Scott Mitchell-Malm joins Edd Straw to discuss the news that Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc have committed their long-term futures to McLaren and Ferrari respectively. They explain why they've both put pen to paper at this particular point in time (particularly when, in Norris' case, there was still a lot of time left on his existing contract), why their teams have chosen not to reveal the length of their new deals, and what this means for the driver market going forwards, now two big names ar...
Jan 26, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gary Anderson, co-host of The Race F1 Tech Show and former technical director for the Jordan, Stewart and Jaguar teams, joins Edd Straw and Ben Anderson to pick a key priority for each of the 10 teams on the 2024 F1 grid to address in the coming season. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club and have the opportunity to ask a question on the show Learn more about your ad...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast McLaren sprung a surprise for fans on Tuesday with an unexpected reveal of its revised 2024 F1 car livery. So what better time for a catch-up on all things papaya, with Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson joining Edd Straw for a wide-ranging chat. They explain why McLaren's decision to kick-start its 2024 preparations without showing a car could actually be a good thing, and, with Scott and Ben having recently spoken with Team Principal Andrea Stella and CEO Zak Brown, provide the latest on whe...
Jan 16, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast The 2024 F1 season is still over a month away, so what better time to start thinking about 2025! Join Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson for some driver market fun as they debate and discuss how the 2025 F1 grid might look, taking into account current contractual arrangements, behind-the-scenes rumours, and a variety of other factors. Will our 2025 grid end up looking anything like the 2024 one? Listen in to find out! Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our ...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to discuss the bombshell news that Guenther Steiner has left his role as Haas team principal, with engineering chief Ayao Komatsu stepping into the role as the charismatic Austrian's replacement. We discuss the reasons behind Steiner's departure, owner Gene Haas's long term plans for the team, and where this leaves the squad heading into the 2024 F1 season. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube...
Jan 10, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to round up a host of F1 news stories doing the rounds in early 2024. They discuss the ongoing political friction between the FIA, F1 and the teams (including the whispered rumours of a breakaway series), Sauber's recent rebrand to Stake F1 Team, and the sad passing of former McLaren and Honda man (not to mention IndyCar and Indy 500 champion) Gil de Ferran. Plus they look ahead to F1 launch season, and reflect on Mark and Scott's respective rec...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast As the calendar rolls into 2024, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to pose (and attempt to answer) several big questions about the upcoming F1 season, including whether Mercedes will get their car concept right, whether Ferrari are back on the path to glory, and whether Alex Albon could be a pivotal player in the driver market. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Rac...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw (with bonus contributions from Mark Hughes!) to cast a critical eye over the 10 teams on the 2023 grid and hand out some grades for their performances relative to expectations. The question is, who will be top of the class and who will score that dreaded low grade? NOTE: Barring any breaking news, this will be our final podcast of 2023 - but don't fear, we'll be back with your F1 fix on January 1! Thank you to all of our listeners for joining u...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Scott Mitchell-Malm and special guest Sean 'Virtual Statman' Kelly join Edd Straw to run through a list of seven important things we learnt about F1 in 2023, including who the fastest driver is over one lap, what the dominant Red Bull team's only weaknesses are, and why the current rule-set isn't working as hoped. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club and have the oppo...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Scott Mitchell-Malm joins Edd Straw to discuss the surprise early controversy of the F1 off-season, with the FIA beginning an investigation into allegations about “information of a confidential nature being passed to an F1 team principal from a member of FOM personnel” (named in the media as Toto and Susie Wolff) - allegations that have been emphatically rejected by Formula One Management and all 10 F1 teams... NOTE: This podcast was recorded and released before the FIA released a statement sayi...
Dec 07, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast We've got a bumper episode for you this week, as Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm, Ben Anderson and Josh Suttill join Edd Straw to present The Race's Top 10 F1 drivers of 2023. 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 which missed the cut? And are there any big surprises along the way? Listen in and then let us know on social media whether you agreed with our rank...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Scott Mitchell-Malm and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to round-up the final track action of the 2023 season: The end-of-season test in Abu Dhabi. They discuss whether any of the young drivers who got a run-out are likely to make it to F1 and what's potentially blocking them from doing so. They also debate whether Pato O'Ward's ongoing McLaren outings might help him earn him a race seat in the future, and whether Sergio Perez's full day of running might help him hit the ground running in 2024. Cli...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to look back on the final race of the 2023 season in Abu Dhabi. They discuss how Max Verstappen made victory his once more, how Mercedes, McLaren and Williams won their respective battles, and which drivers impressed the most. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club and have the opportunity to ask a question on the show ...
Nov 26, 2023•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to look ahead to the final race of the 2023 F1 season in Abu Dhabi. There's a particular focus on the scores still left to be settled this year, including whether Mercedes or Ferrari will win the battle for P2 in the constructors' championship, and whether McLaren or Aston Martin will triumph in the close battle for fourth. The guys also look ahead to which rookies will be getting a run-out in the post-season test, and debate the controversial matter...
Nov 23, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to explain how Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix and whether the race delivered on F1's high expectations. Follow The Race on Twitter to take part in The Race F1 Cup! Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Vroom is the better way to buy and sell used cars, so head over to Vroom.com NOW Click here to join The Race Members' Club and have the opportunity to ask a question on the show Learn more about you...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm on the ground in Las Vegas, as they look ahead to arguably the most hyped race in F1 history. They share their initial views on the venue and circuit, discuss what the drivers have been saying about it (including Max Verstappen's negative comments), and reveal what it was like to attend the glitzy opening ceremony in person. We'll also hear from former McLaren driver John Watson on what it was like to race (and finish on the podium) in F1's first attempt to...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Track limits - it's become a phrase we hear nearly every Grand Prix weekend, with drivers, journalists, commentators and fans all having their say on drivers straying beyond the limits of the circuit and how to punish them if they do. We've seen lap times deleted in qualifying, drivers being penalised for gaining an advantage in races and, more recently, a post-race protest in the US from Haas, aimed at recovering points from drivers who repeatedly strayed beyond track limits but weren't punishe...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast A technical hitch meant we couldn't answer your questions in our Brazilian GP review podcast, so to put that right we've got a bumper mid-week episode for you, featuring a massive selection of questions from The Race Members' Club. Joining Edd Straw in tackling them are Scott Mitchell-Malm and Josh Suttill, who weigh in on questions relating to the race in Brazil, the future of sprint races, whether age would prove a barrier to an Alonso championship challenge (in the right car), and many more. ...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to break down the fight at the front in the Brazilian Grand Prix and explain both the remarkable rising form of Aston Martin, and the latest Mercedes slump. Follow The Race on Twitter to take part in The Race F1 Cup! Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club and have the opportunity to ask a question on the show Get 20% off when you go to liquidIV.com and use code RACE at ...
Nov 06, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Valentin Khorounzhiy and special guest Lito Cavalcanti, a Brazilian journalist and broadcaster, join host Edd Straw to look ahead to the Brazilian Grand Prix, scene of Mercedes' last victory in Formula 1, one year ago. They ask whether the Silver Arrows' recent upturn in form means they could win again this weekend, and look at George Russell's form versus team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the intervening period since his victory. We also get a Brazilian take on Felipe Massa's legal proceedings regard...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to discuss a Mexican Grand Prix in which there were contrasting fortunes for home favourite Sergio Perez and Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen, excellent performances from Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo, and a superb drive from McLaren's Lando Norris. Follow The Race on Twitter to take part in The Race F1 Cup! Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club and have the opp...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Edd Straw is joined by a returning Scott Mitchell-Malm and special guest Diego Mejía, of Fox Sports Mexico and The Race en español, to look ahead to the Mexican Grand Prix - a potentially pivotal race in the career of home hero Sergio Perez. They discuss whether the Mexican can use local support to raise his performance level, explain how his downturn in form has been received back home, and ask whether P2 in the championship is his to lose or win. The trio also discuss F1's growing popularity i...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Hughes and Josh Suttill join Edd Straw to dissect the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, where Max Verstappen picked up a Sprint and GP double, but it was far from easy... Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club and have the opportunity to ask a question on the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to discuss the FIA's decision to revisit Lewis Hamilton's track crossing punishment in Qatar, and ask whether it's unfair to single Hamilton out on the basis of being a role model. They then compare that to the FIA's response to another controversial moment from the last race: Lance Stroll's shove of an Aston Martin team member, before exploring the Canadian's current lack of form. Following that, our hosting trio debate whether this weekend's US Gra...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Hughes and special guest Erik van Haren, from Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, join Edd Straw to take a 360-degree look at the phenomenon that is Max Verstappen, and whether he has redefined what it is to be an elite driver in Formula 1. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club and have the opportunity to ask a question on the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh Suttill, Jonny Reynolds and very special guest Dr Chris Tyler join Edd Straw for an in-depth discussion about whether F1 needs to do more to protect drivers, in the wake of the extremely challenging conditions they faced in Qatar - and the extreme reactions those conditions provoked. Dr Tyler, an expert in human responses to extreme hot and cold environments, from the University of Roehampton, London, has worked with F1 drivers such as Oscar Piastri to help them prepare for races in hot cli...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to review a dramatic Qatar weekend that produced drama on and off track and F1's newest triple world champion. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Go to indochino.com and use code RACE to get 10% off any purchase of $399 or more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to discuss the news that Andretti’s bid for a new Formula 1 entry has been approved by the FIA. They discuss what this news really means for the American squad's hopes of joining the grid, and explain the extremely tricky next step in Andretti's bid: “commercial discussions” with F1 and the teams. And finally, Edd, Mark and Ben look ahead to this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix - an event at which Max Verstappen could be crowned world champion for a third t...
Oct 03, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw for a deep dive into F1 team-mates, starting with a discussion on the ingredients that make-up a great duo, and followed by a look at how the team-mate dynamics have shifted within the big teams this season.Finally, our hosting crew look back on how they ranked F1's team-mate pairings before the season, and discuss whether their number 1 duo then - Mercedes - is still the number 1 team-mate pairing in F1 right now, or whether Red Bull, Ferrari ...
Oct 01, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Damien Smith, author of the new book Benetton: Rebels of Formula 1, joins Matt Beer and Edd Straw to discuss Alpine's struggles, the future of Esteban Ocon and whether or not Williams stick with Logan Sargeant. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club and have the opportunity to ask a question on the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 28, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
