For the latest episode of the Podcast That's Not a Podcast, Podcast, Motorsport Network's Jess McFadyen joins Chris Medland to answer some of the weird and wonderful questions you sent in, including about underrated drivers in F1, the latest plans for restarting the season in Austria, circuits that should return or be added to the 2020 calendar and what is fast becoming a regular feature: Her favourite door. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 12
In a special episode, Chris Medland is joined by Sam Collins to talk about racism, inequality and his experience of being one of the few black people in the Formula 1 media centre. Sam is an engineer by education, spent time as a driver himself and worked in a variety of motorsport categories, and speaks openly and honestly about both the positives and negatives he has faced due to race at different stages of his career. Now a motorsport journalist and politician, Sam discusses his fascinating c...
Jun 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 11
Somehow this has lasted ten episodes, so to mark the occasion Chris Medland is joined by Formula 1 managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn to talk about reverse grid qualifying races, his frustration at teams blocking rule changes and tweaks he still wants to make to the double headers when the 2020 season starts. There's also time to talk about Lewis Hamilton's criticism of F1's silence over racial injustice, the future for Williams and a number of fan questions ranging from Brawn GP to wha...
Jun 04, 2020•36 min•Ep. 10
Paul Hembery's time as head of Pirelli in motorsport meant he saw plenty behind-the-scenes in Formula 1. Since then he has been further up the Pirelli ladder and now has a number of private ventures and his own companies. So he's well-placed to give his perspective on a remarkable week in F1, from significant new regulations to Williams considering a sale, Mercedes and Renault committing their futures and McLaren's redundancies. He joins Chris Medland to talk all of that and more, including what...
May 29, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 9
Former Renault and now Williams reserve driver Jack Aitken saw Daniel Ricciardo's departure from his old team coming, but didn't think a junior driver would take his place. As the latest guest he tells Chris Medland about the best driver he's raced against, his own best and worst performances, the Korean connection he might strengthen in future, helmet designs and, err, his favourite type of door. Yeah, it gets a bit weird at times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 8
In this week's episode, The Sun's F1 correspondent Ben Hunt joins Chris Medland to discuss the reaction to his questioning of Toto Wolff in the latest Netflix series of Formula 1: Drive to Survive, as well as why he works for an outlet that regularly gets him abuse, his relationship with Lewis Hamilton and his many different lockdown projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 15, 2020•46 min•Ep. 7
In a special episode, Lando Norris chats to Chris Medland about THAT IndyCar iRacing incident with Simon Pagenaud, and the social media storm it has led to. It hasn’t stopped him wanting to go and race in IndyCar - and at the Indy 500 - for real though, while he also insists he’s not bitter about F1 friends and rivals Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon and George Russell stepping on his online streaming turf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 04, 2020•19 min•Ep. 6
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown joins Chris Medland to discuss the political situation within Formula 1 - claiming big teams threaten the sport's future - as well as IndyCar's approach to the pandemic, how Arrow McLaren SP has actually been helped by the situation, and the restart plans in both categories. There's also plenty of talk about McLaren entering sportscars, the success of his drivers in Esports and wide-ranging fan questions about classic cars, Brown's own racing history and, err, his we...
May 02, 2020•35 min•Ep. 5
Pierre Gasly - an actual F1 driver - joins Chris Medland to talk about life in lockdown, missing his sim, stealing AlphaTauri clothes, being unable to grow a moustache and how his Red Bull demotion was portrayed in the second series of the Netflix documentary Drive to Survive... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 24, 2020•37 min•Ep. 4
This week Chris Medland is joined by F1 photographer James Moy, to answer listener questions on photography and drivers (including the worst ones to work with) and talk about the impact of the current situation on his industry. With apologies for any technical blips, for giving away one of Moy's secrets early on, and for not getting him to spill a Kimi story… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 17, 2020•50 min•Ep. 3
In the latest episode of something that isn’t a podcast, Formula1.com’s senior writer Lawrence Barretto joins Chris Medland to explain why he has a very unfortunate nickname right now, the unusual things he’s known for in the F1 paddock and how the sport has been dealing with the current situation. It takes a while, but there’s some F1 in there, honest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 10, 2020•42 min•Ep. 2
In the first (and potentially last) episode of something that is not a podcast, RACER.com's F1 correspondent Chris Medland is joined by ESPN F1's Nate Saunders to answer questions from fans sent in on social media, as well as talk some associated rubbish about F1 and motorsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 03, 2020•36 min•Ep. 1
