They had no champagne for Nico! After a decade in the sport, where neither Nico Hulkenberg and Sauber had made it to the podium, the team decided there was no need to lug champagne around the world. But a thrilling, rainy race at Silverstone gave them a reason to celebrate. Plus!

• The old men, Nico Hulkenberg, Lewis Hamilton, and Fernando Alonso all deliver while the rookies falter.
• That self-inflicted penalty on Oscar Piastri. Will it cost him the championship?
• Driver moves! Is Yuki out? Is Bottas back in? Will Mercedes really drop $500 million (or more) to get Max Verstappen? And what of George Russell? (Recorded before the bombshell news of Christian Horner's firing.)
• It took a few races more than expected but Lewis Hamilton is now outperforming teammate Charles Leclerc at Ferrari. What does this mean for Charles?

Join Patrick and Brian on the Hard Compound for our review and analysis of the British Grand Prix.

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Do you know Carlos Sainz? We do! It's our early F1 the Movie review. Join Patrick and Brian on the Hard Compound this week and you'll get both our review of F1 the Movie plus our race coverage for the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix.

• F1 gets the Hollywood treatment. Is that a good thing?
• What F1 the Movie got right and where they missed.
• No race for old men? In Austria, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Nico Hulkenberg all shine.
• But what an awful showing for Red Bull at their home Grand Prix.
• But, wait. There's more. Liam Lawson makes our top 5! Meanwhile, Yuki Tsunoda continues to flounder.
• Finally, a shout out (again) to F1 Kids. They do such a great job.

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Our debt of gratitude to Claire Williams, to Gunther Steiner, to Montreal. And our frustration with Lando Norris, who may have cost himself a championship despite having the best car. Join Brian and Patrick on the Hard Compound for our post-Canadian Grand Prix analysis.

• Why Toto Wolff is smiling.
• Why Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll may not return to F1 in 2026. And why a similar fate awaits Fred Vasseur, who's time leading Ferrari is looking more tenuous by the week.
• High praise for the McLaren team, and for the old timers, Fernando Alonso and Nico Hulkenberg, especially.
• F1's persistent anti-American bias, even as they get more money from America.
• Revising our idea for a F1 Senior's Tour.

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