Pit Lane Parley

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The 2021 Pit Lane Parley INDYCAR Awards Show Sep 30, 2021

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Mike, Matt, Shannon and David Leiting break down a massive list of 2021 INDYCAR season awards -- tons to choose from, but stay tuned on twitter over the weekend as we let you decide who had the best answer!

Some of the categories include: Driver of the year, pass of the year, best strategy decision, fan favorite driver, most dramatic moment of the season, and MUCH more than that.

Next week we'll be back to discuss the season ending Long Beach race and plenty of news and rumors from around the INDYCAR paddock!

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Formula 1 : Talking Schumacher Documentary + Previewing Sochi Sep 24, 2021

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This week we are back with another Formula 1 episode with a few things to talk about before previewing the next race. First up, previewing the Schumacher documentary that came out last week on Netflix (watch it!!!, spoilers in the first 12 minutes). How does it compare to Senna, if you've seen it, what we liked, what we didnt like and what we wanted to see added to the film.

After that we spend some time discussing: Is Williams now a midfield team? Kimi Raikkonen returns this weekend, and is Sochi the worst track on the grid?

After that it's time to preview...Sochi? Why is it the worst track on the grid versus Spain? Could ANYTHING be changed? Predictions are made and we have some rain PTSD to discuss before a potential wet weekend at the track in Russia.

*Part of the Evergreen Podcast Network*

The Last IndyCar Race Preview of 2021: Long Beach Edition Sep 23, 2021

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Very sad that the 2021 season is almost over, what a great ride it's been! This week on the show:

Recapping Laguna Seca
Romain Grosjean
An insane number of passes
Colton Herta's dominance
Palou and the championship
Previewing Long Beach
Championship odds
Final race of 2021
Shannon guest predictions for Host Mike

HMD Motorsports with Pit Lane Parley: Manuel Sulaiman Sep 19, 2021

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Mike sits down with Manuel Sulaiman , HMD's newest Indy Lights driver, Saturday morning prior to their qualifying for race number 2 this weekend)

Topics:

The weekend so far
The jump from IndyPro2000 to Indy Lights
Laguna seca
His heroes
Returning to mid ohio in 2 weeks where he got his first win.

Laguna Seca Media Bullpen! Sep 18, 2021

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Welcome to the final media bullpen that we are able to attend this year in 2021! Driver list below in order:

David Malukas (HMD Motorsports)
Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti)
Charlie Kimball (AJ Foyt)
Rinus Veekay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Scott Dixon (Ganassi)
Pato O'Ward (McLaren)
Conor Daly (ECR)
Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi)
Alex Palou (Ganassi)

After Monza, Drive to Survive S4 Will Need to be 360 Episodes Sep 17, 2021

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Wow, Monza will be known as one of the championship defining moments of 2021. Verstappen versus Hamilton round 9, right? We hope Drive to Survive expands to more than 8 episodes now!

Who was at fault/why?
Sergio Perez corner cutting
The return of McLaren and Daniel Ricciardo
Our big breaking news and how it went down.

Recapping Portland and Looking Ahead to Laguna Seca! Sep 16, 2021

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Welcome back! This week on the Indycar front we discuss:

Portland
First lap, first turn chaos again.
The mayhem of re-ordering the field and was that the right call?
Championship implications
Pato's rough day
Illott's debut

Laguna Seca
Where to watch if you're at the track
Predictions

HMD Motorsports with Pit Lane Parley: Linus Lundqvist Interview Sep 12, 2021

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Linus Lundqvist, the Indy Lights rookie with GRG/HMD Motorsports sits down with Mike for a few minutes after their first race on Saturday to discuss:

The race
Race 2 tomorrow (Sunday morning)
Tire strategies this weekend
The season as a whole
Tracks he likes/dislikes
2022 plans

Portland Media Bullpen Sep 11, 2021

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It's the weekend media bullpen session here at Portland International Raceway! Talked to the following drivers and you can hear what they had to say in this bonus episode!

Pato O'Ward
Callum Illot
Dalton Kellet
Colton Herta
Kyle Kirkwood
Scott McLaughlin
Oliver Askew
Felix Rosenqvist

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Formula 1: Recapping Zandvoort, George Russell and Other Silly Season News and Previewing Monza! Sep 10, 2021

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While the race at zandvoort wasnt amazing, the track was beautiful and there was some good action, and great passion from the crowd for Max Verstappens home win! The bulk of the episode we spend discussing George Russell, Alfa Romeo and Bottas, Alex Albon, Mercedes, and learning that Alfa Romeo isn't a Ferrari team like we thought.

Wrapping up the episode we preview Monza, where Sprint Qualifying makes it's return!