{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"POST TEST F1 PREDICTIONS –  Episode 6 | The Cooldown Lap","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/post-test-f1-predictions-episode-6-the-cooldown-lap","audioUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/h3csnrjn9atpicye/yt_video_xyogSxaj660_gpuhi6.mp3","description":"Pre-season testing is done — and now there are no excuses 👀\n\n\n\nIn Episode 6 of The Cooldown Lap, we revisit our original pre-testing predictions… and compare them to what the data actually showed on track.\n\n\n\nWho overreacted?\n\nWho stayed calm?\n\nAnd who’s already backtracking?\n\n\n\nWith real lap times, reliability trends, and performance gaps now visible, we lock in our updated championship predictions — P1 to P20.\n\n\n\nBut this time there’s a twist.\n\n\n\nWe’re betting on it.\n\n\n\nLoser has to eat the hottest wing in the world 🌶️🔥\n\nNo milk. No escape. No mercy.\n\n\n\n🎙️ Hosted by Jogpaul & Garrett\n\n📊 Topics covered:\n\n• Biggest winners from testing\n\n• Teams that look like real contenders\n\n• Surprise midfield movers\n\n• Early red flags & reliability concerns\n\n• Pre-testing vs post-testing prediction shifts\n\n• Our locked-in 2026 championship order\n\n\n\n👇 Drop a comment\n\nWho’s your champion after testing?\n\nAnd who do you think is eating the wing?\n\n\n\n📲 Follow for clips, debates & race-week chaos\n\n@TheCooldownLap\n\n\n\n#F1 #Formula1 #F1Testing #F12026 #F1Predictions #F1Podcast #F1News #Motorsport #FernandoAlonso #MaxVerstappen #FerrariF1 #MercedesF1 #RedBullRacing #TheCooldownLap\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":19.8,"endTime":26.1,"type":"concept","title":"Formula 1","url":"/glossary/formula-1","quote":"on in the F1 world this week, I think the most exciting or captivating news was that Lando Norris broke up with his girlfriend.","canonicalId":"concept:formula-1","priority":0.9,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Formula 1 (F1) is the highest class of international single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the FIA. 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