The Red Flags Podcast

Brian's bachelor party couldn't stop us from recording a recap for one of the best races of the season!! But first -- a HUGE thank you to everyone who made our Las Vegas weekend possible. Thank you to the LVGP, Grand Prix Plaza, and Hakkasan teams for the most epic weekend! And thank you to MGM Resorts for hooking us up with recording space at the Park MGM. We'll see you in November at the Bellagio Shoey Bar!

Back to the Bahrain GP in Malaysia. The guys cover:
- Formation lap glitch and software update
- Why Sepang is amazing
- Teams taking a gamble on tires... and losing
- Sir Lewis Hamilton is committed to the bit
- Fernando Alonso's still got it!
- Lando Norris almost wiping out Oscar Piastri
- Would Lewis be beating Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes?
- Isack Hadjar's emo radio
- Cooldown Room
- George Russell's bummer of a race
- Bahrain race awards
- AND MORE!

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CHAPTERS
[0:00]: INTRO
[06:10]: THE FIA'S FORMATION LAP MESS
[12:56]: TIRE ROULETTE
[25:20]: IS MCLAREN COOKED?
[36:07]: LEWIS HAMITLON MASTERCLASS
[49:07]: MAX IS BACK, GEORGE IS DONE
[58:27]: BAHRAIN RACE AWARDS
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Baku ALWAYS brings it and this race did not disappoint! Guenther, Brian and Matt cover:
- Rockstar & Wanker of the Baku GP
- Does Kimi Antonelli still have the upper hand?
- Red Bull performance bump
- Christian Horner vs. Fred Vasseur -- who's in at Ferrari?
- Alex Albon, Valtteri Bottas, Franco Colapinto, Lando Norris, and Arvid Lindblad's crash chaos
- Gas or Brake?
- Malaysia predictions
- And more!

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Chapters:
0:00 - INTRO
04:14 - ROCKSTAR & WANKER OF BAKU
10:30 - IS KIMI SLIPPING?
19:52 - FERRARI LEADERSHIP CHANGE-UP?
38:22 - CRASH CHAOS
43:38 - GAS OR BRAKE?
52:50 - MALAYSIA PREVIEW
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Max Verstappen was a blink away from his first win of the season and George Russell was feeling himself! Brian and Matt have a TON to talk about, including

Why Baku is Widow's Bay

George Russell's comeback

Kimi Antonelli's mature drive

Isack Hadjar's re-signing with Red Bull and getting out of the friend zone?

The FIA's chaotic call

Photo finishes

Franco Colapinto, Pierre Gasly, Lando Norris, Liam Lawson, and Arvid Lindblad's...incident

Esteban Ocon's got a point to prove

Race awards: Hottest Moment of the Day, Daddy of the Day, Karen of the Day, Red Flag of the Day, Radio of the Day

AND MORE!!!

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 - INTRO
01:55 - Why we love Baku
14:18 - George's emotional comeback
24:16 - Photo finish craziness
33:53 - Chaos on the restart
39:36 - Ocon's got nothing to lose
43:30 - Race Awards: Baku

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Matt and Brian talk about a wild Baku Quali and more headlines, including:

Kimi and George's Freaky Friday

Ocon's now a free agent

Lando and Oscar's inverse theory

Consequences of Hadjar's wrist injury

Colapinto's interesting pre-race ritual

Is Christian Horner going to Ferrari?

AND MORE!!

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Guenther, Brian, and Matt go over the latest F1 headlines and preview the Baku GP! They cover:

- 2027 race calendar
- Monaco Sprint Race
- Is ADUO a failure?
- Max Verstappen karting
- Which teams aren’t hitting the cost cap
- Upgrades for Baku
- Rockstar and Wanker predictions
- Podium predictions
- And more!

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Chapters
00:00 - INTRO
2:42 - MONACO SPRINT
11:10 - ADUO: YAY OR NAY?
23:13 - TEAM SPENDING
38:27 - BAKU PREVIEW
44:38 - RACE PREDICTIONS
49:35 - MAX KARTING
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