Motorsport News Podcast

The World Rally Championship is making a drastic change. They’re moving away from hybrid power and completely reshaping the top class of their series, with consequences that should filter down to benefit the sport as a whole. Luke and Peter Whitten from RallySport Magazine discuss these changes and speak about what they mean for the future and where we might find the WRC in 2025 and in the years t...

This week on the Motorsport News Podcast. -      Beer can in engine fails to stop NASCAR racer -      Erebus gives a Kostecki update… sort of -      Supercars backflips on timed race concept -      F1 holds Round 23 of 2023 in March 2024 -      Red Bull Formula 1 team in crisis -      Ricciardo and Tsunoda clash fallout -      FIA President under investigation -      The boys tackle your Mailbag q...

This week’s Special Stage Rally Podcast focuses on the new Rally2 cars in the Australian Rally Championship and we welcome Peter Rullo to talk about the ins and outs of driving on ice and snow. Last week, we broke the news of Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia’s new GR Yaris Rally2s, and Peter and Luke Whitten discuss this and the impact it will have on the title race we’ll have on our hands in 2024. W...

The Motorsport News Podcast is back to debrief the opening round of the Supercars Championship, the Bathurst 500. -      Why The Wiggles couldn’t save the Bathurst 500 -      The early front-runner to open the 2025 season -      Triple Eight’s big Bathurst statement -      The inside word on Brown’s flying start -      Snakes and ladders pitlane game unfolds -      Unpacking DJR’s disappointing st...

On this episode of the Brad Jones Racing Rundown, driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood talk the upcoming Bathurst 500 and some of the new rules for 2024, including the Live Pit Lane and the Full Course Yellow. Brad Jones joins in to talk about his hopes for BJR in 2024, parity, and Gen3 as a whole. They also talk about the old plan to run a Supercars race on the...

The Special Stage Rally Podcast joins the Motorsport News Podcast channel in 2024! Recorded, hosted and produced by RallySport Magazine’s Peter Whitten and Luke Whitten, it brings the latest in news and event coverage from both domestic and world competition. This week they wrap up WRC Rally Sweden, including looking at how the Aussie competitors went in the snow, Esapekka Lappi's drought-breaking...

We’re in the middle of a Bathurst SuperFest, which means there’s a Mountain of hot topics for this week’s Motorsport News Podcast! - The boys debrief the hot topics from the Bathurst 12 Hour - Did the rules hurt the racing? The drivers have their say   - Jules Gounon explains his 1m56s Bathurst lap record  - Will Dale scores his own Bathurst lap record in a Mercedes   - Supercars 2024 preview: pre...

We recorded a cheeky little bonus episode of the Motorsport News Podcast with David Reynolds, who'd just arrived at Mount Panorama for this weekend's Repco Bathurst 12 Hour. Chatting to Will Dale, Reynolds talks about his new status as a Mercedes-Benz factory driver, how his 12 Hour gig in the GruppeM Mercedes-AMG came about, as well as his new Supercars home at Team 18 and his take on going from...

The Motorsport News Podcast is back for 2024 and we've got a bit to unpack from the summer months... - The latest on the stalemate between Brodie Kostecki and Erebus Motorsport - Kostecki's careful speech at Sunday night's Motorsport Australia Awards - What's next for both parties - Previewing the Bathurst 12 Hour - Ford's wild all-electric SuperVan 4.2 that's coming to Mount Panorama - Did Lewis...

On this episode of the Brad Jones Racing Run Down, driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood talk about the three days of testing at Winton between their ‘main game’ and Super2 fleets, livery reveal season, their thoughts on the Brodie Kostecki/Erebus situation, how the Chevrolet Camaro feels to drive with its revised aero package, digging holes, Brad Jones’ proficien...

The Brad Jones Racing Run Down joins the Motorsport News Podcast channel in 2024! Recorded and produced by BJR itself, driver of the #96 Macauley Jones and BJR general manager Chris Westwood take you deep inside the world of a Supercars team. In this ep, they chat about the increased downforce the Gen3 cars will have in 2024 after the post-season wind tunnel tests in the USA and what impact it wil...

Yes, the Castrol Motorsport News Podcast technically finished up for the year on Tuesday with Episode #100 and our Awards for season 2023 … but before we all head to a beach somewhere, Will Dale sat down to have a catch-up with Greg Murphy, who’s going to be pretty busy over the summer months as New Zealand’s racing season ramps up and also to get his take on the Supercars season that was. Learn m...

The 100th episode of the Castrol Motorsport News Podcast is also the last of 2023, and we’ve made it a big one! Co-hosts Will Dale and Stefan Bartholomaeus are joined by V8 Sleuth website editor Connor O’Brien and MD Aaron Noonan for the second annual Castrol MN Awards. The boys look back on the Supercars season by giving out gongs including Race of the Year, Best Overtake, Best Co-Driver, Biggest...

