The Late Braking F1 Podcast - The 2025 LB F1 Awards!

Episode Date: December 17, 2025

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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. Hello and a very warm welcome to the late breaking F1 podcast. presented by Harry Eid, Sam Sage, and me Ben Hocking. It is time for the 2025 LB Awards. Yes, the yearly installment is back. We're going to be handing out awards throughout the evening, which of course means whilst I am here and I'm very happy to be here and Harry's here and he's happy to be here. Sam's here and he's happy to be here. I see a fourth individual.

Who is that there? Dear Franks, can you see me? I'm right here. Is it finally time to come out of the cupboard? Is it on? Is it quite? It's me! Yes, Clives!

I'm back. It's like chimes with an L. Clive and Pickleswell. Good to have you. Good to have you. Host and household name at this point, I assume. So, thanks for having me back again. It's the Alvians.

I think Sam's been really rude, not saying hello to Clives. Sam, you need to say hello. You are in the same room, so... It's good to have you. We don't talk me and Clives. I talk to you two, of course, but we're going on talking terms. What does Clive think? Yeah, what about Clives?

What does he think about that? I don't know what you think. You'll have to ask him. Clice, what do you think about that? Well, I don't know. He thinks he's a moron. He keeps me trapped in this cupboard all day long. I refuse to say a word, actually.

Sam, I can't believe Clive just called you a moron. Do you have a response to that? I do, actually, as it goes. And this is why he's in the cupboard for a year at a time, because quite frankly, he can't say anything of you. So get back where you, get back, get back where I'm going. I don't think so. I think so immediately.

Back in the cup. If you say anything else, you'll go back in. Don't put me back in the cupboard. Yes, Sam, please go. See, we're friends. It's fine. Clive's made an appearance as part of the video that we showed at the live show in Austin. Yeah, we did the live show in Austin earlier.

We did do a live show. So Clives has had a busy year. He has. He tried to escape in the cupboard in that video and Sam, Julie told him to do one. So, yeah, and he did. And he's behaved since then. Clive's moved with me when I moved house this year. It was weird.

I didn't think I packed him, but he turned up in the house and here he is. He finds a way, bless him. Sorry to everyone who is confused. Clive's Pigglesworth is a... He likes to attend these awards ceremonies and give out the... We don't invite him. No, no, he likes to attend. He is the awards.

In fact, we never did. He just arrived. If I can listen to the first one. Fortunately, he's on hand to give out the LB awards as we go throughout the evening. And we've got, I think, 11 categories this year to get through. So let's start, as we usually do, with the 2025 race of the season. Now, we've been handing out this award ever since we started the LBs back in 2019, which means we've got six different winners of this award. They're all unique. No one has won, no circuit, has won this award twice. So German GP

won this in 2019, very entertaining race, if you remember and you watch that one, folks. 2020 was Austria, 2021 Brazil. 2022 was Hungary. 2023 was the Singapore GP. And then last year, this award, was won by Silverstone. So what we're going to do throughout all of these

awards, we'll put forward our nominations, maybe some honorable mentions in there as well. If we've come to a consensus, then it will be as easy as handing out the LB to the winner. If we're putting forward three different names or three different circuits is the case here, we do have producer

to Kirstie on hand to be our tie break. So if you don't like the result, it is Kirstie's fault. So Race of the season, Sam kick us off. What's in contention? What are you nominating here? Number one choice for me is

it's the first time, as you just ran through those recent winners, it's a back-to-back winner for me. Silverstone takes it again in 2025. The rain was chaos. Max Verstappen was trying something risky. We had drama between the McLaren's out front. Rookies chucking it into the wall, left, right and centre.

Charlotte Clare's having buckets of water thrown over him the entire time and Nico Holkenberg picks up his first ever podium in a salber no less. So I think it's just what a Formula One race, a great Formula One race is made of, chaotic weather, overtakes me and Megal where they shouldn't be, cars outperforming and chaos up the front.

It's what I want to see in almost every single left one race. So that takes it for me. Yeah, wouldn't want to be a rookie on that day. That was a tough one for a number of drivers handling those conditions maybe for the first time or not many times at least. Harry?

Silverstone was excellent. I'd also like to shout out Zandvot for the Dutch GP was pretty good as well. But none of them, in my opinion, they pared in comparison to the Miami GP Lego race. Oh, we're kicking off with a Lego race.

We're taking it seriously from the staff. I'm sorry, Climes, have we? That was sad about it? Yeah, come on. Yeah, no, I seriously will nominate Silverston. That's my nomination. Not that we are, we try, well, we aren't British buyers, but apparently people think we are sometimes,

but we do it the best at Silverston. Just going to put it out there, including the weather, which we can own of this one. It's our British summertime, and it's terrible, but it delivers a good F-1 race. I thought there were a couple of solid races towards the end of the year. I think the Brazilian GP was a pretty good one, as it usually is. The Mexican GP, though, which, let's face it, hasn't really ever been in contention for this

award before. I thought that was a pretty good race with the one-stop versus the two-stop, the Stappen going a bit against the grain in terms of strategy, fighting with Leclair. We see all that carnage that happened early on as well. Earlier in the year, I thought Bahrain was a pretty solid one. George Russell versus Lando Doris was quite entertaining there as we went through on our review on Sunday of the full season. I thought Ferrari were kind of cooking until the safety car came out there. But we do have a unanimous winner for this first award of the evening as I think it was the British GP, meaning the British GP has gone back to back in this

award as race of the season. And all that leaves is for Clives to do the honours. Rule Britannia. Roar Britannia. Britannia rule the awards. Because that's right, Too time, back-to-back with us. Race of the season is Silverstone. I raise a glass to you. Congratulations. I raise a glass to you. The Silverstone Circuit.

Yeah, obviously. I'm sure they're raising one back. Sadly, the Silverstone Circuit isn't here tonight to collect their award. Oh, no. It's a devastating start. That is a shame. They couldn't make it.

They couldn't make it. But nonetheless, Silverstone takes victory. There might be a few winners that are not making. it tonight. I think the rest of the people are pretty obvious. It's just silverstone. I like that we haven't decided who the winners are yet.

No, it's all to be decided. We've got to do it live for the people, Sam. And the next one is the Stop Talking Award. This one has regularly made an appearance. So he first gave out this award in 2020 when it was shared by David Croft and Helmut Marco. Of course, Helmut Marco is retiring from the game this year, hoping to get one last championship before he dips.

uh 2021 just team bosses they all won it so well done uh 22 f1 twitter won this award 23 it was alpine because they were going on about they were smug they were smug about something and then smell right off their faces last year though it was a real tussle between mohammed ben sulliam and the eventual winner christian horner now christian horner retired midseason so he's uh he's not you would think maybe going to be as in contention for the award this year, maybe someone else can rise up. Sam, who are you thinking? I've got a couple of ideas in mind. The first sprung to mind when I was reading through the awards list, Adami, Lewis Hamilton's engineer, who let's just face it, they've not been the best of buds throughout the season. And some of the

comics back and fro between those two haven't been the most enjoyable for, let's say, either side of the relationship. But an old foe has emerged when it comes to the Stop Talking Award. And with many an error and even more many a cringe sentence, David, I think you might be up for a double victory here. Crofty is my nomination. I'll be honest, Crofty was on my list as well, because whilst you feel like he's on the fringe of being in contention pretty much every year for this award, I think he's stepped

it up this year. There have been a number of occasions where I wish he would stop talking. So he's done a good job. Mohammed Ben Suleyam, he so nearly won this award last year, and I think he was going to win it until the Christian Horner, I'd rather be a terrier than a wolf comment. And that was what derailed his season last year. His seat his campaign.

Yeah. I think he's had to, a year to recover. He's had to step it back. I think he started the year strongly, Ben Sulean, but he kind of faded away a little bit. So you not remember the drivers on my kids' comments. That's true. Yeah.

He's had some good ones. One line doesn't make a campaign. And I haven't forgotten that Saudi Arabia has reinvested a lot. They don't own this award show, just so we're aware. But I thought someone really stepped up this year. I think I know who it is. I think someone really stepped into that void left by Christian Horner. Stefano de Manicali.

Steve Sunday's back. I think I'll nominate him. Him versus the kids has been a... You've got to hammer home these points. if you want to win the Stop Talking Award. He's been on that all year. He hates children. Yeah, Muhammad Ben Sidim, I feel like at the start of this year,

after losing last year's award, he was on favorite, wouldn't it? Yeah, he took it personally. I think he did the drivers of my kids' comment and was like, done and dusted. Got it in the bag, and then other people rocked up for the year, including, I'd even chuck in Zach. Brown, to be honest. That was the other night.

Yeah, because shut up, man. Crofty, yes. But I'm almost at this point, I just, he's annoying by I accept it. So I'm not sure I can nominate him again. I'm going to agree with Ben. Stefano Domenicali has been on and not just out of nowhere. Hasn't been that controversial up until now. But this year, it's, has chatted absolute one.

And that is worthy of this award, I feel. Do you know what the good news is, the kids won even remember who won this award next week. They won't have a clue. They won't remember we've won't this award in a minute. They won't even know who Clives is. But fortunately, I know who Clives is, and he's here to present the award to Stefano Domenicali.

Stefano, congratulations. You've won the Stop Talking Award. Maybe next season we'll refer to you as, Stefano Domeni can't shut up, because, boy, do you keep up laughing at that. Quieten down, you've won an award. Clives, mate, you've been listening to some of Sam Zingers. Yeah.

That's very... through the floor every day. Through the floor? That's where the cupboard is. Under the floor. The daily Sam, I drop him in. I think Sam might be feeding those lines to Clives. I know it's a bold accusation.

Controversial opinion, Ben. Secretly, we're best pals. Yeah, yeah. Right. I can never do this. Come on, Ben. I believe with you, son. You can get through it.

Our next award is Rookie of the season. so known as the Nicholas Latifi Memorial Award. He's still not dead. He is still not dead. He's actually very successful in field. Just graduated as well. Congratulations, Nicholas. Yeah.

Just so soon before he died. No. Gone too soon. It's because he's a former winner of this award, Nicholas Latifi. Is he the inaugural winner? He wasn't the inaugural winner, actually. That's even worse than we remember this. I know, right?

The inaugural winner of this award in 2019 was Lando Norris, which means... Ironic. Actually, Lando Norris has become the first LB rookie of the season to win the Formula One Drivers' Championship. A slightly lesser award. Yes. He probably doesn't care about that one as much. We can recognise talent.

2020... I don't know. 2020, the winner was Nicholas Latifie. 2021, the winner was Mick Schumacher. 22, Joe Guan Yu. 23, Oscar Piastri, and last year, the award went to Franco Colopinto. But this year,

quite a lot of contenders. Yeah, quite a lot of rookies. I think there's two in this to me. It's Isaac Hadger or Olly Berman. I'm going to go for Olly Berman, but it's a tough, it's a tough cool. I think they both had some, they both had a great season.

I think I think Berman, maybe towards the end of the years, just nudged it for me. Maybe I'm not getting recently, but I was coming here. But I think he's had some real, just some real great results in a car that has been less consistent than the racing balls this year. So yeah, I'm going to go Berman, but both had a superb opening years of their F-on-F-on careers. Sam, who you going for? I had the same two in mind, but I was tipped the other way. It's a big boom for Isaac Hager.

after he gets a podium in his inaugural F-1 season. After qualifying and finishing that race, obviously in fourth place, only to pick it up through a DNF from Landon Norris. He was right on there to have the best result of a rookie anyway at that point. He's qualifying is what is cementing it for me, so regularly being inside the top 10 in a car that I think was so unworthy of being inside the top 10 so regularly.

