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The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 147

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/06/17

We've got some important scheduling notes regarding the next few weeks. Make sure you listen for more information.Fernando Alonso and the Toyota Gazoo racing team win this year's 24 hours of LeMans.Formula E brought motorsport back to Switzerland for the first time in over 60 years.It wasn't Winnie Harlow's fault that the checkered flag came out early in Montreal - but it did mean that the race ended at the end of lap 68.But thanks to that mistake, the FIA is looking at other options for ending a

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 146

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/06/10

You know what's embarrassing? Representing your company who is the title sponsor for a race by driving the pace car to start the race - and crashing the pace car coming out of Turn 1 and delaying the race start by 27 minutes...Is Force India about to be sold - depends on who you talk to...Electric Karting is becoming an Olympic sport - a Junior Olympic sport.FOM is looking at significant changes for 2021, from calendar, to aerodynamics, to maybe even tires?In the mean time it looks like the 2019

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 145

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/06/04

This week we battle allergies to bring you a show...Force India didn't get out of Mercedes way in Monaco - well they did, but not because they were being kind...Vijay Mallya is letting go of some of his roles at Force India.Sauber has a new Technical DirectorFIA will use software to figure out if Ferrari is misusing their ERS.Mercedes is upset that the FIA leaked who ratted out Ferrari.An engine contract for 2019 is more important to Red Bull than a contract for Daniel Ricciardo.Miami expects to get

The Bloke and a Bird Show Episode 144

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/05/28

SPOILER ALERT - Will Power won the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500, Daniel Ricciardo won the 76th Monaco Grand Prix, and there was a NASCAR race this past weekend...A processional race without a lot of passing - are we talking about the Indy 500 or the Monaco Grand Prix? We're talking about both this year...Hockenheim wants a better deal in order to keep hosting Grand Prix races.Could the MGU-H get dropped by F1? Jean Todt at the FIA is open to it.McLaren gets a new shareholder - and he's the

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 143

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/05/20

This year has seemed to just fly by so far... Which may be a good thing if you're missing Felipe Massa - because he's returning to racing and headed to Formula EShock in Indianapolis as James Hinchcliff fails to qualify for the Indy 500.Zak Brown says that McLaren is considering IndyCar and WEC entries in the coming years.F1 TV launched last weekend - and it didn't go well.Those unique mirrors that Ferrari was running last weekend - they're now banned (and weren't really legal when Ferrari run

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 142

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/05/13

We're back with lots of news from while we were gone...Fernando Alonso had his first ever win at Spa, and it wasn't in Formula 1.The Red Bull drivers ended their Baku weekend on the naughty step.Sergio Perez almost ended up on the naughty step but after looking at the rules different Charlie Whiting was ok with him taking a 5 second penalty under a safety car.Lewis Hamilton clearly has a different relationship with Valteri Bottas than he did with Nico Rosberg.Silly season has started - for both

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 141

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/04/29

This week, we'll find out if once again the teams decide to do what's best for the sport or to shot themselves in the foot - again.Teams now have permission to mount mirror to the halo - within limitsCould Mission Control rooms be going away?Andy Palmer at Aston Martin thinks that they could be leverage against Ferrari's threats to leave F1 - we think Andy's forgetting a key fact.Could Williams become the Mercedes jr team? Not if Claire Williams has anything to say about it.Daniel Riccardo had to

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 140

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/04/22

This week - Nico Rosberg is no longer part of Robert Kubica's management team.Mauritzio Arrivabene's description of the ill fated pit stop in Bahrain - Ferrari says that's not really what happened.Max Verstappen says that he doesn't need to calm down - and his father says he needs to think about his actions.Just because he had an amazing weekend, Daniel Ricciardo isn't convinced that his future is with Red Bull - yet.Pierre Gasly and Brendan Hartley say that there was a miscommunication that led to

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 139

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/04/15

n F1 broadcasting news - ESPN will show the remainder of the races this season commercial free, and F1 says that F1 TV Pro is coming in time for the Spanish Grand Prix.Max Verstappen's crash in qualifying in Bahrain - turns out it was due to a "right foot oscillation"Sergio Perez and Brendan Hartley got penalties for the same confusing formation lap incident.Lewis Hamilton was upset by Max Verstappen's bungled pass - but they're better now.The FIA isn't bothered by smoking Ferrari's.Mercedes didn't

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 138

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/04/08

What do you do with Formula E batteries when you upgrade them? Formula E says that they have plans.Toyota's WEC car was 4+ seconds faster than the rest of the field during this week's testing - but it wasn't in race trim.There won't be a fix for the lack of passing any time soon - and Ferrari and Renault are to blame.Liberty has given the teams their roadmap for 2021 and beyond - and the small teams seem to like it.Ross Brawn thinks F1 should consider making qualifying a race of it's own.What's

