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Chase Elliot joins the show to talk about 2023, Bristol pavement versus dirt, the playoffs, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We preview all the racing this weekend: Indycar, Nascar, F1, and IMSA are all in action!
None of the following is true: Buckle up, racing fans, because in this heartwarming episode of "Pit Lane Parley," we're diving headfirst into a different kind of race – a race for love! Join us as we explore the extraordinary love story that has unfolded both on and off the racetrack, reminding us that passion and dedication come in many forms. In this special episode, we'll take you behind the scenes of the high-speed world of motorsports to reveal the intimate and touching journey of two individuals whose lives revolve around the sport they adore. From the roar of the engines to the pulsating energy of the pit lane, their story is a testament to the power of shared dreams and common goals. Discover how these two souls found each other in the midst of the exhilarating chaos of race days and car setups. Hear firsthand accounts of chance encounters at the track, electrifying victories that set their hearts racing, and the challenges they faced as they navigated the demanding schedules that come with a life dedicated to the sport. But it's not just about the racetrack. "Pit Lane Parley" delves into the personal side of this love story – the moments spent bonding over a mutual appreciation for the history and strategy of motorsports, the quiet evenings reflecting on the day's events, and the unwavering support they provide each other through every twist and turn. Join us as we celebrate the power of passion, unity, and connection, all through the lens of a motorsports love story that reminds us that the most exhilarating race of all is the one that's run side by side with the one you love. So grab your headphones and get ready for a heartwarming and inspiring episode that proves love, much like racing, is all about the journey. Tune in to "Pit Lane Parley: A Love Story about NASCAR" and experience the romance, the speed, and the unbreakable bond that fuels this incredible relationship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Malukas is back in the cohost chair answering all of our questions this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Recapping Nashville
Indycar News
F1 News
A little NASCAR talk
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After his best Indy NXT result to date in Nashville, James Roe joins Host and Frenchy to talk about his season, Indy Nxt @ Andretti, classic cars, and his career! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ericsson
Palou
Rossi
Illot
Lundqvist
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give a nickname for fans of the show
Newgarden/Iowa
Silly Season
F1 discussion
Spa predictions
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USF Juniors champion and USF2000 rookie, Mac Clark joins the show to talk his racing career, some indycar, our cooking skills, music, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kyle Larson, NASCAR star, joins the show!
His thoughts on his incident with Denny Hamlin
2023 Nascar safety
What other car does he want to drive?
A good Spotify playlist
&More
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Before this weekends NASCAR race at Pocono, todd gilliland joins host and frenchy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SO MUCH RACING ALL WEEKEND
Reviewing Toronto and Lungaard's first win
Previewing Iowa + Hungary
Host is going to all the race tracks this weekend
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Newgarden
Palou
Ericsson
O'Ward
Herta
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F1 was at Silverstone
Daniel Ricciardo is back
Other F1 News
Tom Blomqvist makes his indycar debut in Toronto
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Sarah and Taylor Hagler talked before this weekends action at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nascar returns to Atlanta on Sunday night at 7pm on USA
We talk Mid Ohio
Palou has the championship?
Blue flags
Chicago NASCAR
Formula 1 recap from Austria
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Ahead of today's race at Mid Ohio, we sit down with Pato and talk about the 2023 season, the weekend at Mid Ohio, and some other 2023 indycar items! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this exhilarating episode of "The Fast Lane Chronicles," we dive into the captivating world of Formula 1 racing and explore why the Red Bull Ring has become an iconic destination for motorsport enthusiasts. Join us as we uncover the intriguing factors that make this racetrack an essential part of the Formula 1 calendar.
With its breathtaking setting nestled in the Styrian mountains of Austria, the Red Bull Ring offers a unique blend of history, speed, and technical challenges. We take you on a thrilling journey through time, tracing the circuit's origins back to its inaugural races in the 1960s, all the way to its modern-day incarnation as a state-of-the-art racing venue.
At the heart of the Red Bull Ring's allure lies its incredible layout. Formerly known as the Österreichring, the track was redesigned by renowned architect Hermann Tilke to meet the demands of modern Formula 1. The result? A fast and flowing circuit that demands precision and bravery from the drivers. From the exhilarating downhill run into the tight Turn 1 to the high-speed straights and the notorious sharp hairpin at Turn 2, the Red Bull Ring is a true test of skill and nerve.
But it's not just the track itself that makes the Red Bull Ring a favorite among drivers and fans alike. The stunning backdrop of the Styrian mountains creates a breathtaking panorama for spectators and adds an element of natural beauty to the racing experience. The Austrian hospitality and passionate fans who flock to the circuit also contribute to the vibrant atmosphere, turning the Red Bull Ring into a captivating cauldron of excitement and support.
In this episode, we also delve into the strategic aspects of why Formula 1 races at the Red Bull Ring. The circuit's relatively short lap length and high average speeds make for intense racing, often resulting in closely fought battles and dramatic overtakes. The importance of tire management and fuel strategy cannot be underestimated on this demanding track, adding an extra layer of intrigue to the competition.
So join us as we unravel the secrets of the Red Bull Ring, celebrating its role as a thrilling venue on the Formula 1 calendar. From its rich history and spectacular layout to its passionate fans and strategic challenges, this iconic circuit continues to captivate both drivers and enthusiasts alike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
co host Malukas is back! We discuss:
Pikes Peak
Mid Ohio
The first half of his sophomore indycar season
Music
Internet issues
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Tom Blomqvist joins the show for the second time this year! We talk:
Watkins Glen - traffic and what makes it tough
GTP cars this season
LeMans
Switching between cars and how difficult it can truly be.
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Formula 1 Recap from Montreal
Formula 1 news
Indycar Recap from Road America
Indycar news
Watkins GLEN for imsa!
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F1 news
Montreal Predictions
Road America Preview
2024 Indycar schedule changes?
Whose on the hot seat?
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Busy open wheel episode!
Recapping spain
Recapping detroit
Indycar/F1 News
Conor Daly out
Who should Andretti also be looking out for their F1 attempt, if it comes to fruition?
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Newgarden's victory
Pato v Ericsson
Kirkwood's tire
All of the other incidents
The defensive dragon "rule"
the red flags.
Detroit
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David Malukas is back in the co host chair this week! Not much going on so we talk about pit stop practices in the offseasons, tv shows, movies, thanksgiving food/ traditions, Takuma Sato, and more!
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Santino Ferrucci, recently signed to drive for AJ Foyt Racing in 2023, has joined the show to talk about how the last few years have shaped his career, some talk about Foyt and his new teammate, Benjamin Pedersen, and talking some NASCAR!
During the annual Chris Griffis Memorial test, we spoke with most of the participating drivers about many things.
That is the episode description this week.
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A great airbnb update at the beginning of the episode
Awards categories:
Best driver
Most disappointing driver
Biggest shock (driver result season or race)
Biggest shock (team, good or bad)
Best race
Worst race
Best decision (in race/ in season)
Worst decision (in race/ in season)
The super license award (who needs another year of Indy lights before moving up) *for fun
Favorite moment on track
Favorite moment off track
Most annoying story line that never went anywhere
Biggest road to Indy surprise (good or bad)
Non Indy lights champ most likely to get promoted
A championship we wont soon forget! For many reasons, a run down of this week:
Palou's domination
Will Power's the champ
Other contenders weekends
Laguna
AIRBNB HELL OH NO
Interview list:
David Malukas
Helio Castroneves
Conor Daly
Kyle Kirkwood
Linus Lundqvist
Nolan Siegel
Scott Dixon
Reviewing the previous race from Zaandvort and previewing Monza. Can we get an exciting F1 race again soon?
The 2022 INDYCAR season and the battle for the Astor Cup, all come down to one final weekend. For the 17th straight year, it comes down to the final race. Will Power, Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Scott Dixon, and Marcus Ericsson are all still eligible. Laguna Seca and its epic corkscrew turn (ever heard of "the pass" ? ) are on the line.
Also 2 indy lights races will see (likely) Linus Lundqivst and our friends at HMD Motorsports win their first Indy Lights championship!
What word would you use to describe the 2022 season?
Zaandvort adds DRS zones, plenty of F1 news. Wondering if this F1 season is a let down, and more this week! Verstappen dominated SPA, Hamilton and Alonso hate each other (just kidding, its all good now)
Piastri to mclaren after we recorded!
Portland preview, some INDYCAR news, predictions and more this week!
2 races to go in the 2022 IndyCar championship and there are still multiple possibilities for champion!
Indy Pro 2000 championship leader, Louis Foster joins Host in a special interview before he likely wins the championship this weekend in Portland! We talk his racing background, other sports he enjoys, the current season, and more!
