The Race F1 Podcast

We answer your questions on a variety of topics, including what will be different for Lewis Hamilton in life at Ferrari and when the seven-time world champion have his first day at Maranello.  Jon Noble and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to answer questions sent in by The Race Members' Club, including one on Spa's new deal to become a rotation race, and another on how we go about following races when...

Aston Martin's reshuffle at the top of the team is the focus of the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast.  Samarth Kanal joins Edd Straw to explain why Andy Cowell has taken over as team principal and what it means for the team's way of working.  We discuss the new roles of Mike Krack (who previously held the role) and Tom McCullough, as well as the wider changes being made to allow Aston Martin...

We explain Franco Colapinto's move to Alpine as test and reserve driver and what it might mean for Jack Doohan in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast.  Scott Mitchell-Malm joins Edd Straw to unravel the interestingly-worded deal, and discuss how it fits into Alpine's plans for the future.  The question of how Alpine's other newly-announced test and reserve driver Ryo Hirakwa fits in with Col...

We look ahead to the possibility of an unprecedented world championship fight in 2025 on the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and The Race's new recruit Jon Noble to run through the factors that could potentially make this one of the closest F1 seasons in history, and the factors that could swing it one way or another.  We attempt to pick a favourit...

For our first episode of 2025, Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes and special guest Nelson Valkenburg (Viaplay Netherlands Formula 1 commentator) to discuss the key battlegrounds that will be fought during the 2025 F1 season. Included in our list are how Lewis Hamilton will fare against Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, whether Mercedes will solves its physics issue, how Verstappen versus Norris 2.0 mig...

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and special guest Diego Mejia from Fox Sports Mexico and The Race en Español to discuss Red Bull confirming it is parting ways with Sergio Perez for 2025. They explain why it has taken so long for this announcement to be made, given it has been expected for some time, why the partnership hasn't worked out, and whether this spells the end of Perez's F1 car...

It's time for our regular end of season episode, as Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to countdown The Race's Top 10 F1 drivers of 2024. As ever, we created our list by asking each of our guests to rank all of the drivers on the grid, with their scores then combined to produce a top 10. But which drivers made it in and who missed out? Are there any big surprises or w...

Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Samarth Kanal to discuss all the big talking points from the final race of the 2024 F1 season in Abu Dhabi, including McLaren defeating Ferrari to win its first constructors' title in 26 years. They explain how Lando Norris was able to see off the threat of Carlos Sainz, discuss a pair of epic comeback drives by Charles Leclerc and Lewis...

As Lewis Hamilton heads into his valedictory grand prix weekend with Mercedes, was answer your questions on his recent struggles in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.  Scott Mitchell-Malm and Samarth Kanal join host Edd Straw to dissect Hamilton's recent comments, and what the tame ending to his remarkable Mercedes stint might mean for his 2024 season with Mercedes.  We also tackle a slew...

Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Samarth Kanal to dissect the Qatar Grand Prix, in which Max Verstappen's comfortable win was overshadowed by some controversial decisions from both the race director and the stewards. They discuss all the big talking points, plus answer the usual bumper crop of questions from The Race Members' Club. Buy tickets to our live shows: London o...

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm to discuss the news that Formula 1 has reached an agreement in principle with General Motors to add a GM/Cadillac team to the F1 grid in 2026. But curiously within F1's announcement, there was no mention of Andretti, the entity that started this team's bid to get onto the F1 grid. So, why have GM/Cadillac got the green light now, when the project was prev...

Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson to discuss Max Verstappen clinching his fourth drivers' world title with fifth place in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. But where does this year's championship success rank alongside his other winning seasons? They also explain what led to Mercedes' stunning turn of speed this weekend, which saw it clinch an unexpected one-two with...

Compared to last year, the opening day of the Las Vegas Grand Prix event was relatively subdued, but despite the lack of razzmatazz there's still plenty to talk about on The Race F1 Podcast.  Ben Anderson joins Edd Straw after a long day in the paddock to give you a taste of what it's like to be in Las Vegas and what's changed since last year.  As this is Ben's first visit to Vegas, he offers a fr...