This week on the Castrol Motorsport News Podcast we debrief the Supercars season finale in Adelaide. -     How Brodie and Erebus beat the best -     Richard Childress’ Adelaide adventure -     Why wildcard could tempt a NASCAR star -     Payne repays Grove Racing’s faith -     Who will have the fastest Fords in 2024? -     DJR takes over Ford engine program -     Van Gisbergen’s mysterious Adelaid...

On this week’s Castrol Motorsport News Podcast -      The factors that will decide the Supercars title -      Erebus boss Barry Ryan talks Erebus tactics -      Edwards succeeds Burgess at Supercars -      Burgess’ Team 18 move ruffles feathers -      What Supercars' driver rules really mean -      Smith exit paves way for Best at BJR -      The slap that shocked MotoGP -      Formula 1’s rocky La...

This week on the Castrol Motorsport News Podcast… -     Supercars silly season latest: BJR locks in Bryce -     Triple Eight and Tickford’s new young guns -     The 2024 Supercars calendar under the microscope -     Why the category is stuck at 12 rounds -     What new Bend deals means for the Sandown 500 -     The driving force behind new 60-minute format -     Winners and losers from the Bathurs...

Where next for Supercars? New events mooted This week on the Castrol Motorsport News Podcast… -      What on earth is the Wine Country 500? -      Supercars’ play for the Middle East -      The hits and misses of World TCR at SMP -      Breaking down the turmoil in Trans Am Plus, an extended Motorsport News Mailbag, Castrol HYSPEC Stars of the Week, What Caught My Eye on My105 and all the news hea...

This week on the Castrol Motorsport News Podcast, the boys debrief the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500. - Ford euphoria as Tickford and Grove win - Was it the aero that made the difference? - The next steps in the parity debate - Kostecki’s risk and reward weekend - The rights and wrongs of Reynolds’ shortcut - Calls to scrap Gold Coast kerb sensors - To flick-spin or not to flick-spin? - 2024 Superca...

This week on the Castrol Motorsport News Podcast… -      Supercars title fight heads to the Gold Coast -      Details behind Gen3 wind tunnel plan -      Ford gets Gold Coast aero parity change -      Blue Oval reacts to no-go on engine upgrade -      Supercars’ Full Course Yellow trial explained -      The tech behind GC500 track tweak -      F1 DSQs: Should there have been more? -      How MotoG...

The Castrol Motorsport News Podcast welcomes a new host, V8 Sleuth’s Will Dale, who joins regular co-host Stefan Bartholomaeus. At the top of the news agenda this week… - Bathurst firming as 2024 Supercars season-opener - Will the Newcastle 500 ever return? - How Bathurst 12 Hour/Supercars ‘festival’ will look - The key change coming to Gold Coast street circuit They also answer your post-Bathurst...

The Castrol Motorsport News Podcast debriefs what you saw on track at the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000 and takes you behind the scenes of what you missed. Podcast co-hosts Andrew van Leeuwen and Stefan Bartholomaeus discuss... -     Bathurst health scare: Real or overreaction? -     Inside Ford’s failed Bathurst parity plea -     The next steps in pursuit of Gen3 parity -     Sorting fact from fiction...

This week’s Castrol Motorsport News Podcast previews the Repco Bathurst 1000. The boys rank the contenders, dark horses, co-drivers to watch, rookies, wildcards and more. Reigning Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander also joins the show ahead of his first Great Race aboard a Ford. Plus, What Caught My Eye on My105, the Motorsport News Mailbag, Castrol Stars of the Week and all the headlines from arou...

This week on the Castrol Motorsport News Podcast… - Team order tear ups in Formula 1 - Piastri’s new contract and maiden podium - Red Bull’s plan for Liam Lawson - The fallout from Tim Edwards’ Tickford exit - 2024 Supercars calendar latest - The Peter Brock Trophy Tour explained Plus, What Caught My Eye on My105, the Motorsport News Mailbag, Castrol Stars of the Week and all the latest headlines...

This week’s Castrol Motorsport News Podcast debriefs the big talking points from the Sandown 500. -     Double Gen3 wheel trouble -     How the Sandown 500 was won -     Feeney/Whincup race into Bathurst favouritism -     Brodie Kostecki’s championship-saving drive -     Greg Murphy’s strong comments on SVG -     Will Brown’s late-race mistake explained -     Kevin Estre’s stunning Supercars debut...

Walkinshaw Andretti United outcast Nick Percat joins the Castrol Motorsport News Podcast to talk about his career lifeline at Matt Stone Racing. Also this week, hosts Andrew van Leeuwen and Stefan Bartholomaeus recap the various Supercars silly season moves, look at the latest from the SpeedSeries and nominate their driver combinations to watch at the Sandown 500. This plus the return of the popul...