F1 Isn't Real

F1 Isn't Real

It's a dark time for Formula 1. Max Verstappen is dominating the sport, race viewership is slipping and motorsports fans, new and old are vying for something to latch onto in this trying time. After more then 80 episodes, it's time for a change: on the F1 Isn't Real Podcast, we aren't holding back. This is Formula 1 analysis for the bold; no one is free from scutiny. Are you ready? Join me, Ben Wevill every Monday. Listen Right Now.

Episodes

'Children from the rubble' - Takeaways from the 2025 Chinese and Australian GPs

March 24, 2025 • 60 mins
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2025 Formula 1 Season Preview

February 14, 2025 • 99 mins
Join me, Ben, and new guest, David, as we unpack the key talking points of the year to come in Formula 1. This blockbuster episode is full of laughs, analysis and questionable basketball references. 
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Are Red Bull Washed? - 2024 Italian X Dutch Grand Prix Review

September 2, 2024 • 59 mins
In this episode of F1 Isn't Real, Amesh and I break down the European double header, to start the Autumn. Is Max Verstappen's championship in jeapordy? Will Colapinto continue to impress? Can Ferrari challenge for the title? All these questions and more are answered on this week's ediition. 
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THE 2024 F1 Summer Recap

August 20, 2024 • 94 mins
We are back with a feature-film length episode, discussing everything F1, in the leadup to Autumn. This is F1 Isn't Real's magnum opus. See you at Zandvoort. 

Max or Me? --> 6:42
Red Bullaw Breakers --> 13:37 
Aston Martin Floundering --> 21:58
Joke Team (Kick Sauber) --> 28:25
Yuki to RB? --> 33:30
Red Bull 2nd Seat Mayhem --> 39:00
Mercedes' Sustainable Success? --> 45:15
Ben FLAMES Lando Norris --> 54:45 
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Sprint Races: Cash Grab or Survival Tactic? - F1 2024 Chinese GP Review

April 22, 2024 • 39 mins
In this weekend's episode of F1 Isn't Real, the last before a lengthy hiatus, prompted by the looming threat of exams, Amesh and I break down the big points of contention from this weekend, nay, the sport of F1, nay, The World (?) We also break down this weekend's long-anticipated Chinese GP, and the stoic success of Lando Norris - why I called, BY THE WAY. 
From sprint race squabbling to appalling predictions, we've got you covered...
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Pierre Gasly Past his Prime? - 2023 Chinese GP Preview + F1 'What's More Likely'

April 16, 2024 • 38 mins
The Chinese Grand Prix returns after a half-decade-COVID-induced hiatus! On this opinionated episode of F1 Isn't Real, Amesh and I discuss the economic consequences of China's return to the calendar - not to mention the stuff that really matters, the quality of the racing itself. Have Alpine sold their souls, is Aston Martin on the rise, and which F1 podcast is the best? At F1 Isn't Real, we answer all of your burning queries. 
In a...
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Has Max Verstappen Entered the GOAT debate? - F1 2024 Japanese GP Review

April 8, 2024 • 39 mins
After a brisk Easter hiatus, Amesh and I are back - with a vengeance. In this week's episode, Amesh and I pour some alcohol in the Williams-funded fire, smugly toasting our marshmallows over the soon-defunct career of yet another paid driver. Join us as we recommence the GOAT debate in the sport of F1, and muse with us over the possibilities and probabilities of Hamilton's Ferrari stint. All this and more in this week's episode of ...
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King Carlos and Count Charles Return! - F1 2024 Australian GP Review

March 25, 2024 • 39 mins
Just when you thought that our sport was lost forever - just when you started making plans for hibernation to avoid the Verstappen vortex - F1 IS BACK! ... ? In a weekend of deceit, dangerous driving and deranged team decisions, one may rose from the flaming tumbleweed. The recently de-organed Carlos Sainz took a lifeline F1 victory in the sport's fight to survive the cutthroat conflict for relevancy in the modern sporting landscap...
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Sainz to Red Bull? Alonso to Mercedes? - Our (Terrible) 2025 Driver Lineup Picks