Edd Straw introduces some bonus F1 content for you from The Race Members’ Club that we think you’ll enjoy hearing a preview of.  Throughout 2024, The Race F1 Podcast's sister show Bring Back V10s (which looks back at F1’s iconic V10 era) has been doing a spin-off show, exclusively for members, called 1997 Revisited. On each mini episode, host Glenn Freeman is joined by Edd, Ben Anderson and Matt B...

With F1 taking a breather before the final three races of the season, we thought we'd bring you something a little different for our latest episode: An update on the Brad Pitt-led movie F1,  which is scheduled to hit cinemas next summer. Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Valentin Khorounzhiy explain how it has been filmed (particularly over real-life F1 weekends), why director Joseph Kosinski's b...

It's a news bonanza on the mid-week episode of The Race F1 Podcast as Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and special guest Christian Menath from German outlet Motorsport Magazin to unpack several big stories. The first is the shock news that Formula 1 will have a new race director from the Las Vegas Grand Prix as Niels Wittich has stepped down with immediate effect. We discuss what's behin...

On this episode, with the title fight now effectively settled in Max Verstappen's favour, Edd Straw, Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson discuss what Lando Norris needs to do to move from regular race winner to real championship challenger in 2025. They also look at the collision course Mohammed Ben Sulayem appears to be on with Formula 1’s drivers after the FIA president's clampdown on swearing was met...

Join Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm as they discuss Audi/Sauber's decision to sign F2 championship-leader Gabriel Bortoleto to partner Nico Hulkenberg for 2025 and beyond, in the process saying goodbye to Valtteri Bottas, who for a long time looked favourite to retain his seat. Amongst other things, they discuss why Audi/Sauber have opted for youth over experience, whether there's a risk with B...

We're dropping a little bonus audio into your feed in between episodes of The Race F1 Podcast, as an example of the type of extra content that's available to those in The Race Members' Club on Patreon. Earlier this week, we asked members on Patreon to leave questions and comments about Edd Straw's Brazilian GP driver rankings , with the aim of giving people a better idea about the process Edd goes...

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes to unpick a very eventful race weekend in Sao Paulo, blighted by bad weather, in which Max Verstappen scored arguably his finest Grand Prix victory yet. They discuss how Max's race, including how he came through from such a lowly grid slot, and look at what his victory means in the context of the title fight. There's also reaction to Alpin...

As F1 heads into the final part of the current triple header in Brazil, Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and special guest Lito Cavalcanti (a long-time Brazilian journalist, who may be familiar to some from The Race's Portuguese-language YouTube channel), to answer questions from The Race Members' Club on Sergio Perez’s Red Bull future, or lack of it, Franco Colapinto’s RB chances, wheth...

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes to dissect the Mexican Grand Prix - a race in which Max Verstappen was penalised by the stewards for another on-track run-in with title rival Lando Norris. The guys explain why Verstappen was punished this time out (when he wasn't in Austin) and also look at the wider championship implications, with Norris finishing second and Verstappen o...

Formula 1's new-for-2024 racing guidelines were thrust back into the spotlight in Austin, inevitably leading to a flood of questions from  The Race Members' Club. Those questions kick off the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast with Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Josh Suttill.  They cover what the rules actually say, where you can find them, whether they're fit for purpose and why Max Versta...

Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson to discuss an entertaining United States Grand Prix weekend in which title rivals Red Bull and McLaren did battle on-track and off. The guys discuss Ferrari's scintillating form, Max Verstappen coming out on top in his battle with Lando Norris, Mercedes' struggles, what's going on in the row over Red Bull's controversial front bib adjuster, and m...

We discuss how Formula 1's return to action after a second one-month break could change the dynamic of the world championship battle in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.  Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to look ahead to the first of the pair of triple-headers that will round out the season and explain the key factors that could swing the title fight one way or the othe...