The Fast and the Curious

Betty and Christian are joined by Hollywood royalty this week in the form of Adam Driver! Not only has he been booked because of his incredibly fitting name, he's also the star of a new film which tells the story of Enzo Ferrari as he launches the motorsport giant. He talks about filming in Ferrari's hometown of Modena in Italy, his encouragement in how good he looks with grey hair and the fact th...

Welcome back to The Fast and The Curious Live! Join Greg, Betty, Christian, a handful of listeners, and a quite frankly stupid line-up of guests for an end of season romp at Mercedes-Benz World! We dive straight back into the action with an F1 sing-a-long with Sam Ryder before we Karun Chandhok helps break down the definitive top 10 drivers of the season. As always, we want you to be part of the s...

Welcome to The Fast and The Curious Live! Join Greg, Betty, Christian, a handful of listeners, and a quite frankly stupid line-up of guests for an end of season romp at Mercedes-Benz World! In part one Mercedes F1 Communications Director Bradley Lord gives us updates on their 2024 car direct from the factory and Chloe Grant breaks down her year in F1 Academy. As always, we want you to be part of t...

Betty and Christian sit down in a very posh hotel after speaking to an exciting upcoming guest to discuss everything going on in the F1 world during the off-season so far. Logan Sargeant's new deal with Williams, live show updates, driver sightings in the wild and expensive coffees are all on the menu. As always, we want you to be part of the show, too. Send any questions for the drivers or the te...

Welcome to the final Grand Prix debrief of 2023! Betty and Christian dive into the action on track and how it left the final standings, take one last look at Red Bull's insane season and how things could shape up for 2024 as well as the key F1 analysis having a go at guessing which of the drivers will be doing their own shopping over the winter break. Plus, a reminder of how you can be at our end...

This week we join you from a closed cafe at the back of an awards ceremony to celebrate a huge win for the Fast and The Curious! As well as polishing our new trophy, Greg shares the details of the end of season party at Mercdes-Benz World including the line-up, food menu and most importantly everything you need to know about how to be there. Plus, with this being a Formula One podcast, we look at...

The lights, the spectacle and a bloody good race. What a weekend in Vegas as F1 takes to the strip. Team Principal Greg is joined by Drive To Survive and F1 TV's Will Buxton from his Vegas hotel room straight after the chequered flag to go through all of the action. They're also joined by listener Jamie who had the weekend of his life at the Grand Prix! As always, we want you to be part of the sho...

The lights, the spectacle and a bloody good race. What a weekend in Vegas as F1 takes to the strip. Team Principal Greg is joined by Drive To Survive and F1 TV's Will Buxton from his Vegas hotel room straight after the chequered flag to go through all of the action. They're also joined by listener Jamie who had the weekend of his life at the Grand Prix! As always, we want you to be part of the sho...

In the words of Betty, F1 is in "Las Vegas baaaaaaby!" She joins Christian to look ahead to one of the most talked about races of the year as the drivers head into the unknown, expect for the fact that it'll nbe bloody freezing. They also get an insight into how the teams are preparing for the race from some of Aston Martin's mechanics, who are spreading their Movember campaign across the grid. As...

As part of this year's fundraising efforts, BBC's Children In Need is hosting a night of gaming called Game On! The show will be live on BBC Three at 7pm on 10th November featuring content creators, celebrities and live competitions. But one of the show's hosts Steffan Powell isn't quite as fluent in the world of Formula One as he'd like to ahead of Game On! very own F1 23 Grand Prix so got in tou...

Greg, Betty and Christian (and to a lesser extent Greg's dog Barney) assemble at Team Principal HQ to dissect the Brazilian Grand Prix. They cover all the key talking points from Alonso and Perez's last lap drama to sussing out who joined Fernando, Lando and Max on the podium and a big end-of-season Fast and Curious update. As always, we want you to be part of the show, too. Send any questions for...

Greg, Betty and Christian catch up with Mike and Natalia in, the duo behind the first Fast & The Curious meet-up in Mexico! Hear what they got up to over the weekend, an insight into Perez's national hero status, and what his disappointing home race could mean for the future of his career. As always, we want you to be part of the show, too. Send any questions for the drivers or the team to fas...

