Reaction to Australian GP practice
episodePreviously titled “Reaction to Australian GP practice | Mixed Mercedes engines, insane speed differences, and will Aston make it?” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Hello everybody and welcome back to the P1 Podcast with Matt and Tommy. The season is finally underway. Practice for Australia is in the bag. Well, the first two practice sessions. Friday is in the bag. Tomorrow is qualifying. Finally, just one more day until hopefully some questions are answered. A lot to get into over the first two practice sessions of the season, Tom Bellingham, Netflix Drive to Survive sensation. Surprised you get up this early considering your stardom. How are we feeling now that the season has begun? happy to be back of course uh to see f1 cars back on track and yeah just just getting used to my brain of this new formula one and uh we'll get into this but seeing cars slowing down and realize they're not backing off their lap that is just formula one now potentially um so yeah it's uh it's a whole new way of watching i feel like sometimes
Wow, Tommy's straight in with... Let's be positive. This is great. If the race is good, it's going to be amazing. We like them slowing down on a straight. Right, let's get into free practice one, shall we? Because this is the one I want to talk about the most, as it was a Ferrari 1-2 race. Charles Leclerc nearly half a second clear of Lewis Hamilton and I thought we're in for something special you thought it's so over but it's so over because Charles Leclerc has already won the title yeah I almost I almost you know started posting on social media I'm really starting to get bored of Charles Leclerc dominated sessions but I didn't and I'm glad I didn't
What were the highlights of the Australian GP practice sessions?
So one of the big talking points from Free Practice 1, unsurprisingly, was the Vibration team themselves, Aston Martin. They managed three laps for Lance Stroll and he managed to be 30 seconds off Charles Leclerc. But that was better than Fernando Alonso, who did not manage a single lap in Free Practice 1. A truly poor start to the season. Yeah, it's awful for us and mine. There was still, no matter how many times, there was always like point one of my brain going, wouldn't it just be absolutely hilarious if this was all just a joke? Like, come on, Fernando, just press the throttle down now and actually go faster. So it's all just a joke. Ah, there's that copium. Exactly. There's the copium in Tom Williams' brain.
It can't be said enough. I know we're talking about Aston Martin all the time, but it can't be said enough how embarrassing this is.
How did the Mercedes engines perform in practice?
This was the year that was meant to be good for them. They were once racing point, working in a shed in Silverstone and somehow getting podiums. They got a win with Perez. They were always scoring points. And now they've kind of got this billionaire owner. They've made all these amazing facilities. They've got Adrian Newey, the cheat code on board. And they are so bad. We're talking at this moment, reminds me of the new teams in 2010 that came in, the HRTs and the Manor Racings, that they are that bad. They're acting like, you know, they're Cadillac or they're Audi. Yeah. They should be. You know, that would be the expectation for an Audi or a Cadillac to be like Aston Martin are this year of having huge teething problems.
But they're not. Audi have looked incredibly strong, I would say, on this Friday. And Cadillac have done pretty well themselves to just put some mileage down. Question from the kid underscore solo. Will Aston Martin even make it to qualifying? I believe they will make it to Saturday. They will put a lap on the board. But I guess the question is then... If they are unbelievably slow, and also, in my brain, it's not just the fact that they are the slowest car with the fact they can't fully express the power within the engine and the speed in the car, but also they have highlighted there are clear health concerns with the car, well, for the drivers in the car, with the vibrations. So for me... I'm sat here thinking, did the FIA have a decision to make on this Aston Martin?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:11
2
What were the highlights of the Australian GP practice sessions?
2:11–3:08
3
How did the Mercedes engines perform in practice?
3:08–11:19
4
What issues did Aston Martin face during practice?
11:19–21:58
5
Will Aston Martin make it to qualifying?
21:58–42:38