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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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Baku gave us a classic Azerbaijan Grand Prix — not much happening, then absolute chaos, then one of the closest finishes we’ve seen in years.

And through all of it, George Russell was basically untouchable.

This episode includes:

• George Russell’s first career Grand Slam and what David called his best-ever F1 weekend
• Kimi Antonelli crashing in qualifying, starting 16th and recovering to fifth to limit the championship damage
• Franco Colapinto wiping out Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly, plus why Lando’s “some drivers shouldn’t be in F1” comments didn’t sit right with us
• Oscar Piastri throwing away a potential podium at the final restart and McLaren leaving Baku with zero points
• Red Bull putting Max ahead of Isack Hadjar, then refusing to swap them back even when Hadjar looked quicker
• Williams finally bringing a proper upgrade package, Carlos reaching Q3, Alex finding the wall, and Ferrari somehow looking even worse
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George closes the championship gap to Kimi, Williams might finally have remembered how to build an F1 car, and Aston Martin earn Fool of the Week after yet another double DNF.

Next stop: the “Bahrain Grand Prix”… in Malaysia.
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Formula 1’s brand-new Madring circuit finally arrived… and unfortunately, the racing was about as exciting as we feared.

Lando Norris looked set for victory before a badly timed VSC and another painful McLaren pit stop completely flipped the race, handing Kimi Antonelli his eighth win of the season.

This episode includes:

• Why the new Madring circuit produced such a boring race and whether the track can actually be fixed
• Lando Norris losing the lead through brutal VSC timing and a seven-second McLaren pit stop
• Whether the VSC rules need changing after effectively deciding the race
• Kimi Antonelli taking another win and extending his championship advantage to 81 points
• Carlos Sainz crashing into Yuki and Fernando, plus another rough weekend for the home hero
• Lewis Hamilton’s brake failure, George Russell’s disastrous two-stop strategy, and our Gurus and Fools of the Week

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Kimi gets another win, Lando leaves wondering what could have been, and Carlos Sainz somehow still has nice things to say about the Madring.

Next stop: Baku, where overtaking should finally be back, even if the new power units might completely lose their minds on that enormous straight.

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Monza delivered one of the most chaotic weekends of the year, and Kimi Antonelli produced a drive that felt like a proper championship statement.

Starting 19th after a power unit penalty, Kimi tore through the field to win his home Grand Prix and become the first Italian winner at Monza since 1966.

This episode includes:

• Kimi Antonelli’s incredible 19th-to-first victory and why it was one of his best drives yet
• Pierre Gasly’s shock pole position and how Alpine’s aggressive Monza setup made it possible
• Charles Leclerc’s huge crash, his lap-one battle with Lewis Hamilton, and Ferrari’s disastrous home race
• Mercedes’ bizarre VSC strategy and whether George Russell was effectively handed a loss to Kimi
• Oscar Piastri’s stronger weekend, Lando Norris managing a brake issue, and Max Verstappen quietly grabbing P3
• Guru and Fool of the Week — including Toto Wolff getting some credit for backing Kimi from the beginning

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Ferrari brought one of their best-looking cars in years and somehow still left their home race disappointed.

Kimi, meanwhile, left Monza with a 66-point championship lead and another massive statement.

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We’re officially halfway through the 2026 Formula 1 season, so it’s time to look back at our pre-season predictions, rate every team, and work out who has actually nailed the new regulations.

And yes… David has to answer for predicting Williams and Aston Martin as championship contenders.

This episode includes:

• Revisiting our pre-season predictions — including some absolute shockers and a few surprisingly good calls
• Our new 3-point Fools rating system as we score every team’s season so far
• Mercedes setting the benchmark, Kimi Antonelli’s incredible first half, and George Russell’s fight to keep up
• Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull — who’s improving, who’s slipping, and who needs to do better
• Alpine, Racing Bulls and Audi massively exceeding expectations while Williams and Aston Martin disappoint
• Our predictions for the second half — including Kimi vs Lewis for the title and an Audi podium shout
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Mercedes are still the team to beat, but the second half could give us a proper championship fight.

And after some of our pre-season predictions… we probably shouldn’t be allowed near a betting app.

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