The Late Braking F1 Podcast - The 2024 LB F1 Awards!

Episode Date: December 22, 2024

It's FINALLY time for the most prestigious awards ceremony in F1 - the LBs! With the help of a very special guest, the LB boys dish out accolades from the Overtake of the Year, Driver of the Season, Ferrari Moment of the Year and the Stop Talking Award. They also announce the 2024 inductees to the LB Hall of Fame... Get your friends or family the gift that they truly deserve... gift an LB Patreon membership HERE

This podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network. Thank you for listening to the Late Breaking F1 podcast. Make sure to check out new episodes every Wednesday and every Sunday. Welcome to the Late Breaking F1 podcast presented by Harry Ead, Sam Sage, and me, Ben Hocking. In truth, I welcome you to the podcast, but it's so much more than that today, because it's the LB Awards, our once a year celebration of everything that happened in that year of Formula One. And as usual, it's not just myself.

It's not just Sam Sajan. It's not just Harry Yead. There's a fourth person who's been living in a cupboard for a year, but he's got his one day of release. Clives Picklesworth! Finally, out of the cupboard, into the limelike where I belong. It's me, Clives Picklesworth.

Yeah, that's Clives like Shives with an L. Clives, yes. It's good to be back, boys. I hope you've had a fantastic year. the cupboard gets stuffier with every single cardboard cut out, every single award winner you shove in there with me. Oh, who is this spanky man I keep hearing of? It's been a bizarre.

Yeah, indeed. It's good to be back. It's the Elbeys. Clives, you've actually moved cupboards this year. How's that been? Yes, they pick up the cupboards and pulling a van, and I'm transporting in the cupboard. I never see outside of the cupboard.

They just got his cupboards, Evie. I get terrible motion sickness. Clives, say hello to Sam he obviously he owns you seeing it's his cupboard I'm going to be shy

go on go on hello Sam mate thanks for looking me out of chat yep you make a lot of noise you're trying

the year you really do rattle on that cupboard if you could just simmer down because we've got a lot of work

to do it I think I deserve my moving actually sir if you could let me out once more a year

like I'm jose shush now clad I hate you I that's why everything to do every year is make Sam Clives talk to each other

God and what what what's a rapport they have as well I hate that buffoon for the far too large percentage of people that haven't been listening for a year who have never heard of Clive's Pigglesworth let alone him made an appearance on the podcast there's no backstory sorry

welcome this is my life He's just the man who announced, is it? That sounds like there's an S at the end of Clive. Well, there is. It's just like chives. Like you cut up for your dinner, a little bit of seasoning, but take out the H and putting an L and you get Clives. That's my game.

It's pluralised. Retention stats on this episode. Not going to be looking good for. Oh, no. It's the end of the year. No one's listening anyway. True. Clives will do the honour of announcing our winners

of all of our awards tonight, of which there are 10, as well as the yearly inductees to the Hall of Fame, joining illustrious names that I'll read out to you a little bit later on. But before we get there, we do have a number of awards to give out, and we're going to start, as we usually do, with the race of the season. Fun fact, on this one, we've been doing the ALB Award since 2019, and No Circuit has won this award twice. The winners of this award,

2019 was the German Grand Prix 2020 was the Austrian Grand Prix 2021 was Brazil 22 Hungary last year Do you remember what the winner was? I can remember why for taking a last night No Singapore Grand Prix won it last year

Well it was pretty good actually Very entertaining battle for the lead But what's going to win it in 2012 Sam if you can just sub in for Clives That'd be fantastic What are the content? is here. We've had some real banners

throughout the season. We've had some moments of battling down to the absolute wire. We've had some crazy strategy calls. For me, obviously, always a personal opinion on this one. We kind of vote together. That's how this works.

I've got a few in mind. Coates springs to mind. I don't know if I'm a little bit biased, but it's just because we were there and it was slightly good. And that fight between Norris and seeing the Claire wing, everything was fantastic.

Sport spa was absolutely fantastic. The strategy call from George Russell was an absolute you know, mind-blower, great call from Georgie Russ. And I get what I was saying there. And then Silverstone for me really springs to mind. The battle between Mercedes and McLaren,

the Stappan really kind of pulling through, but Hamilton able to take it right at the end. Quite emotional and momentous time to see him kind of rise to the top again. And then, of course, Brazil, the chaos that absolutely was with the weather and the rain and Alpine picking up a double podium

and the Stappan being so brilliant once again. So many are contender. Do let me know if you've got anything else or your plates that you think could be considered here, but those are the ones that I was kind of jumping between. Do you have an overall winner before we move on to Harry? For me, Silverstone wins it. Harry, what are the contenders for you?

All of the above, Sam mentioned. I'd also chuck in Canada because that was actually a pretty belting race, if nothing else but for... You know when I said mindblower? That's what I was trying to get to. Belting? The word belting.

Oh, close enough. We should watch more. races together. They typically go quite well. Yeah, that's a good point, actually. Although we watched Singapore together, and that was really dull. Oh, yeah. Well, two out of three, can't win a more.

Yeah, well, yeah, I... Canada was a good one. Brazil, yeah, obviously. I two have gone for Silveston, though. Brazil will probably get the popular vote for the carnage, but actually as a race, as like a... For race battles. I think Silverston was much better.

I had two contenders here, the first of which was Brazil, as you've already mentioned, an epic one. When you have those sorts of conditions, it really does allow the drivers to prove themselves and take the machinery away a little bit and almost focus on on the day, can you do the job? And I mean, the likes of the Alpine drivers did really well. Yuki Sonoda was having a fantastic race before they went onto the wet tires. obviously Max Verstappen, I think he had an all right race. He went forward a few positions.

So, yeah, not too bad. And plenty of carnage, of course, as well. So Brazil is definitely up there. But for the first award of the evening, we have a unanimous decision because I'm going with Silverstone. Who defrauded? Brazil and Silverstone being able to deliver good races. Oh, in Canada as well.

Yeah. Aren't we shocked? Yeah. Yeah. We didn't even mention Abu Dhabi or Qatar. Oh, that's odd. Actually, Bacchew was pretty good as well. I'll give that a shout.