So much news hit after Host and Frenchy recorded this week, we're back with a special episode. Sarah Levenson rejoins!
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Co-Host Malukas rejoins the podcast this week to talk a lot about his first IndyCar podium! Gateway, the rain delay, the final stint, and all of the emotion that came with it. We talk a little about the rest of the season & some Indy Lights/HMD talk!
Indy Lights championship favorite, Linus Lundqvist, rejoins the show to talk prior to this weekends race at WWT Raceway
His Indy lights season
Nashville
Last year's tire issues at Gateway
Looking ahead to Indycar?
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F1 summer break news and musings this week only! Return to racing next week!
Back to Gateway! A little bit of news (Helio and Lundgaard) before we talk a bit about this weekend!
200 lap race, what to expect
Predictions
Looking at results from the Gateway test
Is Frenchy's cereal take terrible?
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What a long, wild weekend. The track, the paddock, is quite an experience in Nashville. It was hot, multiple lightning delays.
Did you like the race? do you like nashville? share your thoughts on the weekend and about what we think, on social media!
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Kyffin Simpson, new to HMD as of last weekend, joins Frenchy and Host to talk about his racing career, this weekend in Nashville, and the Indy Lights season, his relationship with Ganassi, and more.
Mclaren, Piastri, Ricciardo, Williams, Albon, and more. Tired yet? Silly Season has kicked into overdrive mainly thanks to Zak Brown.
Oh yeah, we review the Hungarian Grand Prix, and yes, Ferrari bungles the strategy yet again.
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Rossi wins, Lundgaard with his first podium, and thankfully Josef Newgarden is back healthy! IMS road course was a great day! Nashville preview in the second half of the episode!
The weekend at France is done, and maybe for the final time, at Paul Ricard. Track limits didn't actually come into play much this weekend. Maybe thanks to Charles LeClerc and Ferrari throwing away more championship points.
WHY DOES MATTIA HAVE A DRIVE
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We are hoping Josef Newgarden feels better and recovers ASAP. Iowa was a great double header weekend, the track looked great, the stands were packed, it was an amazing event! After discussing Iowa, we talk some food because duh, and then touch briefly on the weekend at IMS ahead.
This weekend's HMD with PLP has Host sitting down with Christian Bogle to talk about his unique path to Indy Lights, how he got started in motorsports, and his love for video games!
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Christian Lundgaard
Alex Palou
Jack Harvey
Pato O'Ward
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Recapping Toronto
Felix vs Rossi
Kirkwood & Jimmie
Dixon ties Mario
Will Dixon catch AJ?
Iowa preview:
2 races, 2 different lengths = different strategies?
Managing the heat for a double header weekend
Only 1 practice
Predictions
Sarah Levenson rejoins! We talk:
Trivia
Colton Herta
Shameful F1 fans
Random F1 topics
Oh yeah, the sprint race and full race review from Austria
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A big episode, Hickey's last episode! We cut out an entire segment and added the Palou news, so you will notice Hickey is not on that piece. Then we discuss Colton Herta's McLaren test, the potential for TWENTY NINE CARS IN 2023, some other news, and wrap up with a Toronto preview as they head back to the track for the first time since 2019.
What a weekend at the Silverstone GP! Sainz victorious, ferrari screws LeClerc... the hamilton/perez/leclerc/alonso battle! Thankfully Zhou Guanyu is okay and good guy George Russell. Then its time to preview the sprint race and weekend in Austria!
Well, that was certainly the most chaotic mid ohio race, ever? Maybe not the outright best race (unless you're Scott McLaughlin, but wow, Andretti Autosport had themselves a difficult afternoon to say the least. Rest of the show:
Will Power's day & Team Penske
All the Andretti Drama
Predictions (Malukas won in his debut episode)
The other on track incidents
Foyt's unlucky day
McLaren/Rosenqvist news from last week
It's one of the best weekends on the F1 calendar! Silverstone! The home race for many teams
Preview, predictions, and what we expect
News RoundUp
Trivia!
It's David Malukas' first episode as co-host! We talk plenty of topics this week:
Testing
Food
Road to Indy News
Tatiana Calderon
Mid Ohio
& More!
Special guest host, Sarah Levenson, joins Frenchy and Host to recap the Montreal Formula 1 weekend. Topics this week:
Sarah's background in motorsports
Sarah's thoughts from being at the track in Montreal
The race itself
Checo and Mick mechnical woes
Max vs Sainz
Porpoising
Who had a good day, who didnt?
And more!
Sarah is the co-founder of Grid Clique and The Women of GP and HERE is her twitter page!
Guest co-host of the week for Indycar, Andy Merrick joins Host to give some 2022 IndyCar thoughts.
Best race?
Andy's social media graphic skills
The rookie class
How much fun the 2022 season has been
And more!
Talking with Flo Racing TV host, Media personality, podcaster, and all around awesome woman, Host and Haley Shanley sit down to talk her motorsports career
How did she get into motorsports as a kid?
Who did she look up to?
What are all the different roles she handles in the media world?
What racing does she cover?
Haley's website Haley's twitter Oval racing on ICE !
Indy Lights driver from Andretti Autosport, Christian Rasmussen, joins host for an interview!
How did he get started in racing?
Who did he look up to in racing growing up?
His friendship with Christian Lundgaard
The Road to Indy versus the European ladder series
The current Indy lights season
Guest host is Matt from, https://missedapexpodcast.com/
Well, Baku proved terrible for Ferrari powered cars. How detrimental to the overall season was it?
We talk some general F1 season thoughts like "Is this really Mick's rookie season?" and more.
We end with some montreal talk!
Have a lovely weekend of racing.
Big news! David Malukas is joining the team, once a month, you'll get to hear him as our IndyCar cohost.
Ericsson championship leader again
Ericsson v Palou
Devlin vs Will Power
Jimmie vs Tatiana?
Pato engine failure
Thoughts about the lovely weekend at Road America
A crazy indy lights moment
Global Racing Group with HMD Motorsport's Benjamin Pedersen joins the show (a second time because Host messed up the first recording)
Topics:
Road America thoughts
Qualifying
His racing background
Racing heroes
Will he test in IndyCar? 2023 plans?
How helpful is his friendship with Kyle Kirkwood
CHEESE!
The guys from Stick 2 F1 podcast join Frenchy and Host to talk:
Monaco
Baku
Colton Herta's F1 chances and abilities
Gaming
Driver surprises and disappointments
What a wild finale at Belle Isle
Strategies galore!
RLL rough patch continues
Will Power's Scott Dixon-esque season so far
The new Detroit lay out thoughts
Road America
Yellow flag likelihood
Predictions
Food around the track
PLP sponsoring a...
A quick episode as we recover from Indy 500 lack of rest
Monaco recap Who has over achieved and disappointed? Fantasy sleeper picks for Baku on grid rival
The 106th running of the Indy 500 is over...so how many days until number 107? Marcus Ericsson triumphs, Pato O'Ward comes close, and a strange rookie of the year award battle has emerged on twitter (because of course)
Tricky wind conditions with some warmer temperatures led to some scary incidents, (heal up quickly Callum Illot) then we discuss what teams did well, which ones struggled and what did double points do to the season standings?
Dixon's misfortune, but still set a new Indy 500 record too! What did everyone think of the race?
Well qualifying has come and gone and now its race weekend! But first, we take a look back on practice and qualifying weekend
SPEED
Relatively unscathed all weekend
SPEED
Scott Dixon's IMS Legacy
What team(s) are we worried about for race day?
Race preview
Enjoy!
As drivers got done their first qualifying attempts, drivers came over to the media bullpen for interviews. Because of timing, Tim May, Kevin Dejewski, and Jack Benyon also make appearances with their questions for some of the drivers!
Whose ready for the 106th running of the Indy 500?!?
F1 is in Spain, the circuit has some minor updates, but its largely the same. This isnt our favorite track on the calendar, but none the less, we talk about what we expect to see, predictions, Red Bull/Aston Martin drama, and more!
Fast friday chats with Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin and Graham Rahal. Enjoy and if you are the track this weekend please say hello to us! We have t shirts and stickers available.
Whose going to get the pole for the 106th Indianapolis 500?
*Yes there is a lot of noise from the 2 seaters in the background
With drivers losing a day of practice yesterday, we discuss how to prepare for today with also knowing tomorrow is a very windy day that could prove difficult running for Fast Friday. Discussing the track conditions, cars running in traffic, and teammate helpfulness, we discuss everything indy 500 possible
Felix Rosenqvist
Marcus Ericsson
Colton Herta
Alex Palou
David Malukas
So chaos ensued Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis with a wet-dry-wet, kinda dry-wet again race. 7 cautions, multiple strategies, tire gambles backfiring, and collisions everywhere. What happened? Who made good calls, bad calls, and everything else!
