Formula Scout Podcast

2020-21 Formula E title contender Jake Dennis joins the show this week, as Alejandro Alonso Lopez caught up with the British driver during his final race of the GT World Challenge Europe season at Barcelona. Dennis was part of the famous 2014 European Formula 3 class of drivers, finished third a year later, and also impressed in GP3 before switching to sportscars and then DTM. But it was a surpris...

The 2021 GB3 season started out as British Formula 3, but the famous name disappeared mid-season. What was shaping up to be a tight title battle also started to change narrative at the same time, and it was Carlin's Zak O'Sullivan who triumphed in unusual circumstances. Formula Scout's GB3 correspondent Steve Whitfield joins Craig Woollard to discuss the season at length and what the future holds...

FIA Formula 3 champion Dennis Hauger is this week's guest on the Formula Scout Podcast. He explains to Craig Woollard the ins and outs behind both his very difficult 2020 campaign in the championship, as well as his successful one in 2021. The Red Bull affiliated driver opens up about the mental challenges he faced last year, racing in Porsches, and also talks about his entry into motorsport at a...

Quite literally fresh from taking the Euroformula title, just an hour after securing the crown at Barcelona last Saturday, Cameron Das talks to Formula Scout about his development as a driver, his title-winning season and why Euroformula is far harder than it looks

Danish driver Christian Rasmussen returns to the podcast to discuss winning back-to-back Road to Indy titles. It wasn't an entirely straightforward season, as he had to overcome competitors both new and old in a five-way showdown at Mid-Ohio which culminated in a battle between a familiar rival, as he explains here. Note: this podcast was recorded before the announcement of Christian Lundgaard's f...

Newly-crowned Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood joins Craig Woollard from Florida days after his championship success to discuss how he triumphed once again, his highlights from his time on the Road to Indy, where he might end up in 2022 and more.

It was a very busy (and wet) weekend at Sochi, and despite two races falling off the weekend schedule, there was plenty to talk about for the Formula Scout team this week. There were controversy, accidents and title deciders, and all are covered off in this week's podcast. The new Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 championship format is also a heavy topic of discussion, as well as the shaping up of F2's...

All three rungs of the Road to Indy - USF2000, Indy Pro 2000 and Indy Lights - have their championships up for grabs next weekend at Mid-Ohio. Two of the titles very much can go either way as well on the twisty circuit. These fights are previewed, and a number of championships set to be clinched in Europe are also covered off this week.

Formula 2 started its second half of its season at the famed Temple of Speed at Monza. Oscar Piastri, Guanyu Zhou and Theo Pourchaire - three drivers many are talking about due to their respective Formula 1 prospects - all starred during the weekend. The weekend's action and reaction, and IndyCar prospects for the F2 drivers and Dan Ticktum's Williams exit, are the main topics on this week's Formu...

There are some interesting names being mentioned with regards to a Formula 1 drive for 2022, but very few of them are Formula 2 runners. The team addresses this conundrum on this week's podcast following the announcement of George Russell's long-awaited Mercedes promotion, in addition to the week's news and the FIA Formula 3 and W Series championship battles hotting up at Zandvoort.

Formula 1's Belgian GP's didn't quite pan out as hoped, but the support series were able to produce some dramatic and exciting races throughout the weekend. Craig Woollard, Bethonie Waring, Alejandro Alonso and Roger Gascoigne discuss FIA Formula 3's title picture took a surprising twist, while a six-car qualifying crash in W Series set up a dramatic race that featured a display of brilliance by t...

FIA Formula 3 driver changes, Christian Lundgaard's shock IndyCar debut and what to expect from a new Formula E support series are the topics of discussion on this week's podcast, as everyone returns from their summer holidays. In addition to that, analysis of the FIA F3 season to date and what to expect from that and W Series as they return to action at Spa are also discussed.

With Olympic fever coming and going, and not a huge amount of racing over the last week to discuss, the team discuss the prospect of what junior single-seater racing would have looked like if it was at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Craig Woollard, Bethonie Waring and Ida Wood decide on which 20 nations will be represented, which car is used, and which of Japan's many racetracks will be used as the...

Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring discuss the rebranding of the BRDC British Formula 3 championship to GB3 with immediate effect and the implications going forward. In addition, Dan Ticktum leaves the Williams Academy amid controversial comments, and FIA Formula 3 and British Formula 4 were in action in the rain over the weekend.

This week, the team react to the recently-released F1 2021 game and its ratings given to the Formula 2 drivers of last season. Craig Woollard, Jordan Edwards, Alejandro Alonso Lopez and Bethonie Waring critique the choices made by Codemasters and EA Sports, and share their view on what the ratings actually should be.

W Series arguably produced the best racing of the weekend across the single-seater categories at the British Grand Prix, with Alice Powell coming from a slow start to take an emotional victory in front of her home crowd. The performance of her and her protege Abbi Pulling are discussed, while Formula 2 hit its halfway point with a maiden victory for Richard Verschoor. Also winning were Robert Shwa...

The Formula 2 season reaches its midpoint and W Series arrives at Silverstone with six home drivers are the main topics on this week's podcast. Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring drink tea and discuss Formula 1 rumours circulating around Alpine juniors and which drivers should do well this weekend. They also discuss how W Series' newest driver Abbi Pulling can provide a surprise on her debut and t...

In the first full-length episode of Season Two, Craig Woollard, Alejandro Alonso Lopez and Bethonie Waring discuss all of the big events from the Red Bull Ring with Dennis Hauger and Frederik Vesti excellence, clashes, penalties and 260 track limits violations. On top of that, W Series got its season finally underway with two races on the same track with very different pecking orders and try to de...

Craig Woollard talks briefly about the second season of the Formula Scout Podcast and is joined by two members of the expanded writing team to get to know them a little bit better

Craig Woollard is joined by WTF1's Web Editor Katy Fairman to discuss the return of the W Series following its one-year hiatus. New drivers, new venues and being on Formula 1 support's bill will make Jamie Chadwick's quest for a second title all the more challenging when it gets underway at the Red Bull Ring.

Ida Wood catches up with Carlin driver Christian Mansell at Spa-Francorchamps ahead of his Euroformula Open debut.

Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring were on duty for Formula Scout during the Formula 2 Baku weekend, which marked the 100th race of the modern era, and they discuss the chaotic racing, a first-time winner in Juri Vips, and moments of carnage and controversy throughout.

Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring discuss at length a highly eventful Formula 2 weekend from the streets of Monte Carlo, with Theo Pourchaire breaking records, tennis references, a Virtuosi Racing 1-2, as well as controversy at the rear of the grid. In addition, they also talk about Formula Regional European's visit to the Principality and British Formula 3's season-opener at Brands Hatch.

Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring discuss Formula 2 driver changes, hints at the championship's future and what to expect when 19 drivers make their F2 debut on the famous Monte Carlo streets.

The team covers off the stories from inside of the paddock and some thrilling racing during FIA Formula 3's season-opener at a sunny Barcelona and British Formula 4's less-than-sunny curtain-raiser at Thruxton