The Fast and the Curious

Another week, another great race in Monza. The 2023 F1 season is on a roll! Betty, Greg and Christian assemble straight after the chequered flag to pick apart the action in the Italian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen's history-making win, the Ferrari battle for a podium spot and Alex Albon's brilliant run of form some brilliant listener are all on the agenda. Plus, there's also time to discuss some fas...

When Alex Albon calls you drop everything to have a chat. Betty and Christian have done just that to speak to catch-up about his heroics in the rain at Zandvoort, a look ahead to Monza and doing his own pitstop on a road trip to the Italian Grand Prix. And just before the team head off, breaking F1 news drops with an update from Mercedes that Lewis Hamilton has signed a new deal until the end of t...

Betty and Christian are joined by reserve driver Danii, direct from a beach bar in Zandvoort, to go through the action form the Dutch Grand Prix. The talking points lead them to Max's dominance (including a new Christian rant), Alex Albon's heroics in the wet and a brilliant F1 debut from Liam Lawson. The team also discuss a new Formula One dance routine, 45,000 bikes being parked up at the track...

Greg, Betty and Christian regroup after the summer break to look ahead to racing in Zandvoort and so much (almost too much) more. From a stocktake of how the drivers spent their holidays, to who might come back with a bang and what Carlos Sainz might do with his time off during free practice this weekend 👀, they leave no stone unturned. Max Verstappen superfan Danii also joins in for some race bu...

While the drivers and teams continue their summer break, we dig a bit deeper in to the world of motorsport and how drivers get to the top of the sport. Greg, Christian and American reserve driver Nick (Betty is on cricket coverage duties) to delve into the cost, sacrifice and skill it takes to climb the racing ladder with help from seasoned professional driver and F2 commentator Alex Brundle. From...

With one race left in the F1 Academy 2023 calendar, Betty and Christian take a look at the season so far. They're joined by regular co-host Chloe Grant for an catch-up including incredibly honest insight into her crash in Monza and her recovery on and off the track. We also hear from series commentator Harry Benjamin who gives us an overview of how successful the series has been and what the futur...

We've reached the half way point in the Formula 1 2023 season! It's been a wild six months so Betty, Christian and Greg pick apart the action on and off the track so far with the help of McLaren's Director of Race Strategy Randy Singh, who takes us inside the team's return to form and the super strict rules around F1's summer break shutdown. And it wouldn't be The Fast and The Curious without some...

A wet and dry weekend in Belgium threw up some interesting moments on the track for Betty and Christian to dive into (Greg's *still* at the cricket). Max Verstpappen's dominance, McLaren's rollercoaster weekend, points on Lewis Hamilton's licence all make the agenda. There's also a LOAD of listener questions, a solid rant from Christian for the first time on the podcast and a look at what's next f...

When an in-form Oscar Piastri comes calling for a race preview ahead of his favourite track of the year in Belgium you don't say no. Greg interrupts an afternoon at the cricket to assemble to the team (and bizarrely Gregg Wallace) for a catch-up with the Australian rookie. He fills us in on his huge results at Silverstone and in Hungary and what it feels like to at the front of the filed racing dr...

We always love listener input, but sometimes it leaves us stunned. When Peter and Denva told us us they'd not only kissed the track (Ann) in Hungary but had gone all out and humped an apex we had to find out more. So we get a full debrief from their antics on the Hungaroring, as well as a look back at the on-track action from this weekend's Grand Prix. There's also a few team debates on result spo...

As it's announced that legend of the sport Daniel Ricciardo will be replacing Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri Greg, Betty and Christian take a look at why it's such a big deal and what it means for the rest of the season. There's also a look back at Silverstone with messages from Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as well as a catch up with a fan who spent the weekend at their first ever live Grand Prix....

Brace yourselves for a full debrief of the 2023 British Grand Prix as Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton join Max Verstappen on the podium. With Lando's McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri taking fourth place there's so much for the team to discuss! But with Greg having to leave Silverstone as soon as the chequered flag is waved, Eurovision legend and fellow F1 fan Sam Ryder steps in to join the team to d...

The Saturday of Silverstone was big day for The Fast And The Curious in so many ways. After a live outing for the first time, Greg Christian and Betty witness friends of the podcast Lando Norris and Oscar Pistari qualify second and third for the British Grand Prix. They head to the McLaren hub to soak up some of the atmosphere before seizing an opportunity to kiss it Anne on the starting grid at S...

As Silverstone rolls on we're joined by F1 legend Mika Häkkinen for a crash course in team management and getting the best out of drivers... The only issue is that our own Team Principal Greg James hasn't made it to Silverstone because of his car breaking down en route! Betty steps up to the plate to take on an F1 Manager challenge before her and Christian check in with the crowd after free practi...

The Fast and The Curious have landed at Silverstone! And just hours after getting on site, Betty and Christian bumped into McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for a welcome to the British Grand Prix. They give us an insight into the F1 travelling circus and how a weekend look sand feels for the the drivers. There's also a bit of exclusive McLaren Neeeeews and the duo explain why Silverstone i...

As we enter what Christian calls "Christmas week" in the F1 calendar, the team reveal the show's plans for the British Grand Prix! From live podcasts to Team Principal bootcamps, we'll be all over Silverstone across the weekend with appearances on stages and around the circuit from Thursday to Sunday, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any of the highlights. And get in touch with any chant...

As the F1 season heads towards Austria, Alex Albon returns to the show to discuss his best result of year so far in Canada and what the coming races have in store for Williams. With Betty and Greg on other sporting duties, Christian is joined to speak to Alex by reserve driver Nick direct from Washington DC. After catching up with Alex, Christian and Alex discuss Ryan Reynolds and co becoming shar...

It's the return of F1 Academy driver Chloe Grant! Betty, Christian and Greg catch up with the 17-year-old about how the start of the season at ART is benefitting her career and what the series is aiming to do for female drivers and teams behind-the-scenes.  Plus, Chloe also tells the team about her first fan interaction outside of the grid and everybody chips in as they try to suss out who would w...

Betty and Christian join Greg back in his garden for a Canadian Grand Prix debrief. As well as all the action on the track, they take a look at the emerging driver transfer rumours and discuss Greg's worlds colliding as Oscar Piastri reveals his childhood cricketing past. Pit lane locations and tyre warmers are covered in this week's listeners questions and there's a catch-up with our Canadian cor...

With Greg and Christian away (an HR oversight from the Team Principal) Betty was almost left to present the podcast solo. That was until the first ever Fast and The Curious reserve driver stepped up to the plate. Gemma pitched the idea of listeners helping out and co-hosting during our F1 Fone-In back in May, so Greg gave her the call up. Her and Betty discuss all things Canadian GP, Le Mans 24-ho...

This episode sees Christian taking a solo mission to Red Bull HQ. He obviously bumped into Christian Horner and a whole wall of trophies but he was there as part of his work as an ambassador for Racing Pride, a group dedicated to making motorsport a more comfortable space for LGBTQ+ people and allies. Christian discusses the work that's going on behind the scenes at some of the biggest teams in th...

As Christian and his voice recover from an impressive hangover, he joins Betty to go through the key talking points from the Barcelona Grand Prix. There's a pat on the back for Max Verstappen and Red Bull as they step closer and closer to sporting greatness, a look at what Mercedes' impressive weekend could mean for the rest of the season and a chance for Betty to make sure Christian remembers he...

There's been a lot to unpack across the F1 world in the last seven days. From flying cars and McLaren news (with a new theme tune), to Honda headlines and a look ahead to the Spanish Grand Prix; Betty, Christian and Greg have got you covered. There is of course also room for a brand you listener-created game and a deep dive into Christian's F1 history notebook. Would you expect anything less? As a...

The double World Champion and current championship leader has added his name to the list of Fast and Curious co-hosts. Max Verstappen joins Betty and Christian from Monaco to look back at his journey to the pinnacle of Formula One and what keeps him motivated to stay at the top. From convincing his mum to let him get his first go-kart, to realising how bloody good he is (Betty's words) and dominat...

Betty and Christian are off to McLaren HQ for a chat with CEO Zak Brown. With so many listeners getting in touch with questions about how F1 could be more environmentally friendly and McLaren launching a sustainability report, it felt as good a time as any to find out if the sport can really go green. Of course there's also room for a tour of the McLaren site (including a look at one at where they...