Queerness has always had a strange relationship to Formula 1, with homophobia still being a big issue in the sport and just a handful of drivers past and present openly identifying as LGBTQ+ throughout its 76-year history. Despite the lack of formal representation, queer fans have long been among F1's most fervent evangelists, but their presence leads to important questions. What does it means to be an LGBTQ+ fan of Formula 1 in 2026? How do those fans feel during race weekends? And which drivers do queer supporters tend to gravitate towards and why?

In this episode, Lily sits down with Tasia Johnson, an F1 content creator who's also openly queer, to talk about her experiences going to races and working with brands, as well as which drivers she and her circle of fellow queer F1 fans have put their weight behind.

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Senna versus Prost. Hamilton versus Rosberg. Schumacher versus...well, a lot of people. Rivalries have been at the heart of Formula 1 since its founding 76 years ago. But it's been roughly half a decade since the sport's last iconic rivalry, and now that F1 is facing a bizarre season of much-maligned rule changes and a schedule upended by global conflicts, a new series of questions are popping up: Would a good, old-fashioned rivalry go a long way to fixing this strange year of racing? And what does this sport lose when it doesn't have those stakes to lean on?

In this episode, Lily talks to livestreamer and podcaster Ashley Kalita, known to online audiences as AshVandelay, about what's at the heart of the sport's great rivalries — and why, try as Formula 1 and the media may, it's never going to be able to build that kind of narrative between Mercedes teammates George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.

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It's now summer, marking the perfect time to relax with an ice-cold beverage and dive into one of the greatest mysteries in Formula 1 history: What happened to the diamond that was lost at the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix? It's a winding tale that includes a backmarker F1 team desperate to get out of the sport, a glamorous movie partnership full of Hollywood A-listers, and a sketchy diamond sponsor.

This week, Lily sits down with guest Byrd Pinkerton to go through what culture was like in 2004, what led an F1 team to put two uninsured $300,000 diamonds on their cars, and what we know in 2026.

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