Texas has entered the group chat.
Haas bet on the next generation
Rafael Câmara's confirmed move to Haas for 2027 gets the boys debating potential versus experience. Jack backs giving young talent a shot; Bayley asks what a team loses when it moves on from an experienced driver. Ocon's next move is still a guessing game in the conversation.
McLaren: next year starts now?
The boys question McLaren's focus on developing for 2027 with Red Bull just seven points behind in the constructors' standings. Is it sensible preparation or too early to throw in the towel? Jack likes that new parts are still coming to the track. Naturally, this becomes an audition for Will Buxton's job.
COTA's greatest hits
Bayley sets the scene with a country-flavoured Austin intro before Jack puts his technical hat on. Their watch list: the uphill charge into Turn 1, a clean exit from the Turn 11 hairpin and the run down the back straight into Turn 12. Expect bumps, overtaking chat and absolutely no restraint with the Texas references.
A world title and a juice box
Kimi's first chance to seal the championship leads to some surprisingly focused maths, followed by considerably less focused podium-celebration ideas. Bayley backs Antonelli's talent; Jack sees a combination of driver and car. Both fancy Hamilton's chances of finishing second in the championship if Ferrari get their strategy together.
Max is very much alive
After the Sepang and Singapore wins, the boys ask whether Verstappen would be the favourite if the season started again today. They think Red Bull's revival has arrived too late for the title, but neither expects an easy afternoon for Kimi in Austin. Jack backs Max to make it three Grand Prix wins in a row.
The listeners enter the argument
Has the new ruleset helped Hadjar settle into the second Red Bull? The boys debate adaptation, driving habits and how much the car shapes a driver's results. Then a hypothetical Stroll-in-a-Red-Bull question sends Jack into full defence mode. Send more questions. Apparently this is what happens.
Nine kilometres. Still unpleasant.
The McLarethon check ends at 9 km owed, with the Singapore result already counted. Austin is the next chance to add to the damage. A Cadillac-themed challenge gets floated for next year, but it is only an idea for now. First, there is a run to survive and an American triple-header to lose sleep over.