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The Bloke and A Bird Show

Michael and Patricia

The best Formula 1 show produced by us on the internet!

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The Bloke and a Bird Show Episode 184

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/11/20

We start with the MotoTT Macau Grand Prix which managed to complete just 1 lap before being called off after two red flag periods.Could Nico Hulkenburg be headed to IndyCar? (Update since we recorded - Nope)Formula 1 has released their sustainability plain…Sebastian Vettel agrees with us - the helmet rules are stupid and need to be changed.The FIA says that maybe the downforce numbers that they announced with the new rules are a bit optimistic.Oh - and they think that teams will report loopholes in

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 183

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/11/06

Yes, we’re late again - late race, late show, sorry….Before we get to F1 there’s shock news from IndyCar as word came out that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the NTT IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Productions were now part of the Roger Penske Automotive Empire.The Arrow McLaren SP IndyCar team has announced their 2020 driver lineup and despite assurances that James Hinchcliff would have a drive with the team - Hinch is not part of their driver lineup, and neither is Marcus

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 182

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/10/30

We know we’re late this week - but with the race being in the same time zone for us our weekends are all thrown off…Formula 1 has an “agreement in principle” to hold a race in Miami at the Hard Rock (Joe Robbie) Stadium. We think that this race is as likely as a race in New Jersey.Is the Petrobras sponsorship of McLaren about to end?McLaren says that changing the concept of their car for 2020 isn’t risky…. Where have we heard this story before?Is Ferrari’s engine legal? Somebody is asking the FIA to

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 181

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/10/15

Were you able to watch qualifying for the Japanese GP or did you miss it due to the schedule changes?Gunther Steiner received a fine from the FIA for causing moral injury to FIA officials and making comments that were “prejudicial to the interests of motorsport.”Daniel Ricciardo and his former advisor Glenn Beavis have settled their dispute out of court.Tire blankets will not be going away in 2021.Formula 1 is hoping to try out reverse grid sprint races in France, Spa, and Russia, and we know a

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 180

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/10/08

Short show this week - being between races things are a bit quiet this week…Yes, we’re an F1 show but we start off talking about The Great British Bake Off…But in F1 news -The way drivers can change their helmets more than once is apparently to not ask for permission before they do it…The 2020 Formula 1 calendar has been released and Max Verstappen says it’s going to cause some divorces…It seems that the teams actually like the idea of open sourcing designs…Robert Kubica’s sponsors aren’t happy with

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 179

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/09/30

This week Alfa Romeo Racing had it confirmed for them that you can’t appeal a penalty that isn’t in the rules list as “appealable”Jean Todt says that there hasn’t been a credible candidate look to apply to enter F1 in 2021Haas says that no matter what Rich Energy says on their Twitter account the team is not for sale and they’re not talking to a Saudi group to sell off the team.Max Verstappen doesn’t want to be a deciding factor in who drives alongside him.Mercedes has fired 4 employees for

The Bloke and a Bird Show Episode 178

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/09/24

Congratulations to Oliver Askew for clinching the IndyLights series championship and Joseph Newgarden for clinching the IndyCar driver’s championship.F1’s leading drivers are against the idea of reverse grids.Don’t like the current grid penalty system? Renault thinks they should be replaced with time penalties - and F1, they think penalty ballast is a better idea.Pirelli has a “secret” indoor testing protocol for the 2020 tire compounds, but they’re still getting another tire test.What about tossing

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 177

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/09/17

No Show This Week... Sept 9

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/09/09

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 176

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/09/02

This week was a really difficult week for The Bloke and A Bird Show and the motorsports world…For us, we said goodbye to one of our original audience members, Chase The Cat passed this week after 17 years with us.Former Mythbuster and the Fastest Woman on Four Wheels, Jessie Combs was killed in a crash in the Oregon desert while trying to break her own land speed record.And to cap off the week, F2 driver and Renault Young Driver Program member Anthoine Hubert was fatally injured in a crash at Spa

