Episode 6: Special Guest Lily Herman
For our last episode of the season, please enjoy our first time recording via zoom! (We have already been told by our producer this is the last time we are allowed to record with airpods! Kate would like to ask you to please ignore the annoying bit at the beginning, it is the worst part.) Luckily our guest is a true professional (who also has a F1 podcast called Choosing Sides) with a real mic and a perfect newsletter:
It’s a long one, so pull on your fireproof balaclava, buckle up (KATE ARE THERE SEATBELTS IN AN F1 CAR? I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD KNOW THIS), and welcome to the pod, Lily Herman!
She was a wealth of information and here are the things she taught us:
How she got into romance and F1 (the power of Sarah Dessen and Netflix as gateway drugs).
Don’t be a Ferrari fan if you don’t have time for therapy.
Everything we ever wanted to know about TYRES.
How Pirelli became the sole supplier (all Hanna heard was the word CONSPIRACY!)
They purposely create compounds that degrade to force tyre strategy!
Tyres are someone’s entire job (KATE CAN WE FIND A ROMANCE WHERE ONE OF THE MCS IS A TYRE DOULA?)
The importance of fuel testing.
There have been rampant eating disorders among drivers!
Gene Haas (“a hundreds millionaire”) is a white-collar criminal!
Drive to Survive is perfect reality television filled with fun characters.
The reason Hanna doesn’t like Esteban Ocon might be related to this video (min1:45).
Her thoughts on the possibility of a Vex redemption arc and as a possible perfect romance hero. (Stay tuned for her F1 romance series BIG-EYES EMOJI)
The rush of Red Bull’s implosion in Bahrain was universal.
Her top-three requirements for an F1 romance:
Basic knowledge of the cars
Nuance in character type (fewer angry drivers)
A CRASH!
Why Priest is giving Toto Wolff.
Why the heroes of Heated Rivalry would make perfect F1 drivers.
Her theory that Jonah from The Simple Wild is Kevin “Suck My Balls, Mate” Magnussen. (Also! He wrote a memoir! It is not in English but here are some quotes.)
Which drivers are gonna vibe to Taylor Swift Midnights. (This is a video of Charles Leclerc singing.)
Can we expect more drivers from the Canadian Billionaire Charity Program?
What it would take to get a female driver on the grid.
Thanks for listening to Season One of Racy Books–we hope to see you around the internet some time!
