Paddock Pals

A fresh look at F1. They bring their unique view to the sport. The humble and fun fans share some good times.

I tuned in after hearing these two as guests on one of my favorite podcasts, Grip Strip. After listening to a dozen or so episodes of this one, I can no longer subscribe to this nonsense. There is little knowledge about anything Formula 1, including recaps of races/events, strategy, history and team dynamics. It’s mostly about dumb drama and based off the loosely-formed “hot take” opinions that you can find deep in a comment thread of a spicy F1 Twitter post. It’s messy, annoying and illiterate- both in grammar and formula 1 basics. Also, we get it, one of your family members is an accountant. As someone who wants to further expand their knowledge and depth of unbiased Formula 1 opinions and history, this show is not it and not for me.

Rachel and Warren have an awesome dynamic. They always bring entertaining chatter about Formula 1. This podcast is a perfect hybrid! I feel informed of technical/mechanical conversations around the cars and rules. At the same time, I enjoy the topics on the overall culture and drama in F1. I would highly recommend this for a Netflix or OG F1 viewer.

This isn’t just another podcast about the technicals of racing. Warren nails it: F1 is quickly becoming a global phenomenon, but like with other sports, it’s the culture that’s so new and fascinating to Americans, and conversations about it are so lackluster here in the states. I appreciate their high level take on the sport.