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 175

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/08/27

We watched Netflix’s new show Hyperdrive - and we can tell you that you don’t need to watch it….After hearing about how the staff at Pocono repaired the catch fencing after the wreck last weekend - we’re starting to agree that maybe it’s time for IndyCar to leave the Tricky Triangle.Matia Binotto is talking to the press again, and there’s a lot going on in F1 right now that he doesn’t like.An American will get to drive an F1 car….Daniel Ricciardo says that Renault still has a way to go before it’s

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 174

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/08/20

A show two weeks in a row - we’re sure you’re just as shocked as we are….So remember how we were told by Red Bull that they had no plans to replace Pierre Gasly… Yeah, so much for that, as he’s be sent down to Toro Rosso with Alexander Albon moving up to Red Bull to replace him.Cyril Abiteboul would rather the tracks were redesigned instead of the technical rules in order to get better racing.Ferrari is still moving ahead with their 2019 car despite the fact that it doesn’t have a chance of winning

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 173

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/08/12

We’re back… It took us a bit to sort out our issues bet we’re ready to go this week.And as you can tell - we recorded this before Red Bull announced that Pierre Gasly is going back a grade…A big congratulations to Jamie Chadwick for winning the first W series drivers championship.IndyCar is going hybrid for 2022.IndyCar in 2020 will feature a McLaren team thanks to a partnership with Schmitt-Peterson and Chevy.We talk silly season - before the change at Red Bull…The Mexican GP is on for another

No Show This Week - Aug 4

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/08/05

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 172

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/07/22

This week we’re talking lawsuits, rules and other random bits…Thought the Force India sale was buttoned up? Think again because there’s a lawsuit coming over the sale and it won’t be heard until late next year…The Rich Energy story continues - without William Storey, or is it now Lightning Volt?Title sponsor issues aside, Haas is still racing - and Gunther Steiner is trying to figure out how to convince his drivers not to hit each other…Could Romain Grosjean be in danger of loosing his seat? We’re

The Bloke and a Bird Show Episode 171

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/07/16

Wow- what a week we’ve had! So much happened just in the last 5 days that we’ve got a longer show than normal, and we didn’t even deeply cover many of the past week’s big stories….Robert Wickens was back on a track this weekend…Jean Eric Vergne won his second Formula E championship…Oh, and Formula E teams found a sneaky way to implement traction control, even though traction control isn’t allowed in the series.Matrix management doesn’t work for McLarenMcLaren’s confirmed their driver lineup for 2020

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 170

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/07/07

We’re back with an actual show -We talk about how we might decorate our studio/officeIn light of the latest judgement against Rich Energy we discuss the Haas’ decision to remain associated with the company…You can buy the commemorative model of Sebastian Vettel’s “victory” at the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix.Honda’s Technical Directory didn’t know what to do at the podium ceremony after the Austrian Grand Prix, and Red Bull doesn’t know why the car was so fast.Racing Point says that their problems this

A Special Show

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/07/05

It's not often we roll out a special show - but we needed to try out the new rig.

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 169

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/07/02

So the bad news is that we still have the background hum in the recording. The good news is that we’re pretty sure we now know what is causing it and we’re spending the coming week refreshing our podcasting setup in order to take care of the issue. We’re hopeful that we’ll have the whole thing sorted in another episode or so.It turns out that the feedback is unanimous, at least among our sources in F1 - the French Grand Prix was terrible, and it’s all Circuit Paul Ricard’s fault. Romain Grosjean is

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 168

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2019/06/25

We’re still working on the hum in the background, and we’re hoping to have the problem sorted soon… This week Patricia doesn’t cut the show short so we actually got to talk about more than how upset we were about F1 FanFest Chicago… As much as we like Sky’s Karun Chandok, the stewards from the Montreal Grand Prix tell Ferrari that Karun’s analysis of Sebastian’s penalty in Montreal doesn’t count as “overwhelming evidence". But that wasn’t all the penalty talk this week with a pretty questionable

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