High Performance Racing

Interlagos delivers AGAIN. Lando goes pole to flag, Max charges from 21st to 2nd, and Mercedes seal the constructors’ title on a weekend they’d rather forget in the wet. And who better to talk Brazil with than Felipe Massa?Rob reunites with his old Ferrari driver for a proper Brazil GP debrief. Felipe reveals the setup change Rob made that won him Interlagos in 2006, talks about the stress of being a racing dad watching son Pippo, relives THAT 2008 title-decider, and shares what Ferrari need to learn about rules of engagement. Plus a Schumacher story you won’t have heard before.Then the guys get stuck into Mercedes’ monster turnaround, and whether Toto Wolff now belongs alongside Frank Williams, Enzo Ferrari and Ron Dennis. Rob’s dark web data asks whether George Russell was robbed of pole. There’s also the latest on Ocon and a heartfelt tribute to the one and only Alan Jones.Plus: we crown the winner of Kimi’s signed cap, Oscar Piastri is in the firing line in Bullshit Corner, and of course, Dad Jokes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Interlagos where Lewis Hamilton finally answers Ferrari back? Jake, Otmar and Rob are back with a BONUS episode to preview the São Paulo Grand Prix, and none of us can agree on who wins. Max is flying. Kimi’s already champion. And Lewis is at his favourite track with the bit between his teeth. Rob gives away an old engineer’s trick for Interlagos (sorry, young race engineers). Otmar reckons McLaren have already checked out. And he’s got a very clear view on his old driver Esteban Ocon. We also get into Cadillac’s seat shuffle and THAT Mexico paddock moment. Plus our brand-new qualifying wildcard segment. Carlos Sainz in Q3? You heard it here first.Stick around for the dad jokes. They’re terrible... we’re not sorry. Back Wednesday for the race review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kimi Antonelli is finally world champion, and this week Jake, Otmar and Rob get the inside story from two people who were there for all of it.Gwen Lagrue, the man who first spotted Kimi racing a go-kart in Adria in 2017, joins the guys to explain what made an 11-year-old stand out from everyone else. He also tells them about the phone call he got from Toto on the morning Lewis said he was leaving. Then Mercedes Deputy Team Principal Bradley Lord takes us inside the factory meeting where Toto told Kimi: “Lewis is leaving. It could be you.”Bradley also shares what happened when the celebrations died down: the 40 minutes Kimi spent alone in an empty engineering office, trying to take in what he’d done. And there’s the cracked sump that left Kimi feeling his engine struggle with four laps to go, with the title on the line.Rob opens up the engineering dark web to show how Kimi went from a difficult rookie season to champion, and the guys ask whether George Russell can bounce back.Plus, Ferrari’s rules-of-engagement mess and how Rob says it used to work in Jean Todt’s office, Otmar’s take on Esteban Ocon’s exit from Haas, the latest on Liam Lawson, Rob ending up in BS Corner, and a signed cap up for grabs.AG1 👉 Grab the Autumn Wellness bundle at https://DrinkAG1.Com/Racing - Get a free welcome kit and shaker, a month's supply of Omega 3 capsules, a bottle of Vitamin D3K2 and five travel packs, plus an extra £10 off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first time ever, the guys recorded High Performance Racing in front of a live audience, in a bar in New York City, cowboy hats and all. Well, two of the guys. Rob was meant to be there too, but a bird strike and an engine failure on take-off put a stop to that. So Rob sends his apologies from a very windy beach, and Otmar has an engine-failure story of his own.Jake and Otmar get stuck into Austin, where Kimi Antonelli put on a masterclass and is now one race away from becoming F1’s youngest ever world champion. Otmar shares the advice he gave Kimi before the race (which Kimi then ignored by winning), and Jake tells the story of a 10-year-old Kimi catching an oversteer on his dad’s lap. Otmar also reveals why Toto really took the gamble on him.Plus, Fernando’s comments about the back markers, and an Aston Martin insider’s view on Honda. Rob’s Dark Web Data on Red Bull’s strategy. Otmar’s call on who finishes third in the Constructors’. Liam Lawson’s guitar, and the New York crowd arguing on stage about whether he’s underrated or overrated. Rob is voted into Bullshit Corner, and the room brings the dad jokes.Thanks to everyone who came out at two weeks’ notice. You were brilliant. And thank you to Wheel to Wheel, the F1 board game, for putting on the night.AG1 👉 Grab the Autumn Wellness bundle at https://DrinkAG1.Com/Racing - Get a free welcome kit and shaker, a month's supply of Omega 3 capsules, a bottle of Vitamin D3K2 and five travel packs, plus an extra £10 off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You sent the questions, the guys answered them! And it's the first time Otmar has been trusted with a tablet.Rob finally answers the question he gets asked more than any other: what really happened to Felipe Massa after 2009? Was it the spring in Hungary, or was it Fernando Alonso? Rob was on the other end of the radio, and he's got the test data to settle it.Otmar reveals the Christmas phone call from Michael Andretti asking him to be team principal, why he said no, why they never came back, and the only team he'd ever be TP for again. He also opens up on the most stressful period of his F1 career: standing between Lawrence Stroll and the rest of the team. And he shares the Toto Wolff line about pressure, diamonds and burst pipes.Plus, the greatest question ever submitted ("what do?"), Rob discovering Google Docs in real time, the best drivers never to make F1, the guys' favourite drivers of all time, Otmar's 1991 Jordan 7Up jacket, and their best F1 celebrity moments, including the day Jake got stood up by Kim Kardashian in Monaco.Keep the questions coming. This show doesn't exist without the High Performance Racing community.AG1 👉 Grab the Autumn Wellness bundle at https://DrinkAG1.Com/Racing - Get a free welcome kit and shaker, a month's supply of Omega 3 capsules, a bottle of Vitamin D3K2 and five travel packs, plus an extra £10 off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.