We look ahead to the 2025 Formula 1 season in our special season preview edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble join Edd Straw to run through the whole field and set the scene for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix and beyond. Lando Norris and McLaren’s status as title favourites is discussed, along with the role Oscar Piastri could have to play. We also ask if Red Bull has produced the car it needs to for Max Verstappen to win a fifth consecutive world championship....
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast Samarth Kanal is joined by Val Khorounzhiy, Josh Suttill, and special guest Michael Urcinoli of Grid Rival to preview the 2025 F1 season from a fantasy perspective. The specific fantasy game we discuss on this podcast is Grid Rival’s contracts-based F1 game, which we think is the best fantasy F1 game out there, especially for more invested and knowledgeable fans, who want a deeper gameplay experience. So listen in as Michael gives an overview of the game rules, shares pro tips and strategies, an...
Mar 07, 2025•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast We hit the big news stories in Formula 1 and delve into the stories of pre-season testing with the help of Kimi Raikkonen’s former race engineer Julien Simon-Chautemps in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Along with Jon Noble and host Edd Straw, Simon-Chautemps sheds light on the successful legal bid mounted by Ferrari to prevent Enrico Cardile starting work for Aston Martin before July, and the latest in a long-line of flexi wing controversies. We then look back at pre-season testing, ...
Mar 06, 2025•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast How strong a favourite is McLaren? Is Lewis Hamilton able to drive the way he wants to in the Ferrari? How worried should Aston Martin be? These are among the questions we answer in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to work through listener questions about the upcoming Formula 1 season based on what happened in testing. We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Bahrain as a test venue, the performance of the rookies and the thorny que...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast F1 the final day of F1 pre-season testing complete, Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm to assess every team's performance and rank where each sits in the pecking order heading into the first race of the season in Australia. Amongst the topics discussed are whether Williams or Alpine will head the midfield, whether Red Bull are in trouble after a more difficult than expected test, and whether McLaren are really as far ahead of the rest as some in the paddock would have you t...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast After another busy day of running in Bahrain, Edd Straw, Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm reconvene to discuss day 2 of testing. On today's show the team discuss whether the pace shown by Carlos Sainz to top the timesheet for Williams is genuine, report back on what Lewis Hamilton had to say on his running so far for Ferrari, and explain why McLaren is feeling quietly confident about its pre-season form. Mark Hughes also shares his day 2 pace analysis, plus there are updates on the progress of ...
Feb 27, 2025•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm to unpick the first day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. McLaren's Lando Norris ended up top of the timesheet - but was the papaya car the one that looked most comfortable on track? How did Lewis Hamilton fare on his first proper day of Ferrari running? And do Red Bull and Mercedes look better or worse than they did 12 months ago? All those questions are discussed, plus Mark Hughes sends in his pace analysis and the guys share their th...
Feb 26, 2025•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast We look ahead to three days of testing in Bahrain in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble join Edd Straw in Manama to explain why this could be the toughest-to-call pre-season ever in F1 and run through the big storylines that will likely dominate the test. Red Bull’s hopes, Lewis Hamilton’s progress and McLaren’s status as favourite is among the topics, as well as tyre choice and why this will be a crucial opportunity for Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli to...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Aston Martin’s hopes for 2025 with the new AMR 25 are discussed in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Jon Noble joins Edd Straw to examine why this year’s car is important for Aston Martin if it’s to deliver on the high-expectations for 2025, and what the team needs to do to prove its on the right track. We explain why Adrian Newey’s impact is yet to come, and highlight the role Andy Cowell has played in changing the way the team works in a way that should hopefully ensure it has an easi...
Feb 23, 2025•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the very first episode of his new show, The Team Principal Podcast, former Aston Martin and Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer is joined by The Race's Ben Anderson to discuss how a team principal goes about integrating a new driver into a team. First, Otmar talks about Lewis Hamilton's switch from Mercedes to Ferrari and the role Scuderia boss Fred Vasseur will have played in helping the seven-time world champion settle over the winter. Otmar offers his thoughts on what he'd do if he was in Fred's s...
