Are you a "Drive to Survive" fan? Are you new to F1? Are you an established F1 fan who is looking to spice up your stale relationship with the sport? Do you look at what F1 for what it really is... a reality show at 200mph?! Then we're the podcast for you!! Listen to two childhood enemies, turned best friends, turned F1 husbands discuss all the topics you really wanna hear about... like who's the hottest driver, which team principal has the most daddy energy, and so much more. We're the Red Flags! A podcast about Formula 1 for little sluts who live for the drama! Come Listen!
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Driver coach Martin Villari, known as Lower Lap Time, joins to dissect critical F1 moments and driving philosophies. He analyzes Max Verstappen's unique car setup, contrasts distinct cornering techniques used by top drivers like Leclerc and Hamilton, and evaluates the mental strengths and weaknesses of the grid. Villari also highlights Formula 1's surprising lag in adopting specialized driver coaching, emphasizing the process-oriented approach needed for success.
In this ep, Brian and Matt break down Checo’s scorched-earth media tour, Cadillac promos, the 2026 engine loophole rumors and why Mercedes & Red Bull might run the table early, a cinematic Max Verstappen vs. George Russell WDC battle, why villains matter in Formula 1, Oscar Piastri's Monaco tour, Pierre Gasly going shopping in Milan, and more! Want even more offseason content? Subscribe to our Patreon!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/TRFPod If you haven’t signed up yet, use bonus code DADDY and ...
Commentator, former F1 driver, and all-around legend David Coulthard joined us in Las Vegas to take on our WDC Bracket and figure out who is his greatest champion of all time! Senna, Schumacher, Hamilton, Verstappen... or someone else? The guys also talk about David's career, his expert knowledge on rivalry at McLaren, getting technical advice from Prost, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
BONUS EPISODE of Vankah Hours! Guenther sits down with Matt and Brian to finalize his 2025 driver tier list. Yuki Tsunoda a C!? Lewis Hamilton in B!? Guenther's coming with some hot takes.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get into our biggest guest moments of 2025! James Hinchcliffe talks Dancing With The Stars. Rob Smedley shares stories from working with Schumacher. Katee Sackhoff gets into F1 x Mandalorians and Cylons. Bernie Collins talks about her unconventional path to becoming an F1 strategist. Valtteri Bottas clarifies the BottASS movement. Jacques Villeneuve gives his greatest World Champion of all time. Alex Brundle talks growing up with Martin Brundle as a dad. Yuki Tsunoda talks about his best meal of...
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It’s the only awards that matter -- the 2025 Vankies! Guenther Steiner joins Brian and Matt for our end-of-year breakdown of the 2025 Formula 1 season and handing out awards like Most Improved Driver to Best Swear, and Rockstar and Wanker of the Year. We debate Lando Norris’ championship, Max Verstappen’s legacy, McLaren’s papaya chaos, FIA inconsistency, rookie standouts like Ollie Bearman and Isack Hadjar, and whether Ferrari ruins careers faster than they build them. Plus: best race, best on-...
Recapping our best Red Flags and Vankah Hours moments from 2025! We talk about the most Gen Z WDC battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, Guenther Steiner and Niki Lauda's adventure in Japan, Max in his Taylor Swift era (And Lando in his Charli XCX one), why James Vowles is the Ted Lasso of F1, and much more! If you haven’t signed up yet, use bonus code DADDY and you’ll get up to a $1500 New Player Offer on your first wager with BetMGM! Next time you’re craving something cold, frothy, and...
The 2025 F1 season is officially in the books, and Brian and Matt end the year with our traditional arguing and over-analyzing. We break down Lando Norris’s polarizing World Championship, why the internet suddenly thinks WDCs don’t matter, and how Max Verstappen still managed to feel inevitable. From preseason prediction receipts to rookie rankings, midfield chaos, and why Alpine managed to torch an entire year, we run through every major storyline that defined the season. We debate McLaren’s pa...
It all came down to Abu Dhabi and Lando Norris walked away with one of the tightest championship finishes of the modern era. Guenther, Matt, and Brian break down everything from Lando’s world title and Oscar’s role, to whether Max and Red Bull actually did everything they could to take this thing. We get into the Yuki weaving controversy, the stewards’ greatest hits, whether McLaren would’ve pulled the trigger on team orders, why Red Bull suddenly went soft, Laurent Mekies’ takeover, Max’s zen e...
Abu Dhabi gave us chaos, catharsis, and a 2-point margin win. Lando Norris is your 2025 World Drivers’ Champion and the boys spiral through the emotional rollercoaster: Max Verstappen entering his zen era, GP getting emo, and Red Bull choosing diplomacy over Real Housewives of the Pitwall. We get into Oscar’s year and the papaya politics, the Yuki/Lando White Line Incident and the insane British bias on the broadcast, Max’s lost points and George Russell’s butterfly-effect sabotage, and cover MB...
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The championship is headed to Abu Dhabi and McLaren only have themselves to blame. On this week’s Vankah Hours Guenther Steiner breaks down the Qatar chaos: Oscar and Lando getting gaslit over “flexibility,” Max Verstappen getting another lifeline, and Carlos Sainz getting a 2nd podium with like it’s nothing. We get into the strategy meltdown, the radio excuses, the internal McLaren vibes, Abu Dhabi swap-gate scenarios, Carlos’ stock sky-rocketing, the Hadjar/Yuki seat drama, Adrian Newey taking...
Matt and Brian recap this fever dream of a Qatar GP, where McLaren managed to rip defeat from the jaws of victory again. We talk about McLaren’s strategy call that nuked both Oscar and Lando's weekends, Lando somehow still leading the WDC, Max Verstappen being inevitable and 12 points away from cementing GOAT status, Carlos Sainz's podium and Williams' glow up, Ferrari's legacy of disappointment, Hannah Schmitz son-ing McLaren's strategy team, and one of the most awkward cool-down rooms ever fil...
We sat down with everyone's favorite F1 driver, Yuki Tsunoda, in Vegas for one of his most honest and hilarious chats yet. We talk about his best meal of 2025 and and the impact on his weigh-in, what he's learned from his teammate Max Verstappen, reflection and finding himself, how he's benefitted from therapy, the meaning behind his Kintsugi-inspired helmet designed by Neuro Co-Founder and CEO Kent Yoshimura, and how he stays stylish and locked in during a 24-race season. Huge shout out to Neur...
Viva Las Vankahs, baby! Guenther, Brian, and Matt are coming to you live from Las Vegas and are breaking down all the desert drama. Can Max actually win the WDC? Was Spain the race that decided everything? And a double McLaren DQ?? We get into why Lando was really lifting and coasting, who McLaren will prioritize when the pressure hits, what their nightmare weekend means for the title fight, and Qatar predictions. Plus: naming the greatest Haas driver of all time, Red Bull seat predictions, and ...
Huge thanks to the PALMS Casino Resort for hooking us up with the sickest suite to film in. Truly the most Vegas way to do a race recap. The 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix was a snooze until it WASN'T, and we’re breaking down all the drama. McLaren getting double disqualified, Max Verstappen taking his 69th win and leaning fully into his Eric Cartman persona, Lando Norris going full Glen Powell in Running Man, Oscar Piastri giving Lenny Kravitz in Hunger Games if he wanted to take Katniss out, Lance ...
VANKAHS COMING TO VEGAS: We'll be doing a meetup this week! Follow us on Instagram @theredflagspod and check out our stories for time/date/location! This week, Matt and Brian break down John Elkann’s comments on how drivers should stay quiet, Ferrari's history of drivers vs. management, Producer Jeni joins us to chat about Sky's new “Halo” TikTok, Audi’s new livery reveal, Toto Wolff turning millions into billions, Oscar's "Beyond the Grid" interview, and corporate espionage at Alpine?! If you l...
Guenther Steiner, Matt, and Brian break down all the drama from São Paulo: Lando Norris’s championship surge, Oscar Piastri’s penalty, Max Verstappen’s miracle podium drive from the pit lane, Ferrari's driver comments, Ollie Bearman’s future, predictions for the Las Vegas GP, and more! Chapters: INTRO - 0:00 Rockstar and Wanker of the Brazil GP - 2:15 Was Oscar's penalty fair? - 15:54 Max's masterclass drive and Red Bull's team effort - 22:20 Gas or Brake? - 32:19 Which drivers are in trouble fo...
Brazil had it all: Max Verstappen's masterclass on how to go from the pitlane to P3, Lando Norris nailing every start and keeping the championship lead, a BS penalty for Oscar Piastri, heartbreak for the hometown hero Bortoleto, Bearman sonning Ocon, and the rookies putting the old guard on notice. Plus, our raceday awards: Daddy of the Day, Radio of the Day, Red Flag of the Day, Karen of the Day, and Hottest Moment of the day. Chapters: Intro - 00:00 Oscar's Penalty - 06:19 Max Masterclass - 13...
Brazil is coming in hot and maybe WET. Matt and Brian break down everything happening with four races left, from the McLaren civil war between Lando and Oscar to Yuki Tsunoda’s future with Red Bull. They get into: The fight for second AND sixth in the Constructors, Ollie Bearman and Lewis Hamilton's futures at Ferrari, Felipe Massa’s lawsuit and the airtight defense of "But Lewis, bro...", where the rookies stand against George Russell, F1's deal with Apple TV, and predictions for Brazil. Chapte...
Guenther's back to break down a Mexican Grand Prix that had everything: chaos at Turn 1, Lando nailing a start, penalties (and no penalties), marshals on the loose, and the world’s most unnecessary virtual safety car. The guys dig into the Max vs Lewis mayhem, the title fight, and Ollie Bearman's stellar race. They debate who really deserved Rockstar and Wanker of the GP, whether Max’s “GOAT privilege” is real, rookie standouts, conspiracy theories, and the papaya rules that could decide the cha...
The Mexican GP had everything: Turn 1 action, 2021 flashbacks with Max and Lewis' battle, Ollie Bearman going full Sonny Hayes, Oscar's Odyssey through the field, George Russell’s radio crashouts, Lewis’s UNJUST penalty, and Carlos Sainz triggering the most unnecessary Virtual Safety Car. Matt and Brian break down the madness, from the broadcast disaster to the pit-lane overtake, to why Lando Norris is Simba from The Lion King. And why this might secretly be the best race of the season. Chapters...
Matt and Brian recap the Austin GP... They talk Max's chances at the WDC, his ascention to GOAT status if he pulls this off, McLaren choking, Lando maybe has that dog in him, and Mexico GP predictions AND MUCH MORE! The biggest college basketball event outside of March is coming to Las Vegas this November and BetMGM is sending 25 winners and their guests to experience it live. The Players Era In Vegas Leaderboard contest is running from October 20th through November 9th and during that period, y...
OUR FIRST EVER VANKAH HOURS LIVE FROM AUSTIN Guenther, Matt and Brian took the Paramount Theatre stage to recap all things Austin GP! They talk McLaren's sprint race crash, Max's chances at the WDC, Guenther tries to name celebrities at the race, of course Gas or Brake, and Mexico GP predictions AND MUCH MORE! Thank you to our sponsors BetMGM and Omaha Steaks for making this episode possible! If you haven’t signed up for BetMGM yet, use bonus code VANKAH and you will get up to a $1500 First Bet ...
