Shift+F1: A Formula 1 Podcast

We close out the 2019 season once more with the epic (?) conclusion of Drive to Survive Season 2. SHOW NOTES F1 added more classic races to YouTube: Spain 1996, China 2018, Japan 1994 Formula E teamed up with Marbula 1 for Marbula E LEC, RUS, and NOR played Euro Truck Simulator and encountered some guy with a recorder Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re split on how the rest of the season will shape up, but thankfully virtual racing is providing enough (maybe too much) news to satiate us. SHOW NOTES Chain Bear’s video about how reverse Silverstone could work F1’s Top 10 Stirling Moss Moments Aaron AKA “arnhws” made a Shift+F1 Gran Turismo livery: pic 1, pic 2, pic 3 An attempt by ALB to commentate LEC’s lap Excerpts from an Autosport article comparing F1 driving styles Super Formula’s 2019 season starts here! NOR and VER chat after Lando gets dropped from a virtual GP Jacques Villeneuve playing rFactor with a controller (during this event) MotoGP is going eSports too and it’s wild F1 makes the 2019 Italian GP available on YouTube Get F1 TV free for 30 days! (Here are all the available races) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We tackle the dark middle chapter of Netflix’s F1 series, featuring fedoras, exceedingly slippery race tracks, and some brutal team radio. SHOW NOTES Classic F1 races: Bahrain 2014, Australia 1986, Monaco 1996, Europe 1997 Supercars’ first eRacing event at Monza was total chaos Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s Formula 1 news, Mercedes and other teams are racing to help COVID-19 victims while “Dr.” Helmut Marko becomes an actual Bond villain. SHOW NOTES We’ll have a Track Walk video of the Vietnam GP circuit this Sunday on our YouTube channel (select Patrons will get access to it on Friday) Matt recommended a Netflix film called Go Karts Your typical acrobatic Super Formula pit stop Pre-2017 episodes of the podcast can be found on Giant Bomb (we did indeed start at the beginning of the 2014 season) iRacing is having a 50% off sale The Shift+F1 community raced in iRacing this weekend! Here’s Drew’s flawless start and restart after yellow, along with another spectacular incident Kyle sent us a video of “diecast racing” from 3Dbotmaker, as well as stop-motion F1 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE, we switch things up by discussing the first three expletive-filled episodes of Netflix’s Drive to Survive Season 2. SHOW NOTES Our Bahrain Track Walk and Dirt 2 “Let’s Play” Twitter accounts to follow for eRacing updates: F1, NOR, VER, iRacing, Team Redline, The Race, Veloce Esports F1’s official Virtual Bahrain GP feat. NOR and LAT (highlights) NOR calling people for hot race tips Other virtual races this weekend by The Race and Veloce NOR and VER messing around in iRacing this weekend Fox Sports and NASCAR held a race in iRacing (feat. dude in his garage) iRacing is currently 50% off! Drew raced with the Shift+F1 community and did his best GRO impression at the start Correction: F1 aired the Brazilian GP on YouTube, but it is no longer available (UGH, OF COURSE) Meanwhile, MotoGP’s entire archive is free until the season starts Our (probably outdated) MotoGP primer (pairs nicely with Hitting the Apex) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTES Last weekend’s virtual races: rFactor 2 feat. VER (official stream, VER highlights), F1 2019 feat. NOR (official stream, NOR’s stream, NOR’s highlights), iRacing feat. NASCAR (official stream) Shift+F1 listener John (@crofts) did a race in F1 2019 with other listeners! Here’s the archive. The PC version of F1 2019 is on sale for a few hours after this episode goes up We released all our old Patreon videos for free on our YouTube channel! We’re back to doing video Track Walks (such as the season is)! Here’s Australia. An animated GIF of the deserted Albert Park circuit (thanks Evan!) At least we have Marbula One (thanks to everyone who sent this to us!) NOR was on Beyond the Grid MotoGP released their top 10 races for free! Compare: NOR’s YouTube channel and Nico Rosberg’s GRO being a good dad Just kidding, the Supercars season got postponed while we were recording Need stuff to watch? Check out our Offseason Guide! Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If there’s one thing we can all agree on (or at least seven of us), it’s that we can’t wait to see how the grid lines up in definitely-coronavirus-free Australia. SHOW NOTES Australian GP incidents: Martin Brundle, Fernando Alonso, Ralf Schumacher, Mark Webber The logistic challenge of shipping WEC and Formula 1 equipment Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTES Chain Bear’s explanation of Dual-Axis Steering F1’s YouTube channel is actually pretty great A list of our favorite old races can be found in our Offseason 2019 guide Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New to F1? You've come to the right place! We get you, uh, up to speed on the cars, drivers, rules, and all the weird drama that can happen in the planet's fastest sport. SHOW NOTES F1 spotter guide by Reddit user RookSeven (yet to be updated for 2020 as of recording) A list of all the drivers on social media can be found on our FAQ More F1 lingo We like Chain Bear F1’s YouTube channel for technical explanations F1 subreddit F1’s streaming service F1 TV Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 150a9d0499 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dearest race fans, much has happened since we last spoke! Contracts were signed, trucks were rolled, and energy drinks were responsible for, well, about what you’d expect. SHOW NOTES Robert Kubica’s N’GINE goes V12 (thanks @k1dman!) The entire 2019 season of W Series is on YouTube (including the reverse grid race!) F2: Chasing the Dream is available on F1 TV Fernando Alonso nonchalantly rolled his Dakar truck The upcoming electric rally series Extreme E has cool looking cars that work Japan’s prefectures have their own logos (thanks Josh!) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As F1 lights up its tires and blazes off toward the horizon, we recount our favorite moments of the season, make wild guesses about 2020, and try to figure out what to do with ourselves. SHOW NOTES Our guide on what to watch in the offseason HAM & Valentino Rossi swapped rides This video of ALB, NOR, and RUS each making their case for Rookie of the Year is very good No butts about it, the Fan Car LIVES T-Mobile’s McLaren phone Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2019 season goes out with… well, Abu Dhabi, which is why we’re talking about chemtrails, 3D-printed perfume, and nearly resorting to cannibalism. SHOW NOTES A render of what Zandvoort will look like Meet Williams’ new driver, Nicholas Latifi F1 is launching a $10,000 perfume Behind the scenes of Red Bull’s Zero-G pit stop Good F1 races to watch in the offseason: Germany 2019, Azerbaijan 2018 & 2017, Brazil 2016, Canada 2011, Brazil 2008, Belgium 1998 (all are available on F1 TV Archive) YouTube channel for the F3 Asian Championship Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the sun sets on the Formula 1 season, the lights are still on over biofuels and… blockchain? SHOW NOTES RAI playing Colin McRae Rally during his military service Red Bull’s zero-G pit stop F1 is doing some kind of blockchain thing Racing seats: Playseat Challenge, Obutto, Next Level F-GT Cockpit Racing wheels: Fanatec CSL Elite, Thrustmaster T-GT and Open Wheel Add-On Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brazil comes through once again to deliver us something truly unexpected. SHOW NOTES Macau Grand Prix: Q1, Q2, Qualifying Race, Feature Race (alternate link) FIA’s page on circuit safety Ray’s Mercedes-inspired graffiti art Racing wheel stuff: Logitech G29, Wheel Stand Pro Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Formula 1 announces a commitment to carbon neutrality as it heads to the land of rain forests and even rainier tracks. SHOW NOTES Extra Life! Drew’s donation page and stream archive, Danny’s donation page and stream archive part 1 & part 2 Chain Bear explains the US GP tire fiasco and track limits F1’s Five Shocking Moments from the Brazilian Grand Prix including “Is that Glock?” and Alonso’s heavy crash Shift+F1’s theme song Drive On By Ayrton Senna’s moving wall James created supercuts of all our 2017 and 2018 intro phrases The Macau GP will apparently be shown on the FIA website and Motorsport.tv Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a Red Letter Day for F1 as the 2021 regulations are unveiled in the lead-up to what is sure to be a Championship-deciding battle in Austin. SHOW NOTES Daniel Riccardo Breaks Down Racing Movies https://youtu.be/Zf1QQO1HgYs Michael Fassbender Road to LeMans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBbAfDyC8f8 Roger Penske bought IMS and the IndyCar series Leclerc hits back at Verstappen's Ferrari F1 "cheating" allegations https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/146980/leclerc-hits-back-at-verstappen-ferrari-allegations Congrats to Sainz for winning F1.5: https://www.f1point5.com/ Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mexico played host to a veritable strategy fiesta. But like any good party, the cops showed up and confiscated Renault’s points from the Japanese Grand Prix. SHOW NOTES Mexico’s podium featured a theatrical hydraulic lift VET is not a fan of selfies COTA lap comparison: IndyCar vs. F1 The Ferrari Wold roller coaster feat. Felipe Massa & Fernando Alonso, VET & RAI Fernando Alonso breaks a walnut with his neck Get your official FIA documents hot off the presses Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re back in the Americas for a team name change, tips on attending a race, and a potential Hitman crossover. SHOW NOTES The full (minus two) W Series lineup for 2020 How HAM could win the championship in Mexico Image gallery of regional F1 2019 box art Video of Guenther Steiner’s outburst on F1’s Twitter account Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The clouds part in time for us to have a race featuring a crazy start, technical gremlins, and COLLUSION?? SHOW NOTES F1 drivers spent their typhoon downtime building models, playing FIFA, and terrorizing a bowling alley (part 1, part 2) The F1 broadcast center had to be quickly moved prior to the typhoon VET’s jump start from the stands (alternate angle), and a remarkably similar clip from 2010 Ferrari’s back-and-forth radio with LEC NOR confronts ALB about his aggressive overtake F1 used to show us infrared footage of the tires Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re confirmed for more races in 2020, but if this SUPER TYPHOON doesn’t slow down, we might have one less race this weekend! SHOW NOTES Robert Wickens hits multiple milestones in one video Details about Billy Monger’s win in Euroformula Igora Drive might replace Sochi Autosport’s article talking about practice (subscription required) KUB’s new wheel has most of the controls on the left-hand side Fight the power with your trendy clothing in AlphaTauri’s annoying ad Jorge Lorenzo and Pastor Maldonado have a jump-start-off McLaren provides more granular race details via their app and website (scroll down and click “Race Commentary”) LEC sets the record straight on how to pronounce his name IndyCar tested their aeroscreen on track A huge roundup of all teams competing in the 2019 World Solar Challenge Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If all this confusion continues at Ferrari, October might end up looking a little more silver than red. SHOW NOTES Summary of Ferrari’s communication to LEC and VET Multi 21: explanatory video, Wikipedia article, Mark Webber’s book Aussie Grit Regarding V12s: Hazel Southwell, Chain Bear, and RaceFans respond Autosport Plus article (subscription required) about McLaren’s move to Mercedes engines The NBC Sports Gold IndyCar Pass is on sale (thanks @indycargreg!) Endurance race refueling at a regular gas station (thanks @SonofFink!) F1: Beyond The Grid episodes with Jos Verstappen and Cyril Abiteboul Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Singapore issues some orders that are tough to take, just like Sochi’s Turn 3 (for some of us). Note: spoilers for the IndyCar championship from 1:33:50 to 1:34:31. SHOW NOTES Drew is raising money to support MS research! The stewards explain RIC’s disqualification Wikipedia’s page on Bernadette Collins Chain Bear explains how the MGU-K works Rich Energy’s Twitter account is just trolling, at this point Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like a pile of roast beef slices, Formula 1 heads under the heat lamps for a race around the Ring of Fire. SHOW NOTES ALB’s Beyond the Grid interview was illuminating The black & white flag: Buxton is pro, Collantine con Jaime Alguersuari airborne over the Singapore Sling 2017’s spectacular opening-lap crash in Singapore Drew’s F1 newbie questions from 2013 Behind the scenes of an NFL broadcast: article, video Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A traffic jam leads to one of the weirdest qualifying sessions in recent memory, and things spin off from there. SHOW NOTES Engineers frantically telling their drivers to go Pastor Maldonado’s appearance on F1: Beyond the Grid F3 driver Alex Peroni walked away from this scary crash at Monza (alternate angle) Chain Bear F1’s respectful analysis of Antoine Hubert’s accident VER’s comments about Nico Rosberg (related: Martin Brundle bringing up Rosberg’s qualifying “mistake” at Monaco) VER and NOR chatting candidly over iRacing about their jobs Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTES Superleague Formula: weird series, epic sound Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1 is back from its summer hiatus, and so are shocking driver changes, sleek new car designs, and frighteningly tricky triangles. SHOW NOTES F1’s Top 5 moments from Spa The absolutely nuts 1998 Belgian GP on F1 TV Archive (subscription required) The case for banning Pocono W Series 2019 season (may require VPN): R1 - Hockenheim, R2 - Zolder, R3 - Misano, R4 - Norisring, R5 - Assen, non-championship reverse grid, R6 - Brands Hatch Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As far as we’re concerned, Formula 1 has earned its summer vacation with this fitting cap on four excellent races. SHOW NOTES HAM as a mech (thanks, @ztiworoh!) F1 Visualized: Germany More info on WEC’s switch to hypercars Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob & Danny recount the terrific chaos of the German Grand Prix in so much glorious detail that they basically forget there's another race on this weekend. SHOW NOTES Standing start call was “in hindsight a very simple decision” KUB breaks record Mercedes 125-year livery but Toto hates costumes RUS disobeyed his engineer under the safety car Hockenheimring hopes German GP can return Log your F1 2019 Speedruns here W Series on Facebook Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While F1 looks for solutions, another racing series embraces the nail-biting madness that can happen when you flip the grid on its head. SHOW NOTES W Series spoilers end at 1:02:48 The latest mock-up of a 2021 car The Brabham fan car Chain Bear’s Slipstreaming vs Dirty Air (not mentioned, but helpful!) British GP3 driver Rick Parfitt Jnr’s new sponsor (thanks @B_ISTO__ARS!) Mercedes teases special German GP livery W Series reverse-grid race W Series regular season races (VPN required for some viewers): R1 - Hockenheim, R2 - Zolder, R3 - Misano, R4 - Norisring, R5 - Assen NOR & VER’s 24 Hours of Spa in iRacing: iRacing stream hours 1-6, hours 18-24, brake issues from NOR’s perspective and the iRacing stream (brake photo), finish Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attention Walmart shoppers, it’s a two-for-one special this week! Not only have we had back-to-back great races, we’ve also got the grift that just won’t quit. SHOW NOTES A roller coaster of emotions for one mechanic HAM and Frank Williams’ hot lap around Silverstone Details on Formula E teams’ illegal traction control systems Alonso’s eSports team has some sweet liveries Binge Formula E here W-Series races (VPN required for some viewers): R1 - Hockenheim, R2 - Zolder, R3 - Misano, R4 - Norisring Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Formula 1 may be riddled with actual Bond villains, we thankfully still have the Festival of Speed to remind us of our heroes. SHOW NOTES NOR’s tweet announcing McLaren is retaining its drivers for 2020 Goodwood Festival of Speed main event and highlights playlist on YouTube Jackie Stewart hands his ailing wife a flower Full Ecclestone interview in The Times (registration required) Visual comparison of Silverstone’s various track layouts Jacques Villeneuve: 20 Years On Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strap on your lederhosen for the best race of the year so far! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll harvest personal data from unsuspecting app users! SHOW NOTES Emotions on the podium for one constructor Hazel Southwell’s investigation into MyWorld/EyeTime The F1 board game Monza (and Bridgit’s review!) Formula 1.75 on Reddit Chain Bear F1 on the dangers of the positive feedback loop Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite the circumstances we’re still left with plenty to talk about, like racing board games, questionable legal strategies, and an exciting new Formula “series.” SHOW NOTES A track-limitless battle at Fuji 2007 Renault’s Daft Punk helmets F1’s visual explanation of RIC’s penalty RIC’s reaction to a question about GRO A pass on the grass at the Nurburgring The F1 car with Sonic the Hedgehog on it Racing board games: Formula D, Downforce, LaCorsa Formula 1.25 on Reddit NOR dancing in his car Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danny & Rob establish a front row lockout and look forward to an overtake free weekend in the south of France. SHOW NOTES Ferrari request right to review on Vettel Canada penalty Wolff: Why 2021 F1 rules had to be delayed Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckle up, everyone. Not only are there cars maybe-dangerously reentering the track, we’ve also got some shady beverages to drink! SHOW NOTES “The incident” ChainbearF1’s analysis of “the incident” HAM offering a ride Japanese office chair racing Marion Grosjean’s Instagram post about the break-in TooMuchRacing, for all your race calendar needs Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this BEHEMOTH of an episode, we pardon nobody’s French in trying to understand just what exactly is happening at Ferrari. Also Canada. SHOW NOTES Onboard video showing SAI’s start HAM shakes hands with royalty Ford v Ferrari trailer PER almost hits some marshals (alternate view) Maldonado at the 2012 Canadian GP Formula 1.5 subreddit and website A very uninformed Giant Bomb Quick Look of F1 Race Stars Our Alt+F1 recap of Canada 2011 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin with some sad news but our spirits are lifted by more shenanigans from Rich Energy, bumbling at the Indy 500, and BIG ol’ cars. SHOW NOTES The story of the Lauda Air crash Niki Lauda driving the Brabham fan car The six-wheeled F1 car Alonso’s Indy crash and the moment he gets bumped out of qualifying USA Today’s account of McLaren’s qualifying day Peter Windsor’s interview with Rich Energy’s William Storey Whyte Bikes fires back on Twitter Fake Gunther Steiner’s take on the situation And apparently Rich Energy is Photoshopping pools now (thanks @_LewisOJones!) W Series Race 2 (geoblocked) Euroformula Open Round 2 Race 2 feat. Billy Monger F1’s Top 5 from Monaco feat. Schumacher’s acting class F1 wheelbase growth over time Isle of Man TT will be watchable here for people “in the UK” Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's chaos on the radio for us once again in Spain but we eventually manage to get our nuts going in the right direction. SHOW NOTES Slow safety car causes a crash Chain Bear on tricky setups F1’s Zandvoort circuit guide Cloth Map’s brief visit to the old Rio track Chain Bear and WTF1 explain slipstream vs. dirty air Nico Rosberg and GRO have YouTube channels Autosport does too Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our new aerodynamic elements and snowplows are ready for F1’s return to Spain. SHOW NOTES W Series Qualifying and Race Highlights from a snowy 6 Hours of Spa Rossi vs. Lorenzo in Catalunya Technical/learning resources: Chain Bear F1, WTF1, Marc Priestley, Inside F1, The Chariot Makers by Steve Matchett, the Secret Aerodynamicist on design concepts and Adrian Newey, the importance of downforce Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether it’s a distinct lack of race incidents or confusion over the reverse button, Baku never fails to keep us guessing. SHOW NOTES RUS gets the All Access treatment HAM and Rosberg collide in Spain 2016 Highlights of Formula E’s wet and wild Paris ePrix You can virtually race FIA trucks in July Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We shave down to the bare essentials this week but still find time for shady energy drinks, Gene’s tire mysteries, and Tilke’s ever-increasing madness. SHOW NOTES TT3D: Closer to the Edge is on YouTube if you want to prepare for next month’s Patreon bonus podcast! Vietnam GP track simulation Jalopnik’s Rich Energy article A mustache-less VET drops LEC off at college Super Formula Race 1, courtesy of Lets Go Racing ALB’s Baku track walk RaceFans details Haas’ tire difficulties Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We run afoul of the F1 gods but not as much as some of the teams. La-Z-Boy and pigskin required for this recap of a perplexing race. SHOW NOTES Lando Norris, meme lord HUL trying to reboot his car for a whole lap ALB overtaking everyone You too can nerd out about the F1 regulations Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know, if Bahrain was any indication, this season of Formula 1 is going to be pretty stellar. We're gonna need a bigger podcast. SHOW NOTES F1’s onboard highlights for Bahrain Jolyon Palmer’s analysis of Bahrain The most spectacular photo from Bahrain Will Buxton’s analysis of drivers in new cars this year Details of Williams’ finances F2 highlights: Feature race, Sprint race BOT describes the buttons on his steering wheel Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcastJoin our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first race of the season is in the books! Now that some light has been shed on the teams' REAL pace, we may actually have more questions than answers. SHOW NOTES Australia’s best onboards and team radio The damage to HAM’s floor Honda: what a difference two years makes The Secret Aerodynamicist’s explanation of Ferrari’s package (thanks @Its_The_Dom!) Rendering of possible 2021 car design Maldonado being Maldonado in Bahrain RAI blasting through the field at Bahrain 2006 F1’s new intro sure makes it look like a soap opera Meet the Formula 2 drivers Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sit our back ends down for a lengthy talk about the new 2019 rule changes, what we can glean from offseason testing, and what to expect from the first race of the year! SHOW NOTES We launched a Patreon! Our first bonus episode covers the documentary Williams. Comparison of all teams’ front wings How 2018 and 2008 would have changed with Fastest Lap points NOR and VER’s iRacing team (NOR’s Twitch account) Spotter guide by Reddit user RookSeven Dieter Rencken’s article on what happened to Williams NOR confirms his fantasy team RIC’s circuit guide of Albert Park F1’s podcast Beyond the Grid feat. RAI The Chemical Brothers’ We’ve Got To Try Send us emails at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New to F1? This is the perfect place to start! We get you, uh, up to speed on the cars, drivers, rules, and all the weird drama that can happen in the planet's fastest sport. SHOW NOTES We launched a Patreon! F1 TV availability in your country F1’s official YouTube channel Chain Bear F1’s YouTube channel Formula 1’s Inside F1 technical guide Formula 1 subreddit Kubica's huge crash in Canada 2007 Support us on Patreon to unlock film discussions, primer episodes for other racing series, video retrospectives on racing games, and more! Send us emails at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code 06102064b4 Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just because cars aren’t going around in circles doesn’t mean there isn’t drama! We issue hot takes on the sacking of a team principal, Max’s community service, and announcements for announcements. SHOW NOTES Mark Hughes’ Arrivabene article on Motorsport Magazine W Series’ 60 qualifiers Dakar’s YouTube channel featuring stage summaries Formula E Season 5 Race 1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite our predictions we get hard racing, spectacular crashes, and even more Will Smith as F1 drives off into the sunset. But NOW what do we do?? SHOW NOTES Our guide on what to watch in the offseason HUL & GRO’s first-lap incident Will Smith & HAM made a video (apparently directed by Michael Bay) HAM & VET swap helmets W Series will whittle these 55 drivers down to 18 Supercut of Will Buxton’s Haas puns (thanks @belsaas!) Then-Moto3 rider Ana Carrasco’s grid boy Kubica’s energy drink (thanks @k1dman!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we prepare for the final race of the season, we give thanks for the absolute dummy-fest that was Brazil. SHOW NOTES Ferrari’s 1.97 second pit stop HAR & GAS’s car swap debacle 12-car pileup at Macau 2017 Sofia Foersch’s crash at Macau: side angle, reverse angle, slow-mo, low angle showing the initial incident, photos of photographer’s bunker, more angles including the live feed Part 2 of BBC’s retrospective series on ALO All the buttons on VET’s steering wheel and what they do (via reddit) Full Le Mans documentary Truth in 24 II on YouTube (thanks James!) The life of a Red Bull nose (thanks @TohirT!) Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) You can send us emails over here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With two races to go in the season (and a NEW one coming in 2020!), we get down to Brazilian business with car swaps, sacrificial engines, and Paul di Resta’s magic calculator. SHOW NOTES The course layout and current state of the Vietnam circuit A rough video game mock-up of the Vietnam circuit in Assetto Corsa Old F1 races with modern graphics (thanks Nick and @Devon_OO7!) COTA “neeow guy” REVEALED Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero)You can send us emails over here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices