The Rest is Motorsport

It's Summer Shutdown, so Oz and Lins are wrapping things up for this season by sharing what they still want to achieve in the future of their decades-long careers in motorsport.The show will now take a hiatus whilst they tackle some new projects. Wish em luck!Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz and Lins share their career highlights to date - and they might surprise you...Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're very tired. So you're getting a re-run. How many days until summer break...? 🫣-----------------What the hell do we do all day for 'work'?It's a fair question. Sometimes we don't actually know how to answer it.But with Oz fresh off the plane from a busy week at the Austin GP and Lins headlong into multiple projects for brands in F1, they both share an insight into what actually takes up their time when they're working.It's not saving lives but it is fun, so don't hate us too much 😘🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We saw some huge highs and big lows this past weekend at the British GP - Oz and Lins both survived but with very different strategies for how to get through the weekend. Hint: one involved wine, and one did not.Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's British Grand Prix week, the annual endurance event for anyone who works in F1. And this year, every team has decided to make things even busier by adding in dozens of fan events across the UK, which is bloody marvellous for fans, but slightly less marvellous for any team members hoping to get eight hours sleep in their own bed every night.Plus, Lins and Oz have watched F1 The Movie and... oh dang, we've run out of space to write our review.Notes🏎️ Everything happening on site at Silverstone🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honour of an upcoming event for creators on July 1st 2025 with WTF Talent (formerly WTF1 Talent - guess they also got the cease and desist 😅), we figured this was worth a re-run episode. Disclaimer: the re-run is absolutely not because Lins and Oz are jet lagged/ hungover/ enjoying the sun/ tired/ uninspired*.*feel free to guess which adjectives apply to Lins and/ or Oz. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!— Original show notes — Ready for some motorsport hot takes? We got you.We’re diving into how rights holders can work better with creators who aren’t traditional broadcasters or official media partners - and how other sports get it right whilst motorsport doesn’t really get it, yet…Plus F1 Academy has bagged itself a new partner which is not something to be sniffed at these days - what will they bring to the series? (Spoiler: not the best liveries, soz)Links👩‍⚖️ Cease and desist, ye F1 creators🏀 NBA doing it right👯‍♀️ FQ x F1A🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz did Le Mans 24 Hours, Lins did not, and Robert Kubica is the mannnnn. Cheers ✌️Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz and Lins relive the trauma and joy of working on live show car events: basically when a race car gets let loose in a city for the fans to enjoy. Fan zone batak walls included.Notes🍩 Carlos Sainz goes Mad💂‍♀️ McLaren Racing Live London🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a re-run of our very first episode - because we still get asked this question at least ten times a week! ---What is working in motorsport really like? Oz and Lins throw out some truths, advice and opinions on the topic they get asked about the most.Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz did Monaco F1 GP and Lins did Silverstone MotoGP this past weekend, and they compare how each one is a shit show in its own right.Also, if you want to hear Oz pronounce ‘principality/ principauté’ in perfect French, you’re in luck.Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: a chat about the power and the pressure of home races for drivers.Plus, we have officially entered the final level of capitalist licensing hell courtesy of Mickey Mouse and his pals. Oz is thrilled, obviously.Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lins is hungover from yesterday’s F1 girls lunch in her garden, whilst Oz has actually prepared for this episode because she’s a responsible adult. There really isn't much else to add. Let's try again next week?Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miami GP happened, Lego happened in a big way, a Cadillac F1 Team launch sort of happened...? Some NASCAR Star Wars stuff happened that Oz is excited about, too. Lins is confused, as per.Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t happen) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz and Lins are back this week and it’s all about Sebastian Vettel - AKA the wellness-diversity-biodiversity champion who loves bees and also won a few F1 Championships. What a guy.Notes🚺 Diversity champion🐝 Beekeeper👨🏼‍🌾 Farmer💊 Nutritional supplement entrepreneur⛵️ Boat racing team owner🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's post-Easter break, it's not sunny and everyone is just a bit too tired to record anything valuable today. So we're sharing one of our fave episodes from season one, getting you ready for some F1 Miami bingo - how many palm tree tees can you spot next week? Go! 🌴---Original show notes:Lins finally gets to share her hatred of 'themed merch' - basically anything with a palm tree/ flamingo/ cowboy hat on it - whilst she and Oz talk about the people that are doing it right (not looking at you, Max)It's also time to talk about feeding an army in the paddock, and why all that glitters in F1 hospitality isn't gold, especially if eating dairy makes you vom and you've spent £5k on a ticket, awksSome links for you lovely people🇫🇷 Enchanté - DR doing it right🔠 A dull press release announcing an exciting F1 x ASSC x UNDFTD collaboration (who needs vowels anyway?)🦩 McLaren x Reiss not bringing flamingoes to British high street retail🤠 McLaren x Levi's bringing the cowboy to a saloon bar near you🙊 NSFW! Valentino Rossi being naughty🎌 Lewis doing cool Japanese shit👚 Parc Fermé being absolute creative legends💁‍♀️ F1Toni reclaims the Sunday Fangirl cliché🦪 Caviar is extra at the Miami GP🌮 But they did do some awesome local food joint pop-ups🏎️ Rabab Tantawy AKA Babs doing her thing🖌️ Babs doing her other thing (her epic Dubai studio for artists)🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did we really need an Official Pasta of F1? Are we back in the 1980s heyday of batshit brands being involved in racing? Are we witnessing the end times of new motorsport licensing categories? Does Lins need a holiday?Answers to these questions and more on today’s episode.Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The lovely British Touring Championship will be streaming races on YouTube from the start of this season, are they the trailblazers for moving away from traditional broadcasters? Also find out which BTCC driver once gave Lins’s phone number to a celebrity TV chef. Side note: don't give out people's numbers, lads.Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would you do if you had to build the Cadillac F1 Team from scratch? Oz and Lins have some ideas...🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can an F1 team really find out what fans want? Clue: ask them. Plus, the who/ what/ when/ why/ how of slebs who attend races.Also, be warned, if you've ever said 'The F1' or done a thumbs up in a photo, you're about to be eviscerated. Soz.NotesRBR want fans to have their sayYou can also tell F1 what you thinkSlebs on the grid🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The episode title says it all, really. Also whoever designs F1 trophies these days needs to step their game up.NotesTrophy or birthday cake?The good old days🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lins still hasn't watched any DTS but, maybe next week? Oz is still in Oz. And that's the only time this year we can make that joke. NotesF1 Melbourne fan festival Alpine x Mission  Another LVMH brand in F1 Lando's Quadrant relaunch  Let us know if you’ve bought any of this? Work in F1 for free (only half joking) Charlotte Tilbury Beauty doing it for the girlsTravis Pastrana doing Travis Pastrana things The rain in Spain falls mainly on the X Games 🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The globetrotting continues - the season is well and truly under way now, so let's just get on with it, shall we? Cheers.Notes🏆 ROC in Sydney this weekend - tickets still available!🇳🇴 Norwegian TV looks like a laugh  📺 Audi UK sponsoring F1... but in a different way🥃 Here’s what Chris Stapleton looks like in case you were interested 🌶️ Ryan Blaney - or should that be Bland-ey? Spice up your life, mate, it’s Chipotle FFS▶️ Tabs at Press Play Productions🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz and Lins talk shit (literally in one part) about all the latest off-track, non-racing news.(Sorry, it's late and Lins can't think of anything else witty to write. Ciao!)Notes🚢 Who knew something so dull could be so fun?