There's a reason why Qatar wasn't mentioned, because it sucks. It's a shame we don't do an award for worse Grand Prix. Qatar. All right. Impromic award. Yeah, I would go with Silverstone as well. I know we discussed this on our championship review

a number of days ago and not an hour ago, how McLaren and Mercedes, the battle between those two teams, was so interesting in that McLaren seems to have an advantage in one condition. Mercedes had an advantage in another. You had drivers trying the wet tires when it wasn't necessary, and the intermediate tires when it wasn't necessary, a lot of different strategies at play.

And ultimately, it was just a great battle between who could get it right on the day in terms of strategy. And it was Mercedes and Hamilton. So, yeah, Clives, do the honors, please. Ladies and gentlemen, the first award of the year goes to the racetrack, which is based in a place where stones are silver. That's right. It's the British Grand Prix.

Can you verify that fact, Clives? No. I've got the geologist. I'm sorry. That's a bit late on that one. I mean, the audience are asleep. Okay. First award is out of the way.

Let's go on to the fake Netflix story of the year. Now, as you know, Drive to Survive, very popular and has helped a lot of fans enter the sport. And we always like to give a, sometimes Netflix go maybe a little bit overboard with what is and isn't a story. And we like to provide what we like to give them an idea as to what they should use in their next season. Fake Netflix award winners in the past include when Verstappan and Hamilton brush shoulders in 2021. one. Big story. Lucky 37,

the battle between Vettel and Ricardo over what was like 13th in the championship and a worthy winner last year, the Hamilton and Alonzo rivalry that wasn't

actually a rivalry. All good. Laughing to each other. Do you have a fake Netflix story, Sam? Yeah, I've got a little rogue with this one. Carlos Sainz Sr.

famously pictures next Cototo Wolf as the story emerges that Carlos Sikes Jr. may have just lost his seat to Lewis Hamilton. I believe they will try and sping some form of story where he will hatch a plan throughout the whole season to find his son the best seat and will go through all levels of debauchery and evil doings to secure his son a drive for 2025. Solid, solid entry. Harry? We mentioned this in our season review, but I've gone for the battle between Kevin Magnuson and Lance Stroll in China for 17th or whatever it was.

And yes, it was a fantastic battle. But as we mentioned, it was for absolutely nothing. Yet, entire episode about it, guaranteed. To be continued. Yeah, part two, coming soon. Will they make it so it appears like Kevin Magnuson lost his seat because of that battle? Yeah, basically. And Lanchold kept his because of it.

And also, yes. And also they'll do the classic, Landstroll will finish your head and they do like the classic looking at the garage and they're all like cheering Astemite are cheering and then past team are really sad

even though they both finish outside of the points and it's meaningless. The thing is though they can play that quite cleverly because they were so far behind everyone else that they can make it look like they were first and second

and the others were nearly a lap down that's a great call my fake Netflix story of the year actually came from the source in mine's focused on a driver and that driver is Franco Colopinto Now, he had some rivalries on track this season, at least the races in which he entered

when he replaced Logan Sargent. But his greatest rivalry was the French. Colapinto versus the French, I think would be a great Netflix story. I forgot about this. Oh, sensational. I'll kind of get a fastest lap point away from him, at which point he declared the French goddess.

Trying to save the planet. We're trying to save the planet, bro. Yeah, that's my winner. That's it. That's got to be it. Yeah, it's got to be it. First season in F1, Franco Colopinto, and you're already an LB winner.

Well done indeed. Clives, if you can do the honors. Ladies and Jacob, but the war number two confirms everything we've already believed is that the world hates the French. Colopinto, you shall go to war for us, and we shall see it on Netflix, strive to survive season whatever we're on.

it's all filmed in Norfolk, so there's many men without shirts. Congratulations to you. Guys, a lot of cultural references, you know, Clives for a man who's been lots in the cupboard. He's got something else to do in there.

I just pass some little newspapers. I got to do it. Newspapers. He's reading about the Netflix series Center via a newspaper. I'm there. Crawling away for a little crayons. Summary of the week from Sam.

Stones that a silver. Honestly, it's a great little world in. It was a, Colopento's had a great start to the LB Awards. And he might be a contender for this next award, which is the... You can do it, Ben.

The Nicholas Latifi Memorial Award, rookie of the season. The reason it's the Nicholas Latifi Award is because he won this when there were no other rookies. The reason it's the Memorial Award, there is a one. I'm right. He's still a life to business school.

I hope you're doing well, Nicholas, by the way. Right. Rookie of the year. Firstly, we have to determine who was actually a rookie. Franco Colopinto. I think Liam Lawson is a fair shout, even though it wasn't his first season. He didn't do enough of last season, I think.

Jack Duhn, I guess, is a contender. Olly Berman is a contender. So those are the four names? Yeah, because we started the year with no rookies. That's the first time or a long time that's happened. But we gained a lot of long way. Yeah. Yes.

It's not about the rookies you had at the start. We came along the way. Sam, who's, I mean, that's essentially a contender's list, but who's getting the nod? For me, it's between Behrman and Colopinto. I do think that apart from Brazil, which, let's face it, was a god-awful Grand Prix to tape, part if you had very little experience.

As Colopinto also displayed by throwing the car into the wall, not once but twice, that he did a really, really good job. The performance in Saudi was absolutely sensational, but I am going to lean towards Colapinto, despite him not living up to the initial hype that we all had for him, where people were suddenly questioning if Alex Albon was actually Nicholas Latifie, and Colapinto was the new man in town. He did a very, very good job, scored good points for the team, whilst crashing the car multiple times, at least he scored the points.

I make up for the difference in cost. I was really, really impressed. I do think he's got the pace there to be a driver in the future. So, for me, Colopinter. I got a bit caught up in the Nicholas Latifi side of this, but I didn't actually read out the other winners of this award that are Lando Norris in 2019, Latifi in 2020, Mick Schumacher in 2021, Shoguan Yew in 2022, and Oscar Piastri last year.