I just think he's having himself so brilliantly. It's almost a bit of this ridiculous phrase, but it was a Rags to Rich's story where he was out in the formation app on the first race of the season to, I think, being so far and above everyone else in this rookie category. So Hajar takes it for me. This is really close. And I think Bortoletto was in this fight as well, but maybe faded just a little bit in the last three or four races to make this a two-horse fight between Berman and Isaac Hajar. Hachar, in terms of his qualifying performances, they have impressed me so much this year. I think if you were to rank,

the qualifiers just in 2025, you'd say, Verstappen, Lecler, Russell, maybe the two McLaren's. I think Hadjar is probably the next person I would name after that. He was seriously impressive, making Q3 far more often than he didn't. Behrman, on the other hand, I think you're right. Maybe, I think he started the year okay, hash struggled a little bit in the middle,

and then he came good towards the end of the year. The P4 in Mexico, definitely one of the staff. standouts, but he had quite a few good races to end this year. I wasn't sure which way to go on this one. The thing that swayed me was, which do I think is marginally more impressive? A 51-38 win over Liam Lawson or a 41-38 win over Esteban-Ock-Con? And even though the margin is smaller, I think beating Ockon in your first year of F-1 is just enough for me to give it to Olly Berman, which means Clives.

already given out an award to the British GP, Silverstone. You can activate British bias once more, sir, as you give this award to Olly Behrman. I hear the crowd sing. British bias, British bias, begging Harry British bias. Yes, Ollie Bearman takes a rookie of the season. For all you true voters out there, join me for a pint down the pub, because these guys are a couple of jokers. Are you share the same opinion as Sam, Clives. Yeah, he's blugging right. Hager is sensation. It's a really creative song as well. British bias, British, British bias, Ben and Harry, British bias. Probably football track that one.

I don't get involved with his little experience. Sam, you'd have created something far better than that, mate. Have you heard of it back and forth? Actually, I have. It sounds quite familiar. British bias. Oh, man. Right, let's conclude this first half then,

oh, first part, at least not half. part of the LB Awards. Race of the season, of course, going to the Silverstone GP. Stop Talking Award to Stefano Domenicali and Rookie of the Year going to Olly Berman. On the other side, best team radio of the year. It's a big one. At Vandal Casino, you get even more ways to play.

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If you smoke, quit. If you don't quit, change. Visit unsmoked.ca. Welcome back, everyone, to the second part of today's LB Awards here in 2025. Our next award is Best Team Radio. Previous winners of this award, 2021 was the first time we gave out this award to Michael Massey for, I don't check my emails. Still so sassy. Still so sassy.

Then George Russell really stepped up winning this award two years in a row. It was the crikey, first of all. And then it was the sweat in Spain comment. Last year, though, to break the streak of George Russell, Carlos Sines and Ferrari stepping up, Carlos Sines is, Hello. Hello. Hello.

His message at the Brazilian GP. But what is in contention this year, Sam? For me, an individual who has not ever featured in the best radio of the year competition, Lewis has been through a lot of stress. I've been through a lot of tough times at Ferrari, but nothing hit home like him accusing the Ferrari team of being on a tea break. And I thought that was sensational from Lewis Hamilton. So I thought there was a lot of obvious choices.

I think there was a lot of SaaS and I think it was very well delivered from Lewis. So I'm going for the tea break radio. It's a valid shout because it's rare that Lewis like just goes into autopilot mode. That felt like, from the soul, like, I'm not even thinking about it. Just go and have a tea break while you're at it. Like, yeah, very good one. Harry? Definitely strong contender for me, that one.

I'd like to mention George Russell as well for everything. Well, any radio he does. I think his Mexican GP rant about having a car up his, up his bum, to Marcus. He said it in less polite way. Marcus's race engineer was superb. My nomination, though, is Lewis Hamilton and Ricky, but for their entire Abu Dhabi GP.

And it's flown in right at the death this one, and it wasn't really broadcast. You have to go and find it on social media folks. He's out there. Ricky, firstly, Ricky not telling Hamilton that he had his first strike for track limits, but telling him on the second time. Yeah, that was good.

Hamilton dobbing in literally anyone who did track limits in front of him, then, then, uh, Lewis Hamilton saying, please stop confirming and Ricky saying, understood. And Lewis sounds like saying, stop confirming. You couldn't see Ricky dab when he said understood. I am convinced. The whole Ferrari pit wall. Oh, go on.

Say, say understood. And then obviously finish with Hamilton's heartfall message at the end of the race and they don't reply. Yeah. All round, good work. A summary of their first year together. I think those are all valid shouts. A few from me, I had George Russell, all of Mexico written down because that was a great weekend. One we discussed on our review on Sunday, I will disconnect the radio, Fernando Alonzo, and

You could also include the post rate or the last couple of laps where he can't believe it. He really can't believe it. Can't believe it. I don't believe it. One that hasn't come up. Max Verstappen. My shifts feel like the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix from Monaco.

That was... He was there. Yeah. And it was also, I think GP referenced that in his next win or his next poll by saying, was it better breaks today or something? It feels like the 1973. Monaco GP

so good running joke that one nice George Russell I think this was the Hungarian GP it's clearly not allowed

yeah I love to fade out the rain that was really close to winning it it's clearly not allowed

but we are going to need a tie break decision from Kirstie on this one because my nomination is something

different again again this one was referenced as part of our Sunday season review Oscar Piastri

Alpine still managed to find a way to munt me over after all these years as he's put on the grass by Colopino. It's a great callback joke we love a callback joke

and it's a solid so Kerske McGregor you have the honours what wings team ready oh the pressure she's crumbling already number one is Sam's nomination

of the Miami GP Lewis Hamilton tea break number two also Lewis Hamilton for the Abu Dhabi everything and then number three

was Oscar Piastri, the Austrian GP, being beeped over by Alpi. Here we go. Number three, Oscar Piastri, you have won an Elby Award for your T. He didn't win the driver's championship, but he'd be happier about this, I think. Well, I'm sure he will be. Well, he will be happy when Clives gives him his award. Championship, who needs a championship, sir? You've got an Lby.

And you're not driving for Alping. Congratulations! Radio of the year! Congratulations to Piastri and, I mean, Colopinto probably claim it as well. Like, he had parts playing it. 50% in it, yeah. Yeah, they hold it together. Next up is drive of the season. Not to be confused with driver of the season that will come up later on in this episode,

but drive of the season, we're looking for an individual performance across any of the races that we've had so far this year. previous winners of this award, 2019, Hamilton at the Hungarian GP. 2021, because we didn't hand it out in 2020. George Russell for his qualifying lap at Spa. 2022 was also a qualifying lap. Kevin Magnerson at Brazil, you remember the sprint pole he had there. 2023 was also a qualifying lap because we gave it to Vastappen's pole lap at Monaco.

