Make The F1 Friendship Bracelets at the USGP & More Mclaren Driver Drama | Grid Walk August 17, 2023

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Only one more week before F1 fans can say “It’s race week!” once again! F1 summer break is coming to a close with the Dutch Grand Prix next week! Before wrapping up the F1 summer shutdown Grid Walk is here to give you the latest in all things in Formula 1!

This week Nicole delivers some of her midseason highlights from the F1 season so far! Nicole starts with her Favorite Podiums Parties aka the F1 podiums that were her favorite in the first half of the F1 season! Obviously, Esteban Ocon’s P3 finish at the Monaco Grand Prix is on the list but where does it fall? What about the Spanish Grand Prix with the double Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team podium for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell?

Shoutout to the social media team at the Circuit Of The Americas!! Last week, COTA posted on their social media accounts encouraging their followers to trade friendship bracelets at this year’s Formula 1 Lenovo United States Grand Prix! Briana and Nicole attended the United States Grand Prix last year and coincidentally made F1 friendship bracelets for each other! What are the implications of COTA posting something like this and what does it tell us about the demographics that COTA is trying to appeal to? Briana and Nicole share friendship bracelets they would make and trade with F1 drivers.

Briana and Nicole admire any effort made when drivers attempt paddock fits. It is only right that one of the Grid Walk midseason podiums is best paddock fits! It is also no surprise that all of the spots belong to Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team driver Lewis Hamilton and Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake driver Zhou Guanyu. This F1 fashion podium is another piece of evidence to show how different Briana and Nicole’s tastes are!

Grid Walk is a Formula 1 podcast but Briana and Nicole HAD to talk about the IndyCar drama happening with Alex Palou! Briana delivers the details of the saga between Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing and McLaren. What has chief executive officer of McLaren Racing Zac Brown been saying to the press? How is this situation reminiscent of the Oscar Piastri, Mclaren F1 Team, and BWT Alpine F1 Team deal? Will motorsport fans ever get to see Alex Palou driving in Formula 1?

Podium: Favorite F1 Races. This podium gets spicy!! Briana and Nicole share their favorite F1 races from the first half of the season! What controversial take does Nicole take that causes Briana to be shocked? Does the Monaco Grand Prix end up on both Grid Walk podiums?

Yellow Sector Notes takes us through the paddock with as many stops at F1 garages as possible during F1 summer break! When is Scuderia Ferrari running a special livery to celebrate the win at The 24 Hours of Le Mans? Is Mick Schumacher headed to Williams Racing? Is F1 implementing a DRS ban?

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00:00 Formation Lap

02:05 F1 Mid-Season Podium: Nicole's Favorite Podium Parties

05:00 The Business Case Behind Friendship Bracelets at the USGP

18:00 F1 Friendship Bracelets for Formula 1 Personalities

22:53 F1 Mid-Season Podium: Paddock Fits

33:26 More Mclaren Drama: Alex Palou and IndyCar

50:51 F1 Mid-Season Podium: Formula 1 Race Weekends

56:04 Yellow Sector Notes