Purple Sector: F1 Podcast

Tune in for our recap of the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix! It was a fun weekend full of grass on fire, Zhou Guanyu Zhou crying, Lance Stroll crashing, Fernando Alonso passing, and Max Verstappen winning. The wearable F1 trophy was also very cool.

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix! We kick things off with some MailBoxBoxBox and breaking news. Listeners delivered with tasty Formula Brunch spreads for Japan. Fernando Alonso extended with Aston Martin. Logan Sargeant and Daniel Ricciardo are racing on thin ice. Helmut Marko is oversharing again. F1 returns to Shanghai after a 5 year hiatus. There is more gravel and new paint on the asphalt. It is the first Sprint of the season. The trophy looks awesome. Alex Albon has a panda helmet. We are VERY excited for this Grand Prix weekend!

Tune in for our breakdown of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix! Cherry Blossoms were blooming and Williams was wrecking. Yuki Tsunoda scored a point for the Japanese faithful in his home Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz continued his hot start with another podium. We saw tons of ballsy overtakes around 130R at Suzuka. The trophy looked like an AI-generated "F1 cup trophy." Red Bull did what Red Bull does with a 1-2 for Max Verstappen and Checo Perez.

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix! We get you ready for what will be an awesome race at the epic Suzuka International Racing Course by touching on past performances, bold predictions, and what makes this track so special. We also tease some of the specialty helmet designs, a new livery, and a unique word for light rain. Be sure to send us your Formula Brunch spreads and root for your F1 FANtasy Tsunoda stack. There are also some rumors swirling in the Mercedes driver market that would crank up the Silly Season...

Tune in for our breakdown of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix! Max Verstappen had a rare mechanical failure and did NOT win. Carlos Sainz had no appendix and DID win. Alex Albon stole Logan Sargeant's car thanks to Microsoft Excel. Kick/Stake/Audi Sauber can't stop cross-threading wheel nuts. Alpine are maybe not hot garbage but just garbage? We discuss all the F1 happenings on, off, and around the track from what was a shockingly different Grand Prix from what we have been used to recently!

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix! We kick things off with some breaking F1 news about the soap off the track that is lathering up, Zak Brown getting extended as McLaren CEO, and Fun Valtteri taking over Melbourne. Then we head down under to Albert Park Circuit to discuss Williams sidelining Logan Sargeant for Alex Albon since they use Microsoft Excel to track their spare parts. Hopefully, 4 DRS Zones will give us an exciting race and a new race winner outside of Max Verstappen and Red Bull. We also chat about Formula Brunch and F1 Fantasy.

Tune in for our recap of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah! There was more smoke billowing out of Red Bull. Not from the cars but off the track in the media. Their cars took care of business again with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez bagging another 1-2. Ollie Bearman had his coming out party in Ferrari red and gave the Tifosi more than 0.0% effort. Kevin Magnussen thumbed his nose at multiple penalties by backing up the pack of backmarkers so Nico Hülkenberg could snatch a point. Lance Stroll hit the fucking wall. Rose water failed to deliver on the F1 podium per usual, but this episode will deliver all the details and laughs!

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah! However, the soap off the track must be dealt with first. We do a deep dive on the smoke surrounding Christian Horner which has now enveloped Max Verstappen and more craziness. We figure out why Alpine is such a mess at the moment. Also, we touch on the investigation into FIA race interference and the sort of "unveiling" of the F1 track at Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia (in 2028). The news kept breaking when Carlos Sainz was just announced as out for the race this weekend! He will be replaced by Ollie Bearman, and we discuss that news, preview the race, make bold predictions, and recap the happenings in our F1 Fantasy league.

Tune in for our recap of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix! It was great to have F1 back on the track, but the most exciting moments came from Free Practice 2 and the cooldown lap. Mercedes dazzled in FP2 as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell claimed a 1-2, but it became obvious that Red Bull and Ferrari had turned down their engines. Max Verstappen cruised to victory, Charles Leclerc had brake issues, and Alpine were hot garbage. The fireworks came after the checkered flag was waved when Yuki Tsunoda dove down the inside of teammate Daniel Ricciardo on the cooldown lap and cursed out the team orders on his radio. In the end, it was good to see live racing action, and the soap off the track is building up to a massive lather.

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix! We kick things off with some voicemails in the MailBoxBoxBox touching on Rich Energy, Andretti-Cadillac, and Carlos Sainz. Then we get into some breaking news and review the results from F1 preseason testing. This weekend brings us the 20th running of the Bahrain Grand Prix to start the 2024 season and answers to our many offseason questions. It looks like the Middle Eastern races are being moved up to Saturdays this season so get ready for Friday Qualifying and a Saturday race. We are hoping the abrasive track surface will deliver multiple stops, Safety Cars, and a rainbow podium. Join our F1 Fantasy league by clicking the link!

Tune in for our preview of the 2024 Formula 1 Season! Testing is in the books, and the maiden race is this weekend. We look back at every team and driver's results from last season, discuss what to watch for this season, and touch on tons of hot topics heading into what will be another exciting F1 season on track! Join the Purple Sector Podcast F1 Fantasy league and follow @PurpleSectorPod on social media to build out your FANtasy lineup!

Tune in for our discussion on Lewis Hamilton's shocking switch from Mercedes to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season! After a dozen years driving for Mercedes in F1, Lewis Hamilton will be jumping ship to join Scuderia Ferrari in 2025. We cover everything he had to say about his decision, how Toto Wolff found out, what drivers Damon Hill and Jenson Button think about the move, and where this leaves Carlos Sainz. We also ponder his potential replacement at Mercedes, discuss his rumored salary, and wonder what else may happen in what should be a bonkers Silly Season after this domino fell!

Tune in for lifestyle brand Purple Sector's latest episode! We discuss breaking news on Haas' Team Principal shakeup and Sauber's ridiculous new name. We also make a pit stop in the MailBoxBoxBox. Günther Steiner is out and Ayaoooooo Komatsu is in as the new Haas Team Principal. We speculate on what Gene Haas may be thinking, why Steiner got bounced, and what to expect from Ayaooooo. Stake (and Kick) are Sauber's new title sponsors and will provide us with the ridiculous team name of Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber before they become Audi's factory team in a couple seasons. The MailBoxBoxBox asked some hard hitting host questions, and we got some feedback on our Las Vegas Grand Rixcap. Hit us up so you can become a guest cohost!

Tune in for the reveal of our top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2023! We analyze the Team Principals', Drivers', and Purple Sector's top 10 F1 drivers of last season. There were some new entries, risers, fallers, snubs, and shocks. Max Verstappen was obviously the consenus #1 on every list (spoiler alert). We also broke the rules because 10 is never enough for us... Who got left out? Who was too high or too low? Let us know your thoughts.

Tune in for our breakdown of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix! The 2023 F1 season is done and dusted, and there was no stoppin' Max Verstappen. McLaren had a special livery for the season finale that reminded us of Fruit Stripe Gum. Logan Sargeant registered an imperfect Qualifying for the year by failing to best his teammate Alex Albon in a single Saturday session this season. Sergio "Checo" Perez had a sloppy weekend as he continued wrestling with his Red Bull. "Undercut" was the word of the day on Sunday. The most exciting part of the race was when Yuki Tsunoda became the second Japanese driver in F1 history to lead a Grand Prix. This feat along with Max Verstappen's kind words on postrace radio were a fitting send off for AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost AKA French Toast. Another exciting season of F1 is in the books, and now we speed toward 2024 car reveals, offseason soap off the track, and the 2024 Formula 1 season!

Tune in for our breakdown of the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix! The Netflix Cup kicked off the festivities (and we talked way too much about it in this episode). The Opening Ceremony actually entertained before water valve covers maimed Carlos Sainz's car in FP1. Charles Leclerc had himself a Saturday (and Sunday no thanks to the stewards). The Sphere was probably the only bigger winner than Max Verstappen over this sinful Formula 1 weekend!

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix! We are joined by legendary bookmaker John Murray of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook for boots on the ground intel. We talk desert temperatures at night, the Sphere, ticket and hotel prices, the Bellagio Shoey Bar, and all the pageantry on tap for what will be an crazy week of F1. John also gives us a peek behind the glass at what bets they have already taken on the race winner and explains to us what he has been hearing about all the construction from the locals. This race will be insane on, off, and around the track!

Tune in for our breakdown of the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix! Max Verstappen kept winning. Lando Norris loves 2nd Place. Fernando Alonso felt like a kid again in his epic battle with Checo Perez. Ferrari made another mess before the race. Valtteri Bottas had a moustache as a baby? Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, and Toto Wolff are talking more trash about their car. This was a fun F1 Sprint weekend!

Tune in for our breakdown of the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix! Sergio Perez struggled while Daniel Riccardo starred with all eyes on them after rumors swirled of a head-to-head battle between them for the 2024 Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen. Fernando Alonso went spinning and Max Verstappen kept winning. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc stuck it to the stewards by getting back on the podium after it was taken away at COTA. We're going streaking! Charles Leclerc now has 11 consecutive Pole Positions where he has not won the Grand Prix, and Nico Hülkenberg has stacked up 200 F1 races without stepping on the podium. We have nothing but #Racepect for the #F1esta that was the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Tune in for our recap of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas AKA COTA in Austin, Texas sponsored by Lenovo! We cover the Friday Qualifying, Saturday Shootout Qualifying and Sprint (don't use the word race), and Sunday Grand Prix (you can call this the race). Carlos Sainz got another posthumous podium after Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified. This also awarded Logan Sargeant his first F1 points. We have now dubbed this race the Festival of F1 Spring Break in Autumn. It just needs more fake leather helmets and liveries next time around.