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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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