The Autosport F1 Podcast

Kevin Turner returns for a new episode of the Autosport Podcast as he, Marcus Simmons and Stephen Lickorish sit down to review the 2024 BTCC Support Series. First up, a look a the British F4 Championship as Deagen Fairclough dominated proceedings, winning 14 races across the season on the way to a title won by over 200 points over any other rider, earning him a nomination for Autosport's Young Dri...

Bryn Lucas hosts the latest edition of the Autosport Q+A Podcast, this time joined by Alex Kalinauckas and Kevin Turner. On this week's episode, a large amount of recent news to dissect, such as the departure of the FIA's F1 Race Director Niels Wittich, and whether his questionable management of the Brazilian Grand Prix may have led to his reported firing. There's also the recent shock statement f...

Dre Harrison hosts the latest episode of the Autosport Podcast, as News Editor Sam Hall sits down with new Formula 3 Champion Leonardo Fornaroli for an exclusive interview. On it, they talk about that incredible Championship finale at Monza and what was going through Fornaroli’s head as he went for that title-clinching pass, the nature of being a rare winless Champion in Motorsport, what he thinks...

On the latest episode of the Autosport Podcast, Kevin Turner sits down with Marcus Simmons and Stephen Lickorish to preview the 71st 2024 Macau Grand Prix this weekend. There's a significant change heading into this year's event as the main race is changing from F3 to Formula Regional machinery due to “a natural consequence of the evolution of the junior single-seater landscape”. The field for thi...

In the first of a new mini-series reviewing the best of the National Racing series this year, Kevin Turner sits down with Marcus Simmons and ITV BTCC Commentator David Addison to review the best of the 2024 British Touring Car Championship. On it, the trio discuss the thrilling deciding weekend at Brands Hatch that led to Jake Hill winning his first Championship, as well as the current state of pl...

In the first episode of a brand new series, Bryn Lucas hosts Ben Hunt and Kevin Turner on the Autosport Podcast in a fan Q+A edition of the show. There's a discussion on the breaking news story of the day with Sauber announcing one of the final seats for 2025 as Formula 2 Championship Leader and former McLaren junior driver Gabriel Bortoleto will be joining the team, with both current drivers Valt...

It was a furious charge at the end of the race from Sebastien Buemi that led the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing team of himself, Brendon Hartley, and Ryo Hirakawa to not only take a dramatic victory at WEC's Championship finale at the 8 Hours of Bahrain but also winning the Manufacturer's Championship in the process, preventing a clean sweep of the titles for Porsche. Kevin Turner and Gary Watkins sit dow...

Jonathan Noble and Filip Cleeren wrap up their coverage from Interlagos after a spectacular "Super Sunday" at the Brazilian Grand Prix, with qualfiying and the race taking place on the same day. Max Verstappen is the main focus of the podcast after pulling off one of the great Interlagos victories, after winning by almost 20 seconds, despite being eliminated in Q2 after a Red Flag ruined his quali...

Jonathan Noble and Filip Cleeren continue their coverage of a newsworthy Saturday at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Sprint opened the day, and with it, McLaren taking a 1-2 finish, but with Lando Norris in front after a swap of positions between the Brit and teammate Oscar Piastri with just three laps to go. Jonathan and Filip break down the "good problem to have" for McLaren as they delicately jug...

Jonathan Noble and Filip Cleeren react to Practise and Sprint Qualifying on Friday of the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix. Jonathan explains how the predictions of Interlagos' new abrasive resurfacing run true, as thermal degradation and a lack of tyre sets have led to difficulty in controlling the driver's cars. What the drivers weren't expecting though, was the surface of the track becoming very bumpy...

Jonathan Noble and Filip Cleeren kick off the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend as they handle media day at Interlagos. A lot of the discussion is centered around Max Verstappen and the criticisms of his racecraft after his 20 seconds of time penalties in Mexico, and whether Verstappen will show any signs of change as a result. Included are some behind-the-scenes thoughts on Lando Norris' and his refle...

Alex Kalinauckas and Stuart Codling wrap up their coverage of the Mexico Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen took the headlines again after receiving two 10-second time penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage while racing title rival Lando Norris on Lap 10. Alex and Stuart discuss the driving standards at play, team bosses Christian Horner and Helmut Marko's defence of Verstappen's acti...

