Podcasts about Autosport

Rain has produced some of the most exciting races in Formula 1 history. And it has also provided the circumstances for the true legends to shine. In the latest episode of our look at the greatest races in world championship history, we select the 10 best wet-weather drives. Host Kevin Turner and author Roger Smith outline the reasons for their choices, while leading motorsport journalist Damien Smith casts his critical eye over the ranking. Which driver do you think was best? If you want to find out more about the best GPs of the past 75 years, look out for Smith and Turner's new book, Formula 1 All the Races: The 100 Greatest Races. The Lap of Lights is back at Silverstone for the first time since 2021 and the home of the British GP has teamed up with Autosport to bring podcast listeners an incredible offer, including the chance to win tickets to the British Grand Prix when you book using our code 25MOTORLAP. To enter the draw to win one of five pairs of British GP tickets, book your Lap of Lights drive using the code 25MOTORLAP.https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/lap-of-lights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some Formula 1 races leave onlookers struggling to process what just unfolded. In the latest episode of our series on the 100 greatest world championship contests, we pick out the bizarre events. Some are brilliant, some controversial and all need some explaining. Helping host Kevin Turner do just that are author Roger Smith and leading motorsport journalist Damien Smith. If you want to take a further look at the best GPs of the past 75 years, keep an eye out for Smith and Turner's new book, Formula 1 All the Races: The 100 Greatest Races. The Lap of Lights is back at Silverstone for the first time since 2021 and the home of the British GP has teamed up with Autosport to bring podcast listeners an incredible offer, including the chance to win tickets to the British Grand Prix when you book using our code 25MOTORLAP. To enter the draw to win one of five pairs of British GP tickets, book your Lap of Lights drive using the code 25MOTORLAP.https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/lap-of-lights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Overtaking is one thing that all fans want, and the best passes stand as some of the most memorable moments in motorsport history. In his episode of our series on the greatest world championship grands prix, we pick out the Formula 1 races in which overtaking manoeuvres stole the show. Host Kevin Turner and author Roger Smith put forward their reasoning, while special guest Karun Chandhok decides whether they've got things right or wrong. Either way, there are some magic moments. If you want to take a further look at the best GPs of the past 75 years, keep an eye out for Smith and Turner's new book, Formula 1 All the Races: The 100 Greatest Races. The Lap of Lights is back at Silverstone for the first time since 2021 and the home of the British GP has teamed up with Autosport to bring podcast listeners an incredible offer, including the chance to win tickets to the British Grand Prix when you book using our code 25MOTORLAP. To enter the draw to win one of five pairs of British GP tickets, book your Lap of Lights drive using the code 25MOTORLAP.https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/lap-of-lights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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)

Drives against the odds, whether they be due to circumstances, inferiorequipment or car problems, can be some of the most compelling. In thisepisode of our series on the 100 greatest world championship grands prix, we look at the epics – wins taken despite the odds apparently being stacked against the eventual victor. F1 pundit Karun Chandhok joins host Kevin Turner and author Roger Smith in our latest list. Does he agree or disagree with our selections? If you want to take a further look, keep an eye out for Smith and Turner's new book, Formula 1 All the Races: The 100 Greatest Races. The Lap of Lights is back at Silverstone for the first time since 2021 and thehome of the British GP has teamed up with Autosport to bring podcast listeners an incredible offer, including the chance to win tickets to the British Grand Prix when you book using our code 25MOTORLAP. To enter the draw to win one of five pairs of British GP tickets, book your Lap of Lights drive using the code 25MOTORLAP.https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/lap-of-lights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season, episode 53. Craig Rahill and Conor Smith talk to us about their exciting announcement to step up to the Junior World Rally Championship for the 2026 season in a Fiesta Rally3. Craig & Conor's rookie season in this year's Junior European Rally Championship saw them finished third overall, voted FIA ERC Rookie of the Year, and also secure the first international win for the Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 HF. Also on this episode, we are joined by the renowned motorsport journalist Tom Howard to review the 2025 World Rally Championship. Tom is best known for his coverage of the WRC for Autosport magazine and Motorsport.com.

