The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 164

We won’t be doing our end of season wrap this week - still a lot of news to talk about so we’re shooting for next week.First up we have some news of Robert Wicken’s ongoing recovery - and the news is good.We know why the curbs were failing apart in Abu Dhabi.Ross Brawn isn’t happy about the state of F1’s mid-pack teamsF1’s next tire supplier is - Pirelli, but changes are coming.Haas will not appeal the latest decision regarding Racing Point Force India’s constructor status.The stewards in Abu Dhabi were shocked into inaction over Fernando Alonso’s corner cutting.The halo didn’t make it harder for Nico Hulkenburg to get out of his car after it rolled.Lewis Hamilton is probably a better F1 driver than motoGP rider.Lewis and Sebastian Vettel have swapped helmets.Valtteri Bottas thinks that this past year was his worst in F1.Daniel Ricciardo says goodby to Red Bull.Alexander Albon is headed to Toro Rosso.Racing Point will be the new name of Force India for 2019.McLaren has no regrets over dropping Honda after a disappointing season with Renault.