Harry, who's getting the nomination from your side? Yeah, Ollie Berman is a good shout. for just if nothing else his impressive debut with Ferrari and Saudi very much last minute but he excelled there which and not an easy track

to excel at Saudi Arabia that's pretty difficult have all the circuits to come in and be a rookie and do your first their form race and not do practice

and not do practice not that one please no thank you but got points so very good but I'll go for Colopinto purely because he's a Riz King but no

in all seriousness he's he's been impressive. He's clearly got the speed. He needs to keep the crashes under control, but at least versus Logan Sergeant, who he replaced, who was slow and crashed. At least he's got some speed and consistency.

Just probably needs to calm down a little bit if he's going to where. He's not there next year, obviously, but if he gets back in, just simmer down a bit of Franco. But he'll get my vote. I feel like you could tell with Colopinto, even like two races into his career,

at the very least he was going to be quite an upgrade on Logan Sargent. He had real pace almost from the off. I know the Italian Grand Prix was a little bit difficult to judge just based on that was his first race. But even there, he didn't embarrass himself. And then he turns up to a few future races, Singapore Grand Prix what he did at that first corner where he scared the living daylight out of Alexander for Alban.

But even the rest of that race was very impressive from Colopinto as well. Perez very much agrees with that statement, of course, if you remember. Oh, yeah, big fun. A lot of praise from Perez's side. And Baku was another great one as well. You're absolutely right about the other comments of he needs to rein it in a little bit. And if he gets another shot in F1, maybe he will. But the pace was there.

And ultimately, I think he deserves him more than the other three names, which means another unanimous one, three awards into this thing. And Colopinto is wiping the floor with everyone. Oh, Klois. Cracky, I don't know what's quite. happening to me, I've come all over all silly. This young man from down south in Archonzieger has got me

all riszed up. Congratulations. It's another award, rookie up the season. Gicklandusatifu Memorial Award. I'm surprised. You know the word Riz, Clives, given you are somewhere between 40 and 85. I am many many ages.

It's not how age works, Clives. Also, it's also excellent that Clives is sipping on wine or Prosecco as we get through the Seco, thank you. The Seco, it's helping everything along nicely. It's all I get in the cupboard. That has a newspaper.

Keigo, Clive, is your daily Praseco in newspaper? Oh yes, Proseco and the Daily Star. That's a daily Sam, actually. Oh, yeah. The thing is, I know if you had a paper, you're calling that. Bloody work as well. That is the first part of the Albi Awards done and dusted. On the other side, we've got plenty more awards to give out.

What a joke this show is. It's an absolute joke. Now, there was a lot of silliness before the break. Don't you worry, folks? That is going to be cut out immediately. No, it won't. Ferrari moment of this season coming up next. Harry, what have you got?

This will seem, I feels like a bit of a cop-out in a way, but just Canada I don't know there are other moments during the year but Canada as a whole was that Ferrari had been

much better this it was a lot less to criticise them on but the biggest criticism is them building a car that was potentially championship worthy getting an upgrade on it

and then absolutely fluffing it and not only fluffing it but having the worst executed race known to man it's particularly in Charlotte LeClaire's case who was basically so far behind I think they retired him in Canada and then yeah

Carlos Sines also had a stinker the Canadian GP for the 2024 Canadian GP for Ferrari was summed up by Carlos Sines on slick ties just spinning on the grass and that it's not good

having spun already and taken out Perez and Albon and putting them in the wall and then trying to get back around and just spinning on the grass it's like robot wars done bad though yeah yeah I'll go just the Canadian GP for Ferrari

very valid shout just to run for this is the fourth consecutive year we've had Ferrari moments of the year as an award previous winners 2021 at Istanbul what position are I fighting for and you'll be first

if you're not overtaken by second place you'll be first that was LeClair team radio So 2022, this might be my favorite one when they tried the fastest lap at Belgium and they were so far off. And Alonzo ever took him. And then last year, maybe Sam's favorite

was the Dutch GP pit stop that went horribly wrong. What's the blue thing? Another shout for this year, actually, is LeCler's racing, sorry, LeCler asking his race engineer whether he wants to know the gap or his pace. That's my winner. Oh, there you go.

Sorry, Ben, I'm stolen off you. No, no, it's a very valid one because I had Canada written down. The one I've put above the rest is at Monaco when the response to that question was, no, we are not interested Charles. And Charlotte-Clair goes, rude, rude. Was this the season where they said they were going to come up with an upgrade that completely wiped the gap to Redwood? Yes. Yeah, that was the Imola upgrade.

that might get it for me because that didn't go to plan. And then we had Canada. One other shout as well. Also, the hello message probably would get a look in here, but it's just going to get so much other attention later on in this episode. The signs, wake up guys at Las Vegas was also very good.

What are you going for? I mean, yeah, that comment that they were so, both drivers were so proudly, we're going to wipe the gap. We're going to be right up there fighting at the front. The next,

pretty much the next race we attend, they have their worst Grand Prix of the season. He's really strong, really, really Ferrari. Hello! It's always on my mind permanently, but again, that might be coming up

for a separate category later on. I too just had Canada as my overarching one, so I think I'm going to stick with Canada. I love how in years to come, that will be read back out. It's just a one word answer to the Ferrari moment of the year

because you're right, it doesn't come down to, one moment of Canada. It's just the whole weekend. And again, don't worry, Ferrari. It won't cost you anything, I'm sure. Clives, do you honest. Ah, Ferrari at the moment of the year. Gretzzi and chow to you. Fortunately, it's taken place in the nation where you apologised first, because we're ever so sorry, you've mucked it up. It was all of Canada, a whole nation. What a moment. Well done. Thank you, Clives. Appreciate that. Number five. the drive of the season.

