The Race F1 Podcast

Alpine chaos: Why Doohan's been dumped and team principal has quit

We discuss Alpine’s decision to replace Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto and the resignation of team principal Oli Oakes in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.  Michael Lamonato and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to explain how this played out, and how Australia has reacted to the treatment of Doohan. That’s as part of a wider look at a team that has now made a huge number of managerial changes since being rebranded from Renault for 2021.  Franco Colapinto’s prospects after...

May 07, 2025•1 hr 5 min

Miami GP: McLaren in cruise control - but did Norris play lap 1 correctly?

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble (with additional input from Mark Hughes) to unpick a weekend in Miami that produced plenty of talking points and incidents - and another Oscar Piastri victory, with Lando Norris making it a dominant McLaren one-two. But why was McLaren so far in front this weekend, and did Norris blow his own victory chances battling Max Verstappen on lap one? Those are two of the questions tackled early on in the episode. Edd, Scott and Jon also debate th...

May 05, 2025•1 hr 5 min

Miami GP: McLaren in cruise control - but did Norris play lap 1 correctly?

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble (with additional input from Mark Hughes) to unpick a weekend in Miami that produced plenty of talking points and incidents - and another Oscar Piastri victory, with Lando Norris making it a dominant McLaren one-two. But why was McLaren so far in front this weekend, and did Norris blow his own victory chances battling Max Verstappen on lap one? Those are two of the questions tackled early on in the episode. Edd, Scott and Jon also debate th...

May 05, 2025•1 hr 13 min

And Colossally That's History: F1's infamous 'crashgate' scandal

On this week’s episode of And Colossally That's History! , Matt Bishop and Richard Williams look back at the controversial ‘crashgate’ scandal, when it emerged that the Renault driver Nelson Piquet Junior deliberately crashed during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to hand a major sporting advantage to his team-mate, Fernando Alonso, who went on to win the race. Matt and Richard look at the origins of the saga, peak into the murkiness around who came up with the idea and put it into action, explain...

May 02, 2025•1 hr 11 min

And Colossally That's History: F1's infamous 'crashgate' scandal

On this week’s episode of And Colossally That's History! , Matt Bishop and Richard Williams look back at the controversial ‘crashgate’ scandal, when it emerged that the Renault driver Nelson Piquet Junior deliberately crashed during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to hand a major sporting advantage to his team-mate, Fernando Alonso, who went on to win the race. Matt and Richard look at the origins of the saga, peak into the murkiness around who came up with the idea and put it into action, explain...

May 02, 2025•1 hr 19 min

Why Russell's F1 future is uncertain - despite his strong start to 2025

Why is George Russell’s Formula 1 future uncertain at a point where he’s performing better than ever for Mercedes? That’s a question we tackle in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast. Glenn Freeman and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to discuss Russell’s performances and the factors that mean a new deal with Mercedes isn’t yet a foregone conclusion. We look at the situation with Max Verstappen’s potential availability and the chances of Russell being displaced, and why Mercedes would consider m...

Apr 30, 2025•56 min

Why Russell's F1 future is uncertain - despite his strong start to 2025

Why is George Russell’s Formula 1 future uncertain at a point where he’s performing better than ever for Mercedes? That’s a question we tackle in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast. Glenn Freeman and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to discuss Russell’s performances and the factors that mean a new deal with Mercedes isn’t yet a foregone conclusion. We look at the situation with Max Verstappen’s potential availability and the chances of Russell being displaced, and why Mercedes would consider m...

Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 4 min

Lando Norris on his errors, his critics and McLaren's 2025 title chances

In a very special episode of The Race F1 podcast, recorded at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Edd Straw speaks to Lando Norris, Lando's race engineer Will Joseph, and McLaren CEO Zak Brown as they approach the one-year anniversary of that breakthrough victory at the Miami Grand Prix in 2024. After discussing, with Joseph, McLaren's progress over the last 12 months and the 'privilege' of being able to fight for the world title, Norris opens up about the 'complicated' process of extractin...

Apr 28, 2025•42 min

Lando Norris on his errors, his critics and McLaren's 2025 title chances

In a very special episode of The Race F1 podcast, recorded at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Edd Straw speaks to Lando Norris, Lando's race engineer Will Joseph, and McLaren CEO Zak Brown as they approach the one-year anniversary of that breakthrough victory at the Miami Grand Prix in 2024. After discussing, with Joseph, McLaren's progress over the last 12 months and the 'privilege' of being able to fight for the world title, Norris opens up about the 'complicated' process of extractin...

Apr 28, 2025•50 min

And Colossally That's History: The quickest driver in F1 history? Jim Clark remembered

On the latest episode of Colossally , join Matt Bishop and Richard Williams as they reappraise the life and career of a driver regarded by many as the quickest to ever sit in a Formula 1 car: Jim Clark. A double world champion in the 1960s and STILL to this day the driver with the most 'grand slam' grand prix weekends (pole, victory, fastest lap, every racing lap led), Clark was widely considered among his fellow racers (and by Ayrton Senna, no less) to be a cut above - and on this podcast we'll...

Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 28 min

And Colossally That's History: The quickest driver in F1 history? Jim Clark remembered

On the latest episode of Colossally, join Matt Bishop and Richard Williams as they reappraise the life and career of a driver regarded by many as the quickest to ever sit in a Formula 1 car: Jim Clark. A double world champion in the 1960s and STILL to this day the driver with the most 'grand slam' grand prix weekends (pole, victory, fastest lap, every racing lap led), Clark was widely considered among his fellow racers (and by Ayrton Senna, no less) to be a cut above - and on this podcast we'll ...

Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 36 min

F1 Tech Show: What’s going on with F1’s 2026 engine drama?

On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson take a look at the current drama surrounding F1’s 2026 engine regulations, with stakeholders discussing significant changes to the rules aimed at heading off fears about cars repeatedly running out of energy. Do these changes suggest the rule direction was wrong in the first place, or are there other factors at play? Before that, Gary muses on Lewis Hamilton’s current predicament at Ferrari, ...

Apr 24, 2025•46 min

F1 Tech Show: What’s going on with F1’s 2026 engine drama?

On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson take a look at the current drama surrounding F1’s 2026 engine regulations, with stakeholders discussing significant changes to the rules aimed at heading off fears about cars repeatedly running out of energy. Do these changes suggest the rule direction was wrong in the first place, or are there other factors at play? Before that, Gary muses on Lewis Hamilton’s current predicament at Ferrari, ...

Apr 24, 2025•54 min

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