Formula Fools

Brazil might have just delivered the best race weekend of the 2026 season.

Changing conditions, unpredictable qualifying, constant overtaking, different racing lines and proper wheel-to-wheel action made Interlagos an absolute belter.
This episode includes:

• Lando Norris winning from pole by over 14 seconds and delivering one of his best drives of the season
• Max Verstappen charging from 21st to second and once again proving how ridiculous he is in the wet
• Kimi Antonelli struggling through the wet-to-dry crossover, spinning from the lead and showing there are still areas for the new World Champion to improve
• Mercedes finishing fourth and fifth to officially seal their first Constructors’ Championship since 2021
• Ferrari struggling for tyre life and strategy again, despite Lewis Hamilton’s incredible start through the field
• Why Interlagos rewards instinctive, aggressive driving — and why drivers like Lando and Max are so good around there

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Lando takes Guru of the Week, George gets Fool after his pit-exit spin, and Brazil reminds us exactly what Formula 1 looks like when the track and weather actually let the drivers race.

Next stop: Vegas.
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Kimi Antonelli has done it.

A third-place finish in Mexico was enough to crown the 20-year-old the youngest World Champion in Formula 1 history — while Max Verstappen produced one of his best drives of the season to win from fifth.

This episode includes:

• Kimi Antonelli officially becoming the 2026 Formula 1 World Champion and why his season has been so impressive
• Max Verstappen charging from fifth to victory with another brilliant Red Bull strategy
• Ferrari’s lap-one chaos, Charles Leclerc cutting the corner, and whether his five-second penalty was anywhere near harsh enough
• Lewis Hamilton losing out despite following the FIA’s rejoining instructions — and why Ferrari should have stepped in
• George Russell taking out Isack Hadjar and whether a ten-second penalty is enough when you ruin someone else’s race
• Esteban Ocon suddenly being dropped by Haas, the rumours surrounding his exit, and Ryo Hirakawa scoring a point on his debut

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Max takes Guru of the Week, George gets Fool of the Week, and Kimi leaves Mexico as the youngest World Champion Formula 1 has ever seen.

Next stop: Brazil: where Mercedes could now start using Kimi to help George in the fight for second in the championship.
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The United States Grand Prix wasn’t exactly a thriller, but Kimi Antonelli made another massive statement.

Pole, victory by 13 seconds, and a championship lead so big that only something ridiculous can stop him now.

This episode includes:

• Kimi Antonelli dominating Austin for his ninth win of the season and moving within touching distance of the championship
• George Russell’s controversial five-second penalty — and why serving a penalty makes the actual pit stop look slower too
• Ferrari’s strange weekend: rapid in practice, disappointing in qualifying, then seriously quick again in the race
• Charles Leclerc passing Max Verstappen late on, Lewis Hamilton finishing fourth, and the debate over Charles’ long-term ceiling at Ferrari
• Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar clashing over team orders as Red Bull’s reliability and engine-map problems continue
• Williams qualifying 19th and 20th, finishing 17th and 18th, and earning another Fool of the Week nomination

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Kimi takes Guru of the Week, Williams continue to test David’s patience, and the championship can now be wrapped up in Mexico.

Hopefully the racing there gives us a little more to talk about.
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The Singapore Grand Prix gave Max Verstappen the one win that had somehow always escaped him.

On his 250th F1 start, Max took pole, controlled the race without reliable radio communication, and finally added Singapore to his list of victories.

This episode includes:

• Max Verstappen dominating the weekend and finally taking his first Singapore Grand Prix win
• Why the sprint race completely failed — despite somehow featuring nine DNFs
• Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri colliding in the sprint, plus the fallout from Lando’s comments afterwards
• Lewis Hamilton ignoring Ferrari’s pit call, trying to stretch his soft tyres for 44 laps, and tumbling down the order
• Kimi Antonelli quietly finishing third, extending his championship lead to 102 points, and potentially wrapping up the title in Austin
• Why F1 barely uses full wet tyres anymore, Pirelli choosing compounds that are too hard, and whether it’s hurting the racing

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Max gets his Singapore win, Hulkenberg delivers Audi’s best Grand Prix finish of the season, and Ferrari somehow manage to turn another promising race into a strategy headache.

Next stop: Austin — where Kimi Antonelli could become world champion.
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Formula 1 returned to Sepang for the very strange Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia — and the weekend immediately descended into chaos.

Rain delayed the start, the cars basically stopped working because of an FIA software issue, and once we finally got racing, Max Verstappen produced his best performance of the season.

This episode includes:

• The bizarre software failure that forced the race to stop almost as soon as it started
• Max Verstappen fighting back past both Mercedes cars to take his first win of 2026
• Why Sepang produced such good racing — and why tracks like Malaysia deserve a permanent place back on the calendar
• Ferrari recovering from a terrible tyre gamble, with Lewis charging from 16th and eventually taking P3
• McLaren’s strange Oscar Piastri strategy, another slow pit stop, and Lando’s trip through the gravel under the safety car
• Williams throwing away a massive chance after running P6 and P7, plus George Russell suffering another painful mechanical retirement

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Fernando Alonso gets Skin’s Guru for a brilliant drive and one of the overtakes of the season, Max gets David’s Guru, and Williams are unanimously the Fools.

Next stop: Singapore.
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