We talk Indy 500 practice and make some fun Indy 500 qualifying predictions
Round 2 of Motorsport monday, bringing you news from other forms of racing we dont always cover. Formula E edition!
Well that was interesting for Formula 1. It was quite a spectacle around the track (from what we could tell) and there are plenty of opinions about that, but the actual race itself? Eh, yikes. Red Bull claws back against Ferrari this weekend with another Verstappen victory and Alex Albon and his red hair put on a great performance in a tough Williams car.
What did you think of the Miami GP?
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We talk about the impact of F1's debut in Miami and what Indycar can gain from it! Some other news and ramblings before we discuss the 38th running of the Indianapolis Motorspeedway Road course. Predictions, what is the race typically like? Will the weather play an impact and more!
Let us know what you thought about todays episode!
A new tradition! A short monday release talking other forms of motorsport we don't normally discuss! This week, V8 supercars with Joel Strickland and the news about Andretti Walkinshaw's engine switch!
Miami weekend has arrived! From fake marinas, a monaco vibe, the glamour of the weekend is here. Special helmets, parties, and more in Miami -- and oh yeah, the race. We talk about the interesting track layout and why we're concerned this will be another DRS race, make some predictions and other F1 ramblings this week.
Sports fandom leading off the episode, let us know what you think!
Diving into everything from this past weekend at Barber Motorsports Park
Pato vs veekay
Palou consistency
Rahal, Rossi, and Herta versus Grosjean
Helio vs Jimmie
Lundgaard
A little bit of news to round out the episode (33rd indy 500 entry)
Talking with Linus Lundqvist before this weekends Indy Lights first practice. The HMD driver is in Year 2 in Indy Lights looking to improve on his third place in the championship standings last year!
A short bullpen episode this week!
Hunter McElrae
Matty Brabham
Pato O'Ward
Dalton Kellet
First, we get to some news after trivia. Then, its time to break down everything that happened in Imola. Are sprint races worth it? Why was this one better and did it improve the race weekend? Predictions, thoughts, and more!
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First, we break down all sorts of McLaren based news & rumors from Pato O'Wards extension, an Alexander Rossi signing for the 3rd car, and will Felix be back next year? The new indy 500 qualifying format is broken down. What is it? Why? and What we think of it (don't worry, its not all doom and gloom) Finally, it's race preview time for the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama!
Some F1 news including the Miami GP lawsuit, a sprint race reintro, and predictions!
Lets go Formula 1!
In our first Formula E discussion, Porsche driver Andre Lotterer joins to talk about Formula E, his racing career, the cars themselves, and what driver would he want to see join F.E ?
Recapping the overnight race in Australia, oh sorry, we wont complain about the hours we watch the sports we love :)
Ferrari dominance by Leclerc, Aston Martin is really bad, and Red bull + Alpine are fast, but their stuff keeps breaking.
It was quite a weekend in Long Beach. It was hot, that pit lane is crazy tiny, great IMSA and Indycar action all weekend long -- race recap and discussing yet again, the failures of Andretti Autosport are on tap this week.
The new Indycar boss of TikTok, Dalton Kellet joins to discuss his video/education on IndyCar , how the idea originated, and what work goes into creating these videos. What his goal was in making them & how it will continue to evolve as time goes on!
Welcome to Long Beach! Please note the media bullpen was RIGHT next to the track, so the audio is a bit rough at points
Chatting with:
Scott McLaughlin
David Malukas
Jimmie Johnson
TechForce CMO Mike Pressendo
Alex Palou
With guest host from the new F1 podcast, "The Racing Incident", Anna Tarkov joins Frenchy and Host to talk everything Formula 1 heading into Australian
Anna introduces The Racing Incident and where you can listen
Freight issues
Trivia
Australia preview
The track changes
HOW MANY DRS ZONES DO WE NEED
It's time to head to California! We discuss some of the "fun" circulating around on social media, including donuts, why could hickey to be to blame for travel delays, and the nature of "doom and gloom" in sports right now!
Predictions, discussing the want for standing starts, and more are up in the preview section!
Thank you to Grinding Coffee Co, Evergreen Podcast network, and "Team Pit Lane members for the continued support!
Not much to get to this week, but that doesnt mean we're not bringing you a great INDYCAR episode.
Liveries
racing news
childhood hopes and dreams
Travel
A very interesting open round saw all the Ferrari engined cars do well, Mercedes didnt actually sandbag, and more! What did we think of Mclaren's awful opening weekend? Lawrence Stroll losing his mind & what we saw on track with the new cars this past weekend. Predictions for Jeddah, thoughts on the adjusted track layout and more!
A surprisingly great Texas race has us wondering if its going to be back on the calendar next year!
What is going on with Andretti?
Jimmie Johnson?!
Scott McLaughlin as a championship contender
& more!
Before the opening race, listen to Frenchy and Host talk to Mario Andretti about:
The new Formula 1 car
What he thought of qualifying today
Ground effects during his time in F1
How he thinks ground effects will work now in F1.
And more!
Media bullpen time!
Alex Palou
JR Hildebrand
Jack Harvey
Will Power
Devlin DeFrancesco
Kyle Kirkwood
(Not in that order)
Host, Frenchy, and Hickey preview the 2022 Formula 1 season, after some current F1 news and rules updates. Season predictions and weekend predictions!
Dont forget to join our Grid Rival Fantasy F1 league!
Texas preview time! We go over plenty of news:
Toyota discussion
Hildebrand
Ed Carpenter
Will Buxton
Texas preview
Track surface and stupid PJ1
Predictions
Ending the episode with shenanigans
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We start the episode with the Uralkali / Mazepin/ Kevin Magnussen news before we dive into some education! What makes the 2022 F1 cars unique from each other and where do they get their speed & downforce from? Listen to us attempt to sound smart and make sense of this all for everyone! Links used:
Listen to this episode to find out how both cream cheese and The Teletubbies make an episode appearance.
Also, Hunter McElrea joined Mike earlier this week to talk the season opener, the mental grind racing takes to be successful, and what he learned standing in Romain Grosjeans pit stall in St Pete! Iowa concert discussion, and the delay of the new hybrid Indycar engine is also discussed this week!
Ross Fruin, ceo of www.gridrival.com joins Frenchy and Host to discuss the fantasy motorsports platform, the future of racing & betting on motorsports. Look for the PLP F1 fantasy league soon!
The 2022 INDYCAR season has officially started! Scott McLaughlins dominant weekend has his first career pole and victory ( and celebration tumble) in the books!
Grosjean Vs Sato
Power vs Jimmie
Lapped traffic
Predictions recap
Driver of the day / disappointment of the day
Mike and Shannon chat with HMD Motorsports newcomer Danial Frost, formerly with Andretti Autosport in Indylights. Frost tells us about his road to indy background, his new team, why he typically does well here at St Pete and much more!
Leading into the first practice of the season this afternoon, its time for the traditional media bullpen interviews. Drivers included:
Dalton Kellet
Conor Daly
David Malukas
Callum Illot
Rinus Veekay
Felix Rosenqvist
Marcus Ericsson
There are a lot of laughs, predictions, and more this week!
Breaking down the new rulebook changes
Practice/qualifying/race times and channels for those watching
Preview time!
Predictions.
Lots of laughs
If youll be at the track this weekend please let us know so we can say hello!
Michael Masi/FIA update! Wow, finally! We talk about more car unveils, an Alpine total failure and what that could mean for their 2022.
The 2022 season is almost here! Before we have our standard race week preview next week its time to look at:
Offseason moves - good, bad, thoughts!
Rookies stepping up and pa
part timers becoming full timers
Engineering changes
Predictions
Season champ
Indy 500 winner
rookie of year
best signing
best team
biggest disappointment
Both Sage Karam and Santino Ferrucci stop by the show to talk to Host and Shannon about their 2022 Indy 500 entry thoughts, racing in stock cars, dirt, and how driving in different disciplines of racing helps or doesn't help their INDYCAR drives. Both guys will drive for Dreyer and Reinbold in this years Indy 500!
F1 liveries are coming out, Lewis Hamilton seems close to returning, toxic F1 social media, discussing F1 and social justice activism!
Time to catch up on some INDYCAR news before we preview the season next week!
Calderon, Foyt, engineers, and JR Hildebrand?!
