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The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 224

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/03/02

Drive to Survive is coming soon - either this weekend or next weekend we think…Romain Grosjean was going to be sponsored by Haas in IndyCar - but won’t be anymore and the reason is odd…F1 lost a lot of money last year.BWT will continue to sponsor the Aston Martin F1 team.Fernando Alonso will not be participating in Alpine’s car launch.Red Bull is hiding it’s new car after their “reveal”Head to Bahrain for F1 testing and the race - you could get your Covid vaccine.Preparation for the Monaco Grand

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 223

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/02/15

This week we start off a little old school and talk about the loss of the cruise ship season in Alaska for the second year in a row.From Alaska we look to Portimao Portugal which looks increasingly likely to host a race on May 2, but Portugal’s listing on the UK’s “Coronavirus Red List” is complicating the situation.Fernando Alonso was involved in a significant cycling accident in Switzerland last week.Kevin Magnussen says, no he’s actually not interested in a reserve role with Haas.Lewis Hamilton

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 222

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/02/09

So, it’s now important to note that our show is accurate at the time it is recorded - and when we recorded Lewis Hamilton didn’t have a contract…Construction has begun on IndyCar’s Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, and it’s now confirmed that Romain Grosjean is headed to IndyCar which means he’ll be participating in the Music City Grand Prix.They may be gone, but Haas is willing to call on either Romain Grosjean or Kevin Magnussen if they need a reserve driver to step in this season.The Court of

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 221

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/02/02

The number of F1 drivers who have tested positive for Covid-19 is now 6 with Pierre Gasley being added to the list… We’ve also got confirmation that Toto Wolff also tested positive and went into quarantine - but he’s better now.Toto is also optimistic about the negotiations for a contract with Lewis Hamilton.Carlos Sainz Jr went to visit the fans who came out to Fiorano to watch his test.This year’s race in Imola will either be the 2021 TBC Grand Prix or the Gran Premio del Made in Italy e

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 220

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/01/26

Does pottery make you emotional?Jenson Button is back at Williams as a Senior Advisor - and he’ll reportedly also be staying on at Sky Sports.Sauber is likely to continue their partnership with Ferrari - but they may not retain the Alfa Romeo brand past 2021.Red Bull wants a freeze in engine development - but it’s not an ultimatum.Ferrari is holding a private test this week…Carlos Sainz hopes he’s as friendly with Charles Leclerc as he is with Lando Norris.F1 will be flexible with the calendar this

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 219

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/01/18

This week we have yet another driver who has tested positive for Covid-19.It’s confirmed, Winter Testing is being moved from Barcelona to Bahrain with the 3 day test occurring over a weekend.Also confirmed - the Australian GP has been postponed and F1 will be returning to Imola in 2021.Despite signing a 5 year deal with F1 - the future of the race formerly known as the Brazilian GP is now in doubt due to a legal challenge over the contract.F1 is denying the reports that the 2021 street races are all

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 218

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/01/12

This week we start with no news - we have no news on Lewis Hamilton’s contract.Lando Norris has tested positive for Covid-19 while on vacation in Dubai.Williams will be using Mercedes gearboxes for 2021.Lance Stroll has turned in his self-review for 2020.Aston Martin F1 has a title sponsor - and it’s not BWT.We don’t know when winter testing will be yet, the Australian Grand Prix is likely going to be postponed and the Chinese Grand Prix is requesting a postponement.If you didn’t like races starting

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 217

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2021/01/05

New Year - Same Show…Sir Frank Williams has been released from Hospital and is recovering at home now - and now you know all we know.Romain Grosjean says his hands are getting better and he’s stared sim racing.Lewis Hamilton is getting knighted - the third F1 World Champion to be honored with a knighthood.Helmet Marko was talking tot he press…Haas has re-affirmed their driver lineup and re-affirmed their commitment to the course of becoming the most reviled team on the grid.

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 216

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/12/23

We did a show- again! Late, but we did a show!We started off with stuff from the “Lost Episode” - how Mercedes screwed up their Sakhir GP pit stops and what we think of Nikita Mazepin and his associated drama.Dmetri Mazepin lost his lawsuit against the sale of Force India to Racing Point.Bob Fernley has a new job.Why is Abu Dhabi a boring race - maybe it’s the corners?Alpha Tauri has a new driver - and so does Red Bull.Mercedes AMG F1 has made changes to it’s ownership structure.Ferrari is the first

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 215

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/12/16

This is not the show we had planned on bringing you this week. More than that, we planned on having a show a day earlier. Instead due to computer problems you won’t get to hear the great show we originally recorded and instead you get this one.

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 214

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/12/02

This week there’s just one topic - safety and Sunday’s incident.F1’s come a long way over it’s history, it wasn’t very long ago when an incident like we saw this past on Sunday would have been fatal. Instead we had a driver walk away from one of the worst incidents in F1 in over 20 years.

The Bloke And A Bird Show Episode 213

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/11/18

Unsurprisingly Formula 1’s new king, is the same one it’s been for the last several years as Lewis Hamilton continues to be a class unto himself.UK Channel 4’s F1 commentator Ben Edwards is stepping down at the end of the season. Americans may not recognize the name, but if you watch Netflix’s Drive To Survive you’ve heard the voice.Covid=19 has hit WilliamsThe Provisional 2021 calendar has been announced - and we have trouble recapping it.There are some changes coming in 2021 - not a lot but a

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 212

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/11/11

A show! Two weeks in a row! We know you’re impressed…Breaking news as we record - the Vietnamese GP is not going to be featured on the 2021 calendar - and neither will Miami.Formula is officially going to Saudi Arabia - and we question what “We Race As One” really means.Fans will not be present for the upcoming races in Bahrain.Max Verstappen’s tire failure last weekend was instantaneous.Valtteri Bottas is upset that debris wasn’t cleaned off the track last weekend.Teams aren’t allowed to use 3D

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 211

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/11/03

Once again we entered a weekend with every intention of recording a show and by the time we got to the end of the weekend we discovered we ran out of time to record. But we did a show this week!Hey remember when Racing Point told us that Lance Stroll didn’t have Covid-19… Yeah, turns out he did have Covid-19 and many in the F1 community are not amused, particularly McLaren’s Zak Brown.There’s a new lockdown coming to the UK, however the teams do not believe that it will impact the final races of the

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 210

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/10/20

So we didn’t see all of the Eifel Grand Prix last week because we were hoarding races on our DVR…Chase Carey says that tradition shouldn’t keep F1 from embracing reverse grids.Is Haas on the verge of becoming Ferrari’s battered wife?Mercedes stopped developing their 2020 car “a long time ago” and they won’t be supplying Red Bull or Alpha Tauri with engines next year.Red Bull admits that they are considering taking over Honda’s engine program - especially because Red Bull and Alpha Tauri will not run

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 209

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/10/06

We start the show with an “aspirational calendar”IndyCar has revealed their “aspirational calendar” for 2021 - with a few notable changes, like the loss of COTA from the calendar.Liberty Media has bought a stake in an IndyCar team.Turns out, Mercedes wasn’t completely surprised by Lewis Hamilton’s penalties last weekend.Honda is leaving F1 again… But they’re staying in IndyCar.Red Bull and Alpha Tauri say that they’re staying in F1 even though Honda is leaving - but the question is what next?There

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 208

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/09/29

After a week away we’re back - and Sochi once again did not fail to delivery a boring race.Chase Carey is leaving Formula Management and will be replaced as President and CEO by Stefano Dominicali - and the teams are ok with that decision.None of the drivers want reverse grid races…But the teams (and at least some drivers) are interested in the idea of bringing new (old) tracks back into the calendar.Romain Grosjean is making plans if he loses his seat at Haas - and Haas says that they’re not sure

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 207

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/09/16

Two weeks in a row we did a show… Sadly we won’t make it three in a row…It was another busy week, and first off one of us was wrong… As Sebastian Vettel is indeed going to Aston Martin for 2021. Sergio Perez says that he didn’t know this was coming until it happened, and Otmar Szafnauer says that there wasn’t a chance that Lance Stroll was going to be replaced - and no not because his father owns the team… For those of you keeping track (which is absolutely no one) Lawrence Stroll has not only

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 206

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/09/07

We weren’t planning to be off for two weeks - one week yes, but not two.While we were gone we visited Road America - didn’t see any racing but we did visit the track and we were really impressed.Williams has been sold, and the Williams family has announced that they have stepped down from the team. While some see all of this as positive developments and the sign of a bright future for them - some of us aren’t quite sure this is as positive as it seems.Less downforce is coming for 2021.We call out

The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 205

The Bloke and A Bird Show ·

2020/08/18

We’re late this week - but lets face it this year’s Spanish Grand Prix wasn’t very exciting… What did happen this last week: Toto Wolff say Mercedes is now ready to sign the new Concorde Agreement - and might be looking for a new role with Mercedes for next year. Sergio Perez might have caught Covid-19 from a private chef. F1 will be reviewing the rules around radio messages on the formation lap. The FIA is going to introduce new restrictions around engine modes. F1 and the FIA are going to

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