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Scott and Edd sign off in Jeddah

On the road back from the final day of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Scott (with a guest traffic review from Edd) sign off.

Who knew there would be so much traffic at 3am?

Send us your Saudi Arabian GP F1 podcast questions!

Drop your questions about this weekend below this post for Edd and the rest of the team to tackle on the podcast.

2015 Revisited: Barcelona - Stop crashing! (Round 7)

It’s a messy Barcelona race next up in MotoGP 2015 Revisited - though one rider kept themselves clear of all the mayhem.

Megan White, Val Khorounzhiy, Simon Patterson and Matt Beer try to figure out why the Catalan Grand Prix was so high attrition, and debate the significance of one particular crash on the entire season.

Suzuki’s outstanding qualifying turning to disaster immediately and Dani Pedrosa’s return to the podium (and whether it was actually a bit underwhelming) al...

Our verdict on Norris's costly error [ad-free video]

Edd and Scott discuss Lando Norris's massive Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying shunt, his and McLaren's reactions to it and their theories behind it in our latest video.

Edd and Jon on the Saudi Arabian GP qualifying surprises

Edd and Jon (and Scott typing in the background) are back on the bus at the end of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying day, discussing Lando Norris's blunder, Max Verstappen's brilliance, all the other events of Jeddah qualifying and the escapades they had just trying to get on the bus at all.

What we learned watching every 2025 F1 car trackside at the Saudi Arabian GP [ad-free]

We spent the key FP2 session of Friday practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix trackside - so this is our verdict on what we’ve seen from every 2025 F1 car at Jeddah.

Edd, Scott and Jon on the key lessons from Friday practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

In-car insights - brought to you from an F1 media shuttle bus - Scott, Edd and Jon debrief after a sweltering Friday practice day in Jeddah, where Scott and Edd spent the vital FP2 session trackside.

And Colossally That's History S3 E3: How Frank Williams survived (and his team thrived) in 1986

Today, Williams are a mainstay on the Formula 1 grid and one of the most successful teams in Formula 1 history, having amassed nine constructors’ world championships, seven drivers’ world championships, and 114 grand prix victories. But it all could have been so different.

Ahead of the 1986 season, team boss Frank Williams had a devastating car crash which left him paralysed and fighting for his life. That he survived and that his team would go on to win the constructors' t...

Edd and Scott on key takeaways from F1 media day at the Saudi GP

On The Buses F1-edition. Travelling on a shuttle bus back from F1 media day at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Edd and Scott discuss their standout takeaways from Thursday.

What's going on with revived Max Verstappen Red Bull F1 exit talk [ad-free video]

Max Verstappen's Red Bull F1 future became a major talking point AGAIN after a difficult Bahrain Grand Prix and the team's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko expressed 'concern' Max could leave Red Bull if things don't improve quickly. From the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix paddock in Jeddah on F1 media Thursday, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Edd Straw unpick Marko's remarks, Verstappen's opaque reaction, and discuss the possible next steps.

⭐️ BBV10s 1993 Revisited: Brazilian GP

For round two of Bring Back V10s 1993 Revisited, we head to the Brazilian Grand Prix, where Ayrton Senna took his second home victory in three years. But does this win get overlooked in comparison to his emotional first win in 1991?

Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Matt Beer and Ben Anderson discuss that and much more from this weekend, including Michael Andretti’s massive crash at the start, the confusion around Alain Prost staying out on slicks when a heavy downpour hit the track, the fir...

Prema reserve Grosjean interviewed, Long Beach analysed with Hinch

Romain Grosjean joins this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast to discuss his plan to turn his reserve role at Prema into a series return, while James Hinchcliffe joins to break down Long Beach.

Grosjean discusses how he’ll help Prema’s drivers, how he’ll balance giving away his secrets against potential future on-track rivals, his desire to get back into the series, plus he even gives his plan for what IndyCar’s next car should look like (if he was in charge!).

E...

Scott and Jon look ahead to the weekend in Saudi Arabia

Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble were the first of our team to arrive in Saudi Arabia ahead of this weekend's grand prix, so they sat down for an exclusive members-only chat about what they think will be the main talking points during the fifth round of the season.

Norris vs Piastri - Your questions answered (ad-free)

We take listener questions on the Oscar Piastri versus Lando Norris battle in the latest edtiion of The Race F1 Podcast. 

Ben Anderson and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to analyse the step forward Piastri has taken in 2025 and the calm and assured mentality he appears to bring to F1.

We also break down Norris’s Bahrain struggles and if they reflect a potential weakness in the world championship fight, or if his brutally honest self-analysis is actually a strength. 

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What’s going on with Alpine’s controversial F1 driver decision [ad-free video]

Before Red Bull opted to change its F1 driver line-up after just TWO races, there was another controversial decision that created an unusual driver saga before F1 2025 had even begun.

Edd answers your Bahrain GP F1 driver rankings questions

Edd Straw sits down to work through a selection of questions posed by our members about his driver rankings order from the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. Highlights include several people taking him to task over the positioning of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, how George Russell's 'side quest' helped him land number one, and a brilliant explanation of why Edd "didn't want to put anyone sixth"!

Val answers your MotoGP Qatar GP rider ranking questions

Where would Fabio di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez have placed had they not crashed into other riders?

That's just one of the many questions Val's tackled about his MotoGP rider rankings for round four of 2025 at the Qatar GP, exclusively for you here on Patreon. 

🏎 F1 Extra: Can Aston Martin take any positives from its start to 2025?

What’s going on at Aston Martin and is it given an easy ride compared to the criticism of Audi-owned Sauber?

That’s among the questions from The Race Members’ Club Samarth Kanal and Edd Straw take on in the latest edition of the F1 Extra podcast. 

We also discuss the form of Racing Bulls and why often the team fails to convert speed into results, and ponder if the Bahrain GP is better as the fourth race of the season or an opener. 

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