Zak Brown comments on Pato O'Wards best way to Formula 1
Carlin and Juncos technical alliance
Max Chilton's future as he moves on from INDYCAR
CHECK OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE ST PETE GIVE-A-WAY!
A large amount of caffeine was consumed, a lack of sleep occurred, we slept in a media center, but the Rolex 24 has come and gone! Time to recap a very hectic 24 hour race by class (Host's predictions were awful) the cold weather, tons of battles, a THRILLING finish, and more!
Before our recap episode tomorrow, take a listen to the immediate reaction by everyone at MSR when they won the Rolex 24!
Tristan Nunez (around 745am) and Alex Rossi (10am) discuss their latest stints in the Rolex 24.
Driver List:
Tom Blomqvist
Kamui Kobiyashi
Earl Bamber
Filipe Albequerque
Pipo Derani
Austin Cindric
Richard Morris, founder and owner of Racing Pride, joins Host to talk about his racing career, some music, and of course Racing Pride. How did it start? The decision to expand in North America after successful partnerships in Formula 1 in 2021 and more! We also talk about Richard's racing career and how he got started in motorsports.
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Before Host and McBridge head down to Florida, we all preview this years Rolex 24 with "Our Buddy George" we talk about the qualifying weekend and dive into class - by - class breakdowns and predictions!
DPi
LMP2
LMP3
GTD Pro
GTD
It's been quiet so far in 2022 F1 news, while we await the verdict from the finale & anything Lewis Hamilton may have to say, so Frenchy and Host go through some news -- early silly season talk, Lewis Hamilton, quotes about Pierre Gasly, and more.
We're back to the news! Hope you enjoyed the David Malukas interview earlier this week.
NBC TV broadcast times
indy lights schedule
andretti indy lights strength
More news!
Pit falls!
Host Mike catches up with now INDYCAR rookie (Dale Coyne Racing / HMD Motorsports) David Malukas on his offseason and the upcoming 2022 INDYCAR Season!
Just because there isn't much news doesn't mean we don't have anything to talk about! A reddit user posted a fun topics list in the shape of an Iceberg a week or so ago and we talk through most of them -- what we knew, what we didn't know -- aka "The Frenchy Knowledge episode"
Happy 2022!
A bit of a news round up from the last week!
Also, happy new year to each and every one of you! If you're celebrating in any way tonight, share some photos on social media and use the hashtag #PLPNYE and we'll share it !
Talking about most of the 2021 season, we have numerous "awards" to hand out today! We tried to stay away from Red Bull and Mercedes as much as possible to keep it interesting. Please let us know your votes on social media!
We start with our personal Christmas or Christmas eve traditions in our families and then dive into the news this week!
Fan questions!
Pato, Colton, and Devlin's IMSA ride for the Rolex
HMD + Malukas with DCR
Hinch @ NBC
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
Friend of the show Joel Strickland joins Mike to talk everything V8 supercars
The future of the series with the Gen 3 car
The iconic Bathurst 1000
The teams, the drivers, and what makes the series one of the best in the world!
One of the most deadly, unsafe, yet rowdy tracks in the U.S, Jungle Park Speedway hasnt been active since 1960, but is still huge in Indiana lore! Frank Santoroski joins us to help discuss this legendary track!
Resources:
https://www.indystar.com/story/life/2016/05/25/legend-notoriously-deadly-jungle-park-speedway/83040816/
https://historicindiana.weebly.com/jungle-park-speedway.html
http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/jungle-park-speedway.html
The 2021 Formula 1 season will be discussed for ages. Why?
Verstappen wins the championship
Mercedes with the constructors champion win
Bottas, Kimi, Giovinazzi, and Russell all moving spots/retiring.
The FIA and Michael Masi show their ignorance
And much more!
Welcome back! Lots of news to get to this week:
James Hinchcliffe "retirement/funemployment"
Paul Tracy
Tracy's replacement possibilities
Sato/Dale Coyne Racing
Pit Falls return!
The entire PLP crew is here to break down a wild Jeddah race, all the verstappen/red bull & hamilton/mercedes benz drama. Penalties, bad calls, FIA playing deal or no deal, there is a TON to discuss.
Red flag rules
Verstappen wreckless?
Hamilton cool under pressure, even missing a front wing chunk
FIA inconsistencies
Deal or no deal
The season finale, predictions, and much more!
The first F1 race at Jeddah takes place, as the track was approved by the FIA a mere 12 hours ago (not that it would have mattered) . What kind of race will we see this weekend & how will it impact the championship battle?
Afterwards Frenchy and Host break down some F1 news, trivia, and opinions!
A really special episode this week with IMSA Diversity Scholarship Finalist Christina Lam and NASCAR writer for Pit Box Press, Phil Spain -- Talking inclusion and diversity in Motorsports. How can we be better and their thoughts on a wide range of topics!
Important Links: Christina's Website Christina's twitter IMSA SCCA Phil's twitter Pit Box Press The Trevor Project Live to be Different Foundation Urban Youth Racing School FB Page
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We start with a fun segment on some Turkey Day Hot takes -- be sure to let us know what you think. Then we dive into:
The new detroit layout
The new detroit ticket plan!
The INDYCAR rookie class
Drive to Survive in INDYCAR, how would it be different to be successful?
Kyle Kirkwood and engineers
And more!
Hamilton versus Verstappen Round Brazil takes a spicy turn this past weekend! Hamilton with a grid penalty, qualifying penalty, and an intense on track battle this weekend while Red Bull didnt have the pace to match Mercedes.
Max Verstappen expands his championship lead in Mexico over Lewis Hamilton & outside of the Sergio Perez / Hamilton battle, not much happened on Sunday in Mexico.
We then discuss some news and rumors in the Formula 1 world, Haas driver Mazepin is again in the news for doing something stupid.
Finally, we preview Brazil and make our predictions -- for the sprint race and full race! At the time we didnt know there would be freight issues!
Jake Query joins Mike, Matt, and Shannon this week to talk about life, radio, INDYCAR and more. This is easily one of our favorite interviews we've ever done, and we hope you all enjoy this as much as we did!
Frenchy joins for his first official episode as co-host with Host Mike on the Formula 1 episodes
Mexico GP history
Race predictions
More sprint races next year?!
Trivia
The gang is joined by the ultra talented videographer Mark Urban talking everything from how he got started, his podcast, what he thinks about the NASCAR playoff system and more before we talk about some silly season topics in both INDYCAR and the Road to Indy before rounding it out with why Road Atlanta is one of Mark's favorite tracks.
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During the Chris Griffis test weekend, Mike and Shannon spent some time talking to Matt Brabham and Hunter McElrea! We talk about Hunter's Indy lights debut, how the weekend has gone at that point, but also what it's like for Matt to get back in the car after a few years away, what does this test mean for his 2022 plans and of course - what it's like to drive a Stadium Super Truck!
David Malukas joins Mike and Shannon to discuss many aspects of his INDYCAR debut during his test with Dale Coyne Racing at Barber Motorsports park.
A special Halloween weekend episode, Natalie Decker, driver of the number 23 Our Motorsports Toyota in the Nascar Xfinity Series and the producers of The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre join Mike for a special episode talking racing and the new movie! This will also be on the PLP youtube channel.
The biggest story of the weekend may have taken place on the grid, and yes we discuss it...
The title battle picks up major steam with COTA and a major strategy battle Sunday taking place between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton! Ferrari gains an upper hand on McLaren, Haas continues to be abysmal, and was Mazepin right for calling out his crew?
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Plenty of silly season updates from road to indy updates for the Chris Griffis test, Kyle Kirkwood, Herta, Rahal and Christian Lundgaard and more. We also discuss Don Cusick's efforts, Carlin and Juncos Hollinger maybe joining forces somehow and more on the team side of things!
The title says it all, brought to you today by GrindingCoffe.co use promo code PITLANEPARLEY for 13% your order. Host Mike review - it's great coffee. We preview COTA, talk some news and silly season rumors, and end the episode on a super long and unexpected rant.
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Taking a break from news, rumors, and other off-season stuff, the entire gang joins for a night of trivia! Matt leads Mike, Shannon, Leiting, and Frenchy through 6 rounds of intense trivia, even needing overtime (no green white checkereds were necessary though) We have intentionally left some of the silence in so you can play along while listening, let us know how well you did! If you can tie/beat the winning score, we'll send some Pit Lane Parley stickers your way!
Host Mike and Shannon bring you a Road to Indy based awards show. Driver of the year, team of the year, and some curveballs thrown in there for fun as we highlight some of the best moments of the 2021 season across Indy Lights, Indy Pro 2000, and USF2000.
