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This would be the third time I believe at 17 00:01:33.239 --> 00:01:38.040 least one or any members of this podcast have joined this show all the way 18 00:01:38.040 --> 00:01:41.879 from England from the Late Breaking F one podcast. We would like to welcome 19 00:01:41.920 --> 00:01:45.959 our friends Sam Sage, Ben Hawking and we're going three for three. We're 20 00:01:45.959 --> 00:01:49.400 going three wives. We've got Harry Ead as well today all three members of 21 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:52.280 Late Breaking. What's up? Boys? How are we doing? You got 22 00:01:52.319 --> 00:01:57.359 us? Oh? I mean I felt immediately welcomed with the mushy Peas sponsor. 23 00:01:57.439 --> 00:02:00.760 I can't believe you call it leftovers. Here is a delicacy and we 24 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:05.480 love it every day. It really is the food of royalty over here. 25 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:09.560 And we got the top brand to King Chucky. King Chucky's must pe only 26 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:14.280 the best King Chunkie rule. All right, Well, this will be the 27 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:16.199 third time we've had Sam on, a second time for Ben, first time 28 00:02:16.199 --> 00:02:19.919 for Harry. Appreciate you guys jumping on. I guess you know. The 29 00:02:19.960 --> 00:02:23.960 overarching thing is the madness of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and we will 30 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:27.719 get to that in a few hot minutes, But I think our audience might 31 00:02:27.759 --> 00:02:30.199 be more interested in the adventure you guys took. I guess just about a 32 00:02:30.199 --> 00:02:35.199 month ago we had you out live from Austin. You were down there for 33 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:38.599 the Coda Race, and it was fun to hear your reactions to our uh, 34 00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:42.159 our lovely state of Texas. So let's start there, and let's start 35 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:44.280 with Harry, who hasn't been on with us yet. I guess, Harry, 36 00:02:44.280 --> 00:02:46.439 how was how was your trip to the lone Star state and what kind 37 00:02:46.439 --> 00:02:52.360 of trouble you boys get into. No trouble that we can speak of on 38 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:55.520 there, I don't think. But it was the well, the other two 39 00:02:55.560 --> 00:02:59.759 pretty agreed, probably the best week of our lives. It was absolutely, 40 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:02.719 Yes, we had a great time. It was so good to well, 41 00:03:02.919 --> 00:03:06.520 so good for me and Ben to be in America for the first time, 42 00:03:06.560 --> 00:03:09.360 but to visit Texas was insane and we yeah, had a great time of 43 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:12.479 the race, had a great time our live show. It was great to 44 00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:15.400 meet some listeners, and yeah, we love Austin now we just want to 45 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:20.439 go and live there. So it's good. I think that when we had 46 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:24.159 Sam and Ben on about a month ago, like Mikey just said, you 47 00:03:24.199 --> 00:03:28.599 guys have only been in town, I think for about a day, so 48 00:03:28.719 --> 00:03:31.479 you were around for about seven to ten days. I guess following that, 49 00:03:31.639 --> 00:03:37.159 you actually kind of got to hang out in Austin for a bit. Where 50 00:03:37.159 --> 00:03:39.159 did you have to go? Right? Yeah, yeah, we to be 51 00:03:39.199 --> 00:03:43.240 fair, we only really had like one day in Austin and that was the 52 00:03:43.280 --> 00:03:46.520 Monday after the race. The rest of the time was filled with F one 53 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:51.080 and Live show goodness, So yeah, we'd come back and probably see Austin 54 00:03:51.120 --> 00:03:53.840 properly. But yeah, it was it was a busy It's a busy week. 55 00:03:53.879 --> 00:04:00.400 But we yeah, we loved it. Hang on, Yeah, Mike's 56 00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:01.479 best stuff. Okay, I do have a follow up. So one of 57 00:04:01.759 --> 00:04:05.719 one of my favorite things to do is, and I think I think we 58 00:04:05.759 --> 00:04:11.800 talked to Sam and Ben about this, is the reaction videos of Brits when 59 00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:15.439 they try American food for the first time. They're all over Facebook, you 60 00:04:15.479 --> 00:04:17.240 know, recommended videos. You watch one that's all you're gonna see for like 61 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:23.879 a month, and typically the first thing that they notice is the amount of 62 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:28.319 food that they're served, the portions. Did do you guys get to experience 63 00:04:28.360 --> 00:04:30.079 a lot of different kinds of Texas cuisine and were you kind of like, 64 00:04:30.160 --> 00:04:38.000 oh my god, who's eating this much damn food? It was unreal. 65 00:04:38.040 --> 00:04:41.399 I mean I speak for the voice because they got there before me. But 66 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:44.560 there was a pizza. On their first night, they ordered pizzas and the 67 00:04:44.600 --> 00:04:47.680 pizza left of it just sat in the fridge and our airbb for the remainder 68 00:04:47.720 --> 00:04:51.879 of the week. There was so much pizza it was unreal. Anyone else 69 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:58.040 we we went out for a lovely barbecue brisket. A listener very kindly took 70 00:04:58.079 --> 00:05:00.000 us out. He's a bit of a barbecue expert. It comes from tech. 71 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:02.879 Chris's name is an absolutely lovely guy, and he took us out for 72 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:05.720 barbecue brisket. We all of us are wanting to try howein Fort you think 73 00:05:05.759 --> 00:05:09.040 would be there. We always want to try it because the difference in quality 74 00:05:09.120 --> 00:05:12.399 between like a British barbecue and like a rainy summer in your back garden when 75 00:05:12.439 --> 00:05:17.240 you've got slightly burnt sausages, and what barbecue brisket is in Texas was sensational. 76 00:05:17.279 --> 00:05:20.800 The food was absolutely amazing, but good lord, it could have fed 77 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:26.240 maybe an entire street in the UK. In Texas, it was one portion 78 00:05:26.399 --> 00:05:30.680 for one person. It was obscene but delicious, and I would definitely try 79 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:32.839 all again. It was so good. So I, as I've told you 80 00:05:32.879 --> 00:05:36.279 all before, I a couple of nights a week go to bed listening to 81 00:05:36.319 --> 00:05:39.879 the Late Breaking podcast. You can get it wherever. If you like f 82 00:05:39.920 --> 00:05:42.480 one even a little bit, or you just want to hear some funny stuff 83 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:46.199 from from three pretty friendly fellows, you should listen to it or download it 84 00:05:46.279 --> 00:05:47.800 ardo download whatever. But I was listening to the one you just had a 85 00:05:47.800 --> 00:05:51.600 couple of days ago, and these these three idiots are laughing talking about how 86 00:05:51.680 --> 00:06:00.199 much how much fun they had at HEB. We love heavy and they're calling 87 00:06:00.240 --> 00:06:04.199 it heavy all right, so go ahead just tell me about HEAB. But 88 00:06:04.279 --> 00:06:12.079 we had a good time at the Texas Classic Grocery Store AGB. Hey, 89 00:06:12.079 --> 00:06:15.480 it was Howard Eats butts. It was a great experience for us. That 90 00:06:15.600 --> 00:06:19.519 that is what it stands for, right, absolutely, yes, yeah, 91 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:29.000 good, unbelievable experience. It puts all of our supermarkets to shame. I 92 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:32.680 honestly, the aisles kept running, the food kept going. Anything you're wanting 93 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:36.480 it was available. I would I would live there. It's that big. 94 00:06:36.519 --> 00:06:40.399 We probably could live there, and I've really noticed that we've actually managed to 95 00:06:40.399 --> 00:06:43.439 get into the store. But yeah, heavy is unreal. Bring Heavy to 96 00:06:43.439 --> 00:06:47.079 the UK, We'd love it heavy. They're just conversationally calling it heb. 97 00:06:47.759 --> 00:06:53.160 I miss HEB And I don't even know how many people like worldwide who listen 98 00:06:53.199 --> 00:06:56.360 to your podcast would even begin to get that joke. But I'm like, 99 00:06:56.839 --> 00:07:00.279 heb. We just started getting hebbs and dow is what like maybe a year 100 00:07:00.360 --> 00:07:04.240 or two ago. Yeah, well from Austin. It's primarily in Austin. 