The Pad-Hoc

Someone's missing, but that isn't going to stop Lawrence and Chris from catching up on how it's impossible to do your job if you can't speak, and how FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer can distract you at the most inopportune times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A brief recollection of Nate annoying a large number of people on Twitter / X, and then some views on F1's new season launch event. Lawrence is being harsh, and Chris might be going to a film premiere with the King, or the Ferrari drivers, or both Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nothing massive to discuss - because news is coming later in the week - so we decided to just have a completely mundane catch-up. Chris reminds Nate about the F1 career of Alfonso Celis Jr, Lawrence defends Monaco, and there's a lot of track running chat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OK, there are some jokes, but this is dangerously close to being a serious episode. Lawrence, Nate and Chris discuss the handling of Daniel Ricciardo's replacement by Liam Lawson, how weird the Singapore weekend was, and have a few stories about the popular Aussie (Nate's also going to do community service after this...) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawrence has been at McLaren all morning but it doesn't help his mood with Nate's joke, while Chris explains how unpredictable the Carlos Sainz to Williams situation was after a chat with James Vowles. There's also another Padhocbuster, and breaking news at the end of the show to vindicate some self-indulgent work complaints Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After five races, we're back. And Lawrence is the one with most of the good stories, although we have plenty to catch up on in the coming weeks. Find out how Barretto caused Hans Zimmer to ruin a shirt, some F1 film "insight", a live 60-second review AND a Padhocbuster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a strange turn of events, there's an actual variety of opinions on Monaco for a spell, some very privileged stories and another chance for Nate to rub the Padel win in Chris's face. Plus another Padhocbuster to get stuck into Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laurence, Nate and Chris find themselves on a tender in the Monaco harbour at the end of the grand prix weekend and spot a little window for the shortest episode they've ever done. But there's still time for a good joke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Miami was a fun race anyway but Nate had the weekend of his life when some guy called Ed Sheeran invited him to watch an Ipswich Town football match with him. This is a story that might never be topped Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawrence is back from China (as in, literally just back) and fighting the jet lag so is very giggly. Nate's worried F1 is dying, and Chris has the latest PadHocBuster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So work got in the way, and then so did travel, and somehow we found ourselves episode-less when we all headed to Australia. But now we're back from Japan and Nate has a new nickname, while Lawrence doesn't understand the greatest game on podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lewis Hamilton will be a Ferrari driver in 2025. We don't usually do straight reaction episodes, but this was big enough that we found time to do that even when Chris had planned to be off in Rome. Find out if Lawrence was witnessing contracts being signed and how many jokes Nate had this week, as well as the way the news came out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WARNING: This is a very moan-filled episode, but Visa Cash App RB just seems to set us off in that direction. Chris has a couple of zingers, Nate's joke is deep and meaningful, and Lawrence (without his microphone) finds it very hard to comment on anything other than Charles Leclerc's new deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first time since we last did one, it's a season review where we hand out a few awards. Or we roughly discuss a few topics and don't actually award anything to anyone, while the absolute highlight of the year very nearly gets totally forgotten Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally getting round to chatting about Las Vegas adventures, which includes probably Nate's coolest story ever, but he has since ruined it all. Chris explains how Gasly tried to kill him, and Lawrence went to Venice with Kimi (not that one) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vegas became impossible to record at and then Nate decided he'd rather be in Tampa than Abu Dhabi, but all three are finally able to go over the final race from three different timezones. Chris has a great Mercedes story, and Lawrence really doesn't understand the point of the game in the episode title Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawrence is definitely here, and it's not just Chris talking about all the gifts he got from being in Mexico, or Nate taking absolute liberties with his 60-second review. They also address *that* paddock rumour (spoiler: there isn't one) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We actually went and did a live episode in Austin and there were real people who came to listen. So get ready for a lot of shouting, a terrible joke, but a lot of fun at Mayfair with more than a little help from COTA. Nate forgets the drivers he interviewed only a few hours earlier, Lawrence wore his cowboy boots for Checo but not for us, and Chris influenced the Williams board Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nate, Lawrence and Chris were finally all at a race together in Qatar, so naturally they only actually recorded once they had long since left. Chris finds out Barretto's net worth, Nate doesn't do well in the heat, and did you not see in the title? The show is coming to Austin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apologies in advance for the car crash that was caused by Chris having the wrong mic selected AND running out of laptop battery. Plus Lawrence was on his way to Singapore airport, but there's a bit of an episode in there, mainly held up by Nate. Which should tell you all you need to know... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris appears to have jinxed Daniel Ricciardo at Zandvoort, and Nate's not happy about it. Lawrence is also predicting something pretty crazy ahead of the rest of the weekend, and the episode from a random local pizzeria all ends weirdly... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seeing as it's been so long, we figured all three together after Nate has overcome one of his biggest fears would be the best way to return with an episode. Barretto is now a married man, but once we acknowledge that then far too much F1 creeps into this one Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You came here for Formula 1 chat and perhaps some insight into Daniel Ricciardo's return, but the big takeaway is a saying that only Lawrence knew. Nate also loses a year, and Chris laughs at Elvis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's a very nervy Lawrence on today's show, despite an impressive sporting achievement against an F1 driver and Chris's own pathetic stag do story. To try and make him feel better, Nate insults the French, or the French Canadians, or maybe both... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawrence makes an absolute mockery of the joke scoring system when confronted with an in-person episode in Monaco, that was recorded to the background of pizza and beer. Nate shares all of Danny Ric's secrets, and Chris declares his love for Casino Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the absence of Imola, we thought we'd do a show this Sunday in case you're that desperate for F1 content. Even though this is barely F1 content - there's MLB talk, IndyCar talk, gardening talk and eventually some Imola and Monaco talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We wake up ESPN TV star Nate from a jet-lagged nap to record, and it shows. Lawrence was back first from Miami but loses it very early on, and Chris plugs a free hotel that made him feel like a total baller (thanks Grand Prix Grand Tours) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a sprint episode talking about the sprint shootout before Chris sprints to the airport, and he's just enjoying himself far too much today. Lawrence makes strange noises, and Nate offers a chance to be on the podcast to a golfer. Any golfer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yeah we forgot to mention it for the last two attempts, but never mind. Lawrence is back, Nate's grudge against him is intensifying and Chris remembers annoying Pastor Maldonado by not knowing what happened to him Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a short episode this week, but don't worry, normal service will be resumed next week. All will become clear (except none of it is clear at all) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Only Chris went to Jeddah and doesn't have that much to say about it, but he fails to defend himself from accusations he loves Red Bull's dominance. Nate is a TV star who listens to races on the radio, and Lawrence plays squash against a top-20 in the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh from Bahrain, there's plenty of respect for Lance Stroll, a little less for the Mercedes u-turn, and none for dolphins from Nate. Toto Wolff means Chris is now at war with his fiancée during grid walks, and Lawrence is going to need some dry ice in Vegas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's not beat around the bush, we all sound pretty bad for a variety of reasons. But we still managed to catch up on Lawrence's latest squash-playing antics with a few Sainz's, Nate's failed attempts to make Logan Sargeant laugh, and Chris' shortest story ever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawrence is on his way back to New York, having been in New York last Friday with the other two. Nate only just made it in the first place after stacking it trying to be Rocky, and Chris may have been the reason Stefano Domenicali didn't appear when called on stage at the Red Bull launch... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nate has been discovering pubs with Lawrence or discovering breweries with Chris, who is just happy F1 never suffers from frozen pitches. There's also a shocking shoe admission from Barretto, as they all work out there's plenty of F1 news to talk about but realise too late for this episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An episode full of highlights (when Chris can remember any), humblebrags, failures and even a poem. Miraculously, none of them include Lawrence's shoes, golf or karting. So Nate's happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actual discussion about Binotto leaving follows a live review, and Nate pretty much fixes Ferrari's problem with a new team kit. Chris posed for a photo with Seb but walked out of an Aston Martin lunch, and Lawrence reveals he asked a massive question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Far too much serious chat in this episode, but Lawrence rode a bike with Felipe Massa, Chris VERY nearly got kicked by Guenther Steiner, and Nate isn't buying what people are selling when it comes to Sergio Perez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawrence offends all of Canada when trying to be nice about James Hinchcliffe, Nate embraces his newfound superstardom and Chris is jet lagged so doesn't offer much more than the usual Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As if this podcast couldn't get any less professional, this week Lawrence, Nate and Chris are in a bar together on Rainey Street ahead of the USGP. Nate is the face of ESPN for a few days, Chris gets stunned by some breaking news mid-show and Lawrence is getting too famous for his many shoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nate's had a promotion, Lawrence hasn't had a fan gift and Chris has been outing a panel of drivers for things they thought they'd said in a private setting. But none of it can speed up the FIA's cost cap announcement, so they take to plagiarising The Reserve Drivers instead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nate makes a bold prediction after a controversial review, Chris nails the segues and Lawrence is cold. But there's plenty of driver market chat, Yuki Tsunoda gets some love, and Monza not quite as much... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It turns out Nate did know what he was talking about, and Chris didn't. Lawrence explains his special Zandvoort designs and enjoying the party in the Netherlands, Chris got a straight answer out of Helmut Marko and someone rightly gave the podcast a one star review because they expected actual F1 insight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back! Because Nate came to Zandvoort (turns out he was here last year) and does a live review. Lawrence plays more squash against Carlos and an actual pro, and Chris sees Fernando come to get his cap from Lewis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before it all REALLY kicked off, we predicted it might kick off between Alpine and Piastri after Alonso's bombshell. But spent most of the episode with Nate being upset at Ferrari, Chris complaining Lewis doesn't support the Panthers, and Lawrence being late Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It hurt us almost as much as it hurt you, but we're going to talk about the pain again. Nate cries, Chris has an awkward exchange with Lewis and Lawrence hasn't signed off the design for his Zandvoort shoes yet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Such is the commitment to the pod, this was recorded at the hottest time on the hottest day in UK history. It explains the random ramblings about the driver market and trophies, and an F1 journalist who ate a Crunchie with brie. Plus we've got an ad! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code PADHOC at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, Nate said those words. You might not hear them over the constant murmuring of the passengers at Raleigh Airport only getting Chris's side of the pod, while Lawrence hands Ferrari the next 10 championships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sorry for all the F1 chat, but Nate does have a story about being broad on a plane, Lawrence went to the beautiful memorial for Sir Frank Williams, and Chris was distracted by cricket and didn't offer much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nate's been dancing like Dua Lipa at a fancy Pirelli lunch, while Lawrence then copied him during a romantic weekend in Paris. At least Chris has actually been working, heading to McLaren and Red Bull to hear about imaginary cities and not-very-affordable hypercars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices