The Switchback F1 Podcast

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)

Graham and Luke return to conclude our 2025 preseason predictions! A little more rapid fire questions in this segment! Recorded before the news of Oscar Piastri signing his McLaren extension, in case that crops up later ;)Will Carlos Sainz be able to stay motivated stepping down from the front of the field in 2025? (1:04)What does Sainz' arrival mean for Alex Albon? (5:05)Will Esteban Ocon be able to repair damaged reputation in 2025? (9:35)If Gabriel Bortoleto beats Nico Hulkenberg, is that the beginning of the end for Hulk?(16:55)Which of Sainz, Ocon, or Hulk is most likely to succeed at their new team in 2025? (19:02)How long will Jack Doohan last in 2025…and what if he performs well? (20:14)Which of Bortoleto or Hadjar will make the most of their opportunity in 2025? (23:05)Which of Alpine or Williams will win the midfield in 2025? (26:10)Is Pierre Gasly ready to showcase his potential for a promotion back up the grid? (27:43)Will more Alpine drama off track impact their overall recovery? (31:00)Will Aston Martin's development woes continue in 2025? (32:53)Will 2025 finally be the year Lance Stroll gives up? (35:00)Which team secretly wants a bad 2025 to focus more on 2026? (37:46)How long before the Ocon-Bearman dynamic becomes combustible (40:05)The bigger picture; will we see a pre/post flexi wing championship? (41:35)Will we see a new track/and old track go in 2025? (43:42)Will we see a new FIA presidential candidate step forward?(46:07)Biggest off-track talking point in 2025? (48:57)Most disappointing team in 2025? (50:51)Most disappointing driver in 2025? (52:19)Closest teammate battle? (55:09)Rookie most likely to succeed in their environment? (57:10)Best/worst race of 2025? (59:30)Which driver picks up a ban in 2025? (62:02)Which team principle is on the hotseat in 2025? (65:10)Will Audi panic again and change leadership? (69:57)Will McLaren pull the plug on their IndyCar program (71:34)2025 will be a make or break year for _____ (74:24)Who will it be the last year in F1 for in 2025? (78:10)Which sidelined driver from 2024 is most likely to return in 2026? (78:45)Listing the head-to-head winners per team and ranking the 2025 F1 standings! (80:44)Does Max Verstappen stay at Red Bull beyond 2025? (90:14)If Verstappen joins Mercedes, where does George Russell land? (93:28)Bombshell driver announcement? (94:25)Will we get an in-season replacement not involving Alpine (95:12)Will all six rookies be on the grid for 2026? (96:14)Will Lindblad get a call up in 2025, will we see any other F2 promotions in 2026? (96:43)Will Tsunoda have to leave Red Bull/Honda to survive in F1? (97:36)With Cadillac entering F1 in 2026, will we see an IndyCar driver in F1 in 2026? (99:13)Attempting to predict the 2026 F1 grid! (99:40)

It is time! The F1 2025 season begins this weekend, and Graham and Luke return to preview the 2025 season by asking many, many questions. In this first part, we examine the dynamics at the front of the field. We ask:Will we actually see a 4-way title fight in 2025? (6:28)Which top 4 team will be the first to give up on 2025 to focus on 2026? (12:08)Will any team outside the top-4 win a race in 2025?(18:41) Will Lando Norris learn from his 2024 mistakes and win his first world title in 2025? (24:44)Will Charles Leclerc finally get another chance to contend for a title?(30:24)Is this the season Norris and Piastri tensions burst?(37:42)What other rivalries within the top-4 teams will form in 2025?(45:00)When does Piastri take his first pole? (52:03)Is George Russell a dark horse contender in 2025? (54:21)Is there any hope for Verstappen to win a 5th title in a row? (60:20)Expectations for Lewis Hamilton in Year 1 with Ferrari? (63:44)Does Leclercl's Ferrari future change if Hamilton immediately beats him? (74:28)Expectations for Antonelli? (78:18)What if Antonelli beats Russell in season one? (81:38)What happens if Antonelli disappoints in year one? (87:45)Expectations for Lawson with Red Bull? (89:53)Who will win a race first: Antonelli or Lawson? (101:18)

Graham and Luke return to review preseason testing for F1 2025 and chat over who were the big winners and losers from the three day test!

