In The Paddock F1 Podcast

Greeny & The Cheese | F1 Formula 1 Podcast

In The Paddock is a Formula 1 podcast for people who actually watch the races. American hosts Greeny and The Cheese break down every F1 Grand Prix of the season, usually within hours of the podium, with the full race recap, the winners and losers, and the arguments that will be going around the paddock all week. Every episode covers the story of the race and everything around it: the title fight between Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri, the strategy calls that decided it, the team politics at Mercedes, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Alpine, Williams, Audi, Haas, Racing Bulls and Cadillac, and the FIA rule changes nobody asked for. You also get the segments listeners come back for. Quizmaster's Cockpit puts F1 history through the grinder with trivia from Monaco, Silverstone, Monza, Spa, Zandvoort, Suzuka, Las Vegas and every circuit on the calendar. Winners and Losers hands out the credit and the blame. The Slap of the Week goes to whoever most deserves a giant foam hand, driver, team principal or rulebook. Theater of the Absurdity covers the genuinely unhinged stories from the weekend. And the Greenybucks Gambling Ledger tracks a season-long betting rivalry between the two hosts that one of them is losing very badly. It is high octane and it is hilarious. A podcast by fans, for fans, with no media training and no press passes to protect. If you follow Formula 1, F1 news, the driver market, silly season or race strategy, and you want a motorsport podcast that talks about a Grand Prix the way you and your friends talk about it, this is the show. New episodes every race weekend, plus news specials during the breaks. We are caffeinated. We are medicated. Hit subscribe and tell us who you would have given the Slap of the Week.

  1. Sep 26

    Azerbaijan GP 2026 Recap: Russell Wins Baku by 0.196s, Colapinto Takes Out Norris, Hadjar's First Podium | Ep. 206

    Send us Fan Mail Baku did what Baku does. In Episode 206, Cheese and Greeny break down a chaotic 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix that ended with the closest finish Formula 1 has seen since Indianapolis in 2002. George Russell took pole by eight tenths, built a ten-second lead, and then watched two safety cars take the whole thing away from him. He held off Max Verstappen over the final thirteen laps to win by 0.196 seconds. Verstappen, who started eighth on a fresh power unit, took Driver of the Day for the charge that fell just short. Then there is the lap-30 restart, where four cars ended their afternoons in one corner. Franco Colapinto locked up trying to pass his own teammate Pierre Gasly, hit him, and Gasly collected Lando Norris. Racing Bulls teammates Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson tangled trying to avoid it. Colapinto has since been given a ten-second penalty, converted to a five-place grid drop in Malaysia, with the stewards saying he entered the corner at a speed that did not allow him to make it in a controlled manner. Elsewhere: Isack Hadjar took his first career podium in his first race back after six weeks injured. Kimi Antonelli crashed in Q1, started sixteenth, finished fifth, and extended his championship lead to 66 points. Oscar Piastri ran second and finished fourteenth. And Aston Martin recorded their fourth double DNF of the season. Plus in the news: Christian Horner calls Ferrari his dream job and says it is the only team he would join without an equity stake. Lando Norris is reportedly ruled out of Le Mans in 2027 despite McLaren solving the calendar clash. And Esteban Ocon has no seat for 2027, with an F3 champion carrying up to €20 million in sponsorship set to take his place at Haas. And in the Greenybucks Gambling Ledger, the lead changes hands for the first time this season. Support the show

  2. Sep 20

    F1 2027 Calendar Reaction: A Sprint at MONACO, Spa Dropped to Rotation & Verstappen vs 100 Go-Karts | Ep. 205

    Send us Fan Mail Formula 1 dropped the 2027 calendar this week and it gave us plenty to argue about. In Episode 205, Cheese and Greeny go through all of it before heading to Baku.Ten sprint races are coming in 2027, and one of them is at Monaco. A track where nobody passes is getting two races in a weekend where qualifying decides everything. Greeny makes the case that the whole hybrid approach is the problem: either every Grand Prix weekend gets a sprint, or none of them do, and F1 should stop easing fans into a change it decided on years ago. We also get into what happens the day a World Championship gets clinched at a sprint race, and why cutting race mileage is madness in a season that has produced this much drama in the final three laps.Then the part that really set us off. Spa-Francorchamps is going onto a rotation. The Belgian Grand Prix will not be on the calendar every year. Greeny calls it a goddamn travesty and a slap in the face to Formula 1 itself, and asks the obvious question: what other sport drops its most legendary venue? Imagine IndyCar skipping Indianapolis.Plus: Portimão and Istanbul return, Barcelona and Zandvoort are out, the Antonelli title math that says his eight worst races of the season would still be enough, and Max Verstappen against 100 go-kart drivers — given 75 minutes, done in 35 — which turns into a full debate about professionals versus the best amateur you personally know.⚠️ The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is on SATURDAY, September 26, because of Azerbaijan's Remembrance Day. We will be back with the full Baku recap Saturday, live by around noon Eastern.In this episode: 0:00 – Intro: why we're early this week 1:14 – The title is basically over: the Antonelli math 2:10 – The 2027 calendar is out: ten sprints, including Monaco 3:25 – All sprints or no sprints: why the hybrid schedule fails 10:31 – Portimão and Istanbul return, Barcelona and Zandvoort out 11:05 – Spa on rotation: "that is a goddamn travesty" 16:45 – Max Verstappen vs 100 go-kart drivers 23:51 – Outro: back Saturday Follow the show, and tell us in the comments: should Spa be on the F1 calendar every single year? Support the show

