The Switchback F1 Podcast

Graham and Luke return to review and discuss all 11 F1 teams' pre-season testing across Bahrain!This week we talk:Aston Martin's nightmare 2026 continues (6:18)McLaren consolidating their place among the front teams (29:30)Mercedes still sandbagging, Toto Wolff gets angry about fuel, compression ratio end in sight (36:34)Ferrari set pace at Bahrain, rotating rear wings, and optimism around Lewis Hamilton in 2026 (48:03)Red Bull's conservative test; Hadjar's less than ideal preparation amid early pressure…but more than ideal situation that he's found himself in to begin with (58:35)Alpine and Haas still look like midfield leaders (79:20)Audi's solid Bahrain outings (90:00)Racing Bulls' big mileage (94:10)Williams' good mileage, but concerns linger ahead of opening race (100:21)Cadillac's preparations rumble on (105:41)F1 2026 general issues; super clipping, running engines at lower outputs, and starting procedures (110:15)Barcelona announced as rotation race with Spa; Turkey return imminent (125:09)

Graham and Luke return to review the first official test of 2026!This week we talk:Unpacking the big storylines from the first Bahrain test, including Aston Martin's disaster test (8:27)The latest on compression ratios…yawn; shifting perception towards Red Bull's engine (29:08)The embarrassing F1 grid starting issues with the new 2026 regulations (41:17)Learning more about how these cars drive and senior driver's perceptions of it: ‘Formula E on steroids'(53:42)How each team fared during the Bahrain test (75:00)Ranking the 2026 F1 liveries (95:09)

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 ahead of the first week of, official, preseason testing! This week, we talk:Mercedes announce Joshua Durksen as development driver (5:05)Toto Wolff speaks out on other engine manufacturers' complaints about, sigh, compression ratios; forgets his own bitching from 2022 (11:00)Red Bull reportedly allying with Honda, Audi, and Ferrari against Mercedes in compression ratio-feud; what happens now? (28:10)Williams launch aggressive new car (45:44)Newey reveals Aston are four months behind rivals; driver ambassador war (55:19)Ayao Komatsu's intriguing Ocon comments as Haas sign Jack Doohan as reserve driver (64:34)A lookahead to a busy week: Cadillac, Aston Martin, and McLaren launches ahead of preseason testing at Bahrain, and who we're watching with interest this week (82:44)

Firstly, apologies for the difference in sound this week! Graham is a little louder, but will be fixed for next week!This week, we talk:The farce of F1 trying to hide its test (6:13)Mercedes' near faultless test (10:50)Ferrari optimism (20:28)A somewhat underwhelming test for McLaren (27:32)A clean running, mostly, for new RBPT powertrains and Red Bull…aside from a Hadjar crash (36:03)Alluring Aston Martin (47:27)Pretty satisfactory tests for Haas, Alpine, and Racing Bulls (56:15)Cadillac finding their footing and contrasting Cadillac's struggles compared to Audi's (64:48)James Vowles faces the music for Williams not being able to make Barcelona test (80:48)Wrapping up thoughts from the Spain test (89:44)Audi officially announce Freddie Slater as a junior driver (92:33)More compression ratio meetings upcoming (97:30)Some Moto GP and Formula E thoughts (100:37)

Graham and Luke return to review the launches of five teams this week!We talk about:Swirling rumours of the Bahrain test potentially not being televised (5:47)Launch Week 2 begins with a rebranded Haas, expectations for 2026 and the difficulty of life as a small, customer team (9:09)The Honda engine launch provides an interesting insight to the differences of these engines versus the previous era (28:27)Audi's launch undercut by leaked car; lofty ambitions for 2030 (39:04)Mercedes lay down the gauntlet (53:44)Ferrari reveal their 2026 challenger (62:29)Alpine's 2026 car livery and fortunes with Mercedes power; rumours of a Christian Horner buy-in (72:12)The latest on the compression ratio row, and Honda's and Audi's position on it (89:40)Dan Fallows joins Racing Bulls as new technical director (98:02)No more Aston Martin safety cars in 2026 (100:12)McLaren vs Palou verdict rendered (102:22)Some McLaren chatter including a different upgrade strategy (105:49)Looking ahead to the behind-closed-doors preseason test at Barcelona: Williams missing all of Barcelona test (110:50)

Graham and Luke return as F1 2026 launch season begins!This week, we talk:Red Bull unveil new era, new livery, new partnership with Ford, Isack Hadjar's expectations, and more from the launch (2:48)Lewis Hamilton to have a new race engineer in 2026 (31:54)Cadillac's 2026 shakedown at Silverstone (35:05)A chat about Formula E at Meixico: Cassidy's great win, Dan Ticktum's amazing quotes (42:43) , and Nissan and Porsche's future plans Other driver news including Jack Doohan and Alpine ending their association, Victor Martins' new Williams role and Hypercar drive, McLaren make first 2027 Hypercar signing, and the American GOAT will drive for Ford in Hypercar 2027 (55:14)A sad situation unfolding at PREMA (62:37)Previewing a big week in F1 2026's launch season (73:02)If you fancy a laugh at Ticktum's comments:https://www.racefans.net/2026/01/13/ticktum-describes-rivals-as-a-lickers-in-social-media-rant-over-deleted-comment/

Graham and Luke return to lookahead to a huge year in the world of F1!This week we talk:Holiday catch-up (0:58)Taking stock of 2026 so far and what's new in F1 in 2026 (8:05)F1 2026's big talking point so fare: Engine compression ratios — what is it, who has pioneered it, what advantage does it provide, who is against it, and what F1 and the FIA are doing about it (21:34)Audi's shakedown at Barcelona (51:47)Looking ahead to launch season for all 11 teams (58:13)News round-up, including Cadillac signing Zhou as reserve driver, the winter rumours surrounding GP's future at Red Bull, and more (85:07)

Graham and Luke return to rank all 12 championship campaigns of the turbo-hybrid era from what we believe to be worst, to the best!

