Cut To The Race: FormulaNerds F1 Podcast

On this week's Cut to the Race podcast, Oli is joined by Abby, James M and Sam as they share their 2023 season predictions as well as partaking in the first FormulaNerds Quiz of the year. The Bahrain Grand Prix is upon us and it’s only right for the FormulaNerds team to give their predict. The quartet share their thoughts on the potential talking points of the season, from the drama between F1 and...

On this week's News from the Nerds, James M is joined by Abby and Sam as they cover the top news from this week: F1 is back on track: Formula One is back and cars have returned to the track. Day one of pre-season testing has finished in Bahrain and Red Bull's Max Verstappen went fastest overall. All drivers bar Lance Stroll drove their 2023 cars and for some, it was a good day but teams such as Mc...

On this week's Cut to the Race podcast, Oli is joined by Abby, James M and Sam as they discuss the 2023 liveries and speak to the Mercedes drivers. As well as ranking the liveries, this episode includes exclusive FormulaNerds interviews with the Mercedes drivers: Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Mick Schumacher from the launch of the W14. All 10 liveries have been revealed ahead of pre-season te...

On this week's News from the Nerds, James M is joined by Abby and Sam as they cover the top news from this week: Ferrari win at the launches: Four more car and livery reveals have occurred this past week with some extravagant launches involving some on-track action. The panel discuss the reveals and their thoughts. https://www.formulanerds.com/news/sf-23-is-ferraris-2023-f1-car-red/ https://www.fo...

On this week's News from the Nerds, James M is joined by Abby and James P as they cover the top news from this week: More Car Launches but Mixed Responses: Red Bull, Williams and Alfa Romeo have all launched their liveries and a couple have launched their cars. But there’s mixed feeling among the panel and the public about the designs, which the panel dissect. https://www.formulanerds.com/news/red...

On this week's News from the Nerds Abby is joined by Sam and James P as they cover the top news from this week: Haas livery launch and season plans: Haas have become the first team to launch their new livery, complete with new title sponsor Moneygram. The trio discuss the impacts of this new deal for the team as well comments from Team Principal Guenther Steiner about his hopes for the new season....

This week Oli and James P are joined by a special guest: Cosworth engine designer Matt Grant. Listen to an F1 nerd's dream as Matt reveals the secrets of Cosworth V10 and V8 engines from the late 1990s to 2013. We ask Matt about designing a V10 and V8 engine, how they compare to today's immensely complex power units, and how an engine made its way into a car after a team had agreed to use Cosworth...

On this week's News from the Nerds, James M is joined by Sam and Abby as they cover the top news from this week: Off-track tensions are brewing: The FIA President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, shared on social media his thoughts on the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund's bid into F1 and his comments have come with some controversy and disagreement with F1 and Liberty Media. The trio discuss the events...

On this week's News from the Nerds, James M is joined by Abby, Sam and James P as they cover the top news and rumours from this week: 23-Race calendar for 2023: Formula 1 confirmed that the cancelled Chinese Grand Prix would not be replaced and no race would be moved forward to the gap, leaving the schedule as a 23-race schedule. The panel discuss the confirmed calendar and the decision of no repl...

The 'Cut to the Race Podcast' returns from its Christmas break with a very special guest, as Oli, James and Sam are joined by Manish Pandey. Writer of the phenomenal, award-winning 'Senna', Manish has an endless catalogue of fascinating stories. From the creation of that critically acclaimed film, to then getting drivers including Mika Häkkinen and Felipe Massa together for his next documentary 'H...

The FormulaNerds Team return for a special episode of News from the Nerds to discuss a potential 11th team joining the sport. James M is joined by Sam and James P to cover and discuss the ongoing story: The row over Andretti’s F1 entry continues to rumble on. FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has now thrown his support behind the bid in a public intervention.  Andretti’s bid to enter F1 has been...

For our final Nerdy V10s special show, James P is joined by James M to interview a friend of the FormulaNerds Jan Magnussen, as we dive into his F1 career. Jan's career started in 1995 as McLaren test driver, before debuting later that year. Moving to Stewart Grand Prix for 1997, Jan remained with the team until midway through 1998. We ask Jan about attending the launch of the ill-fated 1995 McLar...

In this episode of Nerdy V10s, James P is joined by James M as they interview former Williams F1 Team Manager Dickie Stanford. Dickie worked in F1 various roles for Williams, including running the test team, as chief Mechanic to Nigel Mansell, and Race Team Manager. A career spanning 30 years, Dickie has seen his team evolve and enjoy much success in its heyday. We ask Dickie how Williams coped an...

