The Brakedown

2026 Miami GP: We are so back!

Williams in the top 10? No Aston DNF’s? Competitive Ferraris and McLarens? This must be the good place.  Join us this week on The Brakedown to discuss all the gritty details of the Miami Grand Prix. The regulation updates improved both qualifying and one-track racing, reducing harvesting and limiting battery power influence. Ferrari and McLaren both developed substantial updates throughout the month, and came in swinging against the still-mighty-but-slightly-less-so Mercedes. Link for F1 Article on Regulation Changes: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/refinements-to-2026-f1-regulations-agreed-by-all-stakeholders.1xA0TRau0DvyId6R7oZjFv Join our Fantasy League: https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07 [https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07] League Code: P3LXFCDFK07 Have thoughts to share? Find us on: Instagram: @brakedownpod Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod Email: thebrakedownpod@gmail.com See you next race! xx Dani and Lucy Sound Courtesy of music by audionautix.com F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

2026 Japan GP: So A Mercedes, A McLaren, and A Ferrari Walk Into A Bar…

Kimi Antonelli is leading the driver’s championship. That's right, the 19-year old Italian is making his country (and his team) proud! Not only that, the Japanese Grand Prix also gave us Oscar Piastri’s first race start of the season (Spoiler Alert: It's a podium finish too!). Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we discuss all the off-track news you might have missed - race cancellations, Adrian Newey and Johnathan Wheatley controversy, and changes to qualifying regulations. We’ll dissect the race itself and dive into Mercedes’ comeback (can you call it a comeback if they started on pole and fluffed the start?), as well as our rising stress levels from Ferrari, and seeing the unfortunate effect of this new energy-harvesting mode in the form of Ollie Bearman’s crash. Join our Fantasy League: https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07 [https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07] League Code: P3LXFCDFK07 Have thoughts to share? Find us on: Instagram: @brakedownpod Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod Email: thebrakedownpod@gmail.com See you next race! xx Dani and Lucy Sound Courtesy of music by audionautix.com F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

2026 China GP: Reliability? What Reliability?

I'm sorry, but SEVEN DNS/DNF’s*?!?!? It's a good thing we have an extra team on the grid this year or the remaining drivers might have started feeling lonely. As the true enemy of the season reveals itself (*cough cough* reliability), the Chinese Grand Prix saw some history-making results for Mercedes, some long-awaited rays of hope for the team in Rosso Corsa, and some unfamiliar heartbreak for fans in Papaya. Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we discuss Antonelli’s first win, Hamilton and Leclerc finally getting to stretch their racing legs, and McLaren… absolutely losing the plot :(  *DNS: Did Not Start (driver did not start the race) *DNF: Did Not Finish (driver did not finish all laps of the race) Join our Fantasy League: https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07 [https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07] League Code: P3LXFCDFK07 Have thoughts to share? Find us on: Instagram: @brakedownpod Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod Email: thebrakedownpod@gmail.com See you next race! xx Dani and Lucy Sound Courtesy of music by audionautix.com F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

2026 Australian GP: New Regs, New Problems

Number of kangaroos seen during the race: 0. Number of Oscar Piastris seen during the race: 0. That's right, the Australian Grand Prix saw its only home-race driver crash out before things even got started. We also saw a refreshed Mercedes team, who clearly aced these new regulations, if a front-row lockout and 1-2 finish are any indication. Speaking of regulations, this was also our first look at the kind of racing we can expect to see over the next five years. With boost, overtake, and battery management all major talking points for the season, Join us as we chat all this and more on this episode of The Brakedown! Join our Fantasy League (a week late because technical difficulties OOPS): https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07 [https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07] League Code: P3LXFCDFK07 Have thoughts to share? Find us on: Instagram: @brakedownpod Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod Email: thebrakedownpod@gmail.com See you next race! xx Dani and Lucy Sound Courtesy of music by audionautix.com F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

2026 A DTS Review and Whats to Come

Liveries, testing, and Drive to Survive - Formula 1 is back in town, folks! Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we review the latest DtS season and join in on the pre-season speculation. We’ll go over our Better/Worse/Same team predictions, discuss the merits of Netflix's behind-the-scenes content, and of course do a quick-fire review of this year’s liveries. Keep an eye out on socials for our F1 Fantasy League, launching in time for the Australian Grand Prix! (I'm determined not to come in last this time! ~Lucy) Have thoughts to share? Find us on: Instagram: @brakedownpod Tiktok: @thebrakedownpod Email: thebrakedownpod@gmail.com See you next race! xx Dani and Lucy Sound Courtesy of music by audionautix.com F1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.