Mission Spinnow
By River Wells
Mission SpinnowJul 02, 2022
Silverstone Grand Prix-view
The Spinnow gang talks about Nelson Piquet's general asshattery, Ferrari's constant woes and Red Bull's chances to extend their lead for this preview of the Silverstone Grand Prix preview for 2022.
Back to Baku
The Spinnow gang talks about Ferrari's Monaco Mishap, previews what will surely be an intense Azerbaijan GP and offers even MORE discourse on the career of Sebastian Vettel.
Barcelona GP Preview
In this short preview for Spain, Sam correctly predicts Aston Martin's upgrade package, Ryan laments Mick Schumacher's performance and River is the odd man out on the gang's race prediction.
Welcome to Miami (Bienvenidos a Miami)
In this preview for the Miami GP, Sam rants on the capitalistic greed of America, River picks AGAINST Yuki Tsunoda and Ryan is all-in on Checo as F1's first foray to Vice City looms closer.
2022 Imola GP Preview
The Mission Spinnow gang talks about the upcoming Imola GP, disdain for all sprint races and has a general consensus on Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
Aston Martin and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Weekend
The Spinnow gang does plenty to call out Aston Martin's free fall from last year to this one, speculates on Pierre Gasly's future and, as always, gives George Russell a bit of a hard time.
Oh Boy, 1 a.m!
If you are from the East Coast and are about to sacrifice your sleep schedule for the Australian GP, come have a listen! Sam, River and Ryan talk about their predictions for the race, the madness from Jeddah and Rory McIlroy's religious beliefs.
We Don't Talk About McLaren
After Sam's Prancing Horses finish 1-2 at Bahrain, he and River team up to bully Ryan about McLaren's woes. The gang does a short preview of the Saudi Arabian GP.
Bland, Mild, Spicy (Season 2!)
Your favorite format is back right before the season starts! Sam is all in on the Prancing Horse, Ryan thinks everyone wins, and River spends an hour and a half trying to find royalty-free elevator music.
Season 2 Premiere: This or That?
The Spinnow Gang is back! In the debut episode of Season 2, River, Ryan and Sam try to promote harmful tobacco products, take the name of a game very literally and slander half the grid off the heels of the first day of F1's Barcelona shakedown.
The Art of (Not) Racing in the Rain
Sam, River and Ryan get particularly upset about the "racing" at the 2021 Belgium Grand Prix. Here's to you, FIA.
Hungary for More
Esteban Ocon wins a race, the Red Bulls get bumped (again) and Fernando Alonso brings the 1990s back in style at Hungary — The Mission Spinnow Gang talks the race that somehow managed to be crazier than Baku.
Copse and Robbers
The gang talks about that incident at Silverstone and some of the other prevailing storylines of the week. Also, we all pour one out for Charles LeClerc.
It's a Sprint, Not a Marathon
The Spinnow gang talks F1 sprint races, predictions for Silverstone, and whether Sam is wanted in Northern Ireland in this pod that's short as Saturday's action.
Red Bull Ring 2: Electric Boogaloo
Sam defends Charles LeClerc, River defends Yuki Tsunoda and Ryan has a rational conversation about Daniel Ricciardo. Will the second GP in Austria be as average as the first? Will Valterri start where he qualifies? We'll find out Sunday!
Red Bull Ring 1
Ryan gives yet another off-base Danny Ric prediction, River shouts out Alex Albon and Sam once more airs out his Ferrari woes in this preview of the upcoming Styrian GP.
French GP Preview (Sorta)
River references Kevin James movies, Sam believes in Valtteri Bottas and Ryan whiffs big on an Estaban Ocon edition in this Grand Prix preview that is totally, definitely on topic.
After Baku
Sam compliments Yuki Tsunoda, Ryan fawns over Lando (again) and River tyrannically flexes his pod-editing muscles in the gang's recap of the electrifying Azerbaijan GP.
Baku GP Preview
The Mission Spinnow gang take their heads OUT of the sandbags as Mercedes struggle in free practice and the Red Bulls continue to look strong.
The Cutting Room Floor
The Mission Spinnow gang reacts to last Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, leaving plenty of material for River to edit on the cutting room floor — with plenty of debate on whether Monte Carlo could belong there in the future, too.
Monaco GP Preview
The Mission Spinnow gang only had to cut out a single joke this time as they discuss Charles LeClerc's tough luck at Monaco, McLaren's gorgeous livery, and the small but never zero percent chance that Alain Prost makes his glorious return to F1 on the heels of the sport's return to Monaco this weekend.
Tsunoda Non Grata
After a decently exciting Spanish GP, Mission Spinnow talks about the championship fight and Valtteri's disdain for team orders. Sam debates whether Yuki Tsunoda's actions last weekend make him the embodiment of evil, while River channels his inner weeb and defends his favorite driver beyond any sort of logical threshold.
Spanish GP Preview
The Mission Spinnow gang talks about the ever-riveting Spanish GP, gives their predictions that are equally as boring, and cap it off with some of their best (worst) Mickey Mouse and Goofy impressions somewhere along the way.
Death, Taxes, Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton wins again, and the Mission Spinnow gang is thoroughly whelmed. Stop by for some chats on midfield battles, track limits, and more after Sunday's Grand Prix at Portimao!
The Portimão Pod
In this preview for the Portuguese GP at Portimão, the gang talks about entirely normal things such as last year's results, Checo's quest for a great weekend, who the No. 1 driver is at McLaren, and the fact that Valtteri Bottas is the Antichrist.
Mad Max, Furious George
The Mission Spinnow gang talks about Max Verstappen's big victory at Imola, George Russell's regrettable comments about his crash with Bottas and the future of F1's lineups come the 2022 regs.
Imola Race Week with Nate Saunders
After a three-week break that was three weeks too long, the Mission Spinnow gang are joined by ESPN F1 writer Nate Saunders! Nate talks about what he does at ESPN, his favorite press conference stories, the racing at Imola and more.
Bahrain Blast
After a fantastic start to the F1 season with the Bahrain GP, River, Sam and Ryan talk about the midfield battles, Lewis and Max's epic battle and Nikita Mazepin's race lasting shorter than a Bottas pitstop.
Normal, Mild, Spicy
On Bahrain race day eve, your hosts give their predictions for the first race of the F1 season — and some bold predictions for the year to come.
Rights Out And Away We Go!
In this episode, River, Ryan and Sam discuss the reveal of Jeddah's street track in Saudi Arabia, and how racing there affects F1's "We Race as One" mantra given the country's numerous human rights violations. They also discuss Nikita Mazepin, a rookie driver who has just as bad a reputation off the track as he does on it.
Heads in the Sand(bags)
In the first episode of Mission Spinnow, River, Ryan and Sam talk about Bahrain testing and how the sandstorms that kicked up during testing probably originated from the Mercedes garage. The group also gives some preseason predictions and discuss who they think has the best driving pair on the grid.