  3. Aug 30

    IS FERRARI TOO SCARED TO WIN?! Maranello Boardroom Bureaucracy & Toto's Mercedes Cost Cap Lies | Ep. 202

    Send us Fan Mail The summer break is wrapping up, the Temple of Speed at Monza is calling, and Cheese and Greeny are opening up the telemetry on the biggest structural issue in Formula 1: Is Scuderia Ferrari simply too scared to win? In Episode 202 of In The Paddock F1 Podcast, the guys deliver an unfiltered masterclass on Maranello's corporate culture. From "Plan A to Plan D" strategy paralysis to drivers playing race engineer over the radio, we break down why Ferrari's boardrooms favor conservative points protection over taking the bold, gut-instinct risks that make champions. Plus, in our In The News segment, we react to Franco Colapinto securing his Alpine seat for 2027 and break down Toto Wolff’s post-Zandvoort claims that Mercedes has run out of cost-cap money to match McLaren's relentless upgrade push! Is Toto playing mind games, or has McLaren officially locked in the structural advantage heading into the fall? In This Episode:0:00 – Intro: Summer Winding Down & The Monza Horizon01:45 – In The News: Franco Colapinto Locked In at Alpine for 202703:10 – Is Mercedes Broke?! Toto Wolff's Cost-Cap Upgrade Excuses07:30 – Can Oscar Piastri & Lando Norris Slam the Door on Mercedes?11:00 – THE MAIN EVENT: Is Ferrari Too Scared to Win?14:20 – Maranello Bureaucracy vs. Zack Brown & Toto Wolff Gut Calls18:50 – "Fortune Favors the Bold": Why Ferrari Settles for Safe P4s23:15 – Outro: Heading to Ferrari's Home Turf at Monza!🔔 HIT SUBSCRIBE, leave a 5-star review, and tell us: Is Ferrari running on fear or precision?! #F1 #ItalianGP #ScuderiaFerrari #LewisHamilton #CharlesLeclerc #TotoWolff #MercedesF1 #McLarenF1 #FrancoColapinto #InThePaddock #F1News #Formula1 #MonzaGP #MotorsportPodcast Support the show

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In The Paddock is a Formula 1 podcast for people who actually watch the races. American hosts Greeny and The Cheese break down every F1 Grand Prix of the season, usually within hours of the podium, with the full race recap, the winners and losers, and the arguments that will be going around the paddock all week. Every episode covers the story of the race and everything around it: the title fight between Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri, the strategy calls that decided it, the team politics at Mercedes, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Alpine, Williams, Audi, Haas, Racing Bulls and Cadillac, and the FIA rule changes nobody asked for. You also get the segments listeners come back for. Quizmaster's Cockpit puts F1 history through the grinder with trivia from Monaco, Silverstone, Monza, Spa, Zandvoort, Suzuka, Las Vegas and every circuit on the calendar. Winners and Losers hands out the credit and the blame. The Slap of the Week goes to whoever most deserves a giant foam hand, driver, team principal or rulebook. Theater of the Absurdity covers the genuinely unhinged stories from the weekend. And the Greenybucks Gambling Ledger tracks a season-long betting rivalry between the two hosts that one of them is losing very badly. It is high octane and it is hilarious. A podcast by fans, for fans, with no media training and no press passes to protect. If you follow Formula 1, F1 news, the driver market, silly season or race strategy, and you want a motorsport podcast that talks about a Grand Prix the way you and your friends talk about it, this is the show. New episodes every race weekend, plus news specials during the breaks. We are caffeinated. We are medicated. Hit subscribe and tell us who you would have given the Slap of the Week.

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