Graham and Luke return, and this time we're casting an eye back to the ground effect era, from 2022-2025. We rank all 10 F1 teams and what they achieved during the ground effect era!

Graham and Luke return to revisit our 2025 preseason predictions! Before that, we talk:Potential engine loopholes already for 2026 (4:54)More changes ahead of 2026, including terminology, new driver numbers, and stewards decisioning (9:17)Portugal returns to the F1 calendar (19:06)Then, we revisit our 2025 preseason predictions: everything we got right and wrong, mostly wrong (24:01)Autosport top 50 of 2025, and our favourite motorsport moments of 2025 (113:26)

Graham and Luke return as F1 finally winds down after a long season.One week hangovers from Abu Dhabi (2:49)Post season testing at Abu Dhabi as full focus shifts on 2026, on and off the track (10:19)F2 testing, and IndyCar superlicence points bump (20:45)Helmut Marko's Red Bull exit confirmed: where does the truth lie? (33:39)Ranking the drivers Helmut Marko brought to F1, for both what they achieved in F1 and outside of it! (40:50)

Graham and Luke return to review F1's season finale, and the crowning of a champion! This week we talk:The title showdown: how Norris secured his maiden title on the day (2:26)Reaction to Norris winning his first title (13:16)Was Norris the deserving champion of 2025? Where he won the championship (24:54)Norris legacy talk: an argument for both sides (31:24)Piastri's Abu Dhabi, coming up short, and where his season came undone (43:15)Verstappen comes up just short, wins the Grand Prix; why they couldn't alter the championship outcome on Sunday (53:54)The rest of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix behind the top-3, including an oddly competitive Leclerc (64:14)Fernando Alonso's end of season heroics; Stroll actually scores a point (66:26)Hamilton recovery from another Q1 exit (70:38)A great end of season run by Ocon; Haas and Toyota announce title partnership (71:02)Very disappointing race pace from Racing Bulls and Mercedes (78:48)A disappointing end of season for Yuki Tsunoda; penalty and defence on Norris (81:18)A fitting end to the Alpine season (86:40)Closing thoughts on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2025 season, ground effect, and a Toto Wolff admission (87:00)News, odds, and ends, including Arvid Lindblad being signed to Racing Bulls for 2026 (97:53)

Graham and Luke return to discuss the Qatar Grand Prix as the F1 title fight heads to a three-way finale!This week, we talk:Verstappen takes the title fight to Abu Dhabi as McLaren's strategy implodes: the state of play for Verstappen, Piastri, and Norris (4:47)A missed opportunity for Mercedes (41:16)Another masterclass podium for Carlos Sainz (42:28)More points in the Aston boat from Alonso (47:06)A rant on the imminent announcement that Hadjar will replace Tsunoda at Red Bull/Tsunoda will be out of F1 next season (49:51)A shocker of a weekend for Ferrari (60:22)A round-up of the midfield (66:05)Closing thoughts on the Qatar Grand Prix (71:24)Adrian Newey appointed team principal at Aston Martin (73:58)Has F2 lost its way? (82:41)Previewing the season finale at Abu Dhabi (93:02)

Luke returns to run you through all the drama of the 2025 Las Vegas GPThis week he talks about:eeeImmediate post race reaction (0:30)Mercedes on lock for P2 (6:39)Disaster Double DSQ for Mclaren (13:17)Ferrari fumbles (22:25)Sainz the lone star Williams (35:08)Rounding out the points finishers (36:24)The lesser seen rest of the field (41:48)Last remaining Vegas thoughts (50:40)Qatar GP preview (52:40)

Graham and Luke return ahead of F1's season-ending triple header to talk all things F1 and beyond. This week we talk:A quick chat about the Autonomous Racing (3:32)A tangent about Logan Sargeant and WEC, Porsche maybe not dead in WEC? (8:45)Hangovers from the Brazilian Grand Prix (17:52)Talking points from the annual race at Macau (25:24)Alpine's surprise at rivals' continued development(34:40)F1 Commission Meeting agree to change livery, Audi reveal concept livery, and driver numbers for 2026 (39:35)Elkan's bizarre Ferrari driver comments (56:06)Wolff sells 5% ownership stake at Mercedes (64:48)Formula E's monster Gen 4 car (67:43)Las Vegas Grand Prix preview (73:29)

Graham and Luke return to review a potentially pivotal Brazilian Grand Prix!We talk:Norris takes big step towards first championship as Piastri gets 10 second penalty and crashes out of sprint (7:16)Antonelli's best result in F1 as he outpaces Russell all weekend (28:02)Verstappen recovers from the portland to podium; but should they have left him out? (33:12)Another great result for Bearman (41:27)Liam Lawson's mega medium stint helps secure points despite clash with Hadjar (46:25)Hulkenberg's first Saturday Q3 appearance of the season translates to points (50:59)Alpine finally back in the points behind mega Gasly weekend (53:15)The midfield round up, including the Gulf Williams, Ocon's bad luck, and more (55:19)Ferrari's unlucky but shocking Sunday (62:51)Yuki Tsunoda's race unravels early (67:12)Bortoleto's nightmare home weekend; big crash in the sprint (68:49)Closing thoughts on the Brazilian Grand Prix (73:00)Alpine confirm Colapinto for 2026 (74:47)Qatar potentially heading for another mandatory two stop race; other adjustments to race weekend to be discussed at F1 commission (77:01)Another technical shuffle at Aston Martin (86:51)What makes an FIA Grade 1 track, and what are the Grade 1 tracks outside of F1? (89:40)

Graham and Luke return in the break between Mexico and Brazil to talk all things F1 and beyond! This week we talk:Afterthoughts from Mexico (6:22)FIA announce cost cap findings (14:46)Potential race-strategy variances being discussed for 2026 (16:38)Laura Villars wins court hearing to discuss failure of the FIA Presidential election process (22:53)Felipe Massa's court case over 2008 championship (26:52)Russell reveals performance based activation for 2027 contract (33:32)Aston announce a new reserve driver (38:16)Audi have reportedly won the Freddie Slater-sweepstakes (40:47)Formula E preseason testing and women's test (50:53)Jenson Button's farewell from professional racing: a retrospective on his motorsport career (59:00)Previewing the Brazilian Grand Prix (72:24)

Graham and Luke return to review the Mexico City Grand Prix! This week we talk:COTA hangovers; tape shenanigans (2:21)Norris storms to pole as Piastri struggles; sets up Sunday domination to take the lead in the title (9:57)A decent recovery on Sunday from Piastri; nonsense VSC ruins battle with Bearman (34:28)A return to the podium for Charles Leclerc (41:10)Verstappen gains in the championship, robbed of opportunity to battle Leclerc (45:17)Bearman, the star of the weekend (50:44)A deserved result for Esteban Ocon (60:30)Borotleto rises from 16th to a point (62:00)A disappointing race from Mercedes (63:22)Lewis Hamilton's disappointing Sunday after a promising Saturday (67:24)A poor pit stop costs Tsunoda points (73:19)A stinker of a weekend for Williams (77:00)A rough strategy for Hadjar and a near miss for Lawson (82:36)Issues for the veterans: Alonso and Hulkenberg (85:55)Closing thoughts on the Mexico City Grand Prix (86:40)Rumours of cost cap breaches (90:20)

Luke and Graham return to review the US Grand Prix!This week we talk:More McLaren nonsense; beginning with ‘repercussions' and then untangling the Sprint crash (2:57)Verstappen eases to US GP win, vaults himself into title contention; how have we ended up in this situation? (18:11)Norris recovers to 2nd to take big points out of Piastri; Piastri chasing performance (40:30)Ferrari overturn rough Friday into podium on Sunday (42:22)Yuki Tsunoda scoring points on both days against the odds; thoughts on the Bearman incident (49:40)Hulkenberg's first points since Silverstone (58:21)A couple of points for Ollie Bearman (60:50)Alonso picks up a point after sprint disappointment (64:40)Carlos Sainz's sprint podium and COTA special liveries (65:55)Russell's mixed weekend (67:50)A round-up of the midfield, including Sainz's clash with Antonelli, Alpine team orders, and more (69:30)Closing thoughts on the US GP (84:45)Mercedes finally announce extensions for Russell and Antonelli (87:36)Tim Mayer concedes FIA presidential election (89:45)Apple TV confirmed as broadcast rights holder in US (92:16)Previewing the Mexico GP (97:03)

Graham and Luke return to talk F1 and beyond before this week's US Grand Prix. This week we talk:McLaren vs. Palou court case: Zak Brown exposed (2:01)Increasing concerns surrounding Leclerc's and Ferrari's long term future; who would be next to lead Ferrari if Leclerc leaves? (59:47)Mercedes and Red Bull find flexi-wing restrictions; Ferrari and McLaren left behind (71:33)Another ridiculous twist in the FIA Presidential race (78:49)Porsche pull out from WEC (82:36)WRC star turns focus to single seater/F1 dream (87:12)Apple set to win US broadcasting rights from ESPN (91:21)A slew of F3 driver announcements for 2026 (93:16)Previewing the US Grand Prix: have Red Bull's and Mercedes' flexi wing updates changed the game going forward? (112:43)

Graham and Luke return to review a bit of a drab Singapore Grand Prix. Nevertheless, lots to discuss, such as:Russell converts excellent qualifying into second race win of the season (4:46)Verstappen and Red Bull take a step forward and finish ahead of McLaren again (19:33)The big McLaren chat of the week: we talk about the contact between Norris and Pisatri (26:45)Back-to-back encouraging weekends for Antonelli (49:32)A fiery Alonso in Singapore (52:59)Some welcome points for Bearman (61:22)A great strategy from Sainz helps Williams recover to a point (64:22)Hadjar managing a difficult race (68:47)A midfield round-up (69:55)A poor weekend for Ferrari (72:30)A double crash for Liam Lawson sets up difficult weekend (78:28)Tsunoda unable to build on strong Baku (79:31)Potentially points lost for Hulkenberg and Sauber (80:55)Singapore Grand Prix closing thoughts (83:12)Christian Horner rumours throughout the weekend, including Haas and Aston Martin (83:50)Surprise announcement of Dunne and McLaren parting ways; potentially joining Red Bull's program (88:50)

