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Racism in F1; Actions speak louder than words. We discuss Nelson Piquet and his racist attack on 7-time champion Lewis Hamilton.  Who the f@ck is Nelson Piquet?  Actions speak louder than words. We discuss has been Nelson Piquet and his racist attack on 7-time champion Lewis Hamilton.  We talk about how the FIA, F1 and Liberty Media are overdue on acting on racism being pervasive in the sport. We talk about how this is reoccurring and carefully worded press releases don’t do anything. We ask why a former champion that doesn’t contribute to the sport currently isn’t immediately banned from F1 events. Actions speak louder than words and we wonder what actions will be taken as F1 strives to grow while dealing with embarrassing former champions. All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi 

Canadian Grand Prix Recap: Montreal Madness as Fernando Alonso shows how he is overrated, Max holds off Sainz, Mercedes is resurgent with Lewis Hamilton taking a podium. Fernando Alonso should have had a dream weekend. Instead he sees his caution lead to disaster as he loses out to Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Charles LeClerc and his teammate Esteban Ocon. Oh and he got a penalty too. Max Verstappen has a Super Max performance as Red Bull holds off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to take another win. Charles LeClerc should have had a horrible day, but he put his head down and snags a top 5.  Lewis Hamilton and George Russell shine as Mercedes finally gives them a car they deserve.  Alfa Romeo does amazing, McLaren does not.  All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi 

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Recap: Baku Bonanza as Ferrari explodes (literally), Red Bull dominates, and Mercedes Mercedes bounces Lewis Hamilton to the chiropractor Max Verstappen has a Super Max performance as Red Bull takes a 1-2 and take a huge advantage in both the drivers and constructors championship. Ferrari fails both drivers as both Charles LeClerc and Carlos Sainz crash out early.  Mercedes drivers are doing everything they can but their car is causing injuries. The Silver Arrows need to get things right for both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Pierre Gasly shines, Alpine rockets, and Yuki needs a tape job. All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com

Monaco Grand Prix Recap: Fernando Alonso shows why Monaco must go. Ferrari fumbles give Checo Perez and Red Bull a huge win! Checo Perez take advantage of a Ferrari foul up and gets a win at Monaco! Max Verstappen grabs third, but his dad Jos is not to happy about it. Charles LeClerc once again suffers horrific luck at his home grand prix. Fernando Alonso slows the pack down and proves that Monaco must change to have a future in F1. Lewis Hamilton wouldn’t have any luck if he didn’t have bad luck all the time. George Russell is Mr Sunday. Is Daniel Riccardo done? Is Mick Schumacher on borrow time? All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi   

Spanish Grand Prix Recap: The Reign in Spain is Red Bull’s domination. Ferrari loses power and points and Lewis Hamilton has a comeback to remember in Barcelona! Super Max Verstappen takes another win while battling DRS issues and flies into the championship lead! Checo Perez takes second and is left to wonder if that is all Red Bull will allow him to achieve. George Russell finally gets to scrap with Max and shows us the future of F1 racing. Lewis Hamilton falters on lap 1 and comes back with an epic drive! Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso please the Spanish fans. Esteban Ocon shows how he is criminally underrated! All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi 

Miami Grand Prix Recap: Max takes Miami, Ferrari and Red Bull battle for supremacy. George Russell outperforms and out lucks Lewis Hamilton and more!  Super Max Verstappen take his 3rd win this year at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Amid football helmets, fake yacht marinas, a million celebrities and lots of hype, Red Bull takes a win to tighten the championship. Ferrari might not have won, but put on a great performance with both Charles LeClerc and Carlos Sainz getting on the podium. Mercedes seems to solve some of their problems but George Russell is coming into his own beating his teammate Lewis Hamilton McLaren falters, Alex Albon shines, Ocon flexes, and Miami delivers a spectacle just not on the track.  All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi     

Cali Formula 1 S2 Ep 9; Red Bull Strike Back. Super Max Verstappen dominates. Ferrari falters and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has his worst day in a long time. Red Bull comes to Imola and dominates the weekend! Super Max is back in the title hunt after a weekend where he silenced the critics. Sergio Perez continues his dream season with a podium as well. Ferrari had a chance to widen the gap on the Drivers and Constructors titles but Carlos Sainz’s bad luck resurfaced at the worst time and Charles LeClerc tried to get too much and almost lost it all. George Russel was a bright spot for the Mercedes team that is struggling to find answers for the W13’s performance woes. Lewis Hamilton has a weekend to forget trying to help figure out Merc’s problems. Aston Martin comes back to get points! Lando Norris gets a podium as McLaren is getting back to form! Yuki Tsunoda has a dream day! Kevin Magnussen takes Haas back to the points, again! Alex Albon doesn’t need trickeration to perform well! All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi 

Cali Formula 1 S2 Ep 8; Australian Grand Prix Recap: Ferrari goes Down Under and comes out on top. Red Bull reliability plagues Max Verstappen. Mercedes and McLaren storm back.  Follow @virtualstatman on Twitter for the best insights and stats. Sean Kelly is the person who feeds those amazing stats you hear Crofty and Brundle recite each week. He is an F1 encyclopedia and a must follow!  Also follow @tonydiamonds_ and give him a lot of love. Marco is battling cancer and is a big Checo fan. Go send him some love and make fun of his teams.  Ferrari’s Charles LeClerc showed off his prowess with a pole, win, fastest lap Triple Crown win. His teammate Carlos Sainz, well, didn’t do as well. Red Bull continues to have reliability issues as Max Verstappen crashes out again because of car problems. Checo Perez saves the day and give RBR a podium.  Mercedes storms back with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell showing massive improvement for the Silver Arrows. McLaren comes back from the dead and a lot of credit goes to Zac Brown. Aston Martin is left for dead and a lot of credit goes to Lawrence Stroll Williams and Alex Albon have the gamble for the ages. All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi         

Cali Formula 1 S2 Ep 7; Viva Las Vegas! Formula 1 expansion into America; The Good, The Bad and why it is necessary F1 is headed to Las Vegas!  In 2023, F1 will be expanding to 3 US races including a night race on the Las Vegas Strip. With the expansion of races in the US, we will ask if that is good, why it might be bad, but why it is necessary.  How or when will F1 face in Africa again? Will they use revenue from US races to facilitate that? Will F1 expand to 30 races? How bad can that be? Will we lose tracks like Monaco or Spa because they cant (or wont) pay up? Plus a small preview of the Australian Grand Prix as we are finally back racing in Melbourne!  All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi 

Cali Formula 1 S2 Ep 6; Super Max wins, Red Bull strike back, Ferrari Firepower, Midfield Mercedes and the justification of racing in Jeddah We got the racing we wanted with the new regulations. Epic battles, great defending, sensational passes, and thrilling highlights. But with the military attack happening close to the Jeddah circuit, we ask is it worth the risk? Super Max Verstappen and Red Bull struck back and took a win away from title challengers Charles LeClerc and Ferrari. Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez battle with Checo suffering back luck from a safety car that costs him a win. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton find themselves in a car that is dominating….. the midfield. Lewis has his worst qualifying since 2009. Alpine isn’t afraid to compete, even if it’s with each other. Alfa Romeo, Alpha Tauri, McLaren and Williams all suffer DNFs Haas continues its upward trajectory, and luckily Mick Schumacher escapes injury in a hard qualifying crash.  We also talk politics, sponsorships, countries and the future of F1 expansion. We are headed to Las Vegas; we are not headed to South Africa…. Yet.   All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi           

Cali Formula 1: Bahrain Bonanza, Forza Ferrari, Mercedes Magic, Haas Redemption, and Red Bull disaster class The first race of the 2022 season was crazier than we could have predicted!  Ferrari gets a 1-2 with Charles LeClerc taking the win and the early lead in the Drivers Championship.  Red Bull has a disastrous end to the race and end up looking up from the bottom. Lewis Hamilton leads a struggling Mercedes team to a podium followed closely by new teammate George Russell.  Haas with Kevin Magnussen (yeah you read that right) finish 5th and bring the American team back into relevance. (Pre-order Alanis King's book on Haas and Rich Energy here!) https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/racing-with-rich-energy/ Follow her on Twitter here! https://twitter.com/alanisnking Alfa Romeo puts on a show with Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu hauling in points.  Mercedes powered cars (Aston Martin, Williams and McLaren struggle) We also talk about Alanis Kings new book, “Racing with Rich Energy How a Rogue Sponsor Took Formula One for a Ride” , the FIA Report and how it didn’t answer questions, and preview the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at Jeddah next week!  All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi         

Cali Formula 1 S2 Ep 4; Why I am coming back to F1 after Abu Dhabi... and you should too In this episode of Califormula 1, we are going to talk about why I am coming back to F1 after the disaster at Abu Dhabi.  The controversial ending which robbed Lewis Hamilton of his 8th title, tarnish Max Verstappen of his 1st title and rocked the Formula 1 world also had an impact on fans. Whether you have been watching from the days of Schumacher or started because of Nexflix’s Drive to Survive, the aftershock of the disaster at Abu Dhabi has many of us wondering if we should or can love this sport again.   In this episode, we talk about that. Why its ok to be mad but why its important for all of us to come back and be as passionate as ever. All this and more Formula 1 talk! Instagram: @califormula1 Twitter: @Formula1Cali www.califormula1.com   Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton, George Russell   Red Bull | Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez   McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris   Aston Martin | Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel   Alpine | Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso   Ferrari | Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc   AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly , Yuki Tsunoda   Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas, Guanyu Zhou  Haas | Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen    Williams | Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi