A dry(ish) race for the Belgian GP where Pirates invade our studio, Piastri and Sainz got together at the first corner, drivers going ’round the outside, round the outside’ and the temptation of wanting Red Bull to show us what that car can really do. All this and more. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 21 min
Get your brollies and wet weather tyres out because it’s the Belgian GP weekend and I think you’re gonna need them. It’s all change at Alpine, Stroll bends his car in Sprint Qualifying, Perez and Hamilton get very close mid race and McLaren look good yet again. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains...
Jul 30, 2023•51 min
The Red Bull/Verstappen train continues to dominate the season with another win and fastest lap but Lewis Hamilton grabbed the Pole. In other news, De Vries loses his seat to Ricciardo, there’s a new Qualifying formate tested, Dr Helmut Marko needs to by some super glue for the broken trophy and Ferrari need new sales...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 48 min
The British GP is one we all look forward to and this years didn’t disappoint. Verstappen went on to win the race but he didn’t have it all his own way because McLaren were on top form. Norris and Pastry both impressed, Hamilton looked strong and Ferrari looked more like a Fiat in Ferrari clothing...
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 40 min
Penalties and track limits. That’s all this episode is about. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humour (which may be unsuitable for adults), and the ramblings of 2 uninformed blokes who don’t really have a clue what they are doing. Photos from @F1 on...
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Mixed conditions and mixed fortunes all round for the start of the Austrian GP SPRINT (Fun Size) weekend. We have Qualifying, Sprint Qualifying and the Sprint to chat about, so stop wasting time reading this and listen to the episode. No, honestly. Stop reading and press play. Do it! Is it playing? Good. We hope...
Jul 01, 2023•1 hr 25 min
A bloody good weekend all round with the CCTV system failing during FP1, Wet and Dry conditions during qualifying, Ferrari settling for points, George hitting the wall and brining out the Safety Car and Verstappen out front once again. All this and more. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 46 min
Red Bulls dominance continues in Spain with Verstappen getting the grand slam, Perez cutting through the grid after a poor quality performance. Aston Martin and Ferrari look off the pace while Mercedes are growing stronger. (And James is getting larger) We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for...
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Monaco, a track that divides opinion across the board, including here at the Grand Prix Podcast. Turns out, we had a pretty decent weekend with Perez deciding to have a an early one by smashing his Red Bull into T1, the Marshalls showed the world what the underside of a Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Severe floods in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region force the GP to be cancelled, a decission we all applaud. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humour (which may be unsuitable for adults), and the ramblings of 2 uninformed blokes who don’t really have a clue what...
May 21, 2023•58 min
After the rather dull Sprint (Fun Size) weekend in Azerbaijan last time out, we head to the US for a subtle, quiet, under the radar kinda event in Miami. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humour (which may be unsuitable for adults), and the...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Sprint Weekend! Yay! So what is there to talk about? Mercedes have a shuffle, Ferrari lose an employee, two qualifying sessions, Sergeant bends his Williams and Tsunoda’s tyre heads for the GPP Hall Of Fame. Big thanks to Eddie for stepping in. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Off to Australia for round three of the 2023 season where Free Practice is in debate, climbing of fences is not allowed, Albon spills cat litter across the track, Russell goes bang and Sainz picks up a penalty We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual...
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 36 min
The second round of the 2023 season and we head to Saudi Arabia where Red Bull look like the team to beat until problems in qualifying, Alonso needs to learn how to park, Aston Martin shouldn’t touch their car and the Race Directors need to get their act together. All this and more. Oh, and...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 53 min
We get to see the car in fighting form for the very first time this year at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Stroll is recovering from falling off his bike, Alonso is in monster mode, Mercedes and Ferrari seem to be in trouble of their own making and Ocon keeps stepping on rakes. All this and...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 55 min
Bosh! We’re back for the 2023 Formula 1 season with our infamous Liveries episode. How did Lance Stroll fall off his bike?, A better way of dispensing flow vis? and is this the ugliest grid for some time? Answers to these and more…… We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may...
Feb 26, 2023•2 hr 18 min
Elton is joined by Lee and Hannah to discuss the subject that might have us all living in underground bunkers for the next 5000 years…. Nuclear War. We hope you enjoy this episode. Follow Elton on Twitter :- @EltonMcManus Follow Shonky Lab on Twitter :- @ShonkyLab Join the Facebook Group :- Shonky Lab...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Elton and Scott discuss what the 2020’s will be like from the eyes of a 1960’s mind. Also where we’re going. We hope you enjoy this episode. Follow Elton on Twitter :- @EltonMcManus Follow Shonky Lab on Twitter :- @ShonkyLab Join the Facebook Group :- Shonky Lab On Facebook Shonky Lab is a...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Welcome to Deckchairs & Dirty Air, a Patreon only production from Grand Prix Podcast and Rogue Two Media. This week Elton and Andy discuss some of the choices made by drives. Not the “Should I go left?” or “Shall I brake now?…….. or now?” no, the type of choice which changes the direction of a...
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Elton is joined by Scott to run through a couple of lists. We hope you enjoy this episode. Follow Elton on Twitter :- @EltonMcManus Follow Shonky Lab on Twitter :- @ShonkyLab Join the Facebook Group :- Shonky Lab On Facebook Shonky Lab is a proud member of RogueTwoMedia Please do check out some other fine...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Welcome to Deckchairs & Dirty Air, a Patreon only production from Grand Prix Podcast and Rogue Two Media. With the news of Porsche and Audi looking to set up F1 teams in the near future, Andy and Elton thought they would see if any other names might be interested or resurrected. We hope you enjoy....
Jan 02, 2023•56 min
The season is over, the races have been won but the most exciting event of the year (after the liveries episode) is here. It’s time to hand out awards. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humour (which may be unsuitable for adults), and the ramblings of 2 uninformed...
Dec 11, 2022•2 hr 8 min
Elton is joined Scott to discuss the recent-ish Star Wars tv and films. We hope you enjoy this episode. LIVE Episodes are recorded on the RogueTwoMedia Twitch page. Skype :- ShonkyLab Follow Elton on Twitter :- @EltonMcManus Follow Shonky Lab on Twitter :- @ShonkyLab Join the Facebook Group :- Shonky Lab On Facebook Shonky...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 52 min
Elton is joined Jim, Lee and Andy to discuss the avant-garde piece of music by John Cage, 4’33”. We hope you enjoy. Links in the show…. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4643084/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_45 https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/03/20/first-russian-woman-astronaut-made-recordings-space-right-died-eerie/?chrome=1 https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/ https://qz.com/1340990/microsofts-politically-correct-chat-bot-is-even-worse-than-its-racist-one https://josephsteinberg.com/why-scammers-make-spelling...
Nov 26, 2022•18 min
As the sun goes down over the Abu Dhabi GP and 2022 season we bid farewell to Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Mick Schumacher and Nicolas Latifi. There was also a race where we saw Schumacher and Latifi synchronised swimming, Perez hunting down Leclerc, Hamilton taking to the air and Verstappen trying o stop Hamilton jumping...
Nov 20, 2022•1 hr 30 min
The brilliant weekend continues as we witness a stunning race where K Mag and Ricciardo come together, Hamilton and Verstappen come together and Norris and Leclerc come together. Russell wins his first race and there’s a lot of controversial radio communication. We hope you enjoy the episode. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may...
Nov 14, 2022•2 hr
An exciting qualifying followed by and exciting Fun Size race. What a great weekend so far with Kevin Magnussen grabbing pole position, Leclerc going out on inters, the Alpines swapping paint, Stroll pushing Vettel a little too far and Russell winning his first Sprint. We hope you enjoy the episode. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong...
Nov 12, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Elton is joined by the long lost Scott Copperman to discuss online A.I. We hope you enjoy. Links in the show…. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4643084/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_45 https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/03/20/first-russian-woman-astronaut-made-recordings-space-right-died-eerie/?chrome=1 https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/ https://qz.com/1340990/microsofts-politically-correct-chat-bot-is-even-worse-than-its-racist-one https://josephsteinberg.com/why-scammers-make-spelling-and-grammar-mistakes/ ht...
Nov 12, 2022•1 hr 48 min
Every great race needs a balancing force, this time out it’s the Mexico City Grand Prix. Not a lot to say about this one. Red Bull are fined for overstepping the cost cap and look unbeatable, Ferrari look slow and Hamilton makes the podium again. We hope you enjoy the episode. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 46 min
A brilliant GP held in Austin saw the sad passing of Dietrich Mateschitz, Sainz in a spin after being collected by Russell. Vettel finding his old form, Ricciardo stuck in his new form, a fantastic battle for the lead and Stroll, with one eye on the Grosjean award, sending Alonso into Space Shuttle status. We...
Oct 23, 2022•2 hr 16 min