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Jessica Smetana, Spencer Hall and friends give their immediate reaction and unique perspectives after every race of the Formula 1 season.
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Jess and Spencer touch on the Abu Dhabi GP before going into a recap of the wider 2023 season and review what they enjoyed and didn’t. In awe of the historic domination of Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing, outlooks of various teams like McLaren, the future of the sport in the US and the 2024 calendar. (Happy 95 days until the Bahrain GP!!!)
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Jessica and Spencer discuss everything on and off the track surrounding the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. A weekend bookended by an exploding water valve causing chaos, ends on a competitive and entertaining race won by Max Verstappen. Spencer was on the ground and gives a first hand insight on what the entire experience was like for himself, the fan perspective and organizers.
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Jess and Spencer discuss the Mexican GP results and speculate over recent F1 rumors circulating across the internet and F1 media members. Sergio Perez’ free fall at Red Bull continues, Lando Norris’ comeback from P19 and the team mostly likely to hire a Connor Stalions to steal Red Bull’s car development plans.
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Jess and Spencer discuss the eventful United States GP which included the shock disqualifications of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, Logan Sargeant inadvertently achieving his first career F1 point hours after the race, Spencer’s experience in Austin on location, French tolerance of Tex-Mex cuisine and the changing outlook of the Las Vegas GP.
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Jess and Spencer discuss the Qatar GP, Martin Brundle's recent comments, Oscar Piastri's development as a driver this season, potential replacement drivers for Lance Stroll such as Wario, Fat Bear Week and Jess vs. Max on equal machinery, equal Miami traffic, and equal destinations.
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Max Verstappen returns to form at the Japanese GP while George Russell endures his Daffy Duck race. Logan Sergeant gets demoted, the return of The Best Bloke Award, kissing cars and the future of Sergio Perez on the grid.
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Carlos Sainz wins the Singapore GP to much rejoicing, while the Formula One world wonders what happened to Red Bull this weekend. Also: a tough weekend for the best lad and the unraveling of a conspiracy.
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Spencer and Jess discuss Max Verstappen's dominant season, a dirt bag's itinerary for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and a lawsuit winding its way through the European courts.
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Hungarian Grand Prix: Verstappen wins, McLaren's in, Alpine spins
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Notes: Jessica and Spencer discuss
the actually surprising (for 2023, at least) results of the British Grand Prix
Damian Lewis singing the anthem with a sexy sax man, for some reason
The Brundle Rules (i.e. when Cara Delavigne is legally obligated to talk with a race commentator)
The Disappointment of Being Ferrari
The invention of the phrase "McLaren BBL"
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Spencer and Jess debate the athletic capabilities of Max Verstappen and Randy Johnson, discuss which non-F1 tracks deserve to be on the F1 calendar, and applaud the Canadian Grand Prix's best lad, Alex Albon.
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Jess and Spencer discuss a platter of topics for this week's episode including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, NASCAR bringing in A Large Refrigerator of a car to the race, a preview of the Canadian GP and the first iteration of The DNF Book Club. The inaugural book discussed was "How to Build A Car" a memoir by Adrian Newey, current Chief Technical Officer at Red Bull Racing and a multi-time F1 constructors champion.
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Alanis King, editor at Business Insider, contributor at Road & Track and co-author of “Racing with Rich Energy: How a Rogue Sponsor Took Formula 1 for a Ride” joins Jess and Spencer to talk about the Monaco GP, the Indianapolis 500 and if Max Verstappen knows what an Oklahoma is.
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Jessica and Spencer discuss an eventful Miami GP weekend, which had everything except an eventful race. The duo break down the driver entrances, Spencer’s experience in the paddock, the most and least Miami drivers, whatever happened to Logan Sargeant and the return of the Best Lad award.
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Elizabeth Blackstock, senior motorsport editor at Jalopnik and co-author of “Racing with Rich Energy: How a Rogue Sponsor Took Formula 1 for a Ride” joins Spencer and Jess to talk about the Azerbaijan GP, what fans should expect in Miami, and whatever the hell Valtteri Bottas is doing.
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Jessica and Spencer try to clear the debris from a chaotic Australian GP, wonder if Charles LeClerc will be in racing hell forever, award a surprise Best Bloke Award, and wonder how hard Red Bull is sandbagging.
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After the Saudi Arabia GP, topics discussed by the DNF crew include:
We think Fernando Alonso is still 3rd as of the recording of this episode (TBD)
The efforts of the FIA to justify their own existence and their similarities to other sporting bodies (cough*NCAA*cough)
Ferrari has gotten better AND worse somehow
McLaren and Lando Norris’s current crisis
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are “teammates”
This week’s Best Lad Award
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The first episode of DNF for the 2023 season welcomes everyone back by discussing:
Red Bull's dominance in Bahrain
2023 Ferrari somehow still looking like 2022 Ferrari
Aston Martin's potential surge into relevance
McLaren's dismal day
Who gets the season's first Best Lad Award. (Hint: It's a "Fella" or "Guy" this week, and he somehow became someone's hero this week while also hitting them with his car.)
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F1 says goodbye to Sebastian Vettel and see you later to Daniel Ricciardo. Charles Leclerc winds up where he should have been all along. F1 drivers go out to dinner, but not at the Abu Dhabi Hardees.
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Trouble in paradise for team Red Bull spills out onto the track. George Russell graduates to a new level of endearment in Spencer’s heart.
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