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From the Paddock is your go-to Formula 1 podcast for everything happening on and off the grid. Hop in with Alex and Lydia as they cover analysis of race weekends, breaking news, alongside discussions on driver performances, team strategies, and championship storylines. Beyond the racing, Alex and Lydia dive into the culture of F1 to cover driver lifestyles, paddock dynamics, and the moments that keep fans talking between races. With a mix of insight, humor, and honest opinions, From the Paddock keeps you fully up to speed with the world of motorsport. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to Formula 1, this is your inside line to the circuit.

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  • #9
    May 21 · 32 min

    Christian Horner BYD F1 Team Meetings Raise Serious Questions

    Christian Horner has reportedly held a series of meetings with Chinese EV giant BYD — including with their vice president Stella Li at the Cannes Film Festival. BYD want to enter F1, either as a brand new 12th team or via a stake in Alpine. Hosts Alex and Lydia get into why this story is controversial on three levels — the geopolitics, the EV-versus-V8 contradiction, and the Ron Dennis parallel from 2016. We also take a step back from the silly-season noise and get into why Montreal is genuinely one of the best weekends on the calendar. The track's Expo 67 origin story, the Wall of Champions, the Gilles Villeneuve legacy, the bagel war, Schwartz's smoked meat, and what's been overhauled at the venue after the 2024 paddock flooding fiasco. And finally it is the Canadian GP Preview Round 5, Sprint weekend at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Mercedes are bringing their first major upgrade package of the year, McLaren are arriving on the back of a Miami sprint win and a double podium, and Ferrari have more upgrades coming after their Miami package. We walk through what to watch, where Russell stands with his championship lead now 20 points behind Antonelli, and lock in predictions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • #8
    May 17 · 24 min

    McLaren Letter Could Put Red Bull’s Billion-Dollar F1 Team in Jeopardy

    In this episode, Alex and Lydia take a look at McLaren team principal Zak Brown’s letter to the FIA arguing F1 should ban one company from owning two teams. The obvious target is Red Bull, but the more pressing one is Mercedes' rumoured Alpine move. They explore what the letter contained, Ben Sulayem's response, and what this could mean for the whole grid. Elsewhere, Alex and Lydia explore Verstappen's Nürburgring heartbreak. Max Verstappen led the Nürburgring 24 Hours for much of the race before a driveshaft failure with 3.5 hours to go ended his victory hopes. We recap the race, look at his odd run of GT3 bad luck this year, and ask what these weekends spent on the Nordschleife tell us about his future in F1. Finally, Fernando Alonso has just taken delivery of a one-of-one Pagani Zonda in Monaco — complete with a custom Recaro child seat matching his 2026 helmet design, made for his newborn son Leonardo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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