the truth about F1 Miami

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This week I further fed my Formula 1 addiction by going to Florida for the third year of the Miami Grand Prix. I especially wanted to go this GP because this was round 2 of F1 Academy, the all female junior series. Let's talk F1 Academy, paddock politics, bad commentary, and whether all this extra fluff is worth the money for race fans.
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[@SocarellaDeToussaint]

When Amanda turned into a Cars character and won the race.

[@typhonxyz]

my favorite part frfr

[@UTTP-142]

amanda?! More like bad-ana! sHe needs to retire for good! 😂😂 I make better vids..

[@UTTP-142]

amanda?! More like bad-ana! sHe needs to retire for good! I make better vids..

[@typhonxyz]

@@UTTP-142 unconvincing

[@llamalad98]

Kachow

[@ghostinthesauce7279]

Wonder if those F1 Academy comentators would make sexist comments on the 50 trillion times Carlos, Charles, Lando and Fernando fix their hair during interviews. Rewatch them, all they do is fuss with their hair because like Swell said, it's hot and your hair gets messed up. Bob Varsha, Jon Massengale, and Jonathan Green never competed in their life in motosports. They're old ass men watching young people do everything they wish they could, and they sounded bitter as fuck about it.

[@sushreeshashwata]

It’s not even fixing actually, it’s a reflex that most if not all of us do when we take off any cap/hat of any type. Why comment on that when the person is going for a podium finish. Well we know why coz its a woman and therefore we must comment how vain they are

[@sushreeshashwata]

Why have these people to do commentary in the first place.

[@DustoMan]

I listen to those guys and I'm really disappointed. Especially with Bob cause motorsports commentary is legend. The KZbin commentary was really good shame that wasn't pumped trackside.

[@brenomster23]

Yeah. Its so disappointing for me bc I grew up w Bob Varsha as the voice F1 on the speed channel way back in the day. I recognized his voice when I was at the race, but I couldn’t make out what they were saying (she is so right about the audio lol). Now I found out that this is what was said. Man, the F1 academy deserves better.

[@Jelly-Ze-Fish]

As a fellow F1 Girly… PLEASE KEEP MAKING THESE AFTER EVERY RACE!!! I feel like there’s no female F1 KZbin commentators and I love the way you covered the Vegas, Suzuka, and Miami GP. ❤ Clarification: I don’t mean to go to every race, just you covering the Swellnanigans that go on at the GPs 👉🏼👈🏼

[@VanessaChats]

I'm also an F1 Girly however as I'm also in Australia with f-all chance to really go to any F1 races because I have living expenses and don't want to go into insane debt to satisfy my urge to go to events... I live for these videos from Swell too. I wanted to basically cheer on the above comment as I relate.

[@Jelly-Ze-Fish]

@@VanessaChats I live near COTA. I had to sell my left kidney to see the race, and sell my right one to buy food. I can’t imagine having to pay for travel and hotels. Sending good vibes so you can go to a race soon!

[@loviipa]

A little while after starting to follow F1, I have been subscribed to some female F1 KZbinrs such as 'F1R the Girls' and 'Fan Behaviour: an F1podcast', which are amazing. They talk about the week's race, their predictions, and their thoughts on how F1 is evolving with the new tracks/environmental consciousness. I like other creators like LawVS (he's so energetic and respectful), but these girls have such a positive vibe both in content and when talking to their community, especially F1 newcomers. I highly recommend them if you haven't already heard of them. (I definitely would love to see more F1 female content creators and highlights on F1 Academy, especially since I didn't realize it was a thing before Jenny talked about it. As someone from Miami, I did not see ANY advertisement for F1 Academy which is a SHAME)

[@Jelly-Ze-Fish]

@@loviipa Ooooh! Will definitely check out those channels, thank you for the recommendations! I like LawVS he’s got good energy.

[@mattybob12310]

Katy Fairman, used to be part of WTF1 now is attached to Formula E and has an F1/racing Podcast called Small Torque Podcast. She's an absolute nerd for the Regs and has some great insights.

[@leemiles1121]

Abbi Pulling also became the first woman to win a British Formula 4 race at the weekend as well so a good week for her

[@UTTP-142]

amanda?! More like bad-ana! sHe needs to retire for good! 😂😂 I make better vids..

[@CaptainSteyr]

That was the following weekend. She won the F1 Academy races during this weekend.

[@teddiespicker]

abbi pulling mention. I have been summoned.

[@Emh19]

Do I give even a singular shit about F1. No, not even a little. Have i watched like 4 hours of F1 content from Amanda. Yes, Yes i have

[@UTTP-142]

amanda?! More like bad-ana! sHe needs to retire for good! 😂😂 I make better vids..

[@JoshuaR.Collins]

Same here lol.

[@UTTP-142]

amanda?! More like bad-ana! sHe needs to retire for good! I make better vids..

[@YayWei320]

@@UTTP-142 you can’t even get the play on her name right, I highly doubt you can make better videos. Bye!

[@Idiotman-3000]

@@YayWei320that account is a bot, don’t interact just report it

[@mikaylasirovatka8910]

So I'm REALLY into women's sports, esspecially basketball (it's debatable whether it's unhealthy at this point but whatever) and the lack of support for F1 Academy at this moment in women's sports history is SUCH a bone-headed move. Like, in the last year alone a new women's pro hockey league and a pro volleyball league have been created, the pro soccer league has two new expansion teams with plans to add more in the next few years, the pro basketball league is also planning to add 4 teams by 2028 and is starting their season literally tonight and viewership is expected to skyrocket, the women's college basketball final got more views than the men's final and was the most watched basketball game since 2019. Women's sports is blowing up right now and at this point, any league/sports organization that doesn't recognize that is stupid not to jump in.

[@sari9645]

How wonderful that women’s sports is getting bigger! I wish I liked sports just so I could support women’s sports leagues

[@Fluff_Noodles]

​@@sari9645 Same! I don't care at all about sports but I'm SO proud of all the women athletes! The women's basketball getting more views thsn the men AND being the most viewed game in 5 years is actually awesome!!

[@mikaylasirovatka8910]

@@sari9645 a lot of people that thought they didn't like sports have been really enjoying women's sports leagues because it turns out, the issue wasn't they don't care about sports, it's that they don't care about men's sports. I really recommend anyone who "doesn't like sports" try to watch one women's game. The olympics this summer will be a great opportunity to do this with soccer and basketball especially, since loads of the stars will be on one team and if you decide you like a player, you can follow them back to their regular team. If you don't like it, then that's okay too, but I cannot stress enough how the discovery of women's basketball has ruined the NBA for me, so I get not liking the typical sports we've been shown.

[@VARGON56]

Search up the Iron Dames, one of the coolest teams in Sportscar/Endurance racing, they have one of the F1A driver, Doriane Pin in the program

[@Fluff_Noodles]

@@mikaylasirovatka8910 What do you think the difference is?

[@LPSRosyYT]

Also, the fact that F1 academy doesn’t have any official merch is outrageous!!!

[@Sauceyjames]

It's like trying to get Haas F1 merch.

[@nafsrsrchgrl]

Not a racing fan but as a women's hockey fan for over a decade, watching Amanda run into all the stupid ways women's sports get treated, is darkly funny. From making it hard for fans to get to, to having condescending, ill-informed commentators and media, to not advertising the events properly... it's all so fucking familiar. (Maybe check out a PWHL game next season, Swell. It's such a huge step up in what things were like even last year I keep tearing up at games.)

[@Sharon-hr2]

I think I could commentary on F1 academy better than these guys. I don’t know shit, but I’d be cheering them on and terrified they get hurt so - screaming and cheering for them.

[@Jen-rc7xv]

I love that I'm getting defensive over the F1 Academy drivers after seeing Swell get frustrated! The only knowledge of F1 I get is from this channel but now I'm invested in seeing the F1 academy racers get their time in the spotlight

[@stewartmurray5830]

No one cares about the F1 academy. Its a token effort to replace the W series. None of the drivers will get into F1, if they were good enough they would be in F3, F2 etc

[@Sbinott0]

The issue of the F1 academy is that it will never be a feeder series just like W series. If you want women in motorsport you need to invest into very early karting, many women got into F2 and F3, which are the real feeder series

[@3Toyoda2]

Long time watcher. First time commenter. All drivers “fix” their hair after a race. That commentator was on one.

