Andy, Dan and Patrick recap the season finale from Abu Dhabi. We discuss our favorite moments from the weekend, ring the bell early, and finish with a(nother) Haas rant. 0:30 Ferrari vs Mercedes6:30 Hamilton Hampered 10:15 Fernando's Brake Check12:00 Brundle Always Delivers13:35 Lando vs #11 Penalty17:15 AT vs Williams 23:00 Why Can't the French Figure It Out? 28:10 Final Driver Standings34:45 Postseason Middie Awards (Coming Soon)39:30 Haas Has Zero R&D

0:00 Reaction to the Las Vegas Grand Prix11:11 Turn 1 Incident & Strategy Second-Guessing14:35 Russell Penalty for Contact with #117:15 Alpine Infighting18:15 Leclerc Last Lap Lunge 22:15 Williams/Haas Tire Degradation24:20 No More Q3 Surprises26:05 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Preview

Patrick and Dan break down the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix, Valteri Bottas' new calendar, and what is a livery? 00:45 Las Vegas Track is a Pig being Spit-Roasted 6:00 The Las Vegas Sphere9:05 Pirelli Cheat Sheet for Las Vegas GP10:45 Netflix Cup          Lando Norris/Rickie Fowler vs Carlos Sainz/Justin Thomas          Alex Albon/Max Homa vs Pierre Gasly/Colin Morikowa 17:10 New Ferrai Livery/What is a Livery? 19:10 Ferrari vs Mercedes Constructor Battle 22:05 Valteri Bottas' Ass Calendar 23:10 Andretti has a Power Unit agreement with GM/Cadillac 24:15 Haas with Another Shot in the Dark 25:45 Las Vegas GP Top 3 odds and Top 10 odds31:34 MidField Best BetsFollow the Pod:https://x.com/@midfieldpodhttps://www.threads.net/@midfieldpod

On this episode of The Midfield Pod, Dan, Andy and Patrick break down the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix. Topics include: 00:00 - TMF Formation Lap01:30 - Charles crashes out on Lap 009:00 - The carnage of Corner 114:45 - Alpha v Alpha17:00 - Silver Arrow Slough23:30 - Alpine had a "Great Weekend"29:45 - Fernando is really good at racing38:20 - Lando and Oscar40:00 - Patrick on the Hard Tyre43:45 - We forgot about Ferrari50:30 - Nobody will watch the Las Vegas Grand Prix live

Dan & Patrick break down what they saw over the weekend at the Mexico Grand Prix. There was plenty of dynamic action throughout The Midfield. 3:00 Big Takeaway from MexicoGP 6:15 P13 Hulkenberg 8:15 P12 Tsunoda 14:00 Alpine Boys 18:20 P9 Albon19:50 P8 Piastri 22:00 P7 Ricciardo 26:30 P6 Russell32:30 P5 Norris34:00 Ferrari Competence? 37:00 P2 Hamilton

Andy, Dan and Patrick breakdown the incompetence that was the weekend in Austin, going 18 er ... 13 to 1 on each driver on the grid. We then move on and look forward to an exciting weekend in Mexico City where the air is thin and the wings will be aggressive. 2:10 USGP Main Takeaways13:30 P13 to P1 Rundown14:00 Sargeant15:10 Albon/Tsunoda 19:45 Panic Button for Haas? 21:25 Stroll24:30 Gasly & Alpine 27:40 Russell vs Hamilton Battle30:50 Ferrari Strategy (Another) Chef's Kiss39:00 Hamilton DQ40:45 DING! 43:00 Norris 45:20 Mexico GP Track Preview49:00 Mexico GP Odds 51:20 Podium Odds52:30 Top 6 Odds55:10 Top 10 Odds56:15 FP1 Odds57:15 Quali Odds

Andy, Dan and Patrick dive into the happenings in Qatar with our one big takeaway from the weekend. We also run through our trademark 13 to 1 finishers with tidbits on each driver along the way. Then we transition into the US Grand Prix and preview what should be an amazing weekend at Circuit of the America's. Andy leaves you with a best bet after going 1-0 with his best bet in Qatar.

