meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Red Flags Podcast

Guenther Steiner's Rockstar and Wanker of 2025! | Vankah Hours S2E25

The Red Flags Podcast

Vox Media Podcast Network

Sports

4.6 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

It’s the only awards that matter -- the 2025 Vankies! Guenther Steiner joins Brian and Matt for our end-of-year breakdown of the 2025 Formula 1 season and handing out awards like Most Improved Driver to Best Swear, and Rockstar and Wanker of the Year. We debate Lando Norris’ championship, Max Verstappen’s legacy, McLaren’s papaya chaos, FIA inconsistency, rookie standouts like Ollie Bearman and Isack Hadjar, and whether Ferrari ruins careers faster than they build them. Plus: best race, best on-track battle, best team principal, and Gas or Brake! CHAPTERS: Intro - 0:00 Best Swear - 10:40 Most Improved Driver - 14:44 Rockstar of the Year - 33:50 Wanker of the Year - 40:52 Gas or Break - 44:08 See you in 2026, Vankahs!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hello, Ankers. What's up, Vankas? Greetings, Vankas. It's been a couple weeks, gentlemen.

0:10.1

Has it settled in yet? Has it settled in? That it's, it is true. Landon Norris is still

0:16.0

world champion. As it settled in. I still haven't gotten my, I still haven't gotten my apology. I still haven't got my apology. You don't deserve one. You don't deserve one. You don't deserve one. You don't get it. No. Why should we apologize, you know? Typical Lando Norris fan making his championship about you, about you. About about you it's about lando yeah it's about

0:41.1

me and nor norris people that suffer through norris noris noris norris norris okay that's right

0:54.0

yeah it's been it's been a few weeks.

0:56.0

Gunter, what's, you've had some time to digest.

1:00.0

What are your takeaways?

1:02.0

What are you, what's ringing in your head about this 2025 season?

1:06.0

I was ringing my head that I always got it wrong.

1:13.0

My prediction under the last race and then I got it right because it was obvious to get it right, you know.

1:19.3

I screwed the rest up, you know, so, but I was convinced I jinxed them.

1:23.6

I didn't because in the end I put Lambda as the favorite on the last race and he won, so I didn't jinx him.

1:29.1

So anyway, I'm happy about that. But what,

1:31.8

you know, it was a very interesting season, I would say.

1:34.6

I'd say the least, I mean, made interesting by McLaren.

1:38.4

It could have been a very, I wouldn't say boring, because it was never boring,

1:42.5

but it could have been a very predictable season

1:46.9

from the summer break onwards,

1:49.6

and McLaren helped Max to keep him in the race,

1:54.8

you know, so Max owes McLaren a little bit.

2:01.1

But no, all in all, that was a very good season.

2:04.4

I mean, you know, even if you had one dominating car,

...

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.