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🔧 F1 Tech Show: Who'll win the three-team constructors' championship battle?

The battle for the 2024 drivers' world crown may be all but over, but on the constructors' front the battle is still raging, with the final three races set to decide whether McLaren, Ferrari or Red Bull take top honours (and the considerable prize money that goes with it).

On this episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson cast an eye over each team, assessing the job they've done over the course of the season and assessing which of t...

New MotoGP Revisited Podcast - You decide the year!

We're launching a new MotoGP equivalent of Bring Back V10s' F1 1997 Revisited podcast series exclusively for The Race Members' Club - and we want YOU to decide which year we relive.

Simon, Val, Matt and Megan are poised for a round-by-round revisit of a classic MotoGP season, with each race explained and argued about in its own podcast episode during 2025.

But...

Ad-free MotoGP pod: So satellite riders CAN win championships

Despite Simon Patterson's years of predictions on The Race MotoGP Podcast that satellite riders can't win championships, Jorge Martin has done just that.

So Simon - wearing his 'Satellite riders can win championships' T-shirt from The Race shop - joins Val Khorounzhiy, Megan White and Matt Beer on the season finale episode to discuss...

Ad-free F1 pod: Brad Pitt's F1 movie - How it's been filmed and why it matters

With F1 taking a breather before the final three races of the season, we thought we'd bring you something a little different for our latest episode: An update on the Brad Pitt-led movie F1, which is scheduled to hit cinemas next summer.

Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Valentin Khorounzhiy explain how it has been filmed (particularly over real-life F1 weekends), why director Joseph Kosinski's back catalogue provides hope for spectacular action sequences, and how the team...

Get your MotoGP decider podcast questions in!

It's MotoGP title decider weekend and Simon, Val, Megan and Matt are poised for the season finale episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast.

Pop your questions for us in the comments on this post and we'll get through as many as we can across the post-race episode and our extra episode from the Barcelona test too.

EARLY ACCESS: Discussing F1's driver 'clearout'

As a special Patreon treat this weekend, we're releasing the audio from an upcoming discussion video that will run on our YouTube channel in the coming days.

Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell-Malm take a look at what's behind F1's sudden push for youth in the driver market, and how that has left so many established names without a seat for 2025.

⭐️ Bring Back V10s 1997 revisited: Luxembourg GP

The iconic image from F1's first 'Luxembourg Grand Prix' in 1997 has to be Ralf Schumacher's Jordan spinning over the side of his brother's Ferrari, inflicting a critical blow to Michael's championship hopes. But as we discuss on our latest 1997 Revisited episode, the real culprit for this clash seems to have got away with his role in it over the years, and this memorable incident took attention away from an almost disastrous separate clash involving Schumacher's title rival Jacques Villeneuv...

And Colossally That's History S2 E7: France's 'golden generation' of F1 winners

The latest episode of Colossally has a distinctly French flavour, as Matt and Richard look back on a golden age of French Formula 1 drivers.

Believe it or not, having endured a 13-year winless drought in Formula 1 between 1958 and 1971, France then produced 10 different F1 winners in 11 seasons in the 1970s and early 1980s - a remarkable achievement for the country that gave rise to Grand Prix racing.

Matt and Richard look back on the history of Grand Prix racing in France, before...

🏍 MotoGP Extra: We answer your questions!

We've promised for a long time that we'll dive into the fantastic list of questions from The Race Members' Club that we've held in reserve on The Race MotoGP Podcast and as the Barcelona season finale approaