The Switchback F1 Podcast

Luke is back to review all the action from the 2025 Belgian GP weekend: Mclaren's domination - (1:45) Leclerc finding promise - (15:03) Verstappen's sprint win and lonely race - (17:59) George's sunday recovery - (21:45) William's dont go bang - (23:23) Lawson finally showing good - (25:40) Second points for Gabby - (27:45) Tractor simulator with Gasly - (30:16) Haas sprint success...

Graham and Luke return as another week ticks down towards the Belgian Grand Prix! This week we talk: Pre-pod chatter, including a drought in F1 news and the Goodwood Festival of Speed (0:40) Catching up on F3 action from Austria and Silverstone and the bigger picture of F3 drivers and who is looking good to progress (13:19) Catching up on F2; the action from Austria and Silverstone, the emerging t...

Graham and Luke return to catch up on some F1 news in between races! This week we talk: Follow-up thoughts on the Red Bull/Horner decision (3:33) Trying to catch up on the latest Verstappen/Mercedes; who has said what, where Wolff, Verstappen and Russell all stand (11:08) Getting to know the new candidate for FIA presidency (41:00) Alpine confirm new notable hirings; Otmar’s comments shine light o...

Graham and Luke return to discuss the breaking news of Christian Horner being removed from his duties at Red Bull Racing. We discuss why this decision might have been made, as well as the knock-on effects it may have in and outside of the Red Bull family. We also talk about Horner's replacement Laurent Mekies, and Mekies' replacement Alan Permane.

Graham and Luke reunite to review a wet, wild, and whacky British Grand Prix! Recapping the British Grand Prix, starting with Nico Hulkenberg’s first podium! (4:34) Norris wins home race, closes title lead, but second-best over the weekend (28:16) Trying to weigh up both sides of the Piastri penalty that cost him the race win (33:58) Pierre Gasly taking the worst car on the grid to 6th (43:46) Ast...

Luke is filling in han solo for the first time whilst Graham is away for the 24hrs of Spa. Luke talks us through a brief Austrian GP review Mclaren's masterclass of the field - (1:38) Ferrari's second lease of life - (11:46) Liam Lawson's personal best result - (14:34) Alonso Mr relentless - (16:48) Sauber's first double points of the season - (17:55) Haas looking average but walki...

Graham and Luke return to talk, mostly, all things F1 after some shite talk This week we talk: Calendar talk: Thailand and South Africa make steps towards the F1 calendar (7:09) Discussing the 2026 F1 calendar; clash with Indy 500, other unideal scheduling (22:28) We dream up our dream F1 calendars (43:28) Luke’s dream calendar (47:35) Graham’s dream calendar (74:11) Previewing the Austrian Grand...

Graham and Luke return to review the Canadian Grand Prix! This week we talk: How the Canadian Grand Prix gradually heated up: Russell vs Verstappen, McLaren attempt to recover from poor Saturday (2:46) Talking through the Nzrris-Piastri collision (12:43) Russell avenges Canada 2024 with great race win (24:36) Antonelli thrives under pressure to take first F1 podium (28:58) Piastri survives to exte...

Graham and Luke return to catch up on some news from the motorsport world following F1's triple-header. This week we talk: Verstappen’s “apology” for Spanish Grand Prix antics (7:46) #EthicalWheel (13:06) Red Bull make Verstappen ban contingency plans; super licence request for Arvid Lindblad (16:22) Valterri Bottas’ more public angling for a 2026 drive (23:37) Lance Stroll seemingly is able t...

Graham and Luke return to review an entertaining Spanish Grand Prix! This week we talk: The flexi-wing clampdown: McLaren’s flex to the grid (7:30) Oscar Piatri’s brilliant pole lap, race start, and race management as he takes fifth win of the season (15:01) Norris limiting damage; still in the hunt (23:57) An unlikely podium for Charles Leclerc; Ferrari’s prospects post Spain (29:56) How Verstapp...

Graham and Luke return to talk the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indy 500! Norris overcomes all-important qualifying on Saturday; converts into victory on Sunday (4:17) Leclerc home heroics (17:11) Damage limitation for scrappy Piastri (22:10) Racing Bulls finally getting a strategy right and how the forced 2-stop race began to shape the midfield battle (24:37) A great Ocon drive keeps Haas 6th (30:03...

Graham and Luke return to review an action packed Imola Grand Prix! This week, we talk: Setting the scene for the weekend, including the useless C6 tyre, Yuki Tsunoda’s massive crash, Franco Colapinto’s crash, and the FIA debacle around Ollie Bearman’s Q1 exit(4:22) Mega Verstappen overtake sets up victory, with a lot of shit happening in between including McLaren biting on the 2 stop, unfortunate...

