Mics Out

Jan 22 2025 24 ep. 45 mins 1
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A show all about the business of motorsport from the team at BlackBook.

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What's the dream F1 calendar?

Jan 22 2025 44 mins  
As South Africa becomes the latest country to throw its hat in the ring for a future Formula 1 race, the Mics Out team evaluates the current schedule and how it looks set to evolve. Cian Brittle and Tom Brown come up with their ideal F1 calendar and, in the process, find out just how hard it is to achieve a schedule that is sufficiently global and sustainable in equal measure. Else

The Mics Out New Year Quiz & 2025 predictions

Jan 08 2025 46 mins  
The Mics Out team returns for another year of motorsport with a preseason quiz to test their knowledge of the past 12 months. Cian, Tom & Pete also put their necks on the line to predict the 2025 champions in F1, MotoGP, Nascar, IndyCar, and Formula E: how many will they get right? Talking points: F1 2025 season predictions (01:55) MotoGP 2025 season predictions (09:46) For

F1 2024 season review: FIA chaos overshadows positive year

Dec 12 2024 48 mins  
Max Verstappen won a fourth world title, yet 2024 was anything but processionary as it delivered a much-needed injection of excitement to F1. The Mics Out team of Cian Brittle, Tom Brown, and Peter Jones unpack the big off-track talking points and evaluate how the series is set up for the future. Talking points: How F1 has revolutionised its commercial approach (07:23) The expo

Has F1's Las Vegas gamble paid off?

Nov 28 2024 47 mins  
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Unless, of course, it’s the global travelling circus that is F1. Cian Brittle and Tom Brown review the series' most unique race weekend and weigh up the pros and cons of hosting a Grand Prix on the Strip. Plus, the team discuss the potential impact of General Motors joining the F1 grid as the 11th team from 2026 and how the series' footprint

WEC & Nascar 2024 season reviews: Two series on the cusp of global progress?

Nov 13 2024 47 mins  
It's season review time as another year of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) and Nascar comes to a close. Cian Brittle and Tom Brown analyse the manufacturer boom in the endurance racing championship and look at the off-track politics threatening to derail the progress being made by the stock car racing series. Plus, the team look at the major stories dominating the world of F

Who is F1's most marketable athlete?

Oct 30 2024 52 mins  
Cian Brittle and Tom Brown focus on the release of SportsPro's 50 Most Marketable (50MM) athletes to find out who reigns supreme in the world of motorsport. With 11 athletes in total making the wider list of 150, there are some surprises to navigate on the way to finding out who topped the list. Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen? Lando Norris o Charles Leclerc? What about Bianca Bus

LVMH comes to F1, Formula E puts women first & Nascar vs Michael Jordan latest

Oct 16 2024 47 mins  
Cian Brittle and Tom Brown unpack the last two weeks of off-track action as Mics Out returns with another stacked episode. From Formula 1's massive ten-year deal with LVMH to the groundbreaking all-female test session in Formula E, there's plenty to get through this week. The team also offer their thoughts on how new fans expect to interact with Formula 1, the latest from Nascar's

MotoGP's bumper schedule, Andretti Global restructure & more trouble for Alpine

Oct 02 2024 44 mins  
There are off-track storylines abound in this week's episode as Alpine shut down their F1 engine programme, Andretti Global announce a major restructure, and MotoGP unveils a record 22-race calendar. The Mics Out team of Cian Brittle, Tom Brown, and Alice Evans dissect and analyse the permutations, while we also discuss IndyCar's implementation of a charter system. Elsewhere, the t

IndyCar 2024 season review: An exciting but frustrating season

Sep 19 2024 47 mins  
Alex Palou made it three titles in four years at Nashville, but how has IndyCar fared off-track? The Mics Out team of Cian Brittle and Tom Brown dissect the key talking points from a tumultuous season, including stuttering TV viewership, political wrangling, and the priorities moving forward. Other topics include the exciting developments at Aston Martin after the capture of Adrian

As Nascar heads to Mexico, is Europe next?

Sep 04 2024 42 mins  
Nascar's 'hectic' 2025 schedule has been confirmed and the major development is the Cup Series first competitive stop-off in Mexico. Tom Brown and Pete Jones discuss whether this means US stock cars will be racing in Europe in the not too distant future, plus WEC's upcoming docuseries.