Alex Kalinauckas and Stuart Codling sit down and review Saturday's news from on and off the track at the Mexican Grand Prix. The main story of the day is the contiuned fall out from McLaren's rejected "Right to Review" on Lando Norris' Austin penalty as the FIA announce they'll be revising their rules on overtaking in the near future, likely for the 2025 season in collaborative effort with the dri...

Alex Kalinauckas and Stuart Codling review a news-heavy Day 2 at the Mexican Grand Prix. It took six hours to settle after the day's running was done, but the stewards rejected McLaren's Right to Review into Lando Norris' Austin Penalty. McLaren argued that Norris' was so far ahead of Max Verstappen going into Turn 12 that Max was the attacker and not the defender, but the duo explain why that was...

In the first of four days coverage straight from the track itself, Alex Kalinauckas and Stuart Codling Review Media Day in Mexico City, as McLaren made late headlines via lodging a Right to Review into the Lando Norris time penalty in Austin that cost him a podium finish. The duo break down why McLaren's changed their mind and what could be the "new and significant" evidence that could led to a se...

Alex Kalinauckas and Mark Mann-Bryans discuss the United States Grand Prix from the track itself as Ferrari would dominate proceedings with a 1-2 finish, with Charles Leclerc taking his third win of the 2024 season. Alex talks in-depth about the main story of the race, the controversial five-second time penalty that dropped Lando Norris off the podium and behind his title rival Max Verstappen, as...

Jon Noble and Mark Mann-Bryans sit down to review all of Saturday's action from the United States GP in Austin, Texas. In the morning, Max Verstappen dominated the Sprint to win his first race of any kind since the Spanish Grand Prix in June, pulling away from a scrappy Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris in third. There's also a discussion on a rough day for Mercedes, as George Russell's tyres fell apa...

Jon Noble and Alex Kalinauckas report live from the paddock for a review of Friday's action from Austin, Texas. The war of words continued between McLaren and Red Bull team bosses Zak Brown and Christian Horner, with Brown calling for a deeper investigation into the Bull's "Bib" device, despite the FIA calling it a "non-story", as Horner claims Brown's starting a fire in someone else's house... Me...

Across all four days of the Grand Prix, we'll be releasing audio straight from our journalists at the track! Alex Kalinauckas and Jon Noble report from media day at the United States Grand Prix, discussing the news that Red Bull had to disclose to the FIA that they had a device on their car that raised the height of their front Bib, how the Red Bull drivers and rival Oscar Piastri felt about it, a...

Dre Harrison introduces the final episode of our Super Touring Power 2 mini-series, featuring the best of the celebration of the greatest era of Touring Car racing. Joining our own Marcus Simmons for our fourth and final sit-down interview are two more great names of the series - Patrick Watts and Jeff Allan. They share the great memories of the BTCC’s massive growth in the 90’s, how the Super Tou...

After another four-week break, the run-in for the 2024 Formula One World Championship starts this weekend with Round 19 - The United States Grand Prix from Austin, Texas. Alex Kalinauckas and Ben Hunt join Bryn Lucas from the Autosport Podcast studio and together they catch up on all the autumnal news before previewing the race itself. Last week we found out that Haas and Toyota have formed a new...

Dre Harrison introduces Episode 3 of our mini-series on Super Touring Power 2, the event that celebrated the golden age of Super Touring racing in the UK. In this episode, it’s a special celebration chat with RML Racing, Super Touring’s most successful team, on the brink of their 40th Anniversary. Joining Kevin Turner on stage was the man himself Ray Mallock and two of his Championship-winning dri...

The four finalists who will contest the 2024 Silverstone Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award have been selected. Formula 3 race winner Arvid Lindblad, recently crowned British F4 champion Deagen Fairclough, GB3 Champion Louis Sharp and Italian F4 Champion Freddie Slater will battle it out for prizes that include a test in Aston Martin F1 machinery and £200,000. Of the four finalists, onl...

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of one of McLaren's greatest achievements. In 1974, they became the second manufacturer in history to win the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500 in the same year. Motorsport legends Emerson Fittpaldi won the F1 World Title in the McLaren M23, and Johnny Rutherford won the Indy 500 with the McLaren M16, two cars with very similar design concepts...

It was a fascinating season in the world of IndyCar in 2024. Josef Newgarden became the first person to retain the Indy 500 title since Helio Castroneves in 2002. Across the overall season, the series had seven different winners, as Alex Palou won his third Astor Cup in four seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing. Together, Dre Harrison and Joey Barnes record an extended edition of the Autosport Podcast...