Formula101 is for all of you Drive to Survive fans who are ready to start following Formula 1! Come with us as we learn everything we need to know about Formula 1 motor racing so that we can actually understand... what's going on?
Precision, choreography, and teamwork. From once being almost comically unsafe and inefficient, pit stops now represent perhaps two of the most intense seconds of a race for any Formula 1 team. Like most things in motor racing, they're high in risk, demanding extreme skill, focus and millimeter accuracy.
In this episode, Gom and Das explore how the likes of McLaren, Red Bull and Williams have perfected their wheel gun ballets, consistently servicing their machines faster than most of us tie our shoelaces. From coded radio calls to outrageous wheel nut budgets, these are the ins and out (laps) of Formula 1 pit stops.
16 Jan 2025
The Movies
Formula 1 racing has often produced storylines that even Hollywood would consider a little too fanciful. The drama, the high stakes, the larger-than-life personalities, the heroes and the villains, and the ever-present danger - is it any wonder that the silver screen's storytellers have long been captivated by the world of motorsport?
In this episode, Gom and Das chat about a few motion pictures that have shone a light on racing. From tales about Ford and Ferrari, to Lightning McQeen, Nikki Lauda and James Hunt - what are some must-see movies to immerse yourself in the energy and drama of motorsport?
25 Dec 2024
The Power Units
What gets a Formula 1 car going? Like, reeeaaaallllly going - from zero to a hundred km/h in 2.5 seconds? Their cutting-edge, turbocharged, hybrid power units, of course.
In this episode, Gom and Das delve into the beating hearts of the most spectacular machines on the planet. After understanding the basics of how internal combustion engines work, they explore the sources of all that screaming, roaring, whirring and magic. How do turbochargers improve the engines, what's an MGU-K and MGU-H, and how do they impact the races we watch? What was so special about those old-timey V10 and V8 engines, and what can we expect to see (and hear) in the future?
3 Oct 2024
The Safe Side
Romain Grosjean's fiery crash in Abu Dhabi stopped hearts around the globe, but it certainly wasn't the first time a Formula 1 car had gone up in flames. In 1976, Niki Lauda was pulled from a similar burning wreckage at the Nürburgring, when his Ferrari crashed at the German Grand Prix. But while Ro-Gro climbed out of his car suffering minimal burns, the Super Rat's injuries were horrific, having only escaped by being bravely rescued by three of his fellow drivers, and narrowly cheating death. Throughout Formula 1's history, many of its competitors have not been so lucky.
In our latest episode, Gom and Das explore the evolution of safety in Formula 1 racing. From carbon fibre and Kevlar helmets, to HANS devices and halos - in this episode, we learn about the progress and evolution that helps to keep our heroes safe.
21 Jan 2024
The Flow
Downforce, drag, wings and diffusers! Gom and Das break down one of the most important aspects of a Formula 1 car, the aerodynamics. How can something as simple as the air we breathe have such a huge impact on car performance? What are the invisible forces that help to improve lap times and win races? How do the teams harness it all in their quest for the most coveted trophies in world motorsport? And what does it all have to do with one of the greatest underdog stories the sport has ever seen?
12 Oct 2023
The Athletes
Valtteri Bottas (successfully) competes in long distance cycling races for fun, and Jenson Button ran the London Marathon in under three hours. We caught a glimpse of Esteban Ocon's fitness regime in Drive to Survive and anyone who follows Lewis Hamilton's Instagram knows the lad has got some abs.
Formula 1 drivers are supremely fit, both physically and mentally. But is it really that necessary, or is just for the 'gram? We're looking at you, George Russell.
In this episode, Gom and Das explore the physical and mental demands of Grand Prix racing and try to understand why and how the drivers are so ridiculously fit.
7 Jun 2023
The Strategy
In this episode, Gom and Das go through the ins and outs of F1 race strategies. Das regales us with tales from the good ol' days of refuelling, before we learn all about the undercuts, overcuts and go-longs used so successfully by the likes of Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari... well... maybe not Ferrari. There's even a spicy story in there about one of Formula 1's most infamous scandals.
20 Mar 2023
The Tyres
Formula 1 is back, and so are Gom and Das! In this episode, we discuss perhaps the most important part of a racing car - its tyres. Understanding tyres adds a whole new dimension to enjoying Formula 1 races. Our hosts talk soft, medium and hard slicks, wet weather tyres, Pirellis and "tyre whisperers." Das even regales us with an infamous tale about how tyres changed the course of the US Grand Prix.
22 Oct 2022
The 4-1-1 on Watching Formula 1 (...Races)
It's time we untangle all the typical, yet somewhat confusing, things that come up between lights-out and the checkered flag. From track limits and safety cars, to DRS and tyre compounds, Gom and Das go through some of those questions you get shushed for asking while the race is on!
11 Aug 2022
Sprint - Aussie Driver Contracts, XOXO
School's out for (European) summer! Well, Gom and Dasun have been on break for a while now, so we ease back into things by spilling some tea on Formula 1's current Aussie driver contract saga. Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso, Alpine, Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Daniel Ricciardo and... Naomi Campbell? What is even going on here?
27 May 2022
The Racing Line Part 2
The Racing Line Part 1 gave some insights into the lines that Formula 1 drivers use. In this episode, Gom shares her thoughts after trying to emulate them in a go kart. Her and Dasun discuss a few more tips for chasing those lap times, and why following the racing line isn't as easy as the Leclercs, Hamiltons and Verstappens of the world make it look.
17 Apr 2022
Sprint - The 2022 Cars
All this learning stuff is hard work. Gom and Dasun put lessons aside for this episode to give their opinions on the 2022 Formula 1 cars. Our hosts discuss everything from the understated details of the Haas VF-22, the intricacy of Ferrari's F1-75, the all-out bonkers approach of Red Bull's RB18 and everything in between!
18 Mar 2022
The Racing Line Part 1
Ever wondered why Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo and their peers don't just hug the inside edge of the race track? It's clearly the shortest way around but instead, F1 drivers all seem to follow a different line through the corners.
In this episode of F101, our hosts explain some of the method to the madness and delve into what makes "the racing line" the most effective way to attack a race track.
31 Jan 2022
The Basics
So you've binged Drive to Survive and you sit down to watch your first Formula 1 Grand Prix, only to find you have no idea what's going on. Why are there two championships? What's a "qualifying" and why aren't the cars racing?!
In the second episode of F101, our hosts talk through some of the fundamentals of understanding F1.
10 Jan 2022
The Greatest Thing in the History of the Universe
A new interest brought about by Netflix and the Drive to Survive series, or a lifelong passion for all things motorsport. Our hosts share just how they came to love Formula 1 and the passion that underlies all of its drama, personalities and excitement.
The first episode of Formula101 sets a foundation for what will be a crash course for new and budding fans of Formula 1.
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