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The Pad-Hoc

Journalists (loose term) and broadcasters (very loose term) Lawrence Barretto, Chris Medland and Nate Saunders tell stories about what it’s like chasing F1 from country to country - even in 2020

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Are you Sad-Hoc or Glad-Hoc the season is over? from 2023-11-29T19:35

Vegas became impossible to record at and then Nate decided he'd rather be in Tampa than Abu Dhabi, but all three are finally able to go over the final race from three different timezones. Chris has...

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Tweeting rumours and making humours from 2023-11-01T19:02

Lawrence is definitely here, and it's not just Chris talking about all the gifts he got from being in Mexico, or Nate taking absolute liberties with his 60-second review. They also address *that* p...

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The Pad-Hoc is coming to Austin from 2023-10-11T17:28:12

Nate, Lawrence and Chris were finally all at a race together in Qatar, so naturally they only actually recorded once they had long since left. Chris finds out Barretto's net worth, Nate doesn't do ...

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The Pad-Hoc is coming to Austin from 2023-10-11T17:28:12

Nate, Lawrence and Chris were finally all at a race together in Qatar, so naturally they only actually recorded once they had long since left. Chris finds out Barretto's net worth, Nate doesn't do ...

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Jeopardy in Tokyo from 2023-09-19T13:07:37

Apologies in advance for the car crash that was caused by Chris having the wrong mic selected AND running out of laptop battery. Plus Lawrence was on his way to Singapore airport, but there's a bit...

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Premonitions and poorly-ageing tweets from 2023-08-25T22:14:22

Chris appears to have jinxed Daniel Ricciardo at Zandvoort, and Nate's not happy about it. Lawrence is also predicting something pretty crazy ahead of the rest of the weekend, and the episode from ...

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’I’m at a Lossi for words’ from 2023-08-12T09:29:12

Seeing as it's been so long, we figured all three together after Nate has overcome one of his biggest fears would be the best way to return with an episode. Barretto is now a married man, but once ...

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Apparently we should stick some knives in the ground from 2023-07-13T17:49:28

You came here for Formula 1 chat and perhaps some insight into Daniel Ricciardo's return, but the big takeaway is a saying that only Lawrence knew. Nate also loses a year, and Chris laughs at Elvis...

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Barretto’s last episode? from 2023-06-21T17:34:53

There's a very nervy Lawrence on today's show, despite an impressive sporting achievement against an F1 driver and Chris's own pathetic stag do story. To try and make him feel better, Nate insults ...

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A 10.2 joke live in Monaco from 2023-05-28T09:33:10

Lawrence makes an absolute mockery of the joke scoring system when confronted with an in-person episode in Monaco, that was recorded to the background of pizza and beer. Nate shares all of Danny Ri...

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What’s the plural of Pad-Hoc? from 2023-05-21T10:34:11

In the absence of Imola, we thought we'd do a show this Sunday in case you're that desperate for F1 content. Even though this is barely F1 content - there's MLB talk, IndyCar talk, gardening talk a...

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I’m not going to get in the bin because I’ll fall asleep in it from 2023-05-10T13:18:25

We wake up ESPN TV star Nate from a jet-lagged nap to record, and it shows. Lawrence was back first from Miami but loses it very early on, and Chris plugs a free hotel that made him feel like a tot...

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We didn’t plan that, any of it from 2023-04-25T16:47:19

It's a sprint episode talking about the sprint shootout before Chris sprints to the airport, and he's just enjoying himself far too much today. Lawrence makes strange noises, and Nate offers a chan...

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The 100th anniversary of our second episode from 2023-04-13T11:30:47

Yeah we forgot to mention it for the last two attempts, but never mind. Lawrence is back, Nate's grudge against him is intensifying and Chris remembers annoying Pastor Maldonado by not knowing what...

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Who put a dog beach next to a nudist beach? from 2023-04-05T21:25:05

It's a short episode this week, but don't worry, normal service will be resumed next week. All will become clear (except none of it is clear at all) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

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Fernando’s going to get some bad juju from 2023-03-23T11:57:37

Only Chris went to Jeddah and doesn't have that much to say about it, but he fails to defend himself from accusations he loves Red Bull's dominance. Nate is a TV star who listens to races on the ra...