[@deanneb6925]

The Vegas mistakes, while idiotic, could be written off as the expected growing pains during an event’s first year. But Miami has had a few years to work out the kinks, there’s no excuse at this point

[@Arctrooper2091]

Amanda is slowly becoming an F1 youtuber. A year from now it's just gonna be exclusively F1 videos.

[@its_clean]

In my understanding, part of the reason it was a mess is because the management of these events is also a mess of different organizations: FIA, FOM/F1 itself, F1 Academy, Miami GP, and Hard Rock are all separate entities with different responsibilities (sometimes overlapping) for various aspects of race promotion, venue security, event programming, broadcasting, onsite and televised commentary, etc. Not sure who dropped the ball here- could literally be all of them to various degrees- but 100% agreed on the disappointment in the way F1 Academy was promoted and presented, and especially in the embarrassing commentary. I'm an old school, male F1 fan from the Schumacher and Vettel days, but I'm a big fan of F1 Academy whose only complaint is that they should be doing even more to prepare the drivers for F1 (cars need more power and more aero). I'm a big fan of Bianca, Lia, and Abbi, they're all brilliant drivers and excellent role models who deserve to be treated better by the race organizers and the media. Eagerly awaiting the day when we see them on the F1 grid!

[@trev3971]

F1 Academy is in a weird spot. Yes, it's great to have development seats for women, and to be officially associated with the top level of open-wheel racing. At the end of the day, though, it's still F4. Things like Pulling winning in British F4 or Pin running in FRECA & WEC are way more important IMO. On top of all that, even if an F1 Academy driver were the greatest thing on four wheels, there aren't any seats in F1 for them, nor the possibility of any being available any time soon. Why spend extra money on preparing F4 drivers for F1 when four of the last five F2 champions don't have seats?

[@its_clean]

@@trev3971 Good point, and I don't disagree. That's where I was going with the "more power more aero" thing. So far, Liberty/FOM have done a good job of promoting F1 Academy and bringing visibility and attention to the category. But as you say, it's still just F4. I don't know how they'd do it, but they need to bring the formula closer to F2 spec, so it could serve as a true finishing school for women drivers, and also silence all the critics who say "sure they can drive glorified karts but girls still can't handle F1 cars". This wouldn't be a silver bullet, but it would get us closer. It's true that even being an F2 champion is no guarantee of an F1 seat, but if you look at this year's super-silly season, there is loads of potential movement in the F1 driver market, with F2 stars like Bearman, Antonelli, Lawson, Pourchaire, and Drugovich being realistically floated for 2025 race seats or already serving as reserve drivers this year. Imagine half of those names being women graduates of F1 Academy- that's the goal we should be working toward in the short term.

[@mysticaloreo9278]

Even if they are all seperate entities, they have a WHOLE ASS YEAR to figure things out, surely they would have at least tried to communicate a little bit

[@toomanyopinions8353]

Not to surprised to hear that their initiative to bring more women into the sport seems like more of a publicity stunt than a genuine effort. Boys club mentality.

[@balthus9105]

If they can't compete in the main feeder series then they sure as hell won't be getting into F1, it's just a rehash of the other all female series that failed a few years back.

[@nhldecker]

After hearing about how crazy American F1 fans can be, I would love to see you attend the Waste Management Phoenix Open. As someone who grew up with ties to the golf industry and PGA, the WM situation and it's culture has always seemed... downright insane to me when you compare it to almost every other tour event.

[@UTTP-142]

amanda?! More like bad-ana! sHe needs to retire for good! 😂😂 I make better vids..

[@putriddivine]

as someone who prefers rally you are my main source of F1 info and i love that

[@UTTP-142]

amanda?! More like bad-ana! sHe needs to retire for good! 😂😂 I make better vids..