Autosport's Top 50 Drivers of the Year is our traditional attempt to pick out, rank and highlight the best performers of the season just gone. The 2025 list has drivers from such diverse categories as Formula 1, the World Endurance Championship, World Rally Championship, NASCAR and Australian Supercars. In this part we'll run through the top 20, so if you want the complete list, start with part 1 (also available). Host Kevin Turner is joined by Senior F1 Writer Stuart Codling, sportscar and GT guru Gary Watkins and Autosport.com Editor Haydn Cobb to explain the list and to debate some of the more controversial positions – not everyone on the staff agrees with the final list! To read the full Top 50, head to Autosport.com or look out for the January issue of Autosport magazine, out on 19 December. Want to try subscribing to the magazine? Head to autosportmedia.com/offer/Autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Autosport's Top 50 Drivers of the Year is our traditional attempt to pick out, rank and highlight the best performers of the season just gone. The 2025 list has drivers from such diverse categories as Formula 1, the World Endurance Championship, World Rally Championship, NASCAR and Australian Supercars. In this Part we'll run down numbers 50-21. Host Kevin Turner is joined by Senior F1 Writer Stuart Codling, sportscar and GT guru Gary Watkins and Autosport.com Editor Haydn Cobb to explain the list and to debate some of the more controversial positions – not everyone on the staff agrees with the final list! To read the full Top 50, head to Autosport.com or look out for the January issue of Autosport magazine, out on 19 December. Want to try subscribing to the magazine? Head to autosportmedia.com/offer/Autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comebacks and recovery drives can produce some of the most exciting motorsport moments. We've teamed up with Roger Smith to select the 100 greatest Formula 1 races and in this episode we select the 10 best charges through the field. F1 writer and journalist Stuart Codling joins host Kevin Turner and Smith to look back at these great races and assess the ranking. Do you agree with our list?If you want to take a further look, keep an eye out for Smith and Turner's new book, Formula 1 All the Races: The 100 Greatest Races. The Lap of Lights is back at Silverstone for the first time since 2021 and the home of the British GP has teamed up with Autosport to bring podcast listeners an incredible offer, including the chance to win tickets to the British Grand Prix when you book using our code 25MOTORLAP. To enter the draw to win one of five pairs of British GP tickets, book your Lap of Lights drive using the code 25MOTORLAP. https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/lap-of-lights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

F1's surge in popularity in the last five years is not because the sport itself has notably changed or improved. It is because people have discovered it, a sleeping giant. The sport lends itself so well to social media - being such a visually rich spectacle. With its extreme personalities and electrifying speed, it is also a wonderful platform for storytelling.  This week we are going to explore this side of the sport with one of the great photographers of the modern era of F1, Darren Heath. Darren works with speed, spectacle and personality. He freezes it, capturing a moment that would otherwise be lost forever, memorializing it for people around the world to enjoy. So what goes through his mind when he looks through the viewfinder and presses the shutter? How does he weave rich storytelling into an image? Which drivers' faces are the most interesting? How do today's compare to the greats like Senna, Prost and Schumacher? When he is trackside, the cars moving at 180mph a few feet away, what aspects of F1 does he see that don't come across for fans on other media like TV or the written word? And how much can someone achieve trackside with an iPhone? This revealing interview takes the audience behind the veil of F1 and offers a fresh, close-up take of the people that make our sport. Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

It's less than two weeks since Lando Norris clinched his first Formula 1 world title at the end of an epic 24-race contest and this is our bumper review of the season. Host Kevin Turner is joined by Stuart Codling and Jake Boxall-Legge, both of whom chased all the stories in the F1 paddock as it moved around the globe. They discuss how the title was won, Max Verstappen's incredible comeback, the challenges of Mercedes and Ferrari, and the midfield battle, as well as assessing the rookie crop. We also have a go at selecting the best race of the season. Will you agree with our choice – and, indeed, our ranking of the drivers? The Lap of Lights is back at Silverstone for the first time since 2021 and the home of the British GP has teamed up with Autosport to give podcast listeners an incredible offer, including the chance to win tickets to the British Grand Prix when you book using our code 25MOTORLAP. To enter the draw to win one of five pairs of British GP tickets, book your Lap of Lights drive using the code 25MOTORLAP.https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/lap-of-lights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Autosport has joined forces with author Roger Smith to select the 100 greatest Formula 1 races ever. From over 1100 grands prix, we've broken our top picks into 10 categories and in this latest episode we discuss Duels – head-to-head clashes between some of the world's greatest drivers. F1 writer and journalist Stuart Codling joins host Kevin Turner and Smith to look back at the great races and assess the ranking. Do you agree with our list? The Lap of Lights is back at Silverstone for the first time since 2021 and the home of the British GP has teamed up with Autosport to bring podcast listeners an incredible offer, including the chance to win tickets to the British Grand Prix when you book using our code 25MOTORLAP. To enter the draw to win one of five pairs of British GP tickets, book your Lap of Lights drive using the code 25MOTORLAP.https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/lap-of-lights 00:00 Intro 03:03 Number 10 07:19 Number 9 10:26 Number 8 13:15 Number 7 17:09 Number 6 21:13 Number 5 24:45 Number 4 27:21 Number 3 34:04 Number 2 39:58 Number 1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have a new F1 World Champion, Lando Norris. He held his nerve in Abu Dhabi to finish on the podium, which is all he needed to do to become one of only 35 drivers in history to win the F1 World Championship.  It's a proud moment for Autosport too, because in 2016 Lando won the prestigious Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award. The prize was his first test in an F1 car – a McLaren - the following year, his first step on the F1 ladder. Norris follows Jenson Button as the second Young Driver Award winner to become F1 World Champion.  James Allen wraps up Abu Dhabi and closes the cycle on our Season in Numbers series. At each quarter stage of the season we have looked at the underlying numbers to spot trends and learn more about what's really been going on.  Joining James in the studios are Autosport F1 writers Jake Boxhall Legge and Ronald Vording.  Fan Voting for the 38th Autosport Awards is open. To vote for the Driver, Team, Rookie and Moment of the Year go to https://www.autosport.com/awards-voting/  Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. PA Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