😬 Hostage video or F1 title partner announcement? You decide🤬 Please be nice to your friendly neighbourhood F1 social admin💸 IndyCar ads rivalling the big boys😅 Shoutout to the team behind the unhinged Williams F1 team launch🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz and Lins offer their predictions for how the F1 75 Live show is going to go down, and then report back live (ish) from having experienced it both at home and in the room. Lins was super hungover in the second half so she dialled in from bed. No apology necessary. Notes🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz and Lins are back, they made it through January so it's time to review what's being going on since December, plus some Grade A graphic design hatred from Lins.Notes❤️ Lins has grand plans For All Fankind🎙️ Oz is back recording her other pod, Racing Lives (go subscribe!)😴 The F1 Movie still doesn’t have a storyline😬 Brooklyn Beckham gets some more work experience😩 Also why are driver logos so awful?📸 Fancy learning how to become a motorsport photographer?🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The one you've all been waiting for - Oz has to discuss her naughty list, whilst Lins has to be nice. Turns out both are possible, but let's not push it - they will fully return to type next year when the podcast returns on February 12th 2025.Thanks to everyone for listening this year - catch you next season!Notes❓ Want to know what Lins and Oz are getting up to next year? Head over to www.fankind.club to sign up to be the first to hear when things get announced🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and next year we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lins and Oz finally made it to the end of the 2024 race season and frankly, they need a drink to celebrate. No more warm plastic glasses of wine behind the bins in the paddock until next year, thankfully.This is the first of two special episodes to wrap up the season - finding out what's on Oz's Nice List and what's on Lins's Naughty List from what can only be described as one of the longest years of their lives.Notes👋 A classy ciao🐶🔥 Everything is fine🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and next year we’ll do our best to explain why things happen (or don’t) in motorsport📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can someone please give both Oz and Lins the strength to make it to the end of December? Cheers.The F1 season is FINALLY wrapping up and they talk about everything except F1 - mostly Formula E and MotoGP. Plenty of opportunities for some classic behind-the-scenes stories. Notes📺 Formula E broadcast update😬 Who didn't bother to watch the Las Vegas GP? Some Americans, apparently👹 Monster vs RedBull clash of the cans👏 Bravo to this guy but you wouldn't have fooled Oz and Lins 😏🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz made it home from Vegas, and Lins made it home from... Silverstone. It's been a voice-losing, busy weekend for both but for different reasons.Only three more episodes until Christmas! LFG!Notes😬 Is there a name missing off this new team? Awks👥 It only took four years, but they got there in the end🥰 Buy a copy for Christmas🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Vegas race week and frankly, it's chaos. Lins has bad memories of Vegas, whilst Oz is just grateful for melatonin.Just listen and it will all make sense (maybe). Cheers!Notes🎟️ Who got a ticket?📼 F1 coming to your favourite magazine's YouTube channel🤷🏼‍♀️ It's a man on a bike, apparently 🥳 Ruining Oz's birthday plans🚴 VB = machine🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz just got back from pre-season testing with Formula E, after a very last minute venue change. And Lins dives into what happens when Taylor Swift comes to Indy - motorsport gatekeepers be damned.Notes🇪🇸 Formula E pre season test🎤 Taylor Swift x Indy Motor Speedway🪖 Helmet auction💄 e.l.f. cosmetics x Purdue College🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who's the most marketable motorsport athlete currently? (According to a leading sports business media company, at least...) And how do teams and championships market themselves differently? Well, if you listen, you'll find out. Cheers ✌️\📈 Check out the data🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lins spent most of the past week trying to get WhatsApp back after a massive motorsport-related fail. Meanwhile Oz reminds us that some racing drivers are out there doing far more inspirational and productive things, like smashing world records. 