We are now at the end of our journey with Band Of Brothers, the only thing to do now is to tot up our pints to see if we go home or on to Japan.  Part Ten – Points. As the Germans surrender, it appears that the hard days for Easy Company are over when...

The temple of speed is the next stop for F1 with Andrea Kimi Antonelli taking the wheel of a Mercedes for FP1, Sergeant is out for Colapinto, the Safety car is in the wall, trophy watch is back and Fred Vasseur has the Monza track resurfaced. All this and more in this weeks Grand Prix...

A feast more for ears than for the eyes, that sums up the Hungarian GP 2024 with Leclerc, Perez and Tsunoda all hitting a wall before the race, Verstappen reverting to 2021 version and a tiny civil war breaking out at McLaren. At least Piastri is happy about his first win right?  Right? We hope...

Is there any stopping Max Verstappen winning? Is there any stopping Ferrari being so Ferrari? and was Hamilton really to blame for that accident? This and a metric ton of news all crammed into just over 2 hours of this episode. We hope you enjoy the episode. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may...

It was meant to be a relaxing, quiet, some would say peaceful time during the summer break. Some people had other ideas. We hope you enjoy the episode. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humour (which may be unsuitable for adults), and the ramblings of 2 uninformed blokes...

The last race before the summer break and Vettel announces his retirement at the end of the season, Latifi goes fastest….. and then slowest, race control take Perez’s lap away, Russell grabs his first pole, Ferrari do Ferrari and Max wins from 10th. We hope you enjoy the episode. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language...

We’re off to the ‘Migraine in the Mountains’ for the French GP 2022 where Leclerc won’t do anything as silly as put it in the wall, where Ferrari won’t do anything as silly as screw up the strategy again and where the race organisers won’t do anything as silly as replace the best trophies in...

Elton is joined by Laura to discuss the mysterious and hidden Black Museum, which really isn’t that mysterious and not that hidden. We hope you enjoy.   LIVE Episodes are recorded on the RogueTwoMedia Twitch page. Skype :- ShonkyLab Follow Elton on Twitter :- @EltonMcManus Follow Shonky Lab on Twitter :- @ShonkyLab Join the Facebook Group...

If the sprint race previous was anything to go by, this race should be kinda dull. So lets all be thankful that it was thoroughly entertaining with Russell and Perez coming together, Alonso preferring to race on the grass, 5 second penalties being haded out like sweets and poor Sainz setting his Ferrari on fire....

The second Sprint race of the season takes place in Austria where we see track limits being pushed, both Hamilton and Russell crash is qualifying, Alonso being left on the jacks with his tyre warmers on and Ferrari fighting amongst themselves. We hope you enjoy this very poorly episode. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language...

The British GP 2022 was a star studded, sold out monster of a race. With rain affecting the qualifying, Zhou doing his best to leave the circuit early, fantastic racing throughout the pack and a grandstand finish for the podium. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for...

Back to Canada for the first time since 2019, Perez hit the wall in quail and couldn’t find reverse, Alonso was flexing his muscles grabbing 2nd on the grid, Bottas really didn’t like the look of the bollard in T14 and Max cruised to victory. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language...

Formula 1 takes on another street circuit in the shape of Azerbaijan where Stroll and Latifi continue their battle for the Grosjean award, Hamilton puts his back out with all the triggering his car is doing, Ferrari fail to finish, team orders are in full effect at Red Bull and McLaren, and Alpha Tauri duct...

Your hosts Elton McManus and Andy Poulastides review Part Five – Crossroads where we’re attacking a company that’s given away their position, have a ton of reports to write up and then off for a well earned soak in a bath. Winters writes a report on the challenge of an unexpected resistance to a German...

Once again Monaco proves to be a very polarising circuit choice for Formula 1 to visit. This time out Latifi and Stroll are battling over the coveted Roman Grosjean award, Race control have an absolute nightmare, Schumachers Haas splits in two and Alonso drives around at walking pace to grab points. We hope you enjoy....

Back to the circuit every driver knows like the back of their hands, Barcelona, Spain. Aston Martin are up to their old copy/paste tricks, Mick Schumacher set his brakes on fire and Vertappens DRS gave up nearly as quick a Hamilton did during the race. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language...

Elton is joined by Lee Medcalf and Lee Harvey to burn through some topics which has been sat on the list for some time. Many thanks, we hope you enjoy.   LIVE Episodes are recorded on the RogueTwoMedia Twitch page. Skype :- ShonkyLab Follow Elton on Twitter :- @EltonMcManus Follow Shonky Lab on Twitter :- @ShonkyLab...

With all the pomp and ceremony only the good old US of A could create, we head to Miami. Built around the Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium we enjoyed all the celebrities, Vettel wearing his boxers on the outside of his race suit, a few red flags and a fake marina, or what I like...

Race day dawns with the first wet race of the 2022 season, that always means drama and carnage right? Well…….  poor Carlos Sainz continues with his run of bad luck, Alonso trys to redesign his Alpine to look more like the Mercedes by removing its side pods, Leclerc spins off whilst chasing second position and...

The sprint race format is back for the Emilia Romagna GP weekend. With a very interesting qualifying session where Albon EXPLODES!, Sainz bends it and Magnussen sticks it on 4th. The Sprint was entertaining with a safety car and overtaking up and down the grid, apart for Russell. Anyway, we hope you enjoy and see...

The long awaited episode about Screws & Bolts. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this mess. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy…….. Looking to do more LIVE episodes this year and it seems Twitch might be the right place. Please keep an eye out for future events and head to https://www.twitch.tv/roguetwomedia to follow the shows and join...

Well that was an expensive weekend for Aston Martin wasn’t it? With both drivers in the wars throughout. Ferrari looking dominant and Red Bull have issues again. Latifi knocking on the “19 best drivers in the world and….” door. Also is it ‘Bunga Bunga’ or ‘Nak Naks’? We’re very tired. We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast...

Round two of the 2022 Formula 1 season is in Saudi Arabia where Elton and Andy get to talk about terrorist attacks, Mick Schumacher bending his car, Hamilton not making it out of Q1 and a brilliant race where Verstappen and Leclerc both said “No! After you!” We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains...

The first race of the season takes place in Bahrain and so much has already happened. Vettel has phoned in sick so Hulkenberg steps up, Mercedes are slow, McLaren are slower, Red Bull run on Raspberries and we say goodbye to Fiat…….. but say hello and welcome back to Ferrari and they grab a 1-2....

Your hosts Elton McManus and Andy Poulastides take a small but related detour to talk about the truly epic A Bridge Too Far. Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines. We are NOT experts, veterans or master...

No Twitch this week for various reasons so it back to the good old days of chatting without video or a chat room. This week Elton is joined buy Andy to take a cruse that’s over a hundred years old. We’re boarding the TITANIC. Looking to do more LIVE episodes this year and it seems...

The cars are officially back in the wild lapping with a stop watch checking every moment. So that means Elton and Andy get to test their equipment is working correctly with our Testing & Predictions episode. Fiat looking strong, Haas have a last minute driver change and Mercedes forgot their side pods. It’s all primed...

Oye Beltalowda and Inyalowda! This week Andy is joined by Elton to take a look back at one of the greatest Sci-fi shows of the past decade, nay the 21st Century, The Expanse. We look back over the 6 seasons of the show, discuss our favourite characters and moments, how it compares to some of...

Welcome back to Grand Prix Podcast. The first official episode of 2022 and what better way to start off the season than with a traditional Liveries Episode. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humour (which may be unsuitable for adults), and the ramblings of 2 uninformed blokes who...

We’re trying twitch.tv again, with less success this time but that’s how you learn. Anyway, Lee and Darren join Elton to smash those A & B buttons, hit Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left Right, Start Select, R3, L2, L1, X, Y, ▢, △ and try to talk about video games Controllers. Apologies for the mucking...

This week Oli and Sam are joined by the very popular Andy and Elton from the Grand Prix Podcast. In what is now an annual colossal podcast collaboration (also of colossal length), the panel discuss virtually everything including: Our championship predictions made on the show this time last year. The eventful 2021 season, Max Verstappen,...

Welcome to Deckchairs & Dirty Air, a Patreon only production from Grand Prix Podcast and Rogue Two Media. This week Elton and Andy go head to head in a heated battle, one that will go down in history. We’re talking Rivalries. We hope you enjoy. If you have any ideas as what you you would...

Elton is joined by Lee to talk about the Winter Olympics. Is it all just ‘well easy’ or is there skill involved? Does adding ice to any event make it 100 times more dangerous and should Glove Drying be a sport? Looking to do more LIVE episodes this year and it seems Twitch might be...

Shonky Lab is back for 2022 and it’s Going LIVE over on twitch.tv …proper down with the kids innit. Lee Harvey and Darren Barnard join Elton for a good old Shouting At Clouds session, which really isn’t as grumpy as it sounds. It’s more about celebrities with one name, head torches and indoor clothing, outdoors....

Welcome to Deckchairs & Dirty Air, a Patreon only production from Grand Prix Podcast and Rogue Two Media. This episode Elton and Andy discuss the 2007 story which rumbled through the year, Spygate. If you have any ideas or feedback, comment below or email ‘ boxboxbox@grandprixpodcast.com ‘ We hope you enjoy. If you have any...

Silverstone did not disappoint with easily the best race of the season. Changeable weather, multiple fights for the lead, mistakes were made and Sir Lewis Hamilton visits the top step once again. Oh, and the new F1 movie will be called ‘F1’…….  We hope you enjoy. Warning: this podcast occasionally contains strong language (which may be...

This episode we find Andy taking the Pella head on while Elton is sneaking off in a tiny skiff. This is Into The Expanse, Season 06 Episode 06 Babylon’s Ashes. Inners and Belters fight side by side with the crew of the Rocinante in a last, massive, desperate battle with Marco and his Free Navy,...

This episode we find Andy is hauling supplies to save Ceres while Elton is covered in glitter and hitting every brothel possible. This is Into The Expanse, Season 06 Episode 05 Why We Fight. Drummer arrives on Ceres to aid the relief effort. Holden tries to convince Avasarala to release crucial information that might avert...

This episode we find Andy storming shipping containers and getting a hole in the helmet for good measure while Elton discovers he likes eye patches. This is Into The Expanse, Season 06 Episode 04 Redoubt. A controversial decision puts Holden at odds with his crew. On Ceres, Avasarala struggles to contain an escalating humanitarian crisis....

This episode we find Andy hurling chunks of titanium at the Pella while Elton has been asked to join a soccer team. This is Into The Expanse, Season 06 Episode 03 Force Projection. Avasarala, with the Combined Fleet of Earth and Mars, takes the war to Marco. Filip and Marco’s relationship is tested. The war...

This week I’m joined by Teresa to talk about many things Medieval. So watch out for that volley of arrows. We hope you enjoy.   LIVE Episodes are recorded on the Shonky Lab YouTube page. Skype :- ShonkyLab Follow Elton on Twitter :- @EltonMcManus Follow Shonky Lab on Twitter :- @ShonkyLab Join the Facebook Group...

The dust from the 2021 Formula 1 season will not settle for some time, if ever. So we better get on with our amateur season review you lucky lot have been busting a gut to hear. Thank you to each and every one of you. YOU made this season what it was, and that was...

This episode we find Andy taking jumping through space to drop off an EMP while Elton throws up in his suit. This is Into The Expanse, Season 06 Episode 02 Azure Dragon. With an unexpected passenger aboard the Rocinante, Holden and crew undertake a dangerous mission that could shift the balance of power in the...

This episode we find Elton floating weightless in his quarters while Andy is getting a little drunk and shooting one of his best mates. This is Into The Expanse, Season 06 Episode 01 Strange Dogs. The Rocinante crew make a startling discovery on an asteroid. Avasarala and Bobbie contend with the devastation on Earth. Drummer...

This week, because Christmas is just around the corner (only 1 more bin day to go) I’m joined by Odile and Amber to talk about our Christmas Traditions. We hope you enjoy.   LIVE Episodes are recorded on the Shonky Lab YouTube page. Skype :- ShonkyLab Follow Elton on Twitter :- @EltonMcManus Follow Shonky Lab...

With the season we’ve had up until this point, the final race on the calendar wasn’t going to disappoint…….. was it? Not one bit! Elton and Andy throw the format book out the window, much like the FIA did with the rules, and just go for it in this nerve shredding finale. We hope you...

Your hosts Elton McManus and Andy Poulastides review Part Four – Replacements where we’re meeting the replacements and seeking shelter in a barn. Lets hope we make it ’till morning. With the addition of many new men, Easy Company heads to Holland to participate in Operation Market Garden and prepare an Allied route into Germany,...

What an incredible race we had in Saudi Arabia. A high speed street circuit which could just about contain the drama of Verstappen’s pole attempt, the two red flag events, four VSC’s, corner cutting, penalties and Sir Lewis Hamilton driving into the back of Max Verstappen. Bonkers! We hope you enjoy. If you have any...

Trying something a little different with this episode. Very nervous, anxious and feeling a little silly but a little different doesn’t mean wrong. BTW, swear word at the very end. We hope you enjoy, stay safe and well.   LIVE Episodes are recorded on the Shonky Lab YouTube page. Skype :- ShonkyLab Follow Elton on...

Formula 1 heads to the Losail International Circuit in Qatar for the 20th round of the 2021 season. Lewis is nibbling away at Verstappen’s lead which was helped by a case of double waved yellow flags. You’ve seen the race, you know what it means. We hope you enjoy. If you have any suggestions as what to cover...