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'Drive to Survive' Season 8, Episode 5 Recap Feb 27, 2026

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Meg and Spanners drop in to recap the fifth episode of the newest season of Netflix's 'Drive to Survive'!
Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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'Drive to Survive' Season 8, Episode 4 Recap Feb 27, 2026

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Meg and Spanners drop in to recap the fourth episode of the newest season of Netflix's 'Drive to Survive'!
Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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'Drive to Survive' Season 8, Episode 3 Recap Feb 27, 2026

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Meg and Spanners drop in to recap the third episode of the newest season of Netflix's 'Drive to Survive'!
Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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'Drive to Survive' Season 8, Episode 2 Recap Feb 27, 2026

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Meg and Spanners drop in to recap the second episode of the newest season of Netflix's 'Drive to Survive'!
Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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'Drive to Survive' Season 8, Episode 1 Recap Feb 27, 2026

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Meg and Spanners drop in to recap the first episode of the new season of Netflix's 'Drive to Survive'!

Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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The 2026 F1 Driver Points Draft Feb 25, 2026

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Meg and Spanners are joined by F1 journalists Nate Saunders and Chris Medland to have their very own driver points draft, as they pick which drivers will come out with the most points this season and who will give us the biggest surprises!

(00:00) Intro

(03:09) Let the Drafting Begin!

Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready

Guest: Nate Saunders and Chris Medland

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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Takeaways From Part 2 of Preseason Testing Feb 21, 2026

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Meg and Spanners are back to break down all of the newest news and speculation from the second part of Formula One testing, including a wild turn of good fortune for Ferrari, wild wing tech, and a big power-engine testing to-do.

(00:00) Intro

(01:29) Top times and laps

(03:21) Impressions from the track

(09:29) Ferrari had something good happen!

(25:36) Power-engine testing to-do

(41:11) Lando changes his tune

(42:51) Red Bull data is in

Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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How Worried Should We Be About These New F1 Regulations? Feb 18, 2026

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Meg and Spanners are here to ask all the burning questions around this new round of testing and regulation sets. They are joined by Matthew Somerfield to get the technical perspective on all things Formula One concerning these new rules, what teams to look out for, and who will dominate this coming season.

(00:00) Intro

(01:31) Should We Be Worried, Really?

(04:34) New Engines, New Problems?

(13:58) New Vocab Lesson!

(23:08) Top Tracks to Watch in 2026

(30:01) Is Red Bull All Hype?

(33:32) Audi and Cadillac Outlooks

(41:08) Will Mercedes Dominate?

Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready

Guest: Matthew Somerfield

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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Takeaways from Part 1 of Preseason Testing Feb 14, 2026

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The first part of testing is over and the vibes are iffy. F1's new regulations have given drivers and racers a bit of annoyance to say the least. Max Verstappen has some choice words. They also look at the new results for Cadillac, Audi and much more. Meg and Spanners also ask the big questons coming out of testing and what we can expect in round two.
(00:00) Intro
(05:13) Max Hates it Here
(16:06) Expectations for Red Bull
(24:12) Aston Martin is having a tough time
(35:26) Audi and cadillac are back of the pack
(45:22) Will the vibes improve for new regulations?
(51:06) Will Mercedes have any consequences?
(59:13) Will the starts be weird?
Host: Megan Schuster
Guest: Spanners Ready
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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The Biggest Storylines of the F1 Season Feb 12, 2026

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Meg and Spanners are back and ready to talk about everything going on from around the world of F1 and the new testing that came up so fast! They take on the splash that Cadillac and Audi made, and Ferrari possibly getting it together for real this time? They also discuss new liveries, new regulations, and so much more.

(00:00) Intro

(03:35) New Regulations

(18:00) Audi and Cadillac

(25:14) Mercedes Gets Ratioed

(35:31) Ferrari Is at it Again

(42:19) Red Bull Gets New Wings

(48:23) Williams, Oh Williams

Host: Meg Schuster

Guest: Spanners Ready

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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