2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 Podcast

Dick didn't get everything out during the Belgian Grand Prix Race Review, so he's back with the thoughts he kept turning over afterward. Kimi Antonelli's win, he says plainly, was never really in question. George Russell's race ended in the gravel after an electrical glitch caught out Lewis Hamilton too, and the championship gap is back to where it was weeks ago. Dick also breaks down Isack Hadjar's pit-lane-to-points drive and previews what Aston Martin and Williams's weight problems mean for their upcoming B-spec upgrades. Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Kimi Antonelli won at Spa like it was never in doubt. Charles Leclerc briefly led after a caution that made at least one voice in the booth uneasy about how it came about. And by the closing minutes, Dick, Joe, and Sabrina couldn't even agree on whether this was a great race or a manufactured one, or whether that question even makes sense from a TV screen versus trackside. There's also a paddock story making the rounds about a coming change to a rival team's driver program that nobody's confirming yet.Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green Notebook Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Max Verstappen's rear wing failed again, this time in the race, triggering a late safety car the FIA blamed on a software glitch. Neither Dick nor Joe is convinced by that explanation.What followed was a chaotic last lap sprint. Charles Leclerc inherited the win. George Russell gambled on worn tires and got lucky into second. Kimi Antonelli, who'd done everything right, got nothing.Sabrina wasn't able to record this week, so it's Dick's notes and Joe's notes covering Silverstone’s record breaking crowd and a Red Bull problem that isn't going away.Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

George Russell won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix from a controversial pole position. But the race told a more complicated story than the trophy suggests. Joe Saward says he was fortunate all weekend.Max Verstappen arrived at the Red Bull Ring with what Dick called a new weapon and by the closing laps both he and Kimi Antonelli were closing on the leader fast.Then there is the qualifying incident itself. Joe unpacks the controversy in detail. Whether the outcome was technically valid or simply not right is a question Dick, Joe, and Sabrina work through -- and don't fully agree on.Ferrari came to Austria off the back of Lewis Hamilton's Barcelona win. Austria told a different story. McLaren brought upgrades. The results did not reflect it. And underneath all of it: is Mercedes' lead in the 2026 season starting to compress, or was Austria a one-weekend anomaly at a circuit that punishes specific weaknesses? The three of them could not agree. Whether the answer becomes clearer at Silverstone -- or whether it stays open -- may be the most important question in Formula 1 right now. Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Listener Heath asks: what's the biggest business change in Formula 1 over the last 20 years? There's no shortage of candidates — Liberty Media's acquisition, Drive to Survive, the end of tobacco money, the Concorde Agreement restructure. But Joe Saward lands on one, and makes the case that everything else followed from it.In this episode, Dick and Sabrina dig into the business transformation of F1 with Joe, who watched the Bernie Ecclestone era up close and has covered every twist since Liberty took over in 2017. Joe's answer is the cost cap — and his argument is that it only became possible because the pandemic forced the issue. Teams burning hundreds of millions a year suddenly faced a world with no racing and no revenue, and Chase Carey's proposal went from impossible to inevitable almost overnight.What followed is a story of franchise value explosion that would have seemed unthinkable in the Ecclestone era. Teams that were money pits are now serious investment assets — and the private equity interest in F1 tells you everything about how much the sport's financial profile has changed. Joe gives the paddock view on who's buying, who's selling, and what that means for where the sport is heading. The conversation also takes some detours worth hearing: Rob Walker, Bernie's forgotten racing career, the Paddock Club as a global networking engine, and how a phone call to a former British prime minister got Formula 1 back on the road during COVID.Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix. His first win for Ferrari, at the circuit that rewards the car above almost everything else, after a year of being told that whatever he achieved before was the machinery and not the man.Sabrina saw a driver answering his doubters. Joe kept pulling the conversation back to the things the celebration was skating over: a Mercedes that was quicker in qualifying, the heat, the virtual safety car, and a long history of Barcelona results that flattered to deceive. His read on whether this is the start of a Ferrari era is not the one social media wants to hear.With Dick out for this one, it is just Sabrina and Joe, and the conversation ranges well past the podium. The Monaco mess that still has not been put to bed, and Sabrina’s argument for a fix that Joe thinks goes a step too far. What a struggling Red Bull and a quiet afternoon actually tell you about where this season stands. Whether Mercedes has a problem it would rather not name. And why Franco Colapinto being waved aside may say more about his future than his finishing position did.Then the detail that reframes the whole day. Barcelona, Joe argues, is the most predictable race on the calendar, more so than Monaco, the one track built to expose exactly how good each car really is. So why, at the very circuit designed to settle the argument, did the two of them come away more certain than ever that nothing is settled?A historic win at one end. A veteran who has watched too many of these to wave a flag at the other. And a season that keeps refusing to tell you what it is becoming.Check Out Joe OnlineJSBM NewsletterGrand Prix+ The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