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’Dolphins have got good PR’ from 2023-03-09T17:05:33

Fresh from Bahrain, there's plenty of respect for Lance Stroll, a little less for the Mercedes u-turn, and none for dolphins from Nate. Toto Wolff means Chris is now at war with his fiancée during ...

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Squash, Sainz, Sainz and Sargeant from 2023-02-28T21:30:45

Let's not beat around the bush, we all sound pretty bad for a variety of reasons. But we still managed to catch up on Lawrence's latest squash-playing antics with a few Sainz's, Nate's failed attem...

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From New York to New York from 2023-02-10T12:44:24

Lawrence is on his way back to New York, having been in New York last Friday with the other two. Nate only just made it in the first place after stacking it trying to be Rocky, and Chris may have b...

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Back after a bigger gap than China left from 2023-01-18T15:54:31

Nate has been discovering pubs with Lawrence or discovering breweries with Chris, who is just happy F1 never suffers from frozen pitches. There's also a shocking shoe admission from Barretto, as th...

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The 2022 review ft. the future Poet Laureate from 2022-12-20T13:00:09

An episode full of highlights (when Chris can remember any), humblebrags, failures and even a poem. Miraculously, none of them include Lawrence's shoes, golf or karting. So Nate's happy. Learn mor...

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Not Binotto, but Vasseur in a robe from 2022-11-30T16:03:53

Actual discussion about Binotto leaving follows a live review, and Nate pretty much fixes Ferrari's problem with a new team kit. Chris posed for a photo with Seb but walked out of an Aston Martin l...

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Steiner took a swing at me from 2022-11-15T23:35:22

Far too much serious chat in this episode, but Lawrence rode a bike with Felipe Massa, Chris VERY nearly got kicked by Guenther Steiner, and Nate isn't buying what people are selling when it comes ...

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Sorry, Canada. Sorry. from 2022-11-02T17:23:42

Lawrence offends all of Canada when trying to be nice about James Hinchcliffe, Nate embraces his newfound superstardom and Chris is jet lagged so doesn't offer much more than the usual Learn more ...

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Loud noises from an Austin bar from 2022-10-21T19:20:12

As if this podcast couldn't get any less professional, this week Lawrence, Nate and Chris are in a bar together on Rainey Street ahead of the USGP. Nate is the face of ESPN for a few days, Chris ge...

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General Saunders waiting for the FIA from 2022-10-05T14:09:48

Nate's had a promotion, Lawrence hasn't had a fan gift and Chris has been outing a panel of drivers for things they thought they'd said in a private setting. But none of it can speed up the FIA's c...

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De Vries isn’t going to win any Super Bowls from 2022-09-22T15:16:25

Nate makes a bold prediction after a controversial review, Chris nails the segues and Lawrence is cold. But there's plenty of driver market chat, Yuki Tsunoda gets some love, and Monza not quite as...

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’I don’t know what I’m talking about’ from 2022-09-08T07:42:13

It turns out Nate did know what he was talking about, and Chris didn't. Lawrence explains his special Zandvoort designs and enjoying the party in the Netherlands, Chris got a straight answer out of...

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Live and outside from Zandvoort from 2022-09-01T20:01:18

We're back! Because Nate came to Zandvoort (turns out he was here last year) and does a live review. Lawrence plays more squash against Carlos and an actual pro, and Chris sees Fernando come to get...

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Alonso’s a Bond villain from 2022-08-02T18:21:50

Before it all REALLY kicked off, we predicted it might kick off between Alpine and Piastri after Alonso's bombshell. But spent most of the episode with Nate being upset at Ferrari, Chris complainin...

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Apologies in advance to Ferrari fans from 2022-07-26T17:43:09

It hurt us almost as much as it hurt you, but we're going to talk about the pain again. Nate cries, Chris has an awkward exchange with Lewis and Lawrence hasn't signed off the design for his Zandvo...

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More like Pad-Hot, am I right? from 2022-07-19T13:12:56

Such is the commitment to the pod, this was recorded at the hottest time on the hottest day in UK history. It explains the random ramblings about the driver market and trophies, and an F1 journalis...

