The F1 Pod

Episode 20 was our final episode of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball for this season, and host Shane Hannon was joined by Aston Martin's former Head of Race Strategy, Bernie Collins, and the motorsport broadcaster and journalist Declan Quigley. We handed out the 2023 F1 Pod Awards - Driver of the Year, Surprise performer, Race of the Year, and FIA marks out of 10. The guys also discussed the action in A...

On Episode 19 of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined as always by Aston Martin's former Head of Race Strategy, Bernie Collins, and also by Blake Hinsey, a former F1 Performance Engineer with Red Bull Racing.  There was plenty of incident and excitement in Las Vegas, even before the race itself got underway in Sin City! We talked all the action - Esteban Ocon's brilliant d...

Shane Hannon spoke with 'Matrix' and 'John Wick' star Keanu Reeves, and 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button ahead of the release of the new Disney+ Original unscripted documentary series “Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story”, a remarkable tale of success against adversity for the £1 Formula 1 racing team. The series will premiere on Disney+ on November 15th 2023. The series stars Ke...

On Episode 17 of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined as always by Aston Martin's former Head of Race Strategy, Bernie Collins, and for the first time on the show by Blake Hinsey, a former F1 Performance Engineer with Red Bull Racing. We had an Interlagos recap, an Alonso love-in, we talked 'Top Golf Corner' on the Las Vegas circuit, and discussed what to expect in the Nevada d...

On Episode 16 of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined by five-time F1 Grand Prix winner John Watson, and the motorsport journalist and broadcaster Declan Quigley. It was a busy weekend in Mexico City last time out, with Daniel Ricciardo impressing in his AlphaTauri. The lads talked Sergio Pérez's perilous position at Red Bull, Mike Elliott leaving Mercedes, Ferrari's excellent...

On Episode 15 of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined by five-time F1 Grand Prix winner John Watson.  They dove into the disqualifications in Austin last weekend, Max Verstappen being booed on the podium, and all the other key talking points from COTA. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy has invested in the Alpine F1 team, joining a host of other global sports stars in doing so. The F...

It's a bonus episode of The Formula 1 pod this week - as we bring you some of the best bits from the season so far! Host Shane Hannon was joined by Conor Moore aka Conor Sketches to bring us some of his best F1 impersonations, five-time F1 Grand Prix winner John Watson on his relationship with his former teammate Niki Lauda, and Bernie Collins, the former Head of Race Strategy with Aston Martin F1...

On Episode 13 of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined by former Head of Race Strategy with Aston Martin F1, Bernie Collins, as well as five-time F1 Grand Prix winner John Watson.  It was a hot one in Qatar last weekend - and the burning topic of heat exhaustion among the drivers was a big topic this week. We also talked Lance Stroll's struggles compared to his teammate Fer...

It was an episode with a difference on The F1 Pod this week - as presenter Shane Hannon went down memory lane with former Formula 1 driver John Watson. John dealt with various subjects from across his career - including dealing with death on the track, his relationship with former teammate Niki Lauda, and why Fangio was his racing hero. The F1 Pod on OTB is brought to you by Chicago Town Pizza, re...

We had a very special guest on Episode 11 of The F1 Pod - F1 superfan and impressionist extraordinaire Conor Moore, aka Conor Sketches, who joined Aston Martin's former Head of Race Strategy Bernie Collins, and presenter Shane Hannon. Conor brought some of his finest F1 impersonations, talked how his interest in the sport started, and why he is currently learning Spanish! The F1 Pod on OTB is brou...

On Episode Ten of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined by Bernie Collins, the former Head of Race Strategy for the Aston Martin Formula One team, and the former F1 driver John Watson.   Max Verstappen earned his 10th win in a row at Monza to break Seb Vettel's decade-long record, while the guys also talked Lando Norris' focus, Toto Wolff's controversial comments on Max's r...

On Episode Nine of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined by Bernie Collins, the former Head of Race Strategy for the Aston Martin Formula One team, and the travel and lifestyle influencer Nadia El Ferdaoussi, who is an avid F1 fan.    It was record-equalling time for Max Verstappen at Zandvoort last weekend, while they guys also talked walking tracks pre-race, Alonso's...

On Episode Eight of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined by Bernie Collins, the former Head of Race Strategy for the Aston Martin Formula One team, and five-time Grand Prix winner John Watson. Max Verstappen continued his dominance at Spa last weekend, while the guys also delved into an important discussion around safety at the track in the Ardennes forest. The F1 Pod on OTB is...

It's Episode Seven of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball this week, as host Shane Hannon was joined by Bernie Collins, the former Head of Race Strategy for the Aston Martin Formula One team, and motorsport journalist and broadcaster Declan Quigley. There was plenty to get stuck into from Hungary last weekend - not least Red Bull records, a brilliant Hamilton display in qualifying and George Russell excell...

On Episode Six of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined by Bernie Collins, former Head of Race Strategy with Aston Martin, and the five-time Grand Prix winner John Watson. Brad Pitt was a happy man at Silverstone last weekend as he filmed scenes for his upcoming F1 movie - that was discussed on the pod, as well as Martin Brundle's grid walk incident with model Cara Delavingne. T...

Episode Five of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball saw host Shane Hannon joined by Bernie Collins, former Head of Race Strategy with Aston Martin, and motorsport journalist and broadcaster Declan Quigley. They reflected on last week's madness in Austria with track limits a top talking point. They also discussed another win for Max, Lewis Hamilton's feisty radio exchanges, and took a look ahead to Silverst...

On Episode Four of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined by Bernie Collins, the former Head of Race Strategy for the Aston Martin Formula One team, and former Formula One driver, and five-time Grand Prix winner, John Watson. They dived into another excellent race for Max Verstappen in Canada, points for Alex Albon and Williams, and looked ahead to the Austrian Grand Prix at Red...

On Episode Two of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined by Bernie Collins, the former Head of Race Strategy for the Aston Martin Formula One team, and former Formula One driver, Sligo's David Kennedy. The discussion of F1 GOAT reared its head, David recalled a remarkable anecdote about Ayrton Senna, and the guys discussed Lewis Hamilton's contract rumours. They also previewed th...

On Episode Two of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball, host Shane Hannon was joined by Bernie Collins, the former Head of Race Strategy for the Aston Martin Formula One team, and Rebecca Clancy, motor racing correspondent of The Times and Sunday Times. A processional victory at the Spanish Grand Prix was discussed, with tyre degradation, troubles for Zak Brown and McLaren, and the mental toughness of Checo...

Joining host Shane Hannon on Episode 1 of The F1 Pod on Off The Ball were Rebecca Clancy, motor racing correspondent of The Times and Sunday Times, and former F1 driver David Kennedy. They dived deep into what went on at an ultimately wet Monaco Grand Prix last weekend, discussed Fernando Alonso's brilliant season so far, and those Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari rumours. The F1 Pod on OTB is brought to...

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