For five straight races, the story of the 2026 season was Kimi Antonelli. In Barcelona, the story changed.Kimi did not finish. Lewis Hamilton won his first Grand Prix in Ferrari red. And a result that had looked settled for weeks finally broke open.In this Race Notes episode, Sabrina works through a Spanish Grand Prix decided by strategy and nerve as much as speed. Hamilton started on softs, committed early to a three-stop, and was closing on the lead when a late virtual safety car reshaped the race. Whether that safety car handed him the win or simply made an inevitable one easier is the first thing Sabrina takes apart.Mercedes let George Russell and Kimi Antonelli race each other. Two title contenders, one constructors' prize, and a high-degradation track with Ferrari within striking distance. Sabrina works through whether that was the right call, and what the timing of the safety car and Kimi's late retirement may have spared the team.Then there is George. After Monaco, Sabrina asked on this show whether his slump was a pattern or a blip. Barcelona gave an answer. She gets into what his weekend actually showed, and why she is not buying the narrative forming around him.Kimi was extraordinary again until his car broke. Charles Leclerc ran up front before a power steering failure ended his day. And behind the win sits a quieter problem at Ferrari, the one Lando Norris pointed at afterward, that Sabrina is not ready to look past.A few threads she is deliberately holding for the Race Review with Dick and Joe: the politics around the engine rules, a telling moment between the two Alpines, and the questions she still wants answered before she commits to a verdict.Five wins, then a reversal. A first win in red. And a Mercedes team that may be dominant and vulnerable at the same time. This is where the 2026 season stops being a coronation and starts being a fight.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Kimi Antonelli won his fifth consecutive Formula 1 grand prix in Monaco. Behind him, nearly everything fell apart. And the most consequential thing that happened all weekend had nothing to do with the race. But the conversation was not really about the race. It became about something else. A one-page document that arrived in the paddock motorhomes on Sunday, circulating through teams while the celebration in the harbor was still going. The ADUO verdict named Red Bull's engine the benchmark -- and handed Mercedes the right to keep developing. A system written into the rules specifically to prevent another era of Mercedes dominance may have just done the opposite. Joe explains what it means. Dick explains why the measurement at the heart of it doesn't make sense. Sabrina asks the question nobody seemed to want to answer: is there any version of this that isn't political?Oh yeah. There was also a race. Pierre Gasly finished third on the road and seventh in the results -- penalized by margins under 0.1 km/h that Joe called daft and Dick called the rules being the rules. George Russell served a penalty, then served it wrong, then fell 68 points behind his teammate in the championship. Charles Leclerc lost three of four brakes and hit the wall. Max Verstappen's power unit failed before he reached the grid.Joe's verdict on what Monaco told us about the development race: nothing, because Monaco is an anomaly, and everything behind Kimi was chaos, not data. Dick's read on Barcelona -- the next real test. And whether the three of them can agree on what this season is actually becoming.Check Out Joe OnlineJSBM NewsletterGrand Prix+ The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Kimi Antonelli won his fifth consecutive at Monaco -- the youngest winner in the race's history. He led every lap. He set pole and fastest lap. And when the restart came, the moment that had been his one visible vulnerability this season, he was flawless.Everything behind him was chaos, heartbreak, and questions that don't have clean answers yet.Pierre Gasly crossed the line third for Alpine. Two pit lane speeding penalties dropped him to seventh.George Russell had a penalty compounded by a communication breakdown that meant it wasn't served correctly. He was running third at the time. Sabrina does not think his season is over. Charles Leclerc had a weekend where the outcome may have been decided before the race began.Max Verstappen qualified second, which was arguably the most impressive single lap of the weekend, and retired on the formation lap with a power unit failure Red Bull had already planned to replace after Monaco.And then there is the story most fans missed entirely. On Sunday, the FIA delivered its first ADUO verdict -- a catch-up mechanism built into the 2026 engine regulations, designed to give struggling manufacturers additional development allowances to close the gap. Sabrina walks through what she understands, where her limitations are, and why the political movement in Barcelona may matter more than the race result.There is also the grid walk. Martin Brundle. And a conversation about who Formula 1 is for --- and who keeps getting it wrong.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Listener Drew asks: would driving Monaco in the opposite direction make the racing better? It's a clever way of asking the real question — is F1's most prestigious race also its worst, and can anything actually fix it?In this episode, Dick and Sabrina take that question to Joe Saward, who has been going to Monaco since the early 1980s and has a clear-eyed view of exactly what the circuit is and isn't. The short answer on reverse direction: you'd need to demolish several hotels. The longer answer is more interesting.Joe walks through the history of how Monaco came to host a Grand Prix at all — and it turns out it had almost nothing to do with motorsport. Dick reflects on what his daughter told him after seeing the track in person for the first time, which is something TV will never convey. And the three of them work through the real tension Liberty Media faces every time Monaco's contract comes up: the racing may be processional, but Joe's position is that Formula 1 has exactly two non-negotiables. Monaco is one of them.Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green Notebook Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

George Russell took sprint pole, won the sprint, took grand prix pole, and was leading the race when his engine failed on lap 30. Kimi Antonelli, free of pressure, set the two fastest laps of the race on the final two laps. Joe had a pointed read on what George's driving that weekend revealed -- and it wasn't about pace.Charles Leclerc called Canada his worst weekend in Formula 1. Lewis Hamilton finished on the podium and looked like he hadn't enjoyed himself this much in years. They drive for the same team. Joe had something to say about what that gap -- not in points, but in disposition -- means for Ferrari right now, and it goes well beyond one race weekend.Max Verstappen finished on the podium. Three cars that should have finished ahead of him didn't. Joe's verdict on what that result actually tells us about where Red Bull is is not what the standings suggest.McLaren started both cars on intermediates on a track that was clearly drying. Dick, Joe, and Sabrina don't entirely agree on whether that was a calculated gamble or a misread -- but all three agree it decided the race before it began.As you'll hear, Dick, Joe, and Sabrina couldn't agree on how much of what we saw was the circuit, how much was the upgrade packages, and how much was something that has nothing to do with either.There is also the conversation none of them planned to have. Somewhere between the back of the pack and the closing questions, the three of them ended up in a debate that is getting its own episode.Five races in. The development race is underway. And the most compelling battles in 2026 may not be the ones the championship table is tracking.Check out Joe online: JSBM NewsletterGrand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Kimi Antonelli has now won four consecutive Formula 1 grands prix. His streak did not look like it was going to survive Montreal. George Russell took sprint pole, won the sprint, took grand prix pole, and was leading the race when his power unit failed on lap 30.That is the context. And it matters, because what Canada revealed is bigger than who crossed the line first.In this Race Notes episode, Sabrina brings a perspective on a weekend that produced some of the most striking intra-team contrasts of the 2026 season. On one side of the Ferrari garage: Lewis Hamilton delivered his best grand prix result for the Scuderia. On the other: Charles Leclerc, who described it as the worst weekend of his Formula 1 career.She digs into what the George and Kimi battle inside Mercedes is actually becoming. On McLaren: starting both cars on intermediates at a track that was clearly drying was the call that unraveled the weekend before it began. Sabrina looks at what it tells you about where McLaren actually is.Max Verstappen took his first podium of 2026 in Montreal, aided by Russell's retirement and McLaren's collapse. But the more interesting story is the set-up tension and what it says about how Red Bull is being run now versus how it was run before.There is also the 2027 regulatory picture. Sabrina walks through what is actually blocking the change.And beyond the results: a note on what the 2026 season is beginning to reveal about where the real competition lives. The most compelling battles in 2026 may not be between teams. They may be inside them.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Listener Heath asks: how do you define different F1 eras, and what are the markers that separate one from another? It's a question that sounds straightforward until you realize there's no official answer — and that the FIA has never even defined what counts as a Formula 1 driver.In this episode, Dick and Sabrina explore F1 history and how we make sense of it with Joe Saward, a trained historian who has covered the sport since 1988 and has met drivers from nearly every era it has produced. Joe's argument: eras are journalistic constructs, not official designations, and the blurry edges between them reveal as much about the sport as the eras themselves.The conversation covers what actually marks a true transition — and why the turbo era, the Schumacher era, and the Bernie era are all legitimate frameworks that describe different dimensions of the same history simultaneously. Dick shares 8mm footage he shot at the 1980 US Grand Prix at Long Beach at 22 years old. Joe recalls an encounter in 1980s Czechoslovakia with a legendary figure from the sport's earliest years — one he didn't recognize until long after the moment had passed. And the three of them wrestle with a question that matters more than it might seem: does any of this history actually matter to fans who came to F1 through Drive to Survive — and should it?Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Listener Drew asks: if Nico Rosberg hadn't won the 2016 championship, would he still have retired? It's a question about one decision — but it opens up something much bigger about what it costs a driver to compete at the highest level.In this episode, Dick and Sabrina dig into this with Joe Saward, who was there in 2016 and has watched the psychology of elite competition up close across decades of coverage. Joe's read on Nico is straightforward: he knew he'd likely never beat Lewis Hamilton again, so winning gave him the only exit he could take with his legacy intact.But the conversation quickly moves beyond Rosberg into how the sport itself has shifted. Today's drivers grew up together — racing against each other as kids, sharing equipment, building genuine friendships before they ever became rivals. Joe makes the case this has made F1 racing cleaner and more respectful. Dick and Sabrina push back on whether something gets lost when the competitive edge softens. And if you've ever wondered why some fans turn dangerously tribal about their drivers, Joe has a pointed answer for that too.Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

What makes this podcast special? It's exploring F1 not just as a sport, but as this fascinating intersection of technology, strategy, business, and human psychology—and the best conversations happen when you're part of it.In this PSA, Sabrina explains why listener questions drive the show's direction. What driver psychology fascinates you? Which team strategy decision still bugs you? What business aspect of F1 are you curious about? Whether it's a quick question or a deep dive topic you'd love explored, your input shapes what 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 covers—especially as we head into the 2026 regulation reset with expert guests ready to tackle your toughest questions.Send your questions to [email protected]. Honestly, you ask better questions than we'd come up with on our own, and that makes for better episodes. Let's hear what you're thinking about.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Kimi Antonelli has now won four consecutive Formula 1 grands prix. Miami was the first one where he had to earn it -- with a world champion behind him, car problems mid-race, and thirty laps of pressure that did not let up.McLaren arrived with what Andrea Stella called almost an entirely new car. They were fast. They led. Joe Saward laughed.That laugh is worth understanding. Because the question Dick, Joe, and Sabrina spent most of this episode on is not who won Miami -- it is whether Miami told them anything real about where this season is going. They do not entirely agree.There is also Max Verstappen's lap-one spin that somehow resolved itself. Charles Leclerc's final lap that somehow did not. Isack Hadjar's weekend, and what Red Bull needs to do about it. The silly season conversation that Joe confirmed has already started in the paddock. And a tangent about Williams, American kids, and a very old Pinewood Derby analogy that turned out to be the sharpest thing anyone said about Formula 1's future.Four races in. The development race is on. Whether you know who's actually winning it depends on which of the three of them you ask.Check out Joe online: JSBM NewsletterGrand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

 Kimi Antonelli has now won four consecutive Formula 1 grands prix. Three in a row before Miami. And then Miami -- where for the first time this season, he had to actually earn it.This was not a clean-air cruise. It was not a safety car gift. Lando Norris had the pace, McLaren had the upgrade, and the reigning world champion spent the final stint close enough to use his boost on every straight. Kimi did not crack. He managed gearbox problems, overheating tires, and thirty laps of sustained pressure -- and still crossed the line first. Dick and Sabrina both have a lot to say about what that means for the championship.They also have a lot to say about everything else Miami produced: Verstappen's 360-degree spin on lap one that somehow avoided both the wall and the entire field; the Leclerc final-lap spin that turned a podium into eighth; McLaren's best result of 2026 and the undercut that Lando believes cost him the win; George Russell at a track that has never suited him and what Canada needs to look like; and whether the regulation tweaks introduced this weekend were a real fix or a very tidy band-aid.Dick sees encouraging signs in the upgraded Ferrari, Red Bull, and McLaren packages -- and genuine entertainment returning to the front of the grid. Sabrina is watching the same race and still asking whether the product is where it should be, why Ferrari's brilliant starts keep becoming difficult afternoons, and what it says about this formula that the drivers themselves are struggling to name something they genuinely enjoy about it.There is also the broader picture: the V8 announcement from the FIA president, what it means for manufacturers already questioning their investment in the current rules, and whether the drivers who are most affected by these regulations have any real seat at the table when the decisions get made.Four races in. A development race now clearly underway. And a season that is getting more complicated, and more interesting, every weekend.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Listener Heath asks: with Miami, Austin, and Las Vegas now on the calendar, is Formula 1 growing the sport — or diluting it by over-Americanizing? It's a question Liberty Media has to answer every time a new contract gets signed, and Dick, Sabrina, and Joe Saward don't entirely agree on the answer.Joe opens by challenging the premise: the United States isn't the world's biggest market by population — China and India both have Formula 1 beat by over a billion people. But Americans spend money on sport in a way no other market currently does, and Liberty, as an American company, is going after the most accessible revenue first. Joe's verdict: not dilution, and not even close — each of the three US races serves a different audience with a genuinely different character.Dick, who has been an F1 fan in America for decades, long before Drive to Survive made it fashionable, pushes back on whether 24 races might simply be too many — not because the American rounds don't belong, but because volume has a cost. The conversation then moves to the deeper question underneath Heath's original one: what actually makes F1 what it is, and how much of that can change before the sport becomes something else? Joe's answer to that is the most pointed thing said in this entire series so far.Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Listener Drew asks: if you could put every current Formula 1 driver in the same generation of car for one race, which era would you choose? It sounds like a fun hypothetical — until you try to answer it.In this episode, Dick and Sabrina bring the question to Joe Saward, who has watched the sport evolve across four decades and has little patience for cross-era comparisons that can't be proven. Dick makes the case for the late 1980s turbo era — 1,500 horsepower from a 1.5-liter engine, terrifying to drive, with safety that would be unacceptable today. Joe pushes back with a principle he credits to Niki Lauda: the best driver is simply the fastest one, and the truly great ones consistently get more out of the car than the car is willing to give.The conversation expands into what IndyCar results actually tell us about F1 readiness, what Colton Herta's Formula 2 campaign will really reveal, why balance of performance regulations undermine the entire premise of the sport, and what makes Formula 1 the top gun of motorsport in a way that no other series can claim. Joe and Dick ultimately agree on the one thing that holds across every era: true talent finds a way to show itself regardless of the machinery.Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green Notebook Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Why have so few Americans made it to the Formula 1 grid in nearly 40 years of racing — and is the system designed to keep them out?In this episode, Dick and Sabrina sit down with Joe Saward, one of the sport's most independent voices and one of only five journalists who attended every F1 race in 2025 on his own dime. They dig into the infrastructure, economics, and cultural realities that separate American karting talent from the European development pipeline — and why the gap has less to do with speed than most fans assume.You'll hear why the path to F1 runs through Europe at age 13 or 14, what Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes are actually investing in when they back a young driver, and how the American motorsport ecosystem — for all its strengths — creates incentives that work against F1 development. The conversation also uses Logan Sargeant as a case study: what went wrong, what it revealed about the gap between potential and performance, and what the next generation of American racers and their families need to understand before making the investment.If you've ever wondered why America dominates so many sports but keeps producing so few Formula 1 drivers, this is the conversation that actually answers it.Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