Graham and Luke return as F1 nears a return! This week we talk: F1 75 live show! Each team's livery and launch discussed and ranked! (2:47) A mandatory 2 stop at Monaco coming? (75:44) A return to V10's in 2030? (88:10) Preseason testing in Bahrain (99:45)

Graham and Luke return as F1 edges ever closer to an on-track return!This week we talk: McLaren show their 2025 car; Norris' 2025 Verstappen plan (4:59) Williams announce a new title sponsor, also show 2025 car (27:20) Possible Haas 2025 livery spotted and other livery thoughts ahead of the F1 Live show in London this week (38:35) Cadillac and Audi operational developments (50:12) Netflix potentially getting into the mix for US live F1 broadcasts (58:06) Conflict threatens Rwanda's F1 bid; and a chat about F1 opening races (61:31) Formula E at Jeddah; Goat Rowland and Taylor Barnard shine (70:22)

Graham and Luke return to survey the junior driver landscape for 2025! We rank the F1 teams in terms of the strength of their junior drivers and the opportunity those teams are likely to give out to young drivers to create a combined ranking! From Arvid Lindblad and Dino Beganovic in F2, to Tuukka Taponen in F3, we cover it all ahead of 2025!

Graham and Luke return as the F1 offseason marches, painfully, on, alas! This week, we talk: FIA's flexi-wing clampdown: the major battlefield of 2025 and the massive change which could impact the 2025 season (4:45) Adrian Newey's comments on 2026 regs (43:44) Herbert removed as steward; the growing tide calling for permanent F1 stewards (53:50) Australian Grand Prix corner tweaks for 2025 (56:56) Three vying South African GP bids (64:24) Ford joining Hypercar for 2027; McLaren likely to follow, other endurance (67:03) Dino Beganovic and Ferrari, and Formula Regional chatter (73:20) Has Yuki Tsunoda shafted his options for 2026? (82:34)

Graham and Luke return for another week of crawling through the F1 off-season! The big news…Alunni Bravi joins McLaren! (5:53) OK, OK, the real big news: Hamilton's first appearance in Ferrari-red; discussion on everything from his new helmet to what a successful 2025 looks like for Hamilton in red (10:03) Ollie Bearman contract clarification and Ferrari future (32:52) Haas announce trackside operations changes, make landmark F1 appointment (38:25) FIA announce potential points penalties/suspensions for swearing (43:37) Some F1 ‘what if' stories of F1 youngsters whose F1 chance may have passed them by (56:40) A quick Daytona 24 Hour chat/name drop! Almost any racing driver, past and present, you can think of probably raced here over the weekend! (81:30)

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 as we slowly move towards car launches! This week we talk: F1 launch and Ferrari livery talk (3:13) Aston Martin/Verstappen rumours (6:17) A new engineering arrival at Aston Martin (24:47) Will Power joins Alonso's A14 Management group, and other IndyCar chatter (32:34) Alumni Bravi leaves Sauber, Red Bull to release Wheatley early (52:45) More Sulayem comments (64:39) F1 testing, TPC testing, and Haas' first private test with Toyota, and the Hirakawa/Haas/Alpine conundrum (66:33) Formula E at Mexico (80:00)

Graham and Luke return as F1 in 2025 begins with a bang! This week we talk: F1 2025 news cycle properly beginning with Alpine's Colapinto swoop and the potential ramifications for Jack Doohan (9:49) The surprise Hirakawa signing for Alpine; Alpine's driver headache (38:04) Belgian GP new deal….heading to a rotational event (47:19) The breaking news on Andy Cowell becoming Aston Team Principal (65:45) Rapid news round-up, including Will Buxton to IndyCar rumours (78:00)

Graham and Luke return for 2025! But we do so with a different twist! As new engine and chassis regulation loom for 2026, 2025 marks the final year of the current version of V6 hybrid engines, with more focus shifting to electric. As such, it provides us an opportunity to reflect on the driver moves that defined the hybrid era as we know it (2014-2025). With this current engine era ending, we thought we'd rank the top 10 driver moves of the turbo hybrid era!

Graham and Luke return to dedicate some time to all the drivers who are shifting sceneries foe 2025, and recall their respective stints, including: Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes (6:48) Carlos Sainz and Ferrari (36:22) Nico Hulkenberg and Haas (47:06) Esteban Ocon and Alpine (55:25) Sergio Perez in F1 (66:24) Valterri Bottas in F1 (75:19) Kevin Magnussen in F1 (84:00)

Graham and Luke return to review our preseason predictions! Lots and lots we got wrong...how many did we get right? Do we know anything at all? ...Likely not, but come find out!

