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Our hosts James and Stuart discuss the Canadian Grand Prix! Includes:

- Is Vettel’s domination going to ruin F1? Can he be beat?

- A good qualifying performance for Valtteri Bottas. Can well can he shine in the sub-par Williams?

- Paul di Resta fighting hard. Will the big teams have taken notice of him?

- Is Jean-Eric Vergne the most underrated driver in Formula One?

- Who was at fault in the Webber – van der Garde crash? Are backmarkers a problem in general?

- Why was it such a dull race?

- Will Mercedes survive the tyre-testing controversy without a major penalty?

- Final thoughts and driver of the day.

- Babybets

- Maccavator. The hosts decide what changes they would make to the McLaren team, and give the drivers a motivational speech.

All this and more on another thrilling episode of HardTyres!

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This week our hosts Stuart, Tom and Chris discuss an incident-packed Monaco Grand Prix. Includes:

- Praise for Rosberg. Just how good is he?

- Discussion on the tyre-test controversy regarding Mercedes, as news breaks about it throughout the show.

- An assessment of Perez’s race, and whether he went too far.

- A look at Force India’s form, and whether they can maintain it to beat McLaren.

- Words of warning for Grosjean as he causes another pile-up.

- Analysis of the Chilton/Maldonado crash, and debate over whether the penalties handed out at Monaco were consistent.

- Driver of the Day

- A new weekly feature called BabyBets, where each host is assigned a 50p bet for the following GP

- The short-awaited return of the quiz!

All this and more in a very busy episode of HardTyres. Don’t forget, you can follow us @HardTyres and e-mail us at HardTyres@gmail.com

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Our hosts Tom, Stuart and James discuss the Spanish Grand Prix! Includes:

- Are the tyres ruining everything?

- Have Mercedes put too much stock into qualifying, and how should they approach the rest of the season?

- How good was Alonso? And will he benefit from a resurgent Felipe Massa?

- How did McLaren end up so far behind the front-runners, and should they give up this season?

- The midfield battle: Are Sauber getting things together, and are Toro Rosso benefitting from Red Bull’s uncertainty?

- Have the Caterham’s pushed ahead in the backmarker battle?

- Is Bernie an idiot? (SPOILER: The answer is yes).

- Birthday Presents.

- #DateJake

All this and more in another cracking episode of HardTyres.

Remember, you can follow us @HardTyres and e-mail us at HardTyres@gmail.com

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Our hosts James, Stuart and Tom discuss the Bahrain Grand Prix. Includes:

- Will Vettel begin to dominate the season?

- Has Di Resta proven himself to be a worthy member of the F1 Grid?

- Was Perez too aggressive, or is he just getting better?

- Where did it go wrong for Rosberg?

- Should we come back to Bahrain for future GPs?

- Which newbies have impressed, and which need to step up their game?

- Driver of the Day

- F1 Trivia: Our hosts take part in a tense F1 quiz.

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Our hosts Tom, James and Stuart discuss the Chinese Grand Prix. Includes:
- Are Ferrari Number One?
- Are Mercedes far away from winning races?
- Did Red Bull make a tactical blunder this weekend?
- Has Webber decided to leave F1?
- Will Ricciardo replace him?
- How has Perez fared for McLaren so far?
- Are the Pirellis making the racing interesting, or have they ruined qualifying?
- F1 Dream Team: Our hosts pick the ultimate line-up for their Fantasy F1 team.

All this and more! Don’t forget, you can follow us @HardTyres, or e-mail us at HardTyres@gmail.com

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James, Stuart and guest-host Steve (@F1Grid) discuss the controversial Malaysian Grand Prix. Includes:

- A crash for Alonso – whose fault was it? And is Massa looking good for a race win?

- How are the newbies faring?

- The hosts tackle the Vettel-Webber debacle, deciding whether it was fair and how Red Bull should deal with Vettel.

- Stuart finally gets censored.

- A good performance from Mercedes, with the hosts discussing Rosberg’s obedient driving.

- Force India vs Sauber: Who will emerge victorious in the midfield battle.

- A word for the unsung heroes of F1 so far this season.

- Markivator: Our hosts deliver a 20 second speech to help the Aussie regain his motivation

- Live music is performed.

All that, and more fun to be had in an explosive episode of HardTyres. Follow us @HardTyres, or e-mail us at HardTyres@gmail.com.

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HardTyres gets going with the first GP Podcast of the year! This week, our hosts Chris, Stuart and Tom discuss all the major points of interest raised by F1′s 2013 curtain-raiser. Includes:

- Did that live up to the hype?

- Raikkonen’s win: A tactical masterpiece, or is the Lotus truly quick?

- Are the tyres degrading too quickly?

- Have Force India laid the groundwork to become the top midfield team this season?

- Should we be concerned about Red Bull? And why did Williams disappoint?

- Marussia had a blinder, especially Bianchi. A bit of praise for them.

- A word on Hamilton’s first race.

- A special F1 edition of Would I Lie To You

And more!

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We’re back! HardTyres kicks off with a pre-season special, with regular hosts Tom, James and Stuart launching their views into the stratosphere! This week’s questions are:

What have we learned from testing?

Can Sebastian Vettel take his fourth consecutive title? Who are his major rivals?

Will 2013 be a write-off for Mercedes?

Does Adrian Sutil deserve his Force India seat?

How will Perez fare in the McLaren? Will he win a race?

Which rookie do you feel has the greatest chance of becoming a world champion? (question contributed by Neil MacCuish @Neil_MacCuish1)

Predictions for the year?

And finally, the bonus feature 999 call, in which our hosts arrest a person (or item) from the paddock!

Also included: Everyone is compared to Paul di Resta, Red Bull may be hiding something and Georgie Thompson gets booted from F1!

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A quick set of clips from the HardTyres promo, in which me and Stuart prove we’re no good at this sort of thing! Includes the hosts struggling to start the show, one of the hosts running away during the show, some advice on foul language and a trip to the toilet.

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The third in the trilogy of teasers for the upcoming HardTyres series! Includes discussion about the backmarkers, talk of the tyres themselves and a little look ahead to the Ozzie GP!

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