Shift+F1: A Formula 1 Podcast

There's very little in the way of news this week so the team take a bunch of emails and chat about World of Tanks in preparation for Baku. SHOW NOTES Hey, want to watch a YouTube doc on Hitler's Supercars? No? How about Nazi Grand Prix? Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to return to Mexico and see if Checo can complete the fairytale as the season approached its denouement. Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1 returning to the Americas, as one of your intrepid podcast hosts is enjoying southern hemispheric delirium. SHOW NOTES 52 minutes of highlights from this year's Bathurst 1000, Broadcast control room audio from Germany 2019 (thanks to CunningDraugr on Discord!), The 2008 championship decider, prominently featuring HAM's then-girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger Support the show on ⁠Patreon⁠ and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on ⁠the socials⁠ Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our ⁠fantasy league⁠ with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our ⁠primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The calendar is back in Asia for the nighttime street circuit that runs hot but often serves cold races. What will we get this year? SHOW NOTES McLaren sue Palou over aborted move Verstappen at the Nordschleife report and the replay RIP Roscoe Hamilton Charles the supersoldier Support the show on ⁠Patreon⁠ and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on ⁠the socials⁠ Email us at ⁠shiftf1podcast@gmail.com⁠ Join our ⁠fantasy league⁠ with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our ⁠primer episode⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a red flag day in the streets of Baku as title contenders struggle for grip and old challengers reemerge. SHOW NOTES Horner F1 2026 return allowed after $100 million Red Bull settlement SAI and LEC rented a van SAI's new good-luck charm Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob returns to spin around the festival of speed with Drew and Danny. But will he listen to team orders for the better of the podcast? SHOW NOTES Ricciardo's Ford teaser, beard, ESPN is posting 20-minute Sky highlights now?, Autosport article about the V8 timeline Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew and Danny revisit sandy Zandy before we divert for the Temple of Speed on this restart of the 2025 F1 season. SHOW NOTES Wolff's mafia reunion Perez talking about what it was like to drive that Red Bull Get your Blues Hog BBQ sauce here Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1 returns after the summer break to the shores of Zandvoort but first we need to talk about America's Team. SHOW NOTES Touch of Gray commercial, The-Race's article about 2026 brakes, Vowles in a helicopter: article and video, VRC Formula Alpha 2024 sim car for Assetto Corsa, Multiviewer, for all your data sicko needs, RoboRace has not gone to plan, Hakkinen's greatest overtake Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We close out the first half of the 2025 season with a track that has seen underdog upsets, team collisions and plenty of processions. What does Hungary have in store for us this year? OFFER CODE MULTI25 on Patreon.com/Shift+F1 for 50% off your first month Multi 21 Seb... yeah... Multi 21 Sam Collins on Aston's upgrades (and more) Team Torque ft. Damon Hill The-Race's article about rain grooves The Brabham "fan car" Autosport: VER talking about his contract Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back in the Ardennes for 44 laps of mixed conditions. But will this weekend at Spa be a sprint or a procession? SHOW NOTES PIA and jetpack guy Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mini summer break is over but the newswire is still on vacation so we take some emails and look forward to Spa. SHOW NOTES SAI on the High Performance Podcast, Gene Haas finally gets to drive the car he financed, Brundle and BEA driving ancient cars at Silverstone, Delta pilot explains a near-collision with a B-52, The-Race's article about the 2026 regulations Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some big news better not drop right after we post this mid season news update, but then, we are sort of used to that. SHOW NOTES Christian Horner sacked as Red Bull F1 team boss  Ben Sulayem still saying V8s Apple emerges as frontrunner for Formula 1’s US media rights with $150 million bid Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Several on the grid consider Silverstone their home race, but who will be the podium most people cheer for? SHOW NOTES On Tim Mayer’s challenge to Ben Sulayem Alpine hires Steve Nielsen as managing director McLaren Formula E team shutting down Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The valleys in Spielberg may be picturesque, but as the temperature heats up in the title battle, will the racing be as beautiful? SHOW NOTES BOT in frame for Alpine gig Sainz drops FIA president bid Red Bull in talks with Vettel about replacing Marko Perez: Red Bull is sorry now, aren’t the Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We visit the great white north in the middle of European season for seemingly the last time. But will Lance punch any more walls before the red lights go out? SHOW NOTES Apple's weird F1 bit at WWDC Haas's gray livery for Canada Canada incidents: 1998 starts, Kubica crash, HAM in the pit lane Canada 2011: full race on F1 TV, extended highlights on YouTube Ah, the somewhat yellow Ferrari Team Torque Monaco episode with David Coulthard Article and podcast about Coulthard's plane crash Le Mans 1955 animated film (and our Patreon bonus episode about it) Formula Legends on Steam Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barcelona may be the capital of Catalonia, but what's more Spanish than a bull seeing red? SHOW NOTES: Vettel collides with HAM in Baku 2017 Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1’s most iconic driver procession returns, but will this year’s tax haven GP be heaven for fans? SHOW NOTES Ghost Car and Radio Rewind videos from Monaco Indy 500 Full Race and 30-minute Extended Highlights The F2 Feature Race in Monaco was entertaining Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We visit Imola one last time to see how this new crop of rookies does on a classic Grand Prix circuit. SHOW NOTES Sam Collins on the Imola upgrades Kimi Raikkonen opts not to return to the pits in Monaco Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We enter city-state season as the F1 train arrives at Northern Italy's communist utopia. SHOW NOTES Murray Walker commentating on the sport he truly loves Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The traffic in Miami may be congested but that's not going to stop our racers from rubbing Lego bricks in Vice City. SHOW NOTES Get you some Ronin in 4K NOR unloading a comical amount of tools from his cockpit Our boys playing with Legos Radio Rewind video from Miami Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LYFWPN404 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices