Shift+F1: A Formula 1 Podcast

Will Alonso stay with Aston Martin until 2040? Will Alpine get sold? Will the Shanghai track surface be like greased ice? Who can say? SHOW NOTES The King of the Baggers bikes look nuts Is the Paddock Pass Podcast the Shift+F1 of motorcycles? Adrian Newey isn’t so sure about the 2026 regulations The MotoGP battle of Catalunya 2009 feat. Moby Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube 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

Japan throws us a “classic” race while a throwback driver contemplates throwing in with the other bloody youngsters. SHOW NOTES A Japanese fan demonstrating respect for all drivers BOT’s amazing Australian Uber commercial Autosport’s article about active aerodynamics concerns Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube 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

For its next trick, Liberty Media will attempt to make another racing series popular in America, using only two wheels! SHOW NOTES NASCAR raced at Suzuka in 1996 and 1997 Please, this video of Pastor Maldonado on the Williams YouTube channel has only 300 views Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve all left the handbrake on, but rarely does it result in an interesting Formula 1 race. SHOW NOTES The Race article about Williams’ spreadsheet woes The High Performance Podcast ft. James Vowels (there’s one with ALB too) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube 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 intrigue continues at Red Bull while we get some insight into an old rivalry and teeter on the edge of Sicko with bicycles. SHOW NOTES The High Performance Podcast ft. James Vowels Escape Collective’s Performance Process Podcast ft. Jack Aitken The trailer for Netflix’s Tour de France: Unchained HAM and MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi swap seats Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube 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

SHOW NOTES F1 Academy races and highlights are on YouTube! Vroom may be the sole reason to own an Apple Vision Pro Sunday Bloody Sunday (samba version) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube 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

When the racing doesn't provide enough entertainment, there's always... everything else. SHOW NOTES The article that Road & Track deleted Autosport ran a suspiciously glowing article about the Qiddiya track Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube 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

Testing is over and the drivers have some things to SAY. But the proof, as they say, is in the platform. SHOW NOTES Jalopnik’s worse F1 team names than VCARB Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube 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

New to Formula 1? This is the place to start! We explain how F1 works and who everybody is, all while assuming no prior knowledge of racing. Welcome to your new favorite sport! SHOW NOTES Support us on Patreon and get ad-free episodes, bonus podcasts, and access to our Discord F1's subscription service F1 TV The official F1 YouTube channel That time Fernando Alonso cracked a walnut with his neck Follow us on Twitter, Mastodon, or our website Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We convene an emergency podcast to talk about red cars and green cars before the frogs consume us all. SHOW NOTES Hamilton to Ferrarihttps://www.planetf1.com/news/lewis-hamilton-ferrari-move-timeline-toto-wolff-mercedes Horner Inquiry: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/red-bull-launches-investigation-following-f1-boss-horner-allegations/10572598/ Sauber Livery Reveal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_omlQl8EaFo&ab_channel=SauberMotorsport Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just because there are no cars on track doesn’t mean team principals (and team names) are safe. SHOW NOTES This month’s Patreon bonus will be Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans: The Film: The Podcast Episode Trailer for Netflix’s NASCAR: Full Speed Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We reflect on a 2023 season full of ups, downs, and Bottasses. SHOW NOTES The Bottass calendar is here (though it may be sold out) A very merry Kvyat Christmas to all who celebrate Our January Patreon Bonus will be the conclusion (?) of the Fassbender saga Racing to watch in the offseason! Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the sun sets on the track and the 2023 season, we close things out with a race, CBS comedies, and more Donny Osmond. SHOW NOTES Crofty’s commentary booth tour The F1 Kids are on F1TV! (subscription required) Trailer for The Crew, the NASCAR “comedy” Who wants to watch some touring cars? A rally classic featuring Samir and his co-driver Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite Lady Luck trying to throw Vegas some snake eyes, it may have hit the jackpot? Is this enough gambling metaphors? SHOW NOTES RaceFans compiled fan footage of SAI’s FP1 incident Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our boys bundle up for a late-night drive around the City of Sin. SHOW NOTES The Macau GP is live streaming this weekend Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some team leap forward as others fall back in a stop and start weekend between the lakes. SHOW NOTES FIA Pitlane stuff sucked, MAG called it Audi deal totally fine and health, says Sauber Merc moving on from car concept for 2024 Dramatic drop in Las Vegas hotel rates triggers F1 fans chasing refunds A potential Las Vegas workers strike could throw a wrench in the upcoming F1 race Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heroics abound in Mexico City, some successful, others not so much. SHOW NOTES Jolyon Palmer’s analysis of the Turn 1 incident Please don’t launch fireworks at operating aircraft, thank you Scott “Driver61” Mansell is attempting to drive a car on the ceiling A snowy Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2018 Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weekend’s sprint and race could have used some spicing up. Thankfully, we’ve got some ideas. SHOW NOTES The Mariachi version of the F1 theme Qualifying for Jerez 1997 had a strange ending Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can’t keep Danny Ric out of F1, just like a couple of F1 veterans can’t stay out of the news. SHOW NOTES The Haas team’s America livery A destruction derby with RVs Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return to Qatar for one of the weirdest race weekends in recent memory. SHOW NOTES We have a new pit stop record The Super License points spreadsheet (via @FIA_SL_) Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on Mastodon, Twitter, and YouTube Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code C4OWDVDIG06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices