Backmarker

Episode 13 of the Backmarker Podcast, where we talk about the rather tame "silly season", go through what little news there is, and we review the new Bruce McLaren doco "McLaren" News: Gene Haas "really depressed" about gap to top teams. (https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/gene-haas-really-depressed-by-size-of-gap-to-top-f1-teams-941328/) Massa believes complaints about F1 same as the 2000's (https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/massa-f1-no-worse-now-than-last-decade-941174/?s=1) Jolyon Palmer is encouraged by the gains Renault has made in recent weeks (http://www.crash.net/f1/news/872541/1/palmer-encouraged-by-renault-development-after-recent-updates) Renault open to keeping Jolyon Palmer in 2018 (https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/131198/renault-palmer-can-still-save-2018-seat) Abiteboul has admitted that Renault has been over ambitious with their engine this year (http://www.planetf1.com/news/renault-did-too-much-with-2017-engine/) Sebastian Bourdais cleared by the Doctor to race in Indycar. (https://w