The Undercut Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Jesse and Thiemo sit down to catch up post Monza and talk all things Formula 3 as a new champion is crowned and the series gets set for its new horizons in 2025.

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Find the Crew:

Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly.

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction and initial thoughts

4:16 - Fornaroli moves to F2

5:59 - F3 is getting a new car in 2025

12:43 - Jenzer could be leaving F3!

15:35 - Barcelona

21:01 - Austria

28:25 - Silverstone

37:39 - Budapest

45:13 - Spa

55:24 - Monza

1:06:50 - Winners and Spinners

1:27:36 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion

Wowzas. This is the season that started a little slowly but is really giving its all now. Join the team and this week’s guest Catherine Bruce as they sift through all the action from the Italian GP!

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Also, please give us money, we promise we’ll spend it on microphones and editing software. Jesse has finally fixed his MG, so he won’t be blowing any of your hard earned money on that. We have a Patreon, sign up to it here for £1: https://www.patreon.com/undercutpodcast please.

Find the Crew:

Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly.

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Enjoying the Summer Break

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Catherine Bruce - @cathbruce on TikTok and Girls Across the Grid

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

3:25 - The safety car binned it?

4:27 - Alpine went on strike?

6:12 - Antonelli Confirmed at Mercedes

13:07 - The Grand Prix Weekend: spins, kerbs and new tarmac

16:20 - Red Bull

21:02 - Ferrari

27:24 - Mercedes

32:23 - McLaren

44:24 - Aston Martin

48:49 - RB / Minardi / Alpha Tauri / Toro Rosso

52:50 - Williams

55:00 - Sorta getting into Stake at this point?

58:20 - Haas

1:04:26 - Alpine

1:04:47 - Winners and Spinners

1:15:28 - Predictions

1:15:56 - Fantasy F1

1:17:03 - Conclusion

Unclear if Jesse’s mentioned it, but he’s off to watch this one in person. Anyway, there’s a little bit of news and some predictions to deal with ahead of F1s return to the Hungaroring this weekend. Let’s tuck in.

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Find the Crew:

Jesse - @jesseoncars on Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and writing for Classic Car Weekly.

The Podcast - @theundercutpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Ellie-May - Watching AC/DC

Thiemo - Is It Fast, On The Kerbs and Paddock Sorority.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction and FoS Chat

2:47 - Details on Lewis’ Ferrari Contract Have Emerged

7:12 - Monza’s Turn 1 has been redesigned?

8:27 - The 2025 Sprint Calendar is out!

10:57 - Haas and Ferrari are extending their technical partnership

12:59 - Flörsch and Chambers testing F2 and F3 chassis for accessibility mods.

20:03 - Hungary Facts and Rumours

22:56 - Predictions

29:55 - Conclusion

Okay, a lot to get through here, so buckle up. Let’s get this sorted. It’s time to review the Australian Grand Prix and the many red flags, restarts and crashes.Note: when I say Lando came home P8, I clearly mean Oscar Piastri. We’d been recording for an hour by this point and I was barely awake, that post-half-marathon fatigue was hitting hard.And if you haven’t already, be sure to join our fantasy league to be in with a chance of winning something. We haven’t decided what yet though.

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Find the team: Thiemo - @On the Kerbs on YouTube and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram

Jesse - @Jesse On Cars on YouTube and @JesseOnCars on Twitter and Instagram

Ellie-May - Running our Tiktok account @theundercutpodcast

If you want more of our work in the worlds of journalism, podcasting and cars:

Thiemo is available at Is It Fast?, the Nitro RX Podcast and Paddock Sorority.

Jesse can be found at Classic Car Weekly where he'll be bringing you news of all things classic, covering some old-timey motorsport and driving some brilliant classic cars.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction and an anniversary

4:41 - What the Hell Haas Happened? - Pit Wall Nonsense

14:48 - WTHHH? - F1 Academy will be a pukka feeder series next year!

15:19 - WTHHH? - Track Invasions, fan behaviour and their consequences.

25:34 - WTHHH? - Baku has a new sprint weekend format?

28:04 - The Race and what on Earth happened towards the end of it: trying to unpick the mess.

50:33 - Winners and Spinners - Winners

57:58 - Winners and Spinners - Spinners

1:03:45 - Predictions Review

1:06:38 - Constructors Countdown

1:07:30 - Fantasy League Review

1:11:17 - Conclusion

Hullo and welcome back to the Undercut Podcast where this time we are looking ahead to the Australian Grand Prix. Along side the news from the week gone by, we have some predictions to throw at you.

And if you haven’t already, be sure to join our fantasy league to be in with a chance of winning something. We haven’t decided what yet though.

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Find the team:

Thiemo - @On the Kerbs on YouTube and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram

Jesse - @Jesse On Cars on YouTube and @JesseOnCars on Twitter and Instagram

Ellie-May - Running our Tiktok account @theundercutpodcast

If you want more of our work in the worlds of journalism, podcasting and cars:

Thiemo is available at Is It Fast?, the Nitro RX Podcast and Paddock Sorority.

Jesse can be found at Classic Car Weekly where he'll be bringing you news of all things classic, covering some old-timey motorsport and driving some brilliant classic cars.

0:00 - Introduction and Jesse has a breakdown

2:41 - What the Hell Haas Happened? - What is going on in the Houses of McLaren

10:08 - WTHHH? - Domenicali wouldn’t be against scrapping Free Practice sessions!

18:01 - WTHHH? - Mercedes are building a B-car! And Ferrari are bringing upgrades to Aus.

21:55 - WTHHH? - Closer racing? Formula E and IndyCar can do it, but why can’t F1?

29:29 - WTHHH? - Bagnia takes the win in opening race of MotoGP season and; Kimi and Jenson tackle NASCAR.

30:54 - Ellie-May’s Fun Fact Corner39:06 - Australian Grand Prix Preview

41:08 - Predictions - Pole

42:33 - Predictions - Podium

44:34 - Predictions - Fastest Lap

45:09 - Predictions - Wild Prediction

48:28 - Conclusion

Thiemo and Jesse are joined by Road to F1's LA Wilshaw to review all the Formula 2 action from Saudi Arabia. With an absolutely bonkers Sprint Race to a Frederick Vesti resurgence and a terrible weekend for Boschung and Pouchaire, we really got a bit of gosh darn everything in Jeddah!

Thiemo can be found on Is It Fast?, On the Kerbs, The Nitro RX Podcast, Paddock Sorority and Instagram.

Jesse can be found on Twitter, Instagram and at Classic Car Weekly.

LA Can be found over on RoadToF1.

Chapters;

00:00 - 01:15: Introduction

01:15 - 02:45: Victor Martins on Pole for ART

02:45 - 04:15: Best Sprint Race Ever?!

04:15 - 07:15: Zane Maloney's Dead or Alive Tribute Act

07:`15 - 13:30: Pourchaire cracking under pressure?

13:30 - 14:15: Feature Race

14:15 - 16:40: There's something about Daruvala

16:40 - 17:15: Doohan Good

17:15 - 21:00: Vesti & PREMA are back(?)

21:00 - 21:45: A race to forget for ART?

21:45 - 24:15: Is Boschung a one trick pony?

24:15 - 27:10: Drivers That Impressed the Most

27:10 - 28:15: Driver and Constructor Standings

28:15 - 31:14: Conclusion

Hullo and welcome back to the Undercut Podcast and another Jesse-Rant this week; this time about stewarding. We’re also joined by LA Wilshaw for the pod where we sit down and revisit the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and its associated antics. From the reliability of driveshafts, competence of stewarding and what’s on the horizon for Mercedes.

