Purple Sector: F1 Podcast

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix!

We start off discussing news about the invitation only Palm Club at the Miami Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton's quotes about Max Verstappen chasing his wins record, and George Russell mentioning that three current F1 drivers have no spatial awareness.

Our preview of the race covers weather, upgrades, special helmets, extended barriers, and some numerology.

Tune in for lots of motorsport news and sidepods zingers!

Charles Leclerc's helmet from the F1 Monaco Grand Prix fetched a staggering sum at auction.  Will Arnett and Daniel Ricciardo will be on an alternate ESPN telecast called "The Grandstand" for the Canadian, Austin, and Las Vegas Grands Prix.  There will be a family drama called "One" that rips off the Williams story.  The Canadian Grand Prix is still full steam ahead while the rest of North America is full of smoke.  Shakira and Lewis Hamilton's budding romance is "fun and flirty."  Lebron James and NASCAR are stealing headlines at Le Mans.  Aleix Espargaro crashed his bicycle while sexting and pedaling.  Will Power took a shot at Formula 1.

Basically, all the news that's fit to sprint!

Tune in for our recap of the F1 Spanish Grand Prix!

Günther Steiner got in trouble for calling the Monaco Formula 1 stewards "laymen."  Sergio Perez's father was rocking his massive blazer.  Celebrites were paying their respects to Martin Brundle.  George Russell needed to calm down, stop sweating, and look in his mirrors.  Lots of cars were getting gravel rash in qualifying.  Verstappen put on another Maxterclass with a Spanish Ham Grand Slam!  The trophies and podium platform still had the old track layout.  All in all, it was a fun weekend!

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix!

The final chicane is gone and may give us more overtakes and tire wear.  Get ready to cut the cake for a new parts party this weekend.  Carlos Sainz is donning a not so special helmet for his home race.  Is Alpine's pace for real?  Will any of our bold predictions come true?

Tune in for our recap of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix!

Haters got put in their place after an amazing qualifying and thrilling race in the Principality!

Lewis Hamilton debuted his gold grill.  Esteban Ocon had himself a weekend.  The F1 broadcast was awesome.  Sergio Perez put a nail in his title hopes coffin.  Charles Leclerc thought he was going for a pleasure cruise through the tunnel.  Carlos Sainz was hitting barriers and shrieking into the radio.  The Prince of Monaco dresses like a Polo Ralph Lauren mannequin.  Spiderman had an epic chequered flag wave.

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix!

We start with breaking news and more Silly Season rumors.  There were funny pictures that came out of the traditional charity soccer match before the race weekend.  Valtteri Bottas loves entrepreneurship.  Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari rumors are swirling.  Romain Grosjean drinks skim milk.  Honda wants back in F1.

There is rain in the forecast for Sunday, but you never know what the Monaco microclimate will bring.  The FOM has control of the broadcast for the first time at this race.  McLaren is bringing a special livery to remind everyone that they have won the Monaco GP, Indy 500, and 24 Hours of Le Mans.  Will we see the new Mercedes sidepods?

Tune in for NOT the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prixview!

Extreme rainfall in the region has led to devastating floods and the cancellation of the race in Imola this weekend.

We fill the void with some MailBoxBoxBox and lots of rumors in the news.  A listener fired up an old debate involving George Russell, Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton, and Max Verstappen with a text message.  We do our version of Total Request Live for a listener's music video.  Our Imola correspondent has to eat and drink his way through the floodwater.

Charles Leclercs's next career move will either be a switch to Mercedes or pitching in the MLB.  Helmut Marko is putting the pressure on Nyck Debris, Daniel Ricciardo got fit for a seat, and Toto Wolff wanted Adrian Newey.  Speaking of Adrian Newey, he is an old school technophobe who likes to draw and print out his emails.

Tune in for our recap of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix!

We are still trying to process those cringey F1 driver intros by LL Cool J while will.i.am conducted the orchestra...

All of the action on the track was superb!  Another spin by Charles Leclerc in Qualifying gave us a very mixed up starting grid.  Martin Brundle's grid walk gave us a snzzy shirt and Sir Jackie Stewart muscling past security to grab Roger Federer.  The race was full of aggressive overtakes and great battles.  The Miami track layout has proven it can deliver.

Tune in for our preview of the F1 Miami Grand Prix!

A listener tipped us off about an epic Lance Stroll interview in the MailBoxBoxBox, and we make an unscheduled Brad Pitt stop in Formula 1 news.

Buckle up for what should be an insane weekend at the Miami International Autodrome (MIA)!  There is a chance of drizzle on Sunday.  Ferrari are bringing upgrades.  Nico Hülkenberg makes his Miami debut, and Logan Sargeant has his homecoming.  There will be celebrities, surprises, and special helmets all weekend.  We don't understand the forced Miami Dolphins promotion.  Our Formula Brunch plans seem more fitting for a Havana Grand Prix.  Formula 1 is planning to outdo even itself this weekend!

Tune in for our recap of the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku!

It was the first Formula 1 Sprint of the season and also gave us a new format.  There was action on every day.  We identify all the winners and losers from the weekend while also trying to figure out what is going on with Nyck de Vries aka Nyck Debris.  We have a good laugh at the Pirelli paint splatter hat awarded to Charles Leclerc for winning the Shootout Qualifying.  Theories are thrown out regarding Max Verstappen's reaction to George Russell racing him hard in the Sprint.  Fernando Alonso is officially Lance Stroll's zaddy.  Make sure you look both ways before crossing the track during a race.

