The Outside Line Podcast

With the twelfth season of Formula E starting in Brazil this weekend, we encourage everyone to give the series a go, and so here’s a bonus episode that covers everything you need to know. We discuss the history, the missteps, the rules, the energy, the overtakes, the tracks, the teams, and the drivers. Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week we cover the penultimate race of the F1 season in Qatar, where again we saw a dramatic result from a less than dramatic race. Pirelli mandated a high pressure for their tyres, but could Lando and Oscar withstand the pressure of a Max comeback. We also talk stickers, gravel, and wombats. In F2, Fornaroli can clinch the championship if Crawford, Browning, and Vershoor all underperform, which surely can’t happen. We also keep an eye on Martins, who only has 4 races left to claim his yearly victory in F2. Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week we cover the Las Vegas Grand Prix where sparks were flying, although sadly for Lando and Oscar, it was mainly from their titanium skid blocks. In a wet qualifying session, we actually got to see wet tyres instead of red flags, while in the race, we got to see Lando try to bully Max instead of the other way round. While there was plenty of drama at the first corner, the real drama came several hours after the race. In F1 Academy, they stick a Pin in it as the season comes to an end as Doriane and Maya battle for the championship.  Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week we cover the Macau Grands Prix in F4, GT3, and Formula Regional, where once a year the world gathers to watch cars repeatedly crash at Lisboa corner. We come across some familiar names and witness heartbreak for Freddie Slater and Fionn McLaughlin as some drivers manage to Nael the safety car restarts. However, the saddest moments comes as the best liveried car, the Sanrio Cinnamoroll Audi, is knocked out due to mechanical problems.  Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week we cover the F1 weekend in São Paulo, Brazil, where we saw the butterfly effect in action as small differences in racing produced wildly different outcomes. Sadly for Bortoleto the Borboleta effect didn’t help him, as he crashed out of both races. We also saw a fractal crash in the sprint race as 3 cars had self-similar crashes, there was a 3 body problem at turn 1 and Max pursued a bifurcated strategy. However, it was Lando who escaped the chaos and extended his lead in the drivers championship. We also take a look at the final race in WEC, where a bad weekend for Ferrari in F1 was ameliorated by winning the Hypercar constructors championship.  Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

No racing of note this weekend, so instead we take a deep dive into the defunct A1 GP series, the so-called World Cup of Motorsport. Running for just 4 seasons from 2005-2009, we look at its foundation, format, competition, and eventual collapse. Along the way we run into a few familiar names at the start of their motorsport careers, and a few at the end. Finally we ask if something like it could happen today and if so who we’d like to see race.  Music provided by Sascha Ende under the CC BY 4.0 license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license