Fantasy League: P8JJKS2WU04Find the team:

Thiemo - @On the Kerbs on YouTube and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram

Jesse - @Jesse On Cars on YouTube and @JesseOnCars on Twitter and Instagram

Ellie-May - Running our Tiktok account @theundercutpodcast

Guest - LA Wilshaw - @RoadTo_F1 on Twitter and TikTok, @road_to_f1 on Instagram.

If you want more of our work in the worlds of journalism, podcasting and cars:

Thiemo is available at Is It Fast?, the Nitro RX Podcast and Paddock Sorority.

Jesse can be found at Classic Car Weekly where he'll be bringing you news of all things classic, covering some old-timey motorsport and driving some brilliant classic cars.

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction

1:02 - What the Hell Haas Happened? - Angela Cullen leaves Mercedes?

2:52 - What the Hell Haas Happened? - Big changes are on the horizon for the W14

4:36 - What the Hell Haas Happened? - Wheeled transport banned from track walks

10:56 - The Racing Action - Perez’s 100% Pole Record and Red Bull Reliability issues?

16:19 - The Racing Action - Red Bull’s First Consecutive 1-2 since 2009!? Max’s Mind Games and who was supposed to have the fastest lap?

22:20 - The Racing Action - Sub-par Stewarding Ruins Race?

41:45 - Winners and Spinners - Winners

47:42 - Winners and Spinners - Spinners

55:43 - Honourable Mentions

59:55 - Predictions Review

1:00:38 - Constructors Countdown

1:01:12 - Fantasy League Review

1:02:47 - Conclusion

Hullo and welcome back to the Undercut Podcast and what fast unravels into a Jesse lecture this week, laden with a strange level of optimism for Mercedes in 2024 from the Ferrari fan. Anyhow, the main focus of this is a bit of news with regards to engine providers; then a preview of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

If you want more Undercut Podcast, check out our interview with Alex Brundle which is up and ready for y'all to enjoy. We'll be back in about a week's time with a review of all the action from Jeddah.

Find the team:

Thiemo - @onthekerbs and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram

Jesse - @JesseOnCars and @JesseOnCars on Twitter and Instagram

Ellie-May - Running our Tiktok account @theundercutpodcast

If you want more of our work in the worlds of journalism, podcasting and cars:

Thiemo is available at Is It Fast?, the Nitro RX Podcast and Paddock Sorority.

Jesse can be found at Classic Car Weekly where he'll be bringing you news of all things classic, covering some old-timey motorsport and driving some brilliant classic cars.

Thiemo and Jesse are back to review all the Feeder Series action from Bahrain! From Pourchaire's dominant drive to Ralph Boschung's resurgence, Flörsch's smooth return to Formula 3, chaos left right and centre in both series and Jamie Chadwick putting in a heroic effort in Indy NXT, we cover all the angles from the action in Bahrain!

Find the Team:

Thiemo can be found on Is It Fast?, On the Kerbs, The Nitro RX Podcast, Paddock Sorority and Instagram.

Jesse can be found on Instagram, Twitter and at Classic Car Weekly and hopefully making a return to YouTube?

The Undercut Podcast is back and this time, Thiemo, Ellie-May and Jesse review the Bahrain Grand Prix!

We discuss the news that Susie Wolff has been appointed as the Managing Director for F1 Academy, how Lance Stroll actually did well, the brilliance of Fernando Alonso, what Mercedes can do to turn their fortunes around and Jesse uncoolly kink shames Thiemo, we review our predictions and the Fantasy F1 League scores and much much more!

Find the team:

Thiemo - @On the Kerbs on YouTube and @t.albers.daly.onthekerbs on Instagram

Jesse - @Jesse On Cars on YouTube and @JesseOnCars on Twitter and Instagram

Ellie-May - Running our Tiktok account @theundercutpodcast

If you want more of our work in the worlds of journalism, podcasting and cars:

Thiemo is available at Is It Fast?, the Nitro RX Podcast and Paddock Sorority.

Jesse can be found at Classic Car Weekly where he'll be bringing you news of all things classic, covering some old-timey motorsport and driving some brilliant classic cars.