The Switchback F1 Podcast

Graham and Luke return to review F1’s wild title finale, one which saw Max Verstappen take his first world title Starting off with some last title finale memories from 2016 (1:21) Setting the table for the finale (2:43) Verstappen’s surprise pole (3:54) Hamilton’s strong start to give him the lead (6:00) Verstappen’s Lap 1 send (7:18) Sergio Perez’s amazing support role (12:48) VSC adds temporary...

Graham and Luke return to review and extremely hectic, and controversial in spots, Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, which featured back and forth battles between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.  Strap in, because this is hectic.  Some shite talk to open (0:56) F1 actually making it to Saudi Arabia (6:51) Lewis Hamilton's eventful Saturday (9:53) A rare mistake from Max Verstappen in 2021 (14:...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1. ...Well, mostly.  Some Black Friday and Christmas talk from the weekend (0:40) before we talk the Spanish Grand Prix's extension (6:24) and Aston Martin's latest major recruit (9:37). Then, the sad news of Sir Frank Williams' passing; we talk about his team's accomplishments and some of our favourite Williams moments (13:35) Some of the tribute ar...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 from a busy week in the F1 world, starting Alfa Romeo's long awaited second driver announcement for 2022 (1:44), a quick Jeddah update (10:49) and the departing Antonio Giovinazzi (12:18). Then, breaking down Mercedes' rejected right of review (16:13), Red Bull's/Mercedes' boiling tensions between Christian Horner and Toto Wolff (23:35) and a controvers...

Graham and Luke return to talk about a wild Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend. . Before that, news from the week including the increasing likelihood of the Q3 tyre rule being dropped (1:22) and the emerging Otmar Szafnauer/Alpine rumours (4:30). . Moving onto the weekend itself, all the wild Mercedes shenanigans from the weekend (10:05), Lewis Hamilton's sprint recovery (21:52), thoughts on sprint qual...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 after the Mexico City Grand Prix . . News items for this week include potential Q2/Q3 tyre rules changes (1:22), Andretti's 11th hour fallout (5:46), Alfa Romeo's second driver (8:36), Chinese Grand Prix extension (16:00) and Abu Dhabi's re-profiling (18:40). . . Moving onto the race itself (21:27), Red Bull's unnecessary ire towards Yuki Tsunoda (24:09...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1. Chat this week includes Andretti-Alfa Romeo deal is off -- for now -- (2:43), Saudi Arabian GP's race against the clock (5:07) and some interesting talk of Mika Hakkinen's sabbatical 20 years on (11:27)...at least Graham found it interesting... Then, a big preview of the Mexican Grand Prix and Red Bull's expected advantage (25:00), whether Sergio Perez...

Graham and Luke return for another edition of the Switchback F1 podcast Plenty to talk about this week including F1 back in the USA (0:45), Max Verstappen's Drive to Survive comments (6:02), Mercedes' foreshadow and ride height trick (9:05), Christian Lundgaard joining IndyCar and Colton Herta's superlicence plight (16:18), Logan Seargant's surprise Williams addition as well as Jaimie Chadwick and...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1. A bit of a quieter week but we talk F1 2022 officially announced calendar (1:15) as well as the F2 and F3 calendars also announced (13:40). We then talk about F1's sprint race plans for 2022 and how the statistics should be counted as well as pole positions earned under penalties (23:08)  We then previewed the US Grand Prix (29:27) where we talked...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 Before breaking down the Turkish Grand Prix, we talk about Oscar Piastri essentially being ruled out of F1 drive in 2022 (1:26), Imola's rumoured new deal at the expense of the French Grand Prix (5:45) and Mario Andretti's rumoured takeover of Alfa Romeo Sauber (9:58). Moving onto the Turkish Grand Prix winners and losers, we talk Valterri Bottas' impre...

Graham and Luke return to breakdown another week in F1 Chatter this week includes the possible future race time changes in the aftermath of Belgium (2:10), Sprint qualifying in 2022 (5:04), 2026 engine manufacturer talks and possible options (11:10), the Qatar Grand Prix (20:50), F2 at Sochi (26:50), F3's finale (38:30) and a preview of the Turkish Grand Prix before general shite talk to wrap up t...

Graham and Luke return to review a wild and wet Russian Grand Prix. Before that, a quick word on Haas retaining their driver lineup (1:21) and Aston Martin's hiring of Martin Whitmarsh (3:14). Getting into the race, a word on Lando Norris's starring weekend as he found himself with a chance to win his first race (6:53), Lewis Hamilton's 100th Grand Prix victory (17:53), Max Verstappen's damage lim...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 Topics this week include the reported 2022 F1 calendar (1:43), Formula 2 action at Monza (16:25), F2's showdown for the final F1 seat (24:24), Aston Martin's lineup retention (33:23), the Schumacher documentary on Netflix (35:36) and a preview of the Russian Grand Prix (44:55)

Graham and Luke return to break down another week of F1 action. Beginning with a plethora of contract announcements including Valterri Bottas to Alfa Romeo and their up and coming project (4:19), George Russell to Mercedes and how he will fare against Lewis Hamilton (5:30), Alex Albon’s F1 return with Williams (9:39) and how it has left Nyck de Vries in the cold (14:12), Yuki Tsunoda’s surprising...

