054 - King of Monaco

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.

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Previous Episode

053 - Lookin' Back in Front of Me! An Imola-Monaco, Recap-Preview.

Another awesome race in Imola! The boys break down all the action from Italy, discuss the results from the Driver Draft, and look ahead to Monaco. What a doozy! Strap that helmet on tight and let's go for a ride with this week's jam-packed episode!
0:00 - Intros/Crazy Italian names! Driver draft results! Doesn't matter how fast you say his name Patrick, Fernando didn't do you any favors. Sech fun! We start our breakdown of the happenings at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
6:09 - Red cars seemingly mediocre this weekend. Can the arguably best drivers on the grid get the car they need to stay competitive with McLaren? Patty gets a dinger! For a team that "brought a bunch of upgrades", we didn't see much.
11:15 - Such a smooth transition, Dan must be driving a McLaren. These guys are The Midfield's Hansel, they're so hot right now. These guys have something figured out, and it's name is Lando Norris. The car's right, the team's right, the drivers are right, I mean come on. Can these guys maintain their explosiveness and really take it to the top team as we approach the summer stretch? We can't wait to find out.
19:20 - Another quiet, mediocre weekend from both of the silver arrows. Tale of the tires, or what's between them. Seems pretty clear to us that these guys need a faster car. Tough to grab podiums from 6-7-8...
23:00 - Fernando and the no good, very bad weekend. A series of unfortunate events unfolded for our favorite foreigner. We say something nice! Can Patrick ACTUALLY say something nice this week? He's honestly trying, he promises.
28:00 - VCARB. YUKI. BOOM. What an awesome weekend from our young japanese driver. Dude was stomping all weekend long. Perhaps living right down the road makes a difference? Our P10 challenge hero keeps us on the top of the leaderboards, while Danny doesn't quite make the points. A good race from both drivers, and we look forward to what these guys can bring to the table in the near future.
37:30 - Another slippery transish from Daniel, he's really rolling this week! Haas hits the cutting room floor for dissection. Another fairly clear case of the car calling the shots. The Haas isn't impressing us a ton, but also not disappointing. A real good, not great scenario. Hey, it's better than what Alpine gets. Midfield moments of the week! Dan goes PMag, and Patrick continues on his theme of talking about teams he shouldn't talk about.
47:45 - Monaco preview! A street circuit that's decided on Saturday. Best qualifying session of year. Will we get a treasured safety car situation to shake up the strategies? While we always hope for the utmost driver safety, we love a good late-session slow down.
55:00 - Monaco Track Facts. It's on a whole, 'nother, level y'all. The oldest, and seemingly rowdiest grand prix of the season. Pull up your super-yacht and enjoy some BOLDies! Patty digs deep into the Kirkland Brand to scoop out his pick this weekend. Dan keeps it BOLD and orange. Loves his lil' Oscie! Who's big bets are going to pay off this weekend? It's anybody's guess.
1:05:00 - Drop yer sheckles and say goodbye! Thanks again for listening Midfielders, don't forget to follow us on socials, race hard, and keep it clean. Links below!

Next Episode

055 - You Betcha!

Oh hey 'dere Midfielders! Welcome to Canada! Or at least the preview to the Canadian Grand Prix episode! Kick back and relax with us as we get ready for another all out brawl up nort'. Dan's got games and the boys make some BOLDies. Hang on to yer poutine, it's Midfield time!
0:00 - The boys break down the track, lots of high speeds in the forecast with 3 DRS zones this weekend. Dan and Patrick talk battery harvesting, possible strategies, and break out some track facts. Dan helps us understand the Pirelli tire preview, and it appears we're gonna get another look at the super-soft C5.
8:18 - More history!? Dan gives a lil recap of what happened during last year's grand prix. The boys play a lil two truths and a lie, AND a lil two lies and a truth. Dan shares a few more lil fun facts, and Patrick hates on Lance, just a lil more. All the lil things add up to quite a tasty lil segment here!
14:52 - Alpine, Alpine, Alpine... One strike and yer ooouta here Este! Looks like the spikiness has finally caught up to one of the drivers that makes us say, meh. The Frenchies think they can find someone better than Ocon behind Gasly next year, and so do we. Hopes are high for literally anyone with a sense of teamwork to fill the Alpine void in 2025.
21:45 - Class is in session! That's right! It's another installment of Formula 1-01! This week's subject: Sectors! Dan clarifies what the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd sectors mean, as well as the colors that show up during the sessions. What a helpful dood! Patrick'd sure be hosed without Dan's excellent teaching skills.
25:10 - Last but certainly not least, it's time for the BOLDies. Patrick returns to his beloved red cars while Dan takes the p10 challenge on early! We lock in our vote before practice sessions, that's how confident we are in Aston mediocrity.
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