Five Red Lights: An F1 Podcast
by Howard Goldberg and Jesse Finver
Your go-to destination for all things Formula 1! From race previews and post-race analysis to deep dives into driver rivalries, team strategies, and the latest paddock drama—Five Red Lights brings you insightful, engaging, and passionate discussions about the world’s fastest sport. Whether you're a die-hard F1 fan or just getting into the sport, we’ve got you covered with expert (and non-expert) analysis, bold predictions, and surely some red-hot takes. When the lights go out, the action begins—tune every week. for new episodes! 🎙️🏁
Episodes
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Rounds 2 & 3: China and Japanese GPs + Looking Ahead to Miami
Howard and Jesse are back to talk about the Chinese and Japanese Grand Prix. They talked about Kimi Antonelli's dominant two races...Can George Russell keep pace? Who's going to emerge between Ferrari and McLaren for 2nd place? PLUS...we have a talk about Max Verstappen, and if this might be it…
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Round 15: Oscar Piastri builds on his lead at Zandvoort
We are BACK from Summer Break, and after a relatively quiet few weeks we got some MAJOR news! Cadillac announced that Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez are their first drivers for the 2026 season! Jesse and Howard react to that news before they discuss a wild Dutch Grand Prix. McLaren was in line…
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Round 14: The Hungarian Grand Prix and A Summer Break Check-In On Our Preseason Predictions
We had yet another McLaren 1-2 at the Hungarian Grand Prix...what else is new. Plus the fellas break down their preseason picks and give out new and improved predictions for the rest of the season! Make sure you like, subscribe and leave a comment!
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Round 13: A Day at the Spa
The guys discuss the biggest news off the season, which took place in the 3 weeks between races, the sprint weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, some controversial FIA wet weather decisions, and some light precidtions for this weekend's action at the Hungaroring
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Round 12: The Nico Hülkenberg show at Silverstone
Lando Norris wins the British Grand Prix, his home race, for the very first time! But the real story from Round 12 is that Nico Hülkenberg earned his first ever podium finish in his 239 F1 Grand Prix starts! Howard and Jesse break down the incredible race from the German veteran driver, plus...
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Round 11: The Austrian Grand Prix and The F1 Movie review!
The boys break down the Austrian Grand Prix and start off the episode discussing Red Bull and their status in the field after Max Verstappen's day ended on the first lap. Without Max, what kind of team is Red Bull right now. Are they even in the midfield? McLaren won yet another race, so the…
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Round 10: A George and Kimi sandwich in Canada
George Russell is your Canadian Grand Prix Champion! It was a spectacular weekend of racing that saw Mercedes take two spots on the podium. That's right, young Kimi Antonelli had his very first podium appearance by coming in 3rd. The boys give Mercedes their flowers and discuss if George has a…
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Round 9: McLaren takes top spots in Barcelona
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris go 1-2 in the Spanish Grand Prix and McLaren builds upon their massive leads in both the Drivers and Constructors championships. The boys also discuss Max Verstappen's dangerous outburst on the track, and what's next for the 4 time World Champ with him being so…
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Round 8: Lando breaks through at Monaco
For the first time in his career, Lando Norris has won the Monaco Grand Prix! Howard and Jesse break down what was ultimately a boring race, with Lando going wire to wire to win, but a fun weekend nonetheless. But everyone knows the weekend is won on saturday in Monaco, and it was looking like...
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Round 7: Verstappen and Red Bull surprise at Imola
It was once again a great weekend of racing and Howard and Jesse discussed everything that went down in Italy on Episode 9 of Five Red Lights. Max Verstappen and Red Bull looked as fast as ever, taking the lead on the first turn of the race and never looking back. Howard and Jesse talk about if...
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Round 6: McLaren dominates in Miami
On this week's Five Red Lights, Howard and Jesse break down what turned out to be a fantastic weekend in Miami. The boys discuss just how close it was to being the weekend of Kimi Antonelli, but bad luck in the pits ruined any chances of that. Lando lucked into yet another win in Miami…
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Round 5.5: Bienvenidos a Miami
The boys are back for another episode to discuss everything that's been going on during the off-week ahead of the Miami GP. Howard and Jesse start off by discussing the F1 Engine Battle for 2026 and what teams have a leg up on the competition. They also talk about the rumors surrounding Cadillac...
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Round 5: Oscar outduels Max in Saudi Arabia
It was a fantastic weekend for Oscar Piastri, who wins another race and takes the lead in the World Drivers Championship from his teammate Lando Norris. This week Howard and Jesse discuss Oscar's big weekend, Lando's continued struggles and Max Verstappen doing Max Verstappen things despite a 5...
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Round 4: Oscar dominates, Alpine's first points, Ollie storms through the field
Oscar had himself a perfect weekend in the Bahrain desert, while more mistakes from Lando Norris cost him precious points. For the first time this year, Max was unable to overcome the challenges of the Red Bull car and true pace showed. George was able to fight through a raft of issues that make...
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Round 3: Max Verstappen's dominance at the Japanese GP
Max Verstappen won his first race of the 2025 season after shocking the field with a Q3 for the ages and a wire to wire performance in the Japanese GP. The boys break down Verstappen's big weekend and Howard has many questions about McLaren's pit strategy. They also discuss Ferrari's lack of...
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Round 2.5: News from the first week off
On episode 3 of Five Red Lights, Howard and Jesse discuss the major news of the week with Red Bull swapping Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson, rumors heating up about Max Verstappen leaving Red Bull at the end of the season, Ferrari's upgrades for Bahrain in round 4 and more! Make sure you hit…
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Round 2: Chinese GP & the Canary in the Coal Mine
Oscar Piastri wins his first race of the season and McLaren expands their lead in the Constructors Championship. Meanwhile, after an epic showing and winning the Sprint race, Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari faced disaster with both him and Charles Leclerc getting hit with post race disqualifications...
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Round 1: Australia and Season Predictions
Welcome to the Five Red Lights podcast! This week on the inaugural episode... Howard and Jesse share how they became Formula 1 fans, give their 2025 season predictions for the Constructors and Drivers championships, discuss Cadillac's addition to the grid in 2026 and then give their predictions…
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About this show
Your go-to destination for all things Formula 1! From race previews and post-race analysis to deep dives into driver rivalries, team strategies, and the latest paddock drama—Five Red Lights brings you insightful, engaging, and passionate discussions about the world’s fastest sport. Whether you're a die-hard F1 fan or just getting into the sport, we’ve got you covered with expert (and non-expert) analysis, bold predictions, and surely some red-hot takes. When the lights go out, the action begins—tune every week. for new episodes! 🎙️🏁
Hosted by
Howard Goldberg and Jesse Finver
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