Graham and Luke return to try and comprehend another week of Alpine shenanigans. This week we talk: Alpine replace Doohan with Colapinto; Oakes resigns…. trying to unpack the latest Alpine mess (4:58) Carlos Sainz Sr considering running for FIA president (41:49) F1 teams fighting to make minimum weight limit for 2026 (46:20) Small topics including Formula E’s Amazon Prime series, problems in IndyC...

Graham and Luke return to review the Miami Grand Prix! This week we talk: Piastri turning sprint disappointment into Grand Prix victory after Verstappen battle (3:14) McLaren dominant; Norris’ costly delay in overtaking Verstappen (14:28) Russell shithouses a P3 (21:45) Antonelli’s star shines (24:26) Williams’ starring performance (30:06) A midfield round-up, including Tsunoda, Hadjar, Ocon, and...

Graham and Luke return to attempt to untangle two major talking points in F1 right now. This week we talk: Trying to untangle the 2026 F1 engine debacle; starting with a quick history of how we got here, to V10 discussions (3:16) Summary of the Bahrain V10 meeting (10:26) Saudi GP engine talks: 2026 engine issues beginning to emerge, and opposing view points of Red Bull and Mercedes (19:20) Recent...

Graham and Luke return to review the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix as F1's first triple header of the season comes to a close! This week we talk: Norris incident, Verstappen showdown versus Piastri sets up Grand Prix Sunday (4:20) Race start between Piastri and Verstappen; Verstappen’s 5 second penalty as Piastri takes title lead (7:36) Verstappen remains within touching distance (20:32) Leclerc tak...

Graham and Luke return to review an entertaining Bahrain Grand Prix! This week, we talk: Piastri dominates to bring himself back into early contention (9:35) Russell great 2025 continues; why he kept his P2 amid DRS infringement (22:34) Solid points for Ferrari; Safety Car undoes strategy (29:42) Gasly scores first points for Alpine this season (35:55) Another double points finish for Haas: strate...

Graham and Luke return to review a drab Japanese Grand Prix. Still, lots to discuss, including: Saturday decides Sunday, with Max Verstappen producing a lap for the ages en route to victory (2:04) Another annoying McLaren race in which they fail to capitalise or have balls to do anything to win a race (11:59) Ferrari punch above weight but still show disappointing speed (26:02) Hadjar scores first...

Graham and Luke return to attempt to unpack all angles of Red Bull's decision to drop Liam Lawson back down to Racing Bulls and Yuki Tsunoda promoted to Red Bull We start with the Lawson side of things. How we got here, Red Bull's failure of processes, where Lawson goes from here, and much more (5:25) Looking at the Tsunoda side of the move: is he doomed to fail or can he break Red Bull&#3...

Graham and Luke return to review the Chinese Grand Prix! This week, we discuss: Lingering thoughts from the Australian Grand Prix (2:32) FIA clamps down on rear flexi-wings before the weekend (4:49) Ferrari disqualified on Sunday, puts downer on weekend after Hamilton sprint win, Ferrari radio taken out of context (9:25) Piastri takes his first pole, first win of the season (20:12) Norris not quit...

Graham and Luke return to review the 2025 Australian Grand Prix! Norris begins 2025 with a bang (4:48) Verstappen salvages a P2 (14:14) Russell’s quiet P3 (19:12) Alex Albon’s statement result ...recorded prior to Antonelli’s reinstated P4! (22:57) Anotnelli’s debut weekend and brilliant result (27:02) Stroll and Hulkenberg get strategy right; get unlikely points (31:17) Oscari Piastri’s home race...

Graham and Luke return to conclude our 2025 preseason predictions! A little more rapid fire questions in this segment! Recorded before the news of Oscar Piastri signing his McLaren extension, in case that crops up later ;) Will Carlos Sainz be able to stay motivated stepping down from the front of the field in 2025? (1:04) What does Sainz’ arrival mean for Alex Albon? (5:05) Will Esteban Ocon be a...

It is time! The F1 2025 season begins this weekend, and Graham and Luke return to preview the 2025 season by asking many, many questions. In this first part, we examine the dynamics at the front of the field. We ask: Will we actually see a 4-way title fight in 2025? (6:28) Which top 4 team will be the first to give up on 2025 to focus on 2026? (12:08) Will any team outside the top-4 win a race in...

Graham and Luke return to review preseason testing for F1 2025 and chat over who were the big winners and losers from the three day test!

Graham and Luke return as F1 nears a return! This week we talk: F1 75 live show! Each team’s livery and launch discussed and ranked! (2:47) A mandatory 2 stop at Monaco coming? (75:44) A return to V10’s in 2030? (88:10) Preseason testing in Bahrain (99:45)