Look to twitter to see some polls and get your vote in @pitlaneparley
Well the Turkish Grand Prix wasn't too exciting. Lewis Hamilton had some pit stop frustrations, Vettel had a bad tire decision, and Bottas won his first race on 2021 -- to ensure his tenure at Mercedes would end with only 1 winless season (trivia question in the episode) Afterwards we discuss some schedule updates, Alfa Romeo and Andretti news, and some other updates on the Formula 1 world!
A hectic news week has plenty for us to talk about this week, as we're joined by Justin from "New Track Record" Podcast, be sure to check them out and follow them on social media.
This week:
Grosjean and Jimmie IMS ROP test
Jack Harvey and Hyvee at Rahal!
Ernie Francis Jr test for Force Indy
Alfa Romeo and Andretti Discussion
and more!
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The legend himself, Bo LeMastus returns to the show to talk Stadium Super trucks, some sports car talk, and why fans love SST so much -- and if they dont, why they should pay attention to it!
F1 returns to a "water blasted" Turkish Grand Prix this weekend. Frenchy joins the show and we discuss a little bit of Formula 1 news -- Yuki Tsunoda's new sim, Fred Vasseur's comments, Lando and his inspiring comments on mental health, before we break down the Turkish Grand Prix weekend. Guess what?! It's going to rain AGAIN this weekend. What will that mean for this new "water blasted" track? We will find out soon!
We hope you enjoyed the season awards show from last week! We take a step back and go over the season finale at Long Beach. Herta's win, Palou's championship, Ed Jones....well no words to describe that. Alex Rossi and sort've teammate Helio Castroneves had some beef and EVERYONE was sliding all over, what a wild finale. Afterwards we discuss something that Shannon and Mike touched on in a recent members-only insider access show, is Taylor Kiel the right man to lead Pato's strategy? A few other musings before we wrap the week up!
Road to Indy awards show next week!
David Malukas sits down with Mike and Shannon to discuss the final weekend of the 2021 Road to Indy season.
His haunted house experience
How he plans to prepare for 2022
What mid ohio is like in bad weather conditions
And much more!
Thanks to HMD for all their help this year in allowing us to get great content with the team!
Over the course of the season finale, Mike and Shannon talk to a few of the RTI drivers about the weekend, the season as a whole, and what could be coming in 2022. This weekend was at Mid Ohio for the Road to Indy season finale, which replaced the summer Toronto dates that were cancelled due to covid.
Who knew Sochi could produce an actually decent race for once! Lando with his first career pole and almost win but the rain had other plans. Mclaren has turned in a few great weeks in a row, are they close to Red Bull levels now? What does this mean for Lando's future and how did this weekend compare to our XBOX gaming league race? Tune in and find out!
Mike, Matt, Shannon and David Leiting break down a massive list of 2021 INDYCAR season awards -- tons to choose from, but stay tuned on twitter over the weekend as we let you decide who had the best answer!
Some of the categories include: Driver of the year, pass of the year, best strategy decision, fan favorite driver, most dramatic moment of the season, and MUCH more than that.
Next week we'll be back to discuss the season ending Long Beach race and plenty of news and rumors from around the INDYCAR paddock!
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This week we are back with another Formula 1 episode with a few things to talk about before previewing the next race. First up, previewing the Schumacher documentary that came out last week on Netflix (watch it!!!, spoilers in the first 12 minutes). How does it compare to Senna, if you've seen it, what we liked, what we didnt like and what we wanted to see added to the film.
After that we spend some time discussing: Is Williams now a midfield team? Kimi Raikkonen returns this weekend, and is Sochi the worst track on the grid?
After that it's time to preview...Sochi? Why is it the worst track on the grid versus Spain? Could ANYTHING be changed? Predictions are made and we have some rain PTSD to discuss before a potential wet weekend at the track in Russia.
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Very sad that the 2021 season is almost over, what a great ride it's been! This week on the show:
Recapping Laguna Seca
Romain Grosjean
An insane number of passes
Colton Herta's dominance
Palou and the championship
Previewing Long Beach
Championship odds
Final race of 2021
Shannon guest predictions for Host Mike
Mike sits down with Manuel Sulaiman , HMD's newest Indy Lights driver, Saturday morning prior to their qualifying for race number 2 this weekend) Topics:
The weekend so far
The jump from IndyPro2000 to Indy Lights
Laguna seca
His heroes
Returning to mid ohio in 2 weeks where he got his first win.
Welcome to the final media bullpen that we are able to attend this year in 2021! Driver list below in order:
David Malukas (HMD Motorsports)
Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti)
Charlie Kimball (AJ Foyt)
Rinus Veekay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Scott Dixon (Ganassi)
Pato O'Ward (McLaren)
Conor Daly (ECR)
Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi)
Alex Palou (Ganassi)
Wow, Monza will be known as one of the championship defining moments of 2021. Verstappen versus Hamilton round 9, right? We hope Drive to Survive expands to more than 8 episodes now!
Who was at fault/why?
Sergio Perez corner cutting
The return of McLaren and Daniel Ricciardo
Our big breaking news and how it went down.
Welcome back! This week on the Indycar front we discuss:
Portland
First lap, first turn chaos again.
The mayhem of re-ordering the field and was that the right call?
Championship implications
Pato's rough day
Illott's debut
Laguna Seca
Where to watch if you're at the track
Predictions
Linus Lundqvist, the Indy Lights rookie with GRG/HMD Motorsports sits down with Mike for a few minutes after their first race on Saturday to discuss:
The race
Race 2 tomorrow (Sunday morning)
Tire strategies this weekend
The season as a whole
Tracks he likes/dislikes
2022 plans
It's the weekend media bullpen session here at Portland International Raceway! Talked to the following drivers and you can hear what they had to say in this bonus episode!
Pato O'Ward
Callum Illot
Dalton Kellet
Colton Herta
Kyle Kirkwood
Scott McLaughlin
Oliver Askew
Felix Rosenqvist
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While the race at zandvoort wasnt amazing, the track was beautiful and there was some good action, and great passion from the crowd for Max Verstappens home win! The bulk of the episode we spend discussing George Russell, Alfa Romeo and Bottas, Alex Albon, Mercedes, and learning that Alfa Romeo isn't a Ferrari team like we thought.
Wrapping up the episode we preview Monza, where Sprint Qualifying makes it's return!
Time to kick off the last 3 rounds of the 2021 INDYCAR schedule. Starting with the Portland Grand Prix, but first plenty to discuss this week.
Callum Illot to Juncos for this weekend
Oliver Askew at RLL for the rest of the season
Talking NHRA and karting!
Portland preview
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So SPA....it happened, kinda.
Qualifying efforts superb by Russell and Ricciardo
The rain
Why was there no plan in place?
The lack of communication
The frustrations of fans, drivers, and media alike.
Then we go onto discussing Zaandvort rejoining the Formula 1 calendar this weekend!
Not much on the INDYCAR front this week, but we had to make an episode and bring yall some content!
Jimmie Johnson tests at Texas
Grosjean to Andretti
Leaders circle confusion
Matt's travel adventures
It's time to race at SPA this week! We preview the race and also talk about our predictions in addition to:
Why the F2 and F3 schedule stinks
Ferrari and the wind tunnel
Silly Season Updates
And more!
Formula 1 is back!
Well, there was just a few things to talk about this week in INDYCAR, eh? The Gateway race (WWT Raceway) was hectic, theres some silly season news to get to, and finally we have the Kyle Larson G.O.A.T debate.
Why another race with so many restart incidents? What is the cause?
Driver of the day/disappointment
Another dismal weekend for Andretti Autosport
Breaking down each incident
Dalton Kellet with a top 15 finish and a great day for Foyt cars!
David Malukas joins Mike and Shannon right before his second race win of the weekend! We talk metal music, why Mike is crazy, testing at tracks, indycar aspirations, napping & preparing mentally/physically for a crazy jam packed race weekend!
Drivers interviewed for this weekend's media bullpen:
Alex Rossi
Ryan Hunter Reay
James Hinchcliffe
Dalton Kellet & Sebastien Bourdais
Rinus Veekay
Alex Palou
Romain Grosjean
We are joined by local Philadelphia media and hosts of the podcast "Stick2F1" this week for a roundtable F1 discussion. Thanks to Jason Myrtetus and Anthony Mingioni for joining the show to discuss a wide range of Formula 1 Topics.
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We're approaching the last of an insanely busy month of August for INDYCAR at WWT Raceway (Gateway), but first we have to recap a decent race at IMS, NASCAR controversy, some news and rumors, and then a Gateway recap!
