The Battle for 5th! Mid-season Review 2025

A chaotic Dutch Grand Prix gives us plenty to unpack. Max Verstappen crashes early, McLaren’s tyre management and Piastri’s strategy unravel, Ferrari waste Hamilton’s tyre offset and Mercedes spark controversy with team orders between Russell and Antonelli. We also dig into the l ...  Show more

Spanners breaks down an extraordinarily tight Dutch GP qualifying session, with McLaren looking devastating over one lap but potentially vulnerable on race pace. Liam Lawson produces a remarkable performance against Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton salvages P5 and may even have a r ...  Show more

Half way through the 2021 Formula 1 season (pedants would like it known that exact moment is sometime during practice at Spa) we're using the Summer break to reflect on a breathless start to the season. Ariana Bravo is fresh off the plane from Budapest and joined by Alex Kalinauc ...  Show more

Stephen Jones, Alex Lowe and Owen Slot are back following the first weekend of the new Gallagher Premiership season. They have pod regular Mark Evans alongside them to dissect the opening weekend, including big wins for Saracens and Leicester. Plus, Stephen and Owen give their fi ...  Show more

Matt and Brian talk about what the drivers and team principals have gotten up to this summer break. If you want to hear the full ep, subscribe to our Patreon!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Matt and Brian cover the biggest storylines to watch for coming out of the summer break and into the 2nd half of the season! Who will win the "Papaya Wars", will tempers boil over between Oscar and Lando, will Lewis finally break at Ferrari, who will emerge as the top rookie to c ...  Show more