Missed Apex Formula 1 Podcast

Joe Saward joins Missed Apex to give you a fantastic insight into the world of formula 1 from a man who has been reporting from every GP since 1988. No podcast brings you closer to the paddock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Trumpets and Somers as they set off on a Spanners free wander through the intricate thicket of F1 tech. Discover who's been naughty and who's been nice during the first part of the 2018 season as well as who's fallen off the turnip truck entirely. Test your knowledge of F1 aero and discover exactly how much an MGU-H weighs in Spanners (he's not just a host, he's also a handy unit of measureme...

Join Spanners as he Trumpets and Sparkles, along with special chat room host Justin, examine the ins and outs of the Spanish Grand Prix. Discover why RoGro crossed the road, what caused Vettel to two stop (Spanners favourite object) and whether or not Friday practices mean anything (hint: they do if you pay attention). Also the panel dissect whether F1TV or Williams was the greater tragedy on the...

Joe Saward joins Missed Apex to give you a fantastic insight into the world of formula 1 from a man who has been reporting from every GP since 1988. No podcast brings you closer to the paddock... except the BBC one probably. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s an epic battle of titans as Spanners hosts the 3 MATTsketeers. Well, OK 2 titans and a modestly knowledgeable host (Trumpets) as Somers and Carter get together for the first time and talk all things dubiously legal (in F1!!!). The show breaks traction faster than Rogro in Baku as Carter opens the vault to discuss the tricks his team was ready to play, but chaos truly takes hold when he t...

Court is in session! Spanners and Philpot go head to head to debate who was to blame for the Red Bull crash in this week's stunning Baku GP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We speak to US F1 commentary legend Bob Varsha about life behind the microphone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hoo Boy do we have a doozy for you today. Trumpets and Anil take a special look back at one of the most astonishing races in the past 20 years. See if Trumpets can indeed recap the entire race in under 60 seconds, find out whether either of them actually saw the race  in real time and then, guest star Spanners jumps in to recount a long hard day in the comms box. Oh yes, and flog the live show. Fr...

Joe Saward joins Missed Apex to give you a fantastic insight into the world of formula 1 from a man who has been reporting from every GP since 1988. No podcast brings you closer to the paddock... except the BBC one probably. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spanners and Trumpets are joined by Bradley, Anil and Nick as they discuss all the many things that happened at the Chinese GP. Find out whose fault it REALLY was (mostly Spanners according to his wife) whether Mercedes made the right call with their Safety Car Strategy (Brad’s answer: it depends!) and the fastest car in the race (according to Anil, it just may have been Ferrari).  Nick completely...

Join Trumpets on a journey of discovery as he learns firsthand the joys of running a podcast empire, thanks to Spanner's absence from the shed. Fortunately, Bradley Philpot provides able assistance and a keen driver's eye perspective as they dissect in detail the ins and outs of the gratifingly exciting Bahrain GP. Joining in the fun are Anil Parmar and ace comms man Alex Goldschmidt. As for Spann...

Join Spanners and Trumpets as they entertain (and are entertained by) ace BBC F1 commentator Jack Nicholls. Listen as he waxes rhapsodical about the virtues of Jolyon Palmer, weighs which of his co-workers is potentially most terrifying (hint: Not Palmer) and gets very, VERY excited about American style football, Really. And when his internet unexpectedly cuts out, Stevens bravely jumps on and it’...

Joe Saward joins Missed Apex to give you a fantastic insight into the world of formula 1 from a man who has been reporting from every GP since 1988. No podcast brings you closer to the paddock... except the BBC one probably. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Spanners and Trumpets along with  Sparkles, Nick and Jeansy as they take a long hard look at the first GP of the year, then totally ignore reality and shout at each other.  Was Mercedes faster, is Bottas done, was Macca lucky, good or both? And what about RBR? Find out all that and more, as the panel explore the intricacies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, if you think nothing happened this weekend in F1 boy does Spanners think you’re wrong!! Joined by Trumpets, Sparkles, and ace Video editor Steve from Australia, the team rocks through the latest FIA defection, who’s already on the tech naughty list, and the fact that McLaren have a SPONSOR. Well, a HALO sponsor but still…. Somehow they manage to not forget there’s also a race and provide esp...

Mark Gallagher shares his Formula 1 experiences with Spanners and Chris. His stories of Eddie Jordan and Jacques Villeneuve make this an instant Missed Apex classic. Buy Marks Book Here https://www.koganpage.com/product/the-business-of-winning-9780749472726 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spanners leads Trumpets, Sparkles, Jake Sanson and Nick Alexander on a look at testing followed by relentlessly unfounded speculation about how it will all shake out in Australia. Will Mercedes brutally dominate? Will Ferrari smoke out the opposition? Will McLaren continue to drop the car during pit stops? Will Sauber finish someplace other than a gravel trap, or possibly, the sea? Find out in thi...

Joe Saward joins Missed Apex to give you a fantastic insight into the world of formula 1 from a man who has been reporting from every GP since 1988. No podcast brings you closer to the Paddock... except the BBC one probably. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ex F1 Boss Matthew Carter joins Spanners and Trumpets for another walk on the wild side of F1. They discuss what teams REALLY focus on in testing, whether glory laps are real and what chances the teams realistically have this season, in brutal, but entertaining terms. Also, Carter spills the beans as to the REAL cause of Renault engine woes at the start of the hybrid era and dissects the reasons w...

Join Spanners, Trumpets and Sparkles as they embark on an epic journey through the car launches led by the brummy voice of SomersF1. Find out who’s on their naughty and nice list and exactly how long they think they could get away with talking about anything if they put a picture of the back end of the Sauber Alfa up on the screen. Or should it be SAlfa…..? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

With Spanners back in the saddle, no topic is safe and this week he leads Trumpets and Sparkles on a whirlwind tour of car launches and teammate battles as the plucky trio gets back to business. Who had the best chassis and pay-drivers dominate the shout past each other portion of the show and there is a moment of silence for Spanner’s memory, as he momentarily failed to recall which team Magnusse...

Join Trumpets as SomersF1 leads him on a merry journey into the deepest, darkest corners of the 2018 season's technical regulations. Ever wonder what breather fluid is? Bet you do now, and happily enough, Somers obliges by explaining all. Charge cooling, Halo, and the truly diabolical sting in the tail of the 3 PU season limit are just some of the answers that await all those brave enough to ride!...

Joe Saward joins Missed Apex to give you a fantastic insight into the world of formula 1 from a man who has been reporting from every GP since 1988. No podcast brings you closer to the Paddock... except the BBC one probably. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Missed Apex goes chill for this laid back episode. Spanners is joined by Chris Stevens, Ryan Ferris and Nick Alexander to answer the questions of quiz master Catman and those from our audience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spanners and Trumpets get a tour of the paddock led by none other than Fake Charlie Whiting (Mark McArdle). From Race Control to the Medical Car, to inadvertently whacking Michael Schumacher, Mark gives a behind the scenes look to the starry eyed duo, as well as the benefit of his opinions on a variety of current F1 subjects. And Spanners completely spanked Stevens in karting (Spanners totally did...