What's it really like to be a young Canadian F1 fan trying to build a career in motorsport law—and how does attending grands prix in North America compare to the European diehard experience? In this conversation, Sabrina sits down with Arisha Shory and Jennifer Cordeiro, third-year Canadian law students who met her at the Lawinsport Motorsport Law Conference in London and have attended COTA, Monza, and Barcelona.They talk about the stark differences between COTA's newer-fan accessibility—complete with American Express activations at every corner, concerts, and celebrity sightings—and Monza's old-school, multigenerational Ferrari passion where families treat race day like a park picnic. You'll hear why it's cheaper for western Canadians to fly to Italy than Montreal, the exhausting reality of full race weekends that social media never shows, and how six-hour transportation nightmares after qualifying can completely reshape your experience.Beyond the fan experience, Arisha and Jennifer open up about navigating two male-dominated fields—law and motorsport—and the surprising contrast between the welcoming support they've found from motorsport legal professionals versus the skepticism they face as fans who constantly have to prove they're not just there because of Drive to Survive or attractive drivers. They also discuss where they see the most opportunity for women in the industry, the legal complexities no one thinks about (shipping contracts, immigration, venue liability, liquor licensing), and why F1's Las Vegas self-promotion at other races reveals so much about who really calls the shots.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Kimi Antonelli has now won back-to-back Grands Prix, leads the 2026 Formula 1 World Drivers Championship at nineteen years old, and by the time Dick, Joe Saward, and Sabrina are done talking about what it took to unlock him -- you will understand why the result matters less than the story behind it.But the episode pivots. Hard.Ollie Bearman hit the wall at Spoon Curve in Japan at 50G. The drivers had warned the FIA about exactly this scenario on Friday. And then there is the detail that puts it in a different frame entirely: a Porsche Cup car went over the debris fencing at Suzuka in a support race earlier that same day. Dick, Joe, and Sabrina do not move past either of these quickly -- and the conversation about what the 2026 regulations have created, and what the sport cannot afford to let happen again, is the most serious exchange in this episode.In between: Oscar Piastri finally got to race at Suzuka and reminded everyone what the reigning champions look like when the car finishes. George Russell pitted one lap before the Safety Car. Max Verstappen, four-time world champion, could not get past Pierre Gasly. His teammate called the car terrible. Joe has a pointed read on why Red Bull is where it is, and it has less to do with the regulations than most people think.There is also a conversation about what it actually takes to develop a young driver in Formula 1 -- one that Toto Wolff seems to have figured out, and that several other team principals have not. Joe tells a story about Kimi being asked at seventeen whether he was ready. The answer is not what you would expect.Three races in. A five-week break before Miami. And a formula that is producing history at one end and genuine safety questions at the other.Check Out Joe OnlineJSBM NewsletterGrand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Kimi Antonelli is nineteen years old, has won two consecutive Grands Prix, and now leads the 2026 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship. History is being made in real time -- and Suzuka raised as many questions as it answered.George Russell had a day that had nothing to do with pace. Max Verstappen could not get past Pierre Gasly. His teammate called the car terrible. Oscar Piastri finally made a race start, took the lead off the line, and reminded everyone what the reigning champions are capable of when the car finishes.And then there is the crash that cannot be treated as a footnote. Ollie Bearman hit the wall at Spoon Curve at 50G. The drivers had warned the FIA about exactly this scenario on Friday. Dick and Sabrina are not letting that sit.Three races in. Five weeks until Miami. This is where the 2026 season gets complicated.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

What if starting karting in college wasn't too late, it was actually an advantage? Can engineering thinking make you a faster driver? And what should racing families really invest in if they want their young driver to succeed?Dick and Sabrina sit down with Jordon Musser, a 4-time Rotax National Champion, 5-time SKUSA Shifter Kart Champion, and the engineering mind behind Musser Technical's innovative karting products. Featured in Dick's recent karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas, Jordon shares the surprising advantages of his late start in the sport, how he turned frustration with equipment into a thriving product line, and why 25 years of hard-won experience has made him passionate about helping others skip the steps he had to learn the hard way.Check out Jordon OnlineWebsite | mussertechnical.comInstagram | Jordon MusserFacebook | Jordon MusserYouTube | Jordon MusserSponsors | Holley, Simpson, Stilo, Hans, Garage66, BSP, SPL Parts, Pauly Restaurant Group, PSL, Aim Sports, Musser TechnicalSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

What makes 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 special? The community. You.Dick and Sabrina recently received thoughtful questions from listener Heath and his son Drew about driver psychology, track design, and the business of Formula 1. It reminded them: your questions are often more interesting than anything they'd come up with on their own. Whether it's a quick curiosity, a deep dive topic, or a wild hypothetical, listener input shapes what the podcast explores—and heading into the 2026 regulation reset, there's never been a better time to get your voice into the conversation.What F1 topics are you thinking about? What questions do you wish someone would answer? What would you ask our expert guests if you were sitting in on the interview? Send them to [email protected]. Some questions the hosts will tackle themselves, others they'll bring to guests like Joe Saward, Dr. James Hewitt, and the incredible lineup coming in 2026. Either way, you're shaping the show.Don't overthink it. Send your questions—we want them all.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

A 19-year-old Italian just won the Chinese Grand Prix. The reigning constructors' champions didn't make it to the starting grid. And two races into the most significant regulation change in a decade, the sport is still figuring out what it's actually built.Shanghai gave us a lot to hold at once. The kind of victory that makes you feel something -- Kimi Antonelli on the top step, the tears, Italy's first Formula 1 winner in twenty years. And in the same afternoon, the reigning world champion's team watching from the garage while everyone else raced. Both things happened. Both matter. And they point in completely different directions about where this sport is going.Dick and Sabrina don't agree on everything they saw in China. Dick thinks Antonelli's win is a signal -- that the next chapter of Formula 1 isn't coming, it's already here. Sabrina is asking a different question: not just what Kimi did, but what had to be true about how he was developed for this moment to be possible. The contrast with how other young drivers have been handled in this sport is not subtle.On McLaren: the questions don't have clean answers yet. Two cars. Same component. Different failures. Minutes apart. Neither Dick nor Sabrina can tell you definitively what went wrong or why -- and they're honest about that. But Sabrina has one question that's hard to dismiss, and it has to do with what a sprint weekend actually demands of a power unit before the race even starts.There's more. Red Bull and Max Verstappen in the midfield. Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari podium and what to make of it this early. The Bahrain and Saudi races officially gone -- and the knock-on effects most fans haven't thought about, including a regulatory mechanism that could directly shape whether Honda gets the development lifeline it needs. Dick and Sabrina are not going to skip the parts that are complicated.Two races in, nothing is settled. But the 2026 era is already asking hard questions. This is where Dick and Sabrina start answering them.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