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What are the greatest Formula 1 races of all time? That's the question we take on in this new series celebrating 75 years of the world championship. Author Roger Smith and Autosport Chief Editor Kevin Turner have teamed up to select and rank the 10 greatest races across 10 different categories, and have asked some special guests to come along and grill them on their choices. In the first episode, we look at Thrillers – F1 races that featured tight finishes and late drama. F1 writer Stuart Codling helps us recall and assess the races that made our 10. Do you agree with our list? The Lap of Lights is back at Silverstone for the first time since 2021 and the home of the British GP has teamed up with Autosport podcast listeners an incredible offer, including the chance to win tickets to the British Grand Prix when you book using our code 25MOTORLAP. To enter the draw to win one of five pairs of British GP tickets, book your Lap of Lights drive using the code 25MOTORLAP.https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/lap-of-lights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's crunch time in Abu Dhabi, with a three-way fight for the F1 World Drivers Championship. From McLaren's point of view it didn't have to be this way. If they had avoided the disqualifications in Vegas, or made a better strategy call in Qatar, they would now be guaranteed their first World Champion since Lewis Hamilton in 2008. As it is Lando Norris will be champion if he finishes third or higher, while Max Verstappen is only 12 points behind him and has chances. Oscar Piastri needs luck to go his way after the crushing disappointment of losing a certain race win in Qatar.  James Allen explores all of this and what it's like to be in the middle of a title showdown, with someone who was in the thick of it in 2007, when McLaren lost the championship from a position not unlike today's - former McLaren mechanic now journalist and broadcaster Marc Priestley. And our F1 writer with his ear to the ground, Ronald Vording, joins us from Abu Dhabi. Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com.  -- A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

The 2025 F1 title fight exploded at the Qatar Grand Prix. Max Verstappen took a crucial victory after McLaren's strategy error destroyed Oscar Piastri's dominant weekend, while Lando Norris lost ground and Carlos Sainz delivered a shock podium for Williams. In this Autosport F1 Podcast, we break down McLaren's Qatar GP strategy disaster, Verstappen's comeback win, Piastri vs Norris, Red Bull's recovery, Williams' surprise pace, and our full driver ratings. We also debate Qatar's tyre-limit rules and their impact on the racing. Norris now leads Verstappen by just 12 points heading into the Abu Dhabi F1 finale. Don't miss our full analysis with Stuart Coddling, Haydn Cobb and the Autosport team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we go inside the minds of the competitors for the F1 World Championship.  We explain some of the things that happened during an intense Las Vegas GP weekend – including the dramatic double disqualification of the McLaren cars that sets up an incredibly tense final two rounds for the World Championship And we look ahead in depth to what happens next. We focus particularly on two areas: which teams will have the best car for the Qatar and Abu Dhabi circuits? And with so much pressure riding on it, what is the mental game here? How do the drivers and their trainers cope with the 11 hour time difference from Vegas to Qatar so they can maintain peak performance? How do they cope with the stress and the pressure? And with McLaren making such a costly mistake in Vegas, how do the leaders make sure the team doesn't lose confidence? With James Allen in the studio to discuss this we have two real subject matter experts. Nick Harris, who trained and mentored many great drivers in the past 20 years from Mark Webber, David Coulthard and Eddie Irvine to Fernando Alonso and Nico Hulkenberg.  And Autosport's F1 writer who can demystify the technical side, Jake Boxhall Legge.  Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

This week Niko Pagones, owner and founder of Amaxi Autosport joins us in the studio to talk about how he started his shop, the excitement and challenges that came with that, and how he's using the latest tech to solve the problems of restoration in older cars. We talk 3D printing, 3D scanning, 3D printed metal, and a whole lot more. If you want to get a hold of Niko to do some work on your ride, you can find him over at Amaxi Auto!  The Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle! Not an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!  Leave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873! We're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review!  

This week, we have the latest in our series of F1 team principal interviews as we meet Ayao Komatsu at the HQ of Haas, F1's smallest team. What Haas may lack in headcount, they more than make up for in team spirit, as this engaging interview reveals. Ayao has been at Haas since the team debuted in 2016. Last season Gene Haas picked him to succeed the charismatic, but sweary Guenther Steiner as team principal. Ayao was born in Japan and moved to England as a teenager to study English and pursue his dream of working in F1. He rose through the ranks as an engineer with Lotus and Renault, where he worked closely with Romain Grosjean. As a highly competitive F1 season comes to a close, Haas is fighting Aston Martin and Racing Bulls for 6th in the Constructors' Championship. Ayao reflects on some key decisions taken earlier this season, which have boosted Haas' recent competitiveness. Ollie Bearman equalled the team's best ever result with P4 in Mexico and then backed that up with another strong points haul in Brazil. Joining James Allen in the studio for a wraparound chat is former Red Bull and Aston Martin F1 technical leader Dan Fallows. Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com . Producer: Ben Holmes, Andrea Sidler A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport

This week we discuss some of the significant developments that took place during the Brazil GP weekend, which saw Lando Norris take command of the F1 Drivers Championship and look ahead to the Las Vegas Grand Prix. In particular we delve into the role influencers are playing on helping F1 to reach new audiences in the United States, enlarging the fan base well beyond the traditional motorsport audiences.  We hear all the time about the growing role of influencers in the coverage of the sport. F1, the teams and brands all now regularly invite them to attend races and interact with the stars. This is especially true of influencers in the US, some of whom have followings as large as mainstream media platforms, among demographics that F1 has not previously reached. How much more growth is there in F1? To find out more about their role and what the life of an influencer is about, James went to meet Brian Muller and Matt Elisofon, who host the popular Red Flags podcast, featuring former F1 team boss Guenther Steiner, to get their take on it.  We also welcome back our F1 writer from the Netherlands Ronald Vording,  For details on how to be part of the prize draw to win the replica Jackie Stewart helmet signed by all 20 living world champions go to https://win.raceagainstdementia.com/ Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. = A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

This week we meet one of the small group of broadcasters who can call themselves an F1 TV commentator. Alex Jacques is the voice of Channel 4's F1 coverage in the UK and his commentary is carried on F1 TV in the US and around the world. He works alongside former F1 drivers David Coulthard and Jolyon Palmer.  Alex worked his way up through F2 and the W Series and by 2018 he was a full time F1 commentator.  He was voted Commentator of the Year in the 2022 Broadcast Sports Awards and his voice has appeared in Drive to Survive and F1 video games. Alex's new book Grid to Glory, highlights 75 key moments from F1's 75 year history.  But it's not one anecdote per year, it's much more interesting than that. He describes the kidnapping of the F1 World Champion driver, the day the F1 drivers went on strike, the Grand Prix that featured just six cars and many other great tales.  Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

In this special edition of the James Allen on F1 podcast we hear from Aston Martin Chief Technical officer Adrian Newey, who shares some insights into his process and defines what has made him so successful.  He reveals fascinating detail on what he learned from failure.  He also names out the greatest driver he has ever worked with.  We also hear about a unique new initiative from Sir Jackie Stewart to raise funds for his charity Race Against Dementia.  Jackie and his son Mark have managed to collect the signatures of all 20 living F1 World Champions – including Michael Schumacher - on one of Jackie's race helmets. This unique piece of F1 memorabilia will tour the world next year in the F1 Exhibition, but not before a one-off replica has been created which fans can win in a prize draw.  The competition is live now and closes on 23 November 2025. The winner will get an all expenses paid VIP trip to the season finale Abu Dhabi GP in December to collect it and witness the final signatures of Sir Jackie and the 2025 F1 World Champion – likely to be either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris… or could it be Number 5 for Max Vertstappen? For details on how to be part of the prize draw go to https://win.raceagainstdementia.com/ Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport =

In this special edition of the James Allen on F1 podcast we hear from Aston Martin Chief Technical officer Adrian Newey, who shares some insights into his process and defines what has made him so successful.  He reveals fascinating detail on what he learned from failure.  He also names out the greatest driver he has ever worked with.  We also hear about a unique new initiative from Sir Jackie Stewart to raise funds for his charity Race Against Dementia.  Jackie and his son Mark have managed to collect the signatures of all 20 living F1 World Champions – including Michael Schumacher - on one of Jackie's race helmets. This unique piece of F1 memorabilia will tour the world next year in the F1 Exhibition, but not before a one-off replica has been created which fans can win in a prize draw.  The competition is live now and closes on 23 November 2025. The winner will get an all expenses paid VIP trip to the season finale Abu Dhabi GP in December to collect it and witness the final signatures of Sir Jackie and the 2025 F1 World Champion – likely to be either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris… or could it be Number 5 for Max Vertstappen? For details on how to be part of the prize draw go to https://win.raceagainstdementia.com/ Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport

This week we have a special edition featuring interviews with Toto Wolff and Eddy Cue from the Autosport Business Exchange event we hosted recently in New York. It was a gathering of leaders from across motorsport, exploring the intersection of sports, entertainment and culture with the theme of the “Rise of Racing in America.” Mercedes F1 team principal and CEO Wolff gives his take on how F1 has exploded in the US, the potential for further growth and why he's keeping the same drivers next season. As a one third shareholder in the team he receives a dividend every year of around £50 million and he has seen his team's valuation soar to the point where his holding is worth over a billion dollars.  Eddy Cue is the senior Apple executive who signed the Brad Pitt F1 movie deal and followed up by clinching the five-year exclusive US TV rights deal.  The interview on stage at ABX was 36 hours before that deal announced, but Eddy was happy to share plenty of detail about how Apple sees F1's potential and what the movie has done for the company for F1.  Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport

As the gap narrows in the drivers' championship, Autosport Editor-in-Chief Kevin Turner, and Autosport writers Stuart Codling and Jake Boxall-Legge break down all the action over the US Grand Prix weekend in Austin, including a rating for the top 10 drivers and the one thing that left Kev "On the Limiter" after the weekend. 00:00 Introduction 01:58 Race Report 09:58 The Debrief 19:06 Driver Ratings 29:59 On the Limiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we have the latest in our series of F1 team principal interviews as we sit down with Sauber boss Jonathan Wheatley.  He has been in F1 since 1991 and contributed to eight Constructors' World Championships and 153 Grands Prix victories in various roles with Benetton, Renault and Red Bull Racing, where he won six of those titles. He started life as Team Principal with Sauber in April this year, shortly after the Japanese GP, arriving at work on his first day in a classic Audi Quattro. Since May, the team has seen a significant uptick in form. From 2026 the team will be rebadged as Audi, with a bespoke engine and, along with Chief Technical Office Mattia Binotto, Wheatley will carry the hopes of one of the world's leading manufacturers in their first foray into F1 racing. What skills has he had to learn? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having such a long drawn-out transition from Sauber to Audi? And how high does he feel Gabriel Bortoleto's ceiling is as a driver? Joining James Allen in the studio to discuss the interview are Autosport F1 writers Ronald Vording and Jake Boxhall-Legge.  Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

In deze vierenzestigste, speciale aflevering praten Ziggo Sport-commentator René Hoogterp, autosportschrijver Jeroen Demmendaal en IndyCar-kenner Henri Faun exclusief met Rinus VeeKay over zijn nieuwe contract met Juncos Hollinger Racing. Dat en meer in dé Nederlandse IndyCar-podcast, in samenwerking met Ziggo Sport!

In F1 the numbers never lie – whether it's the number of zeros on your pay cheque, the thousandths of a second on the stopwatch or the points of downforce on your new front wing. By looking at the underlying numbers of driver and team performance we can spot trends and learn more about what's really going on this season.  We did this at the quarter stage and half stage and now after three quarters of this F1 World Championship we look again.  To help James Allen find the numbers that count are friend of the pod, former Ferrari and Williams engineer and now data guru Rob Smedley. Autosport's technical editor Jake Boxhall Legge and F1 writer Ronald Vording joins from Singapore.   What is the most important number when it comes to Max Verstappen? What record could the pairing of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll break later this season? Williams, Racing Bulls and Sauber have all made big points gains, but at whose expense? Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

This week James Allen delves into a topic that has always fascinated him - the way F1 teams and drivers present themselves – in other words their identity. The F1 season launch at the O2, London in February showed which teams had figured out their identity and those who hadn't.  F1 teams go to endless lengths to refine the tiniest details on their car to gain performance, but could they be doing much more to make the cars and drivers look good to fans and sponsors? Is an F1 car livery just a blank canvas to showcase a team's sponsors, or should it say much more than that about the team?  How teams show up and what they stand for is really important. Think of the change McLaren went through when Zak Brown took over and switched to papaya orange or when Mercedes switched from Silver Arrows to black cars.  We explore this in the company of celebrated designer Nick Downes, who has been creating F1 car liveries and logos for over 30 years, including the iconic yellow “snake” livery for Jordan in the late 1990s, the Jaguars in the early 2000s and more recently for Williams.  Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com.   A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

This week James Allen welcomes Manish Pandey, the film maker and master storyteller who shot to prominence with the award-winning 2010 documentary Senna, which he made with Asif Kapadia and James Gay Rees of Drive to Survive fame. Since then Manish has followed up, gaining exclusive access to F1's ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone, to tell his behind the scenes story in the streaming series Lucky. Now he's done it again with a new film, Seeing Red, about another of F1's biggest characters, Luca Di Montezemolo.  Montezemolo was only 28 years old when he won the 1975 F1 World Championships as Ferrari team manager with Niki Lauda. He then came back in the 1990s to lead Ferrari's renaissance, putting in place the “Dream Team” of Jean Todt, Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne that dominated F1 with Michael Schumacher. At the same time he brought the magic back to Ferrari's road car fleet.  Manish talks about what has drawn him as a film maker to tell the stories of Senna, Ecclestone and Montezemolo, what they have in common and how their stories intersect. He reveals the conversations that Montezemolo and Senna had in 1994 about the great Brazilian joining Ferrari and looks at the Ferrari of today and asks: how important is it that the person at the top of Ferrari loves F1? Seeing Red is on a limited cinema release via Everyman Cinemas in the UK and will be released on major streaming platforms soon. Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport

This week we welcome Ted Kravitz, a bona fide sports broadcasting legend, who has carved his own niche since 2001, patrolling the F1 pit lane for Sky Sports F1, BBC and ITV Sport.  His Ted's Notebook segment on the Sky coverage is a must-watch for all fans of the sport, from the US to the UK, Australia and beyond.  He's just released a new book, F1 Insider, telling his story as well as some great stories and anecdotes from his 25 years as the voice of the F1 pitlane. James Allen, who mentored Ted early in his TV career, chats to him about the F1 personalities that have stood out, moments of high drama that he found himself in the middle of and the toughest moments he's faced. Ted lifts the veil on how live F1 TV coverage works behind the scenes.  He also looks ahead to the final three months of the season and his gives thoughts the battle for the F1 Drivers' Championship.  F1 Insider: Notes from the Pit Lane is out now, published by Octopus Books. Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

Rob returns to spin around the festival of speed with Drew and Danny. But will he listen to team orders for the better of the podcast? SHOW NOTES Ricciardo's Ford teaser, beard, ESPN is posting 20-minute Sky highlights now?, Autosport article about the V8 timeline Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Join our fantasy league with invite code P46XBLLQJ06 New to F1? Check out our primer episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

