The Shakedown Academy

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The Shakedown Academy

Hello, and welcome to The Shakedown: an F1 and motorsports learning podcast. We are Ellie, Hannah, and Moni here to learn about F1 and hopefully, many other motorsports series too. We are going to be talking F101, learning about the series that feed into F1, and getting to grips with some other motorsport series as well. Do we always stay on topic? We try.We’re so excited for you to come on the journey with us - if you have any questions or want to get in touch you can find us on Instagram @prettygirlf1club or on Twitter @pgf1c and follow us on on TikTok @pgf1c

  1. 116

    Miami Tweaks and Drivers Freak

    Welcome back! This episode Hannah is going through the tweaks -- sorry refinements-- that were made to the new regulations in the weeks approaching Miami and then the practical applications that we saw during Miami. Theorizing about when may have happened to cause that turn seventeen flip and yapping about all the liveries and helmets we got. Feel free to leave a comment below if she missed anything!

  2. 115

    Debriefs: Spring Break

    Well what else can we do during an unplanned break except Yap? Join Hannah as she attempts to recap the last three weeks from what happened in Japan (She knows she's late) to what we might see happening since people are jumping ship at Red Bull and who might be next. And she even gives the movie review that literally no one wanted. Not much learning this week. More like a short catch up session. Again a transcript is available upon request.

  3. 114

    The Firsts for Some, Lasts for Others

    In this short episode Hannah takes a walk through the last three weeks up until Japan FP3 so this is technically a spoiler safe episode! For Japan that is. For my hard of hearing audience I have a transcript should the platform you choose not provide one! Just reach out on socials!

  4. 113

    Reliability Down Under

    Join Hannah as she runs through the main take aways of the past couple of weeks leading up to the first Grand Prix of 2026 and the main story lines of the 29th Australian Grand Prix around Albert Park. From congratulating Mercedes to commiserating with Aston Martin.

  5. 112

    Hello 2026!

    Welcome back as we jump head first into 2026 and the new regulations and grid it has to offer! Join me as we try to get a simplified grasp on what we need to know about these new cars before we watch them hit the track in Albert Park! If you have further questions about what was discussed please feel free to Join our Discord server Pretty Girl F1 Club or message us on Instagram @theshakedownacademy!

  6. 111

    Public Radio Post Austria

    Hannah is on her own this week while she tries to digest Austria and prepare for the upcoming weekend at Silverstone. Join her as she tries her best to follow her own notes on the race weekend and stumbles through technical difficulties (aka the reason there is no audible shout out for Kimi's podium in Canada or his graduation so Grande Kimi!! So Proud) all while trying to sort through her own memory organization.

  7. 110

    So Much to Yap About so Little Time

    It's Le Mans and Canada week AND NASCAR is in Mexico City! Hannah and Abbey get into the F1 Movie, Le Mans and Canada they ask and answer all the important questions like, how many ground hogs are we going to see this weekend? What did Arthur say to Charles after he got left at the reception and Charles had to come back and get him? and so much more. Oh yes and don't worry, Hannah did get her Bearman Motor club merch that she wanted. 😊

  8. 109

    It's the Most Motorsports Time of the Year

    Happy Motorsport Christmas to all who celebrated! This week Hannah Squared unpacked Monaco and why some of us still love it despite its downsides and the Indy500... all while Hannah watched the Coca Cola 600 in the background! They bring light to some off track drama and talk about the lack of respect media and fans alike have for drivers now a days. A new superstitious sign might be evolving in the paddock and who might actually be down to compete for their country in Eurovision???

  9. 108

    Imola etc...

    We are working our way up to Motorsports Christmas with Hannah Squared. They touch on Imola, Indy 500 qualifying, fanbase bias and more!

  10. 107

    Actions...Don't Have Consequences?

    Well, Flavio Briatore is back and almost no one is happy about it. Oliver Oaks takes a trip to Abu Dhabi after saying "see ya" and Carlos Sainz Sr. wants to be president of the FIA? Hannah and PGF1C community member, Nicole, take a jab at trying to wrap their heads around everything that is happening and what it could mean for the future of Motorsports and more presently Imola weekend as Franco Colapinto steps back into an F1 car.

  11. 106

    The 305 to the 212

    Two Hannahs is better than one for this weeks chaotic episode where we were tasked with covering everything Miami as well as a few other events packed on to the first weekend in May... and there might be a few tangents along the way.

  12. 105

    Solo Yap Session

    Join Hannah as she yaps to herself for a few minutes ahead of the Miami Grand Prix and a bunch of new releases. From tracks to driver safety development to new docuseries. There is a lot of new coming our way and she does her best to overview most of it ahead of a weekend she normally looks forward to all while trying to make sure she doesn't forget anything important. Spoiler: she most definitely did.

  13. 104

    Lots of Learning

    Join Hannah and Abbey as they take a look back at Japan as a weekend... maybe not the race but definitely the weekend. They will break down why Doohan's Free Practice crash may have happened the way it did, as well as learn a little more about the construction of our survival cell and so much more!

  14. 103

    The One After The News Broke

    Hannah and Moni discuss the lead-up to the Japanese GP. AKA their reactions and thoughts on the Liam and Yuki news, what is going on in Red Bull, and other things happening the world of F1.

  15. 102

    The one before the news broke

    Moni is back! And along with Hannah, they talk about the weekend of F1 academy, the sprint race, and the race. Plus, the rumor that is no longer a rumor now and the other things that happened over the weekend.

  16. 101

    PGF1C X Post Aus, Pre China

    This week, Hannah and new guest Jordan talk about the race in Australia, what happened, how the rookies did, and the F2 race. They also cover the start of the new F1 Academy season this weekend in China, the new drivers, and where they are team—and sponsor-wise. There is even some F1 Fantasy talk in the end.

  17. 100

    PGF1C X Aus...car

    Hannah and Hannah talk about the season since it is finally race week! They breakdown the news that has happened, their reactions to Drive to Survive, listen to fine out which one Hannah goes on a marketing section, and they cover the F2 and F3 line up.

  18. 99

    Testing, Testing...

    Hannah and Mon talk about testing, what stood out, the news, and the reason Mon is a fan the Drive to Survive episode names since the binge can start tomorrow

  19. 98

    We made it to season 3?!?!

    We made it to season three!!!! How is that even possible, we don't know either. Hannah and Moni talk about the F175 event, new rule changes, and what they are looking forward to this F1 season

  20. 97

    PGF1C and BINGO: Last Race of 2024

    Hannah and Abby go over their Bingos of the year along with covering the last race of the year, WCC, WDC, and all the news that comes with the end of a F1 season.

  21. 96

    PGF1C X The Shakedown: All about Qatar

    Hannah and Hannah talk about the race that just happened. They chat a bit of what happened in the Las Vegas GP. But the majority of the episode is about Qatar: F1A, F2, and F1. The chaos in the start and end of it, the news, and everything in between.

  22. 95

    And there is another break

    And we are back!!! Meaning that it is Moni and Hannah in this episode, not in that we have a race cause that is in a couple of weeks. Listen to Moni's reaction to the last two races and covering the news that has happened.

  23. 94

    PGF1C X Brazil GP

    On another PGF1C Episode Hannah and Hannah talk about the eventful and not boring Brazil sprint weekend, quali, and race! And in true shakedown fashion there were so many learning moments that happened this weekend.

  24. 93

    Mexico City x PGF1C

    Hannah is joined by a PGF1C member, Abby, as they talk about the Mexico City GP. Little Different format from the usual episode in the order but listen to how they break down the race and the news of the week. Reminder to go check out PGF1C on social media and discord

  25. 92

    We're Back and COTA

    We're back from the fall break! Listen to Hannah and Moni talk about the weekend that was in COTA, the loss of fastest lap for next year, and the possible future sorting episode in the future.

  26. 91

    Where F1A and F1 meet on the episode

    Life is lifing so once again it is just Hannah to recap the weekend that was in F1A and F1, the news, the reactions, and big news for Danny Ric fans. Let's be real if Moni was on she would have had a whole moment about about Danny Ric, so we might have been saved that tangent.

  27. 90

    Thanks Baku

    It's just Hannah again for this one. Listen as she talks about the weekend that just happened in Baku and the weekend to come in Singapore.

  28. 89

    The Shakedown Academy: F2 in Baku

    It is just Hannah on this one! Listen as Hannah talks about the F2 weekend that was in Baku, along with the news of F2 that happened takes to Ollie driving in F1 this weekend and as always the academies and maybe not a chromie this week.

  29. 88

    Baku week

    Hannah and Moni talk about the weekend that is going to happen in Baku, drivers moving up in the series, cash being king, and no small tangent that happens in the episode.

  30. 87

    Papaya Rules?

    Monza Magic everyone! Hannah and Moni talk about the weekend in Monza and all the fun that came with it. Mainly talking about papaya rules and if we will ever know what they are. Along with mentions of IndyCar and NASCAR make it onto this week.

  31. 86

    The Shakedown Academy: F2 in Monza

    F2 side quest is back!!! Hannah and Moni talk about this latest weekend that happened in Monza and the chaos that always comes with F2.

  32. 85

    Catching up on the drama of the year and Monza

    It's basically a recap of all things that have happened in terms of drama so far in the year, leading up to the latest Williams news that happened this week. Listen to what Hannah and Moni think of the news, the small tangent that happens before talking about Monza.

  33. 84

    The Shakedown Academy: F1 in Zandvoort

    The side quest is back!! This is long overdue but the shakedown academy returns with F1A ending summer break at Zandvoort. Hannah and Moni talk about the races, WiFi decides to have some fun so enjoy those moments, and see who gets academies and chromies this week.

  34. 83

    Shakedown meets public radio

    This episode is short and sweet. Hannah and Moni are not sorting the drivers into different categories as we head into race weekend after the summer break, but talk around the latest news and why Zandvoort is a vibe.

