meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Red Flags Podcast

Alex Brundle on GP Leaving, If Max is Retiring, Reg Updates, and Hope for F1 | The Red Flags Podcast

The Red Flags Podcast

Vox Media Podcast Network

Sports

4.6796 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 100 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

F1 TV commentator Alex Brundle joins the pod to break down everything going on in Formula 1 right now -- from the 2026 regulation changes to the shock news around Max Verstappen’s race engineer and what it all actually means. We get into: The GP (Gianpiero Lambiase) to McLaren move and what it signals for Max Verstappen. Why Red Bull's losing key people left and right. The latest news on the 2026 regulation changes and how we got to this point. Whether F1 has gone too far with automation and “road relevance”. Why qualifying feels off and what needs to change. The reality of driver power and why an F1 “union” wouldn't work like in other sports leagues Plus: Is Kimi Antonelli actually a title threat? Will McLaren catching Ferrari? What the hell is going on with Williams and Aston Martin? And Alex gives us his dream F1 regulations (spoiler: V10s are back) Want even more content? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/trfpod Make sure to pre-order our book!! https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250472083/formula101/ Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 01:13 - GP to McLaren: What It Means for Max 09:10 - Why Everyone’s Leaving Red Bull 20:31 - 2026 Regs: Broken or Fixable? 31:21 - Driver vs. AI 1:02:22 - Merc Civil War: Kimi vs George 1:08:55 - WTF Is Going On with Williams & Aston? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

You know, F1 under me would be just a Fleetwood Mac engine first, of course.

0:05.0

They have this three wheeling issue, which is something I've literally, I mean, I've driven me some race cars, and I've never heard of that in my life.

0:13.0

Don't get me wrong, I mean, you only need to take one look at Fernando Alonso's career to know that it doesn't always go right.

0:19.0

It's like everybody's fault. It's not like, it's not a nobody's fault thing.

0:23.0

It's an everybody's fault thing.

0:24.7

I think that the drivers are entitled to say whatever they want to say in perpetuity about the series.

0:35.3

And the series are perfectly entitled to ignore them and run it exactly

0:38.7

how they want. Omni, Omni-Fuck basically of just nightmare.

0:44.3

And all of our conversations seem to circle back round to WWE at some point.

0:49.2

Whenever the sport as a whole has not listened to the drivers as a group, it's gone very

0:53.8

badly. You guys are very

0:55.0

spicy this evening it's it's it's it's Alex regulations wrong yes or no vows out yes or no it's

1:03.3

red flags what's up bankers hello bankers How is everybody doing?

1:13.3

How are you doing?

1:14.7

I hope you're doing good.

1:16.6

I hope you're all waiting in anticipation about what the FIA and F1 is going to do with these regs because they had a meeting yesterday.

1:25.2

And we were hoping to get a lot of information of a baby.

1:28.0

This wouldn't be Formula One if they were transparent.

1:30.5

Absolutely not. This is a maze, a maze with mirrors, and you don't know what is up is up and down is down.

1:38.0

But luckily, we have an expert on the pod today to make sense of what's going on in the Formula One world, from

1:45.7

Max Verstappen, maybe retiring to GP leaving Red Bull for McLaren and everything that's going on

1:52.8

with these new regulations. Today on the pod, we have a racer, a pundit, and he knew that Oscar

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Vox Media Podcast Network, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Vox Media Podcast Network and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.