But last year it was actually a race performance. that got the award. Again, it was Max Verstappen for what he did at the Brazilian GP. Harry, what are the contenders here? I'd like to first shout another qualifying lap, Max Verstappen in Japan. As we already mentioned on the review show, a superb lap. I think it could go down as one of the best ever. Holkenberg's first podium, I know he got lucky or fortunate with the strategy,

but he held on. he held on so well and to claim that first podium was a lot of pressure on him to deliver that and we just gonna repeat what I said last year what's happened in Brazil

I was about to say you could easily have that again I'm going to I and given I think the the far different connotations this was in the dry he had to start from the people

started from the pit lane because of the bad qualifying they went the wrong way we were set up that car this year was not as good I know it was struggling against the McLaren the end of 24 but it was

it was in a worst place I think this year to do what he did to go from the pit lane to the podium and as we said in the review with a puncture as well which which hampered progress yeah it's apparently that's what he does now

he gets drive through the year at Brazil at least for me not too shout if he has the opportunity to qualify better than 17 he's like now don't want it Boring. I want to start from the back. Sam, what are the options?

Quite literally, all of the options that Harry just said are my exact options as well. But for me, I'm going to go with Hulk on the pony of the Silverstone. It felt like a one-time occasion. The guy drove back on so many drivers in a car that arguably, maybe without being, was the worst car on the track. There's a start shot alone of everyone going to turn one. And him being right at the back on his own tells you just, how far he managed to come with it,

made the strategy work, and to cap it all off, he holds off a seven-time world champion at his home Grand Prix when he is considered a rain master himself. For me, Hulk just takes it over Max's Japan qualifying lap and his Brazil performance.

Sorry, Kirsty. Another tie break is going to be required on this one. A couple of nominations for me, Isaac Adjah at Zamvort, brilliant P3 he had there. Verstappen, his win at Baku, I thought, was pretty dominant. Piastri at Bahrain, I think, was, again, pretty dominant from a race winner. I also had Verstappen's pole lap at Suzuki.

That was my best qualifying lap of the year, no doubt about that whatsoever, and was very close to getting the nomination for me. Berman at Mexico, that P4, but my nomination is also from Mexico, and it was the most dominant win we've had so far in the year. So Lando Norris, for that over-thorris, for that over-third. 32nd victory over the rest of the field. That was my drive of the season. So, Kirstie, your options are number one from Harry was Vestappen at Brazil.

Number two is Holkenberg, his podium at Silverstone. And number three is Norris's win at Mexico. Number one, Vestappen at Brazil. Copy and paste. That makes my job very easy for documenting this. I can just... Perfect. Yeah.

She was thinking of the admin as a producer. I think that's what we love her. Now the question is, can Clives do the same awards speech that he did last year for Vestappen at Brazil? No, because repetition is boring and that sucks. But Max, you're simply the best. I assume the music's playing right now. I assume I'm dancing to the song that's been dubbed it behind me. Brilliant.

Definitely not. You're a two-time winner of Drive of the Season. Brazil can't be here to claim this award. So we'll hear from our sponsors. We have sponsors? Nope. Also, Kirstie's putting that music in in like 20 minutes time. Sorry, I should be mug suck.

Oh, well done to Vestappen who wins an LB for his performance at the Brazilian GP. Very excited about this next award. It's the only new award, 2025. it's the biggest ick of the year a late one added to uh to the list of nominate to the list of awards sam but worthy but worthy who is worthy of this cut the people spunk to mind before i get to my true nomination here uh zach brown sir you did a brilliant job with the way you tried to really repulse me out of liking mcclaren this season culminating of course in the now infamous line of

Is this the world champion hotline? I now say that the way that, I can't remember what the girl's name is, but she says, dream guest on my podcast. One of my exes, I guess. That's how I got envision it in my head, but they say it in the same way. And now my actual nomination goes to the one and only father of a world champion. It is, of course, Lando's dad, who kicked off his Ick campaign with Nika Holgerberg's Pogium, the whole team there, celebrating them.

Nico, Nico, and he's there alone in the wet, Lando, Lando. It is horrible, horrible, horrible. You pair that, okay, that's... Hey, we've got an exclusive Ick from him, though. Here we go. Here is the exclusive it. We're walking through the Cota Pit Lang,

amazing opportunity. Thank you to Ashton Mars. Thanks, Harry, for sorting it out. We're walking back through, and we're taking our time leaving that area, because we were going to really soaking all in. Kirstie's getting all the photos she can for us. And just that, who's that in the corner? Trying to not go the same way as everyone else. Come on, guys, you know who I am.

Come on, let me through these. You know who I am. That's right. Lando's gag without pass, trying to get through the security barrier. I used to be turned around and told, no, no, you're leaving the same way as everyone else. Get on with it. And then when Zach Brown and the father combined, finally, who's your daddy? He's

your daddy. That's her daddy. And I thought, I thought that was done. until I saw the Landon Norris celebrations after the World Championship, where even Landon Norris was icked out by his own father. My man is literally vibrating in the nightclub. Or Landon Norris is like, what is this guy doing? No idea.

Anyway, Ick 1,000. That guy wings it. There is no chances, doesn't go his way. Who have you got? Yeah, is that around, again, a late contender, I think, here, just some awful lines. I don't know why.

he's just become more icky than more successful they've become. Christian Hogger's not here to ring him in. That's the one good thing Christian Hawley did. Yeah. And Toto Wolf has given up. He's asleep. So, um, there, hat shopping. Shubbing for his hats.

Oh, man, we didn't. We should mention that on the review. Anyway, um, but I, I'm going to, I'm going to have to give it to Land and Norwich's dad. For all the reasons you just, uh, mentioned, plus his mismatched loafers. Oh. Two different shoes. No. No.

And also, sorry, Meg, I don't, you might bring this up, actually, so I hate to see it from you. But him taking his scooter sponsor t-shirt. Oh, no, I'd forgot about that as well. While celebrating with his child, achieving his dream, he sees it as a marketing opportunity. Go to a new one as well.

On LinkedIn, he is, his title is managing my son. That's terrible. I'm not you're proud of your kid, but you've killed it. Okay. The winner is Lando Norris's dad. He's my nomination. But just to shout out a couple I also had written down. And I had the good fortune a couple of days ago to not remember this.

But sadly, I do now remember this. And it is from David Croft. New baby earlier this week. And when it comes to qualifying here in Miami, he's proved he's the daddy once again. Oh, no. Yeah, in terms of one-liners, that is a banger of a gick. That is. David Croft is going to be gutted.

He's missed out narrowly on two awards tonight. One I thought you might go for the F-175 launch. I don't know if I found that icky. I just hated it. Yeah, all right. And another, you might not even remember this one, but this one was quite icky and very early on in the year. You remember when all the drivers at the beginning of the year put together their, like, profile on that chalkboard?

My name is, oh, this is my however many seasons. The cursory of others what it is now. However many seasons you've done. And Lance Stroll filled this out. Oh, no. He had music. What's your favorite music? The most Lanchdoll Lans of all time, he put, I like it all.

but below that you had this season I'm going to be I think was the line and you're supposed to write whatever and then sign it at the bottom instead he thinks it's one box so he's just got things I'm going to be this year signed awesome

but the winner is Mr Norris no doubt wow The good news is with Clives handing out this award, the person you're handing it out to is actually here, Clives. Oh, good! I can't wait to meet Lando's dad, because you can't smell B-Ick without ick! Enjoy the award!

Clives! Is that just straight June? Straight June you got there, son. I've got trucking a year! Clive's on one this year! I might be cancels. Yeah, I'm all right with that. Oh, good. Oh, man.

I feel like we need a break, probably. Yeah. Let's go to our next break. On the other side, it doesn't get any more normal because we're handing out our podcast moment of the year. Welcome back, everyone. We've still got some awards to hand out after, of course, before the break, the biggest dick award going to Lando Norris's dad.

We now go to podcast moment of the year. In 2021, the winner of this award was Harry Ede for getting Javanazzi and Grosjean mixed up for a full segment. In 2022, the winner was Jean-Pierre Jablis. also known as John Pierre Jabui. In 2023, the winner was our Mexico GP predictions that were all horribly wrong. We were so hungover. And we were very hungover.

And last year, the winner was fast but silly. Oh. If you remember that one. But what about 2025? Harry, your options, sir. Oh. Oh, a factious. Yes.

Sorry, I thought you were getting a sound first. A couple of options for me. Well, one option and then my nomination. Firstly, firstly, one that came up on beer breaking the other day, Venise with my dad. It's so good. Venise with my dad.

But I had a big, long think about this, and I just thought I couldn't nominate anything else. So I've got to nominate July's Patreon bonus episode number three. I've forgotten to include that. Streets are still calling it the best episode ever. Man. I haven't been to those streets. I would have hate to miss that episode, man.

I don't drive down those streets. A few I had here. It's a me, Kimmy and the Larry. Oh, no. It's a me. No, it is a me. Domenicali versus the kids. I just have been a great.

it all year I can't remember if this was an episode or be a break I think it was an episode

but Sam's once a month toast but my winner was from very very early on in the year

it was Mohammed Ben Siliam we must never forget Saudi Arabia has reinvested a lot I

I apologize because I had three that I'm one that I've forgotten but I forgot it because it also wasn't a main episode but our beer were breaking from Austin

and Sam's Sam forgetting the name of Juan Pablo Montoya What he's trying to say One Montoya Then what's his first name? Juan Ah

If you haven't listened because you're not subscribed that you need to get a subscribe and watch that back It's one of my favourite moments of the year Just that whole episode is something. It's gold. And also some of it, not usable. No.

As is often, we're building. Yes, some of it. Yeah. Yeah. A ping there from producer Kirstie. A ping. A rarely seen ping. My horrible mention is to ban crashing out of Harry calling Fats, only what?

You know what? I don't regret that. Mad's yellow. All of our members are just beer breaking episodes. Yeah, yeah. Anything else, Sam? All of these are ones that I've contended with, and I've struggled with a lot.

I've got Toto's big hangs and Toto's ass. Yeah, yeah. Faith came up for me. We brought it up lightly in the review show, but Ben, making love to an overtake, I thought was just a sensational comment. even better to watch. That's true.

All of Harry's outroes this year are being sublime. Mungo on the sphere was great. The worst for last, basically, on that one. I love them. I always love them. I'm actually going to have to go with Saudi Arabia reinvesting into the show. It's become such a cultural movement amongst the show.

Even you all listeners regularly coming. It's like a Barry Mangalaer, and Otmar's nine kids. It comes up all the blimbing time, so that takes it for me. Well, Muhammad Ben Sulean missed out on the Stop Talking Award, but the good news, Clives, is that he wins here. Yes, Saudi Arabia, if you'd like to reinvest in something else,

perhaps my cupboard. It's quite small, could do the renovation. And that way, me and Ben Sulean will have a great old time because I'll lock him in there instead and maybe he'll shut up in the future. In the meantime, you'll find an award. Well done. That was the most usable one, yeah.

Big up, Clice, for forgetting. which cameras are thumbs up then as well. He doesn't get a lot of camera decorate. No. Sam would know, but Clydes, he has a clip. Sam is an expert. Yes. He says, talking to himself.

Thanks, Sam. He says to himself. All right, overtake of the season. In 2020, it was for George Russell's overtake on Valtrey Botan. at Sequea. We didn't hand it out in 2021. That don't know why. 2022, we gave it to

Jo Guanyu for his move on Alex Albon at Abu Dhabi. 2023 was Alonzo on Hamilton at Bahrain. Understandable winner, that one. Last year, Alex Albon at Canada for his double overtake. But, Sam,

what wins it for 25? A few contenders for me. first one came right at the start of the season when piastrow ran the outside of hamilton in australia in that damp conditions making his march back through after the mistake a brilliant overtake um then of course we've actually got some from the recent episode where i actually think norris coming back through the traffic

and getting a double overtake done on a championship deciding race and i don't through traffic but it was crucial that could have gone so wrong was really really brilliant as well but for me the winner as discussed on the preview show was max going around the outside the turn Guangay at Imola, past Russell, past Piastri. It's just what Max is made of, and that was a sensational move. But as George Russell exclaimed, you can't let him do that!

It was brilliant. What are you doing, man? It had it all. Exasperated George Russell. What about you, sir? All of the mentions that Sam already said, I throw in as well Max Verstappen at Turn 1, I was not Turn 1, turn 2, I guess, 3 at Zandvort.

just because he did it for the love of the game. And that is said move that Ben would like to make love to. But it's easy. It's for stopping it, Emmer. It's just filth. It is a unanimous one, but I am going to just shout out a couple more. Behrman on Lawson at the Brazilian GP. Lovely.

Into term one, very good move. Piastri on Lecler, Lesmo I, in Monza. Oh, yeah, outside. Yeah, fair. Then lost it almost immediately after, but like, it was a great move. Another one from Piastri that Sam mentioned, his move on Hamilton in Australia. LeCler on Russell at the Dutch GP, elbows out, very much. And one that I'd forgotten about until I went back and looked at this,

Lewis Hamilton's move on Liam Lawson at the Austrian GP, which I don't even remember if it was televised and whether it was one of those, you've got to see it on Twitter afterwards. But he is like pushed as far. to the side of the track as he can possibly be and he just hangs it around the outside

very impressive move but Clives if you wouldn't mind giving out the award here to Vestappan he's cleaning up here he gets another one here for his overtake on Piastria Imola Sangmarino

more like Sangmarine yes you've got a one overtake of the season with that rather filthy move this will even a shower in my cupboard Sam dear can we get on installed because I'm dirty after seeing that one again

great move round the So I've got one, but two brilliant Formula One drivers. Clydez, when the last time you had a shower, then? I've got to shower. Oh, God, must be honking in there. This suit has been on my skin for so many years. We are one and the same. The only thing that changes is my tie.

You definitely had a difference suit on last year, Clive. No, it's just turned round from the bar. Scrub. This is that, you know, blue or blue and white dress all over again, isn't it? It's like, you can see a social experiment. Well, that is true.

Or is it white and gold or blue and white? Black, blue and black. How's Sam Sparrow, mate? Yeah. Blue and white. Hey, Sam Sparrow is waiting in the audience if he wins one tonight. I don't know.

He's the entertainment for me like. It's coming on afterwards. If the LB's had entertainment, it would be Sam Sparrow, wouldn't it? I do one song and go, I'm going. Come out of me. I haven't got any more. Here to present at the Elbe Awards, our musical act,

Agrosantos. Comes out of nowhere. I like Algaswari to be our entertainment. Big up, Alaswari, the DJ. Up next is the fake Netflix story of the year. Now, previous winners here. 2021, when Vastappan and Hamilton brushed shoulders. In 2022, lucky 37, the battle for 37 points between Ricardo and Vettel.

In 2023, Hamilton versus Alonzo, just playing around, yeah. And last year, Franco Colopinto versus the French. That probably needs context. He was annoyed at Esteban Okon and Alpine for. but ironically, it has to be a knock on an Alpine, trying to do a fastest lap, was it? And he was annoyed that they weren't thinking about the environment and trying to save the tires, bro.

So that was our fake Netflix. I think he threw a bro, isn't it? He did, I think. That was the 2024 fake Netflix story of the year. Harry, what are you considering for 2025? My fake Netflix story of the year, quite apt, considering what you just said there, Ben? It's Franco Colopinto versus Fireworks.

Oh, he hates him. He hates fireworks. My other option was Lewis Hamilton versus Ricky Adami, but they're actually best friends in the fake Netflix story. I love that. Hamilton loves doing that,

being like fake arguing with people, like Alonzo, but his best friends with them, secretly. It's actually the biggest joker off about the grid. You know, like, how Drive to Survive always starts, like, it's some obscure place

and there's two people, like, cycling, or it's, you know, Bonotto and Steiner in a three of 500. It would be those two, like, oh, I don't know, picking grapes or something ridiculous. Yeah. Greg over a Keish Lorraine. I've got Peelago ferry. See?

Well, good shout. Colopinto versus fireworks. Sam, what have you got? I've got the Axis Agreement in Avignon. And that is Nigel Farage plotting to buy out Alpine. Oh, my Lord. It's me. Yeah.

He's coming. He's taking over everything. really wanted where you go with the access agreement but I'm glad you clarify

that. Falsler loose there. So this is related to the briotori conversation that he had

at Abu Dhabi right. Of course the bandman himself doing deals with the devil Nigel Farage

for the ship of helping. Well, I've never been happier to say this because Nigel Farage you don't win

because unbelievably I've agreed with Ariene I've also got Colin Pinto versus fireworks

hilariously as well, I had two options here and they were both involving Franco Colopinto because my other one was Franco Colopinto versus Lance Stroll when Bortoletto and Stroll had a collision at the Brazilian GP and Colopinto had the best seat in the house behind and put it on Lance Stroll

and when Lance Stroll was asked about it at the next race he was like, I don't know, maybe you should think about scoring some points rather than judging what I'm doing. El Asico, like I just, great work from both of them. He's an all-time hater is Colopinto. Yeah. He hates everything.

He hates it. I love it so much... Unless it's risen people up. He hates everything else. I love his previous hate on the French. Much like how George Russell has a very good shot every year of winning team radio every year, Clives. We're starting to get domination from Franco Colopinto in the fake Netflix story award because the winner here is Colopinto versus fireworks. Skisigipat, Pat, pal!

Pah! Pah! bang, run away, Franco, run away. I'm already joking. Come back, come back, you've got a war. It's the fireworks and you. Riss me up, lay around after the show. When Sam Sparrow is playing.

I love the idea that Clive's doing all of this to camera, but none of it gets actually shown. Yeah, this is real. We haven't pressed record, mate. We just sat here. Yeah, yeah. We didn't actually do anything. It's actually part of my therapy.

Our penultimate award of the evening. One of our favourites. The best Ferrari moment of the year. Previous winners of this, 2021, Istanbul. What position am I fighting for to LeClerc? If you keep Bottas behind you, P-1, Good, well done. 2022, the Belgian fastest lap attempt

where they went for a fastest lap, sped in the pit lane, had a slow stop and then didn't get the fastest lap. Behind Alonzo. Yeah. 20203, one of Sam's favourites, the Dutch Grand Prix pit stop. The blue thing.

The blue thing. What's he running around with that for? We've almost got enough instances of you reacting to that now to have a compilation, I think. It's pretty the same every time. I think we're on that six or seven at this point. Yeah. And 2024, Canada.

