The FF1S 2021 Review Of The Season Of Driving (Part 1)

After perhaps the most controversial F1 season of all time, who better than three slightly drunk idiots and a respected commentator to pore over all the races of 2021?

Cheeka, Phill and Terry reflect on the Formula 1 season with the help of 5 Live’s Jack Nicholls and Terry’s diary, which contains no references to F1 whatsoever.

Recorded just before Christmas, this episode covers the first half of the season, after which we needed a break. And another drink. WE GO AGAIN TOMORROW.

FF1S.21.22 - Itsy Pitsy Post-Latifi, Masi Declares Max The Winny

The finale of the 2021 Formula 1 season was, as predicted by many, a shitshow at the fuck factory, but at least it wasn’t boring. Cheeka, Phill and Terry look back at the very silly Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, decide who should resign, and ultimately congratulate Max Verstappen on his first title. Also: there’s a panto. Now let’s never speak of it again.

FF1S.21.21 - Saudi You Like Me Now?

Ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix everyone was worried about human rights, but we all soon forgot about that as F1 launched its biggest shit show in ages. Still, it was entertaining, and means the championship goes down to winner-takes-all in Abu Dhabi. Cheeka, Phill and Terry chew over the ludicrous goings on from Jeddah and also remember the late, great Sir Frank Williams.

FF1S.21.20 - Anyone Can Play Qatar

Qatar brought an interesting track that looked great to drive on but didn’t make for a particularly enthralling race. Still, Hamilton’s win keeps the title race interesting, and Fernando Alonso reminded us all of how good he could have been if he hadn’t annoyed everyone early in his career.

Cheeka, Phill and Terry reflect on the inaugural grand prix at the Losail International Circuit and waffle on about all things F1 without any particular insight or expertise, as per usual.

FF1S.21.19 - Saoing the Seeds of Love

Cheeka’s back! And she’s brought a terrible quality microphone with her, so sorry about that. But with the gang back together, we talk about the Not Brazilian Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton put in one hell of a performance to overcome All The Things and close the gap to Max Verstappen in the championship. Some other drivers were also there, but honestly, we didn’t really notice.

FF1S.21.18 - Mexyback

Apart from qualifying and the first 100 metres, the Mexican Grand Prix was as dull as mezcal with no worm. So to liven things up, Phill and Terry are joined by SPECIAL GUEST CHEEKA, Richard “Spanners” Ready from off of the Missed Apex podcast. He gets to swear, we get a presenter while Cheeka’s away, everybody’s happy. Except our bodyguards, who have to stay at home now.

FF1S.21.17 - Porn and the USA

The American Grand Prix had plenty of action and intrigue, with a big dollop of cheese drizzled around it, courtesy of random celebrities that apparently didn’t want to be there. They probably didn’t care that Max Verstappen struck what could be a decisive blow against Lewis Hamilton in the title battle. But Cheeka, Phill and Terry care. Sort of. Well, listen to them delve into the Texas fun and see what you thin

FF1S.21.16 - Turn Eight Days a Week

The Turkish Grand Prix was a bit of a let down, and we’ll be honest, this episode might be too, because Cheeka’s ill. However, she’s replaced by professional replacement Cheeka, Alex Goy, who joins Phill and Terry to chew through the lumps of the race in Istanbul. Valtteri Bottas put in his annual good performance, but all eyes were on Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who failed to deliver much excitement. Still, it keeps the championship fight slightly interesting, so that’s something.

FF1S.21.15 - (Ooh Aah) Just A Little Pit

The rain came to Russia right at the end and made an already interesting race much more fun. Lando Norris lost and Lewis Hamilton won, but then so did Max Verstappen. In a way. Cheeka, Terry and Phill look back on an incident-packed Russian Grand Prix, and also review the new Schumacher film in their usual insightful and considered manner.

FF1S.21.14 - Drinky Boots

The Italian Grand Prix provided a deathly dull sprint race and then a much more exciting main event. Cheeka, Phill and Terry discuss this unexpected winners, completely expected crashes and whether they deserved penalties, and then talk about sex toys and which driver you’d want to sleep with. Business as usual, really.

FF1S.21.13 - Ice Ice Bye-Bye

Zandvoort promised much, and delivered pretty pictures, orange fog and racing boredom. But Verstappen won, so yay the Dutch GP? Cheeka, Phill and Terry ask where it all went wrong, reminisce about Cheeka’s wedding, and talk about the new driver deals, including a great speculation about Alex Albon going to Williams that we then cut because it’s out of date now. Unlucky.

FF1S.21.12 - We’ve Only Just Begun

The Belgian Grand Prix… wasn’t. Phill and Terry get together to lambast the F1 idiocy that left thousands of people getting wet on a Belgian hill with no chance of a refund. They also wait for Cheeka to turn up and try and avoid a repeat of what reviews called “the worst episode ever”. Did they succeed? You decide. Please.

FF1S.21.11 - Can’t Stop This Finn We Started

Where to start with the Hungarian Grand Prix? With inappropriate humour and big gaps in our analysis of course. Cheeka, Phill and Terry look back at the chaos on the Hungaroring and try to make sense of it all, through the medium of drinking and swearing. Obviously.

FF1S.21.10 - The Whinger Takes It All

Silverstone saw two races for the British Grand Prix, except one wasn’t a race, except it was. Then Hamilton and Verstappen crashed and it was definitely someone’s fault, except it wasn’t. And everyone got Covid, probably.

Cheeka, Phill and Terry are joined by a LIVE Listeners Corner phonein thing to talk about all the naughtiness in Northamptonshire, and there’s some terrible singing. Sorry.

FF1S.21.09 - Blurred Pit Lane Lines

It’s the second Austrian Grand Prix - and the fourth in a year - and it was nowhere near as bad as last week’s, even if Max Verstappen waltzed off to victory with no challengers.

It was all action behind though; Cheeka, Phill and Terry talk about harsh penalties, shouty radio messages and new contracts, among other unrelated nonsense.

FF1S.21.08 - (Red Bull) Ring of Dire

The Styrian Grand Prix promised much and delivered mostly boredom and a silly name. However, it was punctuated by Bottas spinning in the pitlane, so that was fun. Cheeka, Phill and Terry talk about Max Verstappen’s Hamilton-like win, worry that next week will be the same again, and also reveal Terry’s new tattoo, which may or may not be Philip Morris related.

FF1S.21.07 - Don’t Double Stop Me Now

Everyone expected the French GP to be boring, and for all Terry knows, it was, because he didn’t watch it. But Cheeka and Phill did, and so they all conspire to blather on about how strategy trumps pace, how stripes give us headaches and how no one every f*cking listens to us. And perhaps justifiably so.

FF1S.21.06 - Every Silly Thing He Does Is Magic

Azerbaijan was a slow burner. After marshals ran out of red flags in qualifying, the race saw Charles Leclerc go backwards but then not much happened. Luckily, Pirelli intervened, and then all hell broke loose. And in the end, nothing changed in the championship. Cheeka, Phill and Terry drink a bit and talk about Verstappen and Stroll’s smashes, Hamilton’s magic dance and then get distracted by anything and everything.

FF1S.21.05 - Wake Me Up, After Monaco-co

Monaco! Big pile of shite, but at least the cars look nice, especially the McLarens. Cheeka, Phill and Terry reflect on the usual Monte Carlo snoozefest but concede that the results were interesting. They also talk about Leclerc crashing deliberately, Bottas’s stripped nut and all the regular tangents.

FF1S.21.04 - Reprofiled Corners Of My Mind

The Spanish Grand Prix was deathly dull but also quite interesting, in classic Formula 1 style.

Cheeka, Phill and Terry look back at the Catalunya catatonia and get regularly distracted by vaccines, weddings and all sorts of other nonsense, before eventually getting back to whether or not it was a good race, whether Verstappen has already capitulated and whether Marzipan will get sacked by his dad.