The Brakedown

The final race weekend for Formula 1 in the Netherlands has come and gone, and boy did it roll in the contract announcements and the one-track incidents. Join us this week on The Brakedown as we discuss summer break happenings, how the season has changed since our initial impressions in Abu Dhabi, and the action-packed events of the final Netherlands GP. (That's right, it's not on the calendar for next year!)Link to the EPIC trophy designs this weekend: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcQZDT4iGkQ/?igsi=cHVreHhtM28xdDJ0Join our Fantasy League:https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07League Code: P3LXFCDFK07Have thoughts to share? Find us on:Instagram: @brakedownpodTiktok: @thebrakedownpodEmail: thebrakedownpod@gmail.comSee you next race!xxDani and LucySound Courtesy ofmusic by audionautix.comF1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

McLaren back on TOP baybeeeee! (Let me live my delusional papaya life that McLaren will win every race from this day on and clinch the Constructors ~ Lucy). With so many teams bringing upgrades, this weekend saw an upset in our usual world order. Mercedes, although on the podium (with Kimi… of course - come on George, get it together!), Merc we're nowhere near as dominant as they have been. Join us on this week’s episode of The Brakedown as we chat McLaren’s win and misfortune, Ferrari’s slipping strategy, and Aston Martin’s 16 upgrades. Join our Fantasy League:https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07League Code: P3LXFCDFK07Have thoughts to share? Find us on:Instagram: @brakedownpodTiktok: @thebrakedownpodEmail: thebrakedownpod@gmail.comSee you next race!xxDani and LucySound Courtesy ofmusic by audionautix.comF1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

At 19, Kimi Antonelli leads the WDC by 50 points. Thanks to George’s misfortune, and some stellar driving, Kimi came out of this weekend with a haul of 25 points to George Russell’s zero. Join us this week on The Brakedown as we dissect the chaos of Silverstone, discuss the rumours about Max’s future, and the surprising competence of Ferrari’s double stack.Join our Fantasy League:https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07League Code: P3LXFCDFK07Have thoughts to share? Find us on:Instagram: @brakedownpodTiktok: @thebrakedownpodEmail: thebrakedownpod@gmail.comSee you next race!xxDani and LucySound Courtesy ofmusic by audionautix.comF1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

Austria, aka. the red bull ring. It's only appropriate that Max Verstappen should once again be on the podium. Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we discuss all the details of the Austrian Grand Prix both on and off the track. From a wild Q3 to George’s win to the closing gaps in the championship race, Austria may have had a snooze of a race, but it definitely brought the drama!Join our Fantasy League:https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07League Code: P3LXFCDFK07Have thoughts to share? Find us on:Instagram: @brakedownpodTiktok: @thebrakedownpodEmail: thebrakedownpod@gmail.comSee you next race!xxDani and LucySound Courtesy ofmusic by audionautix.comF1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

Formula One’s most prestigious race has come and gone, and Kimi Antonelli has won the Monaco Grand Prix at just nineteen years old! Join us on this episode of the Brakedown as we discuss a full restart, seven cars out of the race, ripped up tarmac and the glitz and glamour off-track that all lead to an unexpectedly exciting Sunday in Monaco. Link to NY Times Article on the ripped up track: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7340289/2026/06/07/monaco-track-damage-f1-leclerc-crash/Join our Fantasy League:https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07League Code: P3LXFCDFK07Have thoughts to share? Find us on:Instagram: @brakedownpodTiktok: @thebrakedownpodEmail: thebrakedownpod@gmail.comSee you next race!xxDani and LucySound Courtesy ofmusic by audionautix.comF1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

Montreal, my absolute fave, you delivered this past week. The Habs are even with the South Carolina Hurricanes, the Victoire won the Walter Cup, and F1 has more DNF’s than I do dollars in my bank account. 👏🏻Join us on this week’s episode of The Brakedown as we discuss the hockey/F1 crossover this weekend, the updates brought to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and the increasingly heated rivalry in the Mercedes garages. Join our Fantasy League:https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07League Code: P3LXFCDFK07Have thoughts to share? Find us on:Instagram: @brakedownpodTiktok: @thebrakedownpodEmail: thebrakedownpod@gmail.comSee you next race!xxDani and LucySound Courtesy ofmusic by audionautix.comF1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

Williams in the top 10? No Aston DNF’s? Competitive Ferraris and McLarens? This must be the good place. Join us this week on The Brakedown to discuss all the gritty details of the Miami Grand Prix. The regulation updates improved both qualifying and one-track racing, reducing harvesting and limiting battery power influence. Ferrari and McLaren both developed substantial updates throughout the month, and came in swinging against the still-mighty-but-slightly-less-so Mercedes.Link for F1 Article on Regulation Changes: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/refinements-to-2026-f1-regulations-agreed-by-all-stakeholders.1xA0TRau0DvyId6R7oZjFvJoin our Fantasy League:https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07League Code: P3LXFCDFK07Have thoughts to share? Find us on:Instagram: @brakedownpodTiktok: @thebrakedownpodEmail: thebrakedownpod@gmail.comSee you next race!xxDani and LucySound Courtesy ofmusic by audionautix.comF1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.

Kimi Antonelli is leading the driver’s championship. That's right, the 19-year old Italian is making his country (and his team) proud! Not only that, the Japanese Grand Prix also gave us Oscar Piastri’s first race start of the season (Spoiler Alert: It's a podium finish too!).Join us on this episode of The Brakedown as we discuss all the off-track news you might have missed - race cancellations, Adrian Newey and Johnathan Wheatley controversy, and changes to qualifying regulations. We’ll dissect the race itself and dive into Mercedes’ comeback (can you call it a comeback if they started on pole and fluffed the start?), as well as our rising stress levels from Ferrari, and seeing the unfortunate effect of this new energy-harvesting mode in the form of Ollie Bearman’s crash. Join our Fantasy League:https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P3LXFCDFK07League Code: P3LXFCDFK07Have thoughts to share? Find us on:Instagram: @brakedownpodTiktok: @thebrakedownpodEmail: thebrakedownpod@gmail.comSee you next race!xxDani and LucySound Courtesy ofmusic by audionautix.comF1 BR 07 InBox Expl.wav by rfhache -- https://freesound.org/s/44088/ -- License: Attribution 3.