Shift+F1: A Formula 1 Podcast

Formula 1 is a sport with a plan, but whether that plan stands up to a globe-spanning, nigh-unstoppable force remains to be seen. The coronavirus may have an impact, too. SHOW NOTES Taki Inoue’s un...

29 Apr 20201h 10min

We close out the 2019 season once more with the epic (?) conclusion of Drive to Survive Season 2. SHOW NOTES F1 added more classic races to YouTube: Spain 1996, China 2018, Japan 1994 Formula E t...

22 Apr 20201h 50min

We’re split on how the rest of the season will shape up, but thankfully virtual racing is providing enough (maybe too much) news to satiate us. SHOW NOTES Chain Bear’s video about how reverse Silve...

15 Apr 20201h 31min

We tackle the dark middle chapter of Netflix’s F1 series, featuring fedoras, exceedingly slippery race tracks, and some brutal team radio. SHOW NOTES Classic F1 races: Bahrain 2014, Australia 1986,...

9 Apr 20201h 27min

In this week’s Formula 1 news, Mercedes and other teams are racing to help COVID-19 victims while “Dr.” Helmut Marko becomes an actual Bond villain. SHOW NOTES We’ll have a Track Walk video of the ...

1 Apr 20201h 6min

For our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE, we switch things up by discussing the first three expletive-filled episodes of Netflix’s Drive to Survive Season 2. SHOW NOTES Our Bahrain Track Walk and Dirt 2 “Let’s ...

25 Mar 20201h 25min

SHOW NOTES Last weekend’s virtual races: rFactor 2 feat. VER (official stream, VER highlights), F1 2019 feat. NOR (official stream, NOR’s stream, NOR’s highlights), iRacing feat. NASCAR (official st...

18 Mar 20201h 11min

If there’s one thing we can all agree on (or at least seven of us), it’s that we can’t wait to see how the grid lines up in definitely-coronavirus-free Australia. SHOW NOTES Australian GP incidents...

11 Mar 20201h 6min