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The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 245

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/10/11

We’re back after what was admittedly a pretty dull race…As expected, F1 will be racing in Qatar this year - but there’s more to the story than just the headline.Otmar Szafnauer says that the hiring of Martin Whitmarsh won’t impact his role with Aston-Martin F1Alan Van De Merwe & Dr Ian Roberts have tested positive for COVID-19 and did not take their usual posts in the medical car for this weekend’s race.New fire resistant gloves were tested by 5 drivers during FP 1 this weekend.Red Bull and

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 244

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/09/27

Somebody make it back from their trip around the Convention Circuit for us to be able to have a show this week.Martin Whitmarsh is back in F1 - and we’re wondering what Aston Martin is up to.The Russian Neutral Athlete celebrated his home race as the Russian Neutral Grand Prix.And a what a race Sochi delivered for us this year!

The Bloke and a Bird Show Episode 243

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/09/21

Another show! We did it! Two weeks in a row with a show!This week:The FIA is concerned that the seatbelts in Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari may have stretched too much.Red Bull says that the new pit stop rules were the cause of Max Verstappen’s 11 second pit stop.Michael Massi doesn’t see anything wrong with the sausage curb in Monza that resulting in Max Verstappen’s car going airborne.Alex Albon owes George Russel a few beersCould the leading prospect for Alfa Romeo still need to qualify for a Super

The Bloke and Bird Show Episode 242

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/09/13

This week we think we’ve got the technical issues that plagued us for the past two months sorted because we have a full episode for you this week.For the first time there might be an agreement to remove the MGU-H from the next engine formula.Driver line ups for next year are almost sorted -Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton and George RussellRed Bull - Max Verstappen and Sergio PerezFerrari - Charles LeClerc and Carlos Sainz JrMcLaren - Daniel Ricciardo and Lando (Calrissean) NorrisAston Martin - Lance

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 241

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/09/07

Are you looking for Episode 240? Look no more, it’s officially a “lost episode” and so we bring your Episode 241. We’re still trying to figure out why we’re having issues saving episodes after we record them so this abbreviated episode is a way for us to try and sort out the issue and make sure that we published something this week.In this short episode we’re talking the revised 2021 calendar and the latest silly season developments.

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 239

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/08/10

Williams says that they don’t need Pay Drivers anymore - which is probably not great news for Nick Latifi, a Pay Driver.Was it really gamesmanship in qualifying in Hungary? If nothing else, it didn’t break any rules.So what would have happened if nobody lined up on the grid during the safety car restart? Michael Masi says there was a plan.Mercedes sticks by their decision to not pit Lewis at the end of the formation lap.Lewis Hamilton thinks he might be suffering from Long Covid.Aston Martin is

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 238

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/07/27

We start off with an update on the standings in The Bloke and A Bird Show Fantasy GP League - There’s a tight battle for 3 place going in to Hungary.Monza will be getting the next Sprint Race Weekend.Michael Massi encouraged Toto Wolff and Christian Horner to visit the stewards after the crash in Silverstone - and now he’s saying they shouldn’t do that. He’s also admitted that there’s a crackdown on the rules, but it’s not clear who actually wanted it.The war of words between Mercedes and Red Bull

The Bloke and a Bird Show Episode 237

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/07/20

We’re back - and so is The Boy in case you were looking for him.Helmet Marko is talking trash this week… Daniel Ricciardo might like the first full size model of the 2022 F1 car.Maybe pit stops won’t be getting slower?Zak Brown tests positive for Covid-19And once again we’re talking penalties, clashes and crashes after the British Grand Prix.

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 236

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/07/05

Two in a row and coming fresh off the Penalty Grand Prix aka Austrian Grand Prix.The penalties came hot and heavy this past weekend with just 4 drivers managing to escape an investigation or a sanction this past weekend. We’re hopeful that this weekend doesn’t signify a new trend.George Russel missed out on points this week - but it was a great showing from him. Mercedes has one last round of upgrades coming for SilverstoneLewis Hamilton has a new 2 year contract.Honda will be supplying “Not a

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 235

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/06/29

It’s Mario Andretti’s fault that we didn’t have a show last weekend… That’s our story and we’re sticking to it…But we saw Romain Grosjean last weekend - a lot, and we really appreciate how good natured he was about it.In F1-Turkey will be replacing Singapore this year - probably….Esteban Ocon has a new 3 year contract with AlpinePirelli says that the tire explosions in Baku weren’t their faultMick Schumacher has a seat problem that Gunther Steiner found out about from Mick’s mom…FIA is slowing down