  35. 82

    Drivers Get Their Letters

    Hannah and Moni sort drivers again! There is some chat about news that has happened but in reality, it is just a yap session of the end of the Olympics and the bulk of the episode is sorting drivers into Hogwarts houses.

  36. 81

    Sorting Drivers into Olympic Sports

    It's Summer Break!!! This is a chill episode, Hannah and Moni talk about some of the news so far but today they spend the episode saying which Olympic sport each driver would do. Along with talking about Motorsport being an Olympic sport

  37. 80

    The Yap Session

    After a chaotic week on many fronts, Hannah and Moni are back! This is basically just one big yap session as they catch up on the news from the last two weeks and everything that went down the last couple of races.

  38. 79

    Short and Solo

    This is not the regular scheduled Shakedown. This will be a solo episode of just Moni, so this will be one of the shortest main quest episodes, if not the shortest one ever. Listen as Moni talks about going to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and attempt to channel Hannah and Ellie in covering the news and social media of the last week.

  39. 78

    Get In There F1?

    Hannah and Moni cover the weekend and news that happened! It was the British GP, and safe to say it was entertaining! Lewis won, also known as Moni's first time seeing Lewis win a race. We discuss the new F1 movie teaser and name....there are thoughts to be shared! Moni is still on hotel Wi-Fi and that might be why it sounds like she is recording on a potato.

  40. 77

    The Shakedown Academy- F2 British GP

    There was a lot of spinning this weekend, at least for F2. Hannah and Moni, well mostly Hannah recap what happened over the weekend at the British GP. There was rain, podiums without Paul Aron, one of us gave the chromies and academies of the weekend.

  41. 76

    A Grussel Sprout party in Austria

    Well that was a chaotic race!! Hannah and Moni talk about the race in Austria, the news of the last week which involves the dad drama, brakes as the learning moment of the week. Listen to see what is the random tangent at the end of the episode

  42. 75

    The Shakedown Academy- F2 in Austria

    This week Hannah and Moni talk about the F2 weekend in Austria. Are team orders a thing in F2 like they are in F1? Chromies live up to why they are called the chromies thanks to the engine, and listen to know who takes the only academy of the weekend.

  43. 74

    No pain in Spain

    We have a triple header on our hands!! Hannah and Moni talk about the weekend in Spain, the news of the week, and a learning moment thanks to graphs. As always since being left to our own devices we end the episode with a tangent about sprint races and F1 fantasy.

  44. 73

    The Shakedown Academy: F1 Academy in Spain

    Hannah and Moni cover what happened with F1 Academy in Spain. They cover there being no wild card this weekend, race 1 and 2, where's the merch!?, and as always end the episode with the academies and chromies of the weekend. Had some technical difficulties while recording so sorry for the patchy bits in this episode.

  45. 72

    The Shakedown Academy- F2 in Spain

    The Shakedown Academy is back!! It's going to be a busy week in the academy for the next couple of weeks, with Spain kicking off the triple header. Listen to find out to see why Hannah and Moni need Ellie to record, what happened over the two races, and as always the chromies and academies.

  46. 71

    Super License changes and WEC classifications

    Hannah and Moni talk about the week's news, the latest super license age limit change, and a learning moment from WEC to understand their driver classifications. We decided to end it by guessing the surprise songs Elli might witness at Taylor.

  47. 70

    Lead Changes, X(wet)s & Os

    Hannah and Moni talk about the news of the last week, the excitement of the Canadian GP, and tire talk is back in one of the learning moments of the week (thanks to the weather in Canada). The other learning moment was brought to us by Moni watching the WEC Spa replay in the lead-up to Le Mans this weekend and ending with the week's social media moments.

  48. 69

    Kiwi Podiums, Groundhogs and Ponchos

    Join Hannah and Moni as they gear up for the Canadian GP, get your ponchos and groundhog counters ready!!! They break down the latest F1 news, livery changes coming??, the IndyCar Detroit GP caution fest (Marcus Armstrong got his first podium!), and Moni has to amend her cool-down lap from the last episode. Will a Canadian adopt Oscar Piastri before the GP?

  49. 68

    The Curse is Broken?

    Monaco, Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600, Oh my! Hannah and Moni talk about Charles breaking the Monaco curse, the Indy 500 where Moni brings back the cool-down lap. Kyle Larson's attempt at the double, the F1 news of the week (will Esteban not drive in Canada?), and the media moments of the week.

  50. 67

    Maidens in Monaco

    There were three maiden achievements reached in the principality during this F2 weekend. Hannah and Moni recap the F2 weekend in Monaco, the big moments, the shocking end to the feature race, and as always our Academy and Chromies of the weekend.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Hello, and welcome to The Shakedown: an F1 and motorsports learning podcast. We are Ellie, Hannah, and Moni here to learn about F1 and hopefully, many other motorsports series too. We are going to be talking F101, learning about the series that feed into F1, and getting to grips with some other motorsport series as well. Do we always stay on topic? We try.We’re so excited for you to come on the journey with us - if you have any questions or want to get in touch you can find us on Instagram @prettygirlf1club or on Twitter @pgf1c and follow us on on TikTok @pgf1c

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