The Unplanned Pit Stop | F1 Podcast

Piastri watch continues this week as we keep watching with anticipation to see who will be where when the music stops with Audi also making their much talked about return in 2026. The Belgian Grand Prix saw Max start from the back and find his way to the front within 15 laps while both Ferrari and Mclaren had days to forget. Finally, we have a look ahead to Zandvort before this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

It's a sad day for one of our members as the worst kept secret in Formula One has come to pass with Daniel Ricciardo confirmed to be out of McLaren for 2023. Can Ferrari recapture some of their form or will Max Verstappen continue to extend his lead? We discuss all this and more as we dive into the second half of the F1 season with the Belgium Grand Prix.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Formula One silly season kicks into gear almost instantly this week with drivers leaving, declining and hanging on. Alonso is off to Aston, Piastri isn't off to Alpine and Ricciardo is still driving for Mclaren (at the time of recording). Listen to how we think it will all shake out and of course review all the on-track action from round 13 of the 2022 F1 championship, the Hungarian Grand Prix.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We chat round 12 of the 2022 Formula One season as the French GP delivers a masterclass in Ferrari tactics. Verstappen romps to another victory and Mercedes is slowly clawing their way back into the constructor's standings. Alpine had another strong showing and we say goodbye to 4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

The hills are alive as Formula One travels to France for the second last race before the mid season break. Ferrari are looking to continue their resurgence with having 2 drivers finish this time while Alpine looks primed for a big race. Get the disco biscuits and strap in as we go racing at Circuit Paul Ricard for the French Grand Prix.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We're back at the back of another double header this time with sprint weekend as we review the Austrian Grand Prix. Ferrari is finally back in the winner's circle albeit with another explosive DNF, Mercedes have continued to find a bit of form and Mclaren recovered from a rough qualifying to salvage a decent haul for the weekend. You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"                   

Back to Silverstone this week for the British Grand Prix. We relive one of the great moments of the 2021 campaign between Lewis and Max while discussing some actual news this week. Things are looking up for Mclaren while Hamish has found balance with hating one Williams driver while loving another.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Formula 1 returns to Canada this week for the first time since 2019. We chat a class weekend from Verstappen, the return of Mercedes and an overall week to forget for Mclaren as we review Round 9 of the 2022 F1 season.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Another race in Baku was done and dusted with Ferrari stinking it up while Red Bull romped to another 1-2. There's some narratives that have come to the front with Gasly coming back into form and Vettel getting every drop of performance out of that Aston Martin. We then look ahead to round 9 of the 2022 F1 championship in Canada. You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

The Unplanned Pit Stop is finally back together to preview the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku. We load up on Red Bull for our favourite street course of the year while we discuss Ferrari's strategy and how Williams will be able to come up with the money this time. Give us a like as we get ready for round 8 of the 2022 Formula One Season.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We look back at a wet and wild Monaco Grand Prix. Checo takes a win, Ricciardo continues to struggle and one of us is starting to pull away with our predictions. You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Real dad returns to break down all the action from the Spanish Grand Prix. Marcedes had had a resurgence while Williams and Ricciardo had a weekend to forget as Red Bull Swept to victory. We then have a quick look ahead to round 7 of the 2022 Formula One Season the Monaco Grand Prix.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

The gruesome twosome is back to preview the Spanish Grand Prix. There's everything to play for with a number of teams bringing upgrades and the title races closer than ever and a ghost from the past possibly making his triumphant return. Listen in to get all the insights as we prepare for round 6 of the 2022 Formula One season.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

The first Miami Grand Prix has come and gone and there's plenty to chat about unfortunately most of it wasn't on track. With Formula One trying to get a foothold in the United States we chat about what we liked and didn't around the spectacle of the inaugural Miami GP.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Back to a full strength contingent to preview the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Can Ferrari bounce back at the new track or will Red Bull continue their run of good form in the United States? There plenty more to discuss as we continue to keep up with the 2022 Formula One season.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Plenty to discuss this week with the first sprint weekend won and done. Another tough home weekend for Ferrari, while Red Bull put on a masterful 1-2 and McLaren event snaked themselves a podium. We also have to stop in to discuss just what is going on with Lewis Hamilton as we review the Imola Grand Prix.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Still in the grips of COVID were back to preview the return to Europe for the the 2022 Formula One season with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. The consensus is were on for a show with Leclerc and Sainz leading Ferrari into what amounts to a home GP while Red Bull will be desperate to get back in the chase for both the constructors and the drivers.

Racing again took to the streets of Melbourne and delivered plenty of action. Leclerc put on a master class in weekend management while red bull will be rueing missed opportunities, Aston Martin had a stinker while McLaren scored double points and Williams got a singular. You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

After 3 years of waiting racing finally returns to Albert Park for the Australian Grand Prix. With a new circuit and new regs there's plenty of expectations for a  bumper weekend of action and The Unplanned Pit Stop will be there live to keep you in the know. Will it be the Ferrari and Red Bull show or could a little bit of F1 mayhem spring a surprise?You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

A bit belatedly we celebrate our 100th episode by reviewing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. There was some brilliant racing between Leclerc and Verstappen, both Alpines having a dual and plenty of retirements to discuss as we review all the action from round 2 of the 2022 F1 season.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

What a race in Bahrain to kick off the season! 1 - 2 for Ferrari, double points for Alpine, while both Red Bull and McLaren failed to trouble the constructors. Of course we also discuss Haas cleaning their first points in 2 years and we have to get Gunter on the phone to discuss. With another race coming up this week we see what might change in the second race of the 2022 F1 season.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

There's sandbags a plenty while we preview the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Will Mercedes own pre season predictions come true, will Haas be anything or will Ferrari be as hot as they've threatened? We make a few wild predictions and discuss the rest of the talking points to come out of testing as we kick off another season of Formula One.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We are back to look ahead for a brand new season of F1. While we put our hand up for the Haas seat we chat new regs, hope for the year and of course how all our teams and drivers will fair in 2022. So strap in, give us a follow and get around us for what we hope to be another down to the wire F1 season.You can help us out by leaving a review or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

A somber week this week with the loss of one of the greats Sir Frank Williams, an absolute icon of the sport. With both the drivers and constructors heating up we look at what the  outcomes each team needs to finish the year at the brand new Jeddah Street Circuit. You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Were back to review the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix. Lewis puts on a master class to close the gap while Max fights his way through to minimise the damage. It was a tough day for our Pod teams with tires strategy causing issues for both big and small teams with Bottas having another tough day at the office.You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

The first race down of a triple-header after another Mexican Grand Prix. Bottas and Ricciardo come together at turn one while Verstappen cruises through to widen the gap in the driver's championship. Perez becomes the first Mexican driver to finish on the podium of his home race with some heartwarming scenes. We then look ahead to the 2021 Brazil Grand Prix.You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We're back to tackle the first of what will be a championship defining triple header for the Mexican GP. With a number of races getting tight Red Bull and Mercedes as well as Mclaren and Ferrari will be looking to make statements going into the final stretch. Of course, Max and Lewis will be the ones to watch as the Drivers championship continue to tighten. You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We're back to full strength this week as we review the United States GP at Austin. Max claims and classy victory while Hamilton pushes all the way to the end to take second with Perez rounding out the podium. Elsewhere Mclaren and Ferrari fought out a tense midfield battle while poor old Mazespin struggled with his headrest.You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Two of us have finally gotten together to discuss the lead into the US GP at Austin. Before we get there we discuss a possible Sydney Grand Prix, a lack of a Chinese Grand Prix and keep an eye on another week of Giovanazzi watch. Then we cover all the lead up to the race and discuss all our team's prospects for the US GP.You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

There's a wet and wild Turkish GP to review this week with Bottas bringing home the biscuits. Inters were the tire of choice as Vettel found out with plenty of different strategies to try to get the most out of the drizzle while both Mclaren and Williams had plenty of struggles over the weekend.You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

There's another week of racing to prepare for as we preview the Turkish Grand Prix. There's a bit of news to discuss with Red Bull and Honda continuing their success and debuting a new livery while Sainz has prepared for starting from the back for the weekend. Finally, we look ahead and give all of our predictions for another weekend of F1 action.You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

There was a lot to recap through the tears this week as Lando narrowly misses out on a maiden F1 victory while Lewis was gifted his 100th. The Russian GP delivered another week of action across all the constructors as late rain caused havoc with race strategies. You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Still buzzing with Mclarens dominance at the Italian GP we're back to dive into Bottas favourite race the Russian GP at Sochi. We recap a bit of breaking news before previewing all the action and telling you why only Bottas can win it. You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

About Fucking Time. Daniel Ricciardo takes the Italian Grand Prix with Lando Norris coming in second to complete the first team 1-2 of the year! There is plenty to celebrate on the pod as we wax lyrical about McLaren, celebrate Russells third point in 3 weeks and of course discuss the crash of the weekend between Verstappen and Hamilton.You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

The driver market musical chairs are in full swing this week with plenty of moves to discuss. Bottas has gone to Alfa while Albon has returned with Williams. The worst kept secret in Formula 1 has been confirmed with George Russell taking the vacant Mercedes seat. After all that there's a race to discuss as we review the Dutch GP at Zandvoort and look forward to another Italian GP at Monza.You can help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

A bumper episode this week to not review a race at the Belgian GP however there's plenty to chat about with an abandoned race, a Williams podium and a heavy crash all being discussed. Of course, we open with a bit of reminiscing as we say vale Kimi and thank him for everything he's done over his illustrious 20-year career.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We're back after taking our own mid-season break to give a rundown on who doing what at the midway point for the 2021 Formula 1 season. There's some high performers as well as a few who need to lift for the rest of the year before we take some stock with our predictions and look ahead to the next race of the season at the always menacing Spa circuit.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

It's a full garage this week and one of our reserve drivers drop by to help us review the Hungarian Grand Prix. There is plenty of blame to be thrown Bottass way after ruining Mclarns race while there are even some tears shed for Williams first double points in a long time driven by an outstanding drive by their number one driver Nicholas Latifi.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We're back to discuss that incident of course after an eventful shakeup of the formula at the British GP. We give our 2 cents on sprint qualifying, a good day for Mclaren and of course the racing incident/under punished crash that defined the weekend. One of the reserve drivers then pulls into the pits to give us a rundown of his thoughts on the incident then to look forward to the Hungarian GP.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We're back again to preview the weekend's action for the British GP at Silverstone. Will Mercedes bounce back or will Max continue his season of dominance on Hamilton home turf? With a new format to set the grid, it's all to play for this weekend in front of what will be the second full house of the season. As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Sombre moods this week as we wrap the Austrian GP. The Australian GP has been cancelled for another year running and we discuss where it all fell down before taking it upon ourselves to make sure that it happens next year.  We cover all the big talking points from the race as Max went ahead and put on yet another masterclass while Perez did his best to take out the competition and of course Lando finding his way back onto the podium.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We're back to the ways of 2020 with the Sydney lockdown forcing us to go remote.  Red Bull continue their dominance while Mercedes keep being put to the sword and George Russell just can't seem to catch a break. Finally, we put some time aside for Josh and Jordan to discuss just what in the hell is going on with Daniel Ricciardo.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

With a strangely exciting French GP under the belt, the boys look back at some of the ups and downs from a cracking race. Red Bull got it right, Mercedes got it wrong and Mclaren was clinical with their points haul.  There's also discussions of hubris as the gap in the standings for predictions is slowly being eroded away.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

After taking a week off we dive straight back into the action to review the Azerbaijan GP. We talk Redbull dominance, poor Pirelli performance and of course Mercedes with a double finish outside the points. We then look ahead to another instalment of the French GP with some renewed hope for Mclaren and prepare for the inevitable bounce back from Mercedes.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

Were here for another week to preview all action to look forward to for another instalment of the Azerbaijan GP. Jordan & Josh dive into a discussion on the future of Perez before cordially discussing what success is going to look like for Mclaren for the weeks ahead. Of course, there's plenty of outlandish comments as well as a few laughs along the way.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We're back to review all the talking points from the return of the Monaco GP. There are favourites struggling, leaders crashing and of course machinery malfunctions to discuss as we review another instalment of the 2021 F1 season.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We have a full contingent this week as we look forward to the 2021 Monaco GP. Mclaren has blown us out of the water with their Gulf livery, Red Bull is giving us plenty of promise for their preferred track and Haas is going to have a nervous wait as Mazepin takes to one of the most challenging circuits of the calendar.As always help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify and keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We've woken up to give you our review of the Spanish GP. There were some masterclasses from both Verstappen and Mercedes this week as they looked to enliven one of the seasons most hard to watch races. There were some struggles in predictions and some spot-on foresight and we even get around to giving Hamilton some well-deserved credit.Help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. As always keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We exceed track limits this week in a bumper episode to cover all the happenings from the Portuguese GP while looking ahead to the fourth round of the 2021 F1 season in Spain. Before we get into that though we take some time to lament on pod favourite Romain Grosjean getting his swan song send off driving a Mercedes at Circuit Paul Ricard. Help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. As always keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

The boys are back to discuss the upcoming 2021 F1 Portuguese GP.  Sprint qualifying is joining the calendar and there's plenty of news to discuss with Canada out and Turkey in before getting into what's doing at Mclaren and how the tide may be turning for Ferrari for the upcoming race weekend. Help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. As always keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"

We're back after the second round of the Formula 1 season, the Imola Grand Prix. We talk Mercedes number 2 drivers crashing, break related struggles for the Aston and of course a driving masterclass in the wet from Verstappen.  Help us out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. As always keep in touch with us with our socials on Twitter @UPitstop, Facebook at 'The Unplanned Pit Stop' and Instagram at "The Unplanned Pit Stop"