The Midfield Pod
Welcome to the Midfield! We don't talk about the top, we don't talk about the bottom, everything else is the Midfield. Join Dan, Patrick and Andy as they dive into the world of F1 motorsports each week.
Episodes
137 episodes
038 - F1's Busiest Offseason Week Ever
So much breaking news, our news-er broke! Andretti in, out? Maybe later? Maybe never? Sayonara Sainz! Ferrari looks good, NEXT year. Haas looks bad, forever? New Sprint formats and all the good stuffs! Tune in for the hottest takes of the hotte...
037 - 2025 F1 Driver Lineup Predictions
We know what the grid for 2024 is going to look like at the first lights out of the year, but what happens when almost every driver's contract expires by 2026? Dan and Patrick dive in to make their predictions for who's-going-where in th...
036 - Mount Rushmore of Favorite F1 Tracks
Dan and Patrick build their Mt. Rushmores of racetracks! Which circuits make the cut to be etched in stone as the greatest of all time? Tune in to find out!1:30 Dan runs a marathon! Not last!3:05 Patrick's first pick, no wafflin...
035 - Putting the F in FIA
Patrick and Dan break down all the recent happenings between the FIA and F1 including Lewis Hamilton's double reprimand for crossing the track in Qatar, the FIA Swear Jar, Dancing With Wolff's, and the events in Baku around the FIA Aw...
034 - 2023 Middie Awards
Grab your tuxedo and champagne, it's awards night!Welcome to the 2023 Posteason Middie Awards hosted by Andy, Patrick and Dan. We recap some of our most notable events from the season and even have a few surprise upset winners!...
033 - Squishy Boots
Andy, Dan and Patrick recap the season finale from Abu Dhabi. We discuss our favorite moments from the weekend, ring the bell early, and finish with a(nother) Haas rant. 0:30 Ferrari vs Mercedes6:30 Hamilton Hampered 1...
032 - Was Las Vegas Good?
0:00 Reaction to the Las Vegas Grand Prix11:11 Turn 1 Incident & Strategy Second-Guessing14:35 Russell Penalty for Contact with #117:15 Alpine Infighting18:15 Leclerc Last Lap Lunge 22:15 Williams/Haas Tire Degradat...
031 - Valteri BottAss
Patrick and Dan break down the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix, Valteri Bottas' new calendar, and what is a livery? 00:45 Las Vegas Track is a Pig being Spit-Roasted 6:00 The Las Vegas Sphere9:05 Pirelli Cheat Sheet for ...
030 - George Russell, a Little Bitch
On this episode of The Midfield Pod, Dan, Andy and Patrick break down the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix. Topics include: 00:00 - TMF Formation Lap01:30 - Charles crashes out on Lap 009:00 - The carnage of Corner 1<...
029 - Day of the Dead
Dan & Patrick break down what they saw over the weekend at the Mexico Grand Prix. There was plenty of dynamic action throughout The Midfield. 3:00 Big Takeaway from MexicoGP 6:15 P13 Hulkenberg 8:15 P12 Tsunod...
028 - From Pole to Zero Points
Andy, Dan and Patrick breakdown the incompetence that was the weekend in Austin, going 18 er ... 13 to 1 on each driver on the grid. We then move on and look forward to an exciting weekend in Mexico City where the air is thin and the wings will...
027 - Qatar Review + Austin Preview
Andy, Dan and Patrick dive into the happenings in Qatar with our one big takeaway from the weekend. We also run through our trademark 13 to 1 finishers with tidbits on each driver along the way. Then we transition into the US Grand...
025 - George Lewis at Suzuka
We welcome Patrick BACK to the pod for some spicy hot takes on the '23 Japanese Grand Prix. We give the 13 to 1 rundown of your midfield results at Suzuka. From Talking about Fernando, which is really talking about Lance, to de...
024 - Patrick Picks a Paddock
We welcome our good friend, Patrick, to the pod. His F1 expertise is ... limited. Can someone who's watched every episode of DTS but not a single race still be an F1 fan? You decide on this week's episode of TMFP, where we brea...
023 - Zero Risk Lockup
On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Italian Grand Prix.Topics Include:* 00:00 - Intro* 04:00 - P13 Sargeant* 05:30 - P12 Piastri* 11:30 - P11 Lawson* 13:30 - P10 Bottas* 16:00 - P9 Fernando* 1...
022 - Chaos in Zandvoort
On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Dutch Grand Prix.Topics include Liam Lawson's F1 debut, Dano's Ricciardo prognosis, Alex Albon's fantastic weekend, wiley old veterans being wiley old veterans, and the (again) cancellatio...
021 - Crowning a Penalty Points Champion
Andrew and Dan break down the current Super License Penalty Points of our Midfield drivers. 3:00 - Clean Drivers - Zero Penalty Points4:00 - Leclerc 5:10 - Albon 6:55 - KMag10:45 - Hamilton13...
020 - Alpine Descent
On this episode, Dan and Andy break down everything that went wrong at Alpine.From the Renault to Alpine name change, conception of Alpine's 100 Race plan, the dismissal of Cyril and subsequent hiring of Otmar, the botching of the P...
019 - Cancel the Wet Tyre ... and Checo
On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Belgian Grand Prix.We deep dive into the weekend in Spa. We talk about how the track is a combination of really two different tracks, how teams had absolutely no idea how the tyres would d...
018 - Hungary for Waffles
On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Hungarian Grand Prix.We deep dive into the weekend in Budapest. We talk about the Alternate Tyre Allocation, whether or not Alfa Romeo is back, who's the cheekiest driver on the grid, and ...
017 - HUN-GARO-RING
On this episode, Dan and Andy preview the '23 Hungarian Grand Prix.We break down the State of the Midfield in July of 2023, talk about where Daniel Ricciardo fits in the mix, discuss the weekend Top 3, 6, and 10 Odds, tell you which...
016 - Not Plan F, it's the Second Plan
On this episode, Dan and Andy recap the '23 Great Britain Grand Prix.We give our Winners and Losers of the weekend, people other than McLaren and Williams, call Daniel Ricciardo's F1 return, and discuss how difficult it is to rememb...