The Austrian Grand Prix gave us one of the closest finishes of the season, another huge weekend for Mercedes, and somehow… the biggest talking point wasn’t even the race.

In this Formula Fools race review, David and Skin break down everything from Spielberg, including:

• 🇬🇧 George Russell converting pole into another race victory
• 🇮🇹 Kimi Antonelli extending his championship lead despite missing out on the win
• 🚁 The new drone camera that had the F1 world completely divided
• 🔥 Lewis Hamilton’s resurgence and whether Ferrari are finally becoming consistent contenders
• 🐂 Racing Bulls quietly putting together one of their strongest weekends of 2026
• 🧠 Our Guru and Fool of the week, plus a look ahead to the British Grand Prix

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The championship fight is tightening.

Mercedes look stronger every weekend.

And Formula 1 might have just changed how we watch racing forever.

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Lewis Hamilton is finally a Ferrari race winner.

After 686 days without a Grand Prix victory, Hamilton broke through in Barcelona with a perfectly executed drive, Ferrari’s biggest upgrade package of the season, and a strategy masterclass.

In this Formula Fools race review, David and Skin break down a chaotic Spanish Grand Prix featuring:

• Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari win and whether this is the start of a genuine title charge

• Kimi Antonelli’s engine failure ending a potential sixth straight victory

• George Russell grabbing pole… then somehow finding a way to finish second again

• Ferrari’s huge upgrades and why their starts are becoming a serious weapon

• Williams penalties, Audi heartbreak, and another reliability-heavy weekend

• Our Gurus and Fools of the race, plus listener questions in Listen to the Fools

We also look ahead to Austria, where brutal kerbs, track limits and a very short lap could create another unpredictable weekend.

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Hamilton wins.

Ferrari finally deliver.

And for the first time in a long time, the championship fight feels wide open again.

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Monaco was supposed to be boring.

Instead, we got crashes, strategy chaos, a late safety car, and another statement drive from Kimi Antonelli.

In this Formula Fools race review, David and Skin break down a wild Monaco Grand Prix and ask the question everyone is starting to think:

Is Kimi already running away with this championship?

This episode includes:

• Kimi Antonelli’s fifth consecutive victory and what that means historically

• Why Monaco finally produced some genuine drama in 2026

• Williams’ clever strategy… and how it still somehow turned into a Williams weekend

• Carlos Sainz’s huge crash and the safety car that changed everything

• Mercedes, Ferrari and the teams trying to stop the Antonelli train

• Our Guru and Fool of the week from a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix

Plus, we look ahead to Canada and discuss whether anyone can finally stop Mercedes and Kimi Antonelli.

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Five races in a row.

A Monaco win.

And a championship lead that keeps growing.

The Kimi era might already be here.

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Before Crashgate…

There was Spygate.

In this Formula Fools deep dive, David and Skin unpack the scandal that nearly tore Formula 1 apart during the 2007 championship fight between McLaren and Ferrari.

What started with a disgruntled Ferrari employee quickly became one of the biggest controversies the sport has ever seen.

This episode includes:

• How Ferrari’s secret technical documents ended up in McLaren’s hands

• The roles of Nigel Stepney and Mike Coughlan in the scandal

• Why Fernando Alonso threatened to expose his own team

• The infamous FIA investigation and the record-breaking $100 million fine

• How Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen and the 2007 title fight became tangled in the story

• Whether McLaren were actually guilty — and if Spygate changed F1 forever

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A scandal involving espionage, leaked documents, political warfare, and one of the closest championship battles in Formula 1 history.

If Crashgate was unbelievable…

Spygate somehow gets even crazier.

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Canada gave us another huge question for the 2026 season:

Is Kimi Antonelli becoming the guy at Mercedes?

In this Formula Fools race review, David and Skin break down a Canadian Grand Prix that continued Kimi’s ridiculous run of form and gave us another big look at where the grid really sits.

This episode includes:

• Kimi Antonelli making it four wins in a row

• Whether Mercedes now have a genuine Kimi vs George problem

• Max Verstappen finally returning to the podium

• Ferrari continuing to show flashes of serious pace

• McLaren trying to stop momentum slipping away

• Guru & Fool of the week 🏁

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This isn’t just a race review.

This is the story of the most controversial moment in Formula 1 history — the Crashgate at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

A race that looked chaotic at the time…

…but was anything but.

In this episode:

• Why the 2008 Singapore GP mattered so much in a title fight decided by 1 point
• How Fernando Alonso went from nowhere to winning — and why it didn’t make sense
• The exact moment Nelson Piquet Jr. crashed… and why it changed everything
• How Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds made the plan work
• The fallout: bans, cover-ups, and how F1 tried to contain the scandal
• And whether Felipe Massa was actually robbed of the 2008 championship

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Nearly 20 years later…

…the race still counts, the title still stands…

…but the story isn’t finished. 🏁

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The 2026 season finally came alive in Miami.

In this Formula Fools race review, David and Skin break down a chaotic Miami GP weekend that saw McLaren fight back, Max Verstappen spin on lap one, and Aston Martin somehow become slower than Formula 2 cars.

This episode includes:

• Kimi Antonelli winning his third race in a row and extending his championship lead
• McLaren’s massive upgrades finally making them genuine threats again
• Max Verstappen’s lap one spin and Red Bull’s sudden pace improvement
• Ferrari’s confusing weekend, late penalties, and Lewis Hamilton’s strong recovery drive
• Why Aston Martin’s Miami performance was genuinely embarrassing
• Haas, Williams and Alpine all heading in very different directions

Plus:

• Guru and Fool of the Week
• FIA penalty chaos and why the stewarding frustrated David
• Liam Lawson launching Pierre Gasly into orbit
• And a look ahead to special upcoming episodes on Crashgate, Spygate, and the 2005 US Grand Prix 🏁

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The 2026 season just delivered its biggest statement yet.

Suzuka gave us dominance, drama, and our first real signs that these new regulations might be a little… unpredictable.

In this episode:

• Kimi Antonelli goes back-to-back and becomes the youngest championship leader ever
• Why his race pace was on another level compared to everyone else
• Oscar Piastri’s standout drive — and why it still wasn’t enough
• Russell’s strange race explained (energy limits + software glitch)
• Bearman’s huge crash and the growing concern around “clipping”
• Why Mercedes look ahead of the game — and Red Bull don’t

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Three races in…

…and this season already makes zero sense. 🏁

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