{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The Motorsport Brief | Canadian Grand Prix-view","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-motorsport-brief-canadian-grand-prix-view","audioUrl":"https://enrichment.soundstack.com/4vjqq8/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/820f09cf-2ace-4180-a92d-aa4c0008f5fb/dd2804cb-1f45-4c79-83e9-aa4c003f9f4b/65811492-5a9b-41da-ad79-b44b007f7086/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=4dbd5294-795c-4844-a0b0-aa4c003f9f4b","description":"Code Sport’s Matt Hickey makes his first appearance on the pod for the year as F1 gets ready to rock Montreal.Can anyone stop the Kimi Antonelli juggernaut? And how will his Mercedes teammate George Russell respond when he thought it was going to be his year?The Oscar Piastri/RedBull rumor and the likelihood Max Verstappen will pull up stumps on Formula One given how much he’s enjoying GT racing now.Could Sir Lewis Hamilton call time on his F1 career at the British Grand Prix.And the new regs. With time & continued tuning will the racing actually end up properly exciting?Plus the plans to bring back V8’s by the end of the decade. Hallelujah…..As always with these two it’s an easy convo about F1. They just needed a couple of frothies!Head to Rusty's Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and give us your feedback and let us know who you want to hear from on Rusty's GarageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information."},"annotations":[{"startTime":7.7,"endTime":18.7,"type":"concept","title":"Formula One","url":"/glossary/formula-one","quote":"It's race week in Formula One and that is the focus of today's motorsport brief. Hi everyone, Rusty with you for another short cast.","canonicalId":"concept:formula-one","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Formula One (F1) is the top tier of open-wheel racing, run by the FIA, with teams competing in a season of Grand Prix events. 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If they talk about changing regulations, teams have to adjust their cars to match."}},{"startTime":973.3,"endTime":980.8,"type":"topic","title":"V8s again","url":"/glossary/v8s-again","quote":"He told us in Miami that they're likely to fast-track the next series of regulations with a view to kind of V8s again and hallelujah, I say.","canonicalId":"topic:v8s-again","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"This is a discussion topic about potentially changing future engine regulations toward V8-style sound and character. The speaker frames it as desirable for the “purists” because of how the cars sound.","simplifiedExplanation":"They’re talking about possibly bringing back V8 engines in the future. 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