Formula 1 for beginners (and the mates pretending they get it). Each week we unpack the history, the headlines and the chaos of F1—with simple explanations, big moments, and just enough opinion to start an argument.
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Singapore GP Review: Max Finally Conquers Singapore
The Singapore Grand Prix gave Max Verstappen the one win that had somehow always escaped him.
On his 250th F1 start, Max took pole, controlled the race without reliable radio communication, and finally added Singapore to his list of victories.
This episode includes:
• Max Verstappen dominating the weekend and finally taking his first Singapore Grand Prix win
• Why the sprint race completely failed — despite somehow featuring nine DNFs
• Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri colliding in the sprint, plus the fallout from Lando’s comments afterwards
• Lewis Hamilton ignoring Ferrari’s pit call, trying to stretch his soft tyres for 44 laps, and tumbling down the order
• Kimi Antonelli quietly finishing third, extending his championship lead to 102 points, and potentially wrapping up the title in Austin
• Why F1 barely uses full wet tyres anymore, Pirelli choosing compounds that are too hard, and whether it’s hurting the racing
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Max gets his Singapore win, Hulkenberg delivers Audi’s best Grand Prix finish of the season, and Ferrari somehow manage to turn another promising race into a strategy headache.
Next stop: Austin — where Kimi Antonelli could become world champion.
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7 Oct 2026
Bahrain in Malaysia GP Review: Max Is Finally Back
Formula 1 returned to Sepang for the very strange Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia — and the weekend immediately descended into chaos.
Rain delayed the start, the cars basically stopped working because of an FIA software issue, and once we finally got racing, Max Verstappen produced his best performance of the season.
This episode includes:
• The bizarre software failure that forced the race to stop almost as soon as it started
• Max Verstappen fighting back past both Mercedes cars to take his first win of 2026
• Why Sepang produced such good racing — and why tracks like Malaysia deserve a permanent place back on the calendar
• Ferrari recovering from a terrible tyre gamble, with Lewis charging from 16th and eventually taking P3
• McLaren’s strange Oscar Piastri strategy, another slow pit stop, and Lando’s trip through the gravel under the safety car
• Williams throwing away a massive chance after running P6 and P7, plus George Russell suffering another painful mechanical retirement
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Fernando Alonso gets Skin’s Guru for a brilliant drive and one of the overtakes of the season, Max gets David’s Guru, and Williams are unanimously the Fools.
Next stop: Singapore.
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29 Sept 2026
Azerbaijan GP Review: George Russell’s Perfect Weekend
Baku gave us a classic Azerbaijan Grand Prix — not much happening, then absolute chaos, then one of the closest finishes we’ve seen in years.
And through all of it, George Russell was basically untouchable.
This episode includes:
• George Russell’s first career Grand Slam and what David called his best-ever F1 weekend
• Kimi Antonelli crashing in qualifying, starting 16th and recovering to fifth to limit the championship damage
• Franco Colapinto wiping out Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly, plus why Lando’s “some drivers shouldn’t be in F1” comments didn’t sit right with us
• Oscar Piastri throwing away a potential podium at the final restart and McLaren leaving Baku with zero points
• Red Bull putting Max ahead of Isack Hadjar, then refusing to swap them back even when Hadjar looked quicker
• Williams finally bringing a proper upgrade package, Carlos reaching Q3, Alex finding the wall, and Ferrari somehow looking even worse
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George closes the championship gap to Kimi, Williams might finally have remembered how to build an F1 car, and Aston Martin earn Fool of the Week after yet another double DNF.
Next stop: the “Bahrain Grand Prix”… in Malaysia.
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