The Red Flags Podcast

Latest Episodes:

F1 Journalist Chris Medland Breaks Down Pre-Season Testing, Gives 2025 Predictions Mar 03, 2025

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Chris Medland joins us to breakdown what he saw at Pre-Season Testing. We discuss who looks the best, Red Bull's new driver dynamic between Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson, McLaren going for the repeat, how Sir Lewis Hamilton looks at Ferrari, is Mercedes being slept on, drivers at new teams, any teams with major concerns, which teams don't have a clear #1 driver, and championship predictions for the F1 2025 season.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

3:30 - First Impressions

12:31 - Early Favorites?

22:31 - Red Bull Still Contenders?

31:38 - Are Mercedes Slept On?

39:32 - Drivers at New Teams

49:30 - Teams Choosing #1 Driver

53:32 - 2025 Predictions

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"I Was So Scared of Him" | Natalie Pinkham on Interviewing Michael Schumacher for the First Time Feb 24, 2025

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Natalie Pinkham, British television presenter and Formula One pit lane reporter for Sky Sports F1, joins us this week to talk:

Experiencing Abu Dhabi 2021 live
Kimi Raikkonen babysitting her kids
Covering professional poker
Why Fernando Alonso won't forget her first interview with him
Behind the scenes of covering F1 live
Why George Russell is a cheeky chappy
What makes Ted's Notebook is so good
Daniel Ricciardo throwing her into the Monaco pool
And more!

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“Max Will Always Find the Result” | Red Bull Technician Calum Nicholas on What Makes Verstappen Great Feb 17, 2025

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We have Red Bull Racing's Senior Power Unit Assembly Technician on the pod!! We discuss:

His book "Life in the Pitlane"
The dramatic 2021 F1 season
Honda vs. Renault engines
What makes Max Verstappen such a special driver
Which drivers like to party
Why the Red Bull pit crew is so fast
Music in the garage
The F1 season grind
And more!

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: F1 Q&A Feb 13, 2025

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"It's Gotta be Lando in 2025": Sky Sports F1's Bernie Collins on Working with Checo, Lewis at Ferrari, and AI in F1 Feb 10, 2025

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We have Sky Sports F1's Bernie Collins on the pod!! We talk about:

How she went from engineer to strategist
Her experience working at McLaren and Racing Point
How drivers impact safety car strategy
The most stressful F1 race
What she misses about being on the pitwall
The future of AI in F1
Fan questions
And more!

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Max Verstappen to Aston Martin? This Week in F1 Feb 06, 2025

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"Max Was My First F1 Interview" F1TV's Laura Winter on Best Driver Duos & Favorite Driver Interviews Feb 03, 2025

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We have F1TV's Laura Winter on the pod!! We talk about:

Being a theater kid
Her fear of The Blue Man Group
Her favorite driver pair to interview
Which race has the best fans
F1TV superlatives
Her journalism idol
And more!

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The Lewis Hamilton x Ferrari Era Begins & Katee Sackhoff Names Formula 1 Cylons Jan 27, 2025

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Lewis Hamilton steps out in Ferrari red for the first time, the FIA cracks down harder on swearing, Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff joins the pod to discuss how she got into F1, which drivers are Cylons, and who would make the best Mandolorian... and more!

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: F1 Drivers' Red Flags - 2025 Update Jan 23, 2025

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Bringing Italy to IndyCar: Callum Ilott & Robert Shwartzman Talk New Team & Take an American Quiz Jan 20, 2025

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Prema Drivers Callum Ilott and Robert Shwartzman joined us to talk about the upcoming season in IndyCar, the unique culture at Prema, challenges coming from racing in Europe to racing America, learning how to drive ovals, their ambitions as rookies, going from competitors to teammates, and they take an American Quiz...

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