The Switchback F1 Podcast

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1. This week... The reason for Ferrari's lack of pace in Mexico (5:36) Lando Norris and his future (11:36) Dennis Hauger's switch to MP (26:06) Jack Doohan and his role at Alpine and why Alpine are, again, mishandling a situation with a young driver (30:30) Stoffel Vandoorne joining Aston Martin as a reserve and what it means for Nico Hulkenberg's potenti...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 after the Mexico City Grand Prix. A bit of shite talk to start before we talk: Audi's collaboration with Sauber (6:54) Fernando Alonso's penalty being overturned, F1's race direction, and the precedents for unsafe cars going forward (16:45) Red Bull's punishment for cost cap breach, why they took the ABA and the fallout from it all (27:18) Colton Herta'...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1, and beyond. Starting off with reported details from Red Bull's cost cap breach (1:47) FIA attempting to clear up grid penalties confusion (21:16) Haas get a title sponsor (24:30) Logan Sargeant to drive for Williams in 2023, pending superlicence points (28:17) FIA ending their race director rotation for 2022 (37:45) Porsche's still open F1 options (39:...

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1, and more. We start the remainder of the W Series being called off, and how we would fix some of the on-track problems the series faces (3:14) A quick correction from Japan (10:58) We talk about the FIA's cost cap findings, potential punishments for Red Bull and some of the potential problems with those punishments (13:13) The case for Haas' signing 35...

Graham and Luke return to break down a wet and wild Japanese Grand Prix... Before that, we talk briefly about the FIA delaying their findings on the 2021 cost cap (2:16) Alpine announcing Pierre Gasly, and how he'll get on with Esteban Ocon (5:51) Alpha Tauri signing Nyck de Vries (18:36) Where things lie with Williams, Haas, and Daniel Ricciardo (25:09) We move on then to the controversial Japane...

Graham and Luke return to review the eagerly awaited Singapore Grand Prix, but first... We talk about Zhou Guanyu's contract extension and his next step (1:50) Aston Martin's creative rear wing design being banned for 2023 (8:20) Reports of cost cap breaches (10:09) Then we move onto the race itself (21:48) And then to winners of the weekend, including Sergio Perez and whether this was his best wi...

Graham and Luke return to take through another week in the world of F1, and beyond. This week, we talk: Yuki Tsunoda being confirmed at Alpha Tauri for 2023 and the reasons behind it (4:07) Nicholas Latifi's confirmed exit at Williams (12:42) The provisional 2023 calendar, the issues behind it contrary to stated preferences, and what we would do to improve it (19:34) Then, we move onto previewing...

Graham and Luke return for a quieter week after the triple-header. This week we talk: Red Bull abandoning their superlicence pursuit for Colton Herta (1:40) What that now means for Alpine in their driver search, and where Nyck de Vries suddenly fits into the driver market, including Alpine (9:34) What Williams do now in the driver market if de Vries ends up at Alpine/Alpha Tauri (25:33) Aston Mart...

Graham and Luke return in a long edition of the Switchback F1 podcast to wrap up the triple header. Before the race, we talk: Red Bull and Porsche ending their collaboration talks for the 2026 engine regs (3:27) An update on the Colton Herta situation, what's in store for Alpine as a result and Herta's long term F1 future (15:02) We move onto the Italian Grand Prix. starting with Ferrari's strateg...

Graham and Luke return to break down the Dutch Grand Prix. We go over from the Dutch GP: The strategies Mercedes threw at Red Bull (1:20) Verstappen taking his 10th win of the season and his second at home (16:56) Mercedes moving closer to that elusive race win (21:01) Alpine overturning their poor Saturday (25:20) Aston Martin possibly becoming the 6th fastest car on the grid (32:59) Alpha Tauri...

Graham and Luke return to take a look at the baffling details from the Alpine/Oscar Piastri fallout, revealed at the Dutch Grand Prix. Then, we talk about Colton Herta's quest for a 2023 F1 drive and the obstacles in his way

Graham and Luke return to break down an action packed Belgian Grand Prix.  Before that, we talk: The Belgian GP returning for 2023 (2:07) Some Oscar Piastri comments across the paddock (4:34) The intensifying Pierre Gasly/Alpine rumours (9:21) Then, we move onto the race itself, and the winners and losers from the weekend. Max Verstappen's charge to victory ahead of his rivals (23:22) Carlos...

Graham and Luke return with a one-off Friday podcast to catch up on the piling news from the F1 paddock after the summer break.  Today, we talk: Ricciardo/McLaren confirmed split (2:12) What Fernando Alonso and Mike Krack had to say about Alonso's move (15:30) Other potential future of drivers in the paddock that are, as of yet, unconfirmed (19:06) Audi officially entering F1, why their entry...