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We welcome Patrick BACK to the pod for some spicy hot takes on the '23 Japanese Grand Prix. We give the 13 to 1 rundown of your midfield results at Suzuka. From Talking about Fernando, which is really talking about Lance, to definitely not talking about Sergio Perez, but definitely talking about Checo, we run the gamut of this weekend. * Can McLaren catch Aston Martin?* Can Mercedes hold off Ferrari?* Can Lewis finish second? Tune in to The Midfield this week to find out.Follow the Pod:https://x.com/@midfieldpodhttps://www.threads.net/@midfieldpodThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.

We welcome our good friend, Patrick, to the pod. His F1 expertise is ... limited. Can someone who's watched every episode of DTS but not a single race still be an F1 fan? You decide on this week's episode of TMFP, where we break down every team on the grid and Patrick, in the end, picks his favorite garage to cheer for.Follow the Pod:https://x.com/@midfieldpodhttps://www.threads.net/@midfieldpodThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.

On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Italian Grand Prix.Topics Include:* 00:00 - Intro* 04:00 - P13 Sargeant* 05:30 - P12 Piastri* 11:30 - P11 Lawson* 13:30 - P10 Bottas* 16:00 - P9 Fernando* 19:00 - P8 Lando* 21:45 - P7 Albon* 25:15 - P6/5 Mercedes Boys * 30:30 - P4/3 Ferrari* 42:00 - Weekend Wrapup* 43:30 - Alpine?* 45:00 - Talking College Football* 47:15 - Where the hell is Singapore?Follow the Pod:https://x.com/@midfieldpodhttps://www.threads.net/@midfieldpodThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.

On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Dutch Grand Prix.Topics include Liam Lawson's F1 debut, Dano's Ricciardo prognosis, Alex Albon's fantastic weekend, wiley old veterans being wiley old veterans, and the (again) cancellation of the wet tyre.Follow the Pod:https://x.com/@midfieldpodhttps://www.threads.net/@midfieldpodThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.

Andrew and Dan break down the current Super License Penalty Points of our Midfield drivers. 3:00 - Clean Drivers - Zero Penalty Points4:00 - Leclerc  5:10 - Albon 6:55 - KMag10:45 - Hamilton13:00 - Sainz 16:00 - Norris17:40 - Alonso22:00 - Zhou23:25 - Tsunoda26:00 - Hulkenberg 27:50 - Russell32:25 - Ricciardo36:50 - Gasly 46:10 - Penalty Points Champion60:40 - 2024 Penalty Points Champion Candidates

On this episode, Dan and Andy break down everything that went wrong at Alpine.From the Renault to Alpine name change, conception of Alpine's 100 Race plan, the dismissal of Cyril and subsequent hiring of Otmar, the botching of the Piastri contract, to the dismissal of almost all their senior leadership, we deep dive into the chaos.Follow the Pod:https://x.com/@midfieldpodhttps://www.threads.net/@midfieldpodThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.

On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Belgian Grand Prix.We deep dive into the weekend in Spa. We talk about how the track is a combination of really two different tracks, how teams had absolutely no idea how the tyres would degrade, gave some Amateur Tech Talk on "downforce", and how absolutely silly it is that F1 carries all these Wet Tyres to each race track every weekend. Oh and there was some racing this weekend: We congratulate Charles, Lewis, and Fernando... we chastise Carlos (again) and we cancel Checo (again).Follow the Pod:https://www.threads.net/@midfieldpodThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.

On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Hungarian Grand Prix.We deep dive into the weekend in Budapest. We talk about the Alternate Tyre Allocation, whether or not Alfa Romeo is back, who's the cheekiest driver on the grid, and whether or not McLaren can run down Ferrari and Aston or not. Believe it or not, no Guenther talk, but this pod is not short on talking crap on Ferrari and Checo. Show Notes: 00:00 Intro02:30 Alternate Tyre Allocation07:00 Quali Recap13:45 GP Recap21:30 Winner: RIC26:15 Winner: McLaren34:45 Loser: Mercedes42:15 A Gamut of Losers: PER, Alfa, Alpine, Williams50:45 Looking Ahead to Spa55:00 Weekend Odds1:03:00 Le Tour and WafflesFollow the Pod:https://www.threads.net/@midfieldpodThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.

On this episode, Dan and Andy preview the '23 Hungarian Grand Prix.We break down the State of the Midfield in July of 2023, talk about where Daniel Ricciardo fits in the mix, discuss the weekend Top 3, 6, and 10 Odds, tell you which track Budapest is most like, and try to put Mercedes' consistency to numbers. Show Notes: 00:00 Intro02:50 Talking RIC04:30 Who is "The Midfield"?16:30 Aston Martin vs Ferrari20:40 Aston Martin vs Mercedes21:30 Haas vs Williams24:30 Top 3 in Hungary?26:30 Top 6 Picks29:30 Top 10 Picks31:25 HUN-GARO-RING43:10 Eyes on Alpine44:30 McLaren vs Alpine45:45 Ferrari vs Aston Martin46:15 Mercedes50:00 OutroFollow the Pod:https://twitter.com/midfieldpodhttps://twitter.com/dddaniel88https://twitter.com/lavoyThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.

On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Great Britain Grand Prix.We give our Winners and Losers of the weekend, people other than McLaren and Williams, call Daniel Ricciardo's F1 return, and discuss how difficult it is to remember two things at once.Show Notes: 00:00 Intro01:25 Weekend Recap16:55 Talking McLaren26:00 Talking Williams31:30 Winner: Mercedes34:45 Talking MSC38:30 Winner: RIC42:45 Winner: ALB + JV50:00 Losers: PER + Ferrari56:00 Loser: Alpine + STR1:02:30 Prediction Scoring: Rookies1:04:00 Prediction Scoring: HAM1:06:00 Post Race Inspection1:07:00 Hungar-o-ring Look AheadFollow the Pod:https://twitter.com/midfieldpodhttps://twitter.com/dddaniel88https://twitter.com/lavoyThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.

On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Austrian Grand Prix.We break down our Winners and Losers of the weekend. We solve the track limits fiasco, discuss some perplexing radio chatter, and is Logan Sargent good? We also preview the British Grand Prix exposing the key to a great track. Show Notes: 00:00 Intro02:25 Winners and Losers03:30 Ferrari09:25 Mercedes12:00 Aston Martin16:00 SAR21:30 McLaren25:00 Ferrari (Again)33:00 Predictions Recap33:20 Alpine35:00 Mercedes + Albon36:00 Ferrari + Alfa36:30 Daddy STR39:00 Haas41:00 Track Limits46:15 Silverstone Preview56:30 Mercedes (Again)58:30 PIAFollow the Pod:https://twitter.com/midfieldpodhttps://twitter.com/dddaniel88https://twitter.com/lavoyThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.

On this episode, Dan and Andy preview the '23 Austrian Grand Prix.We discuss the track that definitely should not be named, Dano has some surprising Bearish predictions, and we break down whether Charles Leclerc has a shot at repeating as the GP winner in Austria (he has zero chance). We also dig into the Summer of  Dano and his personal schedule of playing F1 Manager all day and not missing a second of the Tour de France.Show Notes: 00:00 Intro02:00 Dano and Andy discovered F1 Manager03:45 The Upcoming Calendar06:30 We're *Not* Fans of the Sprint FormatDano's Bull Market: Grid Penalties16:28 '22 Race Recap (Ferrari Facepalm)Dano's Bull Market: Track Limits25:30 Most Likely Result in 2023?Bull Market, Bear Market30:00 Dano: Alpine31:45 Andy: Merc + Albon35:00 Andy: Ferarri, Alfa Romeo36:28 Dano: Daddy Stroll42:45 Dano's Top Ten52:49 Weekend Schedule53:30 Outro - Talking TdFFollow the Pod:https://twitter.com/midfieldpodhttps://twitter.com/dddaniel88https://twitter.com/lavoyThis episode of The Midfield was edited by Dan LaVoy.