Only had a few minutes, but it's always a treat to chat to Romain "The Phoenix" Grosjean. Talking about his result at IMS, having his family with him and preparing for his oval debut next week at WWT Raceway at Gateway.
We caught up briefly with Alex Albon walking down to INDYCAR practice and got a few minutes to discuss Indycar, what his transition COULD be like and a little Formula 1 discussion!
Ryan Eversley then joins to discuss everything from his insanely busy schedule, to getting adjusted to a stock car, the differences in the cars, and his experience already at the IMS road course.
A packed media bullpen episode with some great interviews!
Pato O'Ward
Marcus Ericsson
Jack Harvey
Helio Castroneves
Christian Lundgaard
Dalton Kellet
Well, there's just a few things to talk about this week!
The doubleheader at IMS
Christian Lundgaard
Nashville
The race itself
The track
What went wrong/what went right
Why it shouldn't be all doom and gloom like the internet says.
Mike and Shannon have a really fun discussion with SST driver/truck owner/Crosley CEO Bo LeMastus. This man is great to talk to and a true legend. THE MAN DROVE HIS TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD ITSELF THIS WEEK. Legendary.
Would he put a jump on the nashville bridge?
Thoughts on the track
&More
Host Mike and Guest host Shannon McBridge spend about 10 minutes talking about the insanity that is the Music City Grand Prix. The heat, the crazy track, how hes improved over the weekend so far coming from his NASCAR background and more!
This is a record episode. The first in over 380 + more live shows that Host Mike hasnt been on. Thanks to Shannon McBride for filling in and doing the recording!
Jack Harvey
Jimmie Johnson
Pato
Felix
Dixon
Enjoy!
Recapping a hectic opening lap and the rest of the weekend, the Hungarian Grand Prix was a wild lead into the summer break for Formula 1. The wild first lap, Hamilton tire strategy, and much more. What did you think of the race? Share your thoughts on twitter! @pitlaneparley.
It's time for a new INDYCAR track! We've seen simulator footage of the track, the track maps and discuss both plenty this week.
Nashville recommendations
Music City GP Predictions
Silly season news
If you are at the track please come find us and say hello!
At the time of the recording, the appeal decision had not yet come
This week Mike and guest host Mike "Frenchy" Goodier discuss the Red Bull/Mercedes saga part 85, some silly season rumors, and preview the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Who thinks it's time for Red Bull to move on?
Not only did Joey join the show, but guest co-host Shannon McBride filled in while Matt is off this week. We're thrilled to be joined by Joey this week to talk his love for INDYCAR, what he thinks of silly season, some events he has planned at the Music City GP next week in Nashville and much more!
Follow Joey at @joeymulinaro on twitter and Shannon @indycarchick!
A wild weekend at Silverstone from the debut of Sprint qualifying to a very dramatic race leave us with lots to talk about in the big incident this week. While listening to the show, share your feedback on social media @pitlaneparley with what you thought of the incident.
*Don't be a jerk like many on social media when discussing the incident
Great news for indycar! Why? Well you'll have to listen to understand why this TV deal is great for the series! Afterwards Matt and Mike have a little fun and pick 5 drivers and 5 tracks they'd like to see in the modern era. Which ones would you pick?!
A great Storey time segment this week :)
We're joined by Matt from Missed Apex podcast this week and we discuss more ongoing battles between Red Bull and Mercedes off the track, Silverstone this weekend, and the ongoing car development work!
Friend of the show David Leiting joins us for an old fashioned debate episode.
INDYCAR debates galore this week in a jam packed episode brought to you by our friends at Grinding Coffee Co .
What's the most important race outside of Indy?
Biggest 2021 surprise
Most important driver to the series
Who the heck is Max Chilton's sponsor?
Enjoy!
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Well, who didn't get a penalty this race? Wow. Verstappen with a masterful race, plenty of controversial penalties, whose side were you on? Austria 2nd race with some more talking points than the first one at least!
Australia update and a few other news bits this week!
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A great weekend in Mid-Ohio and we hope you enjoyed all the extra content!
We recap what happened in the race and then dive into "grades" for each driver (minimum 3 starts) and team grades while we have this next month off from racing!
What grades would you give drivers/teams in INDYCAR this year so far?
Joined this weekend by team manager Mike Maurini, we discuss a wide range of topics:
His motorsports career
His HMD job(s)
The future of HMD
What he thinks of their stable of drivers
Is there a more entertaining team owner to talk to? Michael Shank is a man of the people and incredibly entertaining. Talking briefly in the morning before qualifying we touch on future plans, Busch Light, and the remainder of the season.
While she is currently racing in Super Formula & WEC, Tatiana will also be making her first INDYCAR appearance at a Mid-Ohio test this coming Tuesday. She has driven a Formula 1 car in her test/development role for Alfa Romeo over the past few years as well. Her motorsports experience started with then Star Mazda (Indy Pro 2000), and has spanned cars and series all over the globe.
Does anyone really believe Toto Wolff? Red Bull versus Mercedes is really heating up now! Austria recap, Austria preview! It's a great week in Formula 1
It's that time of the year, the silly season has emerged! We break down all of the potential open seats, make some predictions and ponder what may happen come 2022.
Afterwards it's time to talk Mid-Ohio! Predictions, discussion on pit strategies, come find Host Mike at the track!
The rare occasion that the French GP wasn't a snoozer! Red Bull strategy ultimately wins the day, leaving Mercedes to wonder what went wrong.
Some news to discuss.
Then listen to host mike butcher the name of the race this week (Styrian GP) and the preview of the race!
Wow. What a weekend at Road America. We hope you followed along with all of our extra race weekend content! There will be plenty more to come the rest of the season.
Race review
Newgarden v Palou
Cody Ware, Kevin Magnussen
How amazing Road America is
Bleu cheese?
News and notes
Back next week to preview Mid Ohio!
Friend of the show and Juncos racing driver Toby Sowery joins Matt and Mike talking before their first race yesterday. Discussing the season so far, the road america weekend, RICH ENERGY, and more!
In our partnership with HMD Motorsports, we bring you an interview with Benjamin Pedersen, his first year in Indy Lights after driving in British F3 last year!
We talk racing, music, tv shows, and what he thinks about indy lights versus British F3.
Team Penske rookie Scott McLaughlin joined Mike for a brief chat right before practice got underway. Talking about Indycar and his experience so far & what hes looking forward to, golf, the NBA playoffs and what life has been like in the US so far for the past 10 months.
The title says it all, another episode with Jack as part of our partnership with MSR, and both Matt and Mike get to talk to Jack about a wide range of topics. Racing, beer, movies, some craziness on the track and more -- this is one you don't want to miss!
TONS of IndyCar content this weekend. First up, a media bullpen series of interviews.
Cody Ware, Romain Grosjean, Graham Rahal, Pato O'Ward, Alex Palou, Sebastian Bourdais, and more!
More interview episodes coming all weekend!
Well, it's the French Grand Prix this weekend, not one of our favorite races on the calendar, but its race time! Some news: Pirelli, driver contract updates, Guenther Steiner tiktok rap, and more!
It's hard to fit all of the topics into a paragraph or 2 here, but plenty to discuss from Detroit
Thankful Felix Rosenqvist is okay
Will Power's Saturday
Marcus Ericsson and Pato O'Ward winning
red flags
NBC
Previewing Road America in the last 15 minutes of the episode, which means, find both Matt and I at the track this weekend! Bringing you at track coverage for the remainder of 2021!
Wow. What a race at Baku. Formula 1 always puts on a show there.
Host mikes awful predictions
Pirelli's nightmares
Verstappen and Hamilton
Checo's wonderful day
Is Bottas in trouble?
George Russell's contract
Toto Wolff and Christian Horner battle Royale heating up
We're joined this week by Shannon McBride!
Whose on the hot seat?
Who should teams be looking at?
News round-up
Detroit preview
Some news to get to, including Bottas' strange way of motivating himself, Ocon contract negotiations, and Tsunoda is moving before we preview the weekend at Baku!
Is Baku the best street circuit?
Will flexi-wings lack of importance this weekend hurt red bull?
Predictions
A question to the fans to start the episode
Wow, what an excellent race! The 105th running of the Indy 500 was fantastic!
Helio Castroneves' legacy
Brake issues galore
Our predictions sucked
Who was invisible during the race?
Is this the beginning of the rise of MSR?
Speaking with about 8 people including Mike, Helio Castroneves and Michael Shank join to discuss everything about the Indy 500, their partnership and maybe some future plans.
On the day before the 500, Sage Karam joins the show to discuss his 8th Indy 500 race and what he expects starting from P31 tomorrow.
It's the 105th running of the Indy 500.
