The Sport Is Broken and Business Has Never Been Better | ep 990

The Parc Fermé F1 Podcast

The Parc Fermé

Sports, Leisure, Automotive, Sports News, News

4.5 • 722 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Todd and Grace analyze the latest developments in Formula One, including race results, team upgrades, regulatory changes, and the evolving landscape of the sport's commercial and technical strategies. They explore the implications of new engine regulations, team dynamics, and the future of F1 racing.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
02:39 Kimi Antonelli's Historic Wins
05:39 The Bono Factor: A Competitive Advantage
08:14 Evaluating Antonelli's Potential
11:07 Ferrari's Upgrade Challenges
13:52 The Development Loop Dilemma
20:27 Development Challenges in F1 Teams
23:26 Ferrari's Struggles and Management Issues
26:16 Driver Frustrations and Team Dynamics
29:18 FIA's Engine Regulations and Future Directions
42:25 F1's Financial Growth Amidst Regulatory Changes
48:40 Navigating the Future of Power Units
52:04 Commercial Success vs. Product Satisfaction
56:11 The Role of Liberty Media in F1 Regulations
57:49 The Disconnect Between Commercial Confidence and Product Quality
01:06:23 The Ongoing Saga of GP to TP

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0:00.0	Steering wheel.
0:01.1	Claps a steering wheel here.
0:02.8	Kim, steering wheel.
0:22.5	Hey, hey, steering wheel. Somebody's called to give it to a... Come on! Whoa! Do you like that, say, please? Do you like it? How the f*** this is possible? I'm driving like a grandma. Get that Ralph, did you hear me? No,. Browarding technology.
0:21.3	Come up.
0:22.5	Close it down and kill him.
0:24.8	We've got lunatic on the track down the highest stage.
0:26.8	I am so annoyed.
0:30.1	Boys and girl, your attention, please.
0:31.8	Hello, and welcome back.
0:35.8	Inside the Park from an A for podcast, number 990. We are dangerously close to 1,000 episodes. There's only 10 left,
0:41.6	and I have no idea what we're going to do for the thousand. No idea. I don't know. Hey,
0:45.7	this is a no, Toma, negative camber. You know what I've asked you here.
0:50.2	You were convinced to villagers that I'm harmless. I mean, why wouldn't you?
0:56.5	We are harmless for crying out loud.
0:58.9	Hey, tonight, what are we going to cover tonight?
0:59.8	Well, there's a lot.
1:03.1	Antonelli making history, Ferrari's upgrade disaster.
1:06.7	MBS, Eddie Everywhere, drops a VA bomb shell.
1:07.7	We'll talk about that.
1:15.4	We're going to talk about this big, important May 8th FIA meeting and, you know, other things that involve around that.
1:16.4	So we'll get into that. Before getting into that, got to introduce my co-host, and you know what that means.
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