Graham and Luke return to share some quick thoughts on the official confirmation of Sergio Perez's exit and Liam Lawson's confirmation, as well as the likely replacement at RB!

The season is over but the podcasts are not! Graham and Luke return for another week of motorsport chat! This week we talk: Hangovers from Abu Dhabi, and how Ferrari lost out on the constructors' title (3:29) Post-season testing takeaways and entry list for 2025 (13:03) Ranking the 2024 F1 drivers' seasons (21:51) News round-up: Ferrari to supply Cadillac, Rwanda's race bid, FIA vote outcome, and more (62:47) F2 testing at Abu Dhabi, F2 in 2023/2024 (71:11)

Graham and Luke return to review F1's finale at Abu Dhabi! We talk: The McLaren-Ferrari constructors showdown, McLaren's achievement (5:24) Ferrari's valiant effort; Sainz's last race, Leclerc's recovery (22:39) Hamilton's final finish with Mercedes (30:30) Russell and Verstappen's war of words (40:30) Verstappen's quiet race and Lap 1 incident (49:15) Alpine-Gasly vs Haas/Hulkenberg (53:33) Another points finish for Alonso (60:52) Rounding up the rest of the midfield (61:55) Ending stats and qualifying battles (75:26) Qatar cleanup, including tyres and penalties (80:31) Ben Sulyamen looking to ring-fence himself (83:29) Dutch Grand Prix to end in 2026, China extended to 2030 (87:06) A return to Liberty for Chase Carey (93:33) Driver chatter: Perez likely to face the chop, interest in Colapinto cools and postseason testing (96:00) F2's finale at Abu Dhabi (104:45)

Graham and Luke return to review an action-packed Qatar Grand Prix! This week, we talk: More Mo, more problems…another Ben Sulayem controversy (0:44) "I am a driver" https://x.com/RainSoldier/status/1841866240370888943?t=eTfHM76uvtthBUqapTj4kg&s=19 Verstappen's one place grid penalty and Russell's shortsightedness (7:32) Verstappen recovers to take victory to complete weekend turnaround (20:38) Norris' big error… Was it a fair penalty and how costly might it prove in the constructors' championship? (29:55) - (apparently there was indeed a double-yellow down at T1) Leclerc takes an unlikely second and how Piastri lost second (39:33) Russell's post-sprint comments on McLaren's racing and how his race got away from him (44:34) Gasly's mega effort puts Alpine in driving seat for 6th again (51:16) Sainz's race disappears with puncture (53:57) Alonso shithouses another P7 (55:28) Sauber??? Points??? (57:21) Fighting K Mag (60:50) More Norris thoughts (63:27) Bottas FINALLY overtakes Sargeant (64:24) Lewis Hamilton: existentialism, horror show race, and pathetic reaction sets up an awkward goodbye (66:25) RB's just off the pace (74:25) After brilliant sprint, Hulk's Grand Prix unfolds quickly (78:10) Perez's nightmare weekend (79:56) Lance Stroll's short-lived race (85:55) Ocon's early exit, Doohan likely to race in Abu Dhabi (86:53) Closing race thoughts (92:10) Monza's new deal (93:00) F1's and FIA's 2025 racing guidelines discussion (93:48) Abu Dhabi preview (103:04)

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 from the Las Vegas Grand Prix. This week, we talk: Conditions swing to Mercedes' strengths as Russell cruises to victory, Hamilton throws chance of victory away with poorly qualifying (4:10) Verstappen seals his fourth title: was this better than his 2021 title? (16:55) Midfield leaders: Hulkenberg and Tsunoda (32:49) Zhou flirting with points (37:24) Gasly's amazing qualifying effort undone by reliability (39:54) McLaren's assisted limitation in the constructors' standing(42:27) Ferrari's underwhelming Vegas and in-race driver tension (44:56) Alonso somehow taking an 11th (52:12) The underwhelming efforts of the Red Bull hopefuls: Sergio Perez, Liam Lawson, Franco Colapinto (53:04) Alpine's bizarre blunder for Ocon and other race notes (62:22) Quick round-up of F1 news (65:53) Andretti on the brink of 11th entry in 2026, but it comes with a caveat…(70:07) Qatar preview (84:59)

Graham and Luke return to review a packed week in the world of F1. We talk: Damon Hill to Sky Sports at the end of the year; a shift in Sky Sports/Red Bull relations? (3:57) Race director Niels Wittich suddenly leaves the FIA (9:56) Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei leaves his role (20:20) Dan Fallows steps down as Aston Martin Technical Director (23:56) Alpine finally announce Mercedes engines (38:05) A new extension for Monaco (44:20) IMSA/Indy/WEC chatter (53:17) F1 75 show; all 10 teams to unveil their liveries in London show (61:08) Audi to sell small stake to Qatar (66:58) Ferrari release Sainz to do post season test with Williams (75:05) Vegas chatter (82:06)

Graham and Luke return to catch-up on everything after a hectic triple header. This week we talk: Brazil GP hangover: changing tyres under red flag and missed opportunities (3:35) Drivers who have win from 17th or lower (11:10) Hamilton is checked out: the odd deterioration of Hamilton/Mercedes relationship (13:56) Sauber finally announce a second driver; snap up Bortoleto from McLaren (22:05) What now and next for Valterri Bottas? (36:41) The end of the road for Zhou (51:04) The growing Colapinto-Red Bull Racing rumours (56:03) Even more bizarre Alpine-Colapinto rumours (69:40) The GPDA vs Ben Sulayem: Adults in the room (76:32) Rotation race calendars coming soon (88:49) An F1 Academy rant (97:00) Other tid-bits such as Porsche Formula E's rebrand, Rossi tests for Hypercar (105:00) Las Vegas preview: Verstappen on the brink (111:05)

Graham and Luke return to review the craziest race of the season as a Verstappen masterclass brings him to the brink of a fourth title. This week: A very quick Sprint recap: McLaren playing with fire amidst driver swaps (2:59) Setting the table for Sunday's race: a qualifying that put everything on a plate for Norris, Verstappen on the back-foot (4:52) How the race unfolded; Norris and McLaren spiral (6:53) Verstappen's all-time masterclass, Norris' title hopes shattered amidst errors (16:39)  Additional Norris notes (31:10) Alpine come back from the dead (35:20) George Russell claims a P4 (44:34) Tsunoda shows his talent in the wet (46:28) Oscar Piastri's battles (48:55) Leclerc's quiet weekend (49:55) Another battling weekend for Liam Lawson (51:59) Nico Hulkenberg's odd weekend (53:59) ANOTHER P13 for Bottas (54:55) Another concerning weekend for Lewis Hamilton (56:26) For real this time…is this it for Sergio Perez (59:37) Bearman's learning race (64:19) Aston's shocker weekend, rebuild job, and an embarrassing blip from Stroll (65:48) The unexplainable season from Zhou (69:50) Carlos Sainz returns to earth (71:03) A very costly weekend for Williams (72:48) Haas under threat for P6 (76:55) Closing thoughts from Brazil (77:56) Bortoleto set for Sauber (86:36)

Graham and Luke return to review a controversial Mexico Grand Prix. This week, we talk: Stewarding hangover from USA, McLaren's right of review, rules set for review at Qatar (3:14) Carlos Sainz's last hurrah at Ferrari? Unpacking his great win at Mexico, Leclerc keeps it out of the wall, and Ferrari enter the constructors' battle for real (16:35) Norris salvages P2, takes big slice out of Verstappen's lead (33:10) Haas' mega weekend, led by K Mag (42:05) Mercedes pick up good points, but also pick up damage costs (45:03) Gasly picks up a deserved point (49:58) Bottas' good weekend for a Sauber, Mercedes test drive rumours (51:29) A step back weekend for Colapinto (55:55) A solid P11 for Stroll (57:48) A calamitous weekend for Red Bull, starting with Verstappen's lunges (60:12) A stinker of a home race for Perez (73:07) Lawson's race, rubbing with Perez, and perceived arrogance (77:12) Tsunoda's weekend unfolding from promising Friday (83:21) Piastri unable to make up for bad Saturday (87:59) Albon's incident filled weekend (90:40) Closing thoughts of Mexico GP (93:55) Brazilian Grand Prix preview (97:55)

Graham and Luke return as F1 finally makes its return with a fascinating, controversial US Grand Prix. This week we talk: Red Bull's front bib row (1:22) Sprint weekend dynamics: upgrades, Sprint Qualifying, Sprint race takeaways (8:45) Norris again rattled under pressure, Marko's Norris comments and mental weaknesses behind the wheel (14:50) Ferrari's long-run pace comes through for easy 1-2 (21:25) Verstappen vs Norris: Qualifying, lap 1 incident, last laps battle, the penalty, Norris' weaknesses highlighted, and the “title fight” (30:49) Haas' notable step forward (49:04) Lawson and Colapinto's long runs pay off (53:46) Gasly's undeserved final result (57:52) Russell recovery and other midfield recaps (61:56) Perez's unideal weekend (62:58) Mercedes' weekend spirals out of control (64:36) Stewarding mess (69:23) Aston Martin again underdeliver (71:11) Alex Albon Fraud Watch and closing thoughts from the US GP (73:29) F1 to scrap fastest lap point (77:50) FIA to offset cost-cap for Audi for 2026 (80:25) Mexico GP preview (86:00)

Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 and beyond! This week we talk: Haas and Toyota's new partnership (1:54)  Williams announce big financial loss and surprising 2025 admission (24:03) Otmar making the news rounds (31:08) Alonso's theory on a lack of safety cars (34:06) Mass F3 grid announcement (38:56) McLaren's signing of Ella Lloyd and its importance and potential (47:56) Binotto not counting out Mick Schumacher for the Sauber seat (54:03) US Grand Prix preview (58:33)

Graham and Luke return for another week of F1's stupid Autumn break. Nevertheless! We have topics abound today to keep you going, including: Post-Ricciardo comments from Red Bull (1:57) Some housekeeping ramblings (6:34) Alpine confirms end of F1 engine project (12:37) A transition back to an engine formula (23:33) Post season sprint race pushed back to 2025 (27:22) Ben Sulayem's fighting talk nonsense (29:54) Pirelli's amazing wet weather test (33:24) F1's new billion dollar deal (36:30) Williams' junior driver switch explained (38:50) FE female test coming up, issues with F1 Academy and a solution (41:11) McLaren poach another high profile member of Red Bull (50:51) Toto Wolff's short memory (52:48) F1 qualifying battles to be determined (58:38) Alternative layouts for Miami that should definitely be used for sprints (61:10) A Williams alternate reality (66:33) Zane Maloney heading to FE (68:48) IndyCar news: Michael Andretti steps aside, new charter system (75:07) FRECA talk and who should go up to F3 (85:47) A look back to some of the 2024 races so far (93:46) Miami Layouts: https://racer.com/2024/09/26/miami-grand-prix-adds-four-new-circuit-configurations-for-year-round-usage/ Sulayem: 'I am a driver': https://x.com/RainSoldier/status/1841866240370888943?t=eTfHM76uvtthBUqapTj4kg&s=19

Daniel Ricciardo has been replaced at RB, and with it his F1 career has seemingly come to close. With the break in the F1 schedule, it's a perfect time to chat about the career of Daniel Ricciardo. We briefly chat about the final decision made, how we got here and what it means for Liam Lawson going forward (3:41) Then, we talk about the end of the road in F1 for Ricciardo (21:14) Reflecting on Daniel Ricciardo's career: 2014-16 (28:10) Verstappen begins to overshadow Ricciardo (35:35) — (I will say we forgot to mention the Baku crash and how Red Bull apportioning more blame to Ricciardo as a factor in him leaving Red Bull, certainly a noteworthy moment in pushing him to the exit.) Was the Renault move the right one to make? (37:03) Was joining McLaren a mistake for Ricciardo?/Downfall at McLaren (45:44) Ranking Ricciardo's 8 race wins (58:25)

Graham and Luke return to review the Singapore Grand Prix! This week we talk: McLaren to adjust Baku rear wing (3:04) Swearing nonsense from Ben Sulayem and Verstappen's defiance (5:28) Norris dominates Singapore weekend (15:24) Verstappen and Red Bull recover from woeful Friday to limit damage (23:57) Piastri's qualifying compromising his race and the McLaren livery (26:16) Russell perhaps lucky again to finish highly (32:36) Leclerc's promising pace undone by qualifying, sets up frustrating race (34:18) Mercedes' shocking strategy with Hamilton (37:53) Sainz's poor crash in qualifying recovered with giant undercut (41:22) Another excellent Alonso drive to hold off his competitors, and Hulkenburg back in the points (43:50) Normal service resumed for Perez (48:48) Round-up outside the top-10, including Colapinto's start, Tsunoda's ire, the Alpines and the Saubers (50:56) Daniel Ricciardo's seemingly last race in F1, the inevitability of his replacement all weekend (57:53) Finally, the DNF's and everything else from the Singapore GP (68:14) Rookie end of season race set for green light; we predict the 10 drivers the teams will choose (75:10) Ilott signs with Prema's IndyCar outfit, and other IndyCar driver chatter (86:28)

