Is the F1 Driver a superhero who can overcome any obstacle - or a fair weather athlete only capable of performing in the dry? That's really all we're trying to figure out coming out of last week's British Grand Prix in Silverstone. There were a few other stories, but really this week is all about the aftermath of Silverstone.
So we're now being published on the Google Play Music Store... At least that's what Google tells us, if we could find a link to the show (or any other podcast on Google Play) we'd provide it but we can't find one.
It shouldn't come as much of a surprise, but Sauber is going to miss this week's in-season test session. Ferrari is looking at 2018 already, and Kimi is staying for another year.
Niki Lauda says Lewis is a liar, then Mercedes says that Niki says that isn't what he meant.
Mercedes has put their drivers on Double Secret Probation, and this week we learn that being a chatterbox on the radio will get you in trouble...
This week the hills were alive with the sound of V6 hybrid engines, shattering carbon fiber, and exploding Pirelli tiles.
It seems to be Birthday Week in F1 with several drivers having birthdays this week - and one getting a big present from the organizers of the Australian Grand Prix.
Could a Mediterranean Grand Prix be coming to the calendar?
Bernie says he's open to rethinking F1's payout structure.
We're a bit late this week - recording was delayed as we spent most of Saturday trackside at Mid-Ohio Motorsports Course... at a kart race which was actually pretty cool.
This week we talk about Montreal, drivers showing us personality off track... and Baku this week means we're making wind jokes... You'll have to listen to find out why...
We're back - and possibly feeling a little dirty after finding ourselves agreeing with something said by Bernie Ecclestone - no not what was quoted in all the headlines - something else.
Last weekend's Chinese Grand Prix was pretty event filled, at some points feeling more like a horse race than a Formula 1 race, and we finally get a chance to talk about the #windbagsunited picture
We're trying to figure out if it's April or December here, because the weather has been just that odd this year. But we don't struggle with it for long because there's racing to talk about.
Before we get to Formula 1, IndyCar had it's second race of the season last weekend - a visit to the oval in Pheonix for the Diamond Desert West Valley Grand Prix - and racing on an oval wasn't nearly as dull as we expected. There were some key difference between IndyCar and what we've come to expect from an F1 weekend, but one of the biggest surprises may have actually been NBCSN's quality coverage of the event - it was much better than what the offer for F1.
But there was a lot to talk about in F1 too - from the head of Imola visiting with Bernie to talk about hosting a Grand Prix again, to what is looking like a war of words between Bernie and the drivers.
Ferrari was investigated and cleared for sending illegal messages to Sebastian Vettel and they've also determined what caused Seb's engine to fail prior to the start of the race in Bahrain.
While we agree that things look promising for a return to the old format for qualifying - we've been burned twice already think that it's a done deal, and aren't quite ready to declare the "live elimination" system dead.
We had a great show recorded for you this week - trust us, you would have loved it! Unfortunately there was a problem and we had to re-record it. This episode it pretty good, but you'll never get to know what you missed out on.
Adjust your calendars - there's a time change for the European Grand Prix in Baku this year.
Bernie says that a price has been agreed to for the sale of CVC Capitol's share of Formula 1 Management.
Monisha Kaltenborn at Sauber wants us all to remember that in all the furor over qualifying and how F1 is managed - Sauber is still having money problems.
We find out just how much respect Bernie Ecclestone has for the drivers - the amount of disdain he has is pretty shocking.
And the Qualifying mess - not fixed...
This week, Formula 1 comes down off it's Sixteen Candles like hangover from the season opening race - there were highs from the weekend, like Roman Grosjean exceeding all expectations at Haas.
But in the end, as the adrenaline, coffee, champagne and Red Bull wore off, F1 looked at what had come out of the weekend, thought about it, decided they regretted it, and decided to give us more of what we didn't want...
In all seriousness - we discovered something shocking this week... We've figured out where Bernie Ecclestone has gotten all of his ideas to "improve F1" and honestly we were stunned at the source....
We also came to the realization that Bernie has completely forgotten about the fans. Listen this week to find out why...
