Pack your sunscreen, your sand goggles, and your patience for terrible opinions — The Monkey Seat is back for Episode 136!

This week, Tom and Karl dive into the Qatar Grand Prix, a race hotter than the tyres, tempers, and Tom’s laptop when he has too many tabs open. Expect sweaty drama, slippery strategies, and more deleted lap times than Karl has excuses for being late.

BUT WAIT — just as they hit record, BREAKING NEWS dropped like a Red Bull junior driver:
Red Bull announced their 2026 driver lineup.
Did it make sense? No.
Did the boys handle it professionally? Absolutely not.

Cue instant reactions, wild speculation, and the kind of live meltdown you only get when F1 silly season barges into the podcast uninvited.

They didn't do driver and dick of the day awards because well... they forgot.

It’s everything you expect from The Monkey Seat: off-topic tangents, questionable takes, unexpected news, and two hosts who are legally banned from being considered “serious analysts.”

If you want proper journalism, go to Grid Talk. If you want chaos with air-con, you’re in the right garage.

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