The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 259

The Bloke and A Bird Show

This weekend was the inaugural Miami Grand Prix…. and we hated it. If you follow the show this probably didn’t come as a surprise - but we the reason we hated it was more than just because it ended up being an F1 race in a car park…

But first -

It’s confirmed both Porsche and Audi are joining F1 in 2026 - and Zak Brown insists that Audi is not buying McLaren.

Michael Andretti remains optimistic that he’ll be able to start a team in F1 - but we likely won’t have a decision from the FIA and F1 until the fall.

The FIA isn’t going to back down on their position regarding jewelry and flame retardant garments.

The crash between Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris was due to damage that Gasley suffered in a collision earlier with Fernando Alonso - a collision that earned him the first of his two 5 second penalties.

So the special pavement at the track in Miami - the drivers hate it….

And the chicane under the Turnpike exit ramps that posed a design challenge for the track designers - yeah the drivers hate that too, and it didn’t make for exciting racing.

And we hated the race for the stupid over the top hype about almost every aspect of the event - except the racing, which wasn’t particularly exciting.

F1 has purchased land from Las Vegas to house the paddock and garages.

We’re getting two more seasons of Drive to Survive.