Best The Classic Lifts Media Podcasts (2024)

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Interview: Kilos Against Cancer | Adler Edwards 43:38

3d ago43:38

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Send us a text Adler Edwards is the owner and founder of Kilos Against Cancer. Kilos Against Cancer donates to the people and families affected by cancer. Listen to his story and vision for Kilos Against Cancer in this inspiring episode. You can donate at his website linked below or reach out via website or Instagram. https://kilosagainstcancer.org…

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The pros and cons of Renault ending its F1 engine programme 57:14

7d ago57:14

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On this episode of the pod, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss the news that Renault's Formula 1 engine programme will cease ahead of Alpine's expected move to customer Mercedes power from 2026. They discuss why Renault is making this move (and why now), and the potential positives and negatives that such a move m…

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Jr Worlds | Wine and Weightlifting 36:22

11d ago36:22

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Send us a text My lovely wife and I have a fun discussion about the USAW performance at JR Worlds over a couple glasses of wine! Support the showBy The Classic Lifts Media

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Interview: Danny Camargo 59:11

17d ago59:11

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Send us a text Senior International Coach Danny Camargo comes on the podcast to discuss his journey from athlete to coach, USAW, and his coaching philosophy Support the showBy The Classic Lifts Media

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LSUS: Sean Hutchinson - University Worlds Silver Medalist and American Open Champion 58:07

18d ago58:07

58:07

Send us a text Sean Hutchinson is a Florida Elite Team Member, LSUS alumnus, elite 61kg weightlifter, and my good friend. Sean comes on the podcast to discuss his National Championships curse, LSUS, his goals as a elite masters lifter, the phenomenon prestigious featherweight lifters from our small town in Florida, and much more. Support the show…

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Why current rules have sparked a windtunnel arms race 51:11

21d ago51:11

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Computer simulation technology may have come on in leaps and bounds in recent years, but the windtunnel still remains an essential and hugely important tool in an F1 team's development arsenal. McLaren have recently invested significant money in a windtunnel overhaul, and Aston Martin's brand new windtunnel facility - set to be fully functional ear…

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LSUS: Aaron Adams - 3x National Champion and LSUS Collegiate Coach 56:23

25d ago56:23

56:23

Send us a text Aaron Adams comes on The Classic Lifts to discuss his time as an athlete, the glory days of LSUS, his role at LSUS as a professor and collegiate team coach, the upcoming Tyr weightlifting shoes, and more. LSUS Weightlifting Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lsusweightlifting/ Support the show…

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Interview: Travis Cooper 58:22

1M ago58:22

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Send us a text 7x National Champion and international team member, Travis Cooper, comes on the podcast to discuss his weightlifting career as an athlete, being the New England WSO President, and the mindset of champion. Travis Cooper's podcast - The Weightlifting Scoop on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weightlifting-scoop-…

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Interview: Gabe Chhum 36:42

1M ago36:42

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Send us a text Gabe Chhum is a multi-time USAW team member and Jr World Champion. We discuss his journey from football to elite lifter, competing at Sr Worlds his first year of weightlifting, and his favorite lifters of all time. Support the showBy The Classic Lifts Media

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Weightlifting Conversations: AO2, Paris Olympics, Mattie Rogers, and more 50:37

1M ago50:37

50:37

Send us a text Coach Ben comes on to discuss AO2, Paris Olympics, Mattie rogers, and more. Support the showBy The Classic Lifts Media

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Interview: Jonathan Garcia - Jr Worlds Team member turned World Record Powerlifter 1:08:27

1M ago1:08:27

1:08:27

Send us a text Jonathan Garcia was an elite national lifter working his way onto the international stage, representing the US at the 2008 JR World Championship before life events forced him to step away from the barbell. Jonathan discovers powerlifting later in life and becomes one of the most elite powerlifters the world has ever seen. Find Jonath…

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Explaining Red Bull's decline + F1's latest flexi wing controversy 1:03:26

1M ago1:03:26

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On this episode of the pod, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson dig into two of the big technical talking points from the Italian Grand Prix in Monza: Red Bull's sharp decline in form, and fresh concerns - from Red Bull and Ferrari - about the flexibility of the front wing used by Formula 1 pacesetter McLaren. After those …

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Revealing F1's battery technology battleground 1:13:47

2M ago1:13:47

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On this week's episode, we're diving into the world of battery technology. The 2026 engine regs have placed a greater emphasis than ever before on battery power, and with the help of Gavin White and Kieran O'Regan, the co-founders of About:Energy, a company that provides world-leading expertise in battery testing and software, we'll explain where t…

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Lifting the lid on F1 helmet technology 1:21:19

2M ago1:21:19

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On this episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, we lift the lid on F1 helmet technology, as host Edd Straw chats to Stephane Cohen, CEO of Bell Helmets, the brand used by 13 of 20 drivers on the F1 grid. They discuss how F1 helmets have developed in recent years in terms of both design and materials used, and explain why helmets are akin to shoes. Before…

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Will Red Bull's latest upgrades be enough to counter McLaren's growing strength? 49:56

3M ago49:56

49:56

On this episode, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson turn the spotlight on Red Bull, after the world champion team introduced new upgrades at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Gary gives his thoughts on Red Bull's 'mix and match' approach to bodywork at each circuit, and discusses whether these updates will help Red Bull stem the …

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What's going wrong at Ferrari? 1:01:55

3M ago1:01:55

1:01:55

Edd and Gary are back, fresh from their trip to the British Grand Prix, where they got the chance to take a close look at the cars on track. As ever, Gary made some shrewd observations, which he reports back on in the first part of the podcast. Then, for our main topic, Edd and Gary turn the spotlight on Ferrari, after another troubling weekend whe…

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Unpicking the strengths and weaknesses of F1’s ‘Big 4’ teams 51:32

4M ago51:32

51:32

As the fight at the front gets ever closer, The Race F1 Tech Show takes an in-depth look at the relative strengths and weaknesses of F1’s current big four teams. With Gary Anderson away on holiday, host Edd Straw is joined by another man with a penchant for all things technical: Mark Hughes. Together he and Edd take a team-by-team look at Red Bull,…

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Why F1's 2026 rule changes could backfire 56:20

4M ago56:20

56:20

F1 is heading for major rule changes on both the power unit and chassis sides in 2026, but with the battle at the front getting closer and performance in general converging, are these technical tweaks that the sport could do without? That's one of the questions debated by host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson on this episode…

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Inside F1’s development war - and why it's getting closer at the front 59:41

5M ago59:41

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On this episode, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson look back on Imola and ahead to Monaco, as they discuss the latest phase in F1’s increasingly intriguing development war. First, Edd and Gary discuss Red Bull’s difficult weekend in Imola, and whether that, combined with other teams’ gains, hints at the world champion te…

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McLaren's race-winning upgrades + What should Newey do next? 55:28

5M ago55:28

55:28

On this episode, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss the upgrade package that helped Lando Norris and McLaren snap Max Verstappen and Red Bull's stranglehold on the Miami Grand Prix. They look at what McLaren changed, how it has helped the team, and whether this means McLaren will be able to fight at every kind of …

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Analysing how the teams responded to the new sprint race rules 53:06

6M ago53:06

53:06

On this episode, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson look back on the Chinese Grand Prix, and in particular how the teams responded to the new-for-2024 sprint weekend format and revised parc ferme rules. After that, Gary answers a bumper selection of questions from listeners, including ones on the real impact of front wing…

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BONUS: Discover the technology of autonomous racing with A2RL 47:54

6M ago47:54

47:54

On a special bonus episode of the pod, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson chat to Dr Tom McCarthy, executive director of ASPIRE and a key figure behind the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League aka A2RL. This pioneering autonomous racing series is new for 2024 and pitches eight teams against one another in modified Super For…

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Red Bull's latest upgrades, plus the cost of Williams crash-strewn start 1:13:47

6M ago1:13:47

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Host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson cover a lot of ground on the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, starting with a look at Mercedes' latest struggles, before moving onto an analysis of Red Bull's latest upgrades and why cooling has become such an important factor in this era of F1. After that, we hear from Williams …

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Williams' production problems - what's going on and how do they fix it? 1:02:41