🧐 Limited time offer until December, drop Lins a note instead of a WhatsApp 🦿 Mad respect for this📸 Madlads🐬 Whoever photoshopped this image, bravo🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a fair question. Sometimes we don't actually know how to answer it. But with Oz fresh off the plane from a busy week at the Austin GP and Lins headlong into multiple projects for brands in F1, they both share an insight into what actually takes up their time when they're working.It's not saving lives but it is fun, so don't hate us too much 😘🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes, to be honest, when you work for a race team there are sponsorship deals that you really don’t want your team to make. Changing the coffee brand, for one. Oz has very strong opinions about coffee, so this is her time to shine.Also in this episode, Lins asks ‘What do fentanyl overdoses and motorsport have in common?’ A new brand thinks it might have more in common than you think. Oz has many favourite people to thank this week whilst Lins has an apology for someone.Notes🤳 Bet the F1 socials team can't wait to get their new phones🫣 When technology brand deals go a bit wonky🩺 Worth a look🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lins and Oz are back from their gallivanting and finally, F1 have announced their deal with LVMH so Oz is about to go bankruptThis week, they’re chatting about the official LandoStand at next year’s British GP which sold out in under two hours and another F1 deal - this time with Oz’s favourite toy/ mindfulness thingamajig.Notes🍦 Stefano Domenicali's suit🫡 LandoStand🧱 Lego x F1 ❤️ Legend number 1💙 Legend number 2🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming to you from the past, because Lins and Oz are both on their travels, we've got all the chat for you. From a brand paying car drivers to pretend to be NASCAR drivers, and how clever livery designs make some brands pop. And some, just don't.Back next week for a more up-to-date episode, when Oz and Lins will be bronzed, relaxed and probably disappointed that they're no longer on holiday. Boooo.Notes⏱️ LVMH x F1 deal still TBC💸 Get paid to have your car stickered up like a NASCAR⚰️ Liquid Death x Yeti Casket Cooler🍻 You'll find Oz here during the Austin GP week🔋 Williams F1 x Duracell livery placement *chef's kiss*🍩 Ken Block’s iconic liveries🤐 BAR’s zip livery solution to an FIA problem🤌 This Italian genius automotive media designer🖌️ And another clever livery design chap🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s that time of year when - for some championships - multiple teams and drivers could win world titles, so Lins and Oz dig into how teams and brands prepare to celebrate wins, and why nobody wants to be the person in the team who has to order the 'WINNERS!' t-shirts and jinx it before the season is finished.Then we dive into the world of relationships in the paddock. Oi oiiii! Alright, not those ones… But do we all get along behind the scenes, despite being competitors on track? Let's hope so, eh, otherwise it would be pretty miserable.Notes🏆 Vodafone's winner's tees - some poor sod had to ship these round the world to every race. Hope you're doing OK, wherever you are <3💸 When Kimi almost bankrupted Lotus through winning too much🍔 The day Bernie Ecclestone felt kind enough to feed hungry Lotus team members🧑‍🚒 McLaren ended up on fire, so other teams took in their hospitality guests in Spain because #oneteamonedream🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Lins and Oz are chatting about fan community groups that have sprung up in motorsport of late - bravo to them, and long may they prosper. Plus, where can you get your motorsport fix outside of the big international races? Why not have a look at a local Speedway race? Or maybe a Sunday Scramble in rural Oxfordshire? Or don't. You do you.Notes👯‍♀️ Check out the Girls Across The Grid community💁‍♀️ And their excellent events☕️ Get your coffee and cars fix at Caffeine and Machine, UK🚗 Or go for a more British heritage motorsport day out in Bicester, Oxfordshire UK🤨 Or, if you prefer to be sprayed with shale whilst gear-less bikes whizz past, try this😘 Thanks for keeping us waiting, Adrian❤️ Mike Spinelli, the legend😂 Who also wrote this about Lins many years ago🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lieutenant Porridge and General Donzelot are here to invade for another episode - to see if we can all just stop comparing electric and combustion racing series, once and for all, please? Thanks.Plus, we've reached peak sports BTS documentary and we're a bit over it. Except for the good ones, which we have handily recommended below. You are welcome.Notes🎥 Watch some of the best characters in WRC😭 Also watch the pre-cursor to Lins' pandemic-failed Valentino Rossi doc😬 See if you can spot the DTS crew being ignored by Max as he went sailing in St Tropez📕 Buy Will's new book (and keep an eye out for Lins' book... at some point...)🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nope, that's not a joke title - but please don't sue us, Curtis Jackson... In the week that NASCAR announced that is was 'going international' AKA running a race in Mexico, we dig into why it's never really taken off outside of the USAlso how can you legitimately travel for 20+ weeks a year without going insane? Packing cubes, that's how. Our best motorsport work travel tips will save the day, probably, maybe.And we have a four legged guest host today, because dogs are for life, OK?This week's links🇲🇽 NASCAR goes to Mexico🇺🇸 When Britain tried to run NASCAR races, bless us🧳 Not sponcon but we just love them❤️ Her actual name is Ariana Bravo and she's a badass🎙️ Driven By Diversity podcast archive🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ready for some motorsport hot takes? We got you.We’re diving into how rights holders can work better with creators who aren’t traditional broadcasters or official media partners - and how other sports get it right whilst motorsport doesn’t really get it, yet…Plus F1 Academy has bagged itself a new partner which is not something to be sniffed at these days - what will they bring to the series? (Spoiler: not the best liveries, soz)Links of the day👩‍⚖️ Cease and desist, ye F1 creators🏀 NBA doing it right👯‍♀️ FQ x F1A🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

F1 Summer Shutdown is almost over but Lins and Oz are squeezing in every last ray of sun before all hell breaks loose againLins finally gets to share her hatred of 'themed merch' - basically anything with a palm tree/ flamingo/ cowboy hat on it - whilst she and Oz talk about the people that are doing it right (not looking at you, Max)It's also time to talk about feeding an army in the paddock, and why all that glitters in F1 hospitality isn't gold, especially if eating dairy makes you vom and you've spent £5k on a ticket, awksSome links for you lovely people🇫🇷 Enchanté - DR doing it right🔠 A dull press release announcing an exciting F1 x ASSC x UNDFTD collaboration (who needs vowels anyway?)🦩 McLaren x Reiss not bringing flamingoes to British high street retail🤠 McLaren x Levi's bringing the cowboy to a saloon bar near you🙊 NSFW! Valentino Rossi being naughty🎌 Lewis doing cool Japanese shit👚 Parc Fermé being absolute creative legends💁‍♀️ F1Toni reclaims the Sunday Fangirl cliché🦪 Caviar is extra at the Miami GP🌮 But they did do some awesome local food joint pop-ups🏎️ Rabab Tantawy AKA Babs doing her thing🖌️ Babs doing her other thing (her epic Dubai studio for artists)🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nobody is emailing Oz or Lins all day and long may that continue (well, for another week at least)You couldn't miss the unofficial Olympic mascot that is Snoop this past couple of weeks and motorsport needs its own version. Or maybe Jeff Goldblum? Let's have both.And Oz and Lins throw together the brands they would love to bring into motorsport - if they had no limits on budgets, conflicts or old school advertising rules.PSA: can everyone continue to limit their emails when they come back from Summer Break, please? Cheers.Links of joy 🤩🏡 Airbnb Icons (that UP! house rocks)🎒 Lins really wants to add this Rains bag to her collection, if anyone wants to buy it for her, thx🎽 The best Olympics team kits🦉 The Duolingo social media badass👃 Denim for men (probably women too, tbh)🐾 Snoop and Kevin Hart Olympics highlights 2021🐎 Snoop dresses for the dressage🛩️ Tom Cruise x Channel 4 x British GP x Top Gun: Maverick 2022⚽️ BBC Sport World Cup Final 2014 closing montage🎥 Founder Creative run by Tom Gent AKA the BBC Sport/ Top Gear legend 🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's finally F1 Summer Break and you can't wrestle Lins's swimsuit out of her cold, dead hands until September.We talk pre-grid shows, why F1 could use a bit of Olympics Celine Dion magic (who couldn't?) and why consumer banking brands are flocking to F1, taking over from the investment banks of yore. It's more fun than it sounds, honest.Link love 🔗🎻 Hans Zimmer doing Austrian orchestra things🤷🏼‍♀️ The Formula E intro song (nope, us neither) 🧐 Nicole Kidman's husband (who?) singing about his car in Vegas. Oh boy.😐 The whole 2023 Vegas GP opening ceremony. Kylie, John Legend and some other people Lins has never heard of😩 Please can someone stop inviting will.i.am to F1 events, thanks😂 Martin Brundle doing Martin Brundle things💳 McLaren x Mastercard🏦 Monzo lolling their way through LinkedIn😖 Ollie Bearman's cockpit headrest post-Jeddah GP 🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz has finally wrapped up the Formula E season, and confesses to 'borrowing' something from Driver's World Champion Pascal Wehrlein. Lins has just been enjoying the sunshine, post British GP, TBH.We dig into how two-wheel brands activate in motorsport vs 4-wheel - and why it's probably easier to do things with fewer wheels.And we give props to Williams F1 for their incredible fan engagement events - including 199 people chasing Alex Albon around a London park, all in the name of protein.Ryan Reynolds gets a shoutout too, because: Ryan Reynolds.Links away 🔗🐺 Deadpool & Wolverine x Alpine F1🎮 Deadpool & Wolverine ass controllers. Sure.🏍️ Yamaha Racing Experience🚑 Aston Martin F1 Medical and Safety cars🦑 Willams F1 x Kraken Fan Zone💪 MyProtein Move Club🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oz (professionally trained make-up artist, don't you know?) eulogises on why she loves the latest trend for beauty brands jumping into motorsport partnerships. Lins doesn't necessarily agree. Sorry about that.And who's the big daddy when it comes to the highest paid athletes in motorsport, according to Forbes at least? And yes, big daddy is the correct term as not one woman appears in the list. Ever. Since 1990. *sigh*Fancy a sneaky link? We got you.🧢 Lewis Hamilton gets fancy with Dior👁️ Rimmel takes a swipe at F1 Arcade💄 Charlotte Tilbury beautifies F1 Academy💋 e.l.f. makes up with Katherine Legge at the Indy500⏱️ Time for Rolex to leave F1?📈 Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 1990-2022 Infographic💸 Forbes Highest Paid Athletes 2024 article❤️ Ralf Schumacher you legend 🎨 Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy📧 Send us your questions to [email protected] and we’ll do our best to explain why the hell certain things happen (or don’t) in motorsport 🤷🏼‍♀️📱 Find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🇬🇧 Well, inevitably, we both got Silverstoned but we both survived. Proud🤦🏼‍♀️ But wompwomp, this was the week that F1 decided to call their upcoming F1 movie... F1. What a time to be alive😕 Lonely Lando speaks for us all but don't worry, we've got great mates around us too🪭 Fans. Not those ones, motorsport fans. Why some F1 teams don't engage them well, and who does it best👕 Oz's t-shirt range coming soon to a store near you. Probably, maybeNotesRace Against Dementia See if you can spot the F1 logo on this movie posterSee if you can spot the plot in this F1 movie teaserLando story in the GuardianLewis post-race-totes-emosh-postFan engagement expert Dr Georgie Carroll lays it down to teams Amy Overy has been smashing it out of the park for 25 yearsLegendary LAT Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do movie promoters use F1 for marketing? (probably because it works... 😉) Oz tells us about some of the movie promos she's worked on and Pastor Maldonado gets a name check. Lins recounts an awkward Hollywood encounter and showcases her appalling knowledge of 99% of movies that have ever been madeOz and Lins lament how some of their best motorsport ideas have happened without them actually being involved and their favourite people of the week are revealedAlso we'd recommend you don't try to break into Lins's house in the night, cheers 🥂Links ahoy🌪️ VCARB X Twisters (2024)🤷🏼‍♀️ Just in case you don’t know who Glen Powell is either😈 Lotus F1 x Mad Max (2015)🛸 Renault F1 x Star Wars 40th anniversary (2017)🌌 Red Bull Racing x Star Wars (2005)💎 Jaguar F1 'lose' a diamond in Monaco (2004)🤓 Williams F1 x The King’s Man (2021)📱 Mercedes F1 Team x the WhatsApp button👨🏾‍🏫 Lewis Hamilton reads a bedtime story🍗 Lando Norris eats chicken🏍️ Lewis and Valentino Rossi swap F1 car and MotoGP bike (2019)😂 Just in case you don’t know who Alan Partridge is (shame on you) ❤️ Our artwork was kindly made for us by NOT Wieden + Kennedy🎧 Listen on your favourite player🎥 Watch on YouTube 👀 Send your questions to [email protected], find Oz on Instagram @pandea and Lins on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when the sh*t hits the fan in motorsport? Erm... lots. (Ask us how we know)And why are so many motorsport brand partnerships boring these days? We demand more fun, despite the fact that most racing drivers are terrible comedians.Plus: our favourite Finn. Whatta guy.🇫🇮 Hej ja kiitos (that's goodbye and thanks in Finnish, OK? OK.)Link partyyyy🐊 NASCAR x Liquid Death/ Crocs🩴 Valtteri Bottas x Uber Australia💦 Nico and Carlos go water sliding in 2018🖼️ Our artwork was kindly made for us by our pals at NOT Wieden + Kennedy (AKA the people who came up with 'Just Do It' for Nike, and they also rebranded Formula 1 a few years ago with their fancy new font and style). Yep, we fancy too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.