The Outside Line Podcast

This week we cover the record breaking F1 weekend in Azerbaijan. Sadly, the record breaking is for the sheer number of red flags in qualifying and not for better reasons. However it did make for an interesting starting grid and gave us the potential for a Carlodium or a Lawsodium. McLaren and their drivers seemingly crack under their own pressure, but thankfully papaya rules remain intact, as nobody at the team had a good weekend. In F2, Crawford moves into contention in the championship, Fornaroli attempts to get spicy, Dunne gets taken out again, and new boy Stenshorne tries to get in the mix but gets mechachromed. Finally we briefly discuss IMSA in Indianapolis where Logan Sargeant returned to motorsport.Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a week without our favorite motorsport series, we cover the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) race at Silverstone, where it was difficult enough to keep track of all the LMP2, LMP3, and LMGT3 cars, even before 2 red flags completely changed things. Max brings 60k viewers to the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie youtube to watch him race the Nordschleife. However, it appeared that none of the 60k understood he’s in a detuned car and was just driving to get a permit. Lastly, we end with a quick quiz on F1 quotes, so listen to the end to find out who did Damon Hill call “a number two driver, with a number one mouth”? Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The F1 race at Monza was the fastest in F1 history, which just left more time for Lando and Oscar fans to exchange paranoid conspiracy theories after fate tests McLaren’s papaya rules playbook. The speed and lack of tyre degradation shake up the usual order, allowing Max to achieve the remarkable feat of grabbing pole as he nails his qualifying lap thanks to a powerful tow. In F2, Arvid is breaking blad as he takes Dunne and Stanek out of the feature race, while it’s all gravy for Browning as he moves into the championship fight. However Fornaroli is on a rolli and continues his good form. Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we review the Dutch GP from Zandvoort where co-host Emma was present to witness both a happy and sad Lando. We lament his misfortune robbing us of a close battle with Oscar but celebrate that it led to The Hadjodium. In F1 Academy, it’s a good weekend for the Dutch, as Maya Weug fights back in the championship. Lastly, we cover the final Indycar race of the year in Nashville, where short ovals again deliver chaos but will we get another new (joe) race winner this season?  Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We review the penultimate Indycar race of 2025 in Milwaukee where the short oval format again delivers some chaotic action. That said, and as per usual this season, the chaos didn’t actually seem to touch Álex Palou, only his competitors. However a slight dusting of rain near the end completely upends the race, leading to an exciting finish and a new winner. We also stop by IndyNXT, GB3, GB4, ELMS to see what’s happening in those series. Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a weekend goes by without any Formula 1, Formula E, Indycar, or even WEC, we enliven the summer break doldrums by playing a true or false game of silly F1 trivia. Did Damon Hill play guitar on a Def Leppard track? Is the DHL yellow livery due to Jordan F1 racing? And is there a collectible pokemon card named Pierre Ghastly? Listen to find out the answers to these questions and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We review the Portland GP in Indycar where Álex Palou can say hello to his third consecutive championship win if he can ward off Pato O’Ward, guard against Christian Lundgaard, and gain the will power to beat Will Power. Conor Daly brought his almost daily twitter spats on-track and demonstrates Indycar's vibe-based rules with his clash with the unchristianlike Christian Rasmussen. In Indy NXT, Dennis Hauger collects another win to see off the late, but unrealistic, championship charge from Caio Collet, which does not augur well for the Palou vs O’Ward battle to come.  Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode we cover F1 and F2 in Budapest, Hungary. In F1, the drivers turn to the dark side as Max discovers littering, Lando discovers Nihilism, and Charles (finally) discovers his breaking point with Ferrari. In F2, we question how Martins found a picnic so fast after retiring and see if Fornaroli can win his first feature race in 4 years.Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode we cover F1 and F2 from Spa, Formula E from London, and Indycar from Monterey. In F1, pole is apparently the worst place to start this weekend as we see if anyone can stop the McLaren drivers from winning or if the rain will stop anyone from racing altogether. Speaking of the Macca boys, 2 out of 3 of their Indycar drivers delivered at Laguna Seca, with the third proving to be a seagull, rather than an albatross, around their necks. We also discuss whether race directors should use their god-like powers to determine race results; i.e. less Michael Masi, more Micheal Messiah. In F2, more post-race drama for Dunne keeps the drivers championship finely poised and Mini undergoes a mini-renaissance. Finally, in Formula E, the final 2 races of this season produced an exciting race and a boring race. Guess which one Peter was lucky enough to attend. Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we cover the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, where an escaped pool noodle played havok with FP1, and Will Power played havok with Felix Rosenqvist’s front wing. In a week where Cookie Monster was grand marshall for the Brickyard 400, Callum Ilott was instead blaming other muppets for his #90 car not making the fast 6. Colton Herta and the other Andretti drivers were looking unstoppable as usual in Toronto, but luckily for Pato O’Ward, and unluckily for his car and engineer, a local bird had earlier dropped some good omens for his race. Finally, we end with a fun quiz on improbable race sponsors, posing such questions as whether the TreatMyClot dot com 300 was a real race or not.Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We waited a few days to discuss the shock firing of Christian Horner by Red Bull racing, hoping for more details to emerge. However none did, leaving us to speculate wildly on the reasons and how it will affect Max. In Formula E, the pressure was measured in Pascals, as Wehrlein hoped to stop Oliver Rowland from being crowned champion, but in rain affected races, it was this season's forgotten men of Evans, Cassidy, and Dennis' time to shine. Then to Indycar, where we go from nice weather for ducks in Berlin, to nice weather for los patos (O’ward), as tornados upset proceedings in Iowa. However, there was no denying the unden-iowa-ble strength of Newgarden at this short oval, but can the king of Korn country use his Freak on a Leash speed and stop Penske from Coming Undone.Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week in Formula 1, the Lando-stans in the Lando-stands (and possibly also in the stewards room) hoped to celebrate a home grand prix at Silverstone. A wet race did create a final destination situation for the rookies, but added a pleasing degree of randomness to proceedings. In F2, Alex ‘Doona’ got his championship fight back on track and it was Browning’s turn to bully Martins this week. In Indycar at mid-Ohio, we saw more inevitable things: Palou dominating, Dixon fuel saving, Colton Herta having a bad pit stop, and Ferrucci being a menace, but we did finally end up with a new winner.  Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode, we discuss the F1 movie. We focus on the bits that made us laugh and the bits that made us cringe. Contains spoilers from the start.Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we cover the F1 from Austria, where we saw Lando dominate FP2, FP3, and Qualifying, thereby putting himself in prime bottling territory for the race. We also saw Carlos and Max demonstrate their precognitive powers by deeming their cars undrivable. Emma jumps back on the Liam hype-train, while also getting off the Yuki train, and briefly off then back onto the Kimi train. Peter, meanwhile, jumps on the McLaren conspiracy train, as Oscar almost violates the sacred Papaya Rules. In F2, old man Richard Verschoor had a good weekend, Pepe Marti made his case for best Red Bull Junior, and Gorden Bennett, we saw John Bennett on sprint pole. However, it’s Alex Dunne who continues to be the main character of F2, despite not having the best time on track. Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we cover Formula E from Jakarta, where we see the rise of ‘the bad boy of FE’, but is that Dan Ticktum or Nyck DeVries? Next we briefly cover Indy NXT to discover who is the Norwegian Nightmare and who are his main opponents. Lastly, we cover a great Indycar race at Road America, where good racing was punctuated by several cautions, leading to a thrilling end where the leaders might run out of fuel. We also saw Conor Daly debut his fursona. Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Formula 1 from Canada, Max and George renew their ill-tempered conflict, so surely they’ll be the cause of a significant crash. In F1 academy, we got a bonus set of 3 races with 3 different grids, so surely we won’t see the same person place 2nd in every race. In the 24 hours of Le Mans, plagued by bugs, the Cadillacs were looking strong, so surely we’ll finally see someone other than Ferrari win a WEC race this year. And in Indycar from St. Louis, the Penskes refound their traditional form, so surely someone other than Palou or Kirkwood would win a race. And don’t call me Shirley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Incredibly none of the many racing series we cover were on this weekend, meaning this episode is a bit crazy. We start by discussing the F1 feeder series career path, touching on the FRECA races in Zandvoort and the F1 Academy TV show. However, things degenerate quickly as we get to know the Indycar drivers via a game of True or False and a game of F**K, Marry, K**l. Contains more explicit language than usual. Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another bumper-packed weekend of racing sees us discuss F1&F2 in Barcelona, Indycar in Detroit, and Formula E in Shanghai. Apropos of nothing, we start by discussing the careers of Santino Ferrucci and Dan Ticktum, who both had good results this weekend. Then we get to the action in F1 and can’t avoid talking about THE incident between Max and George. Alex Dunne continues to be the main character in F2, recovering well from his significant grid place penalties, although old man Richard Vershoor was the big winner this weekend. In Formula E, we discover who is the Greasy Weasel, and in Indycar we finally got a new winner, although it did happen to be the only other person who had won a race this season. This weekend also saw Nico Rosberg continue the tradition of F1 drivers casually dropping horrifying lore.Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We dared to dream that things could be different in Monaco and Indianapolis. However, a botched rule change exacerbates the traffic jam problems in Monaco and Álex Palou continues his unprecedented domination of Indycar by winning the Indy500. We cover both races, as well as the F2, where Alex Dunne goes from hero last week to the villain this week, meaning the only exciting race of the weekend was the Oscar Mayer Wienie 500, won by the magnificent Slaw Dog. Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the title, we bravely avoid making childish jokes about Max holding his nuts in FP2, and instead discuss all the action from F1 and F2 at Imola.  We also cover FE at Toyko, where pit boost actually did something, and all 100 hours of qualifying for the Indy500. Additionally we debate the major issue of whether there are too many people with names beginning with ‘M’ in F2 and Emma surprises us, and even herself, by announcing who is the sexiest man in motorsport. Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.