F1 Isn't Real
It's a dark time for Formula 1. Max Verstappen is dominating the sport, race viewership is slipping and motorsports fans, new and old are vying for something to latch onto in this trying time. After more then 80 episodes, it's time for a change: on the F1 Isn't Real Podcast, we aren't holding back. This is Formula 1 analysis for the bold; no one is free from scutiny. Are you ready? Join me, Ben Wevill every Monday. Listen Right Now.
Episodes
April 16, 2024 • 38 mins
The Chinese Grand Prix returns after a half-decade-COVID-induced hiatus! On this opinionated episode of F1 Isn't Real, Amesh and I discuss the economic consequences of China's return to the calendar - not to mention the stuff that really matters, the quality of the racing itself. Have Alpine sold their souls, is Aston Martin on the rise, and which F1 podcast is the best? At F1 Isn't Real, we answer all of your burning queries.
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April 8, 2024 • 39 mins
After a brisk Easter hiatus, Amesh and I are back - with a vengeance. In this week's episode, Amesh and I pour some alcohol in the Williams-funded fire, smugly toasting our marshmallows over the soon-defunct career of yet another paid driver. Join us as we recommence the GOAT debate in the sport of F1, and muse with us over the possibilities and probabilities of Hamilton's Ferrari stint. All this and more in this week's episode of ...
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March 25, 2024 • 39 mins
Just when you thought that our sport was lost forever - just when you started making plans for hibernation to avoid the Verstappen vortex - F1 IS BACK! ... ? In a weekend of deceit, dangerous driving and deranged team decisions, one may rose from the flaming tumbleweed. The recently de-organed Carlos Sainz took a lifeline F1 victory in the sport's fight to survive the cutthroat conflict for relevancy in the modern sporting landscap...
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March 18, 2024 • 38 mins
If you thought '2025 Driver Lineup Predictions' couldn't get worse, look no further than the F1 Isn't Real choices. Amesh and I rustle up controversy once again with the most outlandish and bamboozling selections, defying contract agreements and sending off the likes of Bottas and Magnussen to premature retirement. We live life on the edge.
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March 14, 2024 • 37 mins
What a display from the young Brit, Bearman! The F2 star secured 7th place on Saturday's Saudi GP after jumping into the Ferrari with less than a day's notice. Is he the future of Ferrari, or yet another one-hit wonderkid? Amesh and I also muse over the concept of an Alonso to Red Bull alternate universe, as well as the Piastri-Hamilton mega-tussle. All this and more in a fashionably late edition of F1 Isn't Real.
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March 4, 2024 • 38 mins
This week, joined once again by Amesh (V1,) we digest the initial weekend of racing for the 2024 F1 season, at sun-parched Bahrain. In this episode, packed with detours and tangents, Amesh and I discuss the probability of the wildest driver rumours. Is Max off to Mercedes? Could Piastri take his place? On the racing front, we deliberate over the dismal Alpine decline and the 'contract termination effect' (the best form of CTE) on S...
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February 26, 2024 • 36 mins
This week, I am joined on the pod by my good friend Amesh, McLaren superfan and Physics psychic. Together, we unpack all of the major 2024 Testing plot points. Are Red Bull unstoppable? Are McLaren holding their cards close to the vest? Why are the new team names so weird? All that and more on this week's blockbuster pod to start the new season.
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November 21, 2023 • 10 mins
How odd can an F1 Race Weekend get? In typical Las Vegas style, the whole thing felt like a fever dream. This may be the only episode I've ever made that is 20% racing and 80% complaining. F1 Isn't Real sphere ad space incoming 2024...
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October 30, 2023 • 15 mins
Frustrated Fans and Comical Comments; Checo Perez vs the world; the tortilla sombrero that is Aston Martin continues to crumble. All this and more on the pilot of F1 Isn't Real: it's way darker this time...
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August 6, 2023 • 28 mins
My review of yet another dominant Grand Prix victory for Max Verstappen + the rise of Oscar Piatri + the Alpine leadership reshuffle.
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January 4, 2023 • 7 mins
This week, I recap all of the livery reveal news, with the announcement of three teams' 2023 challenger's release. Listen to find out the dates and details.
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December 29, 2022 • 28 mins
This week, I unpack the astounding career of Sebastian Vettel, four time F1 World Champion, who announed his retirement from the sport this July. Seb saw ups and downs, but the spark that has been with him since day 1 has always maintained.
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December 22, 2022 • 20 mins
This week, I summarise all of the key news points over the past month in F1, including the turbulent month of December for Team Principals throughout the sport, the latest moves in the reserve driver market, and the FIA's clampdown on 'political messages' - have they shot themsleves in the foot again? Listen to find out.
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November 8, 2022 • 7 mins
This week, I discuss Pierre Gasly's flirt with a race ban, the next steps for Stoffel Vandoorne, and the latest on Lewis Hamilton's contract
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October 31, 2022 • 22 mins
Can Checo take victory for the first time at his home Grand Prix, or will his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen predictably spoil the party
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October 24, 2022 • 34 mins
2005 US Grand Prix Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl2n6FjuyPI
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October 11, 2022 • 28 mins
Max Verstappen secures his 2nd World Championship title in the most contentious of manners...since last season, that is.
Detailed analysis of the Nyck De Vries move to Alpha Tauri: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NzCDPneyuAMC8kfLrOc0U?si=07468a613ed040bc
Cost Cap discussion: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pYjyMomKqqDTGfbIQcpf9?si=0d7000d5c7b849b1
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Detailed analysis of the Nyck De Vries move to Alpha Tauri: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NzCDPneyuAMC8kfLrOc0U?si=07468a613ed040bc
Cost Cap discussion: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pYjyMomKqqDTGfbIQcpf9?si=0d7000d5c7b849b1
Listen to the Podcast on a variety of streaming platforms:
Spotify: https://open.s...
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October 3, 2022 • 27 mins
F1 returns to Marina Bay after 2 seasons of absence, and Max Verstappen has the chance to take the 2022 World Championship here. However, it's a mathematical long shot.
Listen to the Podcast on a variety of streaming platforms:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wl1QhIo1eKUAJ1oDqNWOO?si=rgdC5-VcSqWSIS1_Hl1eDg
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9H6HnfQos9sirDZpyKGpfQ/videos
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/...
Listen to the Podcast on a variety of streaming platforms:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wl1QhIo1eKUAJ1oDqNWOO?si=rgdC5-VcSqWSIS1_Hl1eDg
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9H6HnfQos9sirDZpyKGpfQ/videos
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