It's now summer, marking the perfect time to relax with an ice-cold beverage and dive into one of the greatest mysteries in Formula 1 history: What happened to the diamond that was lost at the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix? It's a winding tale that includes a backmarker F1 team desperate to get out of the sport, a glamorous movie partnership full of Hollywood A-listers, and a sketchy diamond sponsor.

This week, Lily sits down with guest Byrd Pinkerton to go through what culture was like in 2004, what led an F1 team to put two uninsured $300,000 diamonds on their cars, and what we know in 2026.

It's now summer, marking the perfect time to relax with an ice-cold beverage and dive into one of the greatest mysteries in Formula 1 history: What happened to the diamond that was lost at the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix? It's a winding tale that includes a backmarker F1 team desperate to get out of the sport, a glamorous movie partnership full of Hollywood A-listers, and a sketchy diamond sponsor. This week, Lily sits down with guest Byrd Pinkerton to go through what culture was like in 2004, what led an F1 team to put two uninsured $300,000 diamonds on their cars, and what we know in 2026.

No Grip is a Formula 1 culture podcast hosted by Lily Herman. Each episode dives into the wacky and dramatic mishaps, scandals, and sagas surrounding the sport, both on the track and far away from it. From the ever-expanding world of F1 romance novels and the cataclysmic 2023 event Lily calls WAGageddon, to the infamous missing Monaco Grand Prix diamond and the astrology of the grid, No Grip dives headfirst into Formula 1’s under-explored cultural pockets.

Episodes publish the Wednesday before any given race weekend.

The show is produced, edited, and sound-designed by Yochai Maital. Max Miller serves as executive producer.

No Grip is a Formula 1 culture podcast hosted by Lily Herman. Each episode dives into the wacky and dramatic mishaps, scandals, and sagas surrounding the sport, both on the track and far away from it. From the ever-expanding world of F1 romance novels and the cataclysmic 2023 event Lily calls WAGageddon, to the infamous missing Monaco Grand Prix diamond and the astrology of the grid, No Grip dives headfirst into Formula 1&rsquo;s under-explored cultural pockets.
Episodes publish the Wednesday before any given race weekend.
The show is produced, edited, and sound-designed by Yochai Maital. Max Miller serves as executive producer.

No Grip: An F1 Culture Podcast

Where's the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix's missing diamond?

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After a very public multi-year saga to get on the grid, Cadillac is currently making it way through its first season in Formula 1. On the surface, its results seem lackluster, to say the least. But is there more to this crew than meets the eye? And could it mark a turning point for U.S. teams in the sport?

For this week's episode, Lily talks to The Athletic's Formula 1 staff writer Madeline Coleman and American F1 fan Zach St. Clair to get to the bottom of why Cadillac is deserving of a second look, why there's so much emphasis on having an American team on the grid, and what it even means for a team to be "American" in spirit.

After a very public multi-year saga to get on the grid, Cadillac is currently making it way through its first season in Formula 1. On the surface, its results seem lackluster, to say the least. But is there more to this crew than meets the eye? And could it mark a turning point for U.S. teams in the sport? For this week's episode, Lily talks to The Athletic's Formula 1 staff writer Madeline Coleman and American F1 fan Zach St. Clair to get to the bottom of why Cadillac is deserving of a second look, why there's so much emphasis on having an American team on the grid, and what it even means for a team to be "American" in spirit.

What exactly is the point of the Cadillac F1 team?

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These days, conversations about women in motorsports are never complete without mentions of Susie Wolff. Susie is the last woman to participate in an official Formula 1 race weekend more than a decade ago, and now runs F1 Academy, the highly visible Formula 1 support series. She's long been held up as a paragon of motorsports girlbossdom, but is there more to her story?

In this bonus episode, Lily and her pal Indiah Porter go over Susie's new memoir 'Driven,' which came out in the U.S. in late April, to unpack more of her background as both a racing driver and a business executive. But as they soon find, what Susie doesn't say in her book ends up being just as important — and much more interesting — as what she does.

These days, conversations about women in motorsports are never complete without mentions of Susie Wolff. Susie is the last woman to participate in an official Formula 1 race weekend more than a decade ago, and now runs F1 Academy, the highly visible Formula 1 support series. She's long been held up as a paragon of motorsports girlbossdom, but is there more to her story? In this bonus episode, Lily and her pal Indiah Porter go over Susie's new memoir 'Driven,' which came out in the U.S. in late April, to unpack more of her background as both a racing driver and a business executive. But as they soon find, what Susie doesn't say in her book ends up being just as important &mdash; and much more interesting &mdash; as what she does.

Does Susie Wolff's memoir tell us anything new?

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When it debuted in 2023, the women-centric support series F1 Academy (F1A) was branded by Formula 1 and the greater racing ecosystem as a giant step forward for visibility and opportunity in motorsports for women. It even came with its own digital broadcast channels, major corporate sponsors, and attention from F1 teams. Three years later though, the promising championship has drummed up more questions than answers. Is it actually helping its participants level up in their careers long-term? Does anything about this series give these teen girls and young women the skills needed to transition to other racing series? And who's actually getting all of this corporate money?

This go-around on No Grip, Lily talks to Katherine Legge, the iconic racer and Throttle Therapy podcast host who's taken part in what feels like almost every motorsports series under the sun and has plenty to say about what's missing from conversations about F1A, sexism, visibility, and mentorship.

When it debuted in 2023, the women-centric support series F1 Academy (F1A) was branded by Formula 1 and the greater racing ecosystem as a giant step forward for visibility and opportunity in motorsports for women. It even came with its own digital broadcast channels, major corporate sponsors, and attention from F1 teams. Three years later though, the promising championship has drummed up more questions than answers. Is it actually helping its participants level up in their careers long-term? Does anything about this series give these teen girls and young women the skills needed to transition to other racing series? And who's actually getting all of this corporate money? This go-around on No Grip, Lily talks to Katherine Legge, the iconic racer and <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-throttle-therapy-with-kat-253096903/">Throttle Therapy</a> podcast host who's taken part in what feels like almost every motorsports series under the sun and has plenty to say about what's missing from conversations about F1A, sexism, visibility, and mentorship.

Does Katherine Legge think F1 Academy is doing its job?

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Where's the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix's missing diamond?

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