# Formula Fanatics #4 - Australia & China GPs!

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Podcast: [BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/break-fix-the-motorsports-vehicle-enthusiast-variety-show-379180)
Published: 2026-04-02T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/b-f-the-drive-thru-66/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kuemnn68i5zeqmp2/gtm_breakfix_episode-FF4.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2155

## Resource

Our team of “Formula Fanatics” react to the 2026 F1 season as “fake excitement,” criticizing new “hurry up and coast/turbo mushroom” racing that drove Australian GP overtakes from 45 to 120 and feels artificial. They review early team form: Ferrari strong, Red Bull struggling, McLaren unclear, and discuss ESPN’s constructors predictions, focusing on Audi’s reliability issues and why Williams may outperform them, while Aston Martin is labeled the current worst due to car/engine integration problems involving Honda and Adrian Newey, who stepped down from team principal to lead engineer. They note rumors of Audi boss Jonathan Wheatley moving to Aston, discuss driver-market chatter (Bearman/Ferrari, Antonelli), praise the China Sprint and Kimi’s rise to the podium, mention a FIA probe into Mercedes’ front wing timing raised by Ferrari, and make Suzuka picks favoring Hamilton, Ferrari, and Mercedes while expecting Aston retirements.

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