The 2026 Formula 1 season has begun. George Russell won. Oscar Piastri never made it to the starting grid. And in the opening twelve laps, the lead changed hands more times than most races produce in an entire afternoon.Whether that was a sign of things to come — or a consequence of cars that nobody has fully figured out yet — is exactly what Dick, Joe Saward, and Sabrina work through in this race review. Joe joined from Melbourne just hours after the race ended, with a flight waiting, which is about as close to a live debrief as this podcast gets.In this episode, they go team by team through the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, covering Mercedes’ dominant one-two and what George’s post-race comments suggest they may still have in reserve, Ferrari’s familiar strategy problem resurfacing under new regulations, Max Verstappen’s recovery from twentieth, Isack Hadjar’s quietly impressive debut weekend before the car let him down, and why the reigning world champions had one of the most painful Sundays of anyone on the grid.You’ll also hear why Albert Park may have been the worst possible circuit to debut these regulations on, whether the near-miss between Franco Colapinto and Liam Lawson on the starting grid before the race is a story the sport needs to take seriously, and what Joe says about the chances of the Bahrain and Saudi races actually happening this season.This is one race, and everyone — teams, drivers, and observers — went into it without a reliable roadmap. What it reveals, and what it leaves open, is the conversation.Check Out Joe Online:JSBM NewsletterGrand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

The 2026 Formula 1 season is officially underway -- and the opening race in Melbourne left more questions open than it answered.In this episode, Dick and Sabrina bring two distinct perspectives on the same race. Dick’s notes, drawn from 30-plus years in motorsport, offer a composed assessment of Mercedes’ race management, skepticism about the artificial nature of early overtakes under the new energy rules, and a pointed question about what really caused two of the weekend’s most alarming moments.Sabrina frames the weekend as a global science experiment -- one where teams spent months theorizing and Melbourne was when theory finally met reality. She walks through what the results suggest about Mercedes holding something in reserve, why Ferrari's familiar strategic weakness looks even more costly under regulations that reward precision, and what Red Bull and Ford's opening performance tells us about a team still finding its footing under new leadership.You'll also hear why Albert Park may have been the worst possible circuit to debut these regulations on, what Isack Hadjar's weekend -- before the car let him down -- actually said about a driver who came into this season under serious scrutiny, why Ollie Bearman's P7 in just his second F1 season deserves more attention than it got, and why the near-incident between Franco Colapinto and Liam Lawson on the starting grid -- before the race had even begun -- is a safety story the sport needs to take seriously.And then there is Oscar Piastri, who never made it to the grid in front of his home crowd. There is not much to analyze. That is what makes it so hard.One race in, and the 2026 era has already produced a dominant Mercedes, a heartbroken home hero, a rookie who announced himself, and at least one moment that should be making people uncomfortable. Dick and Sabrina are here to help you make sense of it -- and to tell you what they think it actually means. Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

This show is better when it's a conversation, not just us talking at you.In this quick PSA, Dick shares why listener questions—like those from Heath and his son Drew about racing Monaco in reverse and F1's Americanization—create the best podcast moments. Whether you're debating with friends after a race, wondering about driver psychology, or curious about the business side of Formula 1, your questions shape what 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 explores next.As we head into the 2026 season with major regulation changes and incredible guests lined up, now's the perfect time to get your voice into the conversation. Send your questions—wild hypotheticals, serious technical analysis, business curiosities, whatever keeps you thinking about F1—to [email protected] question might end up being answered by one of our expert guests. Don't hold back—we read every single one.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

War broke out in the Middle East on Saturday, when the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. Iran retaliated with missiles and drones targeting Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Jordan, countries that together host four races on the 2026 Formula 1 calendar. The Pirelli wet-weather test in Bahrain was cancelled, Gulf carriers were grounded, and F1 personnel were scrambling to reroute to Australia by any path available. By Monday afternoon, Joe Saward, one of Formula 1's most independent journalists was in a Dallas airport lounge, rerouted from France around closed Gulf airspace, after filing his JSBM newsletter analysis.In this episode, Joe walks us through what the sport is actually facing:Why Formula 1 improvises brilliantly in a crisisThe real decision-making hierarchy: who actually makes the call to cancel a Grand PrixWhy the FIA is largely irrelevant in a commercial crisisThe Russia parallel: when F1 cancelled its Russian GP contract overnight after the Ukraine invasion, it established a standard. Joe asks the uncomfortable question about what that standard means nowHis own 40-year read on covering this sport through the Gulf War, 9/11, COVID, and the 2022 Houthi strike near JeddahSabrina brings the policy lens: arguing that sport's governance framework was never designed to handle a situation where a geopolitical actor and a commercial partner are the same country, a structural problem regardless of who started what. She also drives the business and legal elements: geopolitical cancellation insurance, force majeure in hosting contracts, whether the legal framework is any clearer after Covid, and what the soft power narrative of Gulf sport hosting looks like when the countries doing the hosting are being struck by missiles.Dick, joining late from just across “the Texas border”, adds the grounding note the conversation needs: at the end of the day, this is still just the game, and Liberty Media has enough business sense not to put people in danger for a race.Check out Joe online: JSBM NewsletterGrand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Two official 2 Guys, A Girl and F1 leagues — one in F1 Predict and one in F1 Fantasy — have launched and Dick wants to see if listeners can back up what they say. Both games are free through the official F1 app or Formula1.com. He'll break down what each game involves, why thirty years in racing gives him a reasonable edge, and why Sabrina is already wrong about who's going to win. Links and codes are in the show notes. Let's find out.F1 Predict: Link | Code:  P2IA2D1FO10 F1 Fantasy: Link | Code: P4VDGBBYT08Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Sabrina has a challenge for you. They’ve just launched two official 2 Guys, A Girl and F1 leagues: one in F1 Predict, one in F1 Fantasy. Both are free to play through the official F1 app or at Formula1.com. In this PSA, Sabrina will tell you exactly what each game is, why you should be playing, and why she fully intends to finish ahead of Dick on that leaderboard. Links and codes are in the show notes. See you on the grid.F1 Predict: Link | Code:  P2IA2D1FO10 F1 Fantasy: Link | Code: P4VDGBBYT08Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

What does it really take for a kid to chase a racing dream—and for a family to back it? In this conversation, Dick and Sabrina sit down with Amy and Matt Westfall and their son Brayden to talk about how a premature “Super B” in the NICU grew into a fourteen‑year‑old kart racer fighting at the sharp end in Texas and beyond.​They discuss how the Westfalls swapped typical youth sports for long nights in the garage and full weekends at the track, why “seat time is everything,” and how safety, character, and school fit alongside race craft, travel, and results. You’ll also hear how the family built the Super B Racing brand, approached sponsorship and fundraising as non‑racing parents, and leaned on the karting community to turn “nothing into something” for Brayden’s future.Check out Brayden online: Website | Super B RacingFacebook | Super B RacingInstagram | brayden_super_b_westfallYouTube | Super B RacingSponsors | Graphics by Kent, Oles Tex Mex Coppell, TX, Team GWR, Kart Setup Elite App, A29 Photography, Shaw stickers and stuffSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