7M ago1:02:41

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One of the big stories of the Australian Grand Prix weekend was Williams only being able to field one car in the race after Alex Albon tore a hole in one of its two monocoques with a crash on Friday. He was then given Logan Sargeant’s monocoque for Saturday and Sunday, finishing 11th. But how did a team like Williams find themselves in such a posit…

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New concept, same struggles - How worried should Mercedes be? 52:23

7M ago52:23

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After two seasons of struggles, Mercedes abandoned its old car philosophy for something new in 2024. But although the W15 has shown flashes of speed, there were worrying signs in Saudi Arabia that the new machine is suffering from an affliction that has haunted the team since the start of the current ground effect era: Porpoising. On this episode o…

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The amazing tech that allowed Red Bull to go aggressive in 2024 1:00:17

8M ago1:00:17

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The Race F1 Tech Show is back, and for our first show of 2024 we have something very special. Oracle Red Bull Racing's 2024 car - the RB20 - has been talk of the F1 paddock ever since the world champions rolled it out at pre-season testing and revealed a surprising (and some might say radical) new design direction. On this episode, host Edd Straw a…

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Introducing… The Race F1 Briefing 3:41

8M ago3:41

3:41

The Race F1 Tech Show will be returning with a new series very soon, but before then we wanted to let you know about a new podcast from The Race. With so much going on in Formula 1 these days, it's not always easy to keep your fingers on the pulse of all the big talking points. Introducing The Race F1 Briefing, designed specifically to provide an o…

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2023 in review: Where Red Bull's rivals failed - and what they need to fix 56:23

10M ago56:23

56:23

After focusing on Red Bull in the first of our season review episodes, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson turn their attention to the rest of the field on the final show of the year. They discuss who did the better job out of Mercedes and Ferrari, which is best placed to challenge Red Bull in 2024, and what performance el…

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2023 in review: Is the Red Bull RB19 the best F1 car of the modern era? 57:21

11M ago57:21

57:21

With the end of the season just around the corner, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson present part one of our technical review of 2023, which deals with Red Bull's all-conquering RB19 - undoubtedly the car of the season, but should it be regarded as the best of the modern era? We debate that question, assess its various s…

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FOCUS ON: Ambiguous statistics + Tackling track limits 48:30

11M ago48:30

48:30

Host Tim Silvey is joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this episode, Sean gives us a deep dive on ambiguous statistics, after Max Verstappen's run of dominance led to stati…

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Why are so many teams suffering big performance swings from race to race? 1:07:27

11M ago1:07:27

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The latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show takes an in-depth look at the key technical talking points from the Brazilian Grand Prix. Host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson begin by taking a look at Fernando Alonso’s extraordinary defence (and then attack) of Sergio Perez’s Red Bull, and the way the Spanish veteran used all t…

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Explaining Austin’s ‘plank’ drama & Mercedes’ important upgrades 50:09

12M ago50:09

50:09

On this week's show host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson dive straight into the topic of those dramatic disqualifications to Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in the US Grand Prix. Gary explains how each car came to have excessive wear to the planks on the car's underfloor, why the plank is there in the…

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FOCUS ON: How Sprint races have led to set-up errors + Hybrid dominance 44:33

12M ago44:33

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Andretti and the tech challenge of starting a new F1 team from scratch 1:03:17

1y ago1:03:17

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On this episode, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson dive into the subject of Andretti's bid to get a team onto the F1 grid, looking specifically at the technical challenges that they'll face if granted the final green light. Having been heavily involved in starting the Jordan F1 project from scratch in 1991, Gary is well …

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Will anyone catch Red Bull + your questions answered 59:09

1y ago59:09

59:09

Can anyone catch Red Bull? That’s the question everyone is asking in F1 and as it’s long been clear that won’t happen this year, what about in 2024? With McLaren on form at Suzuka, Mercedes struggling and Ferrari the only team other than Red Bull to win this year, it’s far from clear which will be best-placed next season. Gary discusses the Mercede…

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FOCUS ON: Winning at the slowest possible speed + The stats behind sudden slumps 44:57

1y ago44:57

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Host Tim Silvey is joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this episode, Alex explains the rationale behind the old motor racing adage, of trying to win a race at the slowest p…

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Why F1's latest flexi wing clampdown matters 55:45

1y ago55:45

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Flexible bodywork: It's been a big talking point in F1 for years, with the rules technically outlawing it, but the teams forever drawn towards exploiting 'aeroelasticity' for performance gain. On this week's episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson dig into the subject, ahead of the new technic…

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FOCUS ON: F1's complicated relationship with dominance AND team orders 52:49

1y ago52:49

52:49

Host Tim Silvey is joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this episode, Sean digs into the stats to discuss F1's sometimes complicated relationship with dominance, where highl…

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How 3D printing has taken over F1 1:12:47

1y ago1:12:47

1:12:47

When 3D printing technology started to creep into F1 in the late 1980s, nobody would have foreseen how widespread its use would become. Host Edd Straw is joined by Matt Jones from Stratasys, who tells us all about how additive manufacturing is used in F1 today and how much the technology has evolved over the years. It might surprise you to hear jus…

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The secrets of F1 simulators 1:02:58

1y ago1:02:58

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On this week’s episode of The Race F1 Tech Show we’re taking a deep dive into the world of F1 simulators. We’ll hear from Kia Cammaerts, the founder and technical director of Ansible Motion, providers of the kind of high-fidelity Driver-in-the-Loop (DIL) simulation tools used by F1 teams. He tells us how the technology has developed and evolved, ho…

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Spray guards, Red Bull's record run, and untangling the chasing pack 48:07

1y ago48:07

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On this week's show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson jump into discussing several technical matters of the moment, including the FIA's recent 'spray guard' trial, which aims to use clip on attachments to improve visibility in wet weather racing. Gary gives his thoughts on the design, and suggests a possible improvement…

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FOCUS ON: Early title wins + The psychology of mid-season driver swaps 43:19

1y ago43:19

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Host Tim Silvey is joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this episode, Alex discusses mid-season driver swaps, and in particular how it affects the person behind the wheel wh…

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McLaren’s revival, trackside observations, and inside Aston's new factory 55:28

1+ y ago55:28

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Having had the chance to watch cars on track together at Silverstone, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson open this week’s podcast with some eye-opening observations about this year’s pack. They then get into the big topic of the British Grand Prix weekend - McLaren’s upgrades and subsequent jump in performance. They discu…

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FOCUS ON: The politics of upgrades & the stat F1 got wrong 42:29

1+ y ago42:29

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Host Tim Silvey is joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this episode, Sean explains why F1 stats aren't always what they seem to be as he reveals how an oft-mentioned histor…

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Why Williams slipped back - and how to make them competitive again 1:00:43

1+ y ago1:00:43

1:00:43

On this week's show host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson shine a spotlight on Williams, a team that once were perennial championship winners, but have spent the last decade struggling for competitiveness at the wrong end of the grid. Gary explains where Williams have gone wrong in recent times and details the steps he think…

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FOCUS ON: Secrets of race management + Max’s incredible streak 46:00

1+ y ago46:00

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Host Tim Silvey is joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this episode, Sean turns his statistical lens towards Max Verstappen's recent domination, and in particular the 224 c…

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Why hasn't Red Bull's cost cap penalty caused them more pain? 52:37

1+ y ago52:37

52:37

One of the biggest off-track stories of last season was Red Bull being hit with a 10% reduction of the aerodynamic testing allowance it was entitled to for the 2023 F1 campaign, for breaking the budget cap in 2021. Red Bull's rivals might have hoped that the punishment would slow them down, but if anything the world champions look even more dominan…

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FOCUS ON: The F1 driver's complicated relationship with Team Radio 40:49

1+ y ago40:49

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Host Tim Silvey is joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this episode, after some spicy exchanges over the airwaves in Spain, Alex goes deep on the subject of team radio. He …

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Mercedes' upgrade package - what have they changed and will it work? 55:48

1+ y ago55:48

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This year's Monaco Grand Prix had a bigger technical focus than ever, with Mercedes running its much-anticipated upgrade package for the first time. On this episode of the pod, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson take a close look at what changes Mercedes have made to the W14, the intension of these changes, and whether th…

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FOCUS ON: Pressure-related burnout & Weather-disrupted events 40:45

1+ y ago40:45

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Host Tim Silvey is joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this episode, after the sad cancellation of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix due to terrible floods in the area, Sean ta…

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