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’Big d**k Mick was looming large in my brain’ from 2022-07-15T23:34:43

Yes, Nate said those words. You might not hear them over the constant murmuring of the passengers at Raleigh Airport only getting Chris's side of the pod, while Lawrence hands Ferrari the next 10 c...

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We’ve already forgotten what happened from 2022-07-05T15:04:41

Sorry for all the F1 chat, but Nate does have a story about being broad on a plane, Lawrence went to the beautiful memorial for Sir Frank Williams, and Chris was distracted by cricket and didn't of...

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Lando’s never heard of dial-up from 2022-06-28T17:07:37

Nate's been dancing like Dua Lipa at a fancy Pirelli lunch, while Lawrence then copied him during a romantic weekend in Paris. At least Chris has actually been working, heading to McLaren and Red B...

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Apologies in advance to Alonso fans from 2022-06-24T09:29:32

It's the complete opposite set-up to last week, but the reviews of the bar episode pretty much take over. Plus Nate sings Fernando, Chris does a u-turn on Ferrari and Lawrence is still dining out o...

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Live and unfiltered from a bar in Montreal from 2022-06-15T21:30:30

This will either be the greatest episode you've ever heard, or diabolical. We're not sure which, because we haven't listened back to it. Nate does a live review, Lawrence meets a shoe guy, and Chri...

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’I would have kids if I went to the moon’ from 2022-06-08T20:13:33

Yup, that's a direct quote from the mouth of Nate Saunders. Not sure you need much more than the title, but Lawrence explains how he was further forward on today's plane than Ricciardo, and Chris h...

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Schumacher would get an awful Uber rating from 2022-06-01T16:17:36

Lawrence brings the whole podcast crashing down by calling someone his favourite chef, while Chris just wants to drop names, and Nate can't quite save it with his review. Turns out they all had to ...

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Bottas’ butt in the Louvre, Perez’s win in the bin from 2022-05-24T11:00

Nate pulls out one of the finest 60-second reviews heard for some time, and then follows it with a controversial view of the Red Bull team orders. Far too much actual F1 chat in this episode, but t...

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Herta-spotting in a Barcelona stock market from 2022-05-17T14:30

Or something like that... Nate saw a Colton Herta look-a-like in Spain during testing, and is going back to the stock market bar to see if he's there again. Chris remembers he talked to Ian Poulter...

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Rejected by Beckham, Allen, Damon and Vettel from 2022-05-11T15:31:47

Nate stays in the US while Lawrence and Chris complain about being tired getting home from an epic week in Miami. After offending J.J. and T.J. Watt in person, Nate goes after Bad Bunny, while Chri...

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Podcasting with Hamilton and Brady (nearby) from 2022-05-04T19:20:06

It might just be the best day of Nate's life as he gets to record an episode of the Pad-Hoc while Tom Brady walks by. All three were at a golf event with Brady and Lewis Hamilton in Miami, but Lawr...

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Kravitz goes all-in on #BootMedland from 2022-04-27T17:11:11

Chris gets kicked by Ted on the grid in Imola, but that's not as bad as Nate trying to kill two Fleet Street journalists. He at least has an incredible idea for an addition to the Miami track, whil...

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’Alfa employees are circling my car’ from 2022-04-21T17:05:56

Somehow 100k downloads have been hit, so Nate celebrates by locking himself in his hire car in Bologna and feeling threatened. He also admits he might have lied about which Imola race he was at, wh...

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How death fought Medland and Medland won from 2022-04-13T19:22:25

We're back after a bit of a break because Chris had a massive failure of a trip to Australia, but it makes for a decent tail of woe at least. Lawrence had a much better time of it in Melbourne desp...

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One third live from Las Vegas from 2022-03-31T21:34:16

Chris headed to Las Vegas for the new race announcement and is only slightly croaky as he boasts about his view, Lawrence also reveals a secret trip, and Nate is planning on getting all three arres...

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It went demonic and not sexual from 2022-03-24T19:16:44

Nate has some fan art of himself to talk about, but then we get rid of him and it's pure bliss for Chris and Lawrence for a while. Chris boasts about a new job and talking to F1 drivers about golf ...

