When it debuted in 2023, the women-centric support series F1 Academy (F1A) was branded by Formula 1 and the greater racing ecosystem as a giant step forward for visibility and opportunity in motorsports for women. It even came with its own digital broadcast channels, major corporate sponsors, and attention from F1 teams. Three years later though, the promising championship has drummed up more questions than answers. Is it actually helping its participants level up in their careers long-term? Does anything about this series give these teen girls and young women the skills needed to transition to other racing series? And who's actually getting all of this corporate money?

This go-around on No Grip, Lily talks to Katherine Legge, the iconic racer and Throttle Therapy podcast host who's taken part in what feels like almost every motorsports series under the sun and has plenty to say about what's missing from conversations about F1A, sexism, visibility, and mentorship.

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Formula 1 has gone through several major cultural shifts over the past decade, from its acquisition by Liberty Media in the mid-2010s to the 'Drive to Survive' boom that followed a few years later during the pandemic. But there's a major cultural event that doesn't get talked about as frequently and yet really helped bring the sport's current cutthroat capitalist era to new heights: The 2023 phenomenon that Lily has dubbed WAGageddon.

For this episode, Lily is joined by Kate Byrne, one half of the podcast and brand Two Girls 1 Formula, to explain why some people care so much about professional athletes' romantic partners and how following them can actually explain a great deal about what's happening in the paddock.

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Though we're only three races into the 2026 F1 season, many drivers have been vocal about their hatred of the sport's brand-new rules and regulations. But what power do they actually have to change them? And how far would these racers go to get what they want?

Today's drivers don't seem to have much agency as individuals or as a group to alter their circumstances, but that wasn't always the case in Formula 1. In fact, maybe the 2026 grid could learn a few things from previous generations who came before them — particularly those from back in the early 1980s.

For this episode, Lily sits down with Elizabeth Blackstock, the motorsports journalist and historian behind Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys on Substack and YouTube, to discuss the 1982 F1 drivers' strike, where racers came together to force the hand of the sport's higher-ups, changing Formula 1's trajectory forever.

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Is there one motorsports movie out there that's worse than all the rest? Several years ago, Lily sought to find this out, and after plenty of research, one film kept coming up: 'Driven,' the 2001 box office bomb written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. But is it really that bad? And did a certain Academy Award-winning motorsports movie actually take a lot of inspiration from this cinematic disaster?

This week, Lily talks to actor, podcaster, and motorsports content creator James Coker about the magic (and pitfalls) of filmmaking and all of the different factors that made 'Driven' such a mess. Meanwhile, Yochai saves his haterade for a different film in motorsports canon.

(You can also more of James's work on Instagram and YouTube.)

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There’s no shortage of ways to analyze the state of the Formula 1 grid nowadays, with everybody weighing in on lap times, aerodynamics, tire degradation, pitstops, overtakes, and a whole lot more.

But during an era of new rules and regulations when so much is uncertain, the planets may actually offer a fresh perspective on what’s happening on the track. This week, Mikaela Kostaras, an astrologer and the popular content creator @shelovesvrooms on Instagram and TikTok, takes Lily (and a skeptical but open-minded Yochai) through what an astrological lens can provide F1 fans.

From understanding what gives certain driver pairings strong chemistry to learning more about why Leos always have such good hair, Mikaela is shedding light on a different side of the grid.

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For much of the 2010s and the first half of the 2020s, Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo was the belle of the ball in Formula 1. Initially beloved for his cheeky personality and mesmerizing driving style, he eventually started to build a larger empire for himself that included a sought-after merch line, an F1-inspired Hulu pilot, and a number of high-profile brand partnerships. However, while Ricciardo’s celebrity profile was blossoming, his on-track performance was suffering, and over the years, he eventually went from being a World Drivers’ Championship contender to being unceremoniously dumped mid-season by a lesser team.

But is the tale of Daniel Ricciardo a success story centered on a driver who got nearly everything out of the sport, a cautionary tale of what happens when the quest for fame overtakes the need to perform well in a high-stakes environment, or a combination of both?

With a little help from Two Girls 1 Formula co-creator Nicole Sievers, we’re diving into what we can learn from the chaotic career of the man known as the Honey Badger.

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