The Race F1 Tech Show

One of the biggest off-track stories of last season was Red Bull being hit with a 10% reduction of the aerodynamic testing allowance it was entitled to for the 2023 F1 campaign, for breaking the budget cap in 2021. Red Bull's rivals might have hoped that the punishment would slow them down, but if anything the world champions look even more dominant this term. On this week's show, host Edd Straw a...

Host Tim Silvey is joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this episode, after some spicy exchanges over the airwaves in Spain, Alex goes deep on the subject of team radio. He discusses whether drivers talk too much during rac...

This year's Monaco Grand Prix had a bigger technical focus than ever, with Mercedes running its much-anticipated upgrade package for the first time. On this episode of the pod, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson take a close look at what changes Mercedes have made to the W14, the intension of these changes, and whether they'll bring the performance boost the team are hop...

Host Tim Silvey is joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this episode, after the sad cancellation of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix due to terrible floods in the area, Sean takes a statistical look at other occasions when for...

Ahead of one of the most interesting races of the year from a car upgrade perspective, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson convene to discuss the changes coming to the cars in Imola and how they’ll be assessed. Of course, there’s a particular focus on Mercedes, with the former world champions set to introduce a ‘course correcting’ upgrade to their troublesome W14. After t...

On episode 3 of Aramco F1 Focus, the podcast that shares this feed with The Race F1 Tech Show, host Tim Silvey is once again joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. This week, after Max Verstappen’s win from ninth on the grid in...

We have a double-header of sorts on this week’s episode of The Race F1 Tech Show - but with a distinctly Aston Martin flavour. First up, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson look back on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, and in particular why Aston Martin suffered with DRS issues. Gary explains what happened to the team and why such a problem is so difficult to solve. He...

In this episode we’re taking a deep dive into the world of F1 braking systems - the technology that slows down F1 cars, but is paradoxically key to making them quicker.  As usual, host Edd Straw is joined by former F1 technical director Gary Anderson, who was on the Brabham team when they introduced carbon to F1 brakes in the Seventies.  Gary discusses how braking technology has evolved, why the m...

On episode 2 of Aramco F1 Focus, the brand-new podcast that shares this feed with The Race F1 Tech Show, host Tim Silvey is once again joined by Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly and our resident racing driver Alex Brundle to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. This week, following on from a stoppage filled Austral...

On this week's episode host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson dive into the meaty topic of Mercedes' cockpit position, after Lewis Hamilton's recent criticism of how his W14 is laid out. What's causing the seven-time world champion's discomfort, and what - if anything - can be done to help sort the situation? READ MORE: Gary Anderson on Hamilton's cockpit position discontent...

Welcome to Aramco F1 Focus, a brand-new podcast on this feed which aims to bring you fresh perspectives, performance insights and statistical surprises to enhance your enjoyment of Grand Prix racing. On this week’s show Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly tells host Tim Silvey that Red Bull’s domination might not be quite as complete as you think, while our resident racing driver Alex Brundle muses on th...

A new bonus podcast is coming to this feed, in addition to The Race F1 Tech Show! It's called Aramco F1 Focus, and it’s a show that’ll zoom in on interesting or overlooked aspects of the 2023 F1 season. Hosted by Tim Silvey, Alex Brundle and Sean ‘Virtual Statman’ Kelly, with a host of special guests, Aramco F1 Focus will appear at regular points throughout the year, as a complementary offer to Th...

After another dominant display from Red Bull Racing in Saudi Arabia, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson return to answer two key questions emanating from Jeddah: How do Ferrari and Mercedes go about closing the gap to the championship leaders and why is Red Bull’s DRS package so exceptionally quick?  After tackling those questions, Gary answers two listener questions, th...

F1 is back - and so is The Race F1 Tech Show! We're kicking off a brand-new season of the podcast with an in-depth discussion about one of the biggest talking points from the opening race in Bahrain: Aston Martin's (somewhat surprising) podium-scoring pace. Just how did the team go from midfield runner to podium contender in such a short period of time, especially when the rules have remained so s...

The new Formula 1 campaign may still be a while away, but international motor racing returns with a bang this weekend with the start of the 2023 Formula E championship. Season 9 brings with it many things: A new generation of car, new tracks, new driver line-ups - and a new host for The Race Formula E Podcast!  Hit like, follow or subscribe in your podcast player of choice to join The Race Formula...

The first year of a new rules set is always interesting, but what's potentially even more interesting than that is the second year. On this week's show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson look ahead to next year, discussing the tweaks that are being made to the rules, what the impact of those tweaks will be on performance, and whether teams will evolve their car designs...

The 2022 F1 season brought with it a sweeping set of technical regulation changes aimed at improving racing. So now, with a full year of racing complete, can we say the new rule-set had the desired impact? On this week's episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson debate that question, before the FIA's single-seater technical director Nikolas Tom...

Computational Fluid dynamics – better known as CFD – is a key simulation tool for all F1 teams. But what is it, how is it used and why is it so important? We’re joined by two of the key architects behind Red Bull’s success - Chief Designer Craig Skinner and Ansys chief technologist Christophe Bianchi - to explain how this complex but powerful design tool is harnessed to extract performance. Before...

There’s a simple truth in F1, and that’s that if there were no mechanics to run the cars, there would be no racing. On this week’s episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, we are digging into the technical aspects of a mechanic’s job with the help of former McLaren mechanic-turned-broadcaster, Marc Priestley.  Marc describes the chain of command amongst mechanics, the complex process of building an F1 ca...

On this week's episode we have two timely topics to dig into. Firstly, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss how Mercedes have been able to turn a car that started the season as a bouncing, porpoising nightmare into a Grand Prix winner. They also ask what the Silver Arrows' Brazilian GP victory means for them being able to give Red Bull a run for their money in 2023...

In so many ways, the modern world is ruled by computers, but while Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has revolutionised F1 car design over the last couple of decades, the windtunnel remains a vital tool in every F1 team's development arsenal. On this week's podcast, host Edd Straw asks former F1 technical director Gary Anderson why windtunnels remain so important to car development that teams suc...

On this week's episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson dig into a couple of big technical talking points from the recent Mexico City Grand Prix and delve into the finer points of the controversy around the future of tyre blankets. Gary kicks off the podcast by discussing the complex issue of cooling an F1 car at altitude, before explaining th...

Everything that touches an F1 car has an impact on performance - and that includes the paint! But F1 being F1, the paint technology used is far from simple, and is just another area where a competitive advantage can be found.  On this week’s show host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson speak to Mark Turner from Silverstone Paint Technology and Seamless Digital to reveal the s...

On this week’s show, as the cost cap row rumbles on, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson are taking a look into the murky world of F1 car costs, and in particular how much it costs to actually produce key parts such as the chassis, front wing assembly, and floor.  Gary explains why the cost of a car is often more expensive than it might appear on the surface, and why cost...

The Race F1 Tech Show is back! For the first episode of a new series, host Edd Straw is joined by former F1 technical director Gary Anderson for an in-depth look at a bit of serious F1 tech that’s used by every team on the grid: The semi-automatic gearbox.  With the help of special guest John Barnard, the man responsible for bringing the first iteration of the paddle-shift box to F1 in 1989 with F...