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Consider it a Christmas gift, the Undercut Podcast 2025 Formula 1 Season Review. Jesse and Thiemo compile their thoughts on the season, hand out some awards and hear back from some guests from across the year. Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 4:28 - Portimao is back! 8:21 - Christian Horner is back? 9:48 - McLaren 22:31 - Mercedes 29:53 - Red Bull 43:30 - Ferrari 56:11 - Williams 1:04:30 - Racing Bulls 1:15:38 - Aston Martin 1:22:05 - Haas 1:28:22 - Sauber 1:35:58 - Alpine 1:39:53 - Winners and Spinners 1:43:30 - Awards and moments from guests 2:07:05 - End Matter

Jenny Craig joins Jesse and Thiemo to review the final round of the 2025 Formula 1 season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and Lando Norris’ title-cinching drive. Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Chiara - @chaosinthepaddock on Instagram Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:20 - Toyota officially joins forces with Haas 3:57 - Feeder Series News 11:36 - McLaren 27:20 - Mercedes 36:18 - Red Bull 44:00 - Ferrari 50:30 - Williams 53:53 - Racing Bulls 56:33 - Aston Martin 1:03:09 - Haas 1:07:16 - Sauber 1:11:05 - Alpine 1:12:20 - Winners and Spinners 1:19:08 - Predictions Review 1:20:10 - Fantasy F1 Review 1:21:39 - End Matter

For one last time this season, join Jesse, Thiemo and Chiara for a preview of this weekend’s Grand Prix, the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Piastri versus Norris versus Verstappen. A lot to be settled. Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Chiara - @chaosinthepaddock on Instagram Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:38 - Red Bull have announced their 2026 line up 7:00 - Another F1 Academy Announcement 8:42 - McLaren sign Fornaroli and Verschoor? And Superformula 16:01 - FP1 23:31 - F2 News 25:41 - Livery Launch Dates and Championship Permutations 35:44 - Predictions 51:27 - End Matter

Jesse and Thiemo are joined this week by Katie Jeromson and Sheryl Bucknole for an in-depth dive into the at times frustrating Qatar Grand Prix. There’s a lot to get through, so get comfy! Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Cheryl - @miyukipanda_ on Instagram and TikTok Katie - katiej_motorsport on Tiktok and Instagram Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:39 - Adrian Sutil has been arrested 3:15 - Matilda Paatz is signed to Aston Martin for F1 Academy in 2026 6:03 - McLaren 24:40 - Mercedes 32:08 - Red Bull 39:40 - Ferrari 46:38 - Williams 59:02 - Racing Bulls 1:02:30 - Aston Martin 1:07:03 - Haas 1:14:48 - Sauber 1:19:02 - Alpine 1:27:10 - Winners and Spinners 1:33:28 - Predictions Review 1:35:12 - Fantasy F1 1:36:31 - End Matter

Joining Jesse and Thiemo this week is Chiara Martin to discuss all things Qatar, including THAT news around Adrian Newey and his new role at Aston Martin. Plus there’s F2 and predictions, so the complete package really. Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Chiara - @chaosinthepaddock on Instagram Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 2:36 - Adrian Newey has a new role at Aston Martin 10:36 - Tyres will be the talk of the town! 16:10 - The Madring isn’t looking great, apparently? 20:07 - F2 returns this weekend with more drivers! 27:00 - Thiemo’s Fun Facts 30:23 - Predictions 47:10 - End Matter

Jesse and Thiemo are joined by LA Wilshaw for an in-depth review of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. And oh boy, is there more than they expected! Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. LA Wilshaw - @road_to_f1 on Instagram Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:24 - F1 Academy 10:39 - Mick Schumacher to Indycar 17:49 - Andreas Seidl and Christian Horner could take over at Aston Martin? 21:35 - We used the wet tyre! 22:17 - McLaren 38:00 - Mercedes 45:21 - Red Bull 52:12 - Ferrari 54:45 - Williams 59:15 - Racing Bulls 1:04:08 - Haas 1:09:50 - Aston Martin 1:12:40 - Sauber 1:18:22 - Alpine 1:23:00 - Winners and Spinners 1:29:58 - Predictions Review 1:35:08 - Fantasy F1 Review 1:37:25 - End Matter

There’s a lot to get through ahead of the Las Vegas GP, so buckle up for a busy pod. Jesse and Thiemo are joined by friends of the show, Fraser Ford from Inside F2 and The Haas Chap for a dive into the news from the motorsport world, plus they’ll lay down some predictions for the coming weekend of motorsport action in Sin City. Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. The Haas Chap - The Haas Chap on Instagram and Tiktok Fraser Ford - Inside F2 on Instagram and Twitter/X Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction, a cheap dig at Sky Sports Hula and Pop World. 2:04 - F1 Academy News, the three Ellas and some new rules 16:18 - Porsche are adding a second team to their line up 17:38 - Max Verstappen to NASCAR? 21:28 - Jamie Chadwick to Genesis! 23:25 - More from John Elkann 30:05 - Toto Wolff is selling Mercedes, well, a little bit of it 34:27 - Trains are now using F1 tech 36:42 - Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak is heading to F2 42:25 - Liveries, helmets and fun facts ahead of Vegas 47:40 - Predictions 59:13 - End Matter

Jesse is joined by Leah Halsey for a chat about the action from Brazil across the sprint weekend. There’s a lot to get through, so get comfy and give the latest ep a good listen. Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Leah - @motorsportleah on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:03 - Colapinto’s Contract is Renewed 3:50 - McLaren are shaking up their driver development programme 7:12 - Race Review: McLaren 18:47 - Mercedes 23:50 - Red Bull 31:12 - Ferrari 35:40 - Williams 38:42 - Racing Bulls 42:42 - Aston Martin 45:21 - Haas 48:58 - Sauber 53:10 - Alpine 55:40 - Winners and Spinners 1:03:18 - Predictions Review 1:03:28 - Fantasy F1 Review 1:05:25 - End Matter

Jesse and Thiemo are back to preview all the action that’s coming up in Sao Paulo with a dash of the news thrown in for good measure. Give the latest episode a listen and let us know what you think! Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:53 - Aston Martin can’t do form-filling very well 2:53 - Jenson Button is about to race his last race 4:52 - Feeder Series News 10:14 - Williams has a new logo 13:12 - Brazilian GP Fun Facts and Preview Details 17:45 - Predictions 28:00 - End Matter

Well, that was an action-packed weekend! From FP1 excitement to a stonker of a race, there’s plenty to unpack, so join Jesse and Thiemo for a leaf through the goings on at altitude in Mexico City. Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:55 - Who’s broken the cost cap? We don’t know. 4:00 - Perez to test the SF-23 5:27 - Feeder Series News 13:25 - Formula E’s women’s test 17:02 - McLaren 23:49 - Ferrari 38:36 - Mercedes 32:51 - Red Bull 39:44 - Williams 44:04 - Aston Martin 47:18 - Sauber 49:50 - Racing Bulls 51:03 - Haas 57:08 - Alpine 58:35 - Winners and Spinners 1:02:45 - Predictions Review 1:03:00 - Fantasy F1 Review 1:04:26 - End Matter

Thiemo is joined by The Paddock Chronicle's Sabrina Bonini and Motorsport Presenter Katie Jeromson to preview this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix! They cover the slew of new faces taking part in FP1, Colton Herta's official move to Formula 2 with Hitech TGR, dive into some Mexican Grand Prix history, make some predictions for the weekend and more! Chapters: 00:00 - 00:40 - Introduction 00:40 - 03:02 - The 2025 Formula 1 Season So Far 03:02 - 07:02 - FP1 Drivers in Mexico 07:02 - 12:08 - Colton Herta Officially joins Formula 2 with Hitech GTR 12:08 - 17:55 - Formula E Women Driver's Test 17:55 - 24:55 - Formula E and Formula 2 Driver News 24:55 - 26:12 - Mexico Grand Prix Fun Facts 26:12 - 33:34 - Mexican Grand Prix Predictions 33:43 - 36:02 - Conclusion Find Thiemo over at On the Kerbs, The Paddock Chronicle and on Instagram at t.albers.daly.onthekerbs Find Sabrina on Instagram at sabriniabonini.f1 and over on The Paddock Chronicle. Find Katie over on Instagram and Tik Tok at Katiej_motorsport Graphics: Jesse Billington

Jesse and Thiemo have some thoughts on the action from COTA. Can Max take the title? Could George upset the apple cart? Is Oscar rattled? Plenty of questions, and a fair few answers in the latest edition of the Undercut Podcast looking back at the United States Grand Prix from the Circuit of the Americas. Join our Fantasy F1 League: P6XEKFXGZ04 or https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P6XEKFXGZ04 Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:19 - Russell is on a multi-year deal with Mercedes 3:28 - Chloe Chambers is off to Formula E 3:52 - F1 is heading to Apple TV 6:03 - The US GP will be here until 2034 7:29 - McLaren 17:03 - Mercedes 19:58 - Ferrari 24:44 - Red Bull 34:17 - Williams 36:24 - Aston Martin 40:25 - Sauber 43:57 - Racing Bulls 47:50 - Haas 52:00 - Alpine 57:37 - Winners and Spinners 1:02:01 - Predictions Review 1:02:31 - Fantasy F1 Review 1:04:24 - End Matter

Yeehaw and away we go in COTA for the United States Grand Prix in Austin. There’s a spread of special liveries inbound, plus plenty of interesting driver market news. Join Jesse and Thiemo to preview all the action from the Lone Star State this weekend. Join our Fantasy F1 League: P6XEKFXGZ04 or https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P6XEKFXGZ04 Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:19 - Porsche are pulling out of WEC 3:29 - Formula 3 News 13:30 - Kalle Rovanpera is coming to F1? 20:00 - Formula E have another women’s test 22:34 - Mercedes have signed Russell and Antonelli for 2026 24:19 - There’s a lot of liveries this weekend 25:09 - It’s a sprint weekend, and a warm one! 31:13 - Predictions 36:44 - End Matter

Well, that was a race that happened. Not the spiciest of Singapore GPs as McLaren wrap up the title. But even that brings with it more squabbling as they fail to control their clashing drivers once more. Meanwhile, Ferrari ruin their race with a bad set up, again; Red Bull pulled another bogey of a race while Williams overcame a qualifying mistake to bag a top 10 finish! Join Jesse, Thiemo, Jonathan and Nathan for a dive into all the action from Singapore and the Marina Bay circuit over the weekend in the latest edition of the Undercut Podcast. From driver critiques to team failings, there’s a good spread of picking points. Join our Fantasy F1 League: P6XEKFXGZ04 or https://fantasy.formula1.com/en/leagues/join/P6XEKFXGZ04 Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Ellie-May - Editing photos and making graphics Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 3:59 - McLaren 12:47 - Ferrari 20:14 - Mercedes 26:54 - Red Bull 30:18 - Williams 36:47 - Aston Martin 40:52 - Sauber 43:31 - Racing Bulls 47:43 - Haas 52:44 - Alpine 56:17 - Winners and Spinners 1:02:00 - Predictions Review 1:02:46 - Fantasy F1 Review 1:04:05 - End Matter

Get warmed up for the Singapore GP, though if you’re there, why not cool down with our dulcet tones? It’s set to be a warm one over the coming weekend with F1 action and plenty to enjoy from F1 Academy too! Find the Crew: Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly. The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok Leah - @motorsportleah on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook. Thiemo - Everything F1 and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:41 - F3 has a big prize! A Grand Prix if you will… 5:22 - Romain Grosjean has returned to Haas 9:12 - F2 and F3 are mighty busy picking their 2026 grids 16:10 - Christian Horner has been job hunting at Haas? 16:27 - The FIA has launched a new safety measure for karts 16:55 - F1 Academy is back this weekend! 21:02 - Mick Schumacher to F2? 22:41 - RIP Roscoe Hamilton 23:31 - Pietro Fittipaldi has joined Cadillac 27:33 - Singapore Fun Facts and Tyre Talk 31:21 - Predictions 44:05 - End Matter