The Driver's Seat

The home of motorsport on SEN covering all things Supercars, Formula One, TransAm Australia, TCR and much more - featuring exclusive interviews and news from Australia and across the world.

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S05E02 - FULL SHOW - 3rd March 2021

The Repco Supercars Championship is underway for 2021 and it was Shane van Gisbergen from the Red Bull Ampol Racing Team that opened his account with a perfect start to the year, and he joined us to talk about his clean sweep at the Mt Panorama 500. Plus we spoke to Mark Winterbottom from IRWIN Racing, who sits third in the Championship, about the rapid gains made by his team - and we speak to Erebus team boss Barry Ryan for a raw and honest chat about all the dramas of 2020 for the squad. Learn...

Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 316

Feature Interview - Tim Slade - S05E01

After a year on the sidelines, Tim Slade returns to the grid in a full time capacity piloting the CoolDrive Auto Parts Ford Mustang. He joined us ahead of the Mount Panorama 500 to give us his expectations on where he'd like the Blanchard Racing Team to be in their debut season, and he tells us about becoming a father for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2021•16 min•Season 5Ep. 315

S05E01 - FULL SHOW - 24th February 2021

The season opener at the Mount Panorama 500 is only days away and there's a lot that's happened since we were last at Bathurst in October 2020. The defending champion Scott McLaughlin is not on the grid, arguably the greatest driver of all time in Jamie Whincup is entering his final year as a full time driver, this will be the last year we see a Holden Commodore in the sport, and the possibilities of who will be 2021 series champion is wide open! We try and predict what the season will bring, an...

Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 314

S04E45 - Summer Catchup - December 20th 2020

This year has been one like no other and we crunch the numbers after the season to see who stood out on the grid, plus if you missed it the first time we relive our chats with this year's Bathurst winner Garth Tander, and the Dunlop Super2 Series Champion Thomas Randle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 20, 2020•46 min•Season 4Ep. 313

Feature Interview - Dick Johnson - S04E44

It's our final show for the year, and the legendary Dick Johnson joined us to recap one of the most bizarre seasons in history and he gave us some insight on what he hopes for 2021 with Will Davison and Anton De Pasquale fronting the all new DJR! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 09, 2020•17 min•Season 4Ep. 312

S04E44 - FULL SHOW - December 9th 2020

It's the final show of 2020, and what a year it's been! We look back at a season like no other and go through the latest rumours of the silly season, plus we're joined by the legendary Dick Johnson and get his thoughts on an unprecedented Championship and got his thoughts on what we can expect from DJR next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 311

Feature Interview - Tony D'Alberto - S04E43

After dominating the test day at Winton at the start of the year the 2020 TCR Australia season was looking promising for Tony D'Alberto but his racing time this year has been limited to only being Fabian Coulthard's co-driver at the Bathurst 1000 this year. However there's good news on the horizon with the 2021 TCR Australia season calendar released and a return to racing slated in for the Australia Day long weekend in Tassie. We spoke to TD about what he was doing during lockdown, and his futur...

Dec 02, 2020•19 min•Season 4Ep. 310

Feature Interview - Chris Pither - S04E43

With the 2020 Championship in the rear view mirror, we spoke to Chris Pither from Team Sydney about the challenges of being in a brand new team - and the extra challenges of also being on the road for 100+ days as well to keep the season alive! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 02, 2020•18 min•Season 4Ep. 309

S04E43 - FULL SHOW - December 2nd 2020

It's the biggest off season in Supercars history (or at least it certainly feels like it!) and we dig through the rumour mill and see if we can piece together what 2021 might look like, plus we slide open the doors of the Classic Cars Corner one last time this year and check in with Malcolm Owens and see how COVID19 has affected the hobby, and we spoke to Chris Pither from Team Sydney about his first year with the brand new team, and Tony D'Alberto joined us after it was announced he's signed on...

Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 308

Feature Interview - Barry Rogers (25/11/20)

V8 Sleuth broke the news that Barry Rogers had purchased a 47.5 percent share in the Australian Racing Group and Baz joined us on the show to talk about what this means for the ARG managed categories moving forward - and if there could be a chance we see some crossover of Supercars and ARG supports on the same billing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 25, 2020•19 min•Season 4Ep. 307

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