[@cailinanne]

@@UTTP-142oh good, you’re back! Thank goodness, I was worried you finally got a life! 🫂🫂

[@teddiespicker]

@@cailinanne FOUL 😭

[@neverthere5689]

So disappointing about the drivers academy. That commentary bit makes me sick. My wife got a picture with Marta Garcia last year at COTA. So much potential there i wish more people would pay attention to it

[@Echo-cx2gk]

I'd love your take on the Andretti drama. Teams trying to cap the number of teams on the grid to 10 as opposed to 12, congress getting involved, and Andretti just moving along like they have a spot reserved already.

[@glimmick]

f1 is still so elitist tbh. you get less points for indycar than f2 for your super license, and Thee colton herta was denied his and now we have a literal child (17 yr old) maybe getting one the next year. i don't remember who said it but they want american $$$, not americans

[@teddiespicker]

the FIA legit doesn’t get that andretti, an american car brand that belongs to a former f1 driver (!!!!!!), f1 driver being mario andretti himself, might actually push f1 into the american market. if they want american money, they should invest in the american market and americans themselves.

[@sarminder4357]

@@glimmick SuperFormula gets less license points than F2, F3 and F3 this is ridiculous lmao.

[@schoo9256]

Biggest shock of this video is finding out you're 5'2". I have nothing substantial to add except that I continue to appreciate that you pay for things yourself so you can do an unbiased review.

[@mayonaise8333]

20:45 "If i say what i want to, I'm going to be arrested" Ain't that a mood and a half for so many situations

[@cicadathegod8277]

From Miku expo to f1 it's the year of the screens

[@accidentalbowl]

I know it's a sunburn so you may not be at your healthiest, but I would be remiss not to mention how you are absolutely ✨glowing ✨and the sunshine has you✨slaying✨

[@SisiAvellana]

2:57 I love so much how transparent Amanda is. I seriously do trust her reviews way more than anyone else’s, I know that she won’t hold back. Yay, SWELL!

[@meinakay]

I've gotten more into F1 and I'm so glad you're already deep in it because I love hearing your takes/reviews, and when I saw McLaren's special visitor on top of the whole weekend itself, I couldn't wait to hear your thoughts 🥴

[@UTTP-142]

amanda?! More like bad-ana! sHe needs to retire for good! 😂😂 I make better vids..

[@its_clean]

@@UTTP-142 but like literally who tf are you

[@cailinanne]

@@its_cleanI’ve seen this person make new similarly named accounts with the *same photo* over and over. Idk who they are, but I know they are genuinely a stalker. Just report them. I know they will just make more accounts and comments, but I feel a little frightened for Amanda’s safety anxiety going up; so I do my best to report their comments/accounts as spam when I see them acting up.

[@EclipsingYou]

I’m always waiting for my dose of Amanda’s “abundantly clear” each video

[@gilded_lady]

Clearly, your presence is why the races were so good.

[@Rainbow-zt7xp]

as someone watching all of f1 academy live i was really confused why the first free practice everything looked closed

[@Demon_Of_Parx]

I wish I could say I'm surprised by the sexist comments, sadly, I'm used to it. In the car and motorcycle scene it is still very prevalent but many are trying to be more positive and make more positive spaces there! I can't explicitly talk on the racing scene for either of them, but I'd imagine it works similarly, but I'm glad so many women are racing and doing well! It's so nice to see, having been in the car scene since I was a kid!

[@Demon_Of_Parx]

I'm also not very educated on F1 in the slightest so if anything comes off as offensive or ill-intented, that was not my intention at all and I apologize immensely

[@FlufLord]

I’m a huge F1 fan and I really enjoyed your commentary! I’ve only been to one grand prix (COTA last year) and it changes the way you experience the sport. It’s baffling that the marketing for F1 Academy is so incompetent, but I also realize that corporate operations of this size tend to self fulfill their own prophecies; they aren’t used to a big turnout for feeder series, they don’t support them, then the data shows they don’t get a big turnout. The people making these decisions rarely step foot into the actual events and only look at numbers afterwards. Either way, I was really happy to see a new perspective on F1 since I’m used to more typical F1 focused channels that talk about tech upgrades and the driver market and not much else, so this was refreshing and a delight to watch.

[@stewartmurray5830]

because no one cares. It's a token effort. If the drivers were good enough they would be in the actual feeder series. There are good female drivers out there but most in academy would fail to get an F3 drive.

[@trayne5151]

I WAS SO HYPE WATCHING THIS RACE. Lando is my favorite driver since I started watching 3 years ago

[@trayne5151]

Adding on I 100% agree with the screen problem. That was my wife and my biggest beef at the event when I went for its first year. Paid $900 a ticket and just one tiny screen to cover 3 grandstands! Also the local commentator they had for the event was absolutely terrible. Like he wasn't even talking about the race, just about meeting the drivers the whole time.

[@trayne5151]

we were at the grandstands across from 'the marina' (the fake water with yachts)

[@ShadowWolfe]

You should go to Formula E in Portland!! It's around the end of June!

[@tris402]

i dont even care about F1 but i will be tuning into amanda`s uploads no matter what

[@pinoyrobot]

I was there on Sunday! Was amazing seeing Bianca get a podium and Lando get his first win!

[@nonameface90]

Now I know why I like your content and YOU. While having access to 'room where it all happens', you are still stressing out what failed in terms of safety concerns for racers/athletes. As someone attending sports events and seeing multiple times how bad management over the event put athletes at risk or at least in compromising/uncomfortable situations, I appreciate your view on this topic.

[@LBCuracao]

I was there and loved it all. Turn 1 seats were great!! The F1A starting before the opening time confused me to no end and was not appreciated. I came to see racing and I was denied my satisfaction 😑 The commentary I only caught a few of the bad takes but joked to my dad that they’d hear from Suzy and Laura 🤣 The heat was unreal even for someone used to 30c desert heat. The humidity is crazy and seems to amplify the sun. As a Max fan I did love to see Lando get his first but I was right with you thinking Max would pass lando and call it a day but we saw something special! My dad and I didn’t feel like exploring much, just there to see the racing, so we parked our behinds in the stands all day and getting food and drinks as needed. What was great was the Brightline shuttle busses (that were free) from Aventure to the track with just a bit of walking. Also I want to shout out the Ticket Assistance office and the GREAT service they gave us, Callighan you saved us!!!

[@beetothebop123]

The way your bangs moved when you got into your car was so funny 😭 you didn't even notice lmfao

[@MzJenAtailia]

R/woosh

[@Cheskaz]

I'm into motorcycles and there's the same attitude of sexism and exclusion there too. Like, the shit dudes say about women while also acting surprised when women say they feel unwelcome... The number of clueless dudes who've tried to neg me about my bike while knowing exactly nothing...

[@alexisdelgado8989]

Recently started watching your channel over the weekend and now I’m obsessed with your content

[@ellenkarlsson9490]

Talking about someone's background and family situation is something you do before or after a race, not during it! The sport I watch the most is cross-country skiing and sometimes the commentators talk about other things to fill the silence when not much is happening. I can't imagine that situations like that even happen in F1. Motorsport in general, and F1 in particular, is so fast!

[@SlipstreamDigital]

Hi. I was at the Miami GP as accredited Media. Excellent Video about the event from a Fan's perspective. Next event I cover is the Canadian GP, which is very different from Miami GP. I was glad the Miami GP was an actual F1 Race Weekend and not a Formula Max Race Weekend. However, it is still amazing to watch an F1 master dominate. The history books will remember such dominance and I will be glad to say I was there to witness it.

[@joyanna9433]

these prices for the american grand prixs are absolutly insane, diabolical.

[@fabiansierra7622]

Man a channel with nothing but F1 content would be amazing. This is great insight for a fan who would want to one day visit a race other than COTA

[@Rynodino]

I’m so grateful the PWHL prioritized having women commentators for the inaugural season bc if they had men commenting like they did for F1 Academy, I’d have lost my everloving shit

[@Halligan0]

Love seeing content creators get into a sport I've watched all my life. Great coverage and good to see the way F1 academy was treated getting called out. Keep the F1 content coming 👍

[@Imehal]

I don't like racing or cars, but I absolutely love hearing you talk and review everything about the events you attend. Thank you for always providing new insights and experiences for us to learn from through you!

[@NinjaEoin]

I saw that Laura Winter replied to someone's comment about the f1 Academy announcers basically saying "thanks for bringing this to my attention, I'll take care of it". I've been to the Miami race every year, and each time it's hosted a W Series/F1 Academy race, the male announcers have been un-informed, sexist, and all around awful.

[@eternaltreasure8333]

i got into f1 late last year and seeing you also be into the sport and attending so many races is awesome

[@jn3090]

Loving this new direction of the channel! Haven't had this much fun since Amanda's niche convention reviews 👌👌

[@trev3971]

The lack of coverage or fan accommodation for F1 Academy is disappointing, but it's been like that forever with support series.

[@shamal17]

so cool to see you talk about F1 Academy because they deserve way more attention!! I watched the youtube broadcast with Nicky Shields and I thought she was an amazing commentator as always. I hope you will make a video of the indy 500 :)

[@desology111]

it was so nice to meet you at the grand prix!!!😭 i wish i could have given you some bracelets i was trading! lol!!

[@DizzBlaine]

Considering I live here, I'm completely not surprised to find out a lot of people don't like the Miami GP, lmfao.

[@lolo27234]

Yeah anything related to that stadium is a mess also live hear

[@DizzBlaine]

@@lolo27234 Haven't been to it myself, but everything I've seen of the stadium is just a straight up nightmare.

[@lolo27234]

@@DizzBlaine I worked there for years it is nothing about it is good

[@meghannelizabeth1657]

I'm so excited to hear your opinions of the indy 500!! it's definitely an interesting (but very fun) time!

[@petemorley8119]

I was at turn 12 north beach grandstands across from the beach club area and spent some time in the arena watching f1 academy on sunday. Wish I'd seen you, would have said hi. Love the F1 content!

[@aimeedanart]

I love starting work and seeing a new Swell vid is up, time to draw and listen!

[@UTTP-142]

amanda?! More like bad-ana! sHe needs to retire for good! I make better vids..

[@julianacantu3402]

"putting the fear of god and Tommy Hilfiger pressed white shirts in them" underrated line

[@SixOThree]

Holy cow you are a busy person. As an F1 fan, this was definitely informative. Good stuff.

[@CinemalecularFilms]

Bianca B! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 ! First podium of the season. McLaren had a fantastic showing.

[@eileen_3947]

I think you should go to a Formula Drift event! I they’re not affiliated with F1, and it’s drifting instead of racing- which is way more exciting and interesting (in my opinion) I’ve been to a few in St. Louis, it’s really fun!!! It’s actually well organized and the planning feels like they really had the fans in mind.

[@failedparachute13]

I was super stoked for Lando's win! And the reactions up and down the grid were great to see with other drivers congratulating him. Poor Albon with that lock-up and Magnussen taking out Logan though. I hope Williams can get it together.

[@yourineeven8457]

I don't follow Formula 1 really but worked 2 years during the Dutch GP in the town around it. Hearing that there was a whole music festival at the Miami one sounds so over the top. People for the Dutch one here are only allowed to come by bike or train basically. Only people invited or planned with busses are allowed to be there driven. This is in huge part as there are only two roads leading to the town, a direct train from Amsterdam and maybe 5 different cycling routes mostly flanking the roads or through the dunes. If you have the option I would highly recommend the Dutch GP

[@TheCottonCandie]

i hope you're doing well with treating those sunburns btw, they look painful :[

[@flutosan7764]

obsessed with your f1 updates

[@TDavsFavs]

Also I would love to see you go to a crazy short track race in the south. It would really open up a window in to something a lot of people don’t know about! I love south Boston speedway in VA

[@ungracefulg]

I also went to Miami GP this year on a GA ticket. I completely agree with you that there aren't enough screens. My friend and I posted up on the Hard Rock Stadium balconies to watch the race. We had to sacrifice seeing the screens and hearing the broadcasters, but the area we were in had a great view of three turns. We used F1 twitter to know the details of what was happening on the track and that was a good system. We did the same for the sprint too and people around us were following on F1 TV and sharing what was going on. It was a bit annoying, but I paid to see fast cars in person and I was gonna see fast cars in person.

[@chucklesw73]

Silly KZbin drama brought me to your channel, but F1 analysis is what got me to subscribe. I really enjoyed this look into what it's like to attend an F1 race.

[@elzilrac]

I'm one of your regular fans, I love your F1 videos because they clearly make you happy! And you have great energy in these videos. Swell Entertainment indeed

[@momoegoista4662]

Looking forward to the future videos! 🎉

[@4amlibra]

Hearing you talk about the commentators reminded me of that Chance the Rapper SNL skit. “Like they say in racing… let’s go play some racing.”

[@lawc23]

oooh im happy to see some F1 Academy content because i was curious abt it after i saw a tiktok

[@LeonBes]

I was initially super happy about Lando getting his first win, but then he talked about being honored to meet Trump and that just completely ruined the moment for me. On another note, great to see you put a spotlight on F1 Academy, I really hope it continues to develop and the drivers eventually race cars more in line with those used in F3/F2.

[@MCOGroupNews]

Lando isn't American, he doesn't follow American politics at all, the world does not revolve around the US. All lando knows is trump is a rich dude. Cut him some slack. You're giving these figures power by putting so much stock into the things they touch and breathe on.

[@MC---]

I wouldn't give much thought to Lando saying anything about Trump. What was he supposed to do? Lando's media training activated, that's it.

[@bedhairismybae5480]

OH MY GOD 😭 I’m so happy you got to go to the Miami GP. As soon as I heard that Lando got his first win, my first thoughts were about you (I’m assuming you’re a McLaren girlie based on the previous video you made but I could be wrong. Either way, just happy to hear your thoughts about the GP!)

[@jeffmunson4384]

Very good content! Especially on the Academy events. Thanks again. Still think you should go as a poor noob...you know not the extra expensive tickets. Keep up the great work! You might like the IMSA event at Road America in WI :) I think that in America, they want to put on shows, to attract those folks, regardless of what happens on the track.

[@emekennede]

As an Indy resident I am extremely excited to see you are coming to the Indy500! I have been trying to get you to come to GenCon here for a while now. It is a GIANT gaming convention and totted as the biggest! I do massage there every year and I always thing it so well run compared to all the events you visit I would love your thoughts on it!

[@MadiBendy]

when I was a kid formula 1 used to race in Indianapolis and when they stopped racing here in 2005 because of tire issues that was a huge issue at the time and seeing that after two decades things haven’t changed is kinda crazy 😂

[@xQueenyBee]

I know nothing about racing, but I enjoy watching you have fun. Also I hope those commentators step on Legos when they least expect it.

[@parke4112]

I'd love it if you ever get the chance to go to a MotoGP race. I watch both series and the GP championship is crazy this year.

[@achocot]

Again, I wish I could talk to you and pick you brain on your experience at the GPs you have attended.... thank you sooooo much for these F1 videos! I am hoping to attend a GP in the next couple of of years. (I attended the UK GP almost ten years ago!)

[@feliciaroseantonia]

Maybe this is just me but honestly, I feel like the only way Bob Varsha, Jon Massengale, and Jonathan Green could have been any more misogynistic is if they just straight up said something to the effect of "women should be slaves" or something. Like. Everything they were saying (in the version of commentary that played for in-person viewers such as yourself that is, of course) basically just translated to "Wtf has this sport come to? Now they're letting WOMEN be the focus???". So glad everyone's called them out, they should honestly just be fired & black-listed.