BECAUSE IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY... We have a great competition with a prize giveaway, so listen in and make sure you're in with a chance to win! In today's Nerdy V10s Special Part 2 - James P is joined once again by James M and Sam as they reveal their favourite all-time races: The trio debate some of F1's all-time classic F1 races. Listen in as we make our case and argue which is best. We throw names...

On Part 1 of 4 in our Nerdy V10s special podcast series, James P is joined by Sam and James M to interview a special guest: Former BBC Radio 5 live commentator and renowned F1 Journalist Maurice Hamilton. Maurice's experience and knowledge of F1 span over 40 years, with over 30 books published. He has written the biographies of James Hunt, Niki Lauda and the legendary Frank Williams just to name a...

This week on the Cut to the Race Podcast, it’s Awards Season! - Join Oli, Sam, Abby and James M for the first annual FormulaNerds Season Awards ceremony as they discuss the esteemed nominees across a number of prestigious categories, such as Driver of the Season, Team of the Season and Race of the Season. Selected from the team at FormulaNerds, the panel vote for – and argue about – who they belie...

The FormulaNerds News Team return for a special 'Team Principal Silly Season' episode of News from the Nerds. James is joined by Abby, Oli, Catherine and (eventually a late-to-the-party) Sam to cover the string of announcements this week - some more expected than others - that saw a number of changes amongst F1's team bosses. Jost Capito leaves Williams: Things got underway on Monday as Williams T...

On this week’s Cut to the Race, Oli is joined by Abby, James and Sam to discuss the top three teams of the 2022 season for part two of the season review. On this show: The Nerds Quiz! Oli provides another quiz for the Nerds focusing on 2022 to test their knowledge of the latest season. How will they do? Can you beat the Nerds? An uphill battle for Mercedes: 2022 wasn’t quite what Mercedes would ha...

In this week's episode, Abby and Catherine speak to a very special guest, Jessica Hawkins whilst in the Aston Martin Garage at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Jessica is a racing driver first and foremost and she reveals how she got into the motorsport industry and kickstarted her career. As well as being a racing driver, Jess is an ambassador for Formula One's Aston Martin team. Jessica talks about her...

On this week’s Cut to the Race, Oli is joined by Abby, James and Sam as they interview a very special guest, Alex Brundle. Having a former F1 driver and current pundit for a father in Martin Brundle, Alex is well-known in the Motorsport world. As well as having a famous name, Alex has competed in many racing series and also commentates on Formula 2 and Formula 3. On the show, he speaks about his m...

On this years final episode of 'News from the Nerds' - James is joined by Abby, Bridge and Sam as they cover the top five news stories from the past week, including: Binotto is out, what's next for Ferrari? Ferrari confirmed the departure of Team Principal Mattia Binotto from the team leaving the team principal seat empty heading into 2023. With the likes of Frederik Vasseur and even Christian Hor...

This week on the Cut to the Race Podcast, host Oli and his panel of Abby, Sam and James M tackle the first half of the 2022 season review. In this episode, it’s the bottom seven teams from Constructors’ Championship and their drivers. Who exceeded expectations, who failed to deliver, and what can we expect from their respective 2023s? Quiz ’22 This week’s quiz is all things 2022. How closely was...

This week on News from the Nerds, host James M is joined by Abby, Sam and James P as the panel break down the latest developments in the world of F1 in the first show of the F1-post season. No Bull in a China Shop It looks like the Chinese Grand Prix will not be returning for 2023. It’s not yet confirmed by F1, but has it been heading this way for some time? Will the round be replaced, and will th...

This week on the Cut to the Race podcast, Oli is joined by James M, Abby and Sam to discuss the final race weekend of the year - the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. There were mixed emotions throughout the weekend. Whether you were a Lewis Hamilton fan having to relive the events of the previous year, or a fan of any of the four departing drivers (some permanently, some perhaps not) - Daniel Ricciardo,...

News from the Nerds: On this week’s show, James is joined by Abby, Catherine and Sam to discuss the top five news pieces from the past week including: Binotto out, Vasseur in? After Ferrari’s promising start to 2022, things haven’t gone the Scuderia’s way with many blunders and consequently rumours are growing about Mattia Binotto leaving Ferrari with Fred Vasseur replacing him. https://www.formul...