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29/04/2025

S5 E4 - 5 Names, 5 Opinions

Sam & Ed are back with a look at 5 important F1 names and how they’re going ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. They start with potential world champion Oscar Piastri (1:00), move on to his teammate Lando Norris (2:50), the struggling Lewis Hamilton (5:00) and current world champ Max Verstappen (8:00). Sam & Ed give big props to their good friend Joanne Ciconte, racing in the F1 Academy series (10:30) and finish up with predictions for Miami (11:50).

14 min
07/03/2025

S5 E3 - Ferrari, Fatboy Slim & The Piastri Burger

With the Australian Gran Prix less than a week, Ed and Sam go through 10 things they’re looking forward to, including: it’s been awhile since the Aus GP is the season opener (1:00 ), Lewis Hamilton’s first race for Ferrari (2:40), hometown hero Oscar Piastri with a higher profile this year (4:00), Carlos Sainz wearing blue instead of red (5:12), the new features at the Albert Park track (7:15), what to make of Max Verstappen and Red Bull (8:38), another young Aussie, Jack Doohan already under pressure (10:03), a few other rookies to keep an eye on (11:50), Fatboy Slim added to the entertainment roster (14:35) and Sam getting ready to call another practice session for Track TV (15:45).

17 min
02/01/2025

S5 E2 - Baby You Can Drive My Car, Pt 2

What's the best driver pairing in F1? Hamilton & Leclerc? Norris & Piastri? It's a special episode of the DRS Zone, as Sam and Ed rate the 2025 driver lineups and you might be surprised at some of their picks. Next season is an interesting mix of veterans, young guns and rookies.

16 min
24/12/2024

S5 E1 - Baby You Can Drive My Car, Pt 1

The 2025 Formula 1 season is just around the corner, and Sam & Ed are back (yes, finally) with a look at all the driver movement. The big names on the move are Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz (0:55), with Red Bull providing most of the driver drama in the wake of Sergio Perez’s departure (4:20). There will be a stack of rookie drivers on the grid next year (8:50) and Valtteri Bottas returns in a surprising move (11:49). Sam wraps the episode up talking about his experience visiting the Australian Grand Prix Corporation (12:30).

14 min
31/07/2024

S4 E8 - A Break In The F1 Madness

The season has gone topsy-turvy with Max and Red Bull no longer a sure thing, Lewis and Mercedes resurrected and McLaren with a serious 1-2 punch in Lando and Oscar. Sam and Ed discuss the state of play as the F1 summer break hits (1:00), talk about Sainz to Williams (7:40) and could Bottas return to fill the second Mercedes seat (10:30)? They finish with predictions about which of the young drivers will be the next world champion.(12:00).

16 min
09/07/2024

S4 E7 - Lewis Wins, Do We Have A Title Race?

Sam & Ed are back from hibernation to take a look at the state of Formula 1 at the moment, with Red Bull's invincibility challenged by McLaren and now Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton wins a 9th British Grand Prix, while Ferrari try to find their missing pace, McLaren tries to get its tyre strategy right and Nico Hulkenberg drags Haas up the Constructor's table. It's a short, sharp DRS Pod.

8 min
28/05/2024

S4 E6 - King Charles of Monaco

A dream comes true, a curse is broken and it's party time in Monte Carlo as Charles Leclerc wins his hometown race, the Monaco Grand Prix. After Prince Albert sprayed the champagne on the podium, the question now is 'do we have a championship race?' Does Leclerc's win and Oscar Piastri's second place mean the pressure is on Max Verstappen and Red Bull?

17 min
24/05/2024

S4 E5 - Monaco a Go Go

Ed and Sam are back with a preview of the iconic, historic (but occasionally boring) Monaco Grand Prix. Could rain impact the weekend as it has for the past couple of years? Will the McLaren and Ferrari upgrades continue to put the heat on Max Verstappen and Red Bull? And can Charles Leclerc finally make the podium in his home race?

17 min

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Sam a future star

27/05/2021

Hummer1987

How refreshing is this?! Magnificent concept and a great way to digest F1 news. Sam an absolute superstar in the making. I’ll buy every listener a farm if he doesn’t end up a Melbourne media identity by the time he’s 18.

Podcast by The DRS Zone

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Years Active

2021 - 2025
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75
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