Cut To The Race: FormulaNerds F1 Podcast

Welcome to News From the Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week, Sam, Abby, Grace and Special Guest Oli discuss: The Transparency surrounding Ferrari’s tyre test It was revealed that after Imola, during a Pirelli Tyre test, Ferrari tested a “different floor” on Carlos Sainz's scar. Although Ferrari were cleared of any wrongdoing, it bring...

On this week’s ‘Cut To The Race Podcast’ Sam, Cal and Grace review the (now) infamous Miami Grand Prix. The panel cover how the Grand Prix was hyped up and even discuss the possibility that it was “overhyped”. The team take us through the weekend with a hot topic being the Turn 14 crashes and whether the safety standards were enough. We also look at qualifying and discuss who were our standouts. T...

Welcome to News From the Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week, James Abby and Sam cover: The long-awaited Miami Grand Prix is almost here It's been one of the most hotly anticipated races for some time and F1 has been all over social media, with the in-track marina and the circuit layout taking the headlines Upgrades for the race Who’s...

This week, Oli and Sam are joined by veteran F1 Strategist Mike Caulfield. Mike's most recent appointments include - Head of Race Strategy / Senior Strategy Engineer at Haas F1 Team and Race Strategy Engineer at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. During this incredible and insightful interview, we discuss: What is the role of an F1 strategist? How does F1 strategy work? The data involved in d...

Welcome to News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week James, Abby, and Sam cover: The Future of Sprint Races The FIA F1 Commission meeting discussed several topics including the possibility of six Sprint Races and the concerns around the budget cap. The panel talk about their thoughts on this and how it’ll affect the personnel i...

On this week’s ’Cut to the Race’ podcast, Sam, Cal and Abby dissect the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola which saw an action-packed weekend and the first sprint race of the season. We review the build-up to the race including Qualifying, the Sprint Race and the Grand Prix which saw Red Bull’s first 1-2 since Malaysia 2016. Verstappen and Perez battled with Leclerc and Sainz, who both had a tough...

Welcome to News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week Abby,  Grace, James and Sam cover: Race Week - It’s race week again as the paddock heads to Italy for the first European race, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The panel discuss the upcoming weekend full of motorsport. Ferrari’s Home Race - Imola is Ferrari’s home race and Lecl...

[RECORDED AUGUST 2021] This week on the "Cut to the Race" podcast, Oli, Callum and Emma are joined by W Series driver Fabienne Wohlwend. Fabienne has a lot of experience racing GT cars in the Ferrari Challenge and the Audi Super Cup. She explains to the panel how different racing GT cars is to single-seater racing during her Formula 4 career and W Series. She tells us what she is enjoying about th...

Welcome to News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week Abby and Grace cover: The two sides of Ferrari - Charles Leclerc had a glorious weekend Down Under, having achieved the infamous Grand Slam of Motorsport. Carlos Sainz, on the other hand, suffered an agonising weekend and didn’t even finish the race. Abby and Grace discuss th...

On this week’s ’Cut to the Race’ podcast, Oli, Sam, Abby and Grace dissect the third round of the 2022 season as Formula One returns to Albert Park for the Australian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel made his 2022 debut but it was not plain-sailing as over the whole weekend there was drama in every session from crashes to penalties to disqualifications. Free practices were unusually eventful in Austra...

Welcome to News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1.  This week most of the FormulaNerds team are off sick.  BUT - Oli, Abby and Dalila cover: - Daniel Ricciardo and the Australian GP - McLaren’s hopes for 2022 - Mercedes upgrades for the season - The awful Australian GP timetable for British Fans + More... Learn more about your ad choic...

[RECORDED APRIL 2021] On the ’Cut to the Race’ podcast this week, Oli, Matt, Callum and Emma are joined by personal trainer and performance coach Michael Italiano. Michael is best known for working with McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and opens up about how he became interested in becoming a performance coach. He talks to us about his involvement with Daniel and F1 and gives us an insight into how impo...

The essential podcast for motorsport fans, brought to you by the FormulaNerds team. We share the facts, voice our opinions and have a laugh discussing the sport we love. We talk to incredible guests from inside the sport. Past guests include; Sky F1 Commentator - Crofty, F1 Safety Car Driver - Bernd Maylander and other motorsport legends such as Mario Andretti. Every week we give you the latest ne...

Welcome to News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week Abby,  Grace, and Sam cover: Fallout from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix The second race of the season has been and gone. The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was a very busy weekend with lots of things to talk about.  Have a listen to hear what the panel have to say about the fallout...

On this week’s ‘Cut To the Race’ podcast, Oli, Cal and James dissect the 2nd Grand Prix of F1’s new era, after a weekend full of controversy at the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. To help us unravel the political situation in Saudi Arabia which lead to a missile landing 10KM away from a Formula 1 event, Muhammad from our Facebook team joined us to explain as well as his view on why the F1 didn’t ca...

Welcome to News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of motorsport. This week Abby, Bridge, Grace, James and Sam cover: The Potential of 30 Races There has been talk of having a 30-race season in the coming years with more and more countries showing an interest in hosting a Grand Prix. The panel talk about potential new circuits and their thoug...

This week on the ‘Cut to the Race’ podcast – Oli, Cal, James and Sam, sit down to dissect the first Grand Prix of a whole new era – The 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2022 cars have been purposely designed to promote closer racing and more overtaking. So, has this new dawn for F1 started brightly? We discuss the winners and losers of the first weekend of the season and contemplate what it all means...

Welcome to News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week Abby, Bridge, James and Sam cover: F1 Fans Favourite Time of Year It’s Race Week! Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula 3 are all back this weekend in Bahrain with all drivers, including Daniel Ricciardo, expected to race. Have a listen to see what the panel are feeling...exciteme...

Motorsport icon Mario Andretti joins Oli, Abby, Bridge, Grace and James in this special episode of the Cut to the Race Podcast. Mario is not just a Formula 1 World Champion though, his racing achievements include: - Four-time Indy Car National Champion (1965, 1966, 1969, 1984) - Daytona 500 winner (1967) - Indianapolis 500 winner (1969) - Pikes Peak Hill Climb winner (1969) - Three-time 12 Hours o...

------------------ ANNOUNCEMENT ON SUNDAY 13TH FEBRUARY WE WILL HAVE SPECIAL GUEST MARIO ANDRETTI JOINING US ON THE PODCAST - DON’T MISS IT! ------------------ Welcome to News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week James, Abby, and Grace cover: The latest news surrounding Haas | From freight delays, contract terminations and the...

Welcome to News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week James, Abby, and Sam cover: The FIA’s Decision on Russia - The latest statesmen from the FIA regarding the situation in Russia and Ukraine is touched upon as the panel discuss the future of Mazepin.  Max Verstappen’s Newest Deal with Red Bull - The panel discuss the latest co...

On our 100th episode of the Cut to the Race Podcast, Oli, James and Sam are joined by the one and only Craig Scarborough (Aka @ScarbsTech) Craig has followed F1 since the late 70s and has covered the technical side of motorsport since the early 2000s. Craig has worked for a number of Formula One outlets and has become a go-to guru for those wanting to better understand the technical aspect of the...

Welcome to ’News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week James, Abby, Bridge and Sam cover: Day 1 of Pre-Season Testing in Barcelona - We discuss the cars on the track, our reactions to our favourite teams’ progress and the fastest drivers of the day. BWT Alpine’s 2022 Liveries and Their New Team Principal - We share our opinions...

This week Oli and Sam are joined by the very popular Andy and Elton from the Grand Prix Podcast. In what is now an annual colossal podcast collaboration (also of colossal length), the panel discuss virtually everything including: Our championship predictions made on the show this time last year. The eventful 2021 season, Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton and the controversy with M...

Welcome to ’News From The Nerds - Our midweek news show covering everything you need to know from the world of F1. This week, Abby, Grace, James and Bridge cover: Latest Car Launches McLaren, AlphaTauri and Williams have launched their car liveries for 2022 and the panel have mixed review Have a listen to see what they are and if you agree with any of our top five liveries so far. News from the FI...