Down To The Tyre Podcast

Our latest guest is a Porsche Sprint Challenge champion, he's driven a 1980s McLaren F1 car and he's on the 2026 British GT grid. Ahead of the Spa round, we caught up with Tom Bradshaw. We hope you enjoy the episode! Follow Tom:https://www.instagram.com/tombradshaw43/Follow Down To The Tyre:https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/

As the second episode of our double British GT special to launch Season 4, we caught up with British GT3 champion Charles Dawson to find out what it was like to win one of the UK’s biggest motorsport series. https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/

Dominating TCR Australia, winning in Macau, TCR World Tour and now British GT in 2026 with new team to the grid, Rodin. Australian driver Josh Buchan told us all about his career to date ahead of the opening round of the championship at Silverstone last weekend. Follow Josh: https://www.instagram.com/buchanjosh/ Follow Down To The Tyre: https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/ You can watch Josh&#...

Starting karting at the age of 5, inspired by her dad and brother, Sophie Kinghorn now races in the BRSCC Vinyl Detail Fiesta ST Challenge Championship. After an appearance on The One Show recently, she guests on Down To The Tyre to tell us all about her career so far. Follow Sophie:https://www.instagram.com/sophiekinghornracing/https://www.facebook.com/sophiekinghornracing?locale=en_GBhttps://www...

Alicia Barrett started karting in Nottinghamshire, before taking a few years away from racing. Now, she's back - with experience driving the Radical SR3 and ambitions to race in the Ginetta GT Academy next year. Follow Alicia: https://www.instagram.com/aliciabarrettracing/?hl=en-gb Follow Down To The Tyre: https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/?hl=en

Caitlyn McDaniel only started karting last year but nowfinds herself on a record-breaking GB4 grid for 2025. She tells us more about her journey to signing with Fox Motorsport, how she balances life and racing, and where she sees her career going in the future. Follow Caitlyn: https://www.instagram.com/caitlyn_mcdaniel/ Follow Down To The Tyre: https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/

Competing in GB4 this year, Jason Pribyl shares insights behind coming to the UK from the US for racing, having a mature mindset, and driver coaching. Follow Jason here:  https://www.instagram.com/jasonpribylautosports/ Follow Down To The Tyre here:  https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/

We have defrosted after the winter break because it is race week! Join host Gemma and guest Fleur Rogerson as we talk through who will be the strongest rookies in F1 this year, as well as some F2 predictions which will (hopefully) age well.

South African karting champion Jarrod Waberski got a last minute call to the GB4 championship and came to the UK to pursue his racing dream. After coming runner up in the championship, he graduated to GB3, where he just finished his second season. Coming P6 in the championship, he told us all about how 2024 has been for him! Follow Jarrod: https://www.instagram.com/jarrod_waberski20/ Follow Down T...

Not every driver can start karting in 2022, come runner-up in their first year of car racing, and come top 10 in the GB3 championship the year after. But Hugo Schwarze can. He guested on Down To The Tyre to talk all about this meteoric rise, his time racing for Elite Motorsport, and what's next for him looking ahead to 2025. Follow Hugo here: https://www.instagram.com/hugo_schwarze/ Follow Down To...

Local lad (if you're based in the Midlands like me!) Jack Brewer came on Down To The Tyre this week to talk about his journey from karting, to the Mazda MX-5 Championship, to the Mazda MX-5 Supercup. Follow Jack here: https://www.instagram.com/jb93motorsport/ Follow Down To The Tyre here: https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/

We are back with another episode and today we are joined by Dom Shore, who won the Britcar Trophy Championship in Class 3 in 2024 with Team BRIT. Enjoy! Follow Dom here: https://www.instagram.com/domshoreracing/ Follow Team BRIT here: https://www.instagram.com/teambritracing/ Follow Down to the Tyre here: https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/

On this week's episode of Down To The Tyre, Henry Howarth, the 2024 AIRTEC ST240 Am Champion, tells us all about his season, and his goals and ambitions for the future. Follow Henry here: https://www.instagram.com/henryhowarthracing/ Follow Down To The Tyre here: https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/

This week we are joined by the one and only Chloe Grant, who speaks all about her experience competing in GB4 this year, F1 Academy last year, and what the future holds for her away from single-seaters. Follow Chloe; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chloegrantracing/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chloegrantracing?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0iO8qGFbViDrC4ymALYOw...

After meeting Dhanush Vydyam at university, I decided to get him on Down To The Tyre to speak all about his own podcast, his experiences with Formula Student, and the topic he is most passionate about - the Aston Martin F1 team. At Dhanush's request, check out Formula Student here: https://www.imeche.org/events/formula-student Follow Down To The Tyre; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downtothe...

This week, Luiza tells us all about motorsport in Brazil, and the next generation of Brazilian feeder series stars. Follow Luizaverso: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luizaverso.jpg/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@luizaverso.jpg Follow Down To The Tyre; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbBsmnnjo7jTtdRgH-3wX0w TikTok: https://www.ti...

Fleur Rogerson, aka @chequeredflagwithfleur, chats to our host Gemma about the 2024 F2 season so far, her dream F1 grid, and her first full season watching IndyCar. Follow Fleur; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chequeredflagwithfleur/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chequeredflagwithfleur Follow Down To The Tyre; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/ YouTube: https://www.youtube...

We are back for the start of a new era of Down To The Tyre, with a solo episode! Our host Gemma talks us through the 2024 FIA F3 season, sharing her standout drivers and her thoughts on that championship battle which came down to the final corner of the last race.

If you want to know more about IndyCar, @maklovesmotorsport aka Makenna is the person to go to. Find out all about her experience at the Indy 500, as well as her experience flagging at Nascar, and more! Follow Makenna; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maklovesmotorsport/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maklovesmotorsport Follow Down To The Tyre; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downtothety...

Today I am joined by Olly Wallace, who offers his advice on the world of sports podcasting, as well as discussing the latest silly season moves in F1 and whether we will ever see Liam Lawson in an F1 seat. Follow Olly: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ollywallace/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thematchreport_olly?lang=en Follow Down To The Tyre: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downtothe...

We are back! Following the start of the British F4 season, we catch up with Dan Potter to find out about the misconceptions that people commonly have of the engineering sector, how he coaches young drivers to be the best versions of themselves, and how he deals with the highs and the lows of the career. Follow Dan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dppeltd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pr...

In the final episode of Season 2, we have our BIGGEST guest to date! Brad Benavides was kind enough to come on Down To The Tyre to talk all about his upcoming Euroformula Open campaign. Join us in manifesting his championship win – we think he stands a very good chance! Follow Brad: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradbenavides/ Follow Down To The Tyre: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/do...

This week we are joined by Jesseca, aka The Nursing Formula on TikTok and Instagram, to talk about how she combines medicine and motorsport in her content, as well as by her local track as a volunteer nurse.   Follow The Nursing Formula: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenursingformula/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenursingformula Follow Down To The Tyre: Instagram: https://www.instagra...

This week fellow podcast host James Turnbull, from the Lick The Stamp And Send It Podcast, guests on Down To The Tyre to chat all about F1 Academy and Extreme E. Follow Lick The Stamp And Send It: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lickthestamp_podcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z7aBQ7IypqN123r6Wp36V Follow Down To The Tyre: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/ YouTu...

This week we're joined by content creator Caroline Eliott aka McLaren Defender to talk all about how she got into F1, American representation in the sport, and why you HAVE to watch F2 this year. Follow Caroline: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinee.eliott/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mclarendefender Follow Down To The Tyre: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downtothetyre/ YouTube...