McLaren are poised to win the F1 Constructors World Championship with a record seven races to spare. Given that this is the final year of these regulations, where the margins are supposed to be tight, how have they done it? Will McLaren's dominance continue in 2026, when new regulations are introduced? And if not – which team will be the first post-McLaren to win a Constructors' Championship? With James Allen to discuss this we welcome back friend of the pod, former Aston Martin technical director and head of aerodynamics at Red Bull Racing, Dan Fallows and Autosport's F1 writer Jake Boxhall Legge.  Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

F1 is back in racing mode after the Summer Break and this week we are in between two fast, intense races; the Dutch GP at Zandvoort and the Italian GP at Monza, the race with the highest average speed lap on the calendar and the home of Ferrari.  Alongside James Allen we've brought in to of our fastest thinkers: Our F1 writer from the Netherlands Ronald Vording and our man in Italy Roberto Chinchero.  The team discuss the mood music at Zandvoort, the championship balance between the McLaren drivers, growing pressure on Hamilton and Antonelli ahead of Monza and why Toto Wolff appreciates deepfake images of himself on the internet.  Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport 

This week we gather a stellar line-up of movie industry insiders as we break down the summer blockbuster F1 Movie, which has now earned over half a billion dollars at the box office, so deserves some deeper consideration. Having earlier looked at it from the point of view of journalists and fans, we now get the movie experts to cast an eye over it; is it technically a good film? How well does the story work, and what about the all-important action sequences? How does the treatment of female characters compare? And do movies like this do any long-term good for the sport? In Part II next week, the panel will compare it with the 1960s classic Grand Prix as well as other classic motorsport films Rush, Days of Thunder and Le Mans. Are they any good as movies? And what does it take to create a movie that appeals to all audiences, not just motorsport enthusiasts? With James Allen in the studio are:  Eddie Hamilton, editor of Top Gun Maverick and the two most recent Mission Impossible films. Adrian Wootton OBE, runs the British Film Commission (encouraging productions like F1 to film in the UK).  Mark Lane is an award-winning movie producer, with over 40 credits including I am not a serial Killer and The Cut.  Nick Manzi is a producer with a string of hits from Blitz to Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and a lifelong F1 enthusiast.  Chapters 00:00 Introduction to F1 Movie Discussion 03:00 Audience Reception and Expectations 05:58 The Art of Filmmaking in F1 Movies 08:59 Motorsport as a Cinematic Backdrop 11:55 Elements of a Successful Film 14:51 Character Dynamics and Storytelling 18:08 Technical Achievements and Authenticity 20:46 The Role of Female Characters 23:59 Budget and Financial Aspects of F1 Movie 26:51 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Don't miss the chance to compete against our expert writers on Motorsport's hugely popular F1 Fantasy League. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/race-our-writers-motorsport-launches-its-first-ever-featured-league-on-f1-fantasy/10702182/ Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport

This week we look ahead to the F1 summer shutdown, which starts after the chequered flag falls in Hungary until Zandvoort at the end of August. But rather than use it as an excuse for tired old repeats, we are embracing the shutdown and looking at its significance to F1. This week we look at what the F1 drivers need to do during the break; how they recover after 14 gruelling races in five months, how they stay in shape while recharging. We also explore more broadly the physical and mental challenges on F1 drivers today. Is it true that F1 drivers are among the fittest athletes in sport? Taking James Allen deep into this fascinating topic is Nick Harris, who has trained and mentored many great drivers in the past 20 years from Mark Webber, David Coulthard and Jenson Button to Fernando Alonso and Nico Hulkenberg. He has also worked with top performers from other sports, like Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova. To view the highlights of the 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey and to download the Whitepaper, go to https://fansurvey2025-formula1.motorsportnetwork.com/ Don't miss the chance to compete against our expert writers on Motorsport's hugely popular F1 Fantasy League. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/race-our-writers-motorsport-launches-its-first-ever-featured-league-on-f1-fantasy/10702182/ Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. Producer: Dre Harrison A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport

In F1 the numbers never lie; whether it's zeros on a paycheck, thousandths of a second on a stopwatch or points of downforce on a new front wing. At the halfway stage of the F1 World Championship, the points tables for drivers and constructors tell their own story. McLaren are well ahead in both; Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull trail badly. But by looking at the underlying numbers we can spot trends and learn more about what's really going on this season and what might happen in the second half. We did this at the quarter stage and now at we look again, after 12 rounds in this 24 race F1 World Championship. Joining James Allen are special guest Dan Fallows - one of the top F1 engineers of the last two decades, he headed up the Red Bull aero department from the Sebastian Vettel era up to the first ground effect car in 2022 and was most recently Technical Director of Aston Martin F1 team. Also joining us are F1 data guru Rob Smedley, of Smedley Group and Autosport's Jake Boxall-Legge. To view the highlights of the Global F1 Fan Survey and to download the Whitepaper, go to https://fansurvey2025-formula1.motorsportnetwork.com/ Don't miss the chance to compete against our expert writers on Motorsport's hugely popular F1 Fantasy League. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/race-our-writers-motorsport-launches-its-first-ever-featured-league-on-f1-fantasy/10702182/ Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. Producers: Dre Harrison, Ben Holmes A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport

On this week's podcast we speak to the most powerful woman in F1 today and the American who plans to be one of the two most powerful men next year. As Chief Commercial Officer of F1 and CEO of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Emily Prazer is responsible for bringing billions of dollars of revenue into the sport. She tells us her plans to make Vegas bigger and better this year and reveals its economic impact. Meanwhile Tim Mayer will face off against Mohammed Ben Sulayem in December's election for FIA President. He faces an uphill task, but he strongly believes the FIA can be more professionally run. He explains why he has decided to run, what he would do differently from the current President and how he would avoid conflicts with F1 drivers over topics like jewellery and swearing. James Allen is also joined in the studio by Autosport's F1 Business Correspondent Mark Mann-Bryans. To view the highlights of the Global F1 Fan Survey and to download the full Whitepaper, go to https://fansurvey2025-formula1.motorsportnetwork.com/ Don't miss the chance to compete against our expert writers on Motorsport's hugely popular F1 Fantasy League. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/race-our-writers-motorsport-launches-its-first-ever-featured-league-on-f1-fantasy/10702182/ Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com Producer: Dre Harrison A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport

In this emergency podcast we react to the news that Christian Horner has been sacked with immediate effect by Red Bull Racing. During 20 years in charge of Red Bull Racing Horner won eight Drivers' championships, six constructors' and took 124 Grand Prix wins. But after some key departures and the poor performance this season of the car the team has dropped Horner. His role will be taken by Racing Bulls Team Principal Laurent Mekies, who in turn will be replaced by Alan Permane, Racing Bulls Racing Director. We'll get into the background to the sacking, what role Max Verstappen and his father may have played and what it means for Ferrari, who may well move for the 51 year-old to replace Fred Vasseur, whose contract expires at the end of this season. James Allen is joined in the studio to analyse the news by our correspondents Ronald Vording from Netherlands, Christian Nimmervoll from Austria and Motorsport Editor-in-Chief Ben Hunt. To view the highlights of the Global F1 Fan Survey and to download the full Whitepaper, go to https://fansurvey2025-formula1.motorsportnetwork.com/ Don't miss the chance to compete against our expert writers on Motorsport's hugely popular F1 Fantasy League. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/race-our-writers-motorsport-launches-its-first-ever-featured-league-on-f1-fantasy/10702182/ Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. Producer: Dre Harrison A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport

Tonight we're honored to welcome one of motorsports journalism's most respected voices: Pete Lyons. With a career spanning over five decades, Pete has covered everything from the raw thunder of Can-Am and Formula 1 to the gritty drama of endurance racing at Le Mans. His vivid storytelling, deep technical insight, and front-row access to some of racing's most iconic moments have made him a staple in publications like Autosport, Road & Track, Autoweek and Vintage Motorsport. Whether he's recalling battles between legendary drivers or peeling back the curtain on motorsport innovation, Pete brings history to life with unmatched passion and precision. And we're going to dive into his latest publication My Travels On Racer Road: Can-Am and Formula 1 in their Golden Age with the man who's not only chronicled motorsport history - but lived it. And joining us is Jon Summers, the Motoring Historian, one of the many personalities on the Motoring Podcast Network!  ===== (Oo---x---oO) ===== 00:00 Welcoming Motorsport Journalist Pete Lyons 01:32 Pete Lyons' Early Life and Passion for Cars 03:05 Backpacking and European Adventures 08:26 Transition to Motorsport Journalism 12:02 The Dangerous Era of Motorsport 15:31 Exploring the Can-Am Racing Series 31:12 Exploring Iconic Race Tracks 36:59 The Decline of Can-Am Racing 38:29 Covering Formula One in the '70s 38:57 The Mystique of Lotus, the Reliability of McLaren and the Unique Story of Tyrell 49:49 Writing My Life Story and Advice for Aspiring Writers 59:13 Final Thoughts and Promotions ==================== The Motoring Podcast Network : Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - motoringpodcast.net More Information: https://www.motoringpodcast.net/ Become a VIP at: https://www.patreon.com/gtmotorsports Online Magazine: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/ This episode is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) and the Society of Automotive Historians (SAH).

Forget the hype around “Mil-Spec” wiring — most builds don't need it. Smart, fit-for-purpose materials and design can still deliver a reliable harness with great performance and aesthetics. This week on the podcast we sit down with Technica Racewire co-founders Philip Chiu and Kevin Tan to uncover the wiring harness essentials.

This week we get behind the numbers to find out what fans think of F1, as the 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey is launched, ahead of the British Grand Prix. Over 100,000 respondents took part from 186 countries. Fans were self-selecting, so this isn't a complete picture of all F1 fans worldwide, but what it does show is that F1 is managing the juggling act of attracting new fans, while keeping its long-standing fans on board. And the responses show there is quite a bit of common ground between the two cohorts, not least that the sporting product of F1 is the most important thing for both. We look at the box office numbers for the opening weekend of F1 The Movie and ask what it means for the sport. And we'll hear from the newest team principal on the grid, Graeme Lowdon, why Cadillac will be operating out of both the US and the UK when they come into F1 next season. You can watch the full YouTube video on the Autosport YouTube Channel. Joining James Allen in the studio to talk through all this are Motorsport's Editor-in-Chief Ben Hunt and F1 writer Emily Selleck. To view the highlights of the Global F1 Fan Survey and to download the Whitepaper, go to https://fansurvey2025-formula1.motorsportnetwork.com/ Don't miss the chance to compete against our expert writers on Motorsport's hugely popular F1 Fantasy League. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/race-our-writers-motorsport-launches-its-first-ever-featured-league-on-f1-fantasy/10702182/ Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com. Producer: Dre Harrison A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport

Dre Harrison is back to host another episode of Tank Slappers after a newsworthy Grand Prix of Qatar, joined by Autosport and Motorsport.com writers Uri Puigdemont and Richard Asher.  Once again it was Marc Marquez who dominated from the front to take his third double victory of the season in the Sprint and the Grand Prix. The trio talk about Marquez's brilliance despite the early clash with his brother Alex, and the worry for teammate Francesco Bagnaia, who was expected to win on a track he's won at multiple times before. There's also the latest news on the condition of World Champion Jorge Martin, who suffered a horrendous crash after being struck by Fabio DiGiannantonio, and is set to miss three months of racing after having his lung collapse and breaking 11 of his ribs.  Maverick Vinales shocked everyone in the sport by giving Marquez a run for his money by finishing second on the road, only to drop to 14th after the race finished due to a breach of the tyre pressure regulations. Dre and Richard discuss whether the rule needs changing after Vinales spent multiple laps leading to bring his tyre pressures down.  There's also the polarising performances coming from the Japanese manufactures, as Honda's Johann Zarco continues to impress with a fourth-placed finish, while Fabio Quartararo falls down the order after claiming his first front-row start in nearly three years. 

Autosport has diversified its podcast offerings by launching three new channels as part of the Motorsport Network's expanded coverage. If you like your podcasts, you're likely already subscribed to the ever-so-slightly renamed Autosport F1 Podcast, so if you're here for F1, stay right there exclusively for all of our content. This will include news, previews and reviews, along with weekly fan Q+A podcasts from our journalists in our studio and directly from the paddock. If you want more of the global motorsport scene, subscribe to our new feed, Autosport Racing, featuring analysis, news and reviews from the World Endurance Championship to the British Touring Car Championship. If you prefer the domestic scene for your motorsport coverage, you can subscribe to our new Autosport National Podcast. Hosted by our Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner and National Editor Stephen Lickorish, the Autosport National Podcast will feature rankings, opinions, the latest news and exclusive interviews from the beating heart of the domestic scene, including British GT, rallying, Hillclimb and the grassroots of UK motorsport every Tuesday. We also have the Autosport Retro Podcast. As Autosport celebrates its 75th anniversary as a publication, what better way to mark it than a trip through the archives? On Retro, we recount some of the greatest stories in motorsport, from drivers, teams, cars, brands and more, and include interviews with key figures across motorsport history. All of these channels will be promoted here, as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and just about everywhere else where podcasts are available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin Turner sits down with Stephen Lickorish and special guest and Autosport National contributor Marcus Pye to chat about the racing series they're most looking forward to amongst the domestic scene in 2025. There's chat about British GT with Rob Collard going for a third series title with new teammate Hugo Cook at Barwell Motorsport. The strength in depth of GB3's 2025 roster is also spoken warmly about, including reigning Autosport Young Driver of the Year Deagen Fairclough and F1 Academy 2024 Champion, Abbi Pulling. Also included is the Walter Hayes Trophy and the 25th Anniversary year of the Formula Ford 1600 celebration, Super Touring Power 3 at Brands Hatch and more! If you would like to keep up with UK motorsport every week, take a look at our new National newsletter and sign up: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=Vbb5eh&g=RL2Lcd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin Turner and Stephen Lickorish are back for another edition of the Autosport National Podcast. On this week's show, they sit down with the Director of Communications for the 750 Motor Club, James Winstanley. Together, they discuss the rise of the Suzuki Swift challenge and its increasing grid size, as well as how accessible it is in terms of grassroots Motorsport. They also discuss how they give away equipment and use unique rules to keep people coming back, and they discuss what the future holds for the series and the club as a whole. If you would like to keep up with UK motorsport every week, take a look at our new National newsletter and sign up: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=Vbb5eh&g=RL2Lcd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin Turner and Stephen Lickorish return for another edition of the Autosport National Podcast, and on this week's edition, the pair rank their Top 5 corners to watch racing from in the UK as a preview to the upcoming club racing circuit season. From the incredible mountain at Cadwell Park, the Knockhill Chicane to arguably the most famous corner in the country, Paddock Hill Bend at Brands Hatch, Kev and Stephen go back and forth on their favourites, and feature two completely different lists. Who do you think they picked at Number 1, and what would be your favourite corner to watch Motorsport from? Reach out and let us know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

F1 went all out to celebrate its 75th Anniversary season, and Autosport was in attendance for the F175 Live show from the O2 Arena in London. In a special podcast, Alex Kalinauckas and Mark Mann-Bryans went through the entire day reporting on the event, including the early morning press conferences with *most* of the teams, as well as highlights of the event itself, with Ben Hunt interviewing fans after the event was over and hearing their opinions on F1's first ever group launch. There's also a roundtable between Alex, Mark, and Stuart Codling from the morning after as they review the event, what it did well, what it didn't, and if the event has a future within the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices