{"podcast":{"title":"LawVS - The Ladder Man","slug":"lawvs-the-ladder-man-6713515","podcast_index_feed_id":6713515,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6571d48e8321cf0012d83904","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/lawvs","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6571d48e8321cf0012d83904/1702309414980-0342ef3b9ba7d650b37e364eb72025d6.jpeg","author":"Lawrence Simpson","episode_count":695,"summary":"Whimsical tales from my attic regarding the world of Formula 1. I am LawVS, an F1 enthusiast of 25 years, who wishes to share my thoughts and opinions regarding the world of Formula One; all straight from the surrounds of my loft...come join me on our official Patreon to further climb the ladder @ https://patreon.com/lawvs Intro: \"Ladder Man\" by Suns of Fire - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S6BpPjVU2M Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T22:21:18.483930+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawvs-the-ladder-man-6713515"},"episode":{"title":"Mercedes’ Alpine Plan Just Became An FIA Problem","slug":"mercedes-alpine-plan-just-became-an-fia-problem","published_at":"2026-05-15T11:49:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawvs-the-ladder-man-6713515/mercedes-alpine-plan-just-became-an-fia-problem","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawvs-the-ladder-man-6713515","url":"https://linktr.ee/lawvs","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6571d48e8321cf0012d83904/e/6a07084768dc584eda29c1dd/media.mp3","summary":"The FIA has opened a live investigation into F1 team ownership...and it's not aimed at Red Bull. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs A MEGA millions stake in Alpine F1 is up for sale and three serious buyers are circling: Mercedes, Christian Horner and a financial investor nobody's talking about. However, the FIA president Ben Sulayem just opened a formal investigation into multi-team ownership...the same week he publicly backed Horner's return and said his absence felt like a \"vacation\". As that happens, McLaren's Zak Brown has now written a formal letter to the FIA demanding new ownership rules, which could block Mercedes' bid entirely...and the fact it wasn't a Red Bull dig surprises me greatly... Get 15% off at the Castore Official website with my special link: https://glnk.io/ryj2p/lawrence #AdCastoreAff The FIA Just Made The Alpine Bidding War Interesting https://youtu.be/aZDLvvpO2Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The FIA has opened a live investigation into F1 team ownership...and it's not aimed at Red Bull. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1303,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lawvs-the-ladder-man-6713515/episodes/mercedes-alpine-plan-just-became-an-fia-problem/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawvs-the-ladder-man-6713515/mercedes-alpine-plan-just-became-an-fia-problem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}