2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 Podcast
In this podcast, 2 Guys, John and Dick (old school American fans of F1) and a Girl, Sabrina (a newer American fan) sit down regularly to talk all things F1.
This is a place for new and casual fans to become more informed about the sport.
Listen in to their conversations for insights into the world of Formula 1, past, present, and future.
Episodes
218 episodes
Race Review | 2026 Austrian Grand Prix | 186 | George Russell Took Pole and Won the Race. Joe Saward Says He Was Fortunate All Weekend.
George Russell won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix from a controversial pole position. But the race told a more complicated story than the trophy suggests. Joe Saward says he was fortunate all weekend.Max Verstappen arrived at the Red Bull ...
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 185 | The Biggest Business Transformation in F1: What Changed Everything?
Listener Heath asks: what's the biggest business change in Formula 1 over the last 20 years? There's no shortage of candidates — Liberty Media's acquisition, Drive to Survive, the end of tobacco money, the Concorde Agreement restructure. But Jo...
Race Review | 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix | 184 | Hamilton Wins in Red, and Why Joe Won’t Call It a Turning Point
Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix. His first win for Ferrari, at the circuit that rewards the car above almost everything else, after a year of being told that whatever he achieved before was the machinery and not the man.Sabrina...
Race Notes | 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix | 183 | Hamilton Ends the Streak in Red, Russell Answers & Mercedes' Achilles Heel
For five straight races, the story of the 2026 season was Kimi Antonelli. In Barcelona, the story changed.Kimi did not finish. Lewis Hamilton won his first Grand Prix in Ferrari red. And a result that had looked settled for weeks finally...
Race Review | 2026 Monaco Grand Prix | 182 | The Race Winner Was Never in Doubt. Everything Else Was a Disaster.
Kimi Antonelli won his fifth consecutive Formula 1 grand prix in Monaco. Behind him, nearly everything fell apart. And the most consequential thing that happened all weekend had nothing to do with the race. But the conversation was ...
Race Notes | 2026 Monaco Grand Prix | 181 | Kimi's Fifth & What the FIA Did in the Motorhomes That Nobody Talked About
Kimi Antonelli won his fifth consecutive at Monaco -- the youngest winner in the race's history. He led every lap. He set pole and fastest lap. And when the restart came, the moment that had been his one visible vulnerability this season, he wa...
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 180 | The Monaco Problem: Is the Crown Jewel Broken?
Listener Drew asks: would driving Monaco in the opposite direction make the racing better? It's a clever way of asking the real question — is F1's most prestigious race also its worst, and can anything actually fix it?In this episode, Di...
Race Review | 2026 Canadian Grand Prix | 179 | George Pushed. Kimi Pushed Back. The Most Interesting Battle in F1 Right Now Isn't Between Teams.
George Russell took sprint pole, won the sprint, took grand prix pole, and was leading the race when his engine failed on lap 30. Kimi Antonelli, free of pressure, set the two fastest laps of the race on the final two laps. Joe had a pointed re...
Race Notes | 2026 Canadian Grand Prix | 178 | 4 Wins, 1 DNF From the Lead & 2 Very Different Ferraris
Kimi Antonelli has now won four consecutive Formula 1 grands prix. His streak did not look like it was going to survive Montreal. George Russell took sprint pole, won the sprint, took grand prix pole, and was leading the race when his power uni...
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 177 | Making Sense of F1 History: How Do We Define the Eras?
Listener Heath asks: how do you define different F1 eras, and what are the markers that separate one from another? It's a question that sounds straightforward until you realize there's no official answer — and that the FIA has never even define...
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 176 | Why Champions Walk Away: The Nico Rosberg Question
Listener Drew asks: if Nico Rosberg hadn't won the 2016 championship, would he still have retired? It's a question about one decision — but it opens up something much bigger about what it costs a driver to compete at the highest level.In...
PSA | Sabrina | Listener Questions | You Ask Better Questions Than We'd Come Up With On Our Own
What makes this podcast special? It's exploring F1 not just as a sport, but as this fascinating intersection of technology, strategy, business, and human psychology—and the best conversations happen when you're part of it.In this PSA, Sa...
Race Review | 2026 Miami Grand Prix | 175 | Mercedes Brought Nothing. They Won Anyway. Now What?
Kimi Antonelli has now won four consecutive Formula 1 grands prix. Miami was the first one where he had to earn it -- with a world champion behind him, car problems mid-race, and thirty laps of pressure that did not let up.McLaren arrive...
Race Notes | 2026 Miami Grand Prix | 174 | Antonelli's Pressure Test, McLaren's Return & Rules That Still Have Questions
Kimi Antonelli has now won four consecutive Formula 1 grands prix. Three in a row before Miami. And then Miami -- where for the first time this season, he had to actually earn it.This was not a clean-air cruise. It was not a safety...
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 173 | Growth or Dilution? F1's Three American Grand Prix
Listener Heath asks: with Miami, Austin, and Las Vegas now on the calendar, is Formula 1 growing the sport — or diluting it by over-Americanizing? It's a question Liberty Media has to answer every time a new contract gets signed, and Dick, Sabr...
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 172 | The Fantasy Grid: Which Car Era Best Reveals Driver Talent?
Listener Drew asks: if you could put every current Formula 1 driver in the same generation of car for one race, which era would you choose? It sounds like a fun hypothetical — until you try to answer it.In this episode, Dick and Sabrina ...
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 171 | Why Don't We See More Americans on the F1 Grid?
Why have so few Americans made it to the Formula 1 grid in nearly 40 years of racing — and is the system designed to keep them out?In this episode, Dick and Sabrina sit down with Joe Saward, one of the sport's most independent voices and...
Interview | Arisha Shory & Jennifer Cordeiro | 170 | COTA vs Monza & The Exhausting Reality of Race Weekends
What's it really like to be a young Canadian F1 fan trying to build a career in motorsport law—and how does attending grands prix in North America compare to the European diehard experience? In this conversation, Sabrina sits down with Arisha S...
Race Review | 2026 Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix | 169 | Three Races, Three Voices, and One Conversation That Got Serious Fast
Kimi Antonelli has now won back-to-back Grands Prix, leads the 2026 Formula 1 World Drivers Championship at nineteen years old, and by the time Dick, Joe Saward, and Sabrina are done talking about what it took to unlock him -- you will understa...
Race Notes | 2026 Japanese Grand Prix | 168 | Antonelli Makes History, Red Bull Loses the Script & A Safety Crisis No One Can Ignore
Kimi Antonelli is nineteen years old, has won two consecutive Grands Prix, and now leads the 2026 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship. History is being made in real time -- and Suzuka raised as many questions as it answered.George Russ...
Interview | Jordon Musser | 167 | SKUSA Champion | From College Late-Start to Champion
What if starting karting in college wasn't too late, it was actually an advantage? Can engineering thinking make you a faster driver? And what should racing families really invest in if they want their young driver to succeed?Dick an...
PSA | Dick & Sabrina | Listener Questions | The Community Makes This Podcast Special
What makes 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 special? The community. You.Dick and Sabrina recently received thoughtful questions from listener Heath and his son Drew about driver psychology, track design, and the business of Formula 1. It reminded ...
Race Notes | 2026 Chinese Grand Prix | 166 | Antonelli Arrives, McLaren Implodes & The New Era Keeps Score
A 19-year-old Italian just won the Chinese Grand Prix. The reigning constructors' champions didn't make it to the starting grid. And two races into the most significant regulation change in a decade, the sport is still figuring out what it's ac...
Race Review | Australian 2026 Grand Prix | 165 | The 2026 Era and Nothing Is Settled Yet
The 2026 Formula 1 season has begun. George Russell won. Oscar Piastri never made it to the starting grid. And in the opening twelve laps, the lead changed hands more times than most races produce in an entire afternoon.Whether that was ...
Race Notes | 2026 Australian Grand Prix | 164 | The 2026 Experiment Begins: Mercedes' Hidden Edge and Oscar's Heartbreak
The 2026 Formula 1 season is officially underway -- and the opening race in Melbourne left more questions open than it answered.In this episode, Dick and Sabrina bring two distinct perspectives on the same race. Dick’s notes, drawn from ...
