The Race F1 Podcast

On the latest episode of The Team Principal Podcast, host Otmar Szafnauer - the former TP of Alpine and Aston Martin - is joined by Ben Anderson to discuss the increasing pressure Fred Vasseur is coming under at Ferrari. Should he be given more time or is an exit inevitable, and what would Otmar do in his shoes? Otmar also opines on the latest drama to envelope Alpine, with Renault CEO Luca de Meo...

We delve into the reasons why Lando Norris has gone from title favourite to very much second-best to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in 2025 in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Scott Mitchell and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to run through the four reasons why Norris has fallen behind and discuss whether these trends will continue or can be changed.  We also answer a batch of question...

On this episode Edd Straw and Jon Noble review F1: The Movie having watched the film in a media screening during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. They discuss what they liked and what they didn't, plus debate how well it works both for F1 and movie fans. Is Brad Pitt too old to convince as an F1 driver? How spectacular are the racing scenes? Does the movie make sense? We answer all of those questi...

On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss what losing '20 points of downforce' really means, after Lewis Hamilton suffered that fate in Canada, when his Ferrari collided with an unfortunate marmot. There's also chat about the revised suspension geometry on Lando Norris's McLaren in Montreal, including what the team hope to acco...

The growing pressure in the Italian media on Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur is the topic for the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Former Ferrari communications advisor Roberto Boccafogli joins Jon Noble and Edd Straw to offer his unique insight into the criticisms of Vasseur and what could be done to prevent this.  We ask what’s gone wrong for Ferrari, whether there could be an imm...

CLICK HERE TO GET A 7-DAY FREE TRIAL TO THE RACE MEMBERS' CLUB We're delighted to bring you an extra episode in the feed this week, as an example of the kind of bonus content regularly available to The Race Members' Club . Our F1 Extra episodes dig deeper in F1 and F1-related storylines, and on the latest instalment we take a closer look at former F1 favourite Robert Kubica's first Le Mans 24 Hour...

From Montreal, Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Mark Hughes to review a dramatic and eventful Canadian Grand Prix. A somewhat pedestrian race was enlivened just before the flag when Lando Norris crashed into the back of his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri - but how much has the incident hurt his title bid? That's one of the key questions answered. Edd, Jon and Mark also discuss Mercedes' stunn...

What would happen if all 20 F1 drivers competed on equal terms in the same machinery? That's a question we tackle in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.  Canadian motorsport journalist Tim Hauraney joins Ben Anderson and Edd Straw to discuss a ranking list answering that question he recently put together for TSN, based on a vote of F1 journalists.  That leads to a question of what...

We explain why Aston Martin has taken another step backwards this season and whether Adrian Newey’s arrival can change that in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Jon Noble and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to discuss the team’s troubles this year, and how Aston Martin slid to this point having claimed six podium finishes in the first eight races of 2023.  We discuss the car and upgrade t...

On the final episode of season 3, Richard and Matt wax lyrical about a driver whose name might be unfamiliar to many motor racing fans, but who could be regarded as the sport's first bonafide superstar: Tazio Nuvolari. Matt and Richard explain how, in the pre-war era of Grand Prix racing, Nuvolari became the embodiment of everything a racing driver was supposed to be: A virtuoso and a daredev...

With Max Verstappen admitting that his clash with George Russell in the Spanish Grand Prix was “a move that was not right and shouldn’t have happened”, we discuss what that tells us about the four-times world champion in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Dutch TV commentator Nelson Valkenburg and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to revisit the accident and examine exactly what it is tha...

With the technical directive reducing the permitted flexibility of the front wings the big talking point of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, why didn’t it shake up the competitive order as some hoped? Former F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains that, and the reasons why he always expected the effects to be more subtle, as he looks back at the big technical stories from the Spanish Grand Pri...

On the ground in Barcelona, Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Mark Hughes to review the Spanish Grand Prix, in which Max Verstappen's frustrations boiled over as Oscar Piastri led home Lando Norris for a commanding McLaren one-two. Edd, Jon and Mark weigh in on Verstappen's controversial clash with George Russell, explain why the new flexi-wing directive did nothing to dent McLaren's dominance,...

On this week's episode of And Colossally That's History! Richard Williams and Matt Bishop look back on the career of Mika Hakkinen, and in particular how he was able to overcome - thanks to a considerable slice of good luck - the devastating crash in 1995 that so nearly took his life to become a double Formula 1 world champion. Along the way, Matt and Richard explain what made Hakkinen - widely re...

Order your Lotus 98T/4 timepiece at https://www.recwatches.com/timepieces/98t-4/ and get an additional 10% off using discount code "THERACE" We're bringing you a bonus episode in the feed this week, which is an example of the kind of content you can enjoy in The Race Members' Club . It comes from our sister podcast Bring Back V10s , which celebrates the golden era of F1 from 1989 to 2005. Whilst t...

We go behind the scenes with Red Bull Racing in the latest episode of The Race F1 podcast. Special guest Matt Majendie is embedded with the team this year for The Inside Track podcast and was at Monaco with the team. He joins Ben Anderson and Edd Straw to tell us all about it. He explains the strategic attempts for Max Verstappen to gain a place, tells us about Yuki Tsunoda’s mindset and reveals h...

Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm to unpick the extreme strategy battle that was the Monaco Grand Prix. The rule that forced two pitstops in the race was the big talking point heading into the weekend - but did it work, given the top four on the grid - Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen - finished in that order? Edd, Mark and Scott also discuss...

On the latest episode of And Colossally That's History! Richard and Matt are reappraising the legacy of one of F1's most enduring cars: The Lotus 72. Named by no less than Adrian Newey as the car he wishes he'd designed, the 72 was a revolutionary machine in Formula 1 terms, setting the template, as it did, for all F1 cars that would follow. It was also one of the longest-serving and most successf...

On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson look back on Imola and ahead to Monaco. First, they discuss how Red Bull turned the tables on McLaren at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, asking whether this was a track-specific change in the pecking order, or whether Red Bull have made a significant step forward. Next, Edd and Gary turn th...

In this episode, we tackle the latest technical intrigue between Red Bull and McLaren and look ahead to the potential for an upset in the Monaco Grand Prix. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to explain the real story behind the technical directives that were issued before the Imola race, but only emerged after it.  They also ask how the mandatory two pitstops might impact th...

The Team Principal Podcast returns with exciting news, as Otmar Szafnauer brings us up to speed with on his plans to get a 12th team onto the F1 grid. Alongside his deputy TP Ben Anderson, Otmar explains why he thinks F1 would benefit from a 24-car grid and how he plans to make his vision a reality. After that, Otmar and Ben go over recent events at Otmar's old team, Alpine. Otmar shares his views...

Edd Straw is joined in Imola by Mark Hughes and Jon Noble to discuss all the important talking points from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Chief among them is how Red Bull managed to emerge with the quickest car, and whether Max Verstappen would still have won, even if McLaren's Oscar Piastri had beaten him into Turn 1. There's also chat about how Ferrari saved face at its home race, after a dismal...

On this week’s episode of And Colossally That’s History! Matt and Richard wind the clock back to 1950, as they reappraise the very first race of the F1 world championship era, which took place at Silverstone on May 13.  Along the way, they look at the origins of the term ‘Formula 1’, dig into the debate over where the first race run to Formula 1 regulations actually took place, and explain wh...

We looked ahead to what is set to be Imola’s final Formula 1 race - for now at least - in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.  Jon Noble and Josh Suttill join Edd Straw in Italy to discuss whether the classic track deserved to stay on the calendar or F1 has outgrown it.  We also look ahead to Franco Colapinto’s return and whether he can make a success of what’s initially only a fi...

McLaren’s tyre-management strengths have been a major talking point in F1 recently, with the FIA recently clearing its design following a detailed inspection after the Miami Grand Prix. The latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast delves into this.  Jon Noble and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to discuss McLaren’s advantage and the reasons why certain rivals are pointing the finger behind the scene...