Just all of the Canadian GP last year, which was horrible for them. Sam, I think there's some contenders here for 2025. There's a lot of contenders. I really struggled to really whittle it down. We've really had mention of the go for a tea break where you're at it. Hamilton also saying, you know, the site, shall I let him pass as well? I thought it was sensational. another Hamilton

which almost came up in the review was you can use K1 when you're close leave me to it please K1 available yeah I know leave me to it please the most recent example of Abu Dhabi where you know Adami is confirming

and Hamilton no longer wanting to be confirmed is just sensational and whilst I think the joke maybe at the end of its tether it is probably the most iconic thing to come out of the Ferrari radio all season and that is the water conversation. But I think it's topped off more with a more forgotten line of

Charlerc saying, let's have that to the words of wisdom. It's such a witty lying while he's driving a car at 200 more than wet. Yeah. So I think it's the water that gets it for me. But more specifically, that line really tipped it off. What have you got? I mean, the radio messages all year have been superb from Ferrari. I cannot I can't not mention, sorry, sprint win to disqualification in China. Of course. That's just, yeah, iconic behaviour from Ferrari. I'm going to go for John Elkin and his comments about his drivers and that they should talk less.

And actually, the car's really good. And then the following race in Qatar, the car is the worst. It's a shopping troll. It's the worst thing in the world. And neither driver can drive it because it's that bad. I mean, LeClaire has this most ridiculous bit. Neither of them can do lap one without basically being thrown off the circuit.

And I feel like that saga from his comments to the Qatar GP just sum up the problems with Ferrari. So I'm going to go for that one. My contenders here, all of the Qatar weekend, all of the Chinese weekend from winning the sprints of being double disqualified. LeCleuze Team Radio.

I forget which race this was. LeCleuze Team Radio falling off the screen. Yeah. Hungry. It's hungry. Yeah. But my winner, John Elkins' comments. I subtract my comment.

It's John Elkins coming. If only the drivers stop talking, they might actually. If he was voting on the Stop Talking Award, John Elkin would vote for LeCleuble. in Hamilton. Yeah. But he wins an LB in his own rights, Sam. Sorry, Clives.

Yeah, I don't know why you're getting us confused with it. Nothing alike. Very different people, mannerisms, voice. Come on. John L. King, more like John Gett in the big. You've got an L.B.? That's a stretch, but I'll give it to you, Clives. I'll go to the end of the episode, mate.

He's right now. Yeah, yeah. But Clives, we still need you for one more award. and that is driver of the season. It's been a, well, the world champion has won this one quite often, which is not a massive surprise. 2019, Lewis Hamilton was the winner. 2020, Lewis Hamilton was the winner.

2021, 2 and 3, Vestappen was the winner. But that kind of streak of the world champion being driver of the season was broken last year because Charles LeCler was voted as our driver of the year for 2024. So, Sam, 2025. who's in contention. I mean, if you listen to our power rankings, you'll know who we're regularly scoring high,

and there are some regular contenders up there. Leclair is dragging that red bin bag around the race track and doing a great job. George Russell has been there all season, and I think he's delivering some brilliant performances, two wings in that as well, Singapore and Canada, of course. I'm going for Maxisthampton.

That car at one point was finishing, almost not in the points on pure pace alone, even with him in it. So to end up only two points behind, even with the spain rubbish that went on is a phenomenal effort. I'm sorry to both for caring drivers. You were both brilliant. Of course, Landa Norris World Champion.

I'm sure you're happy, dancing around and Abu Dhabi, wherever you are. But Max, you are my driver of the season. Yeah, Piastri has had his best season in F1 so far by a good margin. Lando Norris is sat there with the World Drivers Championship. George Russell, you could argue he's had his best season at F1 yet. Certainly, I think it's close to work. what he did last year. I think he's, he's been really impressive all year, very consistent. And like you say, Sam, Shalukler, despite driving, whatever you would call that Ferrari,

is putting some really great performances. I didn't think too hard about this one. Max Verstappen's the winner for me. Yeah, he's the winner. It's Max Verstappen. I think that's his third Elby. He's doing very well this year as Max Verstappen. And Clives, you've got to give him another award. Do-Doo. Do-do. Do-do. Do-do. Do-do. Do, do, do, do, do, do. Jesus Christ, this is getting bad. British Jaws, ain't it, man.

You've got another one. I didn't know Clives. You played the shark in Jaws. Yeah, for people, those who couldn't see Sam then, he put his hand up to his forehead. Sorry. Sorry, sorry, Clavs, because you're just so similar. He's Sam put his hand up to his forehead.

Like a fin of a shark. That's how you meant to do it. Is it? Hey, Clives and Harry, stop it. We've still got another part to do here. Why are you spending a year in the cupboard and tell me how things go? Clives, leave it alone. It's not worth it, mate.

He's not worth it. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Turn into the streets. Right, so that is all the LB Awards handed out. Race of the season was won by Silverstone, the Stop Talking Award by Stefano Domenicali, rookie of the season to Olly Behrman, best team radio went to Oscar Piastri, drive of the season that went to Vestappan at Brazil, biggest ik, unanimous award there to Lando Norris's dad, podcast moment of the year.

Ben Suleem won that one for his Saudi Arabia comments earlier in the year. overtake of the season, Max Verstappen on Piastri at Imola, the fake Netflix story, Colopinto versus fireworks. Best Ferrari moment was John Elkin's comments and then driver of the season two, Max Verstappen. And I would say that is the end of the episode. But we have a quick break coming up and on the other side, the 2025 inductees to the late breaking Hall of Fame. Big moment.

Huge. Welcome back, everyone, it's time for the late-breaking Hall of Fame, our fifth year of inductees to this illustrious group. We started handing out Hall of Fame nominees in 2021, where Yuki Sunoda, Shaquille O'Neal, Dave Benson Phillips, and Harry's fire alarm made it as the first inductees. The expected four. It was topped by 2022, though, as Ian the Cat, Harry's microwave, Jean-Pierre Juboie, and Beef made it into the group.

Eight became 12 in 2023 as Otmar. Well, actually, Otmar and his nine kids. who knows how many that is. They made it in, as did The Banker, who likes to make an appearance on Real or No Real. We had Livlaff Latifie, and we had Handbag, hung bug.

And then last year, Tamer F1 for his iconic Popple Rules Now, the film, 1917, Spaghetti Dinner Lady, and the Carlos signs, Hello, radio message. But we have 16, it needs to become 20. We each have a Hall of Fame nominee,

and we've also given a vote, as we always do, to the people. We put this out as our question of the week on Instagram and Twitter, and you responded a lot of likes on a lot of different comments, and as we always say, the top-liked comment is the one that will get your nomination. Last year, it was a Ferrari team radio message and there's no difference for this year because a 2025 Hall of Fame nominee is Must Be the Water

from Charles LeCleur's race engineer. Well done to you. Race one and they're in the Hall of Fame. Two years in a row a Ferrari radio message has made it in from the people. But what about the three of us? Sam, it's a decision that takes 12 months. who is going to make it, or as is sometimes the case,

what is going to make it into the Hall of Fame? Well, when I heard it... Oh, you knew this was coming. When I heard this was coming up, I thought, I could be inducting into the Michael of Kane. I thought, I put myself forward. So, coming into the Elvis, it's me. Michael Kane.

Now, what I really need to hear is Michael Kane saying hello to Clives. Yeah. And I think Sam's there as well. I'm going to be in the same room together. Well, they are. Clives is way too famous. For Michael Kane.

Hello, Clives. Master Clifes. How are you, Mike? Hello. Michael King. Can't bloody believe it. I remember you in the Muppets Christmas Carol. I love that film.

I'm going to watch on Christmas Eve. What do you think of that movie, Sam? I love it. I love it. Sam, what do you think? Honestly. I cannot wait for you to get back in this conference. It's drive me insane every year.

Okay. I think we'll keep this too apart and I think we'll celebrate me as part of... Can I just say how little pushing Sam needs to do that? Oh, yes. Because he's like, initially he's like, no, no, I don't know that's a good idea. And then without another push, he just goes,

he's off. I've already fought with. Well, must be the water has been joined in the late breaking Hall of Fame by Michael Koeh. I don't know how you can top that,

but can you? Oh. We can't have two sub-characterics make it into the same year. The Father Christmas of birthdays. My question is, what does Michael Cain and Clives think of the Father Christmas of birthdays? Okay. I've had a little birthplace in my time.

And I'll say I'll probably pass my best. But once have I ever met this Father Christmas character? So what does he do? Happy birthday. Michael Kane. Who are you? I thought I was the only celebrity. Shut up.

Shut up. Audience retention. Everyone's left. Off a cliff. Oh, boy. So you're going with the Father Christmas of birthdays? Yep. Good.

Nice. I'm exhausted. The good is this. I'm not going to induct. Total off. I'm not inducting a third. Some impression. A few potential nominees.

The Rizler. I thought, you know, he's had a good year as the Rizler. He's had a lot of attention throughout the year. You know, just Ricky, being Ricky. Like, he's given us a lot of content. So thank you to him. Unfortunately, not quite. The number three very nearly won the public vote. And rightly so, it makes up such a big part of our podcast.

So that was a contender. I've kind of already forgotten about him, but Olly Oaks. Oh, my. He made an impression. Yeah, wow. I hope you're well, Ollie, wherever you might be. Happy-tappy. You won't tell me otherwise the police were guilty.

July Patreon bonus episode two, I thought could be a Hall of Famer. And I actually also had the Five of Christmas of Birthdays written down. Shrek 2. That was a contender. Someone was surprised that Shrek 2 is not already a Hall of Famer, and I think they're right to question that. And a very late run for... Graham.

He's got up, hey, he's got up those stairs so many times. He deserves. But actually, in the end, whilst I love all of those names I've listed, I don't think I've met any of them. Oh, of course. And I have met a certain Rob Marshall. I've shook his hand, and somehow my hands have lived to tell the tale, because his hands are the size of a building.

But Rob Marshall, his scaffolding work has helped me in my F-on fantasy this year and meeting the great person. What a court set this is? Rob Marshall, he nearly made it last year, but this year, Rob Marshall is a hall of fame. He's like a hold up this fantasy. This hall of fame.

Him and Shaq by the door, no one's getting. No, I'm a droop. but she's Yuki Tinoida in there as well he and the cats in there she's going to be like who fit into one palm if there's anyone out there who is good with art if you can create like a fake Hall of Fame like

image that has all of these people in it we will pay good money like five pounds we'll pay money yeah we'll pay some money so 2025 the late breaking Hall of Famers is confirmed, must be the water, Michael Cain. The Father Christmas of birthdays, and Rob Marshall. Congratulations to all four of you.

Honestly, that might be the best one. It's a strong effort, everyone. You know, it's better than 1917 of it. Yeah, was Michael Cain in that? Yeah, he was just born then, wasn't it? Yeah, it was him, Dave Benson Phillips and the banker. Yeah. Running across that trench

You've seen that same in the way When he runs across the No I heard they shot it in one One tape Yeah Yeah yeah yeah With the extras rang into

They're talking to carry on Oh no, it's unbelievable It's a spaghetti dinner Ladies Firing meatballs Of people I think that's probably Our Q2

Leave Leave the LB Awards Until next year of course where Clives. Back in your cupboard, Clives. Off you go. Go on. It's not allowed.

I'm sure you'll make an appearance at some point. Underrated. The good news is we've still got one more, I was going to say normal episode. This is normal. I don't know what normal is anymore. We do have one more episode coming. That's on Sunday until we hit some.

we take a short Christmas break but there will be some best of episodes that we have for you in the interim. Sam and Clives if you're still there if you wouldn't mind getting us out of here. You can do one. Thanks for Liskin, folks.

It is maybe the most fun we have all year. Thank you for giving us a year that allows us to have this. And if you have sucked around for this whole episode, why? Good question. Secondly, thank you.

Join Patreon if you want to This is what we were breaking is like, really, on a monthly basis. No, it's not. It's completely different. It's a wild ride, but it's worth your time. So go checking out. Join the Discord. Quiz time has happened.

Has happened yesterday. It has happened. Oh, no, it happened a week ago. Oh, Christ, what day is it? Yeah, yeah. It's happened. You missed it. Don't worry about it.

We'll do another one. We're where we are in the world. Big congratulations to insert winner. A-I voice Follow us on social being a late breaking F1 If you want more of this nonsense So if you're getting the vote for next year Of the Hall of Fame

And we will see you For a little bit more content A little Christmas break And then back for a brand new year Of Formula One carnage In the meantime I've been Samuel Sage I've been Ben Hocking

And I've been fat Tony And remember Keep breaking late Yellow Tony Yellow Tony making it in. Yeah, I'll make it. This podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network.