The first annual Vankie Awards are here!! Thank you to everyone who submitted nominees and to our Patreons for voting! Guenther, Matt, and Brian talk through the nominations and give their opinions on the Most Improved F1 Driver and Team, the Best Team principal, the Best Race of Year, and of course the Rockstar and Wanker of the Year….

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Brian and Matt recap the amazing 2024 F1 season and discuss:

• Which drivers are in the running for 2025 WDC
• Why we should never be talking about the FIA
• Which driver had one of the best performances (and it's not Max...)
• What Carlos Sainz going to Williams means for Alex Albon
• Daddy of the Year
• Radio of the Year
• Hottest Moment of the Year
• Karen of the Year
• Payback of the Year (brought to you by Cash App)
• Legendary Moment of the Year (brought to you by Sunoco)
• Red Flag of the Year
• And more!!!

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Guenther, Matt, and Brian cover the F1 season finale in Abu Dhabi and talk about:

• Lewis Hamilton's emotional exit
• Will Max retire after having kids?
• Does Lando Norris have what it takes to win the WDC in 2025?
• Team bonuses for winning the Constructors'
• What do sponsors care about
• What to look for in 2025
• Rockstar and Wanker of the Week - brought to you by Cash App
• Toast of the Week - brought to you by Buffalo Trace
• Fan questions
• And more!!

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LIVE FROM NYC, Brian and Matt recapped the wild Abu Dhabi GP and all the drama from this week:

• McLaren winning the Constructors' Championship
• Charles Leclerc carrying Ferrari on his back
• Lando's WDC in 2025
• George and Max's WICKED performance
• Max Verstappen is going to be a dad again
• Lewis Hamilton's dramatic goodbye
• YUKI TSUNODA AND THE RED BULL SEAT
• Analyzing the drivers' end-of-season dinner
• Zak Brown's celebrations
• Audience hot takes
• AND MORE!!!

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Guenther, Matt, and Brian cover the chaos in Qatar and talk about:

• Checo leaving Red Bull
• Who’s in the open seat??
• Ocon’s reputation at Alpine
• How to improve race control
• Can you hype a driver too much?
• The Max and George drama
• Rockstar and Wanker of the Week - brought to you by Cash App
• Who’s been Perfectly Untamed - brought to you by Buffalo Trace
• Fan questions
• And more!!

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Guenther Steiner, Matt, and Brian have the PAPAYA PAPA and CEO of McLaren Racing Zak Brown on the pod!!! We talk to Zak about:

• His racing career
• How he got into motorsport marketing
• What are the papaya rules??
• Working with Andrea Stella
• The Constructors battle
• Who’s more American — him or Guenther??
• And more!

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The heat in the desert was from ALL THE DRAMA. Matt and Brian talk about:

• The FIA Clusterf**k
• The Williams mirror that started everything
• Why Max Verstappen's John Wick AND Kendrick Lamar
• George Russell is Ellen DeGeneres
• Lewis Hamilton's so over it
• Alpine getting rid of Esteban Ocon
• Andretti getting "whacked"
• KMag > Hulkenberg
• Mercedes mismanagement
• Wicked F1: Who's Glinda? Who's Elphaba?
• AND MORE!!

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Guenther, Matt, and Brian are back from Las Vegas and they’re keeping the party going!! They discuss:

• Max Verstappen's 4th WDC win
• Who’s winning the constructors: McLaren or Ferrari
• Cadillac joining the F1 grid
• Charles Leclerc’s emo radio
• Mercedes’ speed
• Red Bull’s wing issue
• Rockstar and Wanker of the Week - brought to you by Cash App
• Legendary Moment of the Week - brought to you by Sunoco
• Who’s been Perfectly Untamed - brought to you by Buffalo Trace
• Fan questions
• And more!!

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