Previews, predictions, break downs row by row, you won't find anything more detailed than this!
A rare off weekend for Mercedes leads to Max Verstappen's victory and Red Bulls championship lead for the first time in many years!
Monaco Recap
Who will replace Jean Todt?
Poppa Latifi buys Lawrence Stroll's mega yacht
Lewis Hamilton Feeling the Pressure
Back for another special episode with Meyer Shank Racing, Jack Harvey again joins Mike. They talk some racing about the qualifying for the Indy 500 and the bizarre tire mishap, and then the tables turn & Jack starts asking Mike some questions (kinda)
Fresh off qualifying second for the 105th Indy 500, Colton joins the show for a short interview talking about his qualifying experience, answering a question from James Hinchliffe, and prepping for the race on Sunday!
Not much in the news, but WOW! That McLaren/Gulf livery sure is beautiful, isn't it?
Talking some F1 Gaming, another schedule change and previewing the race! Will we see a pass for the lead? If so, tune in to hear the bet between Matt and Mike.
We have another first time winner in INDYCAR! Rinus Veekay and Ed Carpenter racing were triumphant this past weekend! Some discussion on Conor Daly's incident, how Host Mike's predictions were actually good for once and more!
Then its time to preview the Indy 500 qualifying weekend. Of course we talk about practice (yup, we're talking about practice) and make some predictions!
Who do you think will get the pole and who do you think will be bumped?
Well Spain had some very interesting strategy intrigue play out with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, with the Mercedes strategy winning mightily!
We discuss a rumor on another schedule change, Valterri Bottas' comments, and more after recapping Spain!
Monaco preview next week!
The "month" of May kicks off with the first of 3 races at IMS this year with the GMR Grand Prix before the Indy 500!
Preview time, prediction time, what to expect at the road course race!
Not only is there another F1 race this weekend, but the F3 season kicks off as well!
We recap everything Portugal, some news, a Toto Wolff and Bottas chat, Pato O'Ward's future F1 test, Daniel Ricciardo, before talking about Spain. Will the new turn 10 help this race AT ALL?? Does Spain have any hope of being a good race?
A double header means plenty to talk about! Even at Texas Motorspeedway! Make sure you tune into the entire episode to hear our thoughts, opinions on the race, and can anything be done about the restarts?!
Stefan Wilson joins Mike right after the announcement has gone public for his 2021 Indy 500 plans!
Sprint race discussion!
Suzuka extension
The top 5 F1 tracks
In our own opinions
Portimao Previews
A lot to get to this weekend, and we are fueled by our friends at www.grindingcoffee.co , promo code PITLANEPARLEY for 10% off your order.
St Pete recap
Sato v Hinch
Rahal v Rossi
Ed Jones dismal day
Herta's dominance
Fan Questions
Mclaren focused!
Texas Preview!
Penske tire concerns still there?
How will the track be?
In a new partnership, we'll be doing content with Peregrine Racing we talk to one of the lead drivers, Jeff Westphal.
His racing career
The 2021 IMSA sprint cup season
Airbnb horror stories
David Malukas is welcomed back to the show as the first HMD Motorsports with Pit Lane Parley episode of 2021 is here!
How 2020 was challenging on the track & how the team adapted
His teammates
2021 outlook
Heavy metal music.
We're back to first kick off a mega Imola review
Verstappen's lap 1 pass
Mercedes bleh day
Bottas versus Russell
Lando shines
Only 2 pieces of news:
Aston Martin ready to sue the FIA
F1 to Miami for 10 years?!
Our first indycar review of 2021! We go through quite an opening weekend of the year.
The opening lap
The rookies
Who struggled? Who excelled?
Then we dive into a preview of St Pete! More INDYCAR action this weekend!
A special episode before the INDYCAR season begins later today! Teammates Alexander Rossi and James Hinchcliffe join the show in separate interviews!
We're back and we hit the ground running this week with some news!
An Ocon/Alonso rivalry?
Russell's mercedes comments
Track limits/walls discussion
Then it's time to preview Imola!
Predictions
Darkhorse top 5
Eliminated in Q1
And more!
In the first episode partnering with Meyer Shank Racing, Mike sits down with driver Jack Harvey to discuss a few things before the season starts
Helio's dance moves
2021 outlook
The growth of MSR as a team
And more!
It's that time of the year, preview and predictions for the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season! Yes, Host Mike will likely be wrong, but Matt has some very strong predictions!
Give us your thoughts on twitter, @pitlaneparley!
Some news to run through this week before the season resumes next weekend!
Lewis comments on Red Bull and Imola
Toto Wolf on Rosberg/Hamilton feud from years past
Lando
And more!
We switch it up this week and start with friend of the show David Leiting get us pumped up for the 2021 INDYCAR season!
Afterwards, we keep it simple -- David interviews US on plenty of INDYCAR related topics!
Season preview coming soon!
One of the most memorable season openers leads us to a lengthy recap of everything that went on! We hope you enjoyed our pre race show, race coverage and this recap - and thank you for continuing to listen!
The 2021 Formula 1 season is upon us and we couldn't be more excited!
Season preview by team
Predictions on teams, drivers, team principals and more
Bahrain weekend predictions
PLENTY of hot takes in this one!
Remember, twitch.tv/mjoachimplp 30 minutes prior to green flag for our first pre race show. It will also be on YouTube - check twitter, @pitlaneparley for the link!
Philadelphia radio host Jason Myrtetus joins Mike to talk about the upcoming Formula 1 season. Typically talking hockey, it was fun to hear Jason talk about racing!
How did he get into F1
Who does he like/dislike?
Thoughts on Drive to Survive
And more!
Taking a break from news, rumors, and interviews on the INDYCAR front this week to discuss something that has been irking us. Why is it so quiet in Indycar land this offseason? We're going to leave the description short and let you listen. Send us your thoughts to @pitlaneparley on all social media.
The last episode before the season preview and first weekend of the regular season is here and we have some testing to talk about!
Mercedes vs Red Bull battle
McLaren's creativity
Ferrari lime green? what?
Haas still isn't good
Did testing show us anything for the season?
Friends of the show Christian Dinevski and guest host Michael Goodier join the show as Christian takes on Host Mike and Matt in trivia.
The only description necessary is, Host Mike had a horrible day of trivia.
Eric Smith (race review online, Covers) joins me to break down whose a good bet and who isn't in today's NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motorspeedway. We also pick some long shot bets that are worth putting money on and some good odds we're avoiding!
Another formula 1 episode and you know what that means, a short little "StorEy Time" before diving into some topics
Ferrari's 2021 development plans
Fernando Alonso updates
Livery discussions on those released this week
Who is going to push the hardest of the midfield teams this year - development wise?
Schedule long term in Bahrain
Joined by both Travis Braden and his girlfriend, Jess Ballard, Mike dives into NASCAR and the short track world with them! Of course we talk about Jess' new iracing adventures, how she helps Travis' career continue to grow, and more fun!
We'll be sure to have them on again in 2021!
Mike is joined by both George Steinbrenner IV and Capstone Microturbine CEO Darren Jamison. Talking everything from the beginning of working together, the twists and turns of 2020, to looking ahead to 2021...to what is "green energy" and how the team plans to work with the Capstone in 2021!
Plenty of news to get to this week!
Ferrari engines
Track layout changes
How will teams find ways to get the downforce back that they lost?
Drive to survive release date
William Storey gives medical advice (jk)
Our good friend & cup expert George Butz helps out this week!
Thoughts on both Daytona races
Whose already in trouble in the standings?
How is nascar starting order actually determined? (Hint: it's confusing)
Previewing Homestead
While indycar.com & Curt Cavin took a look at F1 drivers who came to INDYCAR over the years, we decided to go the opposite way on this weeks episode! Who went from Indycar to F1? Did they have success / what led to their successes and failures? We also touch on some drivers who got an F1 test but never drove in a race.
Topics this week!
Is Rich Energy and William Storey making an F1 return?
Red Bull engine plans
Designing our own sprint race format for F1
And more!
A quiet week has us quickly touching on the news before diving into plenty of hard hitting trivia questions covering both Formula 1, NASCAR, and INDYCAR!
Pitfalls this week are full of energy!
Plenty of F1 news to get to this week!
Lewis Hamilton finally signs
Portimao speculation (has since been confirmed)
Sprint races?!
Rio track scrapped
Aero testing rules!
https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/why-f1s-revolutionary-success-handicap-could-change-the-sport/5337397/
Plenty of news to get to this week!
A short Rolex 24 observation
Paretta Autosport
Rick Ware Racing
Ed Jones/Dale Coyne
Grosjean
Cody Ware?