In the gap between the Azerbaijan and Singapore Grand Prix, Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 and beyond.This week we talk:A quick chat about Fuji since WEC just visited the Japanese track, and favourite F1 moments at Fuji (2:14)A lack of F1 news ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, so we just about random bits and bobs such as Mercedes' contract saga, the dynamics returning to an engine formula (6:23)The comparable 2014/2025 title fight dynamic (12:38)Leftovers from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix (22:12)Hauger and Collet seemingly heading to IndyCar (28:05)Christian Horner and Red Bull reach settlement; free to return to F1 during 2026, but will he? (36:07)Quick Formula E news (55:20)Max Verstappen's victory at Nordschleiffe opens up a conversation of other categories we'd like F1 drivers to compete in (57:30)Drivers in other categories we'd like to see get a shot in F1 (77:18)Drivers who deserved more/another chance from their, typically, shorter F1 careers (91:04)Drivers who never made it to F1 but deserved to (107:38)A Singapore Grand Prix preview: are Red Bull and Verstappen really back? What is Piastri's response? (111:36)

Graham and Luke return to review the Azerbaijan Grand Prix!This week we talk:A crazy Baku qualifying sets the tone for Sunday: Pisatri's error, Norris fails to take advantage, Verstappen storms to pole amid red flag chaos (3:30)Piastri's uncharacteristic mistakes, crashes out on Lap 1 (15:30)Norris fails to capitalise on Piastri's errors (25:44)McLaren failings allow Verstappen to pounce and win; is he back in the championship hunt? (34:03)An unwell Russell and bounce-back Antonelli drive move Mercedes back in P2(43:29)Carlos Sainz back in character as he nets a podium for Williams(48:35)Liam Lawson's best result in F1 and Tsunoda's best result at Red Bull comes at a good time as rumours ramp up (56:34)A round-up of the midfield (69:43)A shambolic, but not unexpected, weekend for Alpine (67:50)A rare stinker for Alex Albon (79:14)Ferrari's letdown (81:17)Closing thoughts of the Azerbaijan GP, including a new extension for the race (92:00)Confirmation of 2026 sprints, possible tweaks for 2027 (93:40)Flavio sees only two options for the 2026 Alpine seat (97:03)A surprise third candidate for FIA Presidency (101:10)F2 at Baku; Stenshorne shines on debut (107:35)

Graham and Luke return to catch up on all things F1, and beyond!This week:A slow week of F1 news, so we talk about the driver market, Mercedes contract situation (4:04)Hangovers from Monza; Williams win their right of review (19:26)Quick Monza F3 feature race thoughts and Trident axe both their F2 drivers (26:10)A catch up on all the 2026 engine regulations; who has claimed/said what, and where people stand as F1's new engines come closer and closer, as well as the future plans for V8 engines shifting (29:41)Catching up on IndyCar news, including Will Power's move to Andretti replacing Colton Herta, who is becoming Cadillac's F1 reserve driver; we discuss this move to leave IndyCar, potential road to a super licence, why F2 might be a mistake, and more (63:26)Palou's Red Bull rumours, and details of McLaren's lawsuit against Palou (94:09)Quick Formula E news; Citreon replace Maserati, Drugovich gives up on F1 for now and signs with Andretti (104:04)Prema's financial issues; Callum Ilott's horrendous career luck (107:43)Audi signs with Adidas for team partner (111:23)Azerbaijan Grand Prix preview (113:33)

Graham and Luke return to review the Italian Grand Prix! This week, we talk:From set-up choices to re-passes, Max Verstappen and Red Bull take their most comfortable win of the season (6:23)Untangling another McLaren self-inflicted mess/driver swap between Piastri and Norris (22:30)Alex Albon rises ahead of Antonelli in the standings (43:24)Another points finish for Bortoleto (48:44)Hadjar scores points from the pit-lane (52:35)Ferrari's home race assessed, sandwiched by Russell (54:24)A difficult ending for Antonelli amidst rising pressure (62:53)Carlos Sainz's grumpy weekend and clash with Bearman, now facing a race-ban; other ‘race-guidelines' rubbish (68:41)A midfield round-up of races that didn't go to plan (75:05)Shouting at Stefano's comments of wanting shorter race (82:50)Gasly signs new Alpine deal to end of 2028 (87:17)A further extension for the Monaco GP (96:32)A quick chat about F3/F2 at Monza (98:00)

Graham and Luke return as F1 finally returns from its Summer Break!This week we talk:Piastri turns the tables; takes a big leap in hunt for the title (6:13)Norris loses out to Piastri, then loses 18 points…Has he now lost the title? (20:19)Verstappen maintains Dutch GP record in P2 (31:18)Hadjar's incredible podium (35:40)Albon keeps Williams' lead strong in race for P5(43:39)Ollie Bearman's best result in F1 (49:05)Double points for Aston, but could it have been more? (53:50)Tsunoda back in the points (60:53)Little midfield round-up (62:30)George Russell's interesting race (64:34)Ferrari's double-DNF: Hamilton's crash, Leclerc's unfortunate clash with Antonelli (67:19)An unfortunate end to a better race showing fro Antonelli; a history of Mercedes mismanagement with young drivers (75:15)Lawson and Sainz incident, and one of the worst decisions of recent history (82:27)Sauber's slightly anonymous weekend (87:53)Dutch Grand Prix closing thoughts (91:00)Cadillac officially confirm Bottas and Perez (92:26)Some interesting Flavio and Toto Wolff comments (100:11)Italian Grand Prix preview (113:49)

Graham returns this week to preview the second half of the 2025, but not before (in addition to forgetting for several minutes to mute IndyCar

Graham and Luke return to try pass another week of the F1 summer break!This week we talk:Stefano's comments potential for V8's in the future, as well as hydrogen in the future (5:40)Stefano's comments on sprint race; potential reverse grids; a general chat about F1 sprints (15:15)A quick chat about the Gran Turismo and F1 films (30:55)Some McLaren chatter; reacting to one driver winning/losing the title, and future cars auction (35:50)Portuguese government keen on a return for F1 to the Algarve (42:42)Mick Schumacher and Cadillac WEC tie imminent; potential for F1 return in the future? (44:39)Alpine's current driver predicament (51:22)Logan Sargeant returns to racing (60:28)IndyCar chatter after a mad Portland race (62:04)Formula E driver moves; Pourchaire to make the step? (73:27)Standouts/disappointments looking at the F1 standings so far (81:39)

Graham and Luke reunite as the F1 season hits its summer break! This week we talk:McLaren's split strategies amidst a title fight: will they give their drivers an equal fight? (2:12)Zak Brown comparing McLaren's 2025 situation to McLaren's 2007 (18:09)Mercedes chucking their rear suspension upgrade away; technical/leadership foibles in the Ground Effect era (25:45)Enrico Cardile begins work at Aston Martin (39:44)Mandatory 2-stop at Monaco set to return in 2026 (42:19)Haas testing at Fuji; Cadillac driver pool from the US; F1 trivia gone wrong (44:43)F3 season effectively over; is Camara getting too much hype? Other standouts from F3 2025 (63:00)F2 catchup from Spa and Hungary: Alex Dunne, what on earth is going to happen with Fornaroli, Arvid Lindblad, and more (85:15)

Luke is back once again to run through all the action throughout the weekend from Hungary:Mclaren's perfect 200th win - (5:22)Russell's 6th podium of the season - (14:50)Aston martin's shock turn around - (19:50)Back to back for Bortoletto - (23:34)Lawson finding consistency - (28:04)No mans land/not to be seen - (31:23)What is going on at Ferrari? - (33:07)A turning point for Antonelli - (38:57)Red bull in major trouble - (41:15)Williams struggle with downforce - (46:04)Last thoughts on the GP - (49:30)

Luke is back to review all the action from the 2025 Belgian GP weekend:Mclaren's domination - (1:45)Leclerc finding promise - (15:03)Verstappen's sprint win and lonely race - (17:59)George's sunday recovery - (21:45)William's dont go bang - (23:23)Lawson finally showing good - (25:40)Second points for Gabby - (27:45)Tractor simulator with Gasly - (30:16)Haas sprint success - (31:48)Hamilton's nightmare continues - (33:19)Yuki's environment - (36:08)Aston vs Drag - (39:48)Antonelli's struggles - (42:10)Overall race thoughts - (45:54)2026 Sprint calendar rumour - (48:32)Hungarian GP Preview - (51:00)

Graham and Luke return as another week ticks down towards the Belgian Grand Prix!This week we talk:Pre-pod chatter, including a drought in F1 news and the Goodwood Festival of Speed (0:40)Catching up on F3 action from Austria and Silverstone and the bigger picture of F3 drivers and who is looking good to progress (13:19)Catching up on F2; the action from Austria and Silverstone, the emerging title picture and who is positioning themselves for future seats in motorsport (37:45)The Formula E rookie test, and Formula E at Berlin (67:26)Previewing the Belgian GP (78:59)

Graham and Luke return to catch up on some F1 news in between races! This week we talk:Follow-up thoughts on the Red Bull/Horner decision (3:33)Trying to catch up on the latest Verstappen/Mercedes; who has said what, where Wolff, Verstappen and Russell all stand (11:08)Getting to know the new candidate for FIA presidency (41:00)Alpine confirm new notable hirings; Otmar's comments shine light on Alpine turnover issue (66:58)An update on Cadillac's F1 efforts ahead of 2026 entry (78:40)

Graham and Luke return to discuss the breaking news of Christian Horner being removed from his duties at Red Bull Racing. We discuss why this decision might have been made, as well as the knock-on effects it may have in and outside of the Red Bull family. We also talk about Horner's replacement Laurent Mekies, and Mekies' replacement Alan Permane.

Graham and Luke reunite to review a wet, wild, and whacky British Grand Prix!Recapping the British Grand Prix, starting with Nico Hulkenberg's first podium! (4:34)Norris wins home race, closes title lead, but second-best over the weekend (28:16)Trying to weigh up both sides of the Piastri penalty that cost him the race win (33:58)Pierre Gasly taking the worst car on the grid to 6th (43:46)Aston Martin's double points, but with a big caveat (49:08)Lewis Hamilton's best weekend in red (56:35)A solid race from Alex Albon gets Williams back in the points (60:39)Red Bulls's odd rear wing decision pays heavily on Grand Prix Sunday (64:01)Mercedes' awful weekend; mostly self-inflicted (73:42)Leclerc's nightmare weekend (83:43)Sainz's unlucky Sunday (93:00)Somehow, Haas don't score a point; Ocon's offs, Bearman's wasted potential (94:36)The rookie struggle at Silverstone; Colapinto/Alpine rumours intensify (101:26)Tsunoda's false dawn (111:38)Closing thoughts on British Grand Prix (114:49)

Luke is filling in han solo for the first time whilst Graham is away for the 24hrs of Spa. Luke talks us through a brief Austrian GP reviewMclaren's masterclass of the field - (1:38)Ferrari's second lease of life - (11:46)Liam Lawson's personal best result - (14:34)Alonso Mr relentless - (16:48)Sauber's first double points of the season - (17:55)Haas looking average but walking away with a solid point - (23:42)George's hot and lonely GP - (25:26)Hadjar's first unlucky beat down from Lawson - (27:03)Redbull's worst ever home event - (28:12)Antonelli's incident and apology - (32:12)Williams - Can it continue to get worse? - (33:33)Alpine with no execution of anything - (35:59)Austrian GP extension - (39:16)Carlos Sainz Snr ends potential FIA presidency campaign run - (40:53)Aston Martin's new driver academy - (43:58)Pre-season calendar first look - (46:02)British GP preview - (49:13)

Graham and Luke return to talk, mostly, all things F1 after some shite talkThis week we talk:Calendar talk: Thailand and South Africa make steps towards the F1 calendar (7:09)Discussing the 2026 F1 calendar; clash with Indy 500, other unideal scheduling (22:28)We dream up our dream F1 calendars (43:28)Luke's dream calendar (47:35)Graham's dream calendar (74:11)Previewing the Austrian Grand Prix (104:10)

Graham and Luke return to review the Canadian Grand Prix!This week we talk:How the Canadian Grand Prix gradually heated up: Russell vs Verstappen, McLaren attempt to recover from poor Saturday (2:46)Talking through the Nzrris-Piastri collision (12:43)Russell avenges Canada 2024 with great race win (24:36)Antonelli thrives under pressure to take first F1 podium (28:58)Piastri survives to extend championship lead (36:25)A quiet race for Max Verstappen (40:56)Another points finish for Alonso and Aston Martin (42:49)A mega stint from Hulkenberg to score more points for Sauber (46:09)Ocon and Sainz make their one-stops work (49:15)Rounding up the midfield, including a better showing for Colapinto (52:27)A messy weekend for Ferrari as Fred rumours grow (55:52)Alex Albon and Williams fun-run over? (66:21)A rough race for Gasly, Luca De Meo resigns during the flipping race (69:39)Discussing Tsunoda's 10 place penalty and whether it was deserved (75:33)Lance Stroll returns to do absolutely nothing (80:09)Closing thoughts on the Canadian Grand Prix (82:38)LeMans 2025 thoughts: a poetic victory for Robert Kubica (91:09)F1-75 show not retuning for 2026; Vegas gets an extension (107:34)

Graham and Luke return to catch up on some news from the motorsport world following F1's triple-header. This week we talk:Verstappen's “apology” for Spanish Grand Prix antics (7:46)#EthicalWheel (13:06)Red Bull make Verstappen ban contingency plans; super licence request for Arvid Lindblad (16:22)Valterri Bottas' more public angling for a 2026 drive (23:37)Lance Stroll seemingly is able to race at Canada, yawn (30:52)Pirelli's bid to spice up the British and Belgian GP's; a callback to yester-year (36:44)2026 F1 calendar tweaks; Monaco/Canada GP set to change dates (44:00)Steel skid blocks mandate update…and then some shite talk (55:34)F3 and F2 catchup; who's looking good and which team they are aligned (64:20)A Dennis Hauger shoutout in Indy NXT and a IndyCar chat (89:30)Formula E chat from China; Nick Cassidy set to leave Jaguar, maybe big Dan Ticktum to take his place?? (94:00)Alex Wurz's proposals to improve racing at Monaco (103:27)The LeMans 24 Hour Race (107:19)A Canadian Grand Prix preview (108:48)

Graham and Luke return to review an entertaining Spanish Grand Prix! This week we talk:The flexi-wing clampdown: McLaren's flex to the grid (7:30)Oscar Piatri's brilliant pole lap, race start, and race management as he takes fifth win of the season (15:01)Norris limiting damage; still in the hunt (23:57)An unlikely podium for Charles Leclerc; Ferrari's prospects post Spain (29:56)How Verstappen's race nose-dived; intentional contact with Russell: a lengthy conversation(39:59)Hulkenberg's amazing P5 in a Sauber; progressive steps going forward (62:51)A solid result for Russell, but pace concerns and another retirement for Antonelli (71:01)Underrated efforts for Hadjar and Gasly (75:10)Alonso finally scores points in a spirited display; Lance Stroll's injury and surgery going forward; Felipe Drugovich's place in all of this (81:20)Hamilton's nightmare pace and typical post-race comments (100:49)Williams' predicted Spanish nightmare (105:35)Another hit and miss weekend for Haas (107:05)Tsunoda's lost weekend thanks to Red Bull experimentation (107:55)Closing thoughts on the Spanish GP (111:18)