[@brenomster23]

Great video! I have been to the race all 3 years and was in a focus group after this year’s race. Trust me, in the focus group, everyone said that they loved the academy. It was brought up multiple times by almost every group in the study. So maybe they’ll do better next year. The audio issues were also reported (they are also bad in the grandstands). Btw, there was only one Logan fan in that study… Just not a lot of Logan fans in Miami in general (Unlike in Japan, where everyone is a Yuki fan lol). I sat in the grandstands across from the beach, and the experience is sooooooo different. I often wondered if the campus pass/GA would be worth it. Wow! It sounds like such a rip off! On the grandstands, I get shade and 2 screens to watch the race… Plus, we have a great view of the action. I also love going on the track after the race to get a look at the podium. The parking is so well coordinated that, even though we park 6mi away, I was on a air conditioned in 23 mins on Sunday (this is after going to see the podium celebrations). Also, I had NO IDEA the F1 academy paddock was open to the public! Man, that’s great of you to bring that up! I sit very far from that area, but I wouldve made the trip to see the paddock. A final sad not from me, I grew up w Bob Varsha as the voice of F1 here in the states. He was the main voice for the speed channel before they were bought out. I was glad to see he was doing the local commentary again, but I couldnt really make out what he was saying bc the audio is so bad. Thats so disappointing to hear… But we had a lot of ppl in F1 disappointing us fans this season (Horner scandal, McLaren and Trump). Thanks for the video! Im going to watch your reviews of races I did not attend now lol

[@cveernst]

I was at the Miami GP, but had grandstand tickets, I'm not sure I would do the GA, not great viewing areas for the cost. I just wanted to come and complain that the F1 Academy paddock was not on the map for the event on paper or in the app, AND the onsite people who were there to help with directions had no idea that it even existed. I had to ask other fans in a whatsapp group where it was. SO DISAPPOINTING. Also doing the free park and ride shuttles for Miami is the move.

[@theTariray]

Sa glad you discovered F1 Academy through Bianca!!! we are so proud of her

[@realtrini2007]

Swell of all the videos you have done, I am disappointed you are Max Verstappen fan. Anyway, I didn't know about the F1 Academy also; now I will check it out. I love the F1 and the Netflix series, I am happy for Lando Norris. He worked hard for it. I am glad you are doing these videos.

[@disaidra]

I'm kinda jelly you went to what ended up being one of the most exciting races of the season

[@confused_reader]

Flex Tape sponsoring Logan is a truly inspired idea

[@notsoplant]

Can’t wait to go to barcelona and see f1 academy, hopefully the paddock will still be open but as you’d said with more regulations

[@porqpai7082]

Hi! Love your F1 commentary

[@peni_li]

obsessed with your hair in this video!

[@Tebbylous]

More Swell F1 content is so good. So so good. Also I don't know if you're interested in sports car racing/prototypes but surely at some point you have to go and see the 24h of Le Mans, no? If there was ever a time to go watch a bunch of prototypes bully some GT3s for 24h this is like the golden age of WEC. Plus-and-also: Iron Dames. I do wonder about F1 Academy and honestly given the lack of attention it was given in the first year (arguably it could be said "oh it was in order to let it get settled") but it still feels like it's being given a "sink or swim" treatment as a series. ...also honestly I wish they had something other than those F4 cars. It feels like anyone who hasn't seen F1 Academy before is just instantly going to have a negative reaction just on the basis of the cars.

[@MrMCDiggles]

Remember guys Detroit has a grand prix...

[@mantisonmoon983]

been "listening" to swell for years i think this is the first time i seen the intro 😂

[@athenajaxon2397]

As someone who lives in Florida the heat has been more atrocious than usual anyone who went is braver than me

[@sari9645]

Good ol’ global warming 🙏🏻

[@ckronenwetter]

Love F1, also love your takes

[@joelopez7459]

Can't wait for the Indy vlog

[@BrianaMichelleMeyer]

There’s two Indy Car events in my state and I’m too busy on those weekends to go. But I plan on going to one of the F1 European GPs in 2026.

[@winterburden]

Thanks for this swell video Swell!

[@Viv_reads_books]

I heard about f1 academy from you Amanda. I'll be watching all their races going forward.

[@keithgoh123]

It's great that you're covering grand prix events. Now the last one to cover and compare is COTA, which should be a traditional F1 event.

[@annatomiczek3177]

I am OBSESSED with motorsports (nascar is my true love but I follow F1 as well) and it’s so refreshing to get to watch another woman who loves racing when the fanbase and commentary sphere is overwhelmingly male-dominated. Please keep making these, it’s so appreciated by us racing girlies!!! I adore this sport and love watching you enjoy it too ❤