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Formula Scout Podcast

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Established in 2011 and previously found at PaddockScout.com, Formula Scout is home to regular news and features from the world of junior single-seater racing, tracking the progress of future grand prix stars
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Episodes

Interview with pioneering F3 race-winner Cathy Muller

To mark the 40th anniversary of her victory in the French F3 championship at Albi, Cathy Muller joined the Formula Scout Podcast to discuss her varied career, her racing family and women in motorsport

Sep 30, 202453 minSeason 5Ep. 7

In conversation with Italian F4 commentator Ian Salvestrin

As the Italian F4 championship celebrates its 10th anniversary, commentator Ian Salvestrin joins the Formula Scout Podcast to discuss some of the highlights of the first decade and his take on its current crop of talent.

Jul 11, 202443 minSeason 5Ep. 6

Interview with DTM winner and female racing icon Ellen Lohr

Ellen Lohr is the only woman to have won a race in DTM, and before becoming a touring car star was a Formula Ford champion and a rival to the likes of Michael Schumacher and Heinz-Harald Frentzen in Formula 3. She joins the Formula Scout Podcast to discuss her racing career, the challenges of being a woman rising up the ladder in the 1980s and '90s, and her thoughts about female-led racing initiatives such as F1 Academy today.

Mar 16, 202450 minSeason 5Ep. 4

Mercedes F1 junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli discusses his 2024 F2 move

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has won four titles and a gold medal in junior single-seaters over the last two years, and now the Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 junior is jumping up the ladder from Formula Regional to Formula 2. He joined the Formula Scout Podcast to discuss the move, the challenges he faces and his ultra-successful relationship with the Prema team who he will race for once again.

Feb 05, 202436 minSeason 5Ep. 3

Interview with Road to Indy star Mac Clark

USF Juniors champion, USF2000 race-winner and USF Pro 2000 podium-finisher Mac Clark joins the podcast to discuss his career, the importance of oval racing and the North American single-seater scene.

Oct 27, 202322 minSeason 5Ep. 2

Interview with F2 aspirant Franco Colapinto

Argentinian fans are attempting to propel Franco Colapinto into a Formula 2 seat for 2024 after he won races in FIA Formula 3 this year by convincing companies and politicans to sponsor him. He explains how his search for funding has gone, and the help he has had from the Williams Formula 1 team.

Sep 15, 202318 minSeason 5Ep. 1

Could junior single-seaters have its own Triple Crown?

On the week of the Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500, the Formula Scout analyse what a motorsport Triple Crown would look like if it was based around junior single-seater events.

May 23, 202336 minSeason 4Ep. 11

Behind the scenes at F2 testing and the Pau GP

Formula Scout journalists Alejandro Alonso Lopez and Ida Wood were busy last week at Formula 2 in-season testing and the Pau Grand Prix. They share their paddock findings and look forward to the now-cancelled F2 round at Imola.

May 17, 202330 minSeason 4Ep. 10

Reviewing the F2 action in Jeddah

The Formula Scout team discuss the on-track action from the second round of the F2 season in Jeddah.

Mar 23, 202322 minSeason 4Ep. 7

Reviewing the F2, F3 and Indy Nxt season openers

The Formula Scout team discuss the action from the start of the Formula 2 and Formula 3 seasons at Bahrain and the first round of the rebranded Indy Nxt series in St. Petersburg.

Mar 09, 202333 minSeason 4Ep. 5

Interviewing FRegional Oceania champion Charlie Wurz

2023 Formula Regional Oceania champion Charlie Wurz joins this week's podcast to talk about his time in New Zealand and how it has helped prepare him for his European season.

Feb 24, 202313 minSeason 4Ep. 4

Reviewing the Middle East action in F2, FRegional and F4

In this week's episode we look back on a busy week that featured the season finales for Formula Regional Middle East and Formula 4 UAE, as well as Formula 2 pre-season testing in Bahrain.

Feb 19, 202333 minSeason 4Ep. 3

Interviewing IndyCar star Callum Ilott

Former Red Bull and Ferrari junior Callum Ilott, who now races for Juncos Hollinger Racing in IndyCar, joins this week's podcast to talk about the highs and lows of his career, what it's like to be involved with F1 teams as a young driver and how close he came to racing in the world championship.

Feb 09, 20231 hr 2 minSeason 4Ep. 2

Reacting to the first ever single-seater races in Kuwait

In our first episode of 2023, Bethonie Waring and Ida Wood look at the chaotic start to single-seater racing in Kuwait that occurred over the weekend, the quality of the Formula Regional Oceania grid ahead of the New Zealand GP, and more.

Jan 30, 202333 minSeason 4Ep. 1

Interviewing ADAC & Italian F4 champion Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Roger Gascoigne speaks to ADAC and Italian Formula 4 champion and Motorsport Games F4 Cup winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli about his incredible 2022, life as a Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 junior, his recent injury scare and what comes next.

Dec 01, 202236 minSeason 3Ep. 37

Reviewing the Formula 2 finale and Macau GP

The Formula Scout team get together to discuss the final round of the Formula 2 season in Abu Dhabi, the F4 support races and the Macau Grand Prix

Nov 23, 202232 minSeason 3Ep. 36

Bernard Dolan on how his FF1600 team bounced back after a workshop fire

Team Dolan boss Bernard Dolan talks about how he and his team suffered from a fire this summer that destroyed almost everything it owned, and how the squad has been rebuild and remotivated since to return to the front in Formula Ford racing in a matter of months.

Nov 05, 202219 minSeason 3Ep. 35

Interviewing FIA F3 runner-up Zane Maloney

Fresh from a holiday and a sportscar racing cameo in Trinidad & Tobago, FIA Formula 3 runner-up Zane Maloney joins Formula Scout's Alejandro Alonso Lopez to discuss how his 2022 has gone and what he plans next

Oct 28, 202244 minSeason 3Ep. 34

2022 FIA Formula 3 season review

The Formula Scout writers go team-by-team through the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship grid to review the stars of the season, and provide paddock insight on the title fight

Oct 08, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 3Ep. 32

What to make of the drama behind F2 and F3's title deciders

The Formula 2 champion was crowned and the FIA Formula 3 Championship was decided in dramatic style at Monza just over a week ago, and there were several FIA decisions that made for an even more tense weekend with red flags and penalties. The Formula Scout team discuss what went down on track, and how it was handled by the event and race organisers.

Sep 19, 202250 minSeason 3Ep. 31

Interviewing new FIA F3 champion Victor Martins

Just days after claiming the FIA Formula 3 title in dramatic style, ART Grand Prix's Alpine junior Victor Martins joined the Formula Scout Podcast to discuss his championship success, the importance of the team around him, the uncertainty that went down in the Monza pitlane last Sunday and more

Sep 15, 202236 minSeason 3Ep. 30

Reviewing the Dutch GP support action

Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 were in action at Zandvoort last weekend as the middle part of an intense triple-header of race weekends. But eyes are on IndyCar's stars joining the F1 grid next year.

Sep 07, 202250 minSeason 3Ep. 29
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