101 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:06.959 Yeah, yeah, all right, So after the I guess, I mean 102 00:07:06.959 --> 00:07:10.120 real quick at the Austin race, anything that stood out, I mean, 103 00:07:10.160 --> 00:07:12.240 you had a great time, and I love hearing that. I didn't know 104 00:07:12.240 --> 00:07:14.920 it was two of y'all's first trip to the States, and I know Sam, 105 00:07:14.920 --> 00:07:16.639 I think has done Vegas before, and again we will get to the 106 00:07:16.720 --> 00:07:21.399 craziness of a Vegas that's already kicked off. But what you got to get 107 00:07:21.399 --> 00:07:25.519 into after the race? Did we did anyone finally see the gun that we 108 00:07:25.519 --> 00:07:32.800 were trying to trying to look for? Ah, come on, no cuse 109 00:07:33.000 --> 00:07:38.319 we I mean the coachers event was amazing. We went and saw Queen, 110 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:42.720 went and saw the Killers. Then I think a personal highlight was Tiesto on 111 00:07:42.839 --> 00:07:46.639 Sunday night after the race. It was it was a it was a wild 112 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:49.759 event. Yeah, they loaded up right. We saw Queen here in town 113 00:07:49.879 --> 00:07:54.519 just a couple of weeks ago as well with Adam Lambert dressed as a giant 114 00:07:54.600 --> 00:07:59.959 robot. But well, yeah, here's some costume changes involved, right. 115 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:03.839 I was quite I quite disappointed, and no one placed a rifle in my 116 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:05.560 hand. Actually, I feel like, out of the three of us, 117 00:08:05.600 --> 00:08:09.920 I am very much the right person to handle lay a firearm, and I 118 00:08:09.959 --> 00:08:11.639 feel like we should have done that. When we're in Texas, there would 119 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:15.600 not be three of us on this cool if that was the case, it 120 00:08:15.600 --> 00:08:18.720 would be one one at the most. For some reason, I do picture 121 00:08:18.759 --> 00:08:22.800 Sam is wanting to find some excursion where you go shooting bottles off of a 122 00:08:22.800 --> 00:08:26.839 fence somewhere in an Austin outpost. Yes, please, did anyone buy anything 123 00:08:26.879 --> 00:08:30.199 really stupid? Did Sam get the giant cowboy hat? Or who got boots? 124 00:08:30.920 --> 00:08:33.519 Oh well, Harry, you bought boots for your lovely partner. Right, 125 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:37.320 you're a pair sitting in your lounge right now, And we did go 126 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:41.240 to Yeah, that's the waste of a few dollars. I got a cowboy 127 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:46.039 hat, which is again I'm never gonna wear over in the UK because it 128 00:08:46.039 --> 00:08:50.480 looks ridiculous, but it got swept up in the whole Texas fever. Then 129 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:54.080 we obviously went to a university and you you got to see yourself in your 130 00:08:54.120 --> 00:09:00.000 first American Union. You got yourself a loading you jumper. Yeah, money 131 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:05.960 to manage to get to Memorial Stadium. Got a Longhorn's sweatshirt. So that 132 00:09:07.080 --> 00:09:11.720 was a pretty cool experience. That's cool to see the stadium. It's funny. 133 00:09:11.759 --> 00:09:15.279 I love that the dumb purchase that you know is dumb when you're making 134 00:09:15.360 --> 00:09:18.120 this. I went to they had WrestleMania at at and T Stadium here and 135 00:09:18.159 --> 00:09:20.559 I'm like, cool man, I'm gonna go check the spectacle out. And 136 00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:26.120 I bought a like a stone Cold shirt. It's at Dallas three sixteen, 137 00:09:26.159 --> 00:09:28.080 and I'm like, screw it, I'll do it. It sat with the 138 00:09:28.159 --> 00:09:33.919 tag on in my closet until I donated it to Salvation Army like a year 139 00:09:33.000 --> 00:09:35.519 ago. It you know, it reminds me of the time when I was 140 00:09:35.720 --> 00:09:41.399 in I think early high school or late middle school when def Leppard burst on 141 00:09:41.480 --> 00:09:45.159 the scene back in the eighties, and I thought it would be a great 142 00:09:45.159 --> 00:09:50.440 idea to buy some Union Jack shorts. Really yeah, yeah, that was 143 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:52.559 all the time, I know, I know, but they don't go over 144 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:58.399 well in rural West Texas, AH. So if you wear them here in 145 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:01.559 Parliament you immediately get fifty to so public approval, which fantastic. You can 146 00:10:01.559 --> 00:10:05.279 get the lord over here. They make you a lord. They just hand 147 00:10:05.279 --> 00:10:11.679 you a castle immediately. Here's a plusive land, it's yours. I've met 148 00:10:11.679 --> 00:10:16.480 more people wear the Union Jack in the United States than wear it. We're 149 00:10:16.519 --> 00:10:20.720 big in a wearing flag stuff here apparently mostly uh, you barely see a 150 00:10:20.720 --> 00:10:24.159 flag here in the UK. You already see them on embassy, so that's 151 00:10:24.159 --> 00:10:26.200 the only time you have to seep of flags anyway, pretty much in the 152 00:10:26.279 --> 00:10:28.440 UK. Right, all right, So I hope it's not the case, 153 00:10:28.480 --> 00:10:31.840 but likely this will be the last time we have you guys on for a 154 00:10:31.840 --> 00:10:35.519 few months at least until either there's massive f F one news that we need 155 00:10:35.559 --> 00:10:39.759 to talk about or something happens to King Chuck or something like that. Because 156 00:10:39.080 --> 00:10:45.639 you guys are accidentally becoming our ambassadors to the United Kingdom. So if we 157 00:10:45.679 --> 00:10:48.320 have any dumb but always here for you. You want to swear thank you. 158 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:52.039 But I guess the main reason is because the F one is in the 159 00:10:52.120 --> 00:10:56.360 United States again third time this year, which is just kind of odd. 160 00:10:56.960 --> 00:11:01.159 I saw some stat when I was trying to watch practice yesterday. I don't 161 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:03.840 know how many different tracks most of any other nation F one is raced in 162 00:11:03.879 --> 00:11:09.080 the United States on different at different venues, whatever. So it's not a 163 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:11.120 new thing that F one is trying to invade the United States of America, 164 00:11:11.159 --> 00:11:15.759 but it's certainly a good time for it. Popularity is pretty high and Las 165 00:11:15.840 --> 00:11:18.039 Vegas, right, So that's the weekend I want to start with before we 166 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:22.039 get into some of the chaos that's already happened, because there's plenty of breaking 167 00:11:22.080 --> 00:11:24.120 news that we could hit. I want to talk about kind of the vibe 168 00:11:24.120 --> 00:11:28.000 of this thing, because I get this weird sense listen to your podcast and 169 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:31.519 F one media. So the sports evolved a lot, especially over the last 170 00:11:31.559 --> 00:11:35.759 five years, and there's purists who kind of hate this evolution or advancement into 171 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:39.600 America. Progressive fans I think sort of like it. Where do you guys 172 00:11:39.639 --> 00:11:46.559 fall on the part of this that's like festivities versus disaster versus you know, 173 00:11:46.679 --> 00:11:50.679 making this more of a celebrity thing than it was like And do you want 174 00:11:50.919 --> 00:11:56.720 the Las Vegas Grand Prix to succeed or not? I mean to answer the 175 00:11:56.799 --> 00:12:01.360 last question first, Yes, absolute utely I want this event to succeed because 176 00:12:01.919 --> 00:12:05.759 I think it's kind of the the end result of everything we've seen over the 177 00:12:05.840 --> 00:12:09.279 last few years with the US as such an emerging market, and it's not 178 00:12:09.440 --> 00:12:13.679 over. Yeah, there's still so much more that can be done in the 179 00:12:13.679 --> 00:12:18.360 States in terms of interest. So I absolutely want this to succeed. It's 180 00:12:18.399 --> 00:12:22.360 fundamentally because I love this sport. I think this sport is great. The 181 00:12:22.399 --> 00:12:24.240 more that people can see it, the better. It's as simple as that. 182 00:12:24.320 --> 00:12:30.240 