disappoint. SHOW NOTES F1’s “ghost car” qualifying video format Team radio video detailing Ferrari exchange Williams’ Team Torque podcast with ALB and SAI ALB on the High Performance podcast Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rain & rookies makes for an interesting combination down under as our racers get to grips with the 2025 season. SHOW NOTES Use code "MULTI21" this month to get a discount on a Shift+F1 Patreon subscription! Sam Collins’ analysis of the Racing Bulls A chaotic rookie roundtable The F1 movie has a new trailer See, Drive, Live at the Thermal Club Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Testing is over and it’s time for the rubber to hit the road - so who will be fastest in 2025? SHOW NOTES Use code "MULTI21" this month to get a discount on a Shift+F1 Patreon subscription! Join the Shift+F1 Fantasy League Sam Collins' debriefs from testing: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 Kimi Räikkönen racing a snowmobile Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices