No Hard Compound. No soft compound. Much like Europe and Formula 1, we are on summer break. Except, F1 never stops. Join Patrick and Brian for our mid-season review of the drivers, the teams, and the sport. Plus, our predictions for F1 2026. And, our thoughts on F1 2100 -- 75 years from now.

• Has Lewis Hamilton been good for Ferrari, or bad?
• The horrible, unlucky racing life of Charles Leclerc.
• The top 5 drivers so far. Bonus: the top 5 rookies so far.
• Who deserves the championship more? Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri.
• Who retires first? Max, Lewis, or Alonso?
• Our crazy but obvious prediction on Christian Horner's future.
• Plus, a secret F1 superpower and why F1 can't produce a hugely popular social media influencer.

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Is Apple about to buy an equity stake in Formula 1? Are F1 romances the next big Kindle e-book category? And will Charles Leclerc ever find true happiness at Ferrari? Join Patrick and Brian on the Hard Compound for these answers and more. Including:

1. Full analysis of the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix.
2. Why McLaren continue to favor Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri.
3. What's next for Yuki Tsunoda.
4. Has F1 become a crypto signal?
5. All that Cadillac is doing right (and wrong) as they gear up for the F1 2026 grid.
6. Plus, Patrick's review of the F1 Racing Experience in Las Vegas.

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Join Patrick and Brian for this special, unedited version of Hard Compound, where we breakdown why Christian Horner was fired, why now, and what's next. But, wait. There's more.

• Where Max Verstappen will be driving in 2026 -- spoiler, it may not be Mercedes.
• Why Apple TV will get the F1 streaming rights in America.
• Why Costco should have its own line of movie theaters.
• What F1 the Movie got so wrong (and some of what they got right).
• Our big Alpine, Cadillac, and Aston Martin conspiracy theories.
• And why this new world of F1 is bigger, richer, better, but maybe not as much fun.

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