The Autosport F1 Podcast

What can we learn from the data of Formula 1 so far? 12 races down there's a lot of data available to explain where Red Bull is so good, how McLaren and Aston Martin have changed throughout the season, where Mercedes and Ferrari need to improve, and how far back the midfield teams really are this season. Martyn Lee chats with Jon Noble and returning special guest Blake Hinsey / BrrrakeF1, ex-Red B...

Who's performing the best (other than Red Bull, duh) and who could use a big upgrade for the second half of the year? With over half the F1 2023 season now over, Martyn Lee has chatted with Alex Kalinauckas and Matt Kew to review all 10 of the F1's teams to discuss the highs, lows and everything in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest Flat Chat podcast from GP Racing magazine weighs up Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc’s next move and delves into the chaos at the Alpine F1 team.   The squad formerly known as Toleman, Benetton, Renault, Lotus, Renault again and now Alpine has had many names above the door over the past 40 years. And, recently, plenty of leaders who have been shown the (revolving) door after failing to me...

Autosport's Stefan Mackley sits down with the newly crowned Formula E champion, Jake Dennis. They delve into the heart-pounding moments of the 2022-2023 Formula E season as Jake takes us on a thrilling journey from the opening round in Mexico City to the final moments at the London E-Prix, where he fulfilled his dream of becoming Britain's first Formula E champion. Throughout the episode, Dennis r...

Matt Kew and Filip Cleeren join us live in Belgium after watching the action trackside this weekend, alongside Jake Boxall-Legge talking to Martyn Lee about how the grand prix panned out at Spa-Francorchamps.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Autosport's Sam Hall takes us through the action on Saturday, which now starts with the Sprint Shootout and ends with the short-but-sweet Sprint race. He joins Martyn Lee to talk about the delayed start, tyres choices and a controversial incident.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Max Verstappen secured pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix qualifying session, despite facing a five-place grid penalty for the GP due to the fitting of a fifth gearbox of the season. This penalty, however, does not affect his starting spot for Saturday’s sprint race.   Verstappen had a tense exchange with his engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, over Red Bull's run plan, which saw him barely make it...

It was a record-breaking Hungarian GP for Red Bull with 12 consecutive wins beating McLaren’s previous achievement.   Chief Editor Kevin Turner is joined by Alex Kalinauckas and Matt Kew alongside your host Martyn Lee to look back at today’s action in Hungary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No spoilers! Jake Boxall-Legge joins Martyn Lee to talk about a mixed up grid in Hungary, and a tantalising battle at the front. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First Practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix was marked by rain and crashes, with George Russell of Mercedes emerging as the fastest driver in the highly disrupted session. The session was interrupted early on when Red Bull's Sergio Perez crashed on his first timed lap. Perez lost control of his RB19 after his left-rear wheel touched the grass on the outside of Turn 5, causing a 360-degree spin and...

Martyn Lee is joined by Matt Kew, who is heading to the Hungaroring this weekend, and Alex Kalinauckas to preview the grand prix in Hungary. This is one of the longest running circuits on the calendar, only second to Monza in terms of an unbroken run of races since Piquet won at the new custom-built track in '86. That was the final year the British GP was at Brands Hatch which is why Silverstone i...

The Super Touring cars, known for their sophistication and cost, were stars of the recent Brands Hatch Super Touring Power. The event was a hit with fans, who flocked to see the cars back on track and get autographs from the stars of the period.   Tom Howard, Marcus Simmons and Kevin Turner hosted the Autosport fan stage and on today's podcast we're delighted to bring you one of our interview sess...

Nyck de Vries is out, and Daniel Ricciardo is in at Alpha Tauri. Formula 1 teams changing a driver midway through a season is nothing new, and perhaps when one of the Red Bull stable is cast aside it raises fewer eyebrows than otherwise, but it's still a significant moment for F1 in 2023. Jake Boxall-Legge joins Martyn Lee to look at why Alpha Tauri decided their driver of a decade ago was a bette...

Martyn Lee is joined by Matt Kew in Silverstone, and Sam Hall, to talk about the major storylines coming out of the British Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The podcast team are live on stage at the British Grand Prix, inside the GP Racing fan village at Whittlebury Hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Haydn Cobb joins Martyn Lee to analyse all the action from day one at Silverstone, with some surprises in the top half of the timesheets, and even an eleventh team turning up in the pit lane for one weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Martyn Lee is joined by Matt Kew, Filip Cleeren and Sam Hall to bring their unique insight into a controversial end to today's grand prix, which resulted in a revised finishing order following twelve additional penalties for exceeding track limits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Haydn Cobb joins Martyn Lee to analyse how today's Sprint Race was won, and what it means for Sunday's Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas joins Martyn Lee from the Red Bull Ring to analyse today's track action. It's a sprint weekend, so just one practice session this morning before heading in to qualifying for Sunday's grand prix. Track limits, a regular cause of controversy here in Austria, once again played a central role in defining the grid order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

On this month's episode of the Flat Chat podcast, Stuart Codling is joined as usual by Mark Gallagher and Matt Kew to discuss the stories in July’s edition of GP Racing magazine. Ahead of the British Grand Prix, we’ve spoken to Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and George Russell for this month’s edition. On the podcast we profile Lando Norris as not just a McLaren hotshot but an entrepreneur launching...

Martyn Lee, Matt Kew and Alex Kalinauckas discuss all the details you need to know for the upcoming F1 2023 Austrian Grand Prix. They talk about the recent news about Alpine securing a whopping €200 million in investment, which includes Hollywood A-lister Ryan Reynolds. The team explains what this investment, valuing Alpine at around €700 million, means for the team's future. They also examine Hit...

Le Mans Winner Andy Wallace joins us to talk about his favourite Le Mans memories, and help us finish off our current series of podcasts by counting down the top ten cars never to race there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, Alex Kalinauckas, sat down with Christian Horner earlier this week for an interview as part of our celebration of Red Bull's 100 wins. On today's podcast Martyn Lee discusses the subjects they covered, such as Red Bull's early success, managing world champions like Vettel and Verstappen, fighting their way to the top table of F1's power brokers, and much more. Learn...

Martyn Lee is joined by Autosport’s F1 Reporter Filip Cleeren and our special guest, U.S. motorsport journalist and F1 author Elizabeth Blackstock, to analyse the Canadian Grand Prix.   They discuss the achievement of Red Bull hitting 100 wins in Formula 1 even at a weekend which was not one of their strongest. They also discuss the pressure on Sergio Perez following another qualifying where he fa...

Jake Boxall-Legge is at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve and joins Martyn Lee to talk about the Canadian GP qualifying, the impact of the wet weather, and a slew of penalties (which took many hours to decide) which have reshaped the starting grid for the grand prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices