The Late Braking F1 Podcast - YOUR questions answered! Q&A Special

Episode Date: August 14, 2024

In this special episode, the LB boys answer YOUR burning questions (thank you for all of your submissions!) from who they think will have the upper hand at Ferrari next year, to which 4 GP they'd chose if F1 had majors, their favourite F1 livery of all time, what jobs they'd each fill in an F1 team, and how the boys themselves met... They then finish with a game of Show Me The Options... Reminder! Tickets for our Austin TX LIVE SHOW on OCT 17 are available NOW for those on our Patreon on 'Friend of the Podcast' or 'Hall of Fame' tiers (you can join with the link below!) Any remaining tickets will go on general sale at 6pm BST on AUG 18. FOLLOW us on socials! You can find us on YouTube, Instagram, X (Twitter) and TikTok SUPPORT our Patreon for bonus episodes, historic race reviews & more! JOIN our Discord community JOIN our F1 Fantasy League: SIGN UP & create your team, and JOIN our league (join code: C3PHEQHPU04) BUY our Merch SEND us something! We have a brand new PO box - address: Late Braking Podcast, PO Box 821, TRURO TR1 9PE EMAIL us at [e-mail] & SUBSCRIBE to our podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Everyone, welcome to the late breaking F1 podcast presented by Harry Ead, Sam Sage, and me, Ben Hocking, back with another summer break episode, but a different episode, Sam. Summer, summer break. This is the summertime. Man.

Jazzy Jeff. Get in the cupboard with Clives, Jazzy. I'm sorry that again. Getting Jazzy with Clives. You're going to get to go us a little more because we've been asking for questions and baby did you send them in? We've got loads of questions.

We have been inundated by questions. Actual, more than one question. So thank you for that. I can't get out of the questions. If it had been one question, It's been a really, really awkward episode. We'd have had to say a lot of gibberish. The question would be, why would they all say you questions?

That sounds about right. But in this instance, it's wrong, because we have had a lot of different questions to the point where there's no chance, unfortunately, that we're going to get through all of them. But we will do our best. We will endeavour to get through as many of them as we possibly can. It is a very special Q&A episode.

But before we get there, this is your last warning, folks. if you're not a member of the Patreon already, you can get your tickets for the United States preview live show that we're doing in Austin, Thursday 17th of October. I appreciate I mentioned it on the last episode. I appreciate. I mentioned it two episodes ago, but I won't be mentioning it on the next episode

because at that point, we will be on general sales. So if you are a member of the Patreon or want to become a member of the Patreon on the middle or upper tier, you can do so now and get your tickets because they are selling for ads. Like hot cakes, I was about... There it is. We are one as three, you know.

Full disclosure, if you turn up expecting hotcakes, you will be disappointed. I'm bringing the hot cakes. There's a few free things there, but hotcakes are not one of them. Sam isn't allowed into the country. He stopped to the border because he's trying to smuggling the hot cakes. We've heard of bringing in the hot cakes. Sarah, can you remove the hot cakes from the case, please? It's just one hot cake.

Right, Q&A. We have, like I said, we have had a lot of different questions and a wide variety of questions as well. Some of them very serious, some of them about F1, some of them about us. And we'll try and incorporate that variety as we go through. Some of them we might spend a bit longer on. Some of them might be very quick answers indeed. But we're going to start with a question from our dear friend Mike on. Instagram. And this one was, I think, the most liked comment of the lot. And I appreciate this is

something that we would have mentioned on a previous Q&A we've done, but we're getting new fans in all the time. The question was, tell us again, how you met. Were you all the same grade level in school? Was it love at first sight? Or did you all have to grow on each other a little bit? Oh, Mike. Don't phrase that like that. It's not that bad. But anyway, do you want to take this answer? Yeah, sure. So no, we don't really do grades here in the UK. We kind of do years. And the gentleman that I do the podcast with are technically younger than me by one whole academic year. It's like 12. That makes me sound like a creep if that was true, though, wouldn't it? Accurate. Good. Thanks. So, yeah, we met in college. I mean, I knew Ben from secondary school. He was the year

below me at secondary school. We were of a school council together. Do it. Ben, should I tell the story? I think it's funny when you tell it about the secondary school council. Yeah, it probably is. So, as mentioned, we were in separate years at secondary school, but we did get the pleasure of meeting one another via school council. We were both representatives of our respective years.

My first introduction to Sam was as part of one of these meetings where the agenda was essentially, sorry, the first item on the agenda. It certainly wasn't the only item on the agenda, but it became that way. We were choosing what tree to put in a certain part of the school, a brand new area of the school. And there must have been about 12 of us on this student council. And 11 of us were not all that bothered, but thought that one option was marginally better than the other one. So we went, let's move this along. Let's go with that one.

Can you guess the one person who wasn't on board with that and was rebelliously choosing the other random tree? That man was Sam Sage. I knew that I was never going to spend any time with this guy ever again in my life. Neither was like three. And I was very wrong. I've never seen it. So that was my introduction to Sam, which I feel is so, so fitting. Yeah, me and Harry met almost weirdly without realizing I think that we've met when we were much younger, right?

We played water polo together when we were wee babbers. We did. We were like, I don't know, nine or something. I think I was about nine. You're about eight years old. We were very little. Choping about in the water. And then Sam quit to go and pursue a career in politics and trees. Really benefited me.

Anyway, but then we all reconvened at a sixth form. Oh, well, mine and Ben's first year of sixth form. Sam stayed for a second year. I repeated a year through choice. To be with us. Yeah, exactly to be with us. And we met in our history class. I don't remember the first time we all sat together,

but there's the memorable moment was when Sam walked in and then started talking about his Buzzlighty a lunchbox. I love that lunchbox. Like it was a massive topic of conversation in that. I think the whole class got behind it, right? Probably, yeah. Yeah, it wasn't a big class. 12 of us in there, I think.

I don't really know how we bonded. I think we just kind of sat next to each other and we're kind of maybe irritated by each other for a bit. Yeah. I don't really know how, but I remember, and I've said this before, we, and this is probably more our second year, we used to have like a coursework session in the IT suite on a Monday morning. But that used, that was, we just used that as an opportunity to debrief that Sunday's Grand Prix.

So what was effectively the podcast started there, we just did that, but with no one else listening, apart from our history teacher, who then proceeded to not give us very good grades, which I understand, given the circumstances. Fair. So, yeah, we've kind of grown into, we've been best friends now for, what, 12, 13 years? 13 years. 13 years.

And jokes like that have run for 13 years. They really have. A lot of our scuba inside jokes have been the same jokes since we were 17, 18 years old. And now, I will be 30 in six months' time. So, you know, it's a long time. And me and Harry would be 19. Oh, I wish I could swear. So yes, it was love at first sight to answer your question, Mike.

Next question. I think this one might be a quick question, but I did need to get this in there from Steve the cheese. Did the casserole go well and did the knitwear supper? The casserole was mighty and the knitware is fine. They're managing no sauce on the knitware. So happy date. You are a careful eater.

Well, I tried my best. I think what to put two of my favourite things together. You know, I want to enjoy them separately. And, hazar, a successful day. Was it a hot experience eating that casserole and that heat? Let's just say, there was a third person at my dinner table, and it was the fan from John Lewis. Sam, a casserole.

I'm a fan. That's like on a podcast where it's happened. Unsurprisingly, the next one. question is not quite as silly. This one's actually quite serious and about F1. This one, this one is from Instagram and it's from James. With all the talk around Andretti quietening down, not sure how long that will last for, but my question would be this, what should the maximum team limit be, or would you like to see the older qualified to race system brought back to completely open it up to anyone with a car and a driver? What do you think, Carrie? Pre-qualified.

Yeah. Hell yeah. Let's bring it back. Let's make people turn up for a whole, for a weekend and then made to go home on Friday afternoon. I think that's funny in itself. It's for banter. It's for banter. But I'm not necessarily against it.

If you get that much interest from that amount of those amount of teams, I don't think we would, to be honest, like we used to have back in the 90s. And let's be honest, it's not necessarily better in the 90s or 80s where they'd had pre-qualifying, because the teams that weren't making the cut were absolutely dire. And sometimes they did make the cut, Andrea Moda, and they were terrible. So I'm not saying that's necessarily

where we want to go back to you, but if there are that many teams interested, you'd have to have a cut off because you can't, we want more teams on the grid, but if you're going to have like 36 cars, that might be too many for an F1 grid. I mean, they wouldn't fit on many grids.

Monika would actually be an issue they'd be parking around Raskass. There would be no way to actually fit them. You'd be blue flagged the moment the lights swung out. Move out the way. Sorry. So you have to have some sort of caught off. So if there is that much interest,

then I think that would be, I wouldn't be against that system. We just don't want, as we mentioned the other day with the Andretti chat, we don't want a repeat of the Marussia catering HRT days, which were more teams, which was great, but they were actually terrible,

so it actually wasn't good. That's the thing. I know we like to dunk on the likes of Alpine and most particularly Salba and how slow they are. It is worth putting into context. A lot of the time when Salber are, let's say, four temps away from making it to Q2 and we're like, God, they're slow. It's just, it's nothing compared to like the early 90s, for example, when there were teams that were seconds and seconds off the pace. Sometimes even going. into double digits. Like it was that bad.

So I think you're right that we are open to new teams, but they've got to show some competitiveness. Otherwise, they really don't offer anything like those three teams in 2010, 2011 did. What do you think, Sam? Something about 24 cars on the grid just feels right to me. I don't know, 12 teams, 24 cars. It just, it feels good.

It feels comfy. I like how it sits, you know. But yeah, no, we don't want no to coming into the grid. Thank you. So I'm all up for, you know, two more teams joining. I think Agrietti is a perfectly good and decent opportunity for Formula One and should be allowed on said grid. But I don't want no brands coming in that we've never secretly heard of or weird investors that, you know, have come out of the woodwork from nowhere. They're like they've got no social media present, saving ever, hang a tax return. There's a website. What was that team that was rumoured to come in a little

while ago? They have like three options and none of us have ever heard of the brand in our lives. I can't remember because it was so vague and so random. When was this? Like recently? Yeah, we had, and Dressy were one that were rumoured. Then it was high tech, I think, wanted to come in. I know who you mean. And then there was a third one that was like...

I forgot what they called already. Right? It was just like a made-up brand. Anyway, we had a formula... Gone. I'm just going to see. One that also didn't make it in, and that was around the HRT days. So it didn't make the cut, considering how bad they were, was USF one team.

Come on, Peter. Imagine. Get it working again, boy. Did you imagine that team? That would be amazing. My point here is, the grid needs to be bigger, and I think 24 cars will good. But yeah, I will always keep it at 10 teams if the teams are legit,

and they're bringing real value to Formula One. My perception value is different to what Liberty Media feel, though, it's good value. That is very true. Do you want to hear a fun fact about HRT? Yes, always. So there, I can't remember if it was 20, 10 or 2011, but they basically had no sponsors.

Oh, this is a good fact. They had like no sponsor. They just like put all over their car like, you would look good here or like something along those lines. I can't remember exactly. They all that's here. Yeah, yeah, and they had that at various points. But just above, I think it was just above the exhaust,

they had the word surprise. I think it was surprise. But they spelt it wrong. And they didn't bother to change it. It was just spelled it correctly for out the whole season. surprise, but surprise, surprise. Yeah, they're just in bothered to put the first R in there, I think. Oh, God, that is, I actually like it more.

Anyway, that's... Oh, that's excellent stuff. That's a real surprise. That's a real surprise. Next question is from Bo Chris. And I think Bo Chris's question has actually been answered within the Discord, but I think this is a question that others probably have as well. I've been listening for about a year,

but can you tell the backstory behind Otmar's Nile? kids. It makes me laugh every time, but I can't remember where it came from. Oh, that's even better than it makes you laugh and you don't know why. I can't believe it's over a year old. It was spa last year. Yeah. It was just an interview that he gave, wasn't it? And he tried to come up with some strange analogy as to it not being achieved, like having nine children in a month or something, wasn't it?

Yeah, it was, you can't. Oh, I can't remember the exact quote. But for the, you're talking about, you can't get nine women pregnant and expect a child in a month, I think was. paraphrasing the quote. And then we somehow came out with the fact that he would have nine children by the end of the month. I tell you what, as a joke,

we picked that up and we've run with it. But in the wrong direction entirely. It's not what he said at all. It's like picking up like a rugby ball and go, right, you've got to score, you've got to score a trial with it. The line's over there. And then we've run into the car park and got in the car with it. And it's like, it's not really how this works.

And you've all followed us. We're now down the motorway together with Otmar's nine kids in the back. We will keep making those jokes until the point where they don't appear in things like Question of the Week anymore. So you are encouraging us people. Or Otmar sends us a ceasing desist.

No, I think I'd still keep making the jokes. That's just even funnier if you sense that. Yeah. Can you imagine? Nine ceasing desists. Right. Next question. is from Jay Riz, DTS fan here that got completely hooked

and now can't get enough F1. I have a question that I've been wondering, but afraid to ask. Besides talking to literally any media outlet that will listen, what does Helmut Marco do at Red Bull? Be a spanner. Move on.

Next one. That's the answer I'm sure you've been looking for. Well, I think technically, and I correct me if I'm wrong here, he looks at his oversight is over the like junior driver program right yes which he he's been doing for the team before the team was even an f1 team so he's been he's been overseeing that role for a very long time but i think unofficially he acts as an advisor to to both teams but um also no no silly questions here absolutely no silly questions so don't ever feel embarrassed to ask something like that

because it is a very valid question because, as you say, he appears on every media outlet possible, but you don't actually get to see what he does. Because of his job title, you almost think, why are you the one talking? It doesn't make sense. So I get why you're confused. Because he says things. So journalists go up to him. I don't think he, I mean, he probably looks for him as well.

But, yeah, they should really stop him. Man has no filter. Do you remember COVID camp? Oh, God. Let's just give them all COVID. put them in a room together for two weeks and then they'll be super strong. He's not chicken pox.

I'd actually forgot about that. Oh, God, it's not like the boot camp for kids. You saw it that way? They could die. Yeah, imagine he killed off an entire grid of F-1 drivers. That's his plan because he wants to get back in the car again. Oh, God, no. Him against Toto for the title.

Next question. And I've got it here from Matthew, but actually this was asked by a couple of people. What do you all do for work in real life? As if like the podcast is fake. I appreciate the phrasing of that question. I know what you mean. Harry, what after you do? It's a good question. I don't know. No, I work for Aston Martin, the car company, not to be confused with the F1 team. What do you do though, mate? I look after their social media. Saw the pretty pictures of cars that go on their Instagram is,

there's me. I've got a bone to put with you, actually, about this. Oh, God. Why? You were part of a very lovely video that was made recently. Yes. Great, great piece of social,

as someone who also works to social media. Fantastic, loved it. Thank you, thank you. You shared a BTS moment of you cuddling another man. I was, I think, technically I was being cuddled by another man.