Graham and Luke return to review an enthralling Azerbaijan Grand Prix! Setting up the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sunday: McLaren's wishy-washy team orders, Norris falls at Q1, Red Bull promise fades (4:08) How the race was won: Leclerc in control before Piastri strikes back to win with brilliant overtake (15:12) The Perez-Sainz crash (23:58) Piastri gets his convincing win, Norris recovers, McLaren take the championship lead (29:58) Odd communication from Bozzi to Leclerc (38:58) An inspired Sergio Perez drive (43:46) George Russell inheriting a podium, but quite unhappy (46:37) Fernando Alonso's brilliant, underrated drive (50:00) A brilliant Williams weekend; Albon's great drive, Colapinto shines but now encounters another problem (53:37) Bearman picks up points, but Hulkenberg shafted late on (65:54) An impressive weekend for Gasly in difficult conditions but more Baku tyre weirdness (71:51) Average race from Ricciardo, Tsunoda taken out by Stroll; midfield round-up (75:06) A rare off weekend for Max Verstappen (77:34) Fruitless weekend for Ocon (79:32) A very poor weekend for Hamilton (80:55) Stroll making up a reliability issue late on? (83:50) Brief news round-up, starting with Newey announced/unveiled at Aston (86:46) Honda and Alpine in procedural cost cap breach (92:43) Driver market talk; RB set to announce second driver for Singapore? (94:37) F1 set for review of penalty points system (85:52) Singapore Grand Prix preview (87:39)

Graham and Luke return to chat all things motorsport as F1 gears up for another weekend of action. This week we talk: Lingering thoughts on the Italian Grand Prix; front wing row, state of play heading into 2025 (5:40) Bearman confirmed to step in for suspended K Mag at Baku (20:30) A word on the Ferrari WEC victory at COTA; Shwartmazn and Kubica (24:15) History of race bans in F1 (27:32) Newey set for Aston Martin announcement (34:37) Some F1 sponsorship changes (48:50) Sauber's explaining the split between experience and youth for their second driver choice (51:47) Nissan's driver u-turn in Formula E (55:43) IndyCar chatter (62:15) Previewing the Azerbaijan Grand Prix (70:24)

Graham and Luke return to review the Italian Grand Prix! This week we talk: Williams drop Sergeant, call up Colapinto (3:40) The Italian Grand Prix, how it unfolded, how Leclerc's brilliance out-strategised the race from McLaren (30:26) Papaya Rules; are McLaren mismanaging their drivers? (48:48) Alex Albon picking up points and Colapinto's debut (57:34) K Mag picks up a point…and now banned for a race (60:38) Mercedes' disappointing showing after practice promise (65:05) A midfield round-up (67:59) Red Bull problems mount as title leads begin to slip away (69:59) Hulk's shocker of a race (77:09) Antonelli finally announced at Mercedes (79:19) Bottas the front-runner for Sauber seat, but with a caveat (92:27) F3 title finale at Monza (100:29) F2 title fight back on! (109:47)

Graham and Luke return as F1 makes its return from the summer break at the Dutch Grand Prix! We talk: Norris romps to victory despite poor start (5:44) Piastri's race compromised by start and sleeping McLaren (18:13) Verstappen punching above his weight again to minimise the damage (23:48) Ferrari's encouraging race-pace; were they the second quickest car on Sunday? (28:38) An improved showing for Perez but still not enough as McLaren threat looms (35:52) Gasly the winner of the midfield (40:21) The underappreciated element of Hulk's P11 (44:23) A better showing for Aston Martin (45:38) A midfield round up, including Williams' lost opportunity at Zandvoort but upgrades looks promising (49:56) A disappointing weekend for Mercedes (56:08) Alpine announce Jack Doohan for 2025 (60:22) The latest in the Wolff-Verstappen conversations, Antonelli announcement seems imminent (67:19) What we think should happen for the last remaining seat for 2025 at Sauber (72:07) Comments from the new Alpine regime (74:20) Haas' bizarre legal situation with Uralkali (78:45) Bono to stay at Mercedes (83:33) F1 sells stake to free up funds to complete Moto GP acquisition (85:37) Italian Grand Prix preview (87:11)