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 234

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/06/09

Once again we start off with some losses…Like him or not - the late Max Mosely left his mark on FIA, autosport, and road safety.Mansour Ojjeh - a key stakeholder in McLaren passed away this past weekend.Singapore has cancelled this year’s race for the second year in a row.A massive rain storm cause severe damage and flooding at Spa. Repairs are underway and should be completed later this week.The Dutch GP is hoping to have as many as 105k fans in attendance every day of the event. But the Dutch

The Bloke and a Bird Show Episode 233

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/05/25

We’re not planning on becoming an every other week show - but we’re going to be every other week for a bit… At some point we’ll be back to weekly - but we’re blaming this on Covid Times…A member of Sergio Perez’s family security detail was wounded in an attempted car jacking in Guadalajara.So much for the Turkish Grand Prix… Instead we’re getting two races in Austria again, and the French Grand Prix is moving up a week.“Flexi Wings” appear to be back - but they’re not supposed to be.The budget cap

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 232

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/05/12

This week’s show may have been posted a bit later after we record it than usual - but it’s here.Were you excited that F1 will be going to go back to Turkey again this year - curb your enthusiasm, there’s a possibility it won’t happen…Stefano Domenicali says that he’s encouraging teams to look for American drivers.Maybe Williams wasn’t trying to build a car with “peaky” downforce.Red Bull is poaching engineers from Mercedes to support their new engine development program.Valtteri Bottas and Mercedes

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 231

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/05/05

We’re a bit late this week - we all got hit with side effects from our vaccines, but the good news is that we’re all vaccinated and we’re all better now.In F1 news - Montreal is now officially out, and Turkey is back for 2021.Alpine has found the cause of their problems - it was a wind tunnel issue.Kimi Raikkonen’s post race penalty from Imola was reviewed and upheld by the FIA.Sprint qualifying is coming to at least two races this year, and even if it’s an incredible success, odds are it won’t be

The Bloke and a Bird Show Episode 230

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/04/20

It’s been a long two weeks - but F1 has returned from it’s two week quarantine to news and racing in Imola.We got a lot of news from Stefano Domenicali this week - from the announcement that F1 will be headed to Miami for 10 years starting in 2022 to the confirmation that F1 will not be going to two day race weekends.It turns out that despite his promotion James Allision is not looking to be the next Team Principal at Mercedes.Daniel Ricciardo is hoping for a run at Bathurst and perhaps a chance at

The Bloke and a Bird Show Episode 229

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/04/13

We didn’t have a show last week because even though the season has started - there was nothing to talk about.This week though we learned what Sebastian Vettel did during the Covid shutdown last year.Nico Hulkenburg is BACK - as a reserve and development driver at Aston-Martin.We talk a bit about Drive to Survive.Daniel Ricciardo doesn’t like it when F1 highlights crashes.Alpine tells us yet again that they don’t have a number 1 and number 2 driver.Haas is only trying to beat Williams this

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 228

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/03/30

Race 1 of the F1 season, and for everything that happened during the race - there wasn’t a lot of news…Renault’s CEO says that Alpine is committed to F1 for eternity.George Russel is the newest GPDA Director.Aston Martin believes that the new aero regulations have cost some teams as much as a second a lap.Michael Masi says that the stewards won’t be as lenient on first lap incidents as they were before.#WeSayNoToMazepin didn’t make it past the third turn of his first race.Sebastian Vettel says that

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 227

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/03/23

Unfortunately again we start off with some sad news - this week it’s the loss of Queen of the Nurburgring Sabine Schmitz.Gunther Steiner says that he has no issues with how he’s been portrayed in Drive to Survive - although he also hasn’t watched Drive to Survive.We question William’s aerodynamic strategy this year.Mercedes says they don’t have an answer for their struggles in testing.Lewis Hamilton has made changes to his management team.If sprint races are approved the cost cap will be

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 226

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/03/15

This week our excitement over the start of the F1 season was tempered by the news that F1 broadcasting legend Murray Walker passed away at the age of 97, so we did our best to pay tribute to Murray throughout this week’s episode…Alpine’s 2021 contender is getting a bit of “body shaming.”Mercedes underperformed in testing this week, and so did Aston Martin.Alpha Tauri announces that their whole team will take the Bahrain Government’s offer of Covid vaccines, as will Carlos Sainz Jr and Sergio Perez.

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 225

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/03/09

So this week we actually figured out the date Drive to Survive starts - it’s March 19th…The FIA has released their report on Romain Grosjean’s crash in Bahrain,Pirelli has a 1 year extension on their tire supply contract.Lewis Hamilton has explained why he took the 1 year contract for 2021.Alpine says that they don’t have a Number 1 and Number 2 driver.Cyril Abiteboul’s departure wasn’t expected by the Renault/Alpine team and may not have been voluntary. With Cyril leaving, Alpine will not be

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