So this can be a performance from a driver, maybe even a team and how they've done at one particular Grand Prix. Previous winners of this. So Hamilton at Hungary won this in 2019. For whatever reason, we didn't like this award in 2020, so I just didn't give it out. But the last three years, unbelievably,

have all been qualifying laps. So 2021 was Russell at Spa. 22 was Magnuson's pole at Brazil. And last year was Vestappan's poll at Monaco. Drive of the season, Harry, what are the contenders here? Look, I know Vestappen's got some big claims to this for this year. Brazil is, I'm sure, probably going to come up. And some of his drives, as we mentioned in the sort of,

after their dominant spell at the start of season, Imola, Spain, Canada. Also very worthy. But I'm also mentioned this in the season review. but George Russell, I know it got disqualified, but George Russell did Belgium. I just think that as a drive. It would be so,

to give it to a man that got disqualified for that drive. That's what I'm hoping. Because then Ben can read it out next year and say it was George Russell at Belgium, brackets, but he was disqualified. So I can say George Russell at spa twice, but the first time will be brackets qualifying. The second time, four years later,

will be brackets he got disqualified. Okay, great. Exactly. Yeah, I'm going to go for that because all the things you said in the review, it was a sensational call and sensational execution of what was a brave call in the first place. So I'm going to go for that. What's in the mix here, Sam? I've got, to fair, that one did cross my mind.

And I was unsure whether we were counting a disqualification because it was a fantastic strategic call. If we're counting qualifiers, we count anything at this point. Whatever we want on this bloody show. It's our show. Hamilton at Silverstone, we've already mentioned it for the race of the year, and deservedly so, but that really wasn't. And I'm going to be really lame here as a personal thing. That was very emotive.

I really was kind of like, ah, like that's really cool that we got to see this at Silverstone. I got to watch that. Really, really cool. Well, a little bit Rick Flair there for you all. And then, of course, just tapping up Brazil. They're the three for me. That absolutely saw it out there. Leclair at Monzaa, I think deserves a bit of a shout because he drove a superb Grand Prix.

And he won that race for it. them. It wasn't just the strategy. It was him that did the work. But yeah, those are kind of a four that spring to mind. There were some amazing results. And we're being harsh here because Alpine, you know, two, three at Brazil, prig deserves a mention. There are many finishes throughout the season that weren't victories that you think, oh, you're not even talking about those guys. But they are fantastic wings. So that's kind of where I'm lying for. I'm going to go to Stap in Brazil. It was just that good.

Yeah, I think that's pretty much all the. contenders that I had to be honest. I think there are about eight races for Vestappen that you could mention as part of this award. The one of Brazil was one of my final three. Ockon at Brazil was also one of my final three. My winner that you just said was LeClerot-Monsor. Oh, we have a three-way issue.

Oh, baby. I've never had one of those before. We must have done. We fight. The Harry Hill's rules of the world. The Harry Hill Rules of Engagement. Now we fight. We shall meet the undisclosed location

by Kirstie and we shall battle through the night. The videos, the podcast, cuts here. We come back and it's like ripped. Ripped jacket. Oh, yeah. Have we mentioned the fact that we are all dressed up for this evening? Oh, we're in suits, yeah. Evenings retire.

Watch your on YouTube. I told you to watch it on YouTube. Have you, can I ask a question? Have you gone full suit? I'm in a three-piece suit. And yes, hold on. I'll see. Wow.

I've not done that. Here we go. They saw it for tucked it. It looks like a lazy school. I've just put it. Someone's going to make a comment about your legs now, aren't they? Well, they did that last one. Oh, God.

Thirst trapping everyone with my legs. Sorry. It's actually a diva. I know. I just, I thought people wouldn't see, but I've pointed that out now, but anyway,

no mind. I thought people wouldn't see. So I lift. So I lift my legs. I'm the one that decided to talk about it. No, but I ask the, that's because I asked the question.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, what do we do about this? We're at a type of thing. Should we let producer Kirstie decide? She can put a thumbs up We've actually got a type, yeah, that works. Kirstie, give us the time.

Come out, come off, come off the mic. They should want to do that. Come on. So your options are either Russell at Spa, Vastappen at Brazil, or LeCler at Monza. Numbers two. In Brazil. Yep, there we go.

No one can see or hear what is happening, but that's what's happened. Second year in a row, Max Verstappen. In fact, Max Verstappen has won this award. It was for a qualifying lap last year. This time it was for, finally, we've actually got this award won by a race from the qualifying section.

So yeah, Vestappen at Brazil wins. Clives, if you could give Vestap on his award. It's clear. When it's wet and greasy, Max Vestappen finds it easy, for he took the fantastic victory in Brazil. And it'll be for you, sir. There is a real reason why this character

only appears once a year, and is locked in a cupboard, a metaphorical cupboard. Like he gets to be free. Yeah, you get to be free. Can we change it to once every five years? Yeah, it might have to be. Go, go.

We'll see you in 2029 Clives. Right, so Vastappen unfortunately wasn't here to collect his award this evening. Oh, that's a shame. He's probably doing community service in Rwanda. Oh, yeah, true. It's a shame that Vastappan couldn't be here, but Canada was to accept his award. Thanks, Canada. You rock.

Cheers. All of Canada. Justin Trudeau came over and just accepted the award. Justin Trude, no. Don't do that. He'll resign next week now. The power. Right.

Before we do our next award, a quick bit of Elby Award trivia for you both. Oh. We did an award in 2019, the first year we ever did the LBs. And it was for Underwhelming Driver of the Season. Can you name who it was? The answer is no, by the start. still want to see you try. It's going to be so random, isn't it?

Underwhelming drive or driver? Most underwhelming driver of the season. Oh. A puffin. It's not going to be a driver, is it? It's going to be Burt Myelander or something like that. It was the Monaco TV director. There you go.

Stupid. Stupid. Not wrong. I assume that was the year that the Landstrol thing happened. That was 2021 though, wasn't it? Oh, maybe it was something on then. Yeah, you're right, it was in 2019, yeah. Next award, the sixth award of the evening,

is the Stop Talking Award. Previous winners of this award, 2020 was a shared award by David Croft and Helmut Marco. Oh, that's harsh. Yeah, 2021, team bosses. 22, F1 Twitter. And last year, the reigning champions of the Stop Talking Award are Alpine. It was smug about something.

I just don't remember what it was. Stop Talking Award, Harry. Who's in contention here? Two, come on. All of McLaren's team radio. That is not what I thought, but that's a fair shout, you know. Just stop. Stop it all of it.

Pire. Well, on top. I'm going to fire them Why I order A pupai A croissant That's so Ging you

You don't even go to that is The quoson The quasson We'll maybe say that about What that is And we'll be a beer Breaking one day The croissant

Yeah McLanantine Radio Has been We've said Fast but silly It's been One of the main sources of their

silliness in 24 Papaya on top papaya rules the begging Lando Norris to give the place back to Oscar Piastri, even in the penultimate race where Will Joseph is like, you're not going to like this, but, and Lando's like, speak louder.

And then he repeats the joke. Just not, Will, we're not liking it. No, it's not necessary. So next year, don't do that. Stop, stop it. It'd be better if there was no radio. I think they'd actually do better. I had better than win.

Yeah. I had two nominations for this one. And in fairness, I didn't think about McLaren and their team radio because that absolutely should be a contender. My two contenders in what must be a heavyweight battle for this award. For me, I'm with you. Christian Horner versus Mohammed Ben Salih. I am right in the ring with you, my guy.

Honestly, any other year, each of them would be an obvious winner here. But they have really tried to outdo each other this year. Mohammed, well, who even started the year better? because Ben Suleum had the Susie Wolfe thing and then Christian Horner had the other thing and the cocoa ball thing on tour no

so they didn't start the year particularly well I haven't started this year well at all I never started this year well at all and then Ben Suleum had a bit of a lull kind of mid-season didn't say too much he went away to rise with the cereal Yeah, he was just waiting for the rapper stuff, for the swearing stuff, for telling everyone off for not liking the FIA and all the rest.

But Christian Horner, you've got to reward his consistency throughout the year. So it's really tough to know who to give this to you. He came back in right of the death with the Terrier Wolf coming. Yeah, I think without that. Oh, Christian Horner, you're the winner. That's taken it. From Cocoa Pops and Fingers to Wolves and Terriers, He's been like a real girl.

Maybe it should be the Stop texting award for Christian Haller. Oh! We're looking it all out. Well, and it's so easy. Honestly, if this award is the reason to prompt him to do that, I'm up for it. We are never getting invited to do anything by Red Bull. This is a reason. Christian Horner, that wolf comment was like a 95th minute winner.

Literally. It was a draw. It's three all and it's gold and gold. Last goal wins. Yeah. Christian Horner. He'd rather be a Terrier. That was your two contenders as well, Sam.

Yeah, and it was the Terrier comment that won it for Christian Horger. Obviously, they were neck and neck at this point. The Terrier gets his head over the line first. It's a good effort from McLaren this year. And I have no idea how Mohammed Ben-Suliam has not won this award. But Christian Horner has found a way. Technically, the second time he's won this award because he won it with all team bosses a few years ago.

So well done. two-time champion of the Stop Talking Award. Clives, if you can get the trophy and do the honours. I'm sure many of you hoped I'd be voting for this award, but alas, I keep talking. Folks, it's Christian Horger. I'm never going to eat Coco Pops again, but you get a trophy. Congratulations. If Clive's made an appearance in every episode, it would have had doubt.

I believe. Well, then so are Clives. We're different people. Yeah, I mean, it's the same as you and the, the man who doesn't understand the value of money. Yeah, but we're really good. We're really good friends, so that's why he'd leave. Me and Clives are not good friends.

Yeah, you lock him in a cupboard. Very annoying. Well done to Christian Horda for the last award. We've got four more coming up after this break. Award number seven of the evening is the overtake of the year. Previous winners of this one, Russell versus Bottas at Secere in 2020. Joe versus Albin at Abu Dhabi in 2022

and last year was won right at the beginning of the year Fernando Alonzo for his move on Lewis Hamilton at Barre With no overtakes in 2021 We didn't give out the award Did we give any out? Were we asleep? No, I... Maybe we did and I haven't forgotten right now.

That is also possible. But for 2024, Harry, what are the contenders? 24, I have a couple here and we mentioned this in the review Alexander R1 and his double overtake on Ricardo and someone else

don't know who was. They're irrelevant Albuquerque. Oh, exactly. Alpans, I think. Orcon. Alpins. Oh yeah, that sounds about right. It's usually an Alpine that's getting overtake. For real reason he got fired. Unfortunately. That was naughty.

One they got reminded of was the Russell Spain start, because that in itself was a pretty filthy overtake. What's the other one I had written down here? Oh no, where's it gone? Oh, I don't know.

I'll go for the album one because he overtook two cars in one go. And I know so did Sergio Perez later in the season, but this one was more impressive. I'll be real. Well, I guess the difference between those two moves and you're right, both were very impressive. Perez was kind of just up the inside of both of them

whereas the Canada one with Albon, he literally like... Threaded the needle. Yeah, yeah, exactly. So a very good shout. Sam, contenders from your side. The Alba one is definitely in my contenders list. Piascu round the outside of Norris at Monza,

I thought was just filthy. It seems like a very simple one, but the overtake from Piazri again on LeClaire at Baku, really good overtake, really, really strong overtake. I did have the Perez double overtake down. That was a really, really, really, fantastic move.

And I have got Hamilton around the outside of Russell in Abu Dhabi because we don't know the situation around it. He still had to get it done and it was very, very good. But I too am going for the Alba Overtaker Canada. Of my contenders, they've all been mentioned just one that hasn't. A piastri overtake on Lecler was definitely up there for me, Bakuten won. A forgotten one, but Sonoda on Holcomburg at Suzuki. Oh yes, that's, I hadn't written down with that is the one I wanted to

the ad. Because he basically like he starts the move at turn one essentially like he lines it up from that point onwards and then he gets it done at the end of the S's because he's just

it's very clever how he does it. They like alternate the whole way through right? Not far off yeah and I think he does a similar move maybe on someone else in this race as well but that was the one

that caught my eyes so that was a contender for me but my winner Alex Albin double overtake of Canada it was saucy If you want a Bollin A, he's just going to stand by that final chican because you're getting your source. Well, it's a bit of a redemption story for Alex Albin.

He was overtaken as part of the Overtake Award two years ago. And now he's the winner of it. Clives, can you please do what you need to do? Alex Albin's the winner. I wish there was a shower in my cupboards because I've been dirty ever six. What a move from Alex Albaugh in Canada? Double the overtake, double the award.

