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Tune in for our recap of the non-prix that was the F1 Belgian Grand Prix... The drivers may have only gotten half points, but Purple Sector listeners get a full episode! Practice sessions gave us lots of action with Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc hitting the barrier, Kimi Raikkonen clipping the pit wall, and Fernando Alonso letting us look through his visor with the helmet cam. We also do Helmut on Helmets to discuss specialty lids from Yuki Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly, Mick Schumacher, and others. Rain brought us excitement on Saturday with a hectic Qualifying, Lance Stroll cussing, Lando Norris wrecking, and George Russell flying! Rain brought us mainly the Mercedes Safety Car on Sunday with fans gutting out the weather, Nikita Mazepin scoring fastest lap, zero retirements (thanks to the Red Bull mechanics), and a "race" shorter than the Formula 1 theme song. We did learn that Pierre Gasly loves sausages, and had it confirmed once again that Lewis Hamilton does not like people pooping in his toilets. A bizarr

Tune in for our preview of the F1 Belgian Grand Prix, a recap of every Formula 1 driver's summer break, and a Formula Brunch deep dive with our delicious interview of Grand Prix Eats creator Jessica! A king of summer break is crowned after we discover that drivers either worked out or partied shirtless on their vacations. Valtteri Bottas performed shockingly well in a gravel road bike race, Max Verstappen is addicted to jet skiing, Lando Norris ate Mexican food on a yacht in a sombrero, poncho, and fake mustache, Lance Stroll and his girlfriend had an awkward make out session, and much more summer fun. Toto Wolff has dodged the insider trading allegations and loves the university campus feel forming in the Mercedes workplace. This leads us to wonder what type of college roommate Lewis Hamilton would be. We preview the Belgian GP by discussing what we expect to happen, who will be on the podium, and if Daniel Ricciardo can figure things out at McLaren. Finally, we interview Jessica from Grand Prix Eats! She gi

Tune in as we discuss some crazy Motorsport news! We open things up by diving into the MailBoxBoxBox. We had some recent reviews that gave us too much credit and a new drinking game. News stories include a double murder-suicide, Carlos Sainz Sr. letting Carlos Sainz Jr. do him, renewable fuel made from wine and cow farts, Fernando Alonso beating off his younger self, Toto Wolff and Larry Stroll investing in Aston Martin (maybe illegally), and some Formula 1 calendar updates. We also do a rapid fire racing recap of Formula E and 24 Hours of Le Mans, and there is a new award for overtakes in F1! SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our summer breakdown of the title contenders in Formula 1 this season! Can Red Bull steal the F1 Constructors Championship? Will Max Verstappen get back on track? Where do we rank Sergio "Checo" Perez in this foursome? Can Mercedes be beaten in the turbo hybrid era? Will Lewis Hamilton hoist the hardware? What will Valtteri Bottas be doing in 2022? Tune in to find out... SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our summer breakdown of the midfield in Formula 1 this season! Aston Martin has changed every visible component in a bid to battle back. Can Sebastian Vettel start finishing with fuel? AlphaTauri received a 5/10 from "French Toast." Will Yuki Tsunoda start helping out Pierre Gasly? Alpine's Esteban Ocon won an F1 race! Can Fernando Alonso beat him in the Drivers Championship? McLaren has been carried by Lando Norris. Will Daniel Ricciardo wake up in the second half of the season and win his podium bet? Ferrari has bounced back with 2 Pole Positions! Will the Prancing Horse be able to steal 3rd in the Constructors? SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our summer breakdown of the backmarkers in Formula 1 this season! Haas has zero points and made zero developments to their car. Mick Schumacher has dominated Nikita Mazepin. Will the team score any points this season? Alfa Romeo slipped to 9th in the Constructor Standings after the zany Hungarian Grand Prix. Will this be Kimi Raikkonen's swan song in F1? Williams picked up a bunch of points in Hungary. George Russell is driving his brains out. Can they stay ahead of Alfa Romeo in the standings? SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in as we dive into the MailBoxBoxBox and cover some breaking news stories. Listeners loved to see the Slender Man Esteban Ocon sprinting around the track, made some Haas jokes, and brought it with Formula Brunch. We discuss the top 10 richest Formula 1 drivers of all time. Valterri Bottas accidentally revealed his recently used emojis. A Michael Schumacher documentary is coming to Netflix. Hungary seems to be an F1 maiden win dreamland. Why don't F1 teams have spotters during wet races? What does Ferrari plan to "unleash" later this season? Listen for all the banter and answers. SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our recap of the insane F1 Hungarian Grand Prix! Valtteri Bottas cements himself as the best teammate in Formula 1 history. Lewis Hamilton gets a cheeky pole position, restarts the race by his lonesome, and battles Fernando Alonso. Nico Rosberg gives us gold in the commentator's box. Esteban Ocon drives an amazing race en route to victory. Helicopters are messing with aerodynamics again. Yuki Tsunoda explodes on team radio once more. Carlos Sainz shuts up the Ferrari pit wall. Mick Schumacher gets to do some actual racing. Lando Norris gives Bottas the business in interviews. Hungary delivered on the track with madness and on the podium with big, beautiful jugs. Vamos! SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our preview of the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix! We discuss what we expect to see between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen for the rest of the season after the racing incident heard round the world. There is also a loaded MailBoxBoxBox covering Valtteri Bottas being a perfect teammate, the Olympics on Formula 1 tracks, and listeners' British GP reactions. There is lots of news, and we blow out candles for Fernando Alonso's 40th Birthday and discover how much cake he will eat. Haas finally made Mick Schumacher a new race seat. Lewis Hamilton's 2010 McLaren had an interesting live auction. Ralf Schumacher is stirring the Aston Martin pot, and leads us to ponder Larry and Lance Stroll's future. In teasing the Hungarian GP, we predict someone will sniff the podium while their teammate misses the points... We also praise Goulash in any weather for Formula Brunch. SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PU

