Episode 387 - More New Eras Than A Hat Shop

Formula 1 Podcast

3Legs 4Wheels F1

Sports

4.7 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

So the new season is finally here, with the new regulations, new teams, new driver (singular), returning drivers (X2) and new worries about the cars being fast enough, stable enough, capable of lasting for an entire qualifying session (let alone a race) and a whole new order up and down the grid.

Well we got a half decent opening to 2026 at least, overtakes with the new moveable aero (don't call it DRS, even though that's what it looks like) and drivers seemingly having to do hardcore maths while working out batter levels and charging/clipping/superclipping levels.

This week on the podcast we look back at the Australian Grand Prix, where the new order appears to be the last order but 2 with Mercedes taking the top 2 steps on the podium this time out, but was it as clear-cut as the results say? There was a recovering Max thanks to an issue with the car in Q1 that sent him into the barriers, and some questions over Ferrari's strategy call under a VSC (at least some things don't change!)

There's also a look at the other stories circulating round the paddock at the moment, especially concerning the Bahrain & Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and if they're going to happen at all this year, or will the current conflict in the Middle-East leave us without F1 for the entire month of April?

Also don't forget to see how you did in the Prediction League and Official F1 Fantasy League too.

And if you want to join in with the chat during the races (along with testing, practice and qualifying) head over to our ⁠Discord⁠ where there’s always a great crowd of people to watch along with. And on the socials we’ve got our ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠BlueSky⁠ & ⁠Twitter (or is it X)⁠ and Paul’s attempts at Sim Racing on our ⁠Twitch⁠ channel. And if you want to support us you can donate to our ⁠Patreon⁠ as well from as little as £/$/€ 1 per month

Enjoy

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Hi and welcome to this week's 3x 4 Wheels F1 podcast.
0:28.7	It's Paul here with.
0:30.0	Sean.
0:31.2	Chris and Kieran.
0:33.2	And a whole stack of candles.
0:37.3	Well, figuratively speaking. Not actually in the room with me.
0:41.3	Not actually, well, the Lando candle is in the room with us.
0:44.3	Yeah, we have the Lando.
0:47.3	Not lit it yet and don't know what it smells like.
0:50.3	It tells you on the lid what it smells like.
0:53.3	Um, in very small writing. like. It tells you on the lid what it smells like.
0:57.6	In very small writing.
1:01.5	And you don't have your glasses with you, do you, Paul?
1:02.8	No, I've got my glasses on.
1:04.6	It's just that I'm knacken.
1:08.6	I can barely read anything in that font size.
1:13.1	So it says it smells like Lando Norris and that that is vanilla, musk and anise. You should know, Paul, you met him. I met him. I didn't sniff him.
1:22.3	Come here, Lando. Yeah, that would have been, that would have been weird, wouldn't it? Well, yeah, it was a media ram table. There was a lot of other people there. There would have been That would have been weird, wouldn't it?
1:28.6	Well, yeah, it was a media ram table.
1:30.3	There was a lot of other people there.
1:31.4	They'd have all wanted a sniff.
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