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35 - Preseason Primer 2018 Mar 23, 2018

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We kick the season off with our customary primer episode geared toward fellow F1 newbies! Go from 0-200 on car, team, and driver knowledge, learn what's new for 2018, and get the lowdown on this weekend's race in Australia!

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Inside F1 is a great resource for all the rules and intricacies of the sport
Reddit's "spotter's guide" can help pick out drivers and teams on track (original post)
HBO segment on Hamilton and his brother Nicolas
Vettel purposefully slamming into Hamilton
Vettel trying the undercut (with technical analysis)
Raikkonen's yacht maneuver, interview candor, and Instagram account
Verstappen putting on a clinic in the rain in Brazil 2016
Kubica's huge crash in Canada 2007
The opening-lap crash at Spa 2012 that earned Grosjean a race ban
The very best of Pastor Maldonado
Alonso relaxing in a deck chair after his Honda-powered McLaren broke down once again
Our primer episode on Super GT, the Japanese series with F1 veteran Jenson Button, Gran Turismo Academy winner Jann Mardenborough, and Hatsune Miku
F1's new theme song by Brian Tyler (contrast with Unreal Tournament 2003)
IndyCar's season opener was a banger (caution: spoilers in the comments!), as was MotoGP's (find our MotoGP primer here and watch all the races with a subscription here)
Documentaries mentioned: Williams (Netflix), Senna (Netflix), Grand Prix Driver (Amazon)

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34 - Abu Dhabi GP 2017 Nov 29, 2017

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We cartwheel across the finish line of the 2017 season by freaking out about the new F1 logo, puzzling over shell corporations, and pondering the future.

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Highlights: Qual, Race, Radio, Onboards
Final Driver and Constructor standings
The creation of F1's new logo, with circuit and broadcast mockups
The new logo's similarity to Wipeout's Feisar (thanks @psylah!)
@buzz_clik's superior Force India logo
Great interview with Robert Kubica about driving 2017 F1 cars
All the 2018 tires and their colors
F1's eSports championship came down to the wire: watch the full race or last lap
No-spoiler links to sign up for 2017 seasons of Supercars and MotoGP
Which driver would you take to a desert island? (thanks @EduardoPaulo!)
Insane FIA GT pileup in Macau (thanks everyone!)
That weird beer company is still around (thanks @MintySnacks!)
Great tribute to Dale Jr.'s last race (thanks @HannonCommaSean!)

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33 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Prerace 2017 Nov 23, 2017

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On this most important of American Holidays Danny gives thanks to F1 and gives you a whistle-stop pre-race podcast of what you need to know going into the final race of the 2017 F1 season.

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32 - Brazilian GP 2017 Nov 15, 2017

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No rain this year, but we are nonetheless showered with Lap 1 incidents, a war of words over engines, and a tire that goes to 11.

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Highlights: Qual, Race, Radio, Onboards
Vote on Twitter for what to call the pink tire
PC Gamer's story about a hospitalized racing driver making a game. Demo here, Kickstarter here. (thanks @frytup!)
Love blooming in the pit lane (thanks @Graboonie!)
Lang's Dukes of Hazzard horn as a ringtone ("thanks" Joe and Sara!)

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31 - Brazilian GP Prerace 2017 Nov 10, 2017

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Dave Lang is here to not talk about Massa's retirement. Instead, we discuss sweet treats, crybabies, and running from the feds.

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Brazil 2016: Director's Cut, Max's Masterclass
An exhaustive article about HAM's tax situation
KVY, the unluckiest guy in (virtual) racing (thanks @lucyheartracing!)
SWAMP BUGGY RACING

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30 - Mexican GP 2017 Nov 01, 2017

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Drew's back from the land of Felipe Pasta just in time for one heck of a race at mile-point-five-high stadium.

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Highlights: Briefing, Qual, Race, Onboards, Radio
First lap skirmish
HBO segment on HAM
Details on the 2021 engines
The ting goes Seb (thanks @Cousi2344!)
Mamma mia, indeed (thanks @Cappy_Turin!)

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29 - United States GP & Mexican GP Prerace 2017 Oct 26, 2017

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Danny and Dave Lang join forces to recap all the action from last week's United States Grand Prix, while looking ahead to this weekend's race south of the border!

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Kvyat reaches the end of the road as Marko confirms he won’t return
F1 plans online streaming service for 2018 season

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28 - United States GP Prerace 2017 Oct 19, 2017

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Danny goes for a solo lap around the Circuit of the Americas, discusses Toro Rosso's musical chairs, the possibility of rain, Lewis Hamilton's tough decision, and more.

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27 - Japanese GP 2017 Oct 11, 2017

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This week we learn how to crash into the same wall over and over, how to passively/aggressively settle your differences with other drivers, and that you should never, ever leave your phone unlocked around Ricciardo.

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Japan Highlights: Qual, Race, Radio
The salty pre-Japan driver briefing
RIC steals HAM's phone
Sky and Williams Mario Kart it up in Tokyo
A Giant Bomb fan at the track (thanks @Sticholas!)
A kid with a 3DS during qualifying (thanks @mitchelldise!)
A Supercars driver using a squeegee during the Bathurst 1000 (thanks @Nat_Crouch!)

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26 - Malaysian GP & Japanese GP Prerace 2017 Oct 05, 2017

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After engine problems, drains, and everything else that went down before the race, things start looking up for everyone, including you, the viewer! TV times they are a-changin', so here's to a 2018 full of races like this one.

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Malaysia Highlights: Qual, Race, Onboards, Radio
FP2 feat. GRO v. Drain
VET's first lap (echoes of ALO 2004)
VET's last lap (with assist)
RIC's selfie kung-fu is strong (thanks @EduardoPaulo!)
A great explanation of dirty air (thanks @nickgebell!)

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