March 18, 2024 • 38 mins
If you thought '2025 Driver Lineup Predictions' couldn't get worse, look no further than the F1 Isn't Real choices. Amesh and I rustle up controversy once again with the most outlandish and bamboozling selections, defying contract agreements and sending off the likes of Bottas and Magnussen to premature retirement. We live life on the edge.  
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Oliver Bearman: First Race Fallacy? - F1 2024 Saudi Arabian GP Review

March 14, 2024 • 37 mins
What a display from the young Brit, Bearman! The F2 star secured 7th place on Saturday's Saudi GP after jumping into the Ferrari with less than a day's notice. Is he the future of Ferrari, or yet another one-hit wonderkid? Amesh and I also muse over the concept of an Alonso to Red Bull alternate universe, as well as the Piastri-Hamilton mega-tussle. All this and more in a fashionably late edition of F1 Isn't Real. 
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Max on the Move? - F1 2024 Bahrain GP Review

March 4, 2024 • 38 mins
This week, joined once again by Amesh (V1,) we digest the initial weekend of racing for the 2024 F1 season, at sun-parched Bahrain. In this episode, packed with detours and tangents, Amesh and I discuss the probability of the wildest driver rumours. Is Max off to Mercedes? Could Piastri take his place? On the racing front, we deliberate over the dismal Alpine decline and the 'contract termination effect' (the best form of CTE) on S...
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Have 2020s Red Bull Surpassed 2010s Mercedes? - F1 2024 Testing Review

February 26, 2024 • 36 mins
This week, I am joined on the pod by my good friend Amesh, McLaren superfan and Physics psychic. Together, we unpack all of the major 2024 Testing plot points. Are Red Bull unstoppable? Are McLaren holding their cards close to the vest? Why are the new team names so weird? All that and more on this week's blockbuster pod to start the new season.
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The Las Vegas Grand Prix's Winners and Spinners - Episode 2

November 21, 2023 • 10 mins
How odd can an F1 Race Weekend get? In typical Las Vegas style, the whole thing felt like a fever dream. This may be the only episode I've ever made that is 20% racing and 80% complaining. F1 Isn't Real sphere ad space incoming 2024...
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F1 Isn't Real Pilot - The Winners and Spinners of the Mexico City Grand Prix

October 30, 2023 • 15 mins
Frustrated Fans and Comical Comments; Checo Perez vs the world; the tortilla sombrero that is Aston Martin continues to crumble. All this and more on the pilot of F1 Isn't Real: it's way darker this time...
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Episode 86: 2023 Belgian Grand Prix Review

August 6, 2023 • 28 mins
My review of yet another dominant Grand Prix victory for Max Verstappen + the rise of Oscar Piatri + the Alpine leadership reshuffle.
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Episode 85: Ferrari and Alpine Announce 2023 Car Release Dates

January 4, 2023 • 7 mins
This week, I recap all of the livery reveal news, with the announcement of three teams' 2023 challenger's release. Listen to find out the dates and details.
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Episode 84: Sebastian Vettel - A Career in Focus

December 29, 2022 • 28 mins
This week, I unpack the astounding career of Sebastian Vettel, four time F1 World Champion, who announed his retirement from the sport this July. Seb saw ups and downs, but the spark that has been with him since day 1 has always maintained.
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Episode 83: Team Principal Turmoil

December 22, 2022 • 20 mins
This week, I summarise all of the key news points over the past month in F1, including the turbulent month of December for Team Principals throughout the sport, the latest moves in the reserve driver market, and the FIA's clampdown on 'political messages' - have they shot themsleves in the foot again? Listen to find out.
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Episode 82: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Review

November 22, 2022 • 25 mins
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Episode 81: Gasly Bearing Down on a Race Ban

November 8, 2022 • 7 mins
This week, I discuss Pierre Gasly's flirt with a race ban, the next steps for Stoffel Vandoorne, and the latest on Lewis Hamilton's contract
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