Fine, fine. That's not what my qualm is. My qualm is, why were you wearing those trainers with that suit? because um i so for context here i'm i'm my silhouette is featured in a couple of a couple of videos that we've done and because i was only ever been seen from the back slash blurry they were like you just need to wear a shirt and jacket don't worry about changing anything else so you never see my trainer and

because i'm actually wearing jeans i feel like you're not fully in character i'm not committed not committed to not committed to the bit no i know so i do appreciate I appreciate that is a terrible look. So on this podcast now, are you naked under the camera? We can just see a T-shirt. Every time. Oh, that makes a lot of sense. Got committed to the bit.

Just so you know, guys, I'm always naked. I'd love it if you've got off and walked off now. Two little cheeks. Like Winnie the Pooh here. Oh, bother. Good, I'm glad that's how my bit of my life. That's what Harry does for a living. Sam, what do you do?

You like the horses. I don't like, well, I shouldn't say that. People work by listening. What do you hate horses? I hate horses with a passion. I work. Yeah, I did. I'm working a different kind of racing.

I am a heck of social media for Ascot Racecourse, which is, if you're from America, it's similar to the Kentucky Derby. If you're in Australia, it's the same as the Melbourne Cup location with the biggest race course in Europe, the most famous one. It's owned by the Royal Family. And I run their social media. talk about horses and jockeys.

I met scouting for girls I met scouting for girls and I bonded over their are my favourite song Michaela Stracken and we discussed how much we both loved her as kids. Of course, sure.

Ben, what do you do? I do this podcast called the Late Breaking F1 podcast. I appreciate this answer to this because this isn't the first time we've answered this question on a Q&A episode before. But this is the first time I can answer it by saying that this is what I do full time now. I previously was in the wonderfully sexy world of email marketing.

It's inside your inboxes, folks. It's great. It's sliding in there. But I've left that world for others to conquer. So yeah, I'm now full time on this, which is thanks to you, lovely people. So I very much owe you a great deal. There you go. hopefully that clears it up.

Now you know what we do in our lives and you can come and find us like weirdos. But please don't. Please just remember wing all the people. At least with you two, it might be at your workplace. Someone to just turn up outside my house. Follow the LB's bat signal

that you've got on the blind behind you. Exactly. Yeah, yeah. Or they've just tracked down like the PO box that we've got. It's got a bad site in place, actually. Yeah, I'm basically just giving people a way to invade my personal life. not sure.

They're not coming after you. It's too far away, mate. Too far away. That's fair point. Trains are bad these days. We'll do one more before we go to our first break. This question is from James. Who will have the upper hand at Ferrari next year

considering what a great season Charles is currently having, given the machinery he has to work with? I think this is something we have touched on once or twice, but Sam, who has the upper hand? I think LeCler is going to have it. I'm not going to lie. I picked LeCler against Vessel back in 2019. Hang on a second.

Sorry. Did back what happened? Yes, you did, but also with the caveat of what. That's about the car itself. That's about the car itself. We're talking about drivers there. I think that LeClaer, who is very much at home at Ferrari, he's very used to the team, used to the car,

the development. I mean, Lewis Hamburger is. obviously sensational. I just think he's a little bit over the peak. He might have one of his best years of his late career. And I still don't know if it's going to be enough to be a fully up and running Charles LeClair in the first year. So yeah, I think I think Hamilton will take some time to adapt. If Ocar has built his way, I think he might struggle a little bit in comparison. But so yeah, LeCler, I think it's the favorite for me. I think I would agree with that. I think one of the big unknowns is particularly relating to Hamilton. Obviously, we know his ability.

but he's obviously spent so long at Mercedes. He spent so long at McLaren. How quickly is he going to be able to get it together at Ferrari? I would assume just based on how great he is that it's going to be quite quick. But equally, even if it only takes him a few races to get used to that car, that could be the advantage by the end of the year.

So I do think Charlerclair will have at the very least an early advantage over Lewis Hamilton, but I'm more intrigued about where it is towards like the middle and the end of the season and whether Hamilton is there or thereabouts. Harry? Yeah, I was going to say even like where it is in year two because I think year one is probably going to be Lecler. I think

Charlotte's going to give Hamilton a headache on a Saturday like a stonking headache. You know, the one's like if you've had too many beers a night before or not drunk enough water. It's one of those. It's really hurts because Hamilton is obviously the great.

greatest qualifier of all time, but Lecler is an excellent, excellent qualifying. I think they're going to turn up on Saturdays. I think it could be different. I think Hamilton can use his experience and overcome things maybe differently than Leclair.

Well, the only thing I do worry for Hamilton is he, and we saw this in Belgium, for example, the last race. He doesn't often make strategy calls himself. Oh no no Oh I know He tends to rely on the team And I

He's gonna I feel he's gonna have to learn To adapt to that but that might take a while So on a Sunday afternoon That might hurt him slightly Versus Lecler and the experience The Clare has of Ferrari being Ferrari But I'm sure he can He can adapt around that

And things might change anyway But yeah on a Saturday in particular I think he's gonna have to adapt That be said Right Lewis Hamilton North at your peril because he's Lewis Hamilton. Do you think he'll rip him a new one? One bag strategy, it's like, sorry, Mr Lewis.

We won't do it again, Mr Lewis. I think he'll turn up and go, right, sit down, you're all in trouble. I mean, the radio will be, they'll wish they had never did it wrong. Okay, we've been playing with kids, and the headmaster's turned up. Especially when they're calling it Bono. Why call him Bono?

Do you reckon first race, Hamilton, Australian Grand Prix, halfway through the race, goes, our tires are gone and the engineer actually thinks the tires might have actually left the car. Lewis, what do you mean? We could get them back for you. We have some more in the midst.

It'll be, if it's, if it's, if Bonner doesn't come with him, I assume he'll get Ricky, right? Oh, God. He's clients's engineer. Ricky! Oh dear. Should we take our first break on this episode?

On the other side, more questions, more answers. Imagine if it was just more questions. More questions? No answers. Dang, that's it. It's just cute from now on. Okay, everyone, welcome back to this very special Q&A episode, and our next question comes courtesy of Ryan. This one's come from Twitter. While F1 is, of course, a team sport,

is also unique in that it is an individual sport. Other individual sports, such as golf and tennis, have their four major championships. If Formula One had majors, which four Grand Prix would you choose? And should F1 consider such a thing for marketing? Sam, what would you say other, what would you give us the four major championships of F1

if you had such power? That's a really good question. I really like that question. I don't think we've ever been asked such a question. Three, spring to mind. Three. Silverstone, Monser and Sao Paulo. of the three that immediately sprung to mind for me as kind of, you know, big ones to win.

You've got the history of Silverstone and Monza, and I just think that Sao Palo is so bloody good that it deserves to be considered one of the greatest ever. But I feel like you check it, like, I guess, with tennis, for example, you have them, what you have, one in the UK, one in France, one in Australia, one in America. I feel like you need one in the Asia region. So I guess maybe Suzuki would be considered maybe the other one. But I think that was a little bit up for grabs. So you've got four that springs a mind?

Yeah, those four. Oh, really? Yeah, my answer exactly. In fact, it was the same reasoning as well. I immediately went to Sao Paulo, Silverstone and Monza, and then thought there probably needs to be a non-European last one. And I know, you know, the US is obviously such a booming market, but equally it's kind of spread out across the multiple Grand Prix

and Suzuki has heritage. So I went with that as my fourth one as well. Harry's going to surely consider one that both myself and Sam haven't said. Surely, please. Yeah, I mean, I chucked Monaco in there, obviously. Was it replacing of the... Well, that would be, that's my issue. I actually don't know which one I would replace on that because I love all of them.

Maybe Monza. Oh, it's so on the fence. Monza, right? Yeah. Really? I love, I love Bonza. Although, side note, have you seen what they've done? Sam, have you seen what they've done to your favourite corner?

No, they haven't played with Ascari. They have, they've flattened the curves. entirely. I'm livid. The Cubs don't say it. He's fuming. It's my favourite corner. There's a reason why it's so challenging.

Yeah. It's just flat curbs. You can just run all over them. Oh, for God, so I get a new favorite corner. So fickle. Just drop it immediately. I'll see how it rungs this season. We'll see how it goes.

Yeah, no, I really like Monza, but that might be the one, might be the one I drop. If I was going to put Monaco in there. But I agree with all. all your points. Yeah, those would be probably be my choices.

It seems harsh that SPAR doesn't get a mention in there, but it just isn't quite. Spar and ones are probably got the same level for me, I'd say. But yeah. Sure. A very good question, as Sam mentions from you there. Next one is from Chris.

This one's on Instagram. If each of you were to rob a bank and can partner with one of the other two, why would you choose that person and why wouldn't you choose the other. Oh, God. Right.

This could be interesting. I'll let Harry go first. I mean, I'm picking Ben. Seems fair. Just no even attempt to think about it. You could have like pretended to partner. I'm not even upset. I'm not even that

I wouldn't trust Sam to keep the secret. I just I think you'd say something or something would happen. Something would like you'd do something and the alarm would go off. I don't know. Imagine if we were robbing this place. Yeah, exactly.

Bang, bang. You'd accidentally call the police or something, I don't know. But having said that, that would also be me. So Ben, you should probably rob it on your own, mate. Rob it on your own, mate. Take it in the cat. Take Kirstie. When I was pondering this question earlier,

I was wondering if that was an option, because that would be the number one answer. But if I have to give another answer, I am a bit worried about picking Sam for one reason, his close relationship with the banker. Very good. Yeah, yep. But I am actually going to take Sam because,

related to what you said at the end there, Harry, essentially, I'm going to do this by myself and I just need Sam to do a distraction. And I know whatever I tell Sam, he will be distracting to everyone else, so I'll just go off in the corner and actually rob the bank whilst he does it. It's great tactics.

I like that. Yeah, that's fair. I accept that. I'm taking Ben because Harry either wouldn't turn up or he would get a number of the address from and just to be at a different bank. And I walk out with the cash.

Yeah, go, where's the, oh yeah, go, where's the getaway driver? Where is he? Oh, I'm at Bank 351, not three. I couldn't remember the last number because that's how he plays. every game that we ever played. On the fence while you're holding a gun up to someone.

I don't know. Should I rob you? Would you like to be robbed? I'm not sure. I'm not sure if I should rob you either. Yeah, so I'm taking bed because I guess feel like there's a low risk. I was very keen for that question to make an appearance.

It's a good question. Next question is from Mark. How does preparation? What does, I will rephrase the question a little bit, what does preparation for a podcast look like, keen to get some behind the scenes insights. Well, Ben, you're full time now, so, I mean. You should really take this one first.

Yeah. Before our answers. In terms of the prep, so I obviously have a number of sources I tend to go to for stories. Ketchup, HP, barbecue. Yeah, mayonnaise. Yep. Imagine I got a bank. Yeah, yeah, precisely.

So I'll obviously keep an eye out for what is trending in the world of F1 and what I think people will be interested to hear about. And then when it comes to either the day of or the day before a recording, I'll then narrow that down to sort of five topics, which will sort of include the games and the under pressure submissions that we do as well. But, you know, sometimes the schedules very much write themselves. If we're going into a preview of an episode and there are two big bits of news, it kind of writes itself based on what we're going to talk about. But certainly, ironically, given we're in the off season, that's when we at least have, we have the opportunity to be a bit more creative about the topics that we're bringing, but have to maybe think

a bit harder about exactly what it is. So, yeah, essentially I'll put together a schedule based on what I think the people will be interested in hearing. I'll send it over to everyone else. And then if there are any disagreements or anything I've missed, then someone will flag it. and then me and Harry tend to put a thumbs up emoji on the schedule that Ben says over. Two dag fives. Two dag fives going, right job, Ben.

Thanks. You've done it again, my boy. Are you willing, son? That's both me and Harry coming through the door at the same time. I'm just making a schedule, beg on the computer. Yeah, Harry, I don't know how much prep work you do. I mean, to be honest,

Ben does the legwork on the prep work. I think where we're coming is if they're things like, well, for example, the last episode where it's two, we had to pick two drivers who we thought were having a good season and a bad season. A bit of prep work on that, some arguments for, as much as it sounds like I'd never make an argument, I do try. I guess the other bit as well is actually when we were watching a race,

I get my notes out on my phone and write down, right down the ridiculous things that happen for moment of the race. and, you know, Big Bray Stratt and all that stuff. But yeah, I mean, mainly it's Ben. A lot of the time, I never thought I spent so much time thinking of analogies to make comparisons to. But as I just go around your fridge, don't you like? I do go.

I'll pick that today. Yeah, oh, we've got some pickles in a jar. I can somehow put that to a Formula One driver's career. But yeah, that's what it is really. Banks in a diverse schedule. We do a bit of researching, a bit of prep, and then we go for it. A lot of it is just on the fly, though, I think, between the three of us.

Yeah, we're just chatting it. As we said earlier, that's how it started. Ben is like the barriers at the bowling alley, and me and Harry are like bouncing around while being just facilitating. We're pinging their arm. Yeah. We hit a ping eventually. Knocking down two pins.

And then the weird animation comes on the screen. Splo. You said about analogies. That's a very good one. Thank you. I take that. No one knows it better. Next question comes from B.

and this was on Spotify. With Jack Dewan entering the sport, most likely, and with Oscar and Daniels still on the grid, sorry, do you think F1 fans would like to see a second Australian Grand Prix on rotation, possibly Melbourne, then Adelaide, or even Mount Panorama? What do you think, Sam?

God, I would love Mount Panorama to be a part of the show. Oh, I love that. Bathurst is sensational as a road. on his in his McLaren lives rent-free in my head. Indeed. Indeed. I watch him then Australia B8 bowlers go around there at full Pell. Watching the GT3s go around there at full Pell.

It is sensational. So watching a Formula One car race through there. I will drop Albert Park for Bathurst in a heartbeat to give it a go properly. I don't think I personally needs to be a second race. I don't know. Aussie Formula One is very strange. It's always been like this kind of constant, but never maximised.

And I'm not entirely sure why. Maybe because we're just so far away, just dies down before it gets here. That's how information works. Sure. Like a paper airplane. Yeah, a theme of light. Doesn't make it.

It's too dark. Too many things on the way. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know about a second race. I mean, Adelaide is a classic. You like the track, though? Do you like it? Well, that's why I, yeah,

I don't know if I do like it more than I like how. Park. I think Albert Park's probably better than Adelaide. Mount Panorama is an excellent track, but F-1 suitable, sadly not as much as I'd love it to be there. But there's no doubt Australian interest should peak with three drivers, well, potentially three drivers on the grid next year. It's a big thing for Australia to have that. And the thing is, and Australians, please correct me if I're wrong here. There is a lot of enthusiasm for F-1 in Australia. They love sport, don't they?

Bloody mad for sport in Oswald. They are. You are. But very, I think it's very dispersed in that, I don't know if you've noticed, Australia's really big. It's quite big. It's got not a lot in the middle,

even. A lot in the middle, and they're willing to travel. Don't go of again, it's geography. Geography. That's something as a collective, we're quite good at. There's not many things.

That's all right. Because collectively, it's all Ben's knowledge. Yeah, me and Harry again, shipping with like three. Thumbs up. And you're winning, son? Yes, I've guessed the flag for Argentina. But my point is that I think quite willing to travel to various points to watch sports, etc. So whether there's the actual appetite to have a second one, I don't know.

Australians, please write in and tell me I'm wrong, but I just don't know whether there is. If you're writing and post it, it will take three years to arrive. Yeah, we'll let you know the Q&A in 2020. Looking forward to that one. Yeah, I don't think there will be a second race just in Australia, because competition for tracks is just so hot right now. I would be surprised if that happened. But I have such admiration for F1 fans in Australia because of the ridiculous hours

of nearly all the Grand Prix, particularly at this point of the year, where it's European race, European race, and it's middle of the night racing for Australia. And despite that, it has Canada, you need to catch up, but it has very recently taken over Canada as our third biggest market. And that is pretty phenomenal, again, given how difficult it must be to be an F1 fan in Australia.

And it's bloody middle of winter there at the moment as well. So it's not like they're having lovely long summer evenings where they're like, oh, yeah, I'll chill out with a family and I'll watch the F1. It'd be cold. Australia right now. So well done to you and to New Zealanders. You are very brave in what you do. The next question is an interesting one because at least from Sam's perspective, I think I already know the answer. Or maybe I don't because I think there might be multiple answers to this. But it comes

from Norm and appropriately, the question is, what is the one thing from Texas you want to try this go around? Yeah, I'll go first because I think we want to know the answer. I do want to go line dancing. I think I honestly, I think it's my calling. I think when you all know what I'm like, I think once I get it, I've got the best time. Yeah, get me in some cowboy boots and I will be there. I'm so keen. I mean, yes, I'm definitely, I'm keen to do some wind dancing. The thing I want to try, because I obviously was late last time turning up. I never actually tried some proper barbecue. You boys did. We did. Thank you, Big Chris. I was not there. So that's definitely one on my to do as well, but also, yeah, line dancing, I'll do it.

Thank. Yeah, I don't, I want to go for the same answer. And it's kind of a cheat answer because, again, we did have one instance of barbecue. But I feel like we can, we can do better than that. I think we can as a quartet. Well, Kerski's a vegetarian, so that won't work. Well, no, I mean more just like the overall sort of food landscape in Austin. Can we go back to the taco place again?

I'm not leaving the taco place. I love that taco. Those tacos and those mooriteers. I also... Our plane's leaving. No. No, I'm living in a taco now. I also want to take you to Inging Out Burger

because you guys have a big and it is the best takeaway burger I have ever experienced. Better than Waterburger? Like a thousand times better. What a Wonderburger's a weird place? What a weird place? This is very random, but we went to Waterberg a last year

and we were quite drunk at this point, I think. And me and Sam were laughing so hard about something and it's bugged me for nearly a year because I've got no idea what it was, but I know it was hilarious. What was it? I've got no idea. If you go and watch one of our Austin Reels,

it's at the end of it. I don't know what you two are laughing at because I've just stood on my phone. Was it the guy working there? He was, I think he was miserable. or something like that. I don't know. It might not have been very funny

and we were just drunk, but I... When us as a four get together and we have like more than two beers, everything is funny and nothing is actually funny. But we're like kids giggling at the back of the bus. Next question comes from Roof. What is a podcast that the late breaking guys enjoy?

Harry, I know you've got a few in rotation, aren't you? You've got a few, right? I listen to a few. there are a couple I listen to and not all the time because there's so many episodes it actually baffles me

how they have time to do this but it's a World War II podcast and it's by a historian called James Holland who's quite well in the world of history a famous World War II historian coupled with Al Murray the comedian

although I know as the Pub Landlord which is a very random mix but it's very good so it isn't that one another man on my hate list by the way well Al Murray I'm so irritating

do you find him irritating or the pub landlord no I find the pub landlord irritating I'm sure Al Murray is a delightful man yeah that's the thing actually I'm not even a fan of the pub landlord

as a character I think he's a bit much yeah it's like the worst of Britain yeah so you just like come on tone it down mate chill out just a little bit

which is weird because he's actually I think quite nice um if I listen to that I listen to you do you listen to Empire no I don't

what's empire empire Empire is a history. But each series are about famous empires throughout history and their rise and fall and stuff. I haven't listened to it. I wonder if you'd listen because I'm kind of tempted to try it.

I've not listened. I listened to a couple of American politics podcasts. Don't come after me, folks. But just because you're quite interesting as a political nation. You guys are far more astute than I am. Ben, what do you listen to? I'll balance this out. I also listen to Joel Dommett and his wife, Hannah Cooper's

Never Have Ever podcast, which is quite funny. Well, they just try something new each week but they've never done. I've met Joel Dommet. Was that one of the never have ever? Never have met him. I have. Tricks.

He's lovely. It seems nice. Anyway, sorry, Ben. That's all right. I'll give two answers because one of them I'm not listening to anymore because it ended a long time ago, but I do want to give a shout out to what I think is my favorite podcast of all time, which is the history of Rome.

which if you are unsure is about the history of Rome. The Greek Empire. See, that that fools many. It's from a guy called Mike Duncan. And it essentially just catalogs pretty much everything up to a certain point because at the end I think the Roman Empire got a bit confusing as to what was and what wasn't the Roman Empire. But it's a great podcast.

In terms of podcasts I'm listening to now, I've only recently picked this one up, but I'm listening to a podcast called the Cover Free podcast, which is college football, which I'm getting into quite a lot. Sam? I want to find the Rome one

because I love Roman history. I have only ever listened to two podcasts, ever. It's one of them this podcast. No. Both of our podcasts, which is this one. No, one is the rest is football, which is Gary Denicka, Alec,

Alexeara and Mika Richards I like me football and they're just they're like us but old men at this point and I kind of enjoy that vibe because I see I get served some of their like reels or TikToks and I really like them because they're quite funny

could you I don't like football really folks could you listen to it if didn't like football because I've watched those reals and I'm like that's quite funny would you say to someone who doesn't like F1 you can still listen to our podcast seriously would you say you should listen to our podcast I think we're for yeah I'm all about casual numbers

I don't care, mate. Anyone. We'll have anyone. Well, that answer. Yes. They talk about a lot about, you know, transfers and what happens with the games at the weekend. So if you haven't paid attention to it, then a lot of it.

I love me the football. I'm going to the ball sport. You love it. And then the other one, this reveals what I'm like, really, is I listen to Jamie Langs and Sophie Haboos married at first. That is a good one. That's a good one.

What's it called? Nearly wed. Well, they were newlyweds, but they're newlyweds now, right? Yeah, I don't listen to it now. It's called newlyweds. the name change was just no not enough vowels you're married

no not don't it you're married honestly the vibe changed not like with between them but like what I was interested in was then as a couple and then preparing their wedding I find that stuff quite interesting and then they're like

okay we're just two people who happen to be married talking about stuff now I'm like that's not that interesting anymore if you interrupt the vows just like I have something to say don't get married for the podcast I object.

Yeah, but I'm just not a podcast guy. So I'm going to, I want to give the road one I go there because I do love my ancient history. So I'm going to give that a try. Okay. It might be a bit long for the next break, but we are going to take a break. And then on the other side,

can you guess what we've got? More questions. Hey, no answers. But we're going to do some answers as well. Okay, welcome back. Next question comes from Peter, which is, if Piastri's form continues, do you think Lando will become to Piastri what Ricardo became to Vestappan? Sam, as our resident Lando Norris hater, I'm sure you'll have an opinion.

I think they're already closer in ability. I think Vastappen took quite a bit. It's like he always had that raw ability, but I feel like he made far more mistakes and I'm seeing from Piastri right now. You know, we were calling him Vassi right now for a good cut. years of his career at least. And that's after he got promoted from Toro Rosso to Red Bull, of course, which was the junior team at the time. So I think it could definitely happen in the context of how we see the older driver. Lando is still incredibly young. But you know what I mean?

The older of the two. And of how Ricardo was then challenged by Vastappen. But actually, it could happen far sooner in their career together than I think what happened between with Vastappen coming all the way through the junior ranks and then into the senior team, if you're not having. Harry, your answer? Yeah, I, I, I, I's a tricky one because you say the potential of Norris might be more than Ricardo as well, but again, that might be more recancy bias because there's a time,

maybe 2017-18, you say Ricardo could be a, could be, you know, up there. Although with the great, you could say that in like 2018, he might be a world champion. You could say that. You could and you'd be a fool. So don't say that. Who would say a prediction like that, honestly? Post the Monaco Grand Prix, 2018. I was looking very, very good for that.

Their point. And then it went terribly. But, yeah, you might say the Norris has a bit more potential. A higher ceiling, if you will, than Ricardo has. But yeah, it's a real trickle on to play out. Because, yeah, Piastri's got that vibe about him year two. he's already very impressive in the same way Vestappen was impressive, ironing out mistakes

or not even mistakes, ironing out, you know, weaknesses very quickly in the same way you'd say Vistappen was doing. So it could happen. I just think maybe Norris has a little bit more to offer than Riccada did in that fight. I'm going to keep my answer quite short.

No chance whatsoever. Fair enough. No chance. Savage. Right, next question is from Laurie. What is your favourite jingle? And I'm assuming we're talking LB jingles here. Sam, since you have created some of them, what are you going for?

Oh, this is tough. I mean, back and forth, I think is still my ultimate favourite jingle. But the one that sounds a lot like a killer song does really just actually get me. As in like, I quite like how this sounds. The others are quite memeful. that one genuinely sounds like a good song and I kind of want to hear more from it Harry

I mean that's a good one back and forth obviously has a special special place in our hearts as does F1 higher or lower because that's stupid country vibe yeah I also really like LiveLaf for TFI's Pump the Breaks

it's rocky I'm a big fan pump up the brakes yeah it's got a good beat on it as well Haast is actually my favourite one I would agree with that. It's my favourite one he ever did. It's not a jingle.

My favourite jingle might be and it's, I think the actual answer is back and forth because it's the OG. But in terms of other more recent ones, it's a jingle that will be coming up later on in this episode. Show me the options.

Shut, shut, show me the options. I'm all about that. That remix is so good. It's summon. But yeah, I think we've got a good range of jingle. I'm sure many disagree with that. But let's have a go.

The next question is from, we've got to hear from beef, I guess, at least once. She did put three questions, but we're short on time, beef, you get one. And I'll pick favorite Britishism. Very difficult to say.

That's really hard to think of as well. Yeah. Favorite British isisms? One that just brings to mind. If you're watching on YouTube, you'll see it. Right.

That's a good one. That is excellent. That's a very good one. I think it's my favourite, but it is definitely one that springs to mind. I think that is a very British thing to slap your thighs and go, right?

As if to say, we're off. That's it. The time's over of us socialising. It's time to leave. I mean, that's an excellent one. I think saying the word, cheers, because I say it a lot, as a thank you.

You say it as a thank you, but also if you're, if you're toasting a drink, you also say cheers. Or you say, if you're corner, she's a, if you say goodbye,

you say, cheers and gone. Sure's and gone. Certainly do. It gets you multiple times. I think that's an extra one. I remember being told off at school for saying cheers to a teacher.

She said, you don't say cheers to me. You're not in a pub. You say, thank you. I'd say, just imagine this for you. teacher. Yeah,

yeah, Miss Peters. Stop this. Harry's raising his water bottle on that her. Cheers, man. Miss,

miss. Yeah, I think that's got a good one. Ben, you got any? You know, your one was spot on, Sam.

Like, that was, that would have been right up there for me. Like, announcing that you're going to leave, like before you leave is a very British thing to do.

But then you end up having another five-minute long conversation. Yeah, yeah, of course. doorway as you get your shoes on. And then as you're waiting for the car, we also have just loads of words. I really like that are British. Knackard,

chingwag, chuffed. You know, things like this. I'm like, these are great. These are great. She's good. The amount of words we have for getting drunk, I think, is great. Trollied. Trollied.

Any Eid or owed on the end of a word. Gazeboed. It's my favourite. Gazebo by elite. Pazibode is so good. Paralytic as well. I'm not sure that gets used. You said,

you actually said one earlier, so we're talking about being a waterburger, which was steaming, which is an excellent one. Yeah, absolutely steaming. I think some others,

Barmey, when it's cold. Budge up, when you can't sit on the side of a seat and you can't budge up. I think that's a very English thing. It sounds British. I reckon it is.

I'm not making eye contact or talking on any form of public transport. Oh God, yeah. And then this, what you do? Yeah. The purse, lips and a little eyebrow raise. That's it. If anyone, if you've never been to London, go, if you do, go on the tube and just look at people. Don't start a conversation.

They will never look at you back. They never will. Some good Britishisms there. Let's move on to another question. Let's go to Joey. This one got quite a few likes on Instagram. If there was an LBF1 team,

what jobs would each of you feel? I would be fired. Good. Left front tire, Sam. Ben would be team principal, surely. I think I'm taking the front, Jack. I can't. My stress would just go through the roof.

Actually, maybe you'd be. You'd be strategist. Yeah, I'll do strategy. That's fine. Yeah. Sam can do marketing. Marketing, man. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, okay, I'll double front jacket marketing together. That's fine. I'll just scream internally the entire time. Hey, this is Alpine, all right. And Harry can do helmet checking. I would be. that well-known role Harry I think you could do can't tea

make some really good sandwiches I'd be very happy about it I'm imagining Harry as the helmet checker but do you know that meme where they're standing outside of football ground and the guy is on security to go not even checking

that would be Harry yeah yeah it's fine there's a helmet I reckon Harry you can knock up lunches all day long. Bit of gammon. Lovely song eat. We're happy. Knocking up cheese and have sandwiches for everyone. Lunchtime.

I'd love you in a little, what's it called? Little Dolly. I'd also, I'd come out and offer it to everyone in the middle of the race, like a really inappropriate time. And a little trolley out there. Sandwich! We're on last 27! There's a safety gal being called. Ben's trying to work out how to

adjust this strategy and I'm offering a tuna sandwich. Not now. Oh dear. Should we include an audio submission? Because we've got a couple of those. This one's from Blazia. I believe it's two questions, but they're both good questions. Hey, guys, hope you're doing well.

I have two questions for you. My first one is if Andretti were to be approved by F1, starting tomorrow, what would realistically be their driver lineup? Okay. And my second question is, at this moment in time, who do you think is most likely to win the 2025 Drivers' Championship?

Craig. Take the first question first, Sam. What do you think line-up-wise for Andretti? Oh, I really don't know. I think they have to go and get a vet. Someone like Bottas who isn't signed down yet, I think it would be sensible for at least a year to get them rolling. And then the second driver,

maybe Teo. tell you poor share he's invisible it doesn't exist for anyone but bang or Zach Brown he's literally a figment of my imagination

all right maybe I don't maybe I go for someone like Sebi Vet for a year as well you know to launch you again look

Vetter was not the same level he was when he was when he championships but to launch you you come back into F1 and you're probably short on driver options stick a Vettel in there

for a year if we promise it's all green you'd be happy B. Vettle Rosberg? Solid line up. If you imagine. I'm weirdly not against it. Battle.

I weirdly missed Nick of Rosberg and F1. I don't think it's weird. No, I want it back. Yeah. I miss him in F1. Come back, Nico. He's one of those things, sorry, Sam, he's one of those people that you didn't appreciate the talk. Do you know what I think?

I just think it's a shame there's no, sorry, Levin Sargent. Super point valid American, North American drivers that could step straight into Formula One right now. Give it to Colton Hurtter. I would give it to Colton Hurtter. They would either win or wouldn't finish a race, but give it to Colton Hurtr.

I would explode every race just like through pure frustration. Why, he's checking helmets with Harry. I mean, I'd be if you want an American job, that'd be a good one to chuck in. That's who I would have chosen if super points genuinely were. It's realistic, right? That's the aim. Scotty D. That's got Dixon in. I'm not Scott Dixon, but come on.

If you're a new team in F1, you're not bringing in a 40-year-old driver who's never race in F1. He did BMW testing. He back in the day. He'd be fine. It would be okay if F1 was absolute carnage every race because then Scott Dixon would win.

But otherwise... That's fair. Because that's his game, right? That's how he wins. I'm kind of glad Scott Dixon isn't in F1 because he absolutely would have taken Esteban Okon's only race victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Guaranteed. That is the most Scott Dixon race all the time.

And he would have been Lewis Hamilton starting on his own. He absolutely would. I actually thought of Valtrey Bottas as well, Sam, just because I'm not sure if Vettel would be interested, but certainly if he is, then he would be a contender. But they need someone with experience, and there aren't that many drivers with experience who are options. So, yeah, maybe Bottas. and then in terms of a second driver, Alex Palo. You might,

he might find him hard to prize away given his current position, but if he is under pressure, I'd give Sergio Perez a ring. I actually don't hate it. I don't hate it. Give him a new lease of life, no pressure,

build that team. Equally, Fangio Riccardo, he's technically not signed on right. Yeah, another American market good option. The second part of that question, 2025 world champion, Sam. who's most likely at the moment? Oh, with every team coming along,

I think I'm going to go down the route of Landon Norris. If he just sorts out those starts, I think he's got getting him to take a championship. I'm going to go with Max for Stappen. I know it's controversial. Why would you do that? That's so risky. Harry?

I'm going to get a Stappen as well. And this, I'm only saying this if we have the current state of play, because if McLaren have the, dominant car then fine it'll be difficult but the current current conditions i think the consistency of a of a stappen still wins out and a driver's championship not necessarily uh constructors but uh yeah for step let's see dumb electrician is next this one's from twitter logan sergeant lan stroll joe guan one goes to alpine one goes to indy car and one goes to asda as an assistant to the regional manager you. Who gets

what? Who's the third option? Logan Sargent, Joe Guan Yu and who? Lance Stroll. I know my answer already. Go on then. Indy car, Logan. Al-Pin is Joe Guangyu and I would love to see Lark Stroll be the assistant to the region of my time.

That is a comedy series right there, isn't it? He would be so grumpy all the time. Oh. What am I doing, Brad? Every time over the voice theme. Finally. That's so funny.

I've got Sam's answer as well. Yeah. I'm going to mix it out because I think I'd like to see Lance Droll in Indy car because fair. For different comedy value. True. But also for comedy value, but there'll be some days where Lance Stroll wins. He would win, he'd win an Indycar race, right?

He'd be terrible most of the time and then he'd win the Indy 500. I mean no disrespect to this guy whatsoever. Marcus Erickson, of course, pretty. I don't know, similarly viewed in F1 as maybe Lans Stroll is, he's forged a very successful career. You read my mind, you read my mind. Logan, what was the other option apart from Joe and Stroll? No, the Azda and what's right?

Oh, the Alpine, yeah. Oh, I'd put, I'd put Logan in the Alpine and then I put Joguan you in Astor. Just put him in Astor. Shogang you doing the reducing He's got the outfit already with his current overall I didn't think about that It's kind of cost

It can just write Asda price across it It'd be fine To be fair if they were sponsored by Asda it would be their most reputable sponsor So far this year I would also come to every race I'm brand ambassador Ashtra if you're listening

Please make me a brand ambassador Just like the entity. The sighing on the shop is listening to me. Mr. A. Esther. Mr. Aistar. Please, call me up, please. Let's get one last question in before we wrap this one up. This one's another audio one.

It's from Bristol Liam. Right, lads. Two questions from me. Number one, what's your favourite F1 never of all time, any time between whenever F1 started and now. And your second question from me is, what do you think of Bristol as a place? Cheers.

I can't explain how much I love the clarifying what F1stery is. I love the clarification of Bristol as a place. Like, the thing of what? A chocolate bar? As an idea. Yes, it's a concept. Best delivery of all time, Harry.

I think the JPS gold lotus is up there but for just pure nostalgia and going from the heart the early Nauties Ferrari is my favourite because obviously I'm a Schumacher fanboy but it still holds a special place in my heart so I'll go for that yeah I'm going to be basic as heck seven up Jordan classic it's a great looking car of more recent times i will throw in the torresso from about five years ago i think it was a lovely car the sorry if you if you want a lesson in marketing listen to eddie jordan because knows what he's doing he just he didn't have a lot of money so we'll go to sponsors

and be like i'll pay my car green if you sponsor me seven up and then did because obviously they said yes because it's like a really fast can of seven up going past you. That's a good idea. Harry, you've really explained that well. Thank you. And we're still talking about it now. Sam, your favourite livery? Everyone knows this already. It is a Jordan, but it's the 198 with the Benzinger Hedges and the wasp on the side of the nose. It's the first car I remember really falling in love with as a kid and I think it is still so cool. And yellow and black is the absolute top combination of colors you can have on a race car. Early Nauties Jaguar as well.

I need to give that shout. I was going to shout out the Jaguar. You know what? That green is immense. With or without the Gold Wheels, Ben? Can't deal with Gold Wheels. Is you're an idiot? Gold Wheels are a yes.

Well, that'll do it. I mean, we didn't even get through like a quarter of the questions. We've got so apologies. We'd waffle on, as you probably already know. But it's evidence that we'll do another one of these based on how popular it was. So thank you to everyone who submitted your questions, those that were answered and those that weren't.

We're going to take our final break on this episode. On the other side, we're playing Show Me the Options. Welcome back, everyone, to the final part of today's episode. It's time for Show Me the Options. Shut, shut, shut, shut, shut, shut, shut, shut, shut, shut, shut, shut, shut, shut, show me my options. Well, this reminds me of that weird GIF, where that kid is like dancing

like a Russian nightclub with sunglasses on. Oh yeah. That's how I feel dancing to that song. I thought when you went to a nightclub if you were going to talk about the guy whose eyes

are literally popping out of his head. Or the one where he's like, I can't explain how much I love that. It's the microphone. It's the fact that he does it a second time, which is brilliant. He's got him twice. Doesn't have to answer the question.

Do it again. Come on, England. That is an iconic clip. It really is. If you haven't seen that, you must be so confused right now. Apologies. Show me the options. So six questions.

Sam and Harry will take it in turns to either answer the question that I give them straight away with no help whatsoever. If they get that question right, they get two points. But if they think they could use just a little bit more help, I will give them three options if they say the words, show me the options. And if they then get the question right, they get one point.

Let's start with Harry this time. What number would you like? Number two, please. Number two. I actually had to alter this question today because I realised that it was not actually factually true, but I've altered it in a way that it is now true. Is it about Abu Dhabi?

Fortunately, it's not. With the exception of the 1963 Mexican Grand Prix, we're going to put to one side and pretend it doesn't exist. Who is the only driver to ever choose the number 13? Not race it, but choose the number 13. Is it Adrian Sittle? It's not Adrian Sutter.

No, he's number 99. Damn. Any idea, Sam? Well, I feel like I do know it, but no, I'm not going to, it's not my question. Is it a good tierras? No. Oh, God. You're not far off.

You're in the right era, at least. Of course, 13 in a lot of countries an unlucky number, but it is lucky in someone's country. Pastor. Pastor Maldonado is the only driver. But I found out that some random guy in the 1963 Mexican Grand Prix

also had the number 13 for one race. Hold on, I've just Googled it. In F1, though, the number was used twice in Mexican Grand Prix of 1963 by Moises Solana and in 1976 by Davina Gallica. Yeah, but they didn't qualify. So that one doesn't count.

Oh, right. Okay. He's actually there. Is that absolutely, you know what? That's me mugged off. Chips are down the road. Well, it's Harry that's been mugged off because he got no points from that question.

So Sam, at nil-0. What number would you like? They'll have number five, please, man. Number five. What was a good friend of the podcast? Hermant Tilka's first circuit to be raced on in F1. Um, show me my options, please.

Weigh. You've got Shanghai, Big Bud, and Sepang. Okay, I was going to pick Shanghai, so I'm going to steal all my guns. It is not Shanghai. At least I was committed to that from the guess. Sapang was the first ever Tilka racetrack raced on NF1. That was a good one, that one, wasn't it? Yeah, she should probably bring that one.

But this is the only good one he did. that's not... Shankly is so good. Okay, that's not quite fair, but equally, it's not that far away from the truth either. Harry, what number would you like? Number six. Number six.

Who took Stuart's only race win? Little. God, God, God. Not Stuart Little. God, damn. Johnny Herbert wins. Yep, he absolutely did win. the 1999 European Grand Prix

Stewart's only race victory. Well done. That's two points for you, Harry. Sam, back to you. What number? Four, please. Number four. Hubben.

Hubbard. Where did Michael Schumacher finish in his last ever F-1 season? On the track. That's not the correct answer. We're talking about championship position, or we're talking about...

Championship position, yeah. I know that Harry goes this, and he's clawing it himself for the answer. I don't know this. I'm going to say he was ninth. He was not ninth. Any idea, Harry? 11th?

No, a bit further down, 13th. I think what I do with the mic all like that. That's fair. That's completely fair. We stay at 2-0. Harry, back to you for your final question. Number one. Oh, it nails it.

You're wrong it. Fernando Alonzo became the youngest F1 driver's champion when he won the title in 2005. Who held the record before him? Goodness me. It was a big breath into the mic there. So sorry, everyone. Was it Schumacher?

It was not Schumacher. was it Senna? No. It's go even further back. Nicky Lauda. No. But you're at least in the right era when you say Nikki Lauder

and you had the right nationality with Ayrton Senna. M.O. Emerson Fittapaldi was the youngest driver's champion until Fernando Alonso came along. Wow. He held onto that for a while. He did, yeah, yeah.

Because that's been trumped a few times since Alonso. It's quite impressive, yeah. You're right. He held on to. of that record for, you know, over 30 years. That's quite impressive. Which means, Sam, there's only one question left.

What number could it possibly be? I'll pick number three, me lord. Okay, and with the answer, with it being 2-0 as well, might as well go for this one without the options, of course. Because I'll definitely get it right. In what year was the Halo device introduced into F1? Oh, bloody halo. When did we make that content?

When did we make that content? You can do this, Sam. I actually don't think I can, so I'm just going to come out. Oh, no, I don't want to guess that. I know it starts with 2000, so that's a good choice. Wasn't in the 90s, correct?

I'll give you a 10th of a point for that. All right, we're 5% of the way there. Or at 10? It's only one point, I need two points. Oh, yeah, sorry. Okay, okay. Quit that. 2019.

Oh, man. Oh, God, I'm a year out. 18. Oh, I even, that's why I said. I'm not going to say that. Damn it. Very close, very unlucky. Which means, Harry,

with knowing that Johnny Herbert has given you this victory. Thank you, Johnny. Well, I know there's been a lot of questions and a lot of answers on today's episode. But I feel like there are some more answers coming up and what I can only describe as the greatest segment in all of Formula One podcasting. It is the Helby Question of the Week.

We've been going off for ages. No time for that. God, this has been going on for ages. Have you noticed that's actually my new plan with episodes, is just to extend them long enough. Just so I don't do it. Where Harry doesn't do that anymore. It's working very well. this week's question of the week was and it was in relation to what we discussed on last week's

episode where we all gave our three-word summaries for each team but we've just asked what is your best three-word summary of the 2024 if one season so far which means I mean based on all of these being three words they're actually quite easy to read out um sam what have you got Christopher johnson with yabber dabber do that was um there a few times um which I was glad to see. I think that's fantastic. Right at the top here, we've got great primordial soup

with growing on shower, which, yeah, fine. Much like fast but silly, I imagine. We're not talking about that. Good. Mario here has said, where is Harry? Where is Harry?

The thing is, though, you're on this episode, so you get the last laugh. Yeah, laugh at her. Yeah, ha. Hang it there, mate. Great laugh. Thank you very much.

Free Charlotte Claire. That was from Anna. Yeah, saw that. Yeah, fair. That joined the Patreon, which I thought was very apt. Definitely. Nate, here is said moist saucy banger.

I don't know what that means. I don't understand what that means. Quite glad not to. Jay Dunkley said wet K-Mag goat. Kelsey has said, Lando can't start. Yeah, I also, similar vein to that, I think someone else had Lando's Poo starts or something along those lines. Nice.

Which, you know, is fitting with our vibe, as always. I have one from, from Brandt, who said, news on Thursday. Yes, I just read that one. That's fantastic. Effort Druther with 2012 Wish version. Kyle here says, Checo Perez, Wash. Oh, come on. Savage. A lot of pump-a-nickel references in here.

Yeah. Goofers with pump-a-nickel with sausages and then Allie with a spicy pumper-nickel. It's there everywhere. I mean, I'm okay. I feel like I'm single-hanging responsible for starting a global pumper-nickel movement. They must be flying off the shelves.

Sure. There's someone here who's coming out. I'm not reading it because he's been hidden my Instagram, but they're called Uncle Timmy. I need to find it. Tim. I need to find it. Tim,

it's like you? I'm not reading what they've put, but also that's very funny considering. I've just found it. Folks, you'd have to go and find it. We can't read that out. I mean, to be fair to Uncle Tim, he's not wrong.

He's not wrong. Firstly, Platterpus has just put Ben harassment hocking. So true. Love this one from Jordan. Bears, Beats. Back of Tragalatica. All one word. Yeah.

Yeah, there were a few instances where people were interesting with their interpretation of three words. So like Robbie's saying, three words, how am I supposed to fit nipples out for George then? You can't and you shouldn't. No. Oh, good. I mean, it's amazing that so many of you manage to put three. It's like that what three words app, isn't it? We've just created new versions for them.

Sure. I'll meet you Sam a pump-a-nickle Alpine poo and then that's yeah we are giving content great good

we are helping the people both in comedy and in life issues question of the week of course we'll be back next week we are sailing through the summer break at some pace Sam

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