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Pitpass.com

Summary: Take an in-depth look at Formula One with Formula One journalists Chris Balfe and Mat Coch discuss the stories behind the headlines. Featuring interviews with leading figures in the sport, the Pitpass.com team will bring you up to speed on everything in Formula One.

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 2015 Austrian Grand Prix | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:32

Somebody get the guys at atlas as the Pitpass trio of Max Noble, Mat Coch and Chris Balfe combined manage to confuse Azerbaijan with Kazakhstan. No folks, we don't know how they managed to do it either. Maybe it was the threat of losing Monza from the calendar that got Balfe frazzled or the seemingly endless march east the sport seems to have taken. Either way, if you trust the team while booking your next holiday in Baku you're likely to be disappointed. There is optimism among the ranks though. After the Austrian Grand Prix the team are positive about the Formula One, well, sort of. About as positive as they can be with confusing grid penalties that strike them as made up on the spot or pulled out of a hat. It's optimism tinged with just a little fear though. Fear that the powers that be might see Kimi Raikkonen's crash as a crowd pleaser and reason to shuffle the Formula One deck a little, despite Coch's insistence the sport is actually pretty good and doesn't need to be touched at all. Don't worry, we've doubled his medicine. Even Noble is in the act, as he sets about nailing a new pair of shoes onto the Prancing Horse while wondering what sort of fish Christian Horner hopes Ross Brawn is bringing for dinner.

 Canada 2015 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:32

Max Noble, Mat Coch and Chris Balfe are back to dissect a race that really never was as they cite Sebastian Vettel, Felipe Massa and one curious local as the highlights of an unusually uneventful Canadian Grand Prix.

 Monaco 2015 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:36

Max Verstappen's crash, Mercedes' decision to pit Lewis Hamilton, Williams lack of pace and McLaren scoring points. It was a Monaco Grand Prix worth talking about. But there's so much more the team sinks its teeth into, including the lack of leadership within Formula One. That's just the tip of the iceberg as Coch has a conspiracy theory, Balfe rants like he's never ranted before and Noble gets stuck in to the Strategy Group.

 Spain 2015 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:57

Following on from Nico Rosberg's first win in almost 12 months, the Pitpass team completely forgets to mention it as instead it ploughs into the hot topics from the F1 paddock. This week they discuss McLaren's woes, if Ferrari has slowed down and why Audi might be better served looking at Sauber instead of Red Bull.

 2015: The Story So Far | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:46

The Pitpass podcast is back with Editor Chris Balfe again joined by Mat Coch and Max Noble, making his debut on the show. The trio digest the opening four races of the season, picking out the highs and lows while discussing some of the key issues surrounding Formula One in 2015.

 Rd18, Brazil featuring the USGP | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:05

Making up for lost time, the Pitpass team rants its way through all the issues currently facing Formula One. With back-to-back races and a seemingly imploding sport the trio waste little time cutting to the core of the problem with impassioned debate and heckling aplenty.

 Rd16, Russia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:43

It may have been a dull Russian Grand Prix, but that just gives the team license to discuss an array of other topics. From the trouble at Force India to the state of play at McLaren, the team somehow even manage to spend literally seconds talking about the race.

 Rd15, Japan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:39

It's been a rough week in Formula One, the Pitpass team sharing their thoughts on Jules Bianchi. Unanomously, they call for calm and sensibility.

 Rd 14, Sinagpore | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:37

Without the safety car, the Singapore Grand Prix would have been a bit of a snooze-fest, according to the Pitpass team who are back to right all of Formula One's wrongs.

 Rd13, Italy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:28

They may have missed the Belgian episode, but the Pitpass team is back in full swing. In fact it's a suggesting they think might help liven up Formula One, much in-keeping with the current trend of needless tinkering. It's the longest episode yet, but there is a lot of ground to cover from conspiracy theories to paved run offs, not to mention a race and a half worth of action to get through.

 Rd11, Hungary | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:56

Clearly struggling to master the art of reading a clock, Mat Coch is left rather red faced on the latest Pitpass podcast. Joined by Glen Crompton, notably absent is editor Chris Balfe, the result of a rather embarrassing time zone gaff Coch hopes nobody notices.

 Rd10, Germany | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:21

Tired of leaving the rants to Glen 'Crompo' Crompton, Mat Coch (who allegedly joined the show from a telephone box somewhere) expresses his concerns over the standard of marshalling in Hockenheim, a view shared by Editor Chris Balfe who branded the handling of Adrian Sutil's stricken Sauber as disgraceful. Crompo is more forgiving and instead is left wistfully reminiscing about Jean Alesi's helmet before pointing out the flaws in Bernie Ecclestone's business model.

 Rd9, Great Britain | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:06

It's taken until almost the midway point of the season, but finally Glen 'Crompo' Crompton has given us his first real crack-pot conspiracy theory of the year. And it came about almost by accident. Crompo is once again in the Pitpass studio with editor Chris Balfe and fellow antipodean Mat Coch to discuss the British Grand Prix as the team stray in to oncoming traffic in the form of Formula Kart Star, the new FOM backed karting series. But its very existence has the guys all agreeing that it is a confusing move for a brand which has been so aggressive in protecting its exclusivity, leading to the inevitable cynicism.

 Rd8, Canada | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:29

Chris Balfe, Glen Crompton and Mat Coch have headed back in to the Pitpass studio to record the post-Austrian Grand Prix episode in which, as usual, they spend little time actually talking about the race. Indeed, feeding off one another, Balfe and Crompo come up with some exciting new job descriptions for Tabloid Newspaper Editors after drawing inspiration from the World Cup and motivation from the track limits debacle in qualifying.

 Rd7, Canada | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:41

Running a little longer this week the trio of Balfe, Crompo and Coch review the Canadian Grand Prix and take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. They're unimpressed with proposed changes to Friday practice while suggesting Daniel Ricciardo's maiden victory is the most positive thing to have happened to Formula One in some time. Crompo also sees comparisons between Nico Rosberg and Alain Prost while disagreeing with Coch about the incident between Sergio Perez and Felipe Massa. Coch, Crompo assures us, is wrong as usual.

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