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We didn’t forget, honest from 2022-03-17T22:14:24

A bit of a logistical nightmare made it a late recording, but it's worth the wait as Lawrence, Nate and Chris all signal the beginning of the end of their F1 careers by trying to predict the podium...

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Return of the Mag from 2022-03-09T17:54:43

It seems all three are pretty happy to have Kevin Magnussen back at Haas after his surprise return was announced. And Imola is proving pretty popular too. Plus Nate is modest, Chris is planning his...

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Half the car is a toaster from 2022-03-02T00:10:48

Nate has some brilliant technical insight into the Alfa Romeo now the camo livery has gone, while Lawrence delivers an exclusive and Chris takes a phone call that almost costs him his place on the ...

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James Key, if you’re listening, I’m sorry from 2022-02-23T21:17:21

The ultimate Ferrari hype episode after just one day of testing sees Nate not name the Ferrari as his favorite car, Chris spoke to Charles Leclerc trackside and won't shut up about it, and Lawrence...

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188% insults, 51% facts from 2022-02-16T20:25:21

A bad review has Nate admitting most of what he says is in fact rarely a fact, Lawrence has been to see Williams AND Alpine in the past two days - but he hasn't seen the leaked Ferrari until he's s...

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Live* and Exclusive* from the McLaren launch from 2022-02-11T19:30

OK, so it's not live, and we weren't the only people there, BUT we did get to see the new MCL36 before it was officially revealed and then McLaren were nice enough to let us talk about it in a very...

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Spoiler: Everyone’s sad in 2023 from 2022-02-09T21:43:29

Nate seemed to think this was a mini-sode, no idea where he got that from. There's chat about the 'new' Red Bull, the 'new' Haas, a new title sponsor, a new deal for Lando Norris and the 'new' radi...

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Nateflix meets Carole Baskin after Daytona from 2022-02-03T20:03:42

You read that right. Nate has given himself a new nickname, and was more impressed with who he met while out walking the dog in Tampa than at the Rolex 24 in Daytona. Chris gets carried away with a...

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Don’t laugh at Mike Krack from 2022-01-19T13:20:13

Stop giggling at the back (OK don't, we get that part out of the way first before being semi-professional), but we do talk about actual progress at Aston Martin, potential progress at Alpine and ma...

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Otmar ate all the crisps from 2022-01-05T18:38:11

Some actual F1 news at the start of 2022 as Otmar Szafnauer leaves Aston Martin, so Chris recalls his unique approach to Sunday media sessions. Lawrence has more than one shoe guy and Nate's plans ...

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Interrupted by Stefano‘s Christmas GIF from 2021-12-21T17:51:11

There's festive jokes, season reviews, highlights, lowlights, an interruption from Stefano Domenicali (sort of) and some very bold predictions for 2022. Plus find out the item of clothing Lawrence ...

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Lots of rights and lots of wrongs from 2021-12-14T18:58:18

After we get over Nate's broken microphone, some actual debate and discussion about the final race of the season breaks out. We're really sorry, but we couldn't help it. Lawrence is also told what ...

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Super dirty fancy people from 2021-12-10T09:17:37

Laurence, Nate and Chris actually find themselves in the same place at the same time (eventually) so it's the first ever in-person episode. And we get a new scale of dirty from Laurence, a night on...

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We embargoed this episode, but for who? from 2021-11-30T23:37:45

There's a story about Lawrence retiring his new best friend Kimi early, Nate leaving lunch with Lando early, and Chris not wanting to publish this episode early. And we actually get serious for a b...

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Two out of three go rogue from 2021-11-24T16:26:01

Nate tells his haters to piss off, Lawrence receives plenty of abuse from Guenther Steiner over brunch in Qatar, and Chris has a challenging time even before getting Kimi to speak for a whole 45 mi...

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We’re sad Nate didn’t get carjacked from 2021-11-17T17:33:04

There's a lot of fallout from Brazil, not least Nate having a very armoured car to avoid all the hate he gets for being biased, or something like that. Lawrence is now best friends with Felipe Mass...

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Nothing rhymes with Tsunoda from 2021-11-10T16:39:36

Nate gets so inspired on his flight to Brazil he writes a poem about Yuki, Lawrence tries to work out where the Mexican fans get their energy from, and Chris has a new toy to play with that means t...

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Good morning Mexico from 2021-11-04T15:30:42

Lawrence's neighbours all hate him as he wakes up his hotel in Mexico City, Nate talks about seeing large images of Sergio Perez's face, and Chris finally tells the story of his now-pointless trip ...

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Two Pirelli tyres walk into a pub from 2021-10-27T18:20:39

Nate gets a 10 for an original F1 joke he wrote on the plane to Austin, but he failed at the Santa Museum. Lawrence also failed at getting Daniel Ricciardo to stop laughing or talking in a Texan ac...

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The sprint episode Nate was wrong to want from 2021-10-18T17:02:22

Nate is so excited to go to Austin that he demanded we do this extra episode today, so it's all his fault. But there's some Mokpo chat, actual predictions for COTA, some sensational info about rand...

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No time to pie, but Lando gets told a lie from 2021-10-13T23:07:09

Nate can't stop talking about pie, Chris can't stop talking about Turkey and Lawrence can't stop a go kart in front of Lando Norris. (And yes, the audio isn't great but we trialled new software and...

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The best race Lawrence never saw from 2021-09-27T11:17:29

Someone on the pod didn't even watch the race (live) but everyone has plenty to say about THAT McLaren call and Lando's lost win. Plus Lawrence has proper insider knowledge about the weather in Soc...

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Ricciardo breaks the Nate curse from 2021-09-15T15:53:38

Danny Ric hadn't won since Nate's book about him was published, until now... So we get to work on a sequel, which will include the story of how he ended up doing an extra shoey out of Lawrence's bo...

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The rave episode from 2021-09-08T19:37:57

Nate and Chris can't stop singing Dutch techno songs after a fantastic first race back at Zandvoort, which is something Lawrence could only dream of after struggling to even say words. He does rede...

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A **** race in isolation from 2021-08-31T19:15:58

The fans had it worse, but Nate and Chris have a tale of woe from Spa, while Lawrence has definitely gone up in the world arriving in his palace - sorry, 'hotel room' - in Zandvoort. There's a cont...

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The giveaway episode from 2021-08-18T19:17:28

For listening to an episode in the summer break, you get the chance to win a copy of F1 2021 - but Nate's going to make you work for it. Lawrence gets worried by a listener's review, and Chris reve...

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What a bunch of mugs from 2021-08-04T19:02:35

Nate confuses the two Alfa Romeo drivers, Chris reveals he spent too long designing the first Pad-Hoc branded item, and Lawrence fails to make George Russell cry, but does make him laugh. Plus the ...

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Pierre called Nate babe! from 2021-07-20T10:37:42

Sensational scenes as Nate attempts the challenge you set him, but first you do have to put up with all three debating THAT Verstappen and Hamilton clash as Nate and Lawrence gang up on Chris. Plus...

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Silverstone: Challenge accepted from 2021-07-14T18:30:33

Lawrence has a celebrity website entry all about his fame (or lack of it) that is too good to ignore, Nate is BUZZING to get to Silverstone to complete a challenge you've set him and Chris is sligh...

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It’s less blowing and sucking and more puffing and sipping from 2021-07-08T21:33:46

That's a legit title, even if it's shameless clickbait from what is actually a really cool story about Nate getting to drive Sam Schmidt's SAM car. Also in this episode, Chris still hasn't realised...

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Nate called Gasly 'babe' from 2021-06-30T12:14:31

You might think Gasly's latest race ending after one lap would make the 60-second review tough for Nate, but no. Lawrence feels sorry for Kimi, and Chris is already creating merch. (There's also to...

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Rosberg's heel and Toto from 2021-06-22T15:57:45

Lawrence did the driver parade interviews from the back of a truck in France and it appears he's forgotten Max Verstappen is Dutch, Chris is back in the UK for 36 hours between races but his dog pr...

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Boss BEEF and windbags: Well done, Baku from 2021-06-08T16:07:12

We're not afraid to use the BEEF title again. Among a million other cool jobs on race day, Lawrence had a ringside seat for the Horner v Wolff sparring match that really started to kick off in Baku...

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Medders made it to Indy from 2021-06-01T16:54:28

If you weren't listening last week, there was jeopardy, and it only got worse before Chris finally made it out to the Indy 500. So he basically talks all the time, Nate reminds him that he did it p...

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Charles - Porca miseria! from 2021-05-25T17:26:26

Nate's 60-second review goes up a gear, Lawrence nearly crashes a boat in Monaco harbour (twice), and after being owned by Yuki Tsunoda in a passport queue, Chris is panicking over whether he's goi...

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Alonso - washed up? (Fishing emoji...) from 2021-05-18T10:44:43

Nate's 60-second review gets risky, but he's just acting out as Lawrence and Chris both boast about being at the McLaren livery reveal and heading to Monaco. So there's plenty of chat about both of...

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Gasly, love Gasly from 2021-05-05T16:13:13

Nate fires through a 60-second race review from Portiwow - with mixed results - before challenging everyone to find a weird fact about past championship battles, while Lawrence feels sorry for Valt...

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Driver BEEF from 2021-04-21T18:59:14

After the spicy reactions from George Russell and Valtteri Bottas at Imola, Lawrence was in the TV pen stirring the pot, while Chris remembers a smug Jos Verstappen before his son got promoted to R...

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All aboard the Yuki hype train from 2021-03-31T18:11:01

Racing is finally back, so Lawrence gets to talk about being trackside in a deckchair drinking beer, Nate remembers the wrong season-opener from 2010 and Chris tries to slow down the Yuki Tsunoda h...

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The Murray episode from 2021-03-17T13:00:45

What else could we talk about this week? Murray Walker was an absolute legend in the world of Formula 1 and beyond. So Lawrence, Chris and Nate share their memories and stories of times they met Mu...

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We got a bad review from 2021-03-04T18:34:11

Someone rated us two stars, and this episode doesn't go any way towards rectifying that. Nate turns into Lawrence Stroll, Chris wants you to feel sorry for him because a hypothetical chance to driv...

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Why is an F1 car launch never at Area 51? from 2021-02-17T15:03:23

After the McLaren launch, Lawrence remembers the time an F1 team's unveiling meant he got too hot in a greenhouse, Nate got scarred by a massive beard when seeing a new livery, and Chris laughed at...

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Romain to IndyCar, Max to NASCAR and Lewis rallying from 2021-02-03T18:47:35

One of those three is actually happening, but the other two we'd love to see. Grosjean's move to IndyCar gets everyone thinking what we'd like to see other F1 drivers have a go in, and there's also...

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An F1 team named after a dinner lady from 2021-01-20T19:19:04

Lawrence reminisces about his planned F1 team with a very dodgy name, Nate recalls the time he pretty much missed everything at Indy, and Chris goes through all your driver line-up choices. Plus th...

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Sir Lewis, Sir-gio and Sir-gey Sir-otkin from 2021-01-06T18:43:52

Nate tries to reinvent the podcast with some music chat but fails, so eventually there's talk about Lewis Hamilton's knighthood, when and where the F1 season will start and who on the current grid ...

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WAIT. How many Toto Wolff's are there?! from 2020-12-23T16:33:25

Nate has an inappropriate joke, Chris sort of sings a Christmas song sent in from a listener, and Lawrence actually gets this back on track with F1-related stories and content. The final episode of...

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The bald and the beardless from 2020-12-16T18:28:24

It happened, so Lawrence gets used to life without any hair on his head, and Nate and Chris both admit things could have been much worse. There's a bit of reminiscing about life in F1 in 2020, plan...

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Two days to the shave from 2020-12-10T10:13:16

That's right, it's Abu Dhabi weekend and Lawrence only has two mornings left waking up with hair on his head. Nate explains why he likes to play the role of 'stupid man' rather than 'bad cop', and ...

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#NoContextNate from 2020-12-02T14:54:01

We really wanted to call this episode 'The Paddock Haddock', you’ll soon know why. Basically some incredible things come out of Nate’s mouth, and Chris reminds him of them. But he has to suck up hi...

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Nate Saunders and the devolution of man from 2020-11-25T13:00

It's happening, Lawrence is officially going bald and Nate and Chris are losing their beards too. But what's really getting Nate angry involves the World Drivers' Championship trophy, so we fix tha...

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We’re going to really regret this from 2020-11-18T14:47:52

We’re not sure how we ended up here, but Lawrence spontaneously (honestly) agrees to a pretty remarkable challenge for Prostate Cancer UK, and then Chris and Nate both get involved in the fundraisi...

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Lampooning Italian F1 journalists from 2020-11-11T15:59:49

Nate's part-Italian, so it's fine. Lawrence finally picks an F1 intro song, this time Chris attempts to sing, there's a live new shoe unboxing, and we milk Ricciardo's recent appearance a little bi...

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Ricciardo will do almost anything you ask from 2020-11-04T19:30:20

Chris makes Daniel Ricciardo an unwitting Lawrence Barretto superfan, Nate sings and Lawrence can't think of a decent song to use as an F1 theme tune. There's a lot of cat chat for some reason, too...

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Barrett-hoes from 2020-10-29T13:35:39

Chris and Nate bring you a stunning discovery that makes everything about 2020 so much better, while Lawrence has another shunt. There's actually some real Imola stories in there too, and a public ...

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Hulkenberg, give us a call from 2020-10-21T19:30:18

Chris remembers the time he had to put his trust in an angry Max Verstappen, Lawrence remembers the time he made Ronnie O'Sullivan angry, and Nate sneezes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

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Sorry we mentioned Cyril's arse from 2020-10-15T19:48:07

After a pretty outrageous revelation, Lawrence creates the most manufactured shoey opportunity ever for Daniel Ricciardo, Nate is unhappy at the results of the buddy cop movies poll, and Chris says...

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F1 Buddy Cop Movies from 2020-10-07T11:38:53

Nate takes over the podcast this week as he wants to know who Lawrence and Chris would choose as their partners to fight crime from the current F1 grid. And, well, they all get a bit carried away w...

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Ice Dinghies and Roller Derby from 2020-09-30T18:27:38

Nate finds a new favourite sport that he's never seen, Lawrence tries desperately to explain his outrageous footwear in Russia, and Chris risks the wrath of residents of both Colchester and Sochi (...

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Alienating even more listeners from 2020-09-23T18:32:58

Nate explains a joke, Chris makes a joke and Lawrence is a joke. But that's not all. After coming up with the concept for a future award-winning documentary series, all three recall their first rac...

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Extremely Saunders Proud Nate from 2020-09-17T12:37:15

You'd think the recent run of F1 races would make life really tough for those on the road, but instead Lawrence lets slip that the F1 TV crew spent most of their time coming up with stupid nickname...

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Porn in Monza from 2020-09-04T09:44:36

Spa to Monza is usually a chance for a road trip, but it took a little while to get on topic... Chris recalls some interesting background television while recording a different podcast a few years ...

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The drunk episode from 2020-08-26T17:06:21

It turns out Spa-Francorchamps has been the scene of LOTS of hangovers, with Claire Williams usually the catalyst. But people in F1 have been hungover in other places too, including Russia, where a...

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When Kimi accuses you of being a dad from 2020-08-20T12:27:15

Nico Hulkenberg doesn't seem to like Nate and once gave Lawrence a 15-second answer that included no words, while Kimi Raikkonen successfully scared Chris into thinking that he might have a son. Al...

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Why won't anyone steal our hire cars? from 2020-08-13T22:21:47

It's a completely normal thing to wonder when you've left the keys on the floor next to the car in a car park in Barcelona, or somehow gone one better and LEFT THE CAR RUNNING for an entire day at ...

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Blocking in Bernie from 2020-08-12T10:23:54

In the middle of back-to-back F1 races at Silverstone, the guys recall times they laughed at Crofty spinning, blocked in Bernie's motorhome and stayed with an "interesting" AirBNB couple... Learn ...

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The strange new world of F1 from 2020-08-10T17:25:10

Lawrence Barretto, Chris Medland and a much better-sounding Nate Saunders talk about what it was like getting back to covering F1 races when the 2020 season finally started in Austria in July, with...

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Pilot from 2020-08-09T12:17

Lawrence Barretto, Chris Medland and Nate Saunders start talking about F1-related travel woes ahead of the 2020 season restart, before Nate invested in a decent microphone... Learn more about your...

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