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The Race F1 Podcast

The Race Media Ltdwww.the-race.com
If something happens in Formula 1 racing, The Race F1 Podcast has got you covered. Featuring renowned F1 journalists Edd Straw, Jon Noble, Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm, Ben Anderson and more, we’ll bring you unbeatable insight from the ground at every F1 race, including the inside line on the latest breaking Formula 1 news and gossip, informed debate about the biggest topics, and in-depth analysis after each grand prix. The feed also features other F1 shows from The Race's stable, including Bring Back V10s, And Colossally That's History!, and The Race F1 Tech Show.

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Episodes

Styrian Grand Prix review

Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw look back on a second, but very different, grand prix weekend at the Red Bull Ring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 13, 202055 min

Inside Alonso's Renault F1 return

Fernando Alonso is back in Formula in 2021 with Renault in 2021, but will it work and how is he approaching his last shot at F1? Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to explain why this deal has happened, whether it will work and if Alonso still has something to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 08, 202037 min

Austrian Grand Prix review

Scott Mitchell, Mark Hughes and Edd Straw look back on a remarkable Austrian Grand Prix weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 05, 20201 hr 6 min

Ultimate F1 2020 season preview – take two!

With the start to the Formula 1 season finally arriving at the Red Bull Ring this weekend, Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw look ahead and ask just how much has changed given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 29, 20201 hr 7 min

Why Ferrari is still on the back foot

Amid rumours of engine and car improvements, Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw explain why Ferrari’s prospects still don’t look too bright heading into the 2020 season. McLaren’s search for investment, the value of Haas’s development freeze and how big a loss to Mercedes Andy Cowell is are also discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 22, 20201 hr 4 min

Bahrain’s ‘oval’ and Russell is F1 champion

Singapore, Suzuka and Baku are off, with an unusual Bahrain configuration among those under consideration for possible double headers. Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw discuss the latest moves in F1, as well as looking at the prospects of George Russell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 15, 20201 hr 3 min

F1 2020 is getting serious again, with Karun Chandhok

There’s less than a month to go until the delayed start to the 2020 F1 season and drivers are starting to return to action behind the wheel. Karun Chandhok joins Edd Straw and Glenn Freeman to explain the benefits to the drivers of getting their eye in, what Mercedes hopes to achieve with its two-day test at Silverstone, whether the calendar favours Red Bull and Lance Stroll’s Racing Point future. And also, is it time for the reverse grids idea to be abandoned for good? Learn more about your ad ...

Jun 08, 20201 hr

Williams, Renault and F1’s brave new rules world

Williams is considering a possible sale of some or all of the company, Renault has said it will stay in F1 at a corporate level, McLaren Group is slashing jobs and there’s speculation of Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff’s future. Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw delve into these stories, as well as giving their verdict on whether F1’s new package of regulations really will level up the playing field Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 30, 20201 hr 5 min

Will Alonso really return with Renault?

Fernando Alonso’s hopes for an F1 return In 2021 could rest on a Renault drive. Scott Mitchell, Mark Hughes and Edd Straw discuss whether it’s the right move for the team and driver – as well as what makes Alonso as good as he is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 25, 20201 hr 1 min

Sainz to Ferrari, Ricciardo to McLaren - but what about Alonso?

Formula 1’s driver market drama continues with Ferrari signing Carlos Sainz Jr and McLaren taking Daniel Ricciardo. But Fernando Alonso is still available and is a serious contender for a seat. Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw discuss the latest machinations in the driver market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 14, 20201 hr 1 min

Why Vettel and Ferrari split...and what now?

In this special 'Extra' episode of The Race F1 Podcast, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw explain why Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari couldn't agree a new deal and discuss where the four-times world champion's destiny might lie - and who could replace him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 202042 min

The best never to win in F1 and more listener questions

Scott Mitchell, Mark Hughes and Edd Straw tackle another batch of listener questions, including whether Lewis Hamilton makes winning look too easy and the best driver never to win in F1. There’s also a look at the lastest cost cap news and F1’s financial state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 11, 20201 hr 5 min

“Unblemished” Hamilton and other reader questions

Scott Mitchell, Mark Hughes and Edd Straw answer your questions, covering a wide range of contemporary and historical F1 topics. Lewis Hamilton’s on-track ethics, Juan Pablo Montoya v Kimi Raikkonen, the Phoenix F1 team, Carlos Sainz Jr to Ferrari and hopes of new teams are among the questions answered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 04, 20201 hr 13 min

How McLaren’s revival has been disrupted

McLaren hopes to take another step towards the big three this season, but the delay to the start of the season and the deferring of the planned new regulations to 2022 has impacted the timeline for its revival. Scott Mitchell, Mark Hughes and Edd Straw discuss how the team is being affected and what McLaren still needs to do to get back to the front. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 27, 202049 min

How racing experience helps F1 punditry

Former Grand Prix driver Karun Chandhok joins Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw to explain how his racing experience helps, or hinders, his analysis of goings on in F1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 20, 20201 hr 8 min

What made Stirling Moss so great?

Richard Williams and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to celebrate the incredible life of Stirling Moss and delve into a career that made him one of the greatest racing drivers ever to have lived Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 14, 20201 hr 2 min

Gary Anderson: F1’s latest rules debate

Former Jordan and Jaguar technical director Gary Anderson gives his verdict on F1's ongoing rules debates, with cost caps, tokens and a possible further delay of the rules all under discussion. This episode was originally released in The Race's Gary Anderson F1 Show podcast feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 09, 202038 min

The Decline of Williams

Williams endured the two worst seasons since the team first became a constructor in 2018-19 and hasn’t won a title in over 20 years. So what went wrong for this powerhouse team and can it recapture past glories? Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell, Glenn Freeman and Edd Straw discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 06, 202057 min

F1's crisis measures - and is there more to come?

Following the FIA's announcement of a series of measures designed to safeguard F1 against financial problems as a result of its current hiatus, Scott Mitchell joins Edd Straw to discuss the reasons and the implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 31, 202026 min

How good is Max Verstappen?

Speed, team work, mental strength, experience, racecraft…all these skills plus more make up a great grand prix driver. But where does Max Verstappen stand and is he ready to win the title? Scott Mitchell, Mark Hughes and Edd Straw offer a deep analysis of Verstappen’s abilities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 20201 hr 12 min

F1 2021 rules delayed: The implications

With three more races officially called up, the shutdown brought forward and the much-vaunted 2021 regulations put back a year, F1 has acted swiftly in the face of coronavirus. But the impact of these changes could be even more wide-reaching than they appear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 19, 202056 min

Verstappen misses out in Australian GP substitute

Scott Mitchell joins Edd Straw to look back on The Race All-Star Esport battle, which filled the vacuum created by the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix. For the second half of the podcast, Mark Hughes joins us to discuss how the rest of the real-world F1 calendar might shape up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 16, 202052 min

Inside story: How the Australian GP got cancelled

After a sleepless night chasing the breaking news. Scott Mitchell and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to reveal all about the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 202052 min

The ultimate F1 2020 season preview

Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to preview the 2020 Formula 1 season, which kicks off with this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 09, 20201 hr 11 min

Statement Wars 3: FIA admits Ferrari suspicions

Glenn Freeman joins Edd Straw to dissect the latest statement in the ongoing controversy about Ferrari's 2019 power unit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 05, 202025 min

Teams demand info from FIA on Ferrari settlement

Seven of Ferrari's rivals issued a joint statement demanding the FIA reveal more about the confidential settlement it agreed with the Italian team concerning an engine investigation. Glenn Freeman joins Edd Straw to discuss what this means, and ask what's next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 04, 202026 min

The definitive F1 pre-season testing verdict

Gary Anderson and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to decide who leads the way, who is at the back and what the order is in between after six days of pre-season testing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 28, 202047 min

Testing Day 5: Ferrari picks up the pace..sort of

With just one day of pre-season testing to go, Gary Anderson joins Edd Straw to see how the teams stand on a day when Ferrari went faster, Mercedes hit trouble and Red Bull upgraded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 202032 min

Testing Day 4: Is Alfa Romeo really that fast?

Gary Anderson joins Edd Straw to review the first day of the second F1 test, including explaining why Alfa Romeo is fastest, how mighty Mercedes looks and what hints of pace we saw from Red Bull and Ferrari. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 26, 202030 min

F1 Test 2: Your questions answered

Gary Anderson and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to answer listener questions ahead of the second and final pre-season Formula 1 test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 25, 202048 min
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