No, sorry, only one will walk for you. But still, a walk. an award winner. Congratulations. Does sound like you have a shower before these episodes? How do you think I look this good in a suit? Okay, just making sure. One shower a year, it's all I get. That's my motto.

Right, three to go. Team Radio of the year is up next. I'll be the best award of the heart. It's definitely up there. This isn't far off being the George Russell Memorial Award, but Harry, what are you going for? um goodness gracious me i won't go through all of them uh toto wolf getting so over excited about george rossel potentially winning the race in austria that he says he tells them to focus uh and

and you can do it you can do it we can win this george to which george is rightly so annoyed and tells him to basically go away and let me let me drive um i won't say it because it's going to come up but a certain carlos signs one my nomination though I'm also mentioned on the review, season review, Lance Joel and Saudi Arabia. So good. Absolutely slams it into the barriers towards the end of the lap. He's like, oh, I've crashed. And his race engineer says, can you bring it back, Lance?

I mean, he's buried in the wall. Like, it's not even a nudge. He's buried in there. We can all see it on the TV. But his race engineer says, can you bring it back? To which Lance quite rightly says, no, I'm in the wall. I'm in the wall. sensational work around.

A few additional ones for me because Can You Bring It Backlance was on my list. The hello message for the signs is on there as well and Toto Neely causing George Russell to crash as I have written it down here. Two other ones from me. Firstly, the Italian Grand Prix. Yuki Sonoda is doing battle with Ricardo, I think.

No, it's either Ricardo or one of the Haasas. I think it's the Haas of Holkenberg. And he goes, what a salami. Oh, yes. What a shout. What a salami. The other one is fairly recent. Qatar into turn one, Keith Magnuson.

F off. Kids, I'm doing something like, go on. Yeah, just telling Albin what he thinks about him as he needs to move into turn one. Sam, what about from you? Yeah, I've got F off on my list. I've got what a salami on the list. my list as well, because that is a sensational shout. I've got LeCler being

angry at the end of Vegas with the bad joke that we discussed on the end of season review, which was the whole, well, you pick this up, sensational from him. There's so many in there from George Russell, I feel like he deserves his own category of just radio messages. I always feel like it's

harsh that he's probably not going to win this year because he does throughout some absolute blinders. But I feel like it does deserve to be said properly. It's going to go to Carlos Sykes. He gets the message of hello which I love that we now do it

completely differently and it sounds more like Mole Man from the Simpsons and it does Carlos Sites talking to him I always set up the 30 second gap between him being responded to and him saying hello

so good obviously one of the best things I know hello so many good ones as well that aren't going to get the award this year but I think I might have to agree

what on what on Carlos you're an award winner Clives. Well, Carlos, hello. To you, sir. Because you're getting a walk.

The only for Best Radio goes back to Ferrari. That's two to have American. Oh, no, he's taking it to Williams. He's run away and he's pulling in the bank of Santander. Good job, Carlos. It's yours for another year. Good stuff.

Empire sunk. Sorry, I didn't read out the previous winners of that award. Oh, please last night. 2021 it was Oh we did give you thing At 2020 yeah we gave this award in 2021 For the first time I don't check my emails

Michael Massey Yeah so good Great shout 2022 was crikey George Russell Yeah Oh must be a sweat one surely last year legendary

That one last year yeah So George Russell is two year winning streak Of this award has come to an end As a result of Carlos signs We now go to our ninth award of the evening A penultimate award of the evening which is podcast moment of the year. Previous winners of this,

this is another one we started in 2021, with Harry getting Germanazzi and Grosjean mixed up for a full segment. Oh yes. Maybe Derek Stav. 2020 was Jean-Pierre Jabui, aka John Pierre Jabouille. Jabouille. Last year, the winner was our Mexico Grand Prix predictions.

Oh, yeah, true. We got this so wrong. which didn't go very well. Sam, 2024, what are we going for here? Ben, we'll call you out on this one. The initiation of your fantastic call of fast but silly lives on in almost every review that we do. And it's hilarious.

So I feel like that deserves a good call out. I think I may say some stupid stuff, but that was a brilliantly timeline. And it was very funny. I just tried to outstupid you and I managed to do it. And you outhumoured me with intelligence. Oh, thank you, sir. Anything else in the media list?

Or? No, that was it, obviously. That was so good. One moment. It's hard to put them down. It's one more than there actually was, I think. But Harry, what have you got? A shout out to free parking.

Free parking? Let us know, folks. Was there free parking? Because we think there was. We didn't pay for it. We charged them all for it, didn't we? That was the flight back, buggy. Yeah.

Look, Sam's already said it. Ben's approach to sex. I love it. No cap. Also, well, you write that in the records, please. I'd like it to say, Ben's approach to sex. But my. Fast but silly.

Yes. Yeah, I realize that regardless of what I say, I'm going to be outvoted anyway. But I did have a few other content. vendors, pop-paw rules. Pop-a rules. Very funny. Yeah, I'm in classic.

The reaction to Norm from Texas at the live show. Yes. God, it's like an earthquake. The biggest cheer we had all night. Screw us. Norm is the man. I think my winner was actually going to be from earlier in the season, which was Esteban Okon as Mike Wasowski.

When I made him on that stupid Photoshop. Well, when we were talking about how. Carlos Hines was clearly better because he was not as heavy as he was before he lost his appendix and we were thinking about Hock-on losing as many limbs as possible, yet he was able to drive the car. It was just a brilliant shout. I forgot that. It's a great shout.

Sorry, mate. I appreciate. Fussing silly is the winner. That is the only time you're approached for sex will win, by the way. No, I know it. Move on. Well, no, Clive's got to say now. Oh, Clives, can you give me the award?

Brace yourself, buckle in, folks. Ladies and gentlemen, the Approach to Sex Award goes to Ben Hocking. This was deciding a very fast, but a very silly manner. Ladies watch out, because he loves to slipping, sliding, right into the award ceremony. Ben Hocking! I'm going to call it the ATS. The Approach to Sex Award. The ATSA.

Yeah, I'll verify that to me. Yeah, yeah. My pair exist in this. Mine don't, fortunately. Right. The last award of the evening. Driver of the season. We're usually quite unoriginal with this award because we just give it to the champion.

Lewis Hamilton won it in 2019 and in 2020. And Vastappen has won at the last three years. it was also pretty good this year Sam is he gonna is he your nomination no I am actually gonna give it to a different person Bastappen was sublime and you know what if he wins this award

for a fourth year on the bounce I don't blame him I don't blame you guys for him either because he was fantastic I just wanted to make it very clear that because he's not getting my vote does not mean I don't think it's like an absolutely incredible year

if you give him to surgery in Perazal I swear to God it would be the best of the Best guy ever. I can't. I'm sorry. I can't do that. Such a year's other build up.

Yeah. It's actually apparent. I'm sorry, I can't do it. It's Charlotte Claire. I think this might be Charlotte Clair's best curing Formula One. He's an unsung hero.

Every single time the car was bad, he still managed to drag it somewhere it shouldn't be. The amount of surprise looks at his face is where he gets out of the car and finds himself once again on the podium is just mind baffling to me. The car was never really there. I only had cut the race through it felt like it properly was the best car, and yet he continued to pull out really fantastic performances, defensively, offensively qualifying laps that put him in places he should be.

He was, I think he's incredibly underrated this season, despite being third in the championship. But Charlechlechle was my drive at the season. Harry? Charlotte had a great shout. I think he's a terrific year. Max just happened. He's quite good, isn't he?

He's quite good. He's quite good. I'm going to give it to also sorry I will shout out Orlando Norris I know you know he didn't he didn't didn't quite have enough to mount a full charge

to Verstappen but he was always fighting this at a disadvantage in the first place with the fact that Vastappen had such a big lead you know rebels so dominant early in the year but I think Norris for the stick I think the stick that he's had is because he was the one in this fight and actually it should be recognized

he's had a stellar year you only won his first race this year, which I also think is baffling, given that he was then like the contender. It's like, we're only just won his first race. Like, give the boy a chance. But I'm going to go for Nico Holkenberg, who, apart from Qatar, which is one out of 24, has had a belting year. And like we said many times on reviews of races and qualifiers or whatever,

it goes under the radar quite often. So I'm putting him on the radar. Nico Holkenberg is my nomination. I love that you're putting him on the radar. Well, he'll appreciate it, I'm sure. You're the reason he's a Salber, right? You are it. I signed him.

I only called you up and they went, who should we go for? You went Nico Holkenberg. Me and Mathia. Yeah, I do think there are some shouts from the midfield that deserve recognition. Holkenberg is one of those names. Fernando Alonzo has had a really good year, I think.

Gazley as well. He's had a really good year. Agreed. Agreed. Lano Norris, I think you're right to shout him out because, yes, there were a few moments when wheel to wheel, he couldn't quite live up to what he needed to be a driver's champion. But equally, when he was on it, like, all of his wins were dominant, right?

If you think of Zambo, Abu Dhabi, even Miami, like, yeah, they were all very comfortable wins. So he deserves to shout. LeClaire, I think he's at his best season in F1. He was phenomenal. I can't look past Vastappen, personally. Which means we have three names. Oh, there we go.

The decider. Kirstie. Give us a one, two, three. One for Leclerc, two for Holgerberg, or three for Vestappen. She's mouthing, I don't know in panic. She's terrifying. She goes up the public will judge her. The moment she makes a decision,

they will come for you. We are irrelevant in this decision. It's all down to you, Kersie McGregor. You are in dire fear. She's going to about four fingers, I'm sure. Yeah, two of each hand. And the winner is, Charlotte.

Claire. Klaxia la Gatsi! There we go. Bostappan's streak of three wins in a row has been broken by the one and only Charles LeClaire. His teammate picked up an award earlier in the evening for Team Radio of the season. So now Charles

LeClau gets an award of his own. Well, not until Clives gives him that award. Go on, Clives. You may not have won't want anything in the drivers nor the Constructors' Championship, but you are rather handsome. And you have one driver of the season, you lucky, bucket. you can thank Kirstie for that.

You can go like I mean, Spanky. Congratulations on your award. LB winner of Driver of the Season. What does that even mean? Yeah. That's what everyone is asking. That whole show, that's what they said. Do you want two very quick bits of LB Award trivia?

Oh, more trivia, yes, please. Nothing more right now than that. Okay. Firstly, in 2019, we, gave an award for the it was the get off my calendar now award I'm not surprised

who won it and it was actually a circuit in 2019 yeah abdabby no what monaco no the Russian GP no no we liked that

some better races as of late but at this point Spanish was it Spain yeah Catalonia on it that is probably the one race that with the new regulations has absolutely transformed every season It was like, oh, here we go.

Catalan, yeah. And now I'm like, yeah, let's go. Spanish Grand Prix time. We also, another award we gave out in 2020, AWS graphic of the year. Oh, was it too close to the wall? Super close. That was a contender.

We just gave it to AWS. We couldn't narrow it down to one, so we just gave it to AWS completely. Good stuff. Strike chance. They have got less, right? I feel like they've got less this. I've dialed them back.

Yeah. They like to do the overtake chunks a lot. But that's about it, really. That's not, that's, that's very, very useful. I don't mind that. I don't mind that one. Well, congratulations to all of our winners tonight. Charles LeClaire, fast but silly, Carlos Seines, Alex Albin, Christian Horner, Max Verstappen, Canada, Colapinto,

Colapinto, Hating, France. Still, but we're not done yet. We've got one final break. But on the other side, we're giving out our inductees for the 2024, late breaking Hall of Fame. It's the real award. That's the real quiz. Why you're all here. Welcome back, everyone. If you're new to the podcast who started listening at some point this year, we have a Hall of Fame every year for, I'd say names, but they're not always names, are inducted, four things are inducted into the Hall of Fame. There's really no rules about what and who can be

inducted. We've been doing this for the last few years. I'll give you a quick rundown. of who we've had so far. 2021 was our first year of inductees. I believe it was Harry that nominated Shaquille O'Neal. Big up, big shot. I nominated Dave Benson Phillips. I nominated Yuki Sonoda. And then the People nominated Harry Smoke Alam.

We came back in 2022 where I nominated Ian the Cat. She loves it. Yeah. The People nominated Beef, Brexit Beef from the Discord. Hello. Oh, I bet you're right. My third one. Oh, my God.

Sam nominated Jean-Pierre Jaboui and Harry nominated his own microwave. And then last year, I think it was, I nominated Otmar Saffanauer and all of his nine children. Sam, you nominated Hanbergh. The people nominated Livlaf Latifi for all the wonderful jingles that you hear. And then Harry, you nominated.

the banker. Fair. I don't know if he's picked up. So, 2024, we're going to have four new nominees, four new inductees. We'll start with the people. So we put this out on Instagram, we put it out on Twitter, and we've calculated your votes as to what belongs in the Hall of Fame. At this point, it's rare that we have a first, but we do have a first. We've never had a radio message go in before. I reckon you announce it by playing the soundbite Yes, I think you're right I haven't labelled it

And there are two that are unlabeled Oh, this is gonna be good If you first are the wrong one That's a hall of phobia for life There it is What was the other one that's unlabelled Yeah, play it anyway Under pressure for the weekend

Oh, it's just abandoned Underpressure from you Harry's under pressure That's me! What? Why is so windy man? is probably... Where are you?

I don't know play it out. Oh, let's say this to it. Under pressure for the weekend is probably me to actually do a podcast, but other than that, Mons are.

I'm going to go back to McLaren again. They have got probably the fastest car at the moment, and they need to turn it into a win. So make my predictions coming through, true McLaren, and pull your finger out. Narrator, they did not.

Still true, no. Yeah, because of analysis, for you honestly, it's why you're here. Thank you. so well done to Carlos Sines says hello message you are a Hall of Famer I love that we'll never ever forget that that will get played every single year Sam you have the honours what would you like to induct I'm torn between two one has been a there's a whole story about it actually on

Instagram and that is the random but somewhat brilliant introduction of Barry Manalo making it into the show. But I'm going to go to one that was a little more niche. It actually came about because of almost a grammatical error in a response of a late-breaking question of the week. And that is also hilarious because I think it will be so hard to find an image that represents this Elbe Hall of Famous. So Curse's life would make so difficult.

For me, thing is, spaghetti dinner, ladies. Well done, too. Spaghetti dinner lady You are a Hall of Famer Whoever you are If you're one person I'm talking for the dinner ladies Do you have to

Serve to your heart's content Big up spaghetti dinner lady Harry What's going to the Hall of Fame From your side Excellent shout There were a few contenders here It's been a tough

Tough call this year but joining Are we saying Carlos Sines is in there or just the radio message from Carlos Sines? Hello! I feel like the radio message

is funnier Okay so joining the radio message of Carlos Sines spaghetti dinner lady is the film 1917

yes! 1917 Yes! Have you seen it that moment where he runs through it's all explains can I just clap

by is it the film or the year the film 1917. Specifically the scene. Have you seen it though? I don't like going back that far.

This podcast is like that scene in 1917 and it's all blowing up around them but you might make it to the end. For nothing else other than it's it's you know, capability and usefulness for analysis of our form races. Let's use it more.

We haven't used it at all. So I think we should. I think we should. Okay. I have. many contenders here. Right through, Ben. Because forget to dinner,

the ladies, sat in there watching the film. With Jack. Hello. Playing randomly. Ben, there's been loads.

And we've all kind of been speaking about them off air. So, rang us through a few that are kind of out there at the moment. Okay,

so I had Spanky written down. Correct. Obviously. Yep. Great. That's Bean's legend. Still might be

working about matching on podcast one of the year. Yeah. Uncle Tim. Oh, God. How's he? Not made it in?

Uncle Tim. Bruno Fuming. He had a great year. He did. He was angry. Relating to Alpine, just the Alpine livery. Yeah. Just that bad.

Pump a nickel. I thought that might get a shout possibly. Postman fat. Every year. We haven't got many F1 drivers actually in the Hall of Fame. George Russell, I think, at some point, should be a contender. Because he gives us a lot of moments. but um and rob marshall of course was a contender as well surely the scaffolder surely roff's going to be in

he's not though because i've got two other contenders these are my top two and i feel very bad because the man who doesn't understand the value of money is going to miss out i'm afraid he's going to be gutted instead i'm going to give it to a discord person you're you're immortalizing a real person who gave us one of the best submissions of all time because Tamer F1, you are a Hall of Famer because it's not Papaya rules. What is it, Harry?

Porpa rules, no. Tamer F1, you are a Hall of Famer. Thank you so much for making us love. I love that that came from a lack of understanding. Oh, yeah. No idea what was going on. Popper rules, no. I can't believe there's two technically radio messages

that have emerged in one season. I think this might be the most stupid lineup we've had yet. We have got, to just to confirm, your 2024 late-breaking Hall of Fame as are, hello, the radio message, spaghetti dinner lady, the film 1917, and Tamer F-1. Oh, God, I'm going to ever meet Tamer F1. Tamer, I'll meet you someday. Also, I feel really bad because the Barry Manilow story of how it started in last year's Hall of Fame, nations.

It's been a year's work to get him in and he's not in. I can't wait to see who the next pop star is. No, no, no. I think like all good political, political campaigns, you don't admit defeat and you just carry on. So people don't let it die. Barry Manolo will be contender for 20205, All of Fame. 2025.

Barry. I don't think you have to goz by, just Barry. I'd vote for a politician called Barry. That's 25. Come on. Mr. Mariloh. Big Marlowe. It's like a combination of Manlo and Marinello.

Barry Marrano. Barry Marinello. This old Italian man who lives in the Copacabana. Good. Well, folks, I'm exhausted. That's all of your awards for this year's LB's. Of course, that's your Hall of Fame nominations as well.

We've got one more episode this side of Christmas. for South and Sam will be back on Sunday with, we'll call it a regular episode, but I think anything's regular compared to whatever the hell the last hour has been. But Sam, if you wouldn't mind getting us out of here. Folks,

it's been a pleasure talking to you once again. I said Sam, not Clive. Join the Patriot in the page from my removal. You can get all the best content down there. Discord the links in the description. Maybe I'll join if I'm on the phone. That can be fantastic. Follow the socials, make breaking F-1.

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