2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 Podcast
In this podcast, 2 Guys, John and Dick (old school American fans of F1) and a Girl, Sabrina (a newer American fan) sit down regularly to talk all things F1.
This is a place for new and casual fans to become more informed about the sport.
Listen in to their conversations for insights into the world of Formula 1, past, present, and future.
Episodes
208 episodes
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 176 | Why Champions Walk Away: The Nico Rosberg Question
Listener Drew asks: if Nico Rosberg hadn't won the 2016 championship, would he still have retired? It's a question about one decision — but it opens up something much bigger about what it costs a driver to compete at the highest level.In...
PSA | Sabrina | Listener Questions | You Ask Better Questions Than We'd Come Up With On Our Own
What makes this podcast special? It's exploring F1 not just as a sport, but as this fascinating intersection of technology, strategy, business, and human psychology—and the best conversations happen when you're part of it.In this PSA, Sa...
Race Review | 2026 Miami Grand Prix | 175 | Mercedes Brought Nothing. They Won Anyway. Now What?
Kimi Antonelli has now won four consecutive Formula 1 grands prix. Miami was the first one where he had to earn it -- with a world champion behind him, car problems mid-race, and thirty laps of pressure that did not let up.McLaren arrive...
Race Notes | 2026 Miami Grand Prix | 174 | Antonelli's Pressure Test, McLaren's Return & Rules That Still Have Questions
Kimi Antonelli has now won four consecutive Formula 1 grands prix. Three in a row before Miami. And then Miami -- where for the first time this season, he had to actually earn it.This was not a clean-air cruise. It was not a safety...
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 173 | Growth or Dilution? F1's Three American Grand Prix
Listener Heath asks: with Miami, Austin, and Las Vegas now on the calendar, is Formula 1 growing the sport — or diluting it by over-Americanizing? It's a question Liberty Media has to answer every time a new contract gets signed, and Dick, Sabr...
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 172 | The Fantasy Grid: Which Car Era Best Reveals Driver Talent?
Listener Drew asks: if you could put every current Formula 1 driver in the same generation of car for one race, which era would you choose? It sounds like a fun hypothetical — until you try to answer it.In this episode, Dick and Sabrina ...
F1 General | Joe Unplugged | 171 | Why Don't We See More Americans on the F1 Grid?
Why have so few Americans made it to the Formula 1 grid in nearly 40 years of racing — and is the system designed to keep them out?In this episode, Dick and Sabrina sit down with Joe Saward, one of the sport's most independent voices and...
Interview | Arisha Shory & Jennifer Cordeiro | 170 | COTA vs Monza & The Exhausting Reality of Race Weekends
What's it really like to be a young Canadian F1 fan trying to build a career in motorsport law—and how does attending grands prix in North America compare to the European diehard experience? In this conversation, Sabrina sits down with Arisha S...
Race Review | 2026 Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix | 169 | Three Races, Three Voices, and One Conversation That Got Serious Fast
Kimi Antonelli has now won back-to-back Grands Prix, leads the 2026 Formula 1 World Drivers Championship at nineteen years old, and by the time Dick, Joe Saward, and Sabrina are done talking about what it took to unlock him -- you will understa...
Race Notes | 2026 Japanese Grand Prix | 168 | Antonelli Makes History, Red Bull Loses the Script & A Safety Crisis No One Can Ignore
Kimi Antonelli is nineteen years old, has won two consecutive Grands Prix, and now leads the 2026 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship. History is being made in real time -- and Suzuka raised as many questions as it answered.George Russ...
Interview | Jordon Musser | 167 | SKUSA Champion | From College Late-Start to Champion
What if starting karting in college wasn't too late, it was actually an advantage? Can engineering thinking make you a faster driver? And what should racing families really invest in if they want their young driver to succeed?Dick an...
PSA | Dick & Sabrina | Listener Questions | The Community Makes This Podcast Special
What makes 2 Guys, A Girl, and F1 special? The community. You.Dick and Sabrina recently received thoughtful questions from listener Heath and his son Drew about driver psychology, track design, and the business of Formula 1. It reminded ...
Race Notes | 2026 Chinese Grand Prix | 166 | Antonelli Arrives, McLaren Implodes & The New Era Keeps Score
A 19-year-old Italian just won the Chinese Grand Prix. The reigning constructors' champions didn't make it to the starting grid. And two races into the most significant regulation change in a decade, the sport is still figuring out what it's ac...
Race Review | Australian 2026 Grand Prix | 165 | The 2026 Era and Nothing Is Settled Yet
The 2026 Formula 1 season has begun. George Russell won. Oscar Piastri never made it to the starting grid. And in the opening twelve laps, the lead changed hands more times than most races produce in an entire afternoon.Whether that was ...
Race Notes | 2026 Australian Grand Prix | 164 | The 2026 Experiment Begins: Mercedes' Hidden Edge and Oscar's Heartbreak
The 2026 Formula 1 season is officially underway -- and the opening race in Melbourne left more questions open than it answered.In this episode, Dick and Sabrina bring two distinct perspectives on the same race. Dick’s notes, drawn from ...
PSA | Dick | Listener Questions | Your Questions Make Better Conversations
This show is better when it's a conversation, not just us talking at you.In this quick PSA, Dick shares why listener questions—like those from Heath and his son Drew about racing Monaco in reverse and F1's Americanization—create the best...
F1 Hot Topic | Middle East Conflict | 163 | When War Comes to the Calendar
War broke out in the Middle East on Saturday, when the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. Iran retaliated with missiles and drones targeting Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Jordan, countries that together hos...
PSA | Dick | F1 Fantasy and F1 Predict | Think You Know F1? Prove It.
Two official 2 Guys, A Girl and F1 leagues — one in F1 Predict and one in F1 Fantasy — have launched and Dick wants to see if listeners can back up what they say. Both games are free through the official F1 app or Formula1.com. He'll break down...
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PSA | Sabrina | F1 Fantasy and F1 Predict | Think you know F1? Join our League. Come Beat Us.
Sabrina has a challenge for you. They’ve just launched two official 2 Guys, A Girl and F1 leagues: one in F1 Predict, one in F1 Fantasy. Both are free to play through the official F1 app or at Formula1.com. In this PSA, Sabrina will tell you ex...
Interview | Amy, Brayden, and Matt Westfall | 162 | Young American Racing Family | Inside a Young Racer’s Life: Family, Funding & the Super B Dream
What does it really take for a kid to chase a racing dream—and for a family to back it? In this conversation, Dick and Sabrina sit down with Amy and Matt Westfall and their son Brayden to talk about how a premature “Super B” in the NICU grew in...
Interview | James Hewitt | Human Performance Scientist | 161 | What F1 Drivers Teach Us About Sustainable Excellence
What separates people who perform at their best under pressure from those who crack? Dr. James Hewitt has spent two decades answering that question—first as a professional cyclist, then through a PhD studying elite performance, and eventually a...
PSA | Dick & Sabrina | Listener Questions | The Kind of Debates We Could Spend an Entire Episode On
Would Nico Rosberg have retired if he hadn't won the 2016 championship? Do Europeans feel F1 has been 'Americanized' with three US races? These are the kinds of questions that create the best podcast conversations—and they came from listeners H...
Interview | Joe Saward | F1 Journalist | 160 | Inside F1's Private Testing Controversy
Why did Formula 1 close Barcelona's pre-season testing to media and fans—and what does that decision reveal about who really calls the shots in the sport? In this conversation, Sabrina sits down with Joe Saward, one of only five journalists who...
2025 Season Review | 2025 Team Principal Report Card | 159 | McLaren’s Double, Ferrari’s Regression & Which Projects Really Have a Future
Constructors’ titles, strategy shockers, culture resets, and long‑term bets on 2026: 2025 tested team leadership as much as it did the drivers. Dick and Sabrina grade all ten outfits in their annual team principal report card, examining how McL...
2025 Season Review | 2025 Driver Report Card | 158 | Lando’s Title, Max’s Near-Miss & Rookies vs F1 Veterans
Four hundred–point seasons, a championship decided by just two points, and a rookie class that looked anything but inexperienced. In this episode, Dick and Sabrina walk through their full 2025 driver report card, grading everyone from Lando Nor...