Graham and Luke return to review an extremely hectic Dutch Grand Prix weekend. A week that began with news of Kimi Raikkonen’s retirement (1:27), what his retirements means for the rest of the grid - as well as Alex Albon’s and Nyck de Vries’ F1 seat shootouts - (3:00) and Callum Ilott’s lost luck (15:10). Moving onto the race itself, Max Verstappen’s home display (19:13), the Dutch GP fans (22:10...

Graham and Luke return to review the "Belgian Grand Prix." We talk about the red flag and if it was the right thing to do (1:19), whether changes need to happen at Eau Rouge/Radillon (11:37), the qualifying session that shaped the result and George Russell's heroics (15:14), Lando Norris' missed opportunity (20:05), Valterri Bottas' grid penalty actually mattering in the end (22:39), Bottas-Russel...

The summer break is finally ending, and Graham and Luke are on-hand to talk all things F1. Some quick Belgian Grand Prix history talk (0:20), the cancellation of the Japanese Grand Prix (4:35), Qatar and other potential calendar tweaks (6:44), the Alfa Romeo Project (15:24), selling Valterri Bottas on the project (21:59), and a bit of Haas talk (26:55). Then, previewing the Belgian Grand Prix, the...

Graham and Luke return for another episode of The Switchback F1 Podcast F1 is still on its summer break but to help vill the void, we talk about Aston Martin's lost appeal for the Vettel DSQ (1:35) and what it means for them in their fight with Alpine and Alpha Tauri (3:26). Then, some Formula E talk, reports on Mercedes possibly pulling the plug on their Formula E operation and Nyck De Vries' F1...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 as the summer break continues. A quick word on Sebastian Vettel’s Hungary DSQ and Aston Martin’s appeal (3:07), potential crash compensation (7:20), 2022 tyre testing (11:45), Mahaveer Raghunathan’s test (14:43), Dan Ticktum and Williams parting ways and how it impacts Williams’ 2022 driver lineup (17:43). Then moving on to mid-season awards for the fir...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 and a action-packed Hungarian Grand Prix Kicking off with Hamilton/Mercedes Ignite Project (3:02), Red Bull’s Silverstone appeal (5:24), bad blood spilling into qualifying (10:00), Mercedes/Red Bull split strategies (12:03), THAT Lap 1 incident (14:41), Valterri Bottas’ perhaps lenient grid penalty (19:57) and the second standing start with shades of US...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 Checking in on the Hamilton-Verstappen aftermath (1:16), Qatar Grand Prix rumblings (4:40), the limited F2 action at Silverstone (7:58), the F2 standings and bigger picture (12:06), Alpine’s confirmed young driver conundrum and Oscar Piastri’s ascendance (19:08) Then, we take a stab at predicting the 2022 F1 driver lineup (26:05), will Mercedes finally...

Whew boy...  On this week's podcast, discussing the Hamilton-Verstappen incident (1:26), the now vastly different championship outlook (12:25), the potential fallout for Hamilton/Verstappen and over the top celebrations (13:43), sprint qualifying's debut and reaction (22:25), Silverstone becoming a track impossible for overtaking (26:01), Leclerc's mega-drive (31:15), the latest edition of Fe...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 (well, after the Euros, of course). Topics this week include the penalty-point hangover from Austria (3:39), the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix (7:25) before getting into the F3 report from Austria (11:31) and the emerging class of Dennis Hauger, Frederick Vesti's more optimal showing as well as other F3 topics such as Arthur Leclerc, the pen...

Graham and Luke return to run through the latest F1 news and review the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix News over the weekend included Lewis Hamilton's 2-year extension (2:30), a Mercedes update on their second driver spot for 2022 (4:13), the Mercedes upgrades coming for Silverstone (6:50) and some Haas/Mazepin/chassis talk (8:05). For the race itself, winners of the weekend, including Max Verstappen's...

Graham and Luke return to review the Styrian Grand Prix, but not before covering the boat-load of F1 news that broke both prior to the weekend and during the weekend including new additions to the F1 schedule both for 2021 with the return of Turkey and Igora Drive taking over for Sochi for the Russian Grand Prix from 2023 (2:30), significant track alterations to Abu Dhabi (8:13), Silverstone's cap...