High Performance Racing

Kimi’s Crown Awaits, Alonso Picks a Fight & How Good is Liam Lawson?

55K views · 5d ago · 58:53

For the first time ever, the guys recorded High Performance Racing in front of a live audience, in a bar in New York City, cowboy hats and all. Well, two of the guys. Rob was meant to be there too, but a bird strike and an engine failure on take-off put a stop to that. So Rob sends his apologies from a very windy beach, and Otmar has an engine-failure story of his own.

Topics: Live from New York! · Where’s Rob? The bird strike · Otmar’s engine failure story · Kimi Antonelli: one race from history · The 10-year-old who caught an oversteer · Why Toto really took the gamble

Why Otmar Szafnauer Said NO to Cadillac F1

87K views · 1w ago · 51:06

You sent the questions, the guys answered them! And it's the first time Otmar has been trusted with a tablet. Rob finally answers the question he gets asked more than any other: what really happened to Felipe Massa after 2009? Was it the spring in Hungary, or was it Fernando Alonso? Rob was on the other end of the radio, and he's got the test data to settle it.

Topics: Our first ever Q&A · The jingle · "What do?" Otmar on stress and leadership · Otmar's most stressful time in F1 · Do people tiptoe around Lawrence Stroll? · Who would Pat Symonds want on the pit wall?

Christian Horner on His Red Bull Exit: a Fake Marketing Meeting, Helmut Marko & HR

58K views · 2w ago · 9:49

"It feels more like Christian Horner Racing than Red Bull Racing." Just days after hosting the Red Bull leadership for dinner at his house on British Grand Prix weekend, Christian Horner got a text asking him to meet in London. It was supposed to be about marketing. When he walked into the room he saw Helmut Marko, Oliver Mintzlaff and the group head of HR, and he knew.

Lando’s POINTLESS Move & Ferrari’s Costly Singapore Mistake Explained

92K views · 2w ago · 1:27:46

Jake's gone AWOL, so Rob and Otmar are running the show on their own this week. What could possibly go wrong?! Jake phones in from Orlando, where he says he's getting ready to interview Tom Brady (the guys aren't convinced, and reckon he's in a Norfolk Travelodge). Then Rob and Otmar take charge of the Singapore GP reaction. Max Verstappen took the Singapore double, winning both the Sprint and the Grand Prix, and the guys ask whether he really had the best car.

Topics: The Missing Host Mystery · Engineering Dark Web Preview · Rumors and Rookie Seats · A Sneaky Exclusive Clip · Verstappen's Singapore Masterclass · The Lando and Oscar Clash

F1’s Software FARCE & Rob Reveals Why Red Bull Are So FAST

123K views · 3w ago · 1:42:46

The best drivers in the world were ready to race in Malaysia. Then a software glitch got in the way. Jake, Rob and Otmar ask how F1 can call itself the pinnacle of motorsport when an untested software failure can stop drivers from doing their jobs, and why fans deserve to know what’s happening when things go wrong.

Topics: Welcome · BS Corner · Malaysia’s software failure · Should F1 bring back V10s? · Malaysia Grand Prix reaction · Red Bull’s performance explained

Mercedes’ 7th Gear Trick Explained & a LATE Red Bull Comeback?!

97K views · 1mo ago · 1:22:50

Baku belonged to George Russell. He took pole, fastest lap and the win, and led every lap for the first Grand Slam of his career. Otmar tells the guys about the rather unusual gift he showed George after qualifying, while Rob explains why one crash on a street circuit can knock a driver's confidence for the rest of the weekend. And the guys do the maths on whether George can still catch Kimi. The answer isn't what you'd expect.

Topics: Welcome to High Performance Racing · Russell Dominates Baku · Can Russell Still Win the Title? · The Can of Whoop Ass · Can Max Spoil the Party? · Max Wants Hadjar’s Upgrade

Why Baku Is a NIGHTMARE, Kimi's Title Odds & Alonso's EXIT Plan

93K views · 1mo ago · 1:11:30

Baku is back, and it’s one of the strangest challenges on the F1 calendar. You want maximum downforce through the castle section, then almost none for the longest straight in Formula 1. Get the setup wrong and you’re either slow through the corners or a sitting duck down the straight.

Topics: Welcome to High Performance Racing · The Best F1 Drives We’ve Ever Seen · Will Fernando Alonso Retire? · Does F1 Have a Young Driver Problem? · What Happens When an F1 Driver Gets Injured? · F1’s Incredible Last-Minute Driver Replacements

The Madring Verdict! How Does a Track THAT BAD Get Approved?

154K views · 1mo ago · 1:00:57

$150 million, three years of design, 17 months of construction, 353,000 fans... and four overtakes. Madrid certainly put on a show, but Jake, Rob and Otmar have a question: did anyone remember to build a race track? The guys debate whether F1 has become too obsessed with bringing the sport to the people, why fans will happily travel for a great race, and why the best circuits on the calendar were built long before computers, simulations and AI got involved.

Topics: Rob's Engineering Web: Lando's Qualifying Pace · The VSC Call That Cost Lando The Win · Has Kimi Been Lucky All Year? · Fixing F1's VSC Rules: A Fan's Proposal · The Story Of Madrid's $150m Circuit · Old-School Circuits vs Simulation Design