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And with that, the 2024 season comes to a close. It was a season filled with incredible highs and lows as we bid farewell to the careers of a few iconic drivers, including the likes of Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez. Grab your coffee (or your preferred drink) and strap in for another episode of Race Pod as we dive into our post-the-season finale in Abu Dhabi and our expectations for the new sea...

No one saw this coming. In the lead to the United States Grand Prix (which this podcast was recorded), Toyota shocked the F1 world by announcing its return in a technical partnership with the Haas F1 Team that begins immediately. The Japanese manufacturer had one the biggest operating budgets during its earliest stints in F1 before it left the sport. This comes amid a flurry of breaking news, incl...

Can Aston Martin be world champions? During the Singapore Grand Prix race weekend, Jonathan and Nathan sat down for another episode as they discussed the iconic designer's move to Aston Martin — one that will see him join a decorated team of engineering talents — and many more. ** Timestamps: 0.00: Jonathan Wheatley's legacy 0.35: F1 in Schools 3.45: Are McLaren ready for championship fight? 10.50...

The summer break has come and gone and we are back with a special episode we recorded shortly before the break ended! In the lead up to the Dutch Grand Prix, plenty of teams have made moves to secure their future on the grid for 2024 and beyond — the biggest news being Sainz finally securing a drive with Williams on a multi-year contract. Whether you are curious if McLaren is genuinely able to cat...

Note: Shortly after this episode was recorded, few developments occurred. Red Bull has chosen to keep Sergio Perez for the rest of the season despite speculations about his future in F1. Ocon signs a multi-year deal to drive with Haas for 2025 and beyond. This episode was recorded after the Hungarian GP. ** For months on end, Sergio Perez string of poor performances has caused fans and many within...

Silly season begins. June marked a busy season for the driver market as the team announced news of driver transfers for 2025 and beyond. Amidst all this lies a key figure, Carlos Sainz, who is said to be the "cork" that unscrews the bottle for the rest of the drivers to decide on their future in F1. But that's not all. There's also much talk about the 2026 regulations that introduce a raft of chan...

Where is Adrian Newey going to go? May has been a month filled with plenty of action off-track. Most notably, there were numerous speculations on where legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey would go after news broke out that he would leave Red Bull in early 2025. But there's just plenty to cover as the boy for one of the longest episodes of the pod, which includes their coverage of news such as: ✅Ad...

The boys couldn't stop laughing as they recorded this episode. From their unintentional hot takes about Alpine's technical structure to their humourous take on the thought of Vettel joining back the Silver Arrows for the memes and vibes, our hosts (Jonathan and Nathan) covered the hottest take outside of the F1 grid in April. This includes: ✅ Fernando Alonso's big contract renewal with Aston Mart...

Is Red Bull about to explode? 😧 March saw the Formula One paddock travel to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. While the on-track performances have been fairly predictable (until Carlos decided to end Max Verstappen's winning streak again after recovering from appendicitis), there has been plenty of action occurring off-track. From Alpine melting down (quite literally) after the first race to...

It's the time of the season. 👌 As fans gear up for pre-season testing in Bahrain, we can't help but join in the fun and give our predictions for what will happen in the 2024 F1 World Championship — a season that could spell the fate for teams and drivers in 2025 and beyond. Whether that is Alonso getting his elusive 33rd win or Haas selling the team to Andretti Racing by the end of 2024, join us...

"Why did you start Race Recap?" "What were some of the highlights of this project?" "Why start a podcast?" These were some of the questions you guys asked us while running the newsletter. Ahead of the 2024 F1 World Championship, let's take you on a journey to examine the beginnings of Race Recap — and our experience of running a LinkedIn newsletter about Formula One, the pinnacle of motor racing....