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So, good morning, folks. It's Miyako Kirino, and this is my podcast show, F1Log.
Welcome to my show.
I know this is basically Japanese podcast, and most of listeners are Japanese,
but today, I would like to speak English in very fast 4 or 5 minutes.
So, if you don't like my humble English, don't hesitate to skip to around 5 minutes.
So, let's go.
Why do I speak English today? So, because I would like to say thank you for David Nelson.
Who is David Nelson? Maybe you think so.
Dave, David Nelson, Dave is a blogger of Motorsport Broadcasting.
Site name has changed, so former name was F1 Broadcasting Blog.
Do you remember that?
I referred to his blog for many times in my podcast shows,
but he said he decided to stop his blogging.
Very surprise and very sad news to me, and I just want to say thank you for Dave.
So, his last blog post on the end of October 2020,
the site announcement, it's not goodbye, it's see you later.
So, he explained why he stopped blogging.
There are quite many reasons.
So, of course, COVID-19 was a reason why he stopped blogging.
But other reasons are quite understandable, and I feel very strong sympathy with him.
Especially the big reason why he stopped blogging is time managing.
So, it's amateur blogging, and my podcast is also amateur work.
So, it's very voluntary.
So, I have business, also Dave has business and his private life.
Of course, I also have private life.
And in our spare time, we publish blog or podcast.
So, it's very amateur, it's not professional.
So, it doesn't about any money, it's just for fun.
But it's quite difficult thing to me and to Dave is managing our time.
And he also complained about especially crazy F1 schedule.
Next year, so 2021, we have 23 races in a year.
It's crazy.
So, we have only 52 weeks in a year and 23 races.
So, 23 weekends about we spent much time for Formula 1 and for blogger or podcaster.
So, that's huge.
We need to manage time to watch the races, of course.
And we publish blog or podcast.
To me, it's okay.
I never released podcast after every races.
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It's quite relaxed and easy podcast to me.
But Dave, so his blog is quite comprehensive.
And he covered other categories about motor racing, not only about Formula 1.
But he collect information from all over the world and edit very, very good style.
So, it's quite difficult to image how much time he need.
And I understand why he wanted to stop his blogging.
Dave, you say you don't want to say goodbye.
Instead of that, you said, see you later.
And I also say, see you later, Dave.
And please don't forget, there are quite many readers of your blog in Japan.
And many Japanese listeners of this podcast show says also very, very, thank you very much for you.
See you later.
So, once again, I'm Miyako Kirino.
This is the 40th episode of how to become a fan of F1.
Today is November 23rd, 2020.
It's a day of gratitude for your hard work.
I was told to leave my workplace.
But I refused.
And now I'm recording this podcast.
Well, I got a letter.
I'll introduce it today.
Thank you, Mr. Motokomu.
It's a short story.
Don't think there will be a Japanese Grand Prix forever.
Don't think there will be a Japanese Grand Prix forever.
It's not a short story, is it?
Anyway.
When my acquaintance asked me if I was going to see F1 because Honda was the last car next year,
I said it had nothing to do with Honda.
It's a short story that came to my mind after that.
Thank you, Mr. Motokomu.
Don't think there will be a Japanese Grand Prix forever.
I said in the message to Dave earlier.
Next year's calendar is a provisional calendar.
A temporary calendar has been announced.
It's also on F1.com.
There are 23 races.
Next year, 2021.
There are 23 races.
I'd like to talk about this at first.
Well, there are too many races.
But there's still something missing.
This is from Top News.
F1 Vietnam Grand Prix is missing from the 2021 calendar.
F1 was held in 2020.
But due to the spread of COVID-19,
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the F1 Grand Prix was canceled.
But the F1 Grand Prix is still not on the 2021 calendar.
Vietnam made a circuit.
The reason why the F1 Grand Prix was canceled
is not because of the race environment or the circuit.
It's because the race officials of the Vietnam Grand Prix
have raised suspicion of corruption.
Let's go back to the F1.com calendar.
The 4th race, April 25th,
where the Vietnam Grand Prix was scheduled,
was canceled due to the TBC contract.
So, it's either Imola,
or Portugal's Portimao.
This year, the F1 Grand Prix was held at Istanbul Park Circuit.
It was highly regarded as a circuit.
So, it could be Turkey or Imola.
It's a shame that the F1 Grand Prix was canceled.
There were many people who wanted to go to Vietnam.
But unfortunately, the F1 Grand Prix was canceled.
Anyway, there are a lot of 23 races.
I wonder if there are people who will be happy.
There are too many.
There are too many.
There are too many.
I don't know what to say.
If the number of times is small,
it doesn't feel like a premium.
So, I don't think it's a message
that you don't have to watch all the races.
If you want to watch all the races,
please do it 15 times.
If you look at this calendar,
it's the middle of March.
It starts from Melbourne, Australia on March 21st.
It goes to Abu Dhabi on December 5th.
There are 23 races.
There are a lot of double headers.
There are a lot of double headers.
There are a lot of triple headers.
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There are a lot of triple headers.
There are a lot of triple headers.
There are a lot of triple headers.
I think it will be Japanese Grand Prix.
I think it will be Japanese Grand Prix.
The contract will end next year.
The contract with Suzuka will be terminated once.
Well, what should I do?
I can't say it's gonna happen,
but the fact that there are too many races
But they might close it as they fall in the Japanestoly Grand Prix.
Well Honda has a related issue, though.
This F1 calendar is clearly seemingly discovered from the very beginning,
but we still don't know how it will end up
For now the news seems to have stopped
It seems that the news has stopped, so I feel that there will be an official announcement after this, but yes, it was Miyako Kirino, who is a little behind the schedule of F1, which will be from the 23rd match in the world's shortest time.
Well, there is a corner called Rumors of the F1 Grand Prix, and I wonder if this is also on the magazine. I've always liked this corner for a long time, and I thought it was pretty interesting that the journalist said as much as he liked, but it's also on the web, so I'd like to introduce a little bit of the rumors of the F1 Grand Prix on November 11, 2020.
It's a ridiculous rumor that Rivizzi, a former F1 driver, was urgently transported to the hospital by a new coronavirus. I think this is probably a fact, not a rumor, but why is it in this rumor corner? It's a pretty serious story.
I remember seeing a post on Twitter that Rivizzi had a positive reaction to the new coronavirus, but at that time it felt like a positive reaction, so I didn't take it so seriously.
Well, I'm an athlete, so I thought it would be okay, but when I read the article about this rumor, I was seriously injured, or it's strange to say that I was seriously injured, but when I read it a little, I couldn't breathe in my lungs, so I fell into a state of difficulty breathing.
I spent a week at a hospital in Italy, but half of them had artificial respirators and were in intensive care. That's how seriously injured I was.
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The wife and 4-year-old daughter who lived with him were also female, but they were asymptomatic, so only Rivizzi was seriously injured, but it is said that there is a case that accompanies a new coronavirus pneumonia, but it is said that the lung was damaged.
Of course, I was discharged from the hospital for a week, but it took a few months for the function to return to its original state.
Why is such an important article a rumor? Well, I said that earlier, but I felt that it would be better to make this article a little more proper, but what surprised me when I read it was that Europe, especially Italy, and that area are already loose, but Japan is also loose, but what's going on with the new coronavirus?
Well, the UK is also terrible now, and I'm a little anxious, but even if you have physical strength or not, it takes time.
I don't know what kind of life Livizzi is living now, what kind of condition she was in, but I don't think it's a good time to talk about it.
It's a weird story. Rather than saying that my relatives were infected with the coronavirus, I felt more familiar with it.
It's more like Livizzi got infected and got worse.
So, even if you're a former F1 driver, you have to be very careful about it.
That's the story of the Grand Prix.
I'll say it again, but I don't think it's time to make a calendar.
I think it would be nice to do it individually in Europe alone, but I don't think it's going to happen.
I don't know what's going to happen from April or March.
Mr. Motokomu was talking about Honda at the Japan Grand Prix, which I think will last forever.
I was a little worried about what would happen to Honda from the perspective of a F1 fan, or from the perspective of a car fan.
Even if I look at a lot of blogs, when I hear about Honda, I get a little nervous.
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There's a Japanese blog that I've been reading a lot lately.
It's called EVsmart. It's a media that gives you related news about electric cars.
It's an article on EVsmart's blog about Honda's latest electric car, Honda e.
It's November 11, 2020, but it's not a very good article.
It's a good article. It's a good article, but it's not very good news for Honda's electric car, Honda e.
Unfortunately, sales of Honda e ended, and Honda joined Tesla's export framework alliance.
I think Honda e is a little cute. I want it. I have a small car at home.
I thought Honda e was good when I was going to buy it, but it's expensive.
It's very expensive. It's a very important model in Europe.
Honda e is only sold in Japan, but it seems that there are many cases where you want to sell it in Europe, but it doesn't sell at all in Europe.
I heard that Renault's small electric car is very popular, but compared to that, Honda e is a little expensive, not sold, and the range is short.
It's not as popular as I expected, so in the first place, there's only 1% of Honda's market share in Europe.
So it's not as popular as I imagined it to be in Europe.
And on top of that, this electric car is not selling well, so it's a very high fine.
The fine for the amount of carbon dioxide emitted in Europe is set for the future.
In order to avoid this, you can either get an electric car and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide you emit, or you can buy the amount of carbon dioxide you emit from the remaining amount of carbon dioxide you emit.
There's a system like that, and Honda decided to pay Tesla instead of paying a fine to Europe, and it's cheaper to buy the frame from Tesla, so they decided to pay it to Tesla.
Well, I don't know what it is, it's not F1, it's electric, it's EV shift, for that reason, F1 will stop, it will never come back.
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I read this EV smart blog and thought, let's attack electric cars more, Honda, let's do our best.
I'm sure some of you want a little cute car called Honda E, but it's still a little expensive, and there are various hurdles.
It's the same in Europe, and it's not selling as well as I thought it would. It's a little hard news for Honda, but I think there are more and more Japanese Grand Prixs.
Yes, I received a letter from Mr. Sepan. Thank you very much.
Hello, I'm Sepan. Hello.
I'm sorry to drag on the story of Honda's withdrawal, but I have a lot to think about.
Mr. Kirino said on the 39th that he couldn't help but write an email after hearing that he had been touched again last time.
It's amazing to be told that the teacher said it like the teacher said it.
As Kirino said before, I think the reason why the Japanese mass-oriented brand has few benefits from F1 is that the automobile business itself is already tough before Corona.
I think it's because Japan's motorsport position is low.
I see.
I think there's a debate about why Renault is still doing F1, but when Gasly won the other day, there was news that the French President Macron made a phone call.
I had a moment of delusion that it was important that Gasly won so much that the French team would win the World Cup in France.
Do you think this is possible in Japan?
Can you imagine Prime Minister Suga making a phone call to Tsunoda?
I can't do that.
I can't do that, but I can't say I can.
Japan has an automobile industry, has F1 fans, and has a lot of excellent drivers in the past and the future, so I'm wondering if you're going to say that K-1 is the pinnacle of manufacturing.
Well, I'm thinking about it while saying this, but it looks like it's globalized, and I think F1 is a European sport after all.
Why doesn't F1 rise in Asia?
Vietnam is gone.
There are fans in Japan, but there's money, there's the automobile industry, there's the Grand Prix, there's China, which loves luxury cars, and there's Petronas in Malaysia, but I don't think it's very popular.
Unlike the Premier League and the NBA, the F1 side doesn't seem to be chasing the expansion of Asian and Middle Eastern fans.
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I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
It's okay if you don't read it on the podcast, so I'd like to hear your opinion, Kirino-sensei.
I'm looking forward to the podcast again.
Thank you for your letter, Mr. Sepang.
No, well, this is a really difficult story, isn't it?
What do you call it?
Well, that's why the discussion that the status of motorsports in Japan is low is something that Japanese F1 fans have been saying for a long time.
I don't know if it's a Japanese F1 fan or a F1 journalist, but it's like a bar talk, isn't it?
There are times when I wonder how the status of Japanese motorsports will rise.
I wonder how it will be.
But what I think is, for example, let's say there's something like racial discrimination against black people.
Let's say it's in America.
For example, we have to improve the status of black people.
Of course, there are things that can be done on the part of black people, but at that time, we raise our voices.
For example, now we raise our voices like Black Lives Matter, but in the end, we raise the status of black people.
Stop discrimination against black people.
It's not a problem for the black side, it's a problem for the society that accepts black people.
Do you understand?
When it comes to improving the status of a certain group, it's up to the group to raise our status.
It's up to the group to raise our status.
It's up to the group to raise our status.
In the end, it's up to the society that accepts the group to raise or lower their status.
The people around you say, okay, let's review it a little bit.
If you didn't know that, let's do it a little bit more like this.
It's a problem with the people around you.
There's something that can't be helped with the people around you.
I think there's something like that.
It's been said for a long time that the status of motorsports is low in Japan.
I don't think we can do it anymore.
It's like, that's enough.
It's like a sign of giving up.
After that, this is a problem for the society.
We have to have fun.
Looking at that, it's like, oh, there's a fun sport.
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Driving a car is actually a great sport.
Of course, it's fun.
It's not just a means of transportation.
Something like that.
In the end, what we're enjoying is the most important thing.
Looking at that, it's kind of like it's spreading around.
I think that's important.
All I can do is have fun doing podcasts like this.
I don't think it's a social movement from here on out.
After that, it's the responsibility of the people around you.
I think it's the responsibility of society.
You can say you're giving up.
So don't expect much from me.
I'd like you to do a lot of things for yourself.
I can't tell if the position of the factory is low or high.
I don't think it's going to go up in the future.
I don't think it's going to go up.
But it's possible to settle down.
I think that's the route.
I'm sorry I'm a little low-minded.
I don't think the F1 side is focusing on Asia.
I think this is true.
I think this is true.
I think the F1 side is deciding whether or not it's going to be a business.
For example, there's no Japanese subtitles on the F1 YouTube channel.
There's no Japanese translation.
Even if you spend enough money to prepare Japanese subtitles for a Japanese person,
You can't pay.
I don't think there's any money on the F1 side.
In short, it's a business.
So, in this respect, we have to show that we're willing to pay.
On the F1 side.
That's pretty difficult.
The F1 channel that you can watch on the internet.
For example, if you add Japanese commentary and access it from a Japanese IP address,
You'll be able to watch all the Japanese broadcasts.
I'm sure it's technically possible.
It's just that it's not a business that can be paid for.
I'm just saying I won't do it.
I don't know what to do with this.
It's just as amazing as the Fuji TV and DAZN do.
In the Asian countries, I feel like Japan is still more developed.
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In other minor sports, you have to watch English broadcasts secretly.
Compared to that,
I mean, it's amazing that we can choose from two types of commentaries.
I don't know if I can say that the number of views is still low.
I think the people around me, who are a little more minor in sports, might say,
I don't know if I'm still asking for a lot of views.
I don't think this is an answer to Mr. Seppala at all.
My answer is, I don't know if it's low or high,
but if it's low, it's not the fans who raise it, it's the society around them.
This is not our problem, it's their problem.
The other one is, it's low, low, but it's pretty high, isn't it?
I was just thinking about the story of the commentary that it's not as low as they say.
I'm sure you all have a lot of things to think about,
but I'd appreciate it if you could send us your opinions, objections, and sympathies.
Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you, Mr. Seppala.
Let's take a break.
The next message is from Mr. Ricardo.
It's a normal message. Thank you.
Hello, this is Ricardo.
Hello, I'm a Mexican who likes F1, and I'm studying Japanese.
A Mexican!
Mexico!
I listen to the How to Become a F1 Fan podcast every time, and I think it's the best.
I'm looking forward to your response on the podcast. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Ricardo.
Are you a Mexican, Mr. Ricardo?
What language is Mexican?
Spanish?
Spanish...
It's like No Hablo Español.
I can't speak Spanish. It's a phrase that comes up right away.
Well, it's amazing.
It's like Que Padore. It's like, wow, it's amazing.
It's like Que Chido.
It's amazing. Thank you for listening from Mexico.
I'm sure you can listen to it all over the world.
You can listen to it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts.
Of course, it doesn't matter where in the world the listeners are.
Thank you.
Please tell me about the F1 situation in Mexico again.
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Mr. Ricardo, I don't think it's because you're a Mexican that you're talking about Pérez.
But there may be a story about Pérez.
Also, Mr. Ricardo, would you like to hear more about the F1 situation in Mexico?
As Mr. Seppan wrote earlier,
Japanese F1 fans are not very satisfied with Japanese F1.
I think it's going to get a little more exciting.
I'd like to know what it's like in Mexico.
I'd be happy if you could tell me about it again.
Thank you very much.
I'll send you the Paddock Club Pass.
Please use it for your Japanese studies.
Thank you very much.
It's amazing today. It's amazing today. It's global.
I spoke English at first.
It's kind of global.
So, here's another message.
Thank you for the F1 Plus.
In other words, Hamilton's strength is that he's a vegan.
That's all I can think of.
I want all the other drivers to imitate a vegan and try it out.
Driver conflict and constructor conflict are overwhelming.
To be honest, it's not fun to watch.
Honda will withdraw, too.
I sincerely hope that there will be a driver with the spirit to stand up to Hamilton with meat, fish, and alcohol.
Thank you for the F1 Plus.
It's veganism, isn't it?
Don't you eat meat? Don't you eat fish?
Don't you drink alcohol?
I wonder if Hamilton doesn't drink alcohol.
I wonder what he's doing.
I forgot the article the other day.
But I feel like he's in a champagne fight, so I wonder if he drinks alcohol.
Anyway, meat, fish, and animal-based things.
I've introduced it in this show before that I don't put it in my mouth.
I think this is the secret to his strength.
That's the story of F1 Plus.
If that's the case, everyone's going to do it.
As a driver, if you can't eat meat or fish,
This is cheap, isn't it?
As an investor.
For example, how many billion yen does it take to speed up a F1 car by a second?
Let's say there's a calculation like that.
If the driver doesn't eat meat or fish,
For example, if it speeds up by a second,
I'm sure any team will sign a contract.
You have to be vegan.
If you eat meat or fish, you'll sign a contract at that moment.
It's possible.
It's possible, isn't it?
It's possible, isn't it?
I think all the F1 drivers in the future are vegetarian.
It may be up to Hamilton in the future.
It's not a joke.
It's not a joke, is it?
I think it's good to be vegan.
After all, environmental pollution.
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I talked about the emission of carbon dioxide by car earlier.
After all, vegetarianism has less carbon dioxide emissions.
Well, there's that kind of data.
Well, I don't know if it's true or not.
I have to check it out.
Well, I don't know if it's true or not.
I think it's good.
I'm thinking a little forward.
I hope you'll all be vegan.
Thank you very much, F1 Plus.
And finally, today's letter.
There's a lot of letters today.
There's a lot of letters today.
It's coming from Mexico.
But if you think about it, it's been a week.
Podcast.
It's not a week.
I'm sorry.
I lied.
I haven't been on a podcast in a month.
I'm glad I got this many letters.
Thank you, Kuri-chan.
I'll send you the third one.
Thank you very much.
I have a question for Mr. Kirino again.
I'm a first-year car mechanic.
I get really excited when I watch Pit Stop videos.
Oh, that's nice.
What do you see when you turn on the switch?
Please take care of yourself against the coronavirus.
Thank you, Kuri-chan.
Do you get excited at Pit Stop?
I see.
It's car maintenance.
I guess it's not just about people.
I guess it's like, I'm gonna get excited.
Well, it's limited to F1.
Where do you get excited?
I don't get excited very much.
I don't know where I got excited in the past.
In the past, I got really excited at the moment of the start or the first corner after the start.
It's like, I'm definitely going to watch it.
It's like my heart rate is going up.
I got really excited at the start.
I don't get excited recently.
It's been going on for a while.
There's a little bit of trouble in the first corner, but it's not as bad as I thought.
It's not as bad as I thought.
I don't know.
Well, it's not good.
I'm going to learn from Kuri-chan and look for the moment when I get excited.
I'd like to look for it.
This is bad.
There's a possibility that I'm not excited.
There's a possibility that I'm not excited.
Maybe I just can't think of it right now.
Do you guys have a moment when you get excited?
If you're on the screen, you'll get excited.
That's not a problem.
If you're on the road, you'll get excited.
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Well, I guess I'll get excited.
I don't get excited.
I'd like to know what you're going to do when you get excited.
I'd like to know what you're going to do when you get excited.
I'll think about it.
I might forget to think about it again.
I think I'll forget it if I don't get another letter from someone.
I'll think about it when I get excited.
Thank you for your third letter, Kuri-chan.
Thank you for your third letter, Kuri-chan.
So, in this program,
I'm taking it easy, but I'm looking for a letter.
You can send it on a special form from our home page.
I've been sending in emails and videos a lot recently, but I'd appreciate a reserved one!
I've been sending in emails and videos a lot recently, but I'd appreciate a reserved one!
I've been sending in emails and videos a lot recently, but I'd appreciate a reserved one!
Next time I send somebody a letter in that same order,
I will gift them a Paddock Club Pass,
and they will get a limited time videoconferencing with me again next time!
and they will get a limited time videoconferencing with me again next time!
and they will get a limited time videoconferencing with me again next time!
and they will get a limited time videoconferencing with me again next time!
This was a corner for your letters.
So, without getting too excited, we've come to the end of this episode.
This has been Kirino Miyako's How to Become a F1 Fan.
So, for the next F1 race, where will it be?
Abu Dhabi, I think?
I'm going to open up my schedule and see.
This is completely different, isn't it?
Is it okay?
Where is it?
Where is it?
Formula1.com?
I'm looking at it on my smartphone right now, but it's a little hard to see.
After Turkey, it's Berlin.
It's not Abu Dhabi.
It's not Abu Dhabi.
It's not Abu Dhabi.
It's Berlin.
It was in the Middle East.
November 29th.
This weekend is Berlin.
It's the Bahrain Grand Prix.
I'll do it again in Berlin.
The course layout is like a straight line.
It's like a super high-speed race in Berlin.
If you compare it to the F1 race on the Famicom, it's like the first race.
It's just spinning around.
That's a bit of an exaggeration.
I'm going to change the layout twice in Berlin and do it twice in a row.
After that, there's Abu Dhabi, and that's it.
I don't know what's going to happen, but that's how it's going to go.
After this, it doesn't matter if it's Champion or Constructors.
It's not about whether Williams can get one point.
It's about the prize money for next year's distribution.
It's about the entry guarantee.
I think it's going to be a big problem whether Williams can get one point.
Please pray for the two drivers to get one point.
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Please pray for the two drivers to get one point.
Please pray for the two drivers to get one point.
Please pray for the two drivers to get one point.
This is Kirino Miyako again.
I hope I can do it a little earlier next time.
I was surprised to see that it was open for a month.
I'm sorry.
Your letters will be a pressure.
If you'd like, please send them.
Thank you very much, everyone.
I'll see you next time.
This has been Kirino Miyako.
