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. 6d ago

    Kimi Wins, But Not the Title & The Russell Downfall Continues | Ep 210

    Send us Fan Mail Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix from pole, and the championship still has to wait. Hamilton finished fourth and Russell finished eighth, each in the exact spot his title hopes needed. Greeny and Cheese break down Austin, argue about Red Bull’s two-stop gamble, and head to Mexico City with the title in reach. The Race Antonelli took his ninth win of 2026 with a one-stop strategy, finishing 13 seconds clear of Charles Leclerc. Max Verstappen completed the podium, Lewis Hamilton was fourth and Lando Norris fifth. Red Bull’s early second stop looked brave until Verstappen’s car started giving him trouble, and Leclerc came through late on fresh tires. Oliver Bearman, Franco Colapinto and Valtteri Bottas all retired. The Title Picture Antonelli leads Russell by 123 points with 125 left to race. He can clinch in Mexico City next Sunday, and Hamilton and Russell are the only ones still hanging on. What’s in the Show The Warm-Up: Why Antonelli’s win didn’t end the title fight, and who is still ahead on the Greenybucks board.The Race Recap: The win, the gamble, Leclerc’s charge and Russell’s rough afternoon.Quizmaster’s Cockpit: Cheese quizzes Greeny on United States Grand Prix history, from Watkins Glen to Austin.Winners and Losers: Who left Texas happy and who didn’t.Slap of the Week: The bumps at the Circuit of the Americas, and the drivers who say their backs are paying for it.Theater of the Absurdity: A 75-foot cowboy hat with a bar inside.The Greenybucks Gambling Ledger: Another week of Greeny’s bad bets.Next Up The Mexico City Grand Prix is Sunday, November 1. It’s a Día de Muertos race, Checo Pérez’s home race for Cadillac, and Antonelli’s best chance to wrap up the title. Join the Conversation Was Red Bull’s two-stop gamble brave or reckless? Does Antonelli clinch in Mexico City? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe and leave a rating so you don’t miss an episode. Support the show

  2. 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

  3. 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

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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.