Feb 22, 2025•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast We have some exciting news: We're launching a brand-new podcast - The Team Principal Podcast, with Otmar Szafnauer! As the former team principal of the Racing Point, Aston Martin and Alpine F1 teams, Otmar knows a thing or two about what it takes to run a multi-million dollar Formula 1 operation, and he's here to share that wisdom with you! Alongside his deputy TP, Ben Anderson, Otmar will share honest, unfiltered stories from his career, and use his unique viewpoint to reflect on breaking F1 ne...
Feb 21, 2025•51 sec•Transcript available on Metacast We dive into the big talking point of Formula 1 pre-season as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc drove the new Ferrari SF-25 for the first time at Fiorano today. Jon Noble joins Edd Straw moments after hearing Lewis Hamilton’s first full press conference as a Ferrari driver to explain why the claim he is “reinvigorated” holds water. Hamilton’s very obvious enthusiasm at being a Ferrari driver and confidence in it having everything it needs to be a world championship winner this year makes it ver...
Feb 19, 2025•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast We react to Formula 1’s first-ever group launch event in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Jon Noble and Charley Williams join Edd Straw from the O2 Arena in London to appraise F1 75 and ask whether this one-off event could become a regular one. We pick out the teams that made the best (and worst) impressions with their segments and what we want to see more, or less, of in the future. We also gauge the crowd reaction and what it says about F1. And with plenty of news emerging from the d...
Feb 19, 2025•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast The launch of the Williams FW47 is the subject of the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. First Jonathan Noble joins Edd Straw in the Silverstone garages to explain the significance of Williams being the second team to launch its 2025. We run through the significant progress Williams has made in order to be in this position, and what its expectations are for the coming year. Gary Anderson then offers his technical appraisal of the car, picking out the key aspects that caught his eye so far. H...
Feb 14, 2025•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast We tell all about the surprise launch of the first new Formula 1 car of 2025 - the McLaren MCL39 - in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast. First, Mark Hughes joins Edd Straw at a cold and blustery Silverstone to discuss McLaren’s prospects of the season and what drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, as well as team principal Andrea Stella, revealed about the season ahead. And we also highlight the influence of a certain ex-Red Bull technical leader that is very clear in the approach it h...
Feb 13, 2025•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast We look ahead to Formula 1’s imminent launch season in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to explain how the time between now and the first day of testing in Bahrain on February 26 will play out. The centrepiece of launch season is the F1 75 event at London’s O2 Arena on February 18, where all 10 teams will have a slot on stage to reveal their livery. We explain what to expect from that, and debate whether it will live up to fan expecta...
Feb 10, 2025•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast We dissect Formula 1’s latest flexi-wings row in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Following news of a technical directive being issued curbing front wing flexibility, Jon Noble and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to explain what’s changing and why. Inevitably, there’s the question of which teams this could help and hinder to consider, as well as the political dimension as the usual competitive paranoia bubbles up among the ultra-competitive teams. We also explain why flexi-wings can’t be re...
Feb 05, 2025•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast We dare to attempt to predict the 2026 Formula 1 driver market in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to run through the 11 teams and settle on the most likely pairings for 2026. The likelihood of curveballs like Max Verstappen leaving Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari move not working out and many more changing the game is addressed, as we lay out the market landscape. Last year’s podcast attempting to do this was ultimately derailed by H...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Amid the talk of Max Verstappen heading to Aston Martin in 2026, we address the rumours in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. In a follow-up recording to the live shows we recently staged in London and Birmingham, we tackle some of the vast number of questions we received from the audience - including one about the reigning world champion’s future. We also discuss other aspects of Aston Martin’s rise, including the influence of Adrian Newey and Andy Cowell over driver decisions and Lance...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Lewis Hamilton momentous first week at Maranello at the start of his Ferrari adventure is the focus of the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jonathan Noble join Edd Straw to ask how the impact of his first Ferrari test compares with debuts in history, and what it says about just how big a story Hamilton’s move to Maranello is. We also run through what Hamilton has been doing at Maranello, both behind the wheel on off track, in preparation for his first season in red....
Jan 22, 2025•54 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Edd Straw is joined by Samarth Kanal and Scott Mitchell-Malm to discuss F1's rookie class of 2025. Can Mercedes new boy Kimi Antonelli live up to the sky-high expectations? And why is there so much excitement about a driver who only finished sixth in Formula 2 last year? Ollie Bearman has impressed in a handful of F1 races already, but how will he get on now he's with Haas full time? The potential for Jack Doohan's Alpine stint to be cut short by the presence of Franco Colapinto is also looked i...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast We answer your questions on a variety of topics, including what will be different for Lewis Hamilton in life at Ferrari and when the seven-time world champion have his first day at Maranello. Jon Noble and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to answer questions sent in by The Race Members' Club, including one on Spa's new deal to become a rotation race, and another on how we go about following races when covering F1. We also pick out which driver who dropped off the grid in 2024 is most likely to make a ...
Jan 13, 2025•59 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Aston Martin's reshuffle at the top of the team is the focus of the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast. Samarth Kanal joins Edd Straw to explain why Andy Cowell has taken over as team principal and what it means for the team's way of working. We discuss the new roles of Mike Krack (who previously held the role) and Tom McCullough, as well as the wider changes being made to allow Aston Martin to live up to its potential. And with Adrian Newey arriving in March, Honda engines powering the car n...
Jan 10, 2025•36 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast We explain Franco Colapinto's move to Alpine as test and reserve driver and what it might mean for Jack Doohan in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast. Scott Mitchell-Malm joins Edd Straw to unravel the interestingly-worded deal, and discuss how it fits into Alpine's plans for the future. The question of how Alpine's other newly-announced test and reserve driver Ryo Hirakwa fits in with Colapinto - not to mention Paul Aron, who was signed as a reserve driver late last year. And with Doohan'...
Jan 09, 2025•41 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast We look ahead to the possibility of an unprecedented world championship fight in 2025 on the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and The Race's new recruit Jon Noble to run through the factors that could potentially make this one of the closest F1 seasons in history, and the factors that could swing it one way or another. We attempt to pick a favourite for both the drivers' and the constructors' championship, discussing where teams need to improve an...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast For our first episode of 2025, Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes and special guest Nelson Valkenburg (Viaplay Netherlands Formula 1 commentator) to discuss the key battlegrounds that will be fought during the 2025 F1 season. Included in our list are how Lewis Hamilton will fare against Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, whether Mercedes will solves its physics issue, how Verstappen versus Norris 2.0 might look, and more. The Race F1 Podcast is taking to the stage! Buy tickets to our live shows: London...
Jan 01, 2025•59 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and special guest Diego Mejia from Fox Sports Mexico and The Race en Español to discuss Red Bull confirming it is parting ways with Sergio Perez for 2025. They explain why it has taken so long for this announcement to be made, given it has been expected for some time, why the partnership hasn't worked out, and whether this spells the end of Perez's F1 career. They also discuss who is likely to replace Perez, why that announcement hasn't been made at the...
Dec 18, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's time for our regular end of season episode, as Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to countdown The Race's Top 10 F1 drivers of 2024. As ever, we created our list by asking each of our guests to rank all of the drivers on the grid, with their scores then combined to produce a top 10. But which drivers made it in and who missed out? Are there any big surprises or will the top 10 mirror the drivers' championship standings? Listen in to find out and then let us kno...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Samarth Kanal to discuss all the big talking points from the final race of the 2024 F1 season in Abu Dhabi, including McLaren defeating Ferrari to win its first constructors' title in 26 years. They explain how Lando Norris was able to see off the threat of Carlos Sainz, discuss a pair of epic comeback drives by Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, debate whether Max Verstappen's 10-second penalty for tangling with Oscar Piastri was just...
Dec 08, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast As Lewis Hamilton heads into his valedictory grand prix weekend with Mercedes, was answer your questions on his recent struggles in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Samarth Kanal join host Edd Straw to dissect Hamilton's recent comments, and what the tame ending to his remarkable Mercedes stint might mean for his 2024 season with Mercedes. We also tackle a slew of questions about goings on at the FIA and recent race control calls, and how the drivers might react...
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