Tune in for our recap of the F1 British Grand Prix! It was a busy weekend for Formula 1 with Friday Qualifying, Saturday Sprint, and Sunday Race. Dont' worry... We discuss the wreck and fallout. Nobody (even the media) knew what to call the sessions this weekend. Liveries were popping in the sunshine. The infield grass was pristinely mowed. We got to see more special helmets. British fans were going crazy. Lewis Hamilton wore a Purple Sector hat and settled the best fans debate. Crofty is under fire from the show. Jenson Button hosted an awkward Bang Bus. Silverstone is a proper track. Max Verstappen had flaming brakes, a scary radio transmission, and a helicopter ride. Where did Lewis Hamilton get the flag pole? Toto Wolff was firing off emails, and Christian Horner was livid. Valtteri Bottas was a good boy. Daniel Ricciardo was finally able to keep pace with Lando Norris for McLaren. Tom Cruise was everywhere. Talk about a wild weekend?! SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @Purp

Tune in for our preview of the F1 British Grand Prix! We are stoked to see how the sprint race weekend format shakes out at Silverstone. There will be extra points, action, parades, wreaths, and fans! News is breaking around Aston Martin and McLaren, and the 2022 Formula 1 car was leaked then revealed to be a disco ball with wheels. We open a bulging MailBoxBoxBox to reveal a fun voicemail, more name pronunciation debates around Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and friends at Paris Fashion Week, Purple Sector t-shirts around the world, and a new Formula Brunch friend from the land Down Under. We tell you everything you need to know about the sprint format for this weekend's race. We also wonder how McLaren will perform with all the craziness in their camp. George Russell apparently bought his special hemet for this weekend in a London gift shop. Will Formula Brunch this weekend turn into a tea party? SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL

Tune in for our discussion about Lando Norris losing his watch and other motorsport news! We discuss potential suspects in the theft of Lando Norris' custom Richard Mille watch at the Euro 2020 Final. Carlos Sainz was cheesing up burgers while Pierre Gasly was on a yacht. Helmut Marko is fanning the Formula 1 Silly Season flames around George Russell being a target for Red Bull. Michael Masi seems happy about broadcasting race control radio to keep teams off his back. Christian Horner takes shots at Formula E and wants better F1 engine sounds in 2025. Mick Schumacher's mom, "Karen" Schumacher, wants him to get a better fitting seat. We also look at the F1 Fantasy standings heading into our first Sprint Race Weekend at the British Grand Prix! SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our recap of the F1 Austrian Grand Prix! The Orange Army was out in force at the Red Bull Ring! Lewis Hamilton signed an extension and talked about upgrades. Lando Norris is the dude. Sebastian Vettel showed off his woodworking skills. We saw more purple helmets. Can Daniel Ricciardo find some pace? Fernando Alonso has stolen all of Esteban Ocon's mojo. Can Valtteri Bottas race Lewis Hamilton or not?! Charles Leclerc has the best potty mouth in the business. Gravel steals the show. Austria needs to redesign their trophies. SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our F1 Austrian Grand Prixview! We open up the Mailboxboxbox and discuss Purple Sector shirts, Formula Brunch, Kimi Räikkönen, and tyres/tires. A listener's complaint prompts us to dive into a driver name pronunciation lesson. We also reenact Christian Horner asking for engines, discuss BWT wanting Aston Martin to go pink again, recap W Series, and unveil more Toto Wolff lies. In our Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix teaser, we foresee a 2-stopper, points for George Russell (finally), potential for a wet race, and request more Formula Brunch submissions. SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our F1 Styrian Grand Rixcap! Valtteri Bottas was spinning in the pit lane during practice. Max Verstappen had a "simply lovely" lap to claim pole position. There are no gentleman drivers in Formula 1. Fernando Alonso is having a ball out there. Lando Norris has put McLaren and Daniel Ricciardo on his back against Ferrari. Charles Leclerc drove like an asshole to earn Driver of the Day and loves cursing on the broadcast. The Sky guys gave us some great audio clips, and Martin Brundle did a car impersonation. The rain never came, but Max gave us a dangerous burnout at the checkered flag. We break it all down so you'll be ready to race in Austria again this weekend! SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our preview of the Formula 1 Styrian Grand Prix! The Mailboxboxbox is loaded with messages and voicemails. W Series has a new format, liveries, and starts racing this weekend. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen want Toto Wolff and Christian Horner to settle things in the ring so we ponder which team principals can throw hands in F1 Fight Club. The Turkish Grand Prix will replace the Singapore Grand Prix, the British Grand Prix will be at max capacity, and WRC is rally racing in the African Safari this weekend. The Styrian Grand Prix has extra gravel, Lewis Hamilton wearing big boots again, the often vandalized Red Bull statue at the Red Bull Ring, and a new helmet for Checo Perez. Red Bull and AlphaTauri's drivers have been doing bits for social media all week. Daniel Ricciardo was also spotted wearing a sexual ring (not that kind...). Basically, this weekend is all about rings and boots! It's also about Formula Brunch, and we build the menu with tasty Austrian beers, bratwurst omelettes, and fried

Tune in for our recap of the exciting Formula 1 French Grand Prix! Track limits and kerbs/curbs were an issue during practice, and Mercedes and Red Bull were getting into it with Michael "Sassy/Bossy" Masi. Lando Norris is on fire this season and continues his hot streak in France. The media love Franz Tost's fitness and focus on steak specificity. Yuki Tsunoda's rear wing was twerking, and red flags were waving during F1 Qualifying. Lawrence Stroll and Aston Martin were denied another Safety Car showcase. Bottas is getting feisty on the team radio, and Toto Wolff loves it. A tromboner steals the show during the live podium anthem performance. We wish the gorilla trophies were crushing airplanes instead of holding tires. We also have Helmut on Helmets to highlight some fresh lids from this past weekend! SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our preview of this weekend's Formula 1 French Grand Prix and the creation of our Formula Brunch menu! We also cover news and last weekend's racing in other motorsport series. Pierre Gasly's amazing form is still not enough for Helmut Marko. Yuki Tsunoda's daily schedule is very busy and even involves English lessons. Esteban Ocon received a big extension, and we recap the status of other drivers' contracts ahead of the Silly Season. Lewis Hamilton wants to pursue acting after F1 (as if he isn't acting already). Formula 1 castoffs had a banner weekend in Detroit, and Romain Grosjean played firefighter. We are crowdfunding to purchase Michael Schumacher's 7-Up car. Pirelli is still trying to spin the tire failures in Baku. Grab a fresh croissant and café au lait and enjoy our chatter! SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for some conspiracy theories about Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, and George Russell from the Mailboxboxbox! We also discuss lots of Motorsport news. Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly are laughing about pee pee. McLaren made a big announcement about joining Extreme E next season, and Alejandro Agag and Zak Brown took an awkward photo. The soap off the track is also getting very slippery between Christian Horner and Toto Wolff. SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE

Tune in for our recap of a wild Formula 1 race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix! We discuss everybody's "tow" fetish, Lewis Hamilton's magic button, Yuki Tsunoda's team radio explosion, red flags galore, Pirelli tires, Sebastian Vettel's phone number, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc's potty mouths, and so much more. There are many incidents and tons of quotes to cover after this exciting race. We also saw a very interesting trophy on the podium and lots of audio from after the checkered flag. SUBSCRIBE to Purple Sector wherever you get your podcasts FOLLOW @PurpleSectorPod on Instagram and Twitter CALL/TEXT Purple Sector at +1 904-8-PURPLE