The Undercut Podcast Jesse Billington, Ellie-May Taylor and Thiemo Albers-Daly

Well, that was all right I suppose. It could have been better. Still, there’s some interesting elements to scan over in its wake, plus some interesting news from the world of motorsport, so tuck in with the Undercut Podcast team!

Corrections: Jesse has mistaken film writer, director and producer Brad Bird for Checo’s race engineer Hugh Bird. Brad is, of course, famous for films like The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille (grated), and Mission Impossible 4. Just learning he was a big creative driver on the early seasons of The Simpsons too!

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Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
2:28 - Iron Dames are in a new series with a new driver!
8:56 - Theo Pourchaire didn’t do too badly in Indycar!
14:09 - Pininfarina gave us a rather fetching trophy!
15:17 - A new points pattern is on the horizon?
20:33 - Weekend Review - The Preamble, Qualifying, The Sprint, commentary line ups.
35:43 - Red Bull
40:58 - Ferrari
45:02 - Mercedes
48:11 - McLaren
57:30 - Aston Martin
1:02:41 - Visa CashApp RB
1:06:17 - Sauber
1:09:46 - Haas
1:12:27 - Alpine
1:13:24 - Williams
1:14:24 - Winners and Spinners
1:20:08 - Predictions Review
1:20:39 - F1 Fantasy Review and Jaffa Cake Chat
1:23:40 - Conclusion

My my, where have the years gone? Fresh track surface, recent rain, one practice session, a sprint weekend, several drivers that have either only raced here once or not at all, this could be a wild one. Shanghai, welcome back!

Corrections:
When we mention Brazilian drivers, yes, we forgot Pietro Fittipaldi, sorry. Nasr was the last driver from Brazil to do a full season. Sérgio Sette Câmara only ever tested in F1. Before them you have Bruno Senna, Lucas di Grassi, Nelson Piquet Jr., Antônio Pizzonia, Cristiano da Matta, Felipe Massa, Enrique Bernoldi and so on. You get the point.

Slim Borgudd didn’t run a Toleman, he raced with ATS and Tyrrell.

Jesse means the STR09 when talking about putting prophylactics on nose cones.

Wolverton is technically the closest train station to Silverstone, but it still means you’re 10 miles/16km short.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:59 - Prema joins Indycar!
7:15 - Andretti continues its F1 bid
11:46 - Katherine Legge is back in Indy with a new sponsor!
19:54 - Renault might be looking to sell their F1 team?
21:31 - FE might be ditching the Excel? FOR SILVERSTONE?
27:25 - Alonso is staying!
33:30 - The 2025 calendar is out and it’s a mixed bag!
35:53 - Where were we 5 years ago?
41:02 - Zhou: it’s his home race.
44:37 - Predictions
55:22 - Conclusion and thank you Frankfurt

It wasn’t a stunner, but there are still some interesting parts to pick apart with the Japanese Grand Prix.

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Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:26 - The Cliff Notes Version
2:21 - Red Bull
10:09 - Ferrari
16:52 - Mercedes
24:32 - McLaren
33:15 - Aston Martin
40:50 - RB and that crash
54:20 - Williams
58:34 - Stake
1:00:02 - Haas
1:01:09 - Alpine
1:02:09 - Winners and Spinners
1:07:53 - Girlfriend Gossip
1:08:15 - Predictions Review
1:10:59 - Fantasy F1 Review
1:12:05 - Conclusion

We’ve had the prelude, we’ve had the pukka season opener, and we’re already at Japan! But don’t worry, you haven’t missed the majority of the season, Japan is just at this end of the calendar to streamline logistics as F1 stumbles towards a common sense-led calendar.

We’re joined again by Lower Laptime’s Martin Villari to preview the Japanese GP and sift through the news ahead of the racing action in Suzuka.

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The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok
Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:31 - Kimi Antonelli to drive for Mercedes… in a private test in Austria.
5:05 - Iwasa to replace Ricciardo… in FP1
9:41 - Chatter continues around Danny Ric’s seat
19:16 - Is Perez for the chop?
21:30 - McLaren have seen yet more line-up shifts
23:55 - The Champions of the Future karting series has kicked off
30:39 - Japanese GP Fun Fact
31:24 - Predictions
47:51 - Final points and weather talk
52:21 - Conclusion

Welcome Back to The Undercut Podcast!
Thiemo and Ellie-May are joined by Lower Lap Time's Martin Villari to Review the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.
We hope you enjoy.
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Thiemo - Is It Fast?, @onthekerbs and Paddock Sorority.
Martin - https://www.lowerlaptime.com/
Chapters:
00:00 - 00:18 - Introduction
00:18 - 04:15 - Susie Wolff Vs The FIA
04:15 - 06:50 - Zak Brown Re-Signs with McLaren
06:50 - 10:43 - Vettel joins Porsche for Le Mans
10:43 - 14:30 - Race Review - Red Bull
14:30 - 18:18 - Ferrari
18:18 - 22:54 - Mercedes and THAT Crash
22:54 - 23:48 - Aston Martin
23:48 - 29:40 - McLaren + Webber's Influence on Piastri
29:40 - 32:54 - Minardi + How to Fix Daniel Ricciardo
32:54 - 38:42 - Williams + High Risk, High Reward Strategy?
38:42 - 43:13 - Stake + Bottas' + Moonlighting Job
43:13 - 46:05 - Haas
46:05 - 48:25 - Alpine
48:25 - 53:56 - Winners and Spinners
53:56 - 54:45 - Predictions Review
54:45 - 57:00 - F1 Fantasy Review
57:00 - 59:56 - Conclusion

Right, the season begins here proper! Let’s get this underway, Australia is go (a little late, Jesse has been busy with life and editing got lost in that melee). Still, let’s take a look at what’s set to be a firecracker weekend!

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Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly.
Ellie-May - running our socials (Instagram and TikTok) and making our kick-ass graphics and track guides.
The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok
Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction - The season starts right here!
2:53 - We’ve investigated ourselves and there are no problems - The FIA, 2024
7:13 - Mazepin is off the list?
8:48 - Newey set to move to Ferrari?
11:49 - The Doohans on track!
13:51 - Pierre Gasly owns a football club?
17:21 - Australian GP Fun Facts and Jesse gets distracted by motorbikes
21:51 - Race Predictions
32:15 - Conclusion