Graham and Luke return to talk the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indy 500!Norris overcomes all-important qualifying on Saturday; converts into victory on Sunday (4:17)Leclerc home heroics (17:11)Damage limitation for scrappy Piastri (22:10)Racing Bulls finally getting a strategy right and how the forced 2-stop race began to shape the midfield battle (24:37)A great Ocon drive keeps Haas 6th (30:03)A double points finish for Williams but race tactics take headlines (32:20)The luckless Fernando Alonso (36:58)Verstappen drops points to McLarens (41:10)A lonely race for Hamilton (43:08)Mercedes pointless weekend twiddling their thumbs; Russell's bad precedent (46:47)Alpine's wasted weekend; Gasly crashes in Tsunoda (57:08)Stroll's messy weekend (59:52)Another difficult weekend for Tsunoda (60:34)A rookie error for Ollie Bearman (63:08)The Bortoleto-Antonelli incident on Lap 1 (65:25)Did the Monaco mandatory 2-stop work? (66:01)F3 and F2 at Monaco; Dunne causes carnage (76:59)Indy 500: qualifying and race chat (83:17)Palou wins the 500…now what? (100:30)Spanish Grand Prix preview: will flexi-wing clampdown change the competitive order? (108:08)

Graham and Luke return to review an action packed Imola Grand Prix!This week, we talk:Setting the scene for the weekend, including the useless C6 tyre, Yuki Tsunoda's massive crash, Franco Colapinto's crash, and the FIA debacle around Ollie Bearman's Q1 exit(4:22)Mega Verstappen overtake sets up victory, with a lot of shit happening in between including McLaren biting on the 2 stop, unfortunate VSC's, inconsistent SC, and tyre offsets(19:04)Verstappen wins race number 65; stays in contention as Red Bull take a step forward (31:04)Norris secures P2; points over Piastri with brave overtake (36:42)Alex Albon and Williams securing more fantastic points (39:47)Ferrari turn around their Sunday after a terrible Saturday (49:38)A great drive from Hadjar undone by another Racing Bulls strategy call (56:27)Mixed Sunday/Saturday fortunes for Yuki Tsunoda and Aston Martin (57:30)A midfield round-up (63:54)Piastri shafted every possible chance during the race (69:46)A no-show for Haas (71:20)A disappointing home race for Antonelli; Russell's curious race (73:14)Bizarre Flavio comments regarding his own statement (76:52)Closing thoughts/rant on the Imola GP(79:43)Quick F3/F2 thoughts as they go through their own triple header (86:32)Indy 500 thoughts (92:30)Monaco Grand Prix preview (97:44)

Graham and Luke return to try and comprehend another week of Alpine shenanigans. This week we talk:Alpine replace Doohan with Colapinto; Oakes resigns…. trying to unpack the latest Alpine mess (4:58)Carlos Sainz Sr considering running for FIA president (41:49)F1 teams fighting to make minimum weight limit for 2026 (46:20)Small topics including Formula E's Amazon Prime series, problems in IndyCar, Alex Palou's dominance, and a MotoGP breakthrough (51:02)Previewing the F1 triple-header, and Imola preview (62:41)

Graham and Luke return to review the Miami Grand Prix!This week we talk:Piastri turning sprint disappointment into Grand Prix victory after Verstappen battle (3:14)McLaren dominant; Norris' costly delay in overtaking Verstappen (14:28)Russell shithouses a P3 (21:45)Antonelli's star shines (24:26)Williams' starring performance (30:06)A midfield round-up, including Tsunoda, Hadjar, Ocon, and more (36:55)Ferrari shambles: performance and operational debacles (42:47)Aston Martin's continued shambles (52:06)Lawson's messy weekend (56:00)Doohan's lost weekend (57:06)Closing thoughts on the race (59:02)New deal for Miami, Mexico deal fuels Perez/Cadillac rumours (61:09)An underwhelming year of motorsport so far (68:23)

Graham and Luke return to attempt to untangle two major talking points in F1 right now.This week we talk:Trying to untangle the 2026 F1 engine debacle; starting with a quick history of how we got here, to V10 discussions (3:16)Summary of the Bahrain V10 meeting (10:26)Saudi GP engine talks: 2026 engine issues beginning to emerge, and opposing view points of Red Bull and Mercedes (19:20)Recent F1 commission meeting, including 2026 catch-up mechanisms, and split on electrical balance for 2026 (45:31)Cadillac pushes back engine entry to 2029 (55:30)Attempting to unpack the Verstappen-Russell driver market scenarios (56:12)Verstappen's options: Red Bull, Mercedes, Aston Martin, or the threat of a sabbatical, and where Russell fits into it all (61:05)A quick motorsport news round-up: Mexico's reported new deal, McLaren pull out from Formula E, and more tid-bits (94:39)The racing guidelines for 2025; an important note going forward (107:43) note: at 114:30, the move referred to is Verstappen's Turn 1, Lap 1 overtake on Norris at COTA where he did just shove him out widePreviewing the Miami Grand Prix (115:40)

Graham and Luke return to review the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix as F1's first triple header of the season comes to a close! This week we talk:Norris incident, Verstappen showdown versus Piastri sets up Grand Prix Sunday (4:20)Race start between Piastri and Verstappen; Verstappen's 5 second penalty as Piastri takes title lead (7:36)Verstappen remains within touching distance (20:32)Leclerc takes Ferrari's first podium of the season with impressive race pace (22:57)Mercedes pick up points but drop away from fight at front (28:21)A double points finish for Williams (31:56)A points finish for Hadjar and a better weekend for Lawson (39:40)A midfield round up, beginning with Alonso dragging Aston to 11th, Haas, Hulkenberg (43:16)Norris' costly Q3 mistake but solid recovery (47:11)Hamilton's disaster weekend (50:19)Gasly crashes him and Tsunoda out of likely points (56:30)Bortoleto's most rookies race so far (61:08)An F2 catch-up: who's looking good so far and F1 prospects (66:36)

Graham and Luke return to review an entertaining Bahrain Grand Prix! This week, we talk:Piastri dominates to bring himself back into early contention (9:35)Russell great 2025 continues; why he kept his P2 amid DRS infringement (22:34)Solid points for Ferrari; Safety Car undoes strategy (29:42)Gasly scores first points for Alpine this season (35:55)Another double points finish for Haas: strategy lifts Ocon, Bearman recovers from P20 (38:52)Verstappen and Tsunoda dragging the Red Bull; Tsunoda delivers points (43:18)Encouraging progress for Jack Doohan (49:40)A midfield round-up, including Kimi Antonelli being shafted by strategy and the safety car (51:23)Sainz's best weekend for Williams so far (56:26)Racing Bulls regress at Bahrain, Hulk gets disqualified (59:45)Alex Albon shafted in qualifying by terrible FIA mistake (60:58)A Lando Norris discussion: from unnecessary media comments, underperforming with the grid's best car in qualifying, and costly race errors (62:28)A hapless weekend from Aston Martin (84:38)Liam Lawson continues to struggle (87:17)A terrible weekend for the FIA: a shitshow across the board (90:34)F3 recap at Bahrain: a new star in the making in Freddie Slater? (94:52)Previewing the action at Jeddah (100:48)

Graham and Luke return to review a drab Japanese Grand Prix. Still, lots to discuss, including:Saturday decides Sunday, with Max Verstappen producing a lap for the ages en route to victory (2:04)Another annoying McLaren race in which they fail to capitalise or have balls to do anything to win a race (11:59)Ferrari punch above weight but still show disappointing speed (26:02)Hadjar scores first F1 points (30:55)Another points finish for Alex Albon despite being a knob on the radio (35:07)Russell's missed chance in Japan; Antonelli's best race so far (38:46)Ollie Bearman's Q3 efforts seal a point for Haas (45:51)Rounding up some of the midfield performances including a return of normality for Aston Martin (49:44)Liam Lawson's first weekend back at Racing Bulls; overshadowed by Hadjar (57:59)Yuki Tsunoda's first race with Red Bull (59:20)A disappointing weekend for Alpine (66:06)Another tough weekend for Carlos Sainz (71:54)Closing thoughts on Japanese Grand Prix (73:52)A lookahead to Bahrain (77:06)

Graham and Luke return to attempt to unpack all angles of Red Bull's decision to drop Liam Lawson back down to Racing Bulls and Yuki Tsunoda promoted to Red BullWe start with the Lawson side of things. How we got here, Red Bull's failure of processes, where Lawson goes from here, and much more (5:25)Looking at the Tsunoda side of the move: is he doomed to fail or can he break Red Bull's curse? (43:52)Next, we discuss the bumps in the road of the return of V10's (81:10)Finally, previewing the Japanese Grand Prix: does Norris have a response for Piastri? (88:18)

Graham and Luke return to review the Chinese Grand Prix! This week, we discuss:Lingering thoughts from the Australian Grand Prix (2:32)FIA clamps down on rear flexi-wings before the weekend (4:49)Ferrari disqualified on Sunday, puts downer on weekend after Hamilton sprint win, Ferrari radio taken out of context (9:25)Piastri takes his first pole, first win of the season (20:12)Norris not quite executing with disastrous sprint (25:35)George Russell takes another podium; hanging around in early title fight (30:29)Verstappen holding on as Red Bull underwhelm (34:52)Haas bounce back from Australia issues; Ocon and Bearman score big points (38:02)Alex Albon cashes in more points for Williams as Sainz struggles (48:45)Another solid effort by Lance Stroll secures more points for Aston (53:00)Tsunoda and Hadjar denied points thanks to more Racing Bulls' shithousery on strategy (57:37)Alpine caught out with flexi-wings, fall back down the grid (63:12)Two weird scenarios snap Sauber back to the back (68:23)Damage limits Antonelli's Sunday (69:50)A long discussion about Liam Lawson: his struggles, arrogance, and future going forward (71:42)Chinese Grand Prix closing thoughts (95:38)F1 Academy thoughts at China (101:04)The passing of Eddie Jordan (104:12)

Graham and Luke return to review the 2025 Australian Grand Prix!Norris begins 2025 with a bang (4:48)Verstappen salvages a P2 (14:14)Russell's quiet P3 (19:12)Alex Albon's statement result ...recorded prior to Antonelli's reinstated P4! (22:57)Anotnelli's debut weekend and brilliant result (27:02)Stroll and Hulkenberg get strategy right; get unlikely points (31:17)Oscari Piastri's home race unravels (35:45)Tsunoda shafted again (39:06)Bortoleto's debut (43:20)Gasly and Alpine disappoint in Australia (46:17)Ferrari's massively underwhelm Australia GP; Hamilton's debut assessed (47:27)The rookies's debut struggles: early Hadjar and Doohan crashes (55:20)Ollie Bearman's difficult weekend; Haas with a lot of work to do (60:09)Lawson's awful Red Bull debut (64:53)An unusual Alonso crash (69:49)Carlos Sainz's Williams debut ends early (71:38)Closing thoughts on the Australia GP (73:14)Piastri's new McLaren deal (78:04)F1 signs new Concorde Agreement; pressure now on FIA (81:29)Quick news round-up including Thailand, Ferrari/Aston legal case over Cardile, Drive to Survive (88:17)F3 and F2 round up at Australia (98:11)Chinese Grand Prix preview (103:07)