Episode

  • Change the Culture

    We want to talk about the racing, but instead we have to break down the shitshow of the fan behavior at the Austrian GP. Everyone has condemned what happened, but where is the urgency, where is the real allyship, where is the meaningful action? We get into the weeds of what’s wrong with the narratives around what happened so listen up and please share the episode with others who need to hear it. But don’t worry, the race does get a mention and Anna also makes a shocking confession about Fernando Alonso!

  • That Was Hot

    It was a bit of a difficult day for us as the US suffered yet another mass shooting, this one literally hitting way too close to home. We processed our feelings a bit and we also have some advice for listeners outside the US when talking to Americans about the many calamities we are facing here. We touched on the news of the US TV rights for F1 staying with ESPN and what it might portend, and also had a lot to say about Jamie Chadwick’s recent detour into transphobia. As per usual, we promise we get to the race eventually, but you know what? You can hear about the race anywhere. You can only get fire political takes right here on Racing Incident.

  • You Gotta Have Game

    Willy T. Ribbs got caught speeding at 13 years old and he’s been going fast ever since. From winning on the formula ladder in Europe, to rubbing shoulders with Muhammed Ali, Paul Newman, and tons of famous racing drivers, to being the first Black man to test a F1 car, he has had an amazing career and life. Listen now to hear Willy’s thoughts on modern single seater racing, fantastic stories of his grandfather, who was a highly influential figure in his life, and much more. We dare you not to be inspired. And yes, we delve into those immortal Miami GP post-race interviews, including one with some guy you may know as Charles Leclerc, but he will always be Chuck to us.

  • Mr. French Toast

    We talk about the race, we swear, but there’s also geography and economics; you’re welcome! There’s a new nickname for Alpha Tauri’s Franz Tost, because he thinks he’s soooo tough and that the current grid are a bunch of wussies apparently. Major eyeroll! Otmar, we’re giving you some side eye too, though for different reasons. Is McLaren shady? Ellen thinks so and she has some interesting points to back up that view. We also talk about Fernando Alonso’s disappointing weekend, whether he will ever retire, and as always, much MUCH more.

  • You Had One Job

    Ferrari imploded in Baku in a dramatic double DNF. Are their championship hopes over or is it still too early to say? Porpoising was a major issue yet again and we discuss the narrative around it and why we feel it often falls short. We also announce an exciting guest that we are going to have on the show soon so make sure you stay tuned for that. There’s so much more we didn’t have time to talk about since Elle is still being a busy worker bee out in San Francisco, but at least we got you in and out in under an hour so please clap.

  • The Fish Rots From the Head

    Elle is back this week and we dive right in to the story that has everyone talking: why is Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s foot constantly in his mouth and how does his shoe taste? But seriously now, we tackle the issue of politics in sport and how it has actually NEVER been apolitical. Pull up a chair friends, this took a lot longer than we anticipated, because the FIA is not a serious organization and F1 is in many ways not a serious sport. We also talked about budget woes of various kinds, lingering displeasure about Monaco, and much more.

  • Assholes in Ferraris & Corvettes

    Elle is on vacation this week so Anna is joined by friend of the show and all around amazing human being, RJ Young. RJ’s day job revolves around college football, but he has been watching and loving F1 for 15 years and it shows. We chatted about Monaco’s future on the calendar, F1, the dreaded grid walk, the possibly uncertain futures of drivers like Danny and Mick, Ferrari’s struggles, and SO much more. Listen, we know this episode is long, but we promise it’s worth it.

  • A Case of the Yips

    Sorry again about some audio issues, y’all; Elle is still in San Francisco and recording isn’t optimal. We rambled about stuff like whether Elle is being done over by capitalism and how we would handle the heat of the Spanish GP, but we promise we get to the racing eventually! We talk about Lewis’ amazing drive, George’s incredible defense against Max, the dreaded drone, Carlos’ continuing struggles, whether Checo was screwed over, an update on Indy500 qualifying, and more.

  • A Little Bit of Evil

    Elle is in San Francisco and Anna forgot how the “record” button works so this is actually TAKE TWO of the podcast this week. We’re also sorry for the audio weirdness; we will iron it out for next week, we promise. Do you want to see us on YouTube, dear listeners? Let us know on Twitter or send us an email. Scroll to the end of the show notes for our email address and Twitter handle although you should know them by heart, obviously. Colton Herta did some bonkers shit this past weekend, but is F1 anti-American even though they love our money? George Russell sure seems to be and we are side-eyeing him bigtime. We also gave marketing tips to IndyCar, talked W Series, whether F1 and the FIA might be breaking up and much, much more!

  • The Crop Tops Were Fabulous

    Well, Miami happened and it was kind of snoozer. We’re sure it was a kickass party if you were there, but we didn’t sell one of our kidneys so we couldn’t afford to go and neither could most American fans. Since the race was boring, we instead spent a lot of time bitching about the FIA’s continued jewelry and underwear crusade amidst ACTUAL safety concerns in Miami, clueless team principals, and much more.

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