What separates people who perform at their best under pressure from those who crack? Dr. James Hewitt has spent two decades answering that question—first as a professional cyclist, then through a PhD studying elite performance, and eventually as Chief Innovation Officer at Hintsa Performance, the company behind 19 Formula 1 World Championships with drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Kimi Räikkönen.In this conversation, Sabrina speaks with James, who works with F1 teams and elite performers today, about what fans completely miss when watching races. You'll discover what's really happening inside that cockpit (imagine doing complex math during a high-intensity workout in a sauna for two hours), why American hustle culture is the opposite of peak performance, and what young racers and their families desperately need to know about navigating this increasingly expensive and professionalized sport.Check out James online: Website | Dr. James HewittInstagram | jamesphewittTwitter/X | @jamesphewittYouTube | Dr. James Hewitt Peak Performance Keynote SpeakerBook | Regenerative Performance: How to Thrive in an Always-On World Without Sacrificing Your Well-BeingBook | Exponential: Hewitt, James, Hintsa, Aki, Öhman, Jyri, Huhtanen, MariSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Would Nico Rosberg have retired if he hadn't won the 2016 championship? Do Europeans feel F1 has been 'Americanized' with three US races? These are the kinds of questions that create the best podcast conversations—and they came from listeners Heath and Drew.In this quick PSA, Dick and Sabrina talk about why listener questions like these make the show better. Drew's hypothetical about Rosberg's retirement could fuel an entire episode. Heath's perspective on F1's expansion brings angles the hosts don't always consider. Your questions, your debates, your curiosities—that's what shapes 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1.What F1 topics are you thinking about? What debates are you having with friends? What would you ask our upcoming expert guests if you were sitting in on the interview? Send them to [email protected]. You're part of this show—let's hear from you.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Why did Formula 1 close Barcelona's pre-season testing to media and fans—and what does that decision reveal about who really calls the shots in the sport? In this conversation, Sabrina sits down with Joe Saward, one of only five journalists who attended every F1 race in 2025, all on his own dime and completely independent from teams or media companies.They talk about the political and business calculations behind Barcelona's closed-door testing, why Bahrain's contract forced F1's hand, and whether this precedent could return in 2031. You'll also hear Joe's take on what the 2026 regulations will actually deliver—battery glitches, potential ECU failures, and why Mercedes doing 100 laps on day one with a brand-new power unit is more impressive than most fans realize. Beyond the technical side, they dig into F1's brutal travel schedule and why only five journalists now go to all 24 races, how workforce turnover is changing team culture, and what makes F1 different from any other business when teams like Mercedes are turning over a billion dollars but the people doing it would still say it beats working.If you want to understand the politics, the money, and the real decision-making that shapes what you see on a Grand Prix Sunday, this is the conversation that connects those dots.Check out Joe online: JSBM Newsletter Grand Prix+The Green NotebookSend us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Constructors’ titles, strategy shockers, culture resets, and long‑term bets on 2026: 2025 tested team leadership as much as it did the drivers. Dick and Sabrina grade all ten outfits in their annual team principal report card, examining how McLaren converted momentum into a dominant double, how Mercedes navigated life after Lewis while developing Kimi Antonelli, and how Red Bull handled a turbulent transition at the top.They also dig into Ferrari’s frustrating step backwards, Williams’ resurgence with Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz, the steady progress at Haas and Racing Bulls, Aston Martin’s puzzling underachievement, Sauber’s fight to stay relevant, and Alpine’s season of survival. Beyond the letter grades, they explore which organizations look structurally ready for the 2026 reset—and which ones might find that new regulations expose deeper strategic and cultural cracks.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Four hundred–point seasons, a championship decided by just two points, and a rookie class that looked anything but inexperienced. In this episode, Dick and Sabrina walk through their full 2025 driver report card, grading everyone from Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, and Oscar Piastri to Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, Ollie Bearman, Gabriel Bortoleto, and seasoned veterans like Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc, and George Russell still fighting at the sharp end.They talk about who genuinely elevated their machinery, who quietly banked results while the headlines focused elsewhere, and how confidence, adaptability, and racecraft under pressure separated an A+ season from a B. Along the way, they touch on sims, new‑reg driving styles, “clean air” merchants, and which drivers might surprise—or struggle—when F1 resets in 2026. If you’re wondering whether your favorite driver was overrated, underrated, or spot on this year, this is the place to find out.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

A smaller, lighter chassis, no MGU‑H, a huge jump in electric power, and active aero replacing most of what DRS used to do—2026 is the biggest Formula 1 rules reset since 2014. In this F1 Tech Talk episode, Dick walks Sabrina (and the rest of us non‑engineers) through the new regulations in plain language, explaining what’s changing with the power units, batteries, fuel, and aerodynamics, and why the FIA is trying to avoid another one‑team domination era.​They unpack how the loss of the MGU‑H and a 350 kW MGU‑K will shift the balance toward energy deployment strategy, how active aero modes could either unlock smarter racing or turn into push‑button engineering, and why battery design, software, and reaction speed in development may matter more than outright ICE horsepower. You’ll also hear about the new sustainable fuel rules, the FIA’s built‑in “catch‑up” mechanism for underpowered manufacturers, and which types of teams and drivers might thrive—or struggle—when F1’s 2026 regulation cycle begins.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Three title contenders, three very different journeys, and a final month that nearly rewrote F1 history. Dick and Sabrina revisit Las Vegas, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi to unpack how McLaren almost threw away the drivers’ championship, how Max Verstappen dragged a difficult Red Bull back into the fight, and why it’s possible to be thrilled for Lando Norris and still heartbroken for Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton at the same time.In this race review, they focus on development lessons fans can actually apply when watching, what November and December revealed about McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, Williams, Aston Martin, Haas, Sauber, Racing Bulls, and Alpine, and what this closing stretch really tells us about the strength of the 2025 grid. They also offer guidance for newer fans on how to view these “processional” finales in the context of regulations, car size, and razor-thin margins—and look ahead to which teams and drivers are best positioned to thrive (or stumble) as F1 heads into the reset of 2026.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Three contenders, one final shot. At Yas Marina, Max Verstappen did everything he could, Oscar Piastri delivered under pressure, and Lando Norris brought it home exactly where he needed to to finally clinch the drivers’ championship.In this solo race notes episode, Dick breaks down how McLaren’s Abu Dhabi strategy contrasted sharply with their Las Vegas and Qatar missteps, why Lando’s race management and pit timing were spot on, and how Max still ended the year with the most wins. He also spotlights standout drives from Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, and Fernando Alonso, reflects on the physical toll of the ground‑effect era, and looks ahead to 2026 testing, tyre changes, and young driver outings for Pato O’Ward and Jak Crawford.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

A safety car, strict tire limits, and one massive strategic misread turned Qatar into a case study in how to lose control of a championship fight. Dick breaks down how McLaren stayed out when everyone else pitted, handed Max Verstappen clean air, and turned a front‑row lockout into damage limitation for both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.In this solo race notes episode, he explains why the 25‑lap tire rule mattered so much, how a simple pit‑stop delta turned into a 10‑second own goal, and why Williams and Carlos Sainz quietly delivered one of their most important results in a decade. Dick also looks at Ferrari’s struggle with sky‑high tire pressures, Fernando Alonso’s overachieving weekend, and why, if Max does take a fifth title, he’ll largely have McLaren’s Las Vegas and Qatar calls to thank. With Abu Dhabi looming, every point—and every strategy decision—now feels terminal.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Rain in Las Vegas, cars on a low‑grip street surface, and a title twist decided more in scrutineering than on track. Dick breaks down a bizarre weekend where qualifying delivered the drama the race couldn’t, and a double McLaren disqualification blew the championship wide open.In this solo race notes episode, Dick explains why Vegas was so tricky to drive, why the rain turned qualifying into must‑watch chaos, and how a simple skid‑block rule error turned Kimi Antonelli’s drive into a podium and dragged Max Verstappen right back into title contention. He also looks ahead to Qatar and Abu Dhabi, where just a handful of points could decide whether Lando seals it or McLaren’s season becomes a story of what might have been.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

Four races. Three championship contenders. One season-defining month that flipped everything upside down. How did Oscar lose a 100-point lead? Why is Max suddenly unstoppable? And can Lando peak at precisely the right moment?Dick and Sabrina untangle October's championship chaos, exploring the mental resilience required to win under pressure, the rookie cohort proving they're ready for F1's future, and what's really at stake in Vegas, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi.In This Episode:The Drivers' Championship is Genuinely Up For Grabs – Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri face very different challenges heading into the final five races. From Mexico City momentum shifts to Brazil's pit-lane-to-podium masterclass, Dick and Sabrina break down who's positioned to peak when it matters most.The Rookie Revolution – Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, Ollie Bearman, and Gabriel Bortoleto aren't just scoring points—they're reshaping F1's future and validating their teams' 2026 investments.Qualifying's New Importance – Limited sprint-race practice time means track positioning matters more than ever. Dick explores why setup windows, pit lane tactics, and the 70% pole-to-win statistic are reshaping strategy.Seasoned Veterans' Dilemma – Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Charles LeClerc, Esteban Ocon, and Pierre Gasly are facing a season that hasn't delivered. Are they preparing for 2026 while maximizing current opportunity?What's Really at Stake – Wind tunnel allocation, staff bonuses, sponsor validation, and constructors' points matter more than you think, even after McLaren's title is secured.Dick forecasts Mercedes throwing a "joker" at Vegas, forcing ripple effects through the championship fight. Heading to Abu Dhabi, the drivers' championship remains genuinely uncertain.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

What happens when a driver resurrects his title hopes with a 30-second masterclass while a rookie shocks the field with P4? Dick and Sabrina dissect Mexico City's dramatic weekend, where Lando Norris reclaimed championship momentum, Ollie Bearman announced his arrival, and a controversial VSC sparked debates about safety versus spectacle.In This Episode:Lando's Perfect Pressure Response: After weeks of mounting anxiety, Lando delivered: dominant qualifying, commanding pace, and a 30-second winning margin. Dick calls it "a master class under enormous pressure" that flipped the drivers' standings. Sabrina celebrates his brilliance while addressing unfortunate fan booing—respect for all drivers should be non-negotiable.Oscar's Mysterious Struggles: Once leading by 100 points, Oscar now sits second. But Sabrina argues it's not pressure—it's adaptation.Max's Rules Mastery: Despite struggling all weekend, Max secured P3 through sheer racecraft and encyclopedic regulation knowledge.Ollie Bearman's Breakout P4: The race's true revelation. Exceptional qualifying, brilliant racecraft battling Max, and perfect team execution. Now comes the consistency test.Ferrari's Podium & Penalty Puzzles: Charles secured P2 with strong pace, though Sabrina admits he should have received a penalty for a Turn 1 incident. Lewis looked competitive until a harsh 10-second penalty dropped him—a call Sabrina questions given other unpunished incidents.The VSC Controversy: Safety vs. Spectacle – Carlos Sainz's smoking engine triggered a VSC that prevented a thrilling Max-Charles battle. Sabrina explores why Race Control operates under pressure-cooker conditions and why motorsport's life-and-death stakes demand caution over entertainment.Stewarding Consistency: Sabrina addresses paid vs. volunteer stewards and penalty inconsistencies. Her take: no system is perfect, but transparency matters most. The question isn't perfection—it's whether decisions satisfy a reasonable person's sense of fairness.Championship Implications: Lando now leads Oscar with four races remaining—a stunning reversal from Oscar's earlier 100-point advantage. Max sits third, still mathematically alive. The pressure has shifted entirely to McLaren's garage.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

After years of analyzing Formula 1 from afar, Sabrina attended her first Grand Prix – the 2025 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. In this solo episode, she shares strategic observations and practical insights that only come from experiencing a race weekend firsthand.From operational excellence to infrastructure challenges, from fan diversity to business strategy, Sabrina breaks down what attending COTA reveals about Formula 1's American market expansion and the sport's evolution. Whether you're planning your first race or interested in the business of F1, this episode offers valuable perspective from someone who approaches everything through a strategic lens. Includes practical advice on logistics, seating, and maximizing your race weekend experience.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

What happens when championship pressure meets Texas heat and a fierce Red Bull resurgence? Dick and Sabrina bring trackside perspectives from COTA, where Max Verstappen's dominance reduced Oscar's lead to just 40 points with five races remaining.Max's Championship Mettle: This isn't the Max from previous title runs—he's the underdog now, and thriving on it. Sabrina witnessed his masterclass firsthand: clean start, flawless execution, gap-building precision. He's "loose as a goose" while rivals crumble under pressure.Ferrari's Strategic Battle: Charles Leclerc's defense against Lando on softs was perfection, holding off the faster McLaren despite COTA's fierce winds. But did Ferrari's pit timing cost P2? Meanwhile, Lewis pushed his Mercedes to P4, but the lack of pace has to be frustrating.McLaren's Sprint Crash Fallout: The Turn 1 incident between Oscar and Lando damaged more than cars—it fractured championship composure. Sabrina argues the weekend would've been completely different without that collision, which stressed both garages psychologically.Mercedes' Reality Check: George questioned in Singapore whether Mercedes had figured out their car. COTA provided a harsh answer: they haven't. With tire degradation mitigated and overtaking opportunities evaporating, can they find form in cooler conditions ahead?Franco's Team Orders Controversy: Colapinto ignored Alpine's team orders. Sabrina takes the minority position: it was wrong, especially for a rookie needing a 2026 seat. Defying orders isn't the professionalism teams want.Red Bull's Tape Tactics: Removing Lando's grid position tape sparked controversy, but Sabrina and Dick land firmly in Red Bull's camp: it's classic F1 cleverness.COTA's Wind Factor: Everyone expected high degradation from heat. Instead, wind brought cooler temps and made following nearly impossible. Dick and Sabrina were shocked by tire longevity and surprised the 180-degree wind shift between Saturday and Sunday forced major setup changes.Championship Implications: McLaren has stopped 2025 development to focus on 2026—potentially handing Max his fifth consecutive title. Could they win constructors but lose drivers' for the second straight year? Trackside Experience: Dick, his wife, son Derek, and Derek's friend met Sabrina Friday at Turns 7-10. With 400,000+ fans across 3 days and a contract extension through 2034, COTA has secured its place as F1's American home.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