Sergio Perez runs these streets!

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix!

We kick things off with some news covering Günther Steiner's book, rumors of Fernando Alonso and Taylor Swift dating, French Toast leaving AlphaTauri after this season, and a crazy assertion by Otmar Szafnauer (based on a headline).

Then we get pumped for the first F1 Sprint of the season in Baku this weekend!  There is a new format going forward on Sprint weekends.  There is a tweaked DRS zone.  There has never been a repeat winner at this race.  There is a #FormulaBrunch smorgasbord called Baku Breakfast.  There is going to be action this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!

Tune in for our review of episodes 3 and 4 of Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Season 5) on Netflix!

Ferrari and Mick Schumacher get raked over the coals.  Carlos Sainz plays paddle with Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, and his cousin while Carlos Senior looks on.  The Miami Grand Prix brought some great green room content.  Günther Steiner loses his mind and his steaks.  Carlos Sainz goes "full Latino mode!"

It's time to MailBoxBoxBox!

Listeners sent tasty snacks, a super voicemail, and a daddy issues email.  Thanks to all for reaching out and keep hitting us up.

We also discuss the Brad Pitt F1 movie, Puma and Mercedes changing the suit game, Carlos Sainz and Ferrari grasping at straws, Mick Schumacher's diary, and a silly season teaser.

Tune in for our review of episodes 1 and 2 of Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Season 5) on Netflix!

Günther Steiner is "done with Russians."  Lando Norris' girlfriend is late and can't close car doors.  Sebastian Vettel provides the most accurate description of Mercedes' zero sidepod design.  Toto Wolff rocks lots of hair product and no belt.  Tom Cruise shops at Baby Gap.  George Russell is shirtless (of course).  The made for TV Team Principal meeting was pure gold.

Tune in for our recap of the F1 Australian Grand Prix!

A bunch of Formula 1 drivers have ramped up their complaining in the media.  Did you know Melbourne has 4 seasons in 1 day?  This race almost felt like it had 4 seasons of standing starts in 1 day.  Michael Masi showed up in the paddock.  Fun Valtteri was living his best life.  Sergio Perez was living in the gravel.  F1 needs to update its GPS app.  Nico Hülkenberg did his thing again on Saturday.  Fans were treated to a NASCAR finish on Sunday.  Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton played cat and mouse the whole race.  Does anybody know what Kevin Magnussen was doing?

This was a very fun, unique, and crazy race!

Tune in for our preview of the F1 Australian Grand Prix!

We kick things off with recent news about Lewis Hamilton and long-time trainer Angela Cullen parting ways, Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen racing in NASCAR, and Mercedes and McLaren shaking up their technical departments.

The race at Albert Park will be the 350th Formula 1 Grand Prix for Red Bull Racing and 361st for Fernando Alonso!  No Aussie has ever won their home race (except Valtteri Bottas who claims this is almost a home race for him).  Will Oscar Piastri be able to dazzle in front of his home crowd?  Will the cooler temps shake up strategy?  Will we see a podium that doesn't include Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, and Fernando Alonso?

Crack open your Foster's beer cans and get ready to race down under!

Tune in for our breakdown of the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix!

The stewards had themselves a weekend with grid penalties, curious lap time deletions, and a confusing podium shuffle then reset.  Sergio Perez had a stellar Saturday and Sunday.  Max Verstappen and papa Jost were not happy with second place.  Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin did battle with the stewards.  Viewers were treated to some late action near the back of the order.

Overall, it was an interesting Formula 1 race weekend, and the drama is beginning to build!

Tune in for our preview of the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix!

We start off by covering some recent motorsport news and a celeb sighting at the Oscars.  There is also a Bernie Ecclestone docuseries that will surely be a fun watch.

Then it's time to dive into our Jeddah Grand Prixview.  There are lots of new track tweaks to increase safety and the racing.  RyGuy makes another rainbow-based bold prediction, and Helmut hangs his hat on a big weekend for Ferrari.

Join our Formula 1 Fantasy league and enjoy the race!

Tune in for our recap of the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix!

The 2023 Formula 1 season is officially underway.  Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen are still answering questions about the "Suck My Balls" incident but are rubbing and tugging and hugging their way through it.  Fernando Alonso put on a show all weekend.  David Coulthard's jawline was on full display.  The entire field is very bunched up this year and should lead to an exciting season.  Ferrari are still doing Ferrari things.  

The race gave us an excited Fernando Alonso storming his way to a podium finish.  Esteban Ocon broke almost every rule in the book as Oconvict stacked up 35 seconds worth of penalties.  Mercedes struggled to keep pace with the frontrunners, and Toto Wolff, Lewis Hamilton, and George Russell were all voicing their concerns.

Buckle up because this is going to be another fun season on and off the track!

The boys are back just in time for Bahrain!

We discuss our hiatus, thoughts on F1 testing, and fun driver news.

Our Bahrain Grand Prixview will give you some fun track facts along with our expectations of the action on track. We also give our bold predictions and get fired up for another season of Formula 1 racing, drama on and off the track, hair, Formula Brunch, and much more!