And as ultimately, if you like the fanfare around it, great, 183 00:12:30.440 --> 00:12:33.519 enjoy it. If you don't, what does it matter. Just watch the 184 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:37.159 racing. The racing is unaffected for the most part, and we'll get into 185 00:12:37.159 --> 00:12:39.600 some of that today, but at least in theory, the racing is still 186 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:43.240 the racing, so you know, you can pick and choose what elements you're 187 00:12:43.240 --> 00:12:48.759 interested in, and ultimately, if this helps this helps grow the sport even 188 00:12:48.840 --> 00:12:52.360 more. I can't see that as a bad thing. Yeah, thanks, 189 00:12:52.399 --> 00:12:56.159 exactly right. Some people will absolutely hate the chaos, some people will absolutely 190 00:12:56.200 --> 00:12:58.279 love it. You've got to think of the local people who are going through 191 00:12:58.279 --> 00:13:01.120 it. I think that's a big a problem. You know, we've we've 192 00:13:01.120 --> 00:13:05.679 heard of all the controversy around the culture of Vegas itself with the trees where 193 00:13:05.840 --> 00:13:09.480 the trees gone, and the fact that the rivers around the casinos and the 194 00:13:09.519 --> 00:13:13.399 hotels, the Blajia fountains are dry, you know, and of course there's 195 00:13:13.399 --> 00:13:16.919 a bit homeless population in Vegas as well that have had to be shifted, 196 00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:20.559 which is sad. That is sad. But in terms of the event itself, 197 00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:24.120 I think you'd be a fool to think that this shouldn't succeed and it 198 00:13:24.159 --> 00:13:26.000 shouldn't be fun. Vegas has one of boat it's one of those cities. 199 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:30.480 It's a landmark city across the globe. So if this sport wants to be 200 00:13:30.519 --> 00:13:33.679 a landmarks sport across the globe, it has to be hitting these locations. 201 00:13:33.720 --> 00:13:37.039 And you mentioned in your intro to the segment, you know that we've come 202 00:13:37.080 --> 00:13:39.879 to more races in America as one country than anywhere else in the world. 203 00:13:39.919 --> 00:13:43.200 We've got to remember that the States is at the side of the continent in 204 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:46.279 itself if you compare it to Europe. So it makes total sense that we 205 00:13:46.360 --> 00:13:48.960 have this many races in the States. And I think three a season. 206 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:52.559 I have no issue with that. Three of a season, one in Canada, 207 00:13:52.559 --> 00:13:54.639 one in Mexico. I think that's a great number. Vegas seems like 208 00:13:54.639 --> 00:13:58.360 a great location to have it. You're just going to make sure you're working 209 00:13:58.399 --> 00:14:01.559 with the people that actually live and work. Okay, it's a happy environment 210 00:14:01.639 --> 00:14:05.360 that exists, but overall we are very excited for the event. It's a 211 00:14:05.399 --> 00:14:09.120 lot for us, little quiet Brits over here, but hey, we're embracing 212 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:13.440 it. Harry, what do you think? And I think if I recall 213 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:15.360 one of you, and I think it was Harry, there was a little 214 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:20.519 more anti all the opening ceremonies, all the over the top driver intros. 215 00:14:20.559 --> 00:14:24.360 Maybe a little more traditional than the other two. Is that right? I 216 00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:31.639 think I'd still class myself as progressive. I don't care if we have as 217 00:14:31.720 --> 00:14:35.039 much fanfare as possible because, as Ben said, for the for the most 218 00:14:35.039 --> 00:14:37.720 part, again we'll get onto that. For the most part, the racing 219 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:41.440 Formula One as a sport still says stays the same, and if you really 220 00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:46.480 don't care that much about all the celebrity intros and driver intros whatever, you 221 00:14:46.559 --> 00:14:50.639 can just turn your TV off until the race starts. Like that, that 222 00:14:50.759 --> 00:14:54.480 is an option. So having said that, I'm just exhausted, and maybe 223 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:58.159 it is not our tiny little UK brains. I can't cope with it anymore. 224 00:14:58.200 --> 00:15:01.159 But the hype and the fan fa in the lead up to this week, 225 00:15:01.159 --> 00:15:05.200 and obviously we live and breathe F one, it's just been everywhere. 226 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:07.919 I mean, we pointed this out in our review of the Brazilian GP. 227 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:13.519 Max Fustafin hadn't even taken the top step on the podium and they were already 228 00:15:13.519 --> 00:15:16.240 advertising Las Vegas like this has been. It's been two weeks in the making 229 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:20.960 and I'm just a tied man basically. Other than that, I want this 230 00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:24.679 to succeed as the other boys do. It almost sounds like the maybe the 231 00:15:24.759 --> 00:15:30.240 less progressive F One old Guard, if you will, you can almost like 232 00:15:30.279 --> 00:15:35.440 compare them to the fans of a band that, for example, like the 233 00:15:35.480 --> 00:15:39.679 guy that says, you know, only like the first U two albums, 234 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:41.919 you know, they got too commercial and blew up. But in there, 235 00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:46.399 in reality, don't you want your favorite band or your favorite sport to become 236 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:50.120 as global and big as possible and reach as many people as it possibly can. 237 00:15:50.519 --> 00:15:52.840 And but but the question is, does it get to a point of 238 00:15:52.879 --> 00:15:58.919 diminishing returns to where the essence of the sport is overshadowed so much by the 239 00:16:00.039 --> 00:16:04.799 pomp and circumstance that what drew people to the nuts and bolts, the meat 240 00:16:04.840 --> 00:16:10.279 and potatoes of the sport ends up becoming lost. I think it's a fair 241 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:14.000 point, but I make a point a few episodes ago on the show that 242 00:16:14.080 --> 00:16:18.559 I think America. Forgive me if I do offend an your listeners, but 243 00:16:18.600 --> 00:16:22.200 America as a place is is loud, It's proud, and you know, 244 00:16:22.200 --> 00:16:26.159 I respect that about America. It knows its place, it knows its reputation, 245 00:16:26.200 --> 00:16:30.039 and it lives up to that. And I do think that like every 246 00:16:30.080 --> 00:16:33.639 location, they should embrace that culture and what they're known for. And regardless 247 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:37.919 of what city or country we're going to, I would love to see opening 248 00:16:37.960 --> 00:16:41.879 ceremonies that all embrace historic moments and things they're famous for and famous people and 249 00:16:41.919 --> 00:16:48.000 cultural brilliance. America, especially Vegas is Elvison personators and gambling and you know 250 00:16:48.080 --> 00:16:52.159 sing city and you know going wild and that's okay, that's Las Vegas, 251 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:56.519 baby, And I would love to see other cities and countries embrace, you 252 00:16:56.519 --> 00:16:57.639 know, their history and their culture and show that off to the world. 253 00:16:57.720 --> 00:17:00.799 You get one chance a year, shove it off and have fun, all 254 00:17:00.879 --> 00:17:03.599 right. This is our buddies, Sam and Ben and Harry from the Late 255 00:17:03.640 --> 00:17:10.119 Breaking F one podcast. I am a subscriber and supporter of I equated this 256 00:17:10.160 --> 00:17:14.599 earlier, and I'm getting to what happened in FP one. But as like 257 00:17:14.680 --> 00:17:17.480 school kids, this is a class of school kids F one, and you 258 00:17:17.519 --> 00:17:19.319 find out you have this new kid coming to town, and he's really rich 259 00:17:19.519 --> 00:17:22.240 and he's really good looking, and you guys all hate him before he even 260 00:17:22.319 --> 00:17:26.759 arrives. And the kid finally shows up on his first day. He walks 261 00:17:26.759 --> 00:17:29.920 into the classroom and he peas a little bit right in the front of his 262 00:17:29.960 --> 00:17:33.599 pants, and everyone sees it. Because I think that's what happened in FP 263 00:17:33.720 --> 00:17:36.359 one. I stayed up late. I mean our show starts early here, 264 00:17:36.519 --> 00:17:37.720 we go to bed pretty early. I was up pretty late for me. 265 00:17:38.119 --> 00:17:42.480 I was excited, and nine minutes into this thing, Carlos signs runs over 266 00:17:42.519 --> 00:17:48.359 and e f and drain ditch and just terrorizes the bottom of his car. 267 00:17:48.400 --> 00:17:51.960 He wasn't the only car taking damage. I guess how rare is it that 268 00:17:52.039 --> 00:17:55.920 an FP one gets shut down nine minutes in because of a track malfunction? 269 00:17:56.839 --> 00:17:59.599 I mean, is this exactly what the F one people who want this thing 270 00:17:59.640 --> 00:18:03.960 to look stupid wanted? And I guess where do they go from here? 271 00:18:04.480 --> 00:18:08.880 So it's not necessarily a first. We have had this on occasion. It's 272 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:14.319 also not a regular occurrence either. I think the last time this happened was 273 00:18:14.359 --> 00:18:19.160 in twenty nineteen at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where essentially exactly the same thing 274 00:18:19.240 --> 00:18:22.599 happened and FP one was canceled. But I think a lot of what has 275 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:27.599 caused the trouble today. Firstly, obviously the added attention on this Grand Prix 276 00:18:27.680 --> 00:18:33.960 versus the standard race in any other season. But also it's a case of 277 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:38.920 that the starts at the local time. Start at local time is so late 278 00:18:38.960 --> 00:18:44.359 in the day that when that happened at Baku in Azerbaijan, and that was 279 00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:48.759 in the middle of the day, you've got a lot more room to maneuver 280 00:18:48.880 --> 00:18:52.759 in terms of other sessions and public roads becoming available again. Here in Las 281 00:18:52.839 --> 00:18:56.880 Vegas. That hasn't been the case. Everything has been so tightly organized because 282 00:18:56.880 --> 00:19:00.079 of how late we're starting in the day, to the point where this sort 283 00:19:00.119 --> 00:19:04.119 of thing couldn't be afforded. And ultimately ten minutes, in, no more 284 00:19:04.160 --> 00:19:10.119 than ten minutes in, we hit the first first bump quite literally. Nice 285 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:14.720 one. I agree, Harry, What do you think is this? I 286 00:19:14.720 --> 00:19:17.079 mean, I mean they can overcome this and if the rest of the weekend 287 00:19:17.119 --> 00:19:18.759 goes off without a hitch, but I feel like, which I feel like 288 00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:22.839 is very unlikely. I don't know if everyone will remember the f P one 289 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:27.519 nine minute thing, but there has to be their worst nightmare right out the 290 00:19:27.519 --> 00:19:33.440 gates, right, Yeah. I mean obviously FP one over in the UK 291 00:19:33.599 --> 00:19:37.319 was early doors in the morning, so none of us got up and watched 292 00:19:37.319 --> 00:19:38.680 it. But I woke up and saw the news and I was like, 293 00:19:40.160 --> 00:19:45.519 of course, of course it's happened form on one race perhaps in history. 294 00:19:47.599 --> 00:19:52.440 Yeah, if there is you know, tomorrow and sudden bit on Saturday, 295 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:55.400 I guess go off without a hitch that no one's going to remember. I 296 00:19:55.400 --> 00:19:57.759 guess the people that will remember are the ones that were all escorted out of 297 00:19:57.799 --> 00:20:03.119 the grandstands of twenty minutes before the actual practice session for the day took place. 298 00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:08.240 I think there's some fairly annoyed, fairly aannoid punters that didn't get to 299 00:20:08.279 --> 00:20:11.440 see in it. Well, they saw three laps of F one today, 300 00:20:11.519 --> 00:20:17.599 so that's better. I mean you'd have to agree that. Look, these 301 00:20:18.039 --> 00:20:22.200 practice rounds are kind of for working out kinks as well, So better to 302 00:20:22.319 --> 00:20:27.960 have you know, the undercarriage of Carlos's car shredded by a manhole cover this 303 00:20:29.160 --> 00:20:33.759 morning than it would be tip for that to happen on Saturday. Yeah, 304 00:20:33.880 --> 00:20:37.319 exactly right. You want this to happen in the practice. That's why it's 305 00:20:37.319 --> 00:20:42.039 called practice because we're practicing. Obviously, we won't go into the decisions that 306 00:20:42.079 --> 00:20:47.039 came from the FIA after that on penalties and punishments for certain things. You 307 00:20:47.039 --> 00:20:51.000 can find that out on our podcast over the weekend, folks, But that 308 00:20:51.200 --> 00:20:53.640 is a controversial decision. So you know, someone's been practiced by a track 309 00:20:53.680 --> 00:20:57.160 malfunction and they've had to pay the price, But this is practice. It 310 00:20:57.200 --> 00:21:00.119 happens with a brand new location the stakes, and it happened, and you 311 00:21:00.160 --> 00:21:03.559 know what it all has to the talking point all as to the drama. 312 00:21:03.599 --> 00:21:04.960 But you are right, Harry brought it up. When you spend I think 313 00:21:04.960 --> 00:21:10.519 something like twelve thousand dollars to get yourself a ticket into the Paddock Pass and 314 00:21:10.559 --> 00:21:15.039 look at these cars and you see less than four minutes of driving that payment 315 00:21:15.079 --> 00:21:18.160 to time ratio. Yeah, pretty, that's a lot of money for very 316 00:21:18.160 --> 00:21:19.920 little. So they need to make sure they nit that in the bud as 317 00:21:19.920 --> 00:21:22.640 soon as possible. All right, we got like ninety seconds left. We 318 00:21:22.640 --> 00:21:25.759 always run out of time so quick. With you guys, we didn't get 319 00:21:25.759 --> 00:21:30.400 too much actual racing. Each of you give me a shocker name that's not 320 00:21:30.519 --> 00:21:33.359 Max for Stappan that actually has a chance to pull off something in this race. 321 00:21:33.400 --> 00:21:37.119 I know the three of you collectively are very poor at your ball predictions, 322 00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:41.759 but so bad, so so bad, But I'll put you on the 323 00:21:41.759 --> 00:21:44.559 spot. Let's go Ben first. Give me somebody that could pull something off. 324 00:21:44.599 --> 00:21:48.119 It's be a whole lot of fun this weekend. I said it in 325 00:21:48.160 --> 00:21:52.599 the podcast Midweek. I'm standing by Alex Alban for Williams. That car is 326 00:21:52.880 --> 00:21:56.440 very quick in a straight line. What does this Vegas track have? Straight 327 00:21:56.519 --> 00:22:00.519 lines look pretty good out there in the one and only proc de session. 328 00:22:00.599 --> 00:22:03.720 I still think Alex album might be a shot contender for let's say top five, 329 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:08.759 but maybe even better. Harry. I'm gonna also stick with my ridiculous 330 00:22:08.759 --> 00:22:15.920 one from from the show and go Kevin Magison because similar the has doesn't really 331 00:22:15.960 --> 00:22:18.400 like corners or tie aware of which there may not be many of those, 332 00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:23.599 So Kevin Magison is gonna be a shot result. Sam Yuki SnO is the 333 00:22:23.720 --> 00:22:26.079 y and only boy. You know. He's gonna absolutely tear it up. 334 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:30.079 He's a little menace and I love that about him, so expect pure carnage. 335 00:22:32.799 --> 00:22:34.720 I heard you pull a Yuki podium, which I was impressed by. 336 00:22:34.720 --> 00:22:41.680 All Right, boys, He's coming. Yuki is always coming. Thanks so 337 00:22:41.759 --> 00:22:42.599 much, man. I love talking to you boys. I can always do 338 00:22:42.599 --> 00:22:45.880 it for hours on end, but we run out of time. Once again. 339 00:22:45.160 --> 00:22:49.559 That is Sam and Ben and Harry from the late Breaking F one podcast. 340 00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:52.200 Give them a listen if you like F one even a little bit. 341 00:22:52.200 --> 00:22:56.000 Thanks for joining us again, boys, Thanks for having us here. I'll 342 00:22:56.079 --> 00:23:00.000 like to speak against so it's right there there. Go go get to mushy 343 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:03.920 peas. You've earned them. It just don't need a pound of them like 344 00:23:03.960 --> 00:23:07.359 we do in Texas. All right, thank you boys, I would have 345 00:23:07.400 --> 00:23:10.720 got Oh my brother Cash is showing up. He's in a party with us 346 00:23:10.759 --> 00:23:11.720 for a little bit. We have these scuttle butt coming up, and I 347 00:23:11.759 --> 00:23:15.480 got a kind of an interesting topic. I think we should just kick around. 348 00:23:15.519 --> 00:23:17.400 Let's do it next on ninety seven on the Free