It’s Always Sunny In Formula 1 | Austrian Grand Prix Preview & Predictions | Grid Walk June 29, 2023

This Week On the ALEX ALBON (#23) episode of Grid Walk! It’s always sunny in Formula 1… at least somewhere across the multiverse! In this universe the gang attempts to cover everything happening in the world of F1!BWT Alpine F1 Team has two superheroes and a dude from Philly in the headlines providing us with the first true valuation of an F1 team since the sale of Williams Racing! Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and Michael B. Jordan are part of an investment group that has acquired a 24% stake in BWT Alpine F1 Team for $218 million. This would give BWT Alpine F1 Team an evaluation of just under $1 BILLION! Does this mean we can now confidently say that some F1 teams are worth more than a billion dollars? What does this tell us about the current bid price for parties interested in joining the F1 Grid, is it enough?Gossip Grid is back to give you a look into the lives of the paddock elite (when it comes to F1 and pop culture)! Nicole catches us up on F1 in pop culture which is basically what Lewis Hamilton did during his week off! BWT Alpine F1 Team driver Pierre Gasly was spotted at a Coldplay concert belting out what song? Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team driver Lewis Hamilton headed to Paris Fashion Week to support Pharrell Williams at his first show as Creative Director of Louis Vuitton Menswear. Zhou Guanyu is a driver for Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake AND a brand ambassador for Dior! Zhou Guanyu supported Dior at Paris Fashion Week from the front row of their show. Blink and you might miss Lewis Hamilton's cameo in Stormzy’s newest music video! Ice T wants to make sure you don’t miss his support for Lewis Hamilton! How did Ice T clear up any confusion on Twitter? Lewis Hamilton hopped on a helicopter so he didn’t miss which performance at Glastonbury?Even though it is only June, it is time to start talking about F1 Silly Season, as the silliness is obviously brewing! Will we see any announcements from Scuderia Ferrari regarding extensions for their drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr.? Will Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and Lewis Hamilton announce an extended contract at Silverstone? Oracle Red Bull Racing is definitely causing a lot of the SILLY! Has Nyck de Vries’s fate for the 2024 F1 season already been decided? Will Yuki Tsunoda be called up to replace Sergio Perez as Max Verstappen’s teammate? Will Daniel Ricciardo be returning to the F1 grid with Scuderia AlphaTauri?Briana and Nicole bring you a preview of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix! Briana breaks down the latest Pirelli tire graphic! Will we finally get a qualifying session without rain? This weekend the Red Bull Ring will feature a Spring Race which means a Spring Shootout! Will Max Verstappen top the podium in Spielberg? Will Sergio Perez be able to silence the haters? Can Williams Racing and Alex Albon stay in the points like they did at the Canadian Grand Prix?Could we see an Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team driver, Fernando Alonso or Lance Stroll on the podium? Will Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team remain in the fight?Grid Walk is a weekly Formula 1 show that releases every Thursday. For daily F1 content follow @gridwalkshow on all social media platforms.00:00 It’s Always Sunny in Formula 101:49 Alpine’s New Investors20:16 Expanding the F1 Grid27:51 Gossip Grid: F1 in Pop Culture32:24 Silly Season is Here33:42 Carlos Sainz & Charles Leclerc Extension Talk36:03 Lewis Hamilton’s Contract36:40 The Red Bull & AlphaTauri Seats44:57 Briana Pitches the 2023 Red Bull Lineup47:01 Austrian Grand Prix Preview52:50 Austrian Grand Prix & Sprint Predictions59:50 Yellow Sector Notes: One Story From Each Team