Shift+F1: A Formula 1 Podcast

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

We double-stack the race talk this week and BOY HOWDY do we have a lot to cover! Championship hopes, the thawing of a ice-cold streak, and, yes, male anatomy all appear in this grande-sized episode. SHOW NOTES RAI’s a lot more laid back and jovial in this (Shell-sponsored) video from WTF1 Top 5 moments from Mexico include VER taking his anger out on a sign and RIC colorfully describing his excitement after qualifying Both Mercedes cars going off at the exact same spot within a lap of each other A real-time behind-the-scenes look at the aftermath of Mexico from Mercedes’ perspective VET’s sportsmanship right after the race and in the garage How Ferrari could win the constructors’ championship in Brazil 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

We head on down to flavor country after a jaunt in Japan leaves us screaming into our helmets. SHOW NOTES A side-by-side of LEC’s two 360s UFC’s Derrick Lewis gives the best postgame interview of all time “RAI’s” “Haiku” “book” HAM v. VET championship scenarios Japanese fans sporting Ferrari samurai armor (thanks Brigit!) Behind the scenes of the commentary box, featuring headsets (thanks Matsemann08 on the Cloth Map Discord!) 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

The podcast grows to 150% its previous size to accommodate heated team orders debates, the Mie prefecture, and all the knickknacks in Ireland. SHOW NOTES Onboard video showing LEC’s move on MAG, VET’s block on HAM, and BOT smashing into the sign VER: all the passes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daddy O’Dwyer is back in the cockpit this week to weigh in on the slugfest in Singapore, the proper name for trucks, and the return of the torpedo? SHOW NOTES ALO tweeted this video with Jimmie Johnson ALO & BUT’s weird Mobil 1 spot for Russia (USA outtakes) San Francisco’s F1 meetup 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

It seems at Monza you can’t help but see red, especially after questionable tire gambles, phantom pit stops, and criminally unrounded floors. SHOW NOTES Why GRO was disqualified, by Chain Bear F1 RAI’s (low-res) team announcement Ross Brawn shows off a 2021 concept car A Moto2 rider grabs his opponent’s brake lever Raikkonen at Sauber with an Ericsson 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

The season restarts with a bang (several, in fact), and while we may have jinxed Belgium, Italy lies just around the long, tightening corner. SHOW NOTES Turn 1 incident: All The Angles, yet another angle, halo photo, halo slo-mo HAM drying his butt for a very long time Explanation of the Racing Point Force India purchase by Chain Bear F1 The F1 TV app is out for iOS and Android 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