On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss the concept of risk vs reward in grand prix racing, following on from Fred Vasseur's recent comments that Ferrari need to move out of a conservative mindset and 'push everything' in terms of innovation. Edd and Gary also discuss some of the latest tech developments seen in F1, including a clever exploitation at the rear of the Red Bull's sidepod - or technically the floor - that has g...
May 19, 2026•49 min
While his F1 colleagues were putting their feet up and enjoying a weekend without racing, Max Verstappen was at the Nurburgring taking part in one of the most demanding 24-hour events in the world - and coming ever so close to taking victory on debut. But what can we learn from the Dutchman's near-miss and what do his latest exploits away from F1 tell us about his future in grand prix racing? Edd Straw is joined by a sleep-starved Josh Suttill, still at the Nurburgring, to answer those questions...
May 17, 2026•32 min
On the latest episode of Stay On Track, Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert go deep on the most important relationship in F1 - the one between a driver and his race engineer. They're joined by special guest Pierre Hamelin, who listeners might recognise as Arvid Lindblad's race engineer at Racing Bulls. Pierre has developed a reputation as a man who nurtures rookie drivers, having previously engineered Alex Albon, Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz, Daniel Riccardo, Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar and others. But ho...
May 16, 2026•57 min
Bring Back V10s drops a couple of cylinders to look back at a famous race from the V8 era: the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix. Glenn Freeman is joined by Edd Straw and Jon Noble, who were both at Istanbul Park that weekend, to look back on a race most famous for Red Bull team-mates Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber wiping each other out while battling for the lead! As well as analysing the incident we look back on how everyone involved handled it, and why Red Bull couldn't get the situation under contro...
May 14, 2026•1 hr 28 min
Haas is Formula 1’s smallest team, but its Toyota partnership is playing a big part in helping it to continue to overachieve. Scott Mitchell-Malm, who paid a visit to its Banbury facility between the Japanese and Miami Grands Prix, and Edd Straw, who recently attended a Haas TPC (testing of previous cars) test at Silverstone, get together to tell the story of this unique team. We look at the Toyota deal and how it has led to the creation of the TPC programme, the ongoing driver-in-loop simulator...
May 13, 2026•1 hr
We have something a bit different for you as we settle into the gap between the Miami and Canadian Grands Prix. In Miami The Race recorded the first of its new 'In conversation with...' interview series as part of The Race Business, and our first guest was none other than McLaren CEO Zak Brown. In the conversation with Darren Cox from The Race Business, Zak looked back over his career prior to heading up the current world champion team, and explained how close he came to accepting a job offer fr...
May 10, 2026•34 min
We explain F1’s unexpected decision to move away from the 50/50 split of electric and V6 power in 2027. As well as revealing the full scope of changes that go beyond the increase in V6 and reduction in deployment power for next year, Jon Noble, Ben Anderson and Edd Straw also delve into the difficult details that must be solved to make it happen. The political machinations that made this change of direction possible, and the expected timeline for finalising the changes are also delved into. In t...
May 08, 2026•52 min
On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw is joined by former F1 technical director Gary Anderson to discuss the multitude of tech storylines that came out of the Miami Grand Prix weekend. First up, following Gary's heartfelt tribute to Alex Zanardi, Edd and Gary look at the significant upgrades we saw on most of the cars in Miami, and the impact they had on the racing. Should the FIA have clamped down on some of them? Gary suggests they should have... After that, Edd and Gary ru...
May 07, 2026•56 min
Can George Russell get his title bid back on track, or is Kimi Antonelli now the firm favourite for the title? That's just one of the questions you threw at us about the increasingly intriguing intra-team battle developing at Mercedes - and we answer several more in this mailbag episode, featuring questions sent in exclusively by The Race Members' Club. There are also questions about plans to reintroduce V8 engines by 2030, the difficulty of following races in 2026, and whether F1 should be conc...
May 06, 2026•1 hr 2 min
Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Glenn Freeman to review the Miami Grand Prix. It was a race in which Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli completed a hat-trick of victories, but should Lando Norris have come out on top for McLaren, as he did in the sprint? That’s one of the questions the guys debate. There’s also chat about Verstappen’s eventful afternoon, an explanation of Leclerc’s post-race penalty, praise for Franco Colapinto, and much more. Plus Edd, Jon and Glenn tackle the usual bumper haul of q...
May 04, 2026•1 hr 6 min
After the sad passing of Alex Zanardi this weekend, we thought it was only right to put together a special episode of Bring Back V10s to pay tribute to a driver that is so fondly remembered by motor racing fans all over the world. Glenn Freeman is joined by Edd Straw and Matt Beer to look back on Zanardi's incredible life and inspirational career, which included two stints in F1, championship-winning success in CART and, after the devastating crash that left him a double amputee, multiple Paraly...
May 02, 2026•34 min
Bring Back V10s makes a rare venture into the 2002 season to look back on that year's Malaysian Grand Prix. Glenn Freeman is joined by Matt Beer and Jon Noble to reflect on a result that proved to be a false dawn for the season ahead, plus the collision between Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Schumacher that earned Montoya F1's first ever drive-through penalty. Also in the spotlight are Jenson Button's maiden podium near-miss, new BAR boss David Richards taking drastic action to sort the struggli...
Apr 30, 2026•1 hr 8 min
F1 is back after its unexpected early-season hiatus, but with rules tweaks kicking in and teams poised to bring multiple upgrades, how different will everything look in Miami? Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson to discuss which cars will grab the headlines and how the recently revealed rule tweaks will impact qualifying and racing in the sunshine state. They also discuss potential power unit hardware changes for 2027 or 2028, reflect on Turkey re-joining the F1 calendar ...
Apr 29, 2026•58 min
On this week's very special episode of The Race F1 Podcast, we're delving into the secrets of F1 race commentary. Edd Straw is joined by two of the best in the business when it comes to talking fans through an F1 race: Alex Jacques (the lead commentator for F1 TV, who can also be heard on Channel 4 in the UK and Apple in the US) and Nelson Valkenburg (commentator for Viaplay Netherlands). In a wide-ranging and illuminating discussion, they discuss their approaches to commentary, the key challeng...
Apr 27, 2026•1 hr 7 min
On the latest episode of The Undercut, 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill and renowned F1 writer Mark Hughes discuss the topic of driver power. Many drivers on this year's grid have been notable critics of the 2026 regulations - including four-time champion Max Verstappen. So why didn't the drivers' initial skepticism over the regulations carry any weight and should they make a collective play for more power over future regulations? Those are two of the questions tackled in this wide-ranging chat...
Apr 26, 2026•51 min
For the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson hit the road, joining Haas for an intimate look at the team's recent TPC (Testing of Previous Cars) outing at Silverstone. They discuss the value of a TPC programme and give a sense of what happens on the day, as well as sharing general observations about how a team operates at a test of this nature. While on-site, Gary gives his verdict on F1's power unit rule tweaks, which will come i...
Apr 24, 2026•39 min
In a very special episode of The Race F1 Podcast, Edd Straw and Jon Noble travel to F1's HQ in Biggin Hill to quiz F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali on the biggest criticisms of the 2026 rules from drivers, teams and the fans. Sat in Domenicali's office, Edd and Jon press the Italian on whether the recently agreed rule changes will fix 2026's problems, discuss the impact on fans, and ask him to explain what he sees as F1's future engine direction. Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listeni...
Apr 23, 2026•45 min
F1 teams and series bosses unanimously agreed a raft of changes to the 2026 regulations at a crunch meeting on Monday. But what has been decided, do the changes go far enough, and how big an impact will they have on the on-track action from Miami onwards? Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble to tackle those questions... Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 20, 2026•36 min
Who is F1's best team principal? That's the central question that host Edd Straw and guest Mark Hughes and Nate Saunders (from ESPN) tackle in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast. They scrutinise the 11 contenders across six different areas of expertise before arriving at their decision - politics, team building, media skills, technical understanding, driver management, and commercial acumen. But who will come out on top? Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up ...
Apr 17, 2026•1 hr
What pieces of advice are Lando Norris, Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton - three F1 drivers at very different stages of their careers - most in need of? In this special edition of Stay On Track , Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert have their say as they answer YOUR questions about contemporary F1, their grand prix racing careers and much more. Find out whether either of them would like to drive the 2026 generation of cars (and the answer's a short one), whether they regret not making more of their r...
Apr 16, 2026•1 hr 11 min
Bring Back V10s dives into the chaos of May and June 1994 as we look back on that year's Spanish Grand Prix, which came just a month after the tragedies of Imola. With the world still reeling from the loss of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger, F1 found itself under fire following further heavy accidents for Pedro Lamy in testing and Karl Wendlinger in Monaco. Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and Ben Anderson look at how F1's political landscape exploded during this period, with FIA president Max Mosl...
Apr 15, 2026•1 hr 4 min
We predict the line-up for all 11 Formula 1 teams in 2027 in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to run through the field and decided how the 22 seats will be filled. That means anticipating what the future might hold for Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, as well as the knock-on effects of their decisions. And with the prospect for a midfield mix up, we explain why the Williams drivers could emerge as significant figures i...
Apr 13, 2026•1 hr 1 min
We've got another bonus episode for you this week - the first episode of Season 3 of Driving Style Secrets , the podcast that takes an unapologetically deep dive into the driving techniques of the biggest names in F1, made exclusively for The Race Members' Club on Patreon . This season, we're focusing on 21st Century Greats , and who better to kick off with than a driver who has been an almost ever present in F1 this century - Fernando Alonso . Hosts Edd Straw and Mark Hughes have spent countles...
Apr 11, 2026•34 min
In the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast, we discuss the news that Max Verstappen’s long-time race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase will join McLaren as chief racing officer in a move currently scheduled for 2028. What does this latest big-name loss mean for Red Bull, and what does it tell us about Verstappen’s future? We answer both of those questions, while also explaining Lambiase's new role with McLaren, why he’s been recruited and what it could mean for the long-term leadership of the team. ...
Apr 09, 2026•39 min
With F1’s key players getting together to hammer out changes to fix its engine problems on April 9, what are the solutions being discussed and will they work? Host Edd Straw and ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson evaluate the big changes in the works. We also hear from Haas head of controls and systems Nick Bell about his role and the enormous amount of work that goes into this unheralded aspect of F1 cars. And Gary answers listener questions on a variety of topics from shark fin aero detail...
Apr 08, 2026•1 hr 18 min
Three events into the 2026 season, the enforced one month gap is the perfect time to take a deep dive into the 11 cars fighting it out on track. Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to pick out the key strengths and weakness of every team's machinery. Working through each group of teams defined by power unit, we delve into what each team is doing well and not only where each is struggling, but the reasons for these problems and the prospects of there being a fix. Get bonus F1 podca...
Apr 06, 2026•57 min
In the latest episode of The Undercut, Damon Hill and Mark Hughes discuss legendary designer Adrian Newey, whose Aston Martin adventure has got off to a very shaky start. Newey is rightly regarded as one of the finest (if not the finest) technical minds to have ever graced Formula 1, but as Damon and Mark discuss, his boundary pushing designs and insistence on doing things his way mean he sometimes walks a tightrope between triumph and disaster. The question is, with almost unlimited control at ...
Apr 04, 2026•42 min
Is Max Verstappen really inclined to walk away from Formula 1, what should F1 try to do to prevent that, and what would his exit mean for Red Bull? Edd Straw is joined by Dutch F1 commentator Nelson Valkenburg plus Josh Suttill to discuss all the key questions over Verstappen's future on the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast. There are also questions from The Race Members' Club on which ex-Red Bull junior should replace Verstappen if he does leave, whether George Russell is facing the kind o...
Apr 02, 2026•1 hr 1 min
Jaguar's terrible first F1 season in 2000 is the subject of episode two of season 13 of Bring Back V10s. Glenn Freeman is joined by two people who worked in the Jaguar F1 system that year: technical director Gary Anderson, and The Race's Andrew van de Burgt, who ran the Jaguar Racing website in 2000! We look back over the whole year in detail, from the rebrand of Stewart Grand Prix, to high pre-season expectations, problems in testing, and a season that was largely a nightmare on track while For...
Apr 01, 2026•1 hr 26 min
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli bagged his second consecutive victory in the Japanese Grand Prix. But was McLaren's Oscar Piastri robbed by the intervention of the safety car, and how serious are the implications of the Ollie Bearman/Franco Colapinto crash that proved to be the big talking point at Suzuka? Edd Straw is joined, from Suzuka, by Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm to discuss those questions and all of the important storylines from Japan. Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free list...
Mar 29, 2026•1 hr 11 min