The US Grand Prix is here, and Dick and Sabrina are heading to Circuit of the Americas with a mission: deliver the coverage YOU want to hear.Dick arrives Friday to capture the sprint weekend buildup, while Sabrina will be trackside all weekend long gathering exclusive insights, paddock observations, and real-time reactions you won't get anywhere else. But they need your help to make this episode unforgettable.What We Need From You:Send Your Burning Questions – What storylines matter most to you? Championship mathematics? McLaren's team orders drama? Mercedes' heat performance theory? Red Bull's strategy choices? Rookie driver comparisons? We want to answer what you're actually wondering about.Meet the Community – If you're at COTA this weekend, reach out! Dick and Sabrina would love to connect with fellow 2 Guys, A Girl and F1 listeners. Share your fan experiences, favorite viewing spots, and let's build this community together.Expect Fast Turnaround – Our race notes will drop as soon as possible after the checkered flag. We know the excitement is freshest in those immediate hours, and we're committed to delivering analysis while the adrenaline is still pumping.Why This Weekend Matters:COTA 2025 isn't just another race—it's a high-stakes sprint weekend that could reshape championship battles, test the Mercedes heat theory established at Singapore, and potentially mark turning points for teams fighting mid-pack positioning. With only a handful of races remaining, every point, every strategic call, and every driver performance carries amplified weight.Dick and Sabrina's general seating perspective means you'll get commentary that goes beyond what TV broadcasts capture: fan energy, onboard ambiance, and those crucial details that only being in the stands reveals.How to Connect:Submit your questions through our social channels or email [email protected].  If you spot Dick or Sabrina at COTA, say hello—they're there for this community as much as for the racing.This is Formula 1 fandom at its best: passionate hosts, engaged listeners, and a shared weekend of high-speed drama in the heart of Texas. Let's make COTA 2025 coverage exactly what you've been waiting for.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

What happens when a father-son F1 obsession meets unfiltered podcast gold? Dick welcomes special guest Derek (his son) for an intimate "mics on" conversation that spans decades of shared Formula 1 passion, rookie development philosophies, and one family's personal connection to an IndyCar legend's son chasing his F1 dreams.This isn't your typical race review—it's a rare glimpse into how Formula 1 fandom flows through generations, with Derek's unwavering Fernando Alonso devotion taking center stage alongside deep dives into rookie development and American motorsport crossover potential.In This Episode:Derek's Fernando Obsession Reaches Boiling PointTwenty years of supporting Fernando through championship near-misses, McLaren's "GP2 engine" era, and Aston Martin's strategy blunders has Derek ready to explode. Hear his passionate defense of why Fernando and Max are "1A, 1B" as the grid's best drivers, why Monaco 2023 still haunts him, and how Adrian Newey's arrival gives him hope for 2026—if the engines cooperate.2026 Rookies: Development Done Right (And Wrong)Six rookies entered 2025, but their development paths couldn't be more different. Dick and Derek contrast Mercedes' patient approach with Kimi Antonelli versus Alpine's revolving-door pressure on Franco Colapinto. From Liam Lawson's Red Bull seat "promotion" (actually a demotion?) to Gabriel Bortoleto and Ollie Bearman flying under the radar at unfancied teams—which development philosophy actually works?American Sports vs. F1: The Tom Brady ComparisonInspired by Tom Brady's recent quarterback development insights, Dick and Derek explore whether F1's simulator-heavy preparation actually translates to better racecraft. Are today's rookies more prepared than ever, or are teams rushing talent without proper mentorship? The answer might surprise American sports fans.The Colton Herta Family ConnectionDick and Derek reveal their personal relationship with the Herta family, dating back to Derek's childhood Cart Fury video game obsession and Brian Herta's classy fan outreach. Now, with Colton taking the massive leap from IndyCar winner to F2 and Cadillac F1 reserve driver, could this herald a new era of American drivers crossing over? And why do they believe an all-American Cadillac lineup with Jack Crawford is the ultimate dream?Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey

How did Mercedes stun McLaren at Singapore? Why are title favorites turning on each other? And what derailed Ferrari on a track they once owned?Hosts Dick and Sabrina unpack one of 2025’s most shocking weekends, joined by special guest Derek. From Russell’s masterclass to McLaren’s post-title infighting, this episode dissects the gambles, upsets, and surprises that could define the season’s finale.In This EpisodeMercedes’ Shock Win – Russell’s flawless pole-to-flag drive: track quirks or true pace? Dick and Derek analyze temperature effects, upgrades, and rookie Antonelli’s rise.McLaren Meltdown – With constructors’ silverware secured, Piastri vs. Norris sparks heated radios and questions on team orders.Ferrari’s Fade – Leclerc’s “passengers” blast and LICO woes reveal why Ferrari lost their Singapore edge.Red Bull’s Tire Misfire – Why gamble on softs? Sabrina explores Windsor’s theory and Max’s candid radio.Standouts & Setbacks – Sainz’s P18→P10 comeback, Alonso’s Driver-of-the-Day heroics, Tsunoda’s mixed weekend, Williams’ DRS blow, Bearman’s strong qualifying.Technical Deep DiveSabrina’s Observations: Broadcast prioritized celebs over crucial on-track moments.Dick & Derek’s Analysis: Heat, humidity, and track surface forced daring tire strategies—like Stroll’s 38-lap soft stint—and radical setup tweaks.Championship ImplicationsWith McLaren’s constructors’ crown sealed and Piastri clinging to a slim lead, can team support coexist with free-wheel racing? And will Mercedes’ Singapore form survive Austin’s inferno?Send us Fan MailSupport the showHave episode feedback or ideas? Drop them a line at: [email protected] 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 on Instagram.Check out Dick's karting documentary, Power Drive Vegas.Interested in Dick's return to kart racing? Check out, Begin Again.Thanks to all who have become members of the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 via our “Buy me A Coffee” page. This community is growing because of you.  To become a member, click here.Like the 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 background music? It's "An Adventure Called Life" by Score Squad. It's available for purchase at Premium Beat.  Use referral code SNSAEDUB at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase.2025 Sound Engineers: Paul Douglas and Elena Richey