Hinchcliffe back with Andretti
Tune in next week for a historical look back at a former INDYCAR track!
Talking to Olivier prior the Rolex 24, we discuss:
The amazing cars he's driven in his career
Tracks he likes
How to succeed in an endurance race
His MSR teammates
Our sporty car guru and friend of the show, George Butz, joins in the preview everything Rolex 24 before this weekends race.
Keys to the race (podgo.co/fanatics for 25% off your order!!!)
Roar before the 24 review.
Class previews, names to look out for!
Predictions!
Don't forget - we'll be doing live streams/fan hang outs online throughout the entirety of the race!
Not only is he a spotter, but he's also a Michelin Pilot Challenge series team strategist AND team chef. IS THERE ANYTHING TREVOR CANT DO ON A RACE WEEKEND? Tune in to hear how Trevor got started in motorsports, his thoughts on this years Rolex, the LMP3 class, and much more in the sports car world!
After we touch on a very light news week, it's time to relive one of the most controversial and worst weekends in Formula 1 history, the 2005 US Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motorspeedway
The background
What happened?
What could have been done?
One of the most surprising stories of the offseason, Marco Andretti has decided to no longer run the full INDYCAR season. Jess and Mike break down this, talk about more season signings and rumors in advance of the 2021 season & end the show discussing the hotly debated 2021 Chili Bowl that just wrapped up this past weekend with Kyle Larson wining for the second year in a row!
Welcome back! Plenty of F1 news came in over the holidays. If you missed it...
Schedule adjustments
Brazil in trouble legally?
Albon in DTM
Sir Lewis Hamilton
And more!
Welcome back! We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday.
We're back to discuss
Santino Ferrucci's move to NASCAR
Schedule changes & what that means as of now
Dale Coyne's open seats
Penske vs Ganassi
Jess said Host Mike made a great point
Author Mark Dill joins the show to discuss a ton of important American Open Wheel racing history. From the Vanderbilt cup to the early days of road race & some names you may not have heard before, this is a great listen for those who want to learn more about the origins of racing.
You can buy Mark's book at http://markgdill.com/books
The first road to indy silly season update for 2021! Voice of the road to Indy, and Road to Indy Series Development Director Rob Howden gives us the scoop on everything!
Indy Lights car count
Indy Pro 2000 driver announcements
USF2000 new teams? New drivers?
Travis Braden, ARCA race winner, and snow ball derby champion joins the show to talk about NASCAR, Arca, his racing roots, the shenanigans with the snowball derby each year! Travis is a name you'll hear more of on the show throughout 2021!
Happy new year!
Thank you to everyone who has tuned in for the newest series in PLP, NASCAR coverage! A short episode this week with some silly season updates!
Our first Formula 1 awards show is here! Tune in and make sure to go to our twitter page after where YOU can pick the winners we have nominated.
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We've made it guys, the end of 2020 is nearly here! Topics for this week's INDYCAR episode
Carlin and Jay Howard Indy Lights joint program / driver announcement
Conor Daly
Dalton Kellet
Long Beach Grand Prix date change
Open Seats remaining / Pietro Fittipaldi
Pitfalls!
Recapping the season finale, quite the snoozer, before we dive into some news around the Formula 1 world.
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Welcome back to another weekly episode! We're here to discuss:IRacing at IMSJenson Button watchFred Watch part 856Indycar's plan to limit crew sizes upon returning to the track early on& more!If you are a gamer, please check out www.hyperxgaming.com and use promo code PITLANE15 for 15% off your purchase! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this special mid-week episode, we sit down with Zach Veach to talk many things!The Toastmaster 2500iRacingWhat it's like at Andretti Autosport (which teammate is likely to pull a prank?)How his career has unfolded to date in INDYCARRemember- If you are a gamer, use promo code PITLANE15 on www.hyperxgaming.com for 15% off!Photo Credit: Space Suit Media || INDYCAR Media See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A special Road to Indy Spotlight episode! We talk with Nate Aranda about his motorsports career, iracing, shifter karts, and the value of a good social media presence!Remember, go to hyperxgaming.com and use promo code PITLANE15 for 15% peripherals for your gaming! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome back and happy Monday! Another great chat with someone from the Wayne Taylor Racing Crew! Driver Sandy Mitchell!Remember -- if you're a gamer, check out www.hyperxgaming.com and use promo code PITLANE15 for 15% off your order. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome back! This week Mike, Jess, and Matt discuss:iRACING Top Gun Racing & RC EnersonFerrari complainingFan questions!Look for another Wayne Taylor Racing Episode Monday & an INDYCAR driver interview mid-week next week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Driver and crew chief in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series, Ashton Harrison and Shawn Ford join the program this week!Ashtons career advancing from the MX-5 to Lamborghini'sShawn's diverse motorsports backgroundWhen did a fan approach Ashton in her car as she was about to drive onto the track?& More!Enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mike sits down with Billy Glavin to talk about his racing operations including:His motorsports backgroundWould Jimmie Johnson do well in INDYCAR?His vintage car side of the businessThe move into IMSAand more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week we discuss:Indycar's iracing return to MotegiOur wonderful xbox/PS4 e-leaguesPredicting the COTA iRacing eventStars of the week!Thank you for continuing to listen! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mike and Team Manager Travis Houge sit down and talk in this weeks episode! We talk:How he's adapting to working during COVID-19His role with the teamWhy he loves working for Wayne TaylorGet 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code PITLANE at Manscaped.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week we have plenty to discuss, but first here at Pit Lane Parley we wanted to extend our condolences to the Steinbrenner familyiRacing at MichiganTrivia time!Previewing iRacing at MotegiThe PLP gaming leagues on both XBOX and PlaystationGet 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code PITLANE at Manscaped.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mike talks with IMSA driver Ben Waddell!His iRacing experienceHaving a famous motorsports dad and the pressures it bringsHis teammate, AJ Mussand more! For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
In this weeks chat with Wayne Taylor Racing, Mike talks with Crew Chief of the #10 car, Chris Bennett!His motorsports backgroundHis racing career on dirtWhat he loves about sports car racing& more!A big thank you to our presenting sponsor, Grypmat, the world's first flexible tool tray designed to keep your tools in place no matter the surface, head to their website HERE and enter promo code PLPTV for 10% off your order! For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
This week in Pit Lane Parley!INDYCAR schedule updatesDouble-headers added to the scheduleiRacing recap from Barber Motorsports ParkiRacing preview of Michigan3 stars of the weekPhoto Credit: Stephen King || INDYCAR Media For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
On this next episode in our partnership with HMD Motorsports, Mike is joined by driver Santi Urrutia, back from one year in Europe in TCR cars! We talk about:His year in EuropeHis previous Indy Lights experiencesHMD MotorsportsWhat he needs to do in order to make it to INDYCAR For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
Mike and AJ Muss, driver in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge and US Olympic Snowboarder!We discuss:His unique motorsports careerHis scary road back from shoulder surgeryHis IMSA debut this seasonAnd more! For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
In our first episode partnering with the legendary Wayne Taylor Racing, we sit down with driver change assistant & rear end mechanic Bill Mullen! Listen to Bill talk about all that goes into his job with WTR, his beginnings in motorsports, and his thoughts on the popular Taylor brothers!This is one you don't want to miss! For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
Mike and rookie driver Alex Palou talk prior to the INDYCAR iRacing challenge event at the virtual Barber Motorsports Park!How Super Formula Cars compare to INDYCARThe aeroscreenHis rookie orientation test at TexasRookie season expectations For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
This week in Pit Lane Parley!The schedule update blog provided by INDYCAR, can be found at www.indycar.com/2020/scheduleupdatesiRacing #indycarchallenge updates and predictionsWe provide you some recommended races to watch on youtube3 Stars of the weekGet 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code PITLANE at Manscaped.com. For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
Jess and Mike talk with Taylor Hagler, driving in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series this year in the #77 LA Honda World car!They talk about:Taylor's goals for improving as a driver in 2020What Ryan Eversley is like behind the scenesHer beginnings in motorsportsDon't miss the YouTube version of this as well on the Pit Lane Parley YouTube channel! For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
This week in Pit Lane Parley!A guide to INDYCAR schedule updates in the wake of the current COVID 19, can be found HERE Roger Penske and INDYCAR leadership are putting plans in place to help teams through these difficult times who may have some financial struggles/concernsThe INDYCAR iRacing challenge!Positive news of the week:Robert Wickens being a legend with a push up challenge, video HERECar manufacturers are stepping up to provide medical equipment, such as ventilators. Link HERE CORE Autosport is helping manufacture face masks. Link HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy