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040 - Mark Schofield + 2024 Predictions

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02/21/24 • 52 min

A guest on The Midfield?! The boys are blessed with an interview with a real, live, journalist. The trio talk Williams and the upcoming season for all the teams, (except the team that will remain un-nameless of course). Then Dan and Patrick finish off their predictions for the top half of the Midfield, on this week's jam packed episode.
0:00 - Intro's/ a guest on The Midfield?!
0:55 - Mighty Mark Schofield joins the boys for a chat! NFL and F1 writer for SB Nation shares his discovery of F1, Patrick has a rare, solid analogy and Mark breaks down what he learned at Williams car launch in NYC. Sidepods? Whatever, Vowels is our guy all around. Buckle in for this awesome interview that's chock-full o' neats, feats, and sweet treats!
29:30 - We say goodbye to our new BFF, and crack into the top half of our season's Midfield predictions!
30:30 - Lights out and the car's the same! Its Aston Martin. Dan loves the green look, Patrick's not convinced. Even with Alonso, we care mostly about how they look tbh.
33:15 - Can we start with some toasty papayas this year? If so, this could be a really, really big year. The Midfield loves McLaren!
40:20 - The question is Carlos. Will he perform well enough to find a good seat for 2025? Or will we get more or less the same from our old pal Squishy B. Either way Ferrari's gonna be a fun watch early this season.
45:50 - What does Lewis' final season at Mercedes look like? Does George have what it takes to be top dog this year? Can Patrick keep the two driver's names separate? It's anybody's guess.
51:34 - Wrap ups, thank you's and closings. See you next week.
Mark’s F1 Articles on SB Nation. https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one
Mark’s article on Williams’ Car Launch https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one/2024/2/6/24061284/williams-f1-alex-albon-logan-sargeant-james-vowles
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042 Bahrain Recap / Jeddah Preview

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03/05/24 • 50 min

The boys are back for Bahrain 2024! What excitement awaits in this new season of Formula 1 racing? The Dark Lords still atop the drivers championship, while Logan might as well've stayed in the wall. Sounds like we're dancing to the same old song and dance until, RECORD SCRATCH!
Carlos on the podium? Who?! The what?! Join Dan and Patrick as we tear into this and all the other fun midfield action, and find out what team gets the conversational axe in this week's episode!
0:00 - Intros/ Who's in? Who's out? What's a midfield anyways?! We eliminate a team for the start of the season, and talk about the VCARB miscommunications. Yuki big angries. Keep pushing that rock buddy.
9:10 - Pick your jaws up off the floor, someone check on Guenther, Haas looks NOT awful! Good quali, good race pace, normal tire degradation? Has Haas been the sleeping tiger in the corner of the midfield? Only time will tell, but an excellent start to the season for one of our favorite midfield teams.
18:10 - P8 Papaya. Hammie's radio excellence. Dan makes car noises. Patrick brings up MJ. Mercedes makes malfunctioning motors. Cooling or batteries, either way there's issues across the grid with these engines. Losing to Lando looks lousy! The speculations are as heavy as these alliterations.
28:40 - Rough day for Crusty Rusty in the Merc, but still a good quiet race from our Brit, baby boy. Dan finds a fun game to play with Georgie and his behavioral trends.
31:15 - Red cars go fast! Patty's BOLDY prediction is paying off after the first race. Unfortunately Chuck had half a car and still took P4, we'll keep our optimism tempered. Atta boy Squishy, way to grab an early podium without wrecking both cars!
39:40 - Dan gets in a few more undercuts as we put the wrap on Bahrain and look to Jeddah and the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. The boys make their podium picks for this all-fast, no-slow, possibly over-cornered race in the desert.
47:10 - Closings, shout outs and final thoughts. Thanks again Ashleigh for all your help! Be sure to check out our fancy new facebook page!
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023 - Zero Risk Lockup

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09/05/23 • 50 min

On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Italian Grand Prix.

Topics Include:
* 00:00 - Intro
* 04:00 - P13 Sargeant
* 05:30 - P12 Piastri
* 11:30 - P11 Lawson
* 13:30 - P10 Bottas
* 16:00 - P9 Fernando
* 19:00 - P8 Lando
* 21:45 - P7 Albon
* 25:15 - P6/5 Mercedes Boys
* 30:30 - P4/3 Ferrari
* 42:00 - Weekend Wrapup
* 43:30 - Alpine?
* 45:00 - Talking College Football
* 47:15 - Where the hell is Singapore?
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018 - Hungary for Waffles

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07/25/23 • 64 min

On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Hungarian Grand Prix.
We deep dive into the weekend in Budapest. We talk about the Alternate Tyre Allocation, whether or not Alfa Romeo is back, who's the cheekiest driver on the grid, and whether or not McLaren can run down Ferrari and Aston or not. Believe it or not, no Guenther talk, but this pod is not short on talking crap on Ferrari and Checo.
Show Notes:

00:00 Intro
02:30 Alternate Tyre Allocation
07:00 Quali Recap
13:45 GP Recap
21:30 Winner: RIC
26:15 Winner: McLaren
34:45 Loser: Mercedes
42:15 A Gamut of Losers: PER, Alfa, Alpine, Williams
50:45 Looking Ahead to Spa
55:00 Weekend Odds
1:03:00 Le Tour and Waffles

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051 McLaren Madness in Miami!

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05/08/24 • 50 min

Welcome back Midfielders! Our melons are still mashed from a magnificent Miami Grand Prix. McLaren, Mclaren, McLaren! A first win for our papaya boi, and man is the orange fruit sweet. Join us as we break down all the highlights from the first U.S. race of the season!
7:35 - Red cars go fast. Red and blue cars? Not so much. Poor communication from the garage, Chuck's a bit slippy, Carlos is cryin'. 2023 called, and they want they're 'rrari's back. An unimpressive showing for a couple of guys who still take 3-5, but our socks have sympathy for our Tifosi brethren.
17:55 - The Silver Arrows are pointed downwards! Lewis dukes it out with the Kirkland Brand midfield all weekend long, and George makes very little noise as both drivers struggle to make the points. Two years of tinkering, can Toto turn-tables, to try the teams in the latter half of the season? Time will tell.
23:15 - Speaking of telling time, it's time to say something nice! Patrick does some big maths and we get some serious averages. Possibly our poster team for the Midfield? We do share colors and a love for mediocrity. We spend far less on our production, thankfully.
28:05 - Somebody knows how to do a Miami livery right! VCARB lookin' as sharp as Don Johnson. The VICECARB was on fire this weekend as Danny handles the sprint, and Yuki grabs big points in the grand prix. Is it the strat? Upgrades working well? That groovy paint job? Whatever it was, it worked this weekend, and we hope it continues. The Kirkland Brand's on watch.
33:30 - The Doctah and the Bad Boys! Could be our favorite team on the grid so far this year. While the Hulk smashes his way through the Kirkland Brand midfield yet again, PMag collects penalty points like Sonic collects gold rings. We break down Kevin's 65 penalty seconds for the weekend, and Dan offers a solution to the FIA regarding the penalty-barrage strategy of Haas.
43:40 - The segue machine is all warmed up, and so are the Alpines. With a few upgrades, a few less kilos, and a pair of drivers with something to prove, the Frenchies showed up this weekend. Arguably some of the finest driving through the chicanes (or full lap whatever) we've seen all season. Patrick and Dan make some decisions as to who's in, and who's out of discussion contention after Miami.
Still your P10 challenge leaders, despite Yuki doing better than we expected. Bask in the glory with us for yet another week. Thanks again for listening, have a great week, and be sure to follow us on socials! Links below!

064 - The Fantasy Factor w/ Special Guest Adam from F1FantasyHQ!

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08/14/24 • 51 min

Welcome back Midfielders!
Uh oh, now we done it. Back to back guests?! Have we lost our minds?! Probably, but it's summer break and we called up another F1 podcasting pal; Adam from F1 Fantasy HQ! He's here to help salvage what's left of Patrick's gawdawful season, and give you the tips and strategies to help you finish the season on pole. As always there's some NFL sidebar and unregulated silliness, but hey, that's what we're here for.
3:15 - Boom, 3 mins in and we're already serving up the season-smashing strats. Adam tips us his hand and gives us his chip strategy AND line-up for the second half! He gives us a handful of his own credentials, to remind you that he IS the light at the end of the Formula 1 Fantasy tunnel.
9:30 - Adam spills his beans again! Now he's telling us where and how and who you can look to for insider information going into each weekend. We may have slipped a little truth-serum in his coffee, or he's just a super-nice guy who loves talking F1 Fantasy, maybe both. Adam breaks down tier pricing and even manages to say something nice about our favorite daddy's boi! Whatta guy!
18:00 - We get into the last race and how Georgie Porgie's DQ crushed fantasy scores across the lands. Adam's hot on VCARB, and as usual, has the stats and data to back it up. We talk Haas, and how we love their bad. Worst fantasy score of all time? Sounds like our boys...
30:07 - NFL time. A Pat and two Packers, yikes, we understand if you find us intolerable, but we appreciate you stickin' with us thus far. Adam tells us about his trip to TB12's HOF celly at Gillette. Sounds like a magical night. We touch on Bill Belichick, and he's touching on, well you get it.
44:20 - A little Formula 101 with guest-professor Adam! He learns us on some track limits! Quali or race-day, keep em between the lines! We want to thank Adam again for helping us understand all the ins and outs of all things Formula 1 and Fantasy. Be sure to check out his youtube and follow him on his socials!
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069 - Nice

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09/18/24 • 66 min

Welcome back Midfielders!
We had yet another explosive weekend on the track. We were just blown away by the papaya performance. We talk teams we shouldn't necessarily, and tease the heartbreak of a premature exit by our favorite Mexican Midfielder. Let's push deep into this week's tantalizing episode.
13:30 - The arrows! The Trash Man! Garbage points are what? That's right, points baby. Garbage cars are what? Lewis' car, at least this weekend it seemed. A rough go all three days for the champ. Unable to make the leaps of old this weekend, Hamilton was near the back of the pack while his teammate scrapes a podium off the cutting room floor. Mercedes taking what they can get, seems to be their M.O. this year.
17:15 - We share some fatherly thoughts on potentially the spoiled-est driver on the track, but as always, we find a way to say something nice. Fernando is our Kirkland King! Loves to race, when he wants to race, and if he wants to help us in our P10 challenge? What more can we ask for?
25:00 - VCARB. V-disappointing. Yuki got taken out by daddy's boi, and Danny's been struggling. We talk possibilities for Riccairdo's future, and not too many of them are in a seat. We tie in the Bad Boys as well. Ollie had a sick weekend and we're big on this kid. He's got a good head on his shoulders, and realizes the difference between A point, and points. Good job Bearman. Williams kept it cool during quali and we've got a new nickname for our potentially untalkable Frenchies. Questionable Trivia!
58-50 - Track facts! We may or may not be working on a fancy new jingle for that, we'll see. Dan breaks down the tires, and the track for the Singapore GP and gives a quick lil' history lesson as well. We make some BOLDIES as well as recap Patrick's misfortune from last week yet again.
Thanks again for listening and be sure to follow us on social media as well as check out our P10 challenge discussions on Patreon, and our goofy clips on our new Youtube channel! As always feel free to reach out on threads or email us directly @ [email protected]! Race hard and keep it clean!

054 - King of Monaco

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05/29/24 • 50 min

Welcome back Midfielders! Whew! What. A. Saturday. A pinch- a dash of action, early in the race Sunday and then a total snooze-fest. But we're not gonna complain about that! Buckle in as we tackle all the action from the Monaco Grand Prix.
1:46 - Red cars go fast in Monaco. Not a team we usually praise for strategy, but it really seemed like everyone was pulling on the rope in the same direction last weekend. Good job Charles. Good job (luck) Carlos. Good job Tifosi.
5:40 - Dan is sliding around these transitions as smooth as Oscar smoothed his way around Monaco. McLaren's got yet ANOTHER high energy, high pace grand prix under their belts, and it's got our feathers ruffled. The speculation machines start burning up when the top team doesn't crack the top 5!
10:20 - Seriously! Almost got the silver arrows past me! Slippery ol' Dan. But really, Dan's transition's are smoother and more interesting than anything Mercedes last weekend. Was it a smile of complacency on Toto's face this weekend? Are the Benz Bois a REAL midfield team? Should we tell the president the sky is falling? We're as confused as Lewis and the garage and everyone at Mercedes.
19:00 - Our favorite forest green midfielders. Have we entered Fernando's mid-season slump? Sure seem's so. We say some nice things, and offer our boy Alonso a towel. I'd be sweating, being number two to Lance as well...
23:12 - Finally I catch a break, a real transition, one worthy of our sweet SFX. VCARB. Probably our favorite team at the moment. Yuki is crushing the midfield, while Danny keeps it on the track. Can't ask much more from the Energy Drink's younger brother. As always, when the No.2 driver doesn't perform and Yuki does, we start speculating.
27:33 - Let's talk about Haas baby, let's talk about you and me. Let's talk about all the bad things and penalties PMag will bring. Our resident bad boys are at it again, spinkling pieces and parts all over the tarmac like Salt 'N Pepa. Gene's not happy..
32:00 - Redemption time! We un-crust an uncrustable and dust off our English friends over at Williams. Albon scores some points and Patrick's not impressed. Are things looking up, or is Patrick right, and will we expect to see more of the same mundane season Vowle's has had so far.
36:35 - Not learning any lessons in Miami, the frenchies try going side by side through Monaco. Spoiler alert, it didn't end well. With Ocon rolling over Pierre's tire, trashing his car, and racking up a 5 place grid penalty for the next race, it's really hard to notice Gasly's greasy lil' point. What is a drastic French measure?
48:42 - We close things down, Patrick gives a city shout-out to one of our listeners, and we shamelessly plug our socials. Be sure to follow us on them! Links below! See you next week.

098 - Sainz of Distress

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04/09/25 • 83 min

Hey ho Midfielders!

Welcome to another sizzler of an episode of the Midfield Podcast! We waste no time and get right to bitchin' about tires and the "Suzuka Snoozer". With one overtake in the top 10 it's hard to argue with us, especially because we argue with ourselves. We start the Midfield top-down break down and the silliness follows..

29:45 - It's our P10 pick! Our boy Albon fought "the thing" and still managed to lock in a solid midfield performance. 4 consecutive Q3's? Who is this guy? He's the leader of the Good Guy Club that's who. We dig into our buddy Squishy Boots missing the national anthem. Turns out his boots were squishy from not tears this time!

40:15 - Haas bags a point with the rookie. Not a good weekend for his partner. A quiet but productive weekend for Fernando. Unfortunately his teammate was also not a great performer. A no DNF weekend tho! That's real good for our boy in green, atta kid.

48:10 - It's everyone's favorite segment! And the one we struggle with the most. We say nice things, kinda. Jr's turn, how 'bout that Ike? Another driver with issues in his pantaloons, but again putting up big numbers and a decent race. We'll see him in Clown Car in a couple weeks. Who's got a shorter leash? Liam Or Jack, get your bets in now!

67:25 - Bahrain preview! We already got one of these for preseason testing early this year, but it'll be fun to see some actual competition on the track this time around. If you run into any of our friends out there be sure and say hi! We get a lil' inside scoop from Big T over at the Coffee Corner.

71:25 - What's that there?! Music to Patrick's ears! It's the sweet ding of bean time! The score is 3 to 1 in favor of Patty and that should shock everybody. Does Dan get a tasty treat, or a mouthful of yuck? Oh the suspense.

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094 - Giant Fancy Balls

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03/12/25 • 102 min

Hey there Midfielders!

Welcome back to another episode of your favorite midfield podcast; The Midfield Podcast! Left to their own devices, without guests, do Dan and Patrick have what it takes to keep a podcast afloat on on topic? Unlikely at best, but that's the fun of it all anyhow. Big show this week, Liveries, Drive to Survive, testing, and a race preview?! Hot diggity dawg! Let's burn rubber!

27:40 - You've waited all year, for last year. It's odd getting excited about things you already know, but we give it our best shot with our break down and ranking of each of the 10 episodes from the newest season of Drive to Survive.

42:00 - We get to Dan's favorite episode. I won't be numbering them in the description to not give away how long we're discussing this topic. Patrick makes a killer analogy. We get into the middle chunk of D2S episodes

56:00 - Another top episode for Dan and Patty does some flip-flopping. We know you're keeping score. Zak Brown plays beer league softball, George almost dies and the drivers play paddle ball. You know, racing.

1:16:10 - We power through the last few episodes of the show that brought us here, today, with mixed reviews. Well we had to, those were the rules. Este gets a side wager!

1:24:50 - Last episode and we look forward to the Australian GP. Feels so great to have the cars back on track. We make our first BOLDIES of the season, and get ready to get up early for some weekend racing.

Thanks again for listening! Be sure to follow us on any of our social media accounts and head over to our Patreon for our fun free bonus content! New P10 Challenge video coming this saturday! Links below! Keep those fingers crossed, and elbows out!

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