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Will the 2025 Formula 1 Season Live up to the Hype? (Undercutters Ep9 transcript)

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Undercutters podcast. I’m your host, Morris. This is the last episode before testing begins. Testing runs from the 26th to the 28th of February, after which the Australian Grand Prix, the first race of the F1 2025 season, takes place on the 16th of March. Why the F1 2024 Season was Great, and how it Ended 00m:22s Formula 1 can have processional seasons, famously during the Schumacher era, then when Hamilton reigned supreme and, most recently, the 2023 season which was totally dominated by Verstappen and Red Bull. However, the F1 2024 season was one of the most competitive in history, with seven drivers winning multiple races and four teams achieving 1-2 finishes. After an initial period of Red Bull dominance, each weekend saw a chance for different top teams to win, and this kept each race exciting right to the end. While Verstappen did retain his title, the constructors’ battle went to the very last race and Norris secured McLaren their first title ...

F1 2025 Predictions (Undercutters Ep8 transcript)

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Hello, everyone. Welcome to the 8th Undercutters podcast. I’m your host, Morris, and this episode is all about Formula 1 predictions for 2025. I’ve decided to make this episode before testing for a couple of reasons. In 2024, F1 testing was actually a pretty poor guide in various ways, with Haas being seen as rubbish only to turn out to be pretty good all year. Also, there’s just over two weeks from the end of testing to the start of the season and cramming in post-testing thoughts, F1 predictions, and the preview for the Australian Grand Prix felt a bit much. It’s very easy to look like a complete idiot when predicting things, so I’ll get started right away. F1 Prediction: Who will Win the Drivers’ Title? 00m:47s I’m going to start with the most obvious of Formula 1 predictions: who will win the F1 championship? We’re going to look at the F1 driver title first.  In the 2024 season there were four teams that produced cars capable of winning multiple races. The drivers’ title might...