2 Soft Compounds Podcast: Tsunoda's Big Break & other Suzuka stories
F1 NewsWednesday, 02 April 2025 at 11:36
Red Bull chaos! On this week’s 2 Soft Compounds podcast, Rick Houghton and Paul Velasco unpack and offer their thoughts on the shock mid-season driver swap that’s rocked the paddock as Formula 1 heads to the Land of the Rising Sun.
In this episode of 2 Soft Compounds, previewing the Japanese Grand Prix, inevitably the duo tackle Liam Lawson's demotion back to Racing Bulls from Red Bull after just two races, and Yuki Tsunoda is promoted — just in time for his home Grand Prix at Suzuka - to the hottest seat in Formula 1: Max Verstappen's teammate!
There's also a full preview of the weekend at Suzuka and the usual no-holds-barred banter as the duo tuck into the sharp end of the Formula 1 pecking where McLaren rules the roost, as Ferrari, Mercedes and Verstappen chase.
At the reigning F1 World Champions, all eyes are on Papaya Rules of engagement between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri; at bumbling Ferrari, Charles Leclerc vs Lewis Hamilton is getting juicy; Mercedes surprising themselves as George Russell takes leadership and Kimi Antonelli beds in for a very long F1 future.
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2 Soft Compounds Podcast Rundown
- 1️⃣ Introduction
- 2️⃣ Red Bull's Controversial Driver Switch
- 3️⃣ The Curse of Red Bull's Second Seat
- 4️⃣ Red Bull's Car Development Problem
- 5️⃣ Suzuka Race Preview and Predictions
- 6️⃣ Team-by-Team Analysis for Japanese GP
- 7️⃣ Final Thoughts
Production Credits:
- Presented by: Rick Houghton & Paul Velasco
- Studio Engineer & Editor: Roy D'Monte
- Executive Producer: Ian Carless
- Produced by W4 Podcast Studio
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