Formula Scout Podcast

The team brings you up to date with all of the ins and outs of the various European Formula 4 championships in 2022 , as the new era gets underway with the Gen2 cars. Britain's championship is now more aligned with Italy, Germany and Spain, while France has continued in a different direction and even has had its season opener. F1 juniors, second and third-generation drivers will all be in the mix,...

This week, Craig Woollard and Roger Gascoigne sit down and discuss the new changes and highly-placed returning drivers coming to Formula Regional European this year, as well as asking fundamental questions about W Series among other things. In addition, the series running the Dallara 320 chassis are also previewed, and we bring you up to date on these championships already underway, as well as FIA...

On this week's show, we have a special interview with Ralph Firman Sr, the former boss and co-founder of the Van Diemen outfit. The marque is perhaps best-known for its longstanding history in Formula Ford racing but also has raced in Formula Renault, Formula 3 and in the United States. Motorsport greats to have raced in Van Diemens include Ayrton Senna, Dan Wheldon, Mark Webber, Jason Plato and E...

Formula 2 took to Jeddah this weekend as its first middle-eastern stint comes to a close, but concerns about the security of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and a sprint race penalty for reigning FIA Formula 3 champion Dennis Hauger were the big topics of discussion. The team also talks about Felipe Drugovich's "perfect weekend", and a bizarre moment in qualifying...

The team brings you up to date with everything that went down in the Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 season-openers in Bahrain, identifying who looked quick, who has work to do and talking about a new fan-favourite among the F2 drivers...

Your comprehensive guide to the 2022 FIA Formula 3 season, bringing you up to date with the changes to the format, the calendar, the points, the technical regulations and, of course, the teams and drivers.

Your comprehensive guide to the 2022 Formula 2 season, bringing you up to date with the changes to the format, the calendar, the points, the technical regulations and, of course, the teams and drivers. The team closes off with their predictions for the season ahead, which are also highlighted in detail here . Be sure to check out the written version of our preview here .

This week, the team delves into the raw numbers from Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 testing in Bahrain, and try to draw what conclusions that were possible. Both championships were active but had their running disrupted by weather, prompting some terrible sandstorm puns. In addition, W Series was in its own pre-season action in Spain, although takeaways from that were few and far between, and also ho...

Craig Woollard and Ida Wood preview the Indy Lights, Indy Pro 2000 and USF2000 seasons ahead of their 2022 running in Florida this weekend. From a driver looking for a 'threepeat', to drivers returning to championships with a point to prove to drivers heading over from Europe and even NASCAR and Stadium Super Trucks, the pair bring up the names to watch ahead of the season-opener.

Drivers from Formula 2 all the way down to karting featured in the Formula Regional Asian Championship and in the Formula 4 UAE Championship, taking place over five successive weekends in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. New names came to the fore, while familiar names also took their fair share of the spoils. But who made the best impression in grids that changed from weekend to weekend? Craig Woollard, Ida...

The Race's American Editor Jack Benyon returns to the podcast to go in-depth with Craig Woollard about IndyCar's very strong crop of five full-time rookies this year. Unlike last year, the newcomers come from Formula 2 and Indy Lights and all have good resumes, including the Road to Indy's greatest all-time driver. The pair also discuss the challenges two high-profile Indy 500 rookies will face an...

Craig Woollard and Ida Wood sit down to discuss the findings from the 2021 Formula 2 season and what that means for its pecking order this year. In addition, they discuss Guanyu Zhou's qualities which will make him a solid Formula 1 driver, and begin the build-up to the full season preview... Editors note: apologies for the significant drop in audio quality towards the end of the podcast, due to a...

In a slightly different format for the podcast this week, due to being busy in the real world, the team come up with some good (and one downright bizarre) street circuit. They also discuss what they want to see from the big junior championships this year, and we also outline how you can get involved in helping Formula Scout out.

Off-season? What off-season? Just a few weeks after the 2021 racing season concluded, the 2022 junior single-seater motorsport year is almost underway. Formula Regional Asian Championship , won by Alfa Romeo Formula 1's Guanyu Zhou last year, will this time feature a wide range of talents with highly-rated F1 juniors in contention for wins and the title, with a few interesting 'master' drivers in...

Roberto Moreno, his team boss and mechanic chat about their return to the Formula Ford Festival last October, after winning it in 1980, and how important FFord is to young drivers.

Formula E is one of two single-seater series with world championship status, yet doesn't have its own feeder or support series with electric power. How possible will it be to do that in the future? We asked FE journalist Hazel Southwell how it could happen, as well as the changes happening in karting and what challenges the next young drivers going into FE will face

In the final podcast of the year, the team reveal some of the more heavily debated drivers on the 2021 Formula Scout Top 50 drivers of the year, and also reveal some of the names that just missed the cut. There is a spoiler warning for the feature, so do make sure you read the full list first .

The team looks back at the highs and lows of 2021, as well as their favourite races, moments, interviews and pieces of work. We also highlight some of the underrated stars of the year, and answer some excellent questions submitted via Twitter

Ollie Bearman has had a stellar 2021: winning both the ADAC and Italian Formula 4 titles, joining the Ferrari Driver Academy and being in with a shout of the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award to name but a few of his achievements. He's this week's guest, as Roger Gascoigne caught up with the Briton recently.

This week's guest is David Malukas, who will make his IndyCar Series debut in 2022 with Dale Coyne Racing w/HMD Motorsports. Malukas was close to snatching the Indy Lights crown from Kyle Kirkwood in 2021, and will form part of a crop of super rookies next season.

Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring cover the final two rounds of the Formula 2 season and sum up the F2 careers of five drivers already confirmed to be leaving the championship for pastures new. The season of our new champion Oscar Piastri is also explored, as is the debut of the second generation of Formula 4 racing, all of which was from Abu Dhabi.

Ahead of F1's highly-anticipated finale in Abu Dhabi, commentator Alex Jacques joins the podcast to chat with Craig Woollard about all of the championships he covers, as well as his route to becoming one of the most recognisable voices in motorsport. The pair also talk about some of the big moments and top drivers from F2, FIA F3 and W Series from 2021, working with co-commentators who are in a di...

It's been 10 weeks since Formula 2's most recent action back at Sochi, so we all can be forgiven for not being sure of what's going on in that championship. Four current drivers have announced their 2022 plans, while four new drivers will make their debut this weekend on the all-new Jeddah circuit. All this is discussed this week between Craig Woollard, Roger Gascoigne and Bethonie Waring, as well...

British Formula 4 launched its 2022 season recently at Bicester, and Formula Scout's Bethonie Waring was on the ground to oversee it all and to give an inside look into what's new for the championship next year, including an enhanced Esports presence and new top-level teams joining the ranks. This also gives the team, including Craig Woollard and Ida Wood, a good opportunity to discuss where the c...

Formula 1 test driver Nick Yelloly joins the show this week, ahead of his appearance in the Abu Dhabi test at the end of the season. Yelloly was a relative latecomer to junior single-seaters but proved to be able to mix it with some of the best - notably in the 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 season. His junior single-seater career stalled in 2015, but he was able to graft out a career as a GT stalwart a...