Shift+f1: A Formula 1 Podcast

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 shiftf1podcast@gmail.com 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 shiftf1podcast@gmail.com 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

The silly season is living up to its name, but more importantly: RACE CARS ARE BACK!! SHOW NOTES Rob's review of F1 2018 Racing movies mentioned: Rush, Senna, Grand Prix, 1 (though the movie Drew was thinking of may have been Grand Prix: The Killer Years), Grand Prix Driver, Williams, The 24-Hour War Notable Spa moments: PER v. OCO, GRO cartwheeling over ALO, the entire 1998 Belgian GP (on F1 TV - subscription required) ALO's greatest hits (thanks @CallMeLittleg!) Behind the scenes in the F1 control room Jacques Villeneuve is a huge nerd and it's great Rubbin' is indeed racin' according to David: figure 1, figure 2 Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) PS: You can send us emails over here!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We may be in the middle of an F1 drought but don't worry: a downpour in Hungary and Danny Ric making it rain is enough to wet our racing whistles. SHOW NOTES Christian Horner's candid interview on F1's Beyond the Grid podcast RaceFans' midseason teammate comparisons and driver stats Williams goes a bit nuts with the Flow-Vis STR's pre-F1 career (via Reddit) MAG does a keg stand on the Stanley Cup Yellow Yellow Yellow, a film about the IndyCar safety team (thanks Jake!) Renault added two stars to the nose of their car in honor of France's World Cup win (thanks Greg!) The 2009 Malaysian GP that Erik mentioned on F1 TV Get up to speed on MotoGP with this movie, this podcast episode, and their streaming service More great series to watch during the break: Australian Supercars (subscription), IndyCar (free on YouTube) Rob's review of Motorsport Manager 3 Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch

With Danny on dad duty, Drew's joined by Waypoint Senior Editor and longtime F1 fan Rob Zacny to recap the absolutely bonkers German GP. SHOW NOTES You can find Rob on Twitter or at his day job at Waypoint and Waypoint Radio Robert Kubica on F1's podcast, Beyond the Grid F1 cars are getting some phat rims in 2021 How different drivers react to DNFs Billy Monger does a "leggy" (thx everyone on Twitter!) Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming at you LIVE (to tape) from about as far away as you can get from Germany, Drew's got track notez, long-overdue firings, and news from the wide world of Florida. SHOW NOTES Santino Ferrucci deliberately ramming his teammate A Roborace car does the Goodwood hillclimb (unmentioned but still cool) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew's the last one standing after a plague of mechanical issues decimate the Austrian GP, leading to resignations, rival podcasts, and one of the best races of the season! SHOW NOTES Mercedes' strategy breakdown F1's new podcast Beyond the Grid (YouTube link) A Venn diagram of who has used what engine A lengthy look at F1 logistics (thanks @PlupFreak!) Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're split on the French GP but we CAN agree that LEC should go to Ferrari, three DRS zones is more than two, and Saudi Arabia is definitely a country. SHOW NOTES Despite losing his legs, Billy Monger drove an F1 car Even with the helmet on, you can tell Aseel Al-Hamad is smiling (via Chicago Tribune) The F1 Trading Card Game is out of beta (iOS only) Shift+F1 Fantasy Formula 1 league invite code: 0b62fe (first character is a zero) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After what must certainly have been an excess in poutine results in a sleepy Canadian GP, we perk up with a brand-new (to us) circuit, Red Bull engine news, and CONTROVERSY. SHOW NOTES Guillermo del Toro and Ryan Gosling LOVING the Cars ride at Disneyland New 2019 aero regulations explained HAM's super enthusiastic ride around Circuit Paul Ricard Formula E's full-race playlist VER practicing for the French GP with Automobilista ALO's Le Mans race in flowery prose ALO is as consistent as he is fast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew’s back from the Balkans but balks before broclaiming anything good about Monaco. But who cares?! Coming up is a race that will treat you just as well as its home citizens do. SHOW NOTES VER crashes in FP3 after SAI comes out of nowhere Robert Kubica's horrifying Canadian GP crash GAS takes a helmet cam lap around Monaco (check those mirrors!) Porsche's monster lapping the Nurburgring doesn't look real A GM executive crashed the pace car in an IndyCar race Nico and Keke Rosberg lap Monaco in their championship winning cars Beta sign up page for the F1 trading card game Ferrari mixed up Toronto and Montreal Using Big Data to determine the best F1 driver of all time An insane MotoGP 3 save / ramp jump RIC and BUT's shell corporation has a trailer Shooting F1 with a Game Boy camera (and the moon with a telephoto lens) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices