Is Formula 1 Okay? (Pre-Las Vegas Grand Prix News Roundup)

Formula 1, are you okay?Because holy cow that has been a LOT of news since things wrapped up at the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix. As we come to the end of Weird F1 Fall Break Part 2, with the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix ahead, we discuss:-The FIA dumping their race director with 3 races to go in 2024-Sauber going with rookie Gabriel Bortoleto, instead of retaining veterans Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu-Alpine turning to Mercedes to become its new engine supplier (bye bye Renault)-The drama behind the F175 O2 Arena ticket sales for the 2025 livery drop-Monaco's extension to 2031 (plus our thoughts on the continuing regionalization of the F1 schedule)-A number of quick hits throughout the last three weeks-A Checo Perez, what's it going to take for Red Bull to dump him tangent-And moreEpisodes We Referenced:That Time Lewis Hamilton Woke Up And Chose Violence (Winter Break News Roundup No. 3): https://youtu.be/NyZktO4qiOI?si=yMx8_S1liHriYTrDLas Vegas Grand Prix Recap: What Verstappens In Vegas...: https://youtu.be/3-YOhLPtIQM?si=pmz_i-kHHvcWvojzF101: We Watched The Brawn GP Documentary On Hulu & You Should Too: https://youtu.be/ktVmXqcFms0?si=Cel4-F9bB-l2gT-dShould F1 Teams Be Forced To Drive Rookies In A RACE Each Season? (Episode Clip): https://youtu.be/9SwWaV3qr6c?si=zr3EKAsA21iPbMzlLive, Laugh, Liveries: We React To The 2024 F1 Car Launches: https://youtu.be/WDrZU1xB34M?si=VYQ2TMDmFLNlyD01Follow Going Off Track:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/going.off.track/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wwpnAMPS6du32PcZGl2vv?si=8e229c627d094632Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-off-track-with-kathryn-emily/id1699138189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl7pLj9uEBtSVTF38skGHqg?sub_confirmation=1