So many listeners have asked to hear from a reserve driver during the season; your wish is our command as Alpine's reserve driver Jack Doohan makes his Fast and the Curious debut. He joins Christian ahead of his drive in free practice one in Mexico to discuss what it takes to be a reserve driver, the feeling of getting behind the wheel of an F1 car and the risk of getting haircuts in foreign count...

Christian's been on a solo mission in Texas to take you behind-the-scenes of the US Grand Prix. From Toto on a scooter, to royal sightings and mysterious inflatables he's given us a unique insight into the Circuit of the Americas in the form of an audio diary. And once all the on-track action was over he reported back to Betty and Greg to fill them in on one of the most dramatic race finales this...

As the F1 Academy reaches its final race of the 2023 season in Texas, Betty catches up with Fast and the Curious regular Chloe Grant. The weekend will see the all-female series on the same line-up as Formula One for the first time, with the finale happening just hours before the main Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon. Chloe discusses how it feels to be part of the F1 circus, and takes stock of what b...

Betty didn't plan on talking to any F1 drivers on her trip to New York, but when Logan Sargeant messaged for a catch-up and burger-tasting session she couldn't say no! She meets up with Williams driver for chat about his season so far, how it feels to be back home in America for the Texas Grand Prix and if his dog will ever make an appearance in the paddock. As always, we want you to be part of th...

In an episode affectionately known as 'McLaren Creeews' Betty and Christian find out how McLaren and Lando Norris broke a world record with a 1.8 second pit stop during the Qatar Grand Prix. McLaren’s Car Operations & Engineering Director Charlie Hooper and Lando Norris’ No 1 mechanic Kyle Moreira explain the how the huge team working on and off the track train and prepare to break the record...

Bringing a close to a run of zero suspense whatsoever, Max Verstappen has won his third F1 title after a weekend of racing in Qatar. What better way to mark the occasion than with a round of Beat the Christian to name the other drivers who reached that milestone? The team also discuss Mercedes' first lap madness, McLaren's continued success and what made Logan Sargeant (and plenty of other drivers...

This week the team (minus Betty who is on other sporting duties) head to an industrial estate in east London for a day of karting. However, a lot of the other teams have taken the event far too seriously and are wearing their own kit and have enrolled professional drivers. With Team Principal Greg also out of action after putting his back out, it's a big day for Christian to prove himself on the t...

Greg, Betty and Christian take a look at all the action on and off the track at the Japanese Grand Prix. From Red Bull clinching the constructers title and Oscar Piastri's first podium, to former world champion Sebastian Vettel's bee hives and listener Beth's race review there's a lot of ground to cover. Christian goes through more listeners questions to explain undercutting and what the hell Serg...

There's only one way to put this, there's been MCLAAAREN NEEEEEWWWWS! Oscar Piastri joins Betty and Christian to discuss the news of his new deal at McLaren which will see him driving for the team until at least the end of 2026. They look back on his season so far, find out how he celebrated the news and talk about his mum becoming a social media sensation. As always, we want you to be part of the...

With Christian finally recovering from the Singapore Grand Prix, he joins Betty to take a look ahead to the Japanese Grand Prix. But before they move on, Anne is back on the show to discuss an incredible moment in Fast and Curious history after Crofty only went and KISSED THE BLOOMIN' track (Anne). Once the dust settles on Christian and Crofty's blossoming bromance, they're joined for build up to...

Christian and Betty dive in to ALL the action - and there was a lot of it - from the Singapore Grand Prix. Ferrari dominance, Red Bull blips, Greg's predictions coming true for once (!); what a great weekend of racing! Thank you for your input to the show. Send any questions for the drivers or the team to fastandcurious@acast.com. You can also find us on TikTok and Instagram ( @fastcuriouspod ). K...

This week we welcome actor and fan of all things fast on four wheels Nicholas Hoult to discuss his experiences in the racing world. From training with Ferrari and his Grand Prix trips to fan interactions at traffic lights and climb out of a (minor) crash dressed as a Spice Girl he's got a pretty great driving CV to go through with Greg, Betty and Christian. Thank you for your input to the show. Se...

With Betty away, Team Principal Greg has booked an elite tier reserve driver to join him and Christian; the voice of modern Formula One David Croft aka Crofty. And they waste no time in fully introducing him into the world of The Fast and The Curious. After getting an insight into where his commentary career got started at a bar in Las Vegas he's introduced to previous guest Anne to discuss kissin...