Graham and Luke return to help you get through one more week of the summer break before the Belgian Grand Prix at the weekend. Topics this week include: 2026 engine regulations confirmed, and where Porsche and Audi figure into things (4:11) 2023 floor rule changes (15:10) Giovinazzi getting two FP1 sessions with Haas, per Ferrari's request (25:47) The stock of Callum Ilott vs. Mick Schumacher (31:...

Graham and Luke return to try help break up the summer shutdown. We talk about Robert Shwartzman's upcoming FP1 sessions with Ferrari (2:00) Formula E's season finale in Seoul and Stoffel Vandoorne's championship (3:54) Then we move on to a few mid-season awards from the season so far, including best driver, most disappointing driver, best race and more (16:52) We then preview and make some predic...

Graham and Luke return to try and break down the madness of the Oscar Piastri/Alpine/McLaren contract situation (2:46) We talk about the situation itself and the reporting surrounding it before we talk about what happens to Daniel Ricciardo and what's available to both himself and Alpine (17:40) Alpine's side of things and how on earth this situation has happened (32:37) Where Pierre Gasly and Alp...

Graham and Luke return with an emergency edition of the Switchback F1 podcast to discuss Fernando Alonso's bombshell move to Aston Martin for 2023. We talk through what was said from all parties (0:20) Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi's role in nudging Alonso to the door and where Alpine go from here (10:42) What Aston Martin and Alonso can expect from their new partnership (25:00) And the knock-on effect...

Graham and Luke return to review a wild Hungarian Grand Prix Not before we talk about Sebastian Vettel's retirement announcement, what life for him after F1 may look like and who might replace him at Aston Martin (1:38) After that, we talk about the different strategies and dynamics at play for the Hungarian Grand Prix, including Ferrari's mess-ups, Red Bull and Verstappen forcing the issue en rou...

Graham and Luke return to break down the French Grand Prix, but not before talking about the latest argument to break out in the F1 paddock (0:48) After that, we talk all things from the French Grand Prix, including: Charles Leclerc's costly error as Max Verstappen takes command (15:33) Mercedes' double podium (26:06) Alonso's trouble free weekend as Alpine move into 4th (33:18) McLaren's seemingl...

Graham and Luke return prior to the French Grand Prix. A quiet week this week but we talk: The FIA's proposed floor changes for 2023 to combat porpoising (3:40) A catchup of the F3 action from Austria; is Isack Hadjar Red Bull's next legitimate challenger for a seat? (10:45) Catching up with the F2 action, and Logan Sargeant's building case for an F1 seat (21:16) McLaren/Alex Palou/Indy Car chatte...

Graham and Luke return to break down the Austrian Grand Prix. Before that: The cost cap adjustment (1:26) The FIA's technical directive delay (11:40) George Russell's race director comments (15:45) We move onto the race and the winners and losers from the weekend. Winners include: Charles Leclerc's overdue win (21:28) Max Verstappen's damage limitation in a race that got away from him (30:02) Merc...

After a week away, Graham and Luke return to review an action-packed British Grand Prix.  Starting with Guanyu Zhou's monster crash and the first red flag (2:35) Carlos Sainz taking his first pole position and how he found himself in position to win the race, as well Ferrari's tactics and handling of their drivers (13:05) Sergio Perez's recovery drive and unlikely podium (37:06) Charles Lecle...

Graham and Luke return to review the Canadian Grand Prix. Before that though: We talk about the reported Oscar Piastri to Williams report (2:11) The speculation of Williams potentially taking Renault engines (6:06) Nicholas Latifi's F1 future and if he'll last the season (13:40) Australian Grand Prix extension (16:19) FIA's technical directive over porpoising (19:55) Moving on to the Canadian Gran...

Graham and Luke return to recap the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. We talk about the porpoising issues and complaints (2:15) Then, we hop into winners and losers of the race weekend, including: Red Bull and Max Verstappen cashing in on Ferrari's failures, again (10:50) Charles Leclerc's qualifying (16:23) George Russell and Mercedes (19:37) The best weekend for Alpha Tauri so far this season (22:20) Sebas...

Graham and Luke return to catch up after a week off of racing. Starting with a chat about the Indy 500 (1:31) We then talk Sergio Perez's new deal, what it means for the driver market, and other tid-bits from Monaco (9:22) Then talking about F1's biggest talking point in the paddock: the issue of the cost cap and the different sides for and against the called upon increase (20:27) After that, we c...