Graham and Luke return as F1 finally gears for its return! This week, we discuss: A blow for a future Thai GP? (4:09) Porsche closing the chapter on F1 for now (6:45) A twitter post of current F1 drivers in old-school race overalls, and an interesting potential modern comparison for Norris (8:14) We then preview the second half of the F1 season with a few questions, starting with: If the championship was beginning on zero points for the second half of the season, who would win the championship in the second half of the season?(10:38) Which team will win the most races? (17:35) Will Red Bull remain unchanged for the second half of the season?(20:46) What established F1 drivers, if any, will we lose in F1's remaining silly season for 2025? (25:10) Will Piastri surpass Norris in the second half of this season? (29:49) Biggest midfield battle in the second half? (32:59) Will Sauber score a point in 2024? (41:30) How many rookies will we see in 2025?(48:05) Best/worst race remaining in 2024? (53:26) Biggest storyline in second half of 2024? (61:38) Transitioning into a Dutch Grand Prix preview in the midst of an odd schedule (76:57) Apologies for a little bit of background noise this week, couldn't be avoided this week but next week normal silence should resume!

Graham and Luke return as F1's summer break continues! This week: A brief recap of the first half of the season so far, including biggest surprise, standout drivers/teams, and disappointing drivers/teams (2:42) F1 teams reject new proposed points system (41:37) F1 reverse sprints maybe on the agenda? (43:34) A possible race in Rwanda? Thailand Grand Prix rumours and a blast from the blast with the lost Vietnam Grand Prix (48:49) US Department of Justice investigating Liberty Media's rejection of Andretti (56:01) Some IndyCar news, including Canapino and JHR parting ways and Juri Vips' return (59:11) Some F3 and F2 talk: the upcoming title finale for F3, who's likely to go up to F2. We discuss Isack Hadjar's F1 prospects and the further complications it gives Red Bull (70:48)

Graham and Luke return to react to the driver market news as the summer break kicks in But first, we talk about Mercedes' suspicions as to what caused Russell's DSQ (3:20) Carlos Sainz finally decides to sign for Williams; how he got here, the victory for Vowles, Sainz's dwindling options, and more (7:44) Logan Sargeant's short term future (40:30) What the knock-on effect is from the Sainz announcement for Audi/Bottas and the mess they find themselves in for their second seat (43:45) Alpine's driver situation post-Sainz spurn (60:33) Red Bull stand pat on their drivers…for now (63:18) Audi make the big move for Jonathan Wheatley; coup for Audi, but are Red Bull falling apart? (74:10) Oakes confirmed at Alpine, Stella extension at McLaren (68:37)

Graham and Luke return to review a tightly contested Belgian Grand Prix! We start as a wet Saturday sets up fascinating Sunday and a different dynamic at Spa (2:54) How the race unfolded; Leclerc and Perez fall back, Norris' poor start where Piastri's bid for victory fell short, Russell's 1 stop and how he kept Hamilton at bay (8:20) Russell's DSQ, Hamilton inherits the win(19:59) Leclerc disappointed despite podium (29:44) Verstappen unable to climb through the field (32:28) Carlos Sainz' odd strategy (36:26) Perez's missed opportunity (38:14) Recapping the rest of what was a subpar midfield race (41:26) Audi's upheaval, Binotto returns, and the mess of Sauber (61:24) The latest in the Alpine chronicle: set to drop their own engine, how things point to a sale, Famin to move aside as team principal (71:07) Ocon's deal to Haas finally announced (88:26) We try figure out the lay of the land of the driver market heading into the summer and the potential mid-season changes that could occur over the summer break (93:07)

Graham and Luke return in a segment that was cut from episode 180 because, well, no one has time for a two and a half hour podcast

Graham and Luke return to talk all things from the controversial Hungarian Grand Prix! Of course, there's A LOT of McLaren talk; the McLaren/Norris furore, making victory seem like a defeat, Piastri's first race win, and more! (4:11) Verstappen's strop, spats with GP, frustration with the strategy, incident with Hamilton (41:30) 200 podiums for Hamilton, and a better weekend from Ferrari (51:46) Tsunoda's one-stop wonder (57:14) Midfield round-up (60:21) News round-up, including Haas/K-Mag parting at the end of the year, Haas/Toyota rumours, FIA's air-con trial, (71:00) Belgian Grand Prix preview (80:13) There'll be another podcast tomorrow talking F3/F2 and of course the Formula E title finale