The Bloke and a Bird Show Episode 137

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/04/01

A big congratulations to Billy Monger who returned to racing in the BRDC F3 season opener with a third place finish. Yes, we were frustrated by ESPN's race day coverage too. During the race, Carlos Sainz's car tried to drown him It's all about the data - Mercedes settled for second and Ferrari got the win - and all because of data. Haas' wheel nut issues last weekend cost them 10,000 Euros. Sergei Sirotkin's race was done in by a sandwich bag. Honda says that they can build a really good F1

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 136

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/03/25

It's here! Opening Weekend of the 2018 F1 season has finally arrived - and importantly we know the name of Sebastian Vettel's 2018 Ferrari... He's named it Loria... No, not Gloria, Loria...Yeah, we thought the same thing...Bernie Ecclestone's legal issues still aren't over.F1 has revealed it's new theme music... Or maybe the theme for the next Avengers movie, we're not sure which...No F1 TV Pro this week...Did you like the McLaren series on Amazon? There's a series coming in 2019 to Netflix that

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 135

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/03/18

You still have time to get your team created and join the league over at Fantasygp.com, league code 14831491.Over in Formula E there was some controversy in qualifying at the Punta Del Este E-Prix, and Lucas Di Grassi got a penalty for wearing the wrong underwear - no really...How is Formula E going to have races where the drivers don't need to switch cars - make the races shorter.ESPN's broadcast schedule has been announced, and as we feared, we're loosing pre and post race coverage in the US.The

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 134

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/03/11

This week - we got the chance to drive the Fiskar Karma this past week - originally with a starting price of over $100,000 it is easily the most expensive vehicle we've ever driven.Fiskars can now be had for much closer to $30,000 and after driving one, we're not even sure that they're worth that much...We also drove the Jaguar F-Type R. There's no comparison between the Jaguar and the Fiskar, the Jaguar is sporty, responsive, and refined in every way that the Fiskar is now. To quote Ferris Bueler -

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 133

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/03/04

This week Formula 1 announced their much anticipated streaming service, and it looks like it will deliver on much of what we're hoping for:Live streaming of racesLive streaming of press conferences and other coverage around the weekendThe ability to follow any driver we wantAccess to past racesReasonably pricedAvailable in the US and 39 other countriesWhat we don't know is how time shifting will work, or even if it will be allowed, but we're hopeful that this fills the gap in coverage in the US. For

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 132

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/02/25

Do you like Jolyon Palmer? Then Good News! for you as Jolyon has a new job as a commentator for BBC's 5Live F1 coverage. Don't like Jolyon Palmer - well, he's still got a new job as a commentator for BBC's 5Live F1 coverage.It's in the rules - constructors can't make their customers run different software packages or downgraded engines compared to their works teams - but they still appear to allow previous year engines to be run.Organizers at the Russian GP admit that the track isn't necessarily

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 131

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/02/18

We've finally gotten some details on what F1 coverage will look like in the US for 2018 - it'll look a lot like the coverage from Sky Sports - as they'll be supplying the race commentary for ESPN and ABC. It's not clear if we'll be getting the Pre- and Post- race coverage from Sky, and we also don't know what the streaming offering will be either. Hopefully we'll get more details soon.At 10 races this season you might have the chance to ride around the track in an Aston Martin driven by either Max

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 130

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/02/11

The 2018 Bloke & A Bird Show Motorsports Calendar is coming soon - we promise...The next round of the Formula E Championship will be held in Mexico City - and the proceeds from the race are being donated to the reconstruction efforts from the earthquake last year.Daniel Abt thinks there's cheating in the Fanboost system in Formula E - while Alejandro Agog the CEO of the sport says that there is no cheating...IndyCar's new aerokit has hit the track for the first official time - and it seems that

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 129

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/02/04

Just a reminder - Amazon's tell all documentary about the start of McLaren's 2017 season "Grand Prix Driver" premiers on Feb 9. Let us know what you think of it...Formula E has revealed their next generation car - which features the range to make it through an entire Formula E race without require a change of cars... oh and it has a halo too...IndyCar also showed us the first view of their aeroscreen, which will make it's debut in testing this week...Fernando Alonso's debut in endurance racing - saw

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 128

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2018/01/28

It's a quiet week in the F1 world this week, but there's still motorsports action this week with drivers from F1, IndyCar and other series participating in IMSA's Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.Zak Brown was playing down his team's (and Fernando Alonso's) chances for a win, and indeed as we record it's looking unlikely that the United Autosports #23 will get a victory this weekend.Zak also says what we said last week - with limited testing time, it's hard for a driver that's not in a "traditional" F1

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