Episode 15: F1 driver academies overview

This week on the Grand Prixquel Pod, we go through each F1 driver academy and discuss their lineups! Our hosts went into each driver from all 8 academies, and of course, we had to go into depth and ramble about our favourite drivers. This is just a given at this rate on the podcast.

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Evan: https://x.com/artcvan 

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Niamh: https://x.com/irondames22 

Thia: https://x.com/motosportgirl11 

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:22 - What is an academy?

00:01:17 - Audi Driver Development Programme

00:04:30 - Audi potential rumours

00:05:12 - Ferrari Driver Academy

00:15:35 - FDA notable graduates

00:16:52 - Red Bull Junior Team

00:25:14 - RBJT notable graduates & honourable mentions

00:26:34 - Mercedes Junior Programme 

00:34:47 - Mercedes honourable mentions & notable graduates 

00:36:54 - McLaren Driver Development Programme

00:44:18 - McLaren notable graduates

00:45:23 - Williams F1 Team Driver Academy

00:56:17 - Williams honourable mentions

01:02:38 - Williams notable graduates 

01:03:09 - Alpine Academy

01:10:38 - Alpine honourable mentions 

01:14:43 - Alpine notable graduates 

01:15:30 - Aston Martin Aramco Driver Academy

01:17:43 - Aston Martin honourable mentions

01:18:58 - Honourable mentions: Haas 

01:20:00 - Honourable mentions: Cadillac / TWG 

01:22:18 - Outro

Music:

Intro Sound from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-f1-151254)