19. Niki Lauda & "Rush" | Car-themed film/TV reviews

07/01/21 • 49 min

To celebrate our second weekend in Austria, we're taking a short view back to the past to meet the F1 legend, Niki Lauda! We get to know Niki via the film Rush, a Hollywood retelling of Niki Lauda's tragic accident, incredible comeback, and his rivalry with James Hunt. James Hunt, played by Chris Hemsworth, was F1's resident playboy (he was no Thor, but he certainly did his fair share of hammering).
We're obsessed with the story and we hope you'll love it as well. We're also low key obsessed with Niki now? Certainly, he is the one man who could make our favorite Austrian trio (Arnold, Toto, & Captain Von Trapp obvs) a wholesome foursome.
(Watch the movie Rush on Netflix.)

Digital roundup
- F1 news
  - Turkey GP 2021
  - Styrian + Austrian GPs
  - BWT bleeds pink
  - Vote Kimi Räikkönen driver of the day
  - Daniel Ricciardo + Lando Norris & McLaren's "Unboxed"
- Niki Lauda
  - About Niki
  - Rush recap, analysis, and highlights
- Conclusion
  - Austrian grand prix

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Digital roundup
- F1 news
  - Turkey GP 2021
  - Styrian + Austrian GPs
  - BWT bleeds pink
  - Vote Kimi Räikkönen driver of the day
  - Daniel Ricciardo + Lando Norris & McLaren's "Unboxed"
- Niki Lauda
  - About Niki
  - Rush recap, analysis, and highlights
- Conclusion
  - Austrian grand prix

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18. Styrian Grand Prix | Race debriefs

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The hills are alive with the sound of engines (except Pierre’s 😭 )!!! The Styrian GP (round 1 in Austria) was a lot like schnitzel -- simple, nothing too crazy, but yummy nonetheless. There were some overtakes, a few heartbreaks, but a lot of great driving really took the cake. Let’s get to it!
P.S. We know F1 made the same Sound of Music reference, but been waiting all season to use it so we're doing it too.

Digital Roundup
- How the single F1 drivers fill their time
- Guenther Steiner gets Mazespin a Mazespin (#inception)
- Lando & Carlos love the F1 IG
Rachelle’s race recap
Hannah’s Analysis
- Valterri Bottas’ penalty
- Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, & Ferrari strategy
- George Russell’s car issues
- Red Bull + Mercedes
Conclusion
- DOTD
- Watch Rush
- Next weekend -- Austria round 2

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20. Austrian Grand Prix | Race debriefs

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To quote a famous Austrian, we’re baaaack (assuming that’s what he said once he came back)! The Austrian GP exceeded all our wildest dreams. From race-y racing to penalties galore, it was exhilarating action all weekend long. Not even gravel could stop our (mostly) fab 20! Let’s break it down.

Digital roundup
- Birthday boys Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton signs with Mercedes for two more years
- Lewis Hamilton x Fashion
Austrian GP: overview + analysis
- Lando Norris!
- Max Verstappen!
- And the rest
Next time: Talladega Nights!

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Box Box F1 Pod - 19. Niki Lauda & "Rush" | Car-themed film/TV reviews

Transcript

[intro music]

00:00:00 Hannah

Hi, I'm Hannah.

00:00:10 Rachelle

Hi, I'm Rachelle. And welcome to Box Box F1 Pod! Today we are celebrating our second Grand Prix in Austria by revisiting the story of one of the greatest Austrian drivers in Formula One history, Niki Lauda. Woo. But before we kick things off, it's time for our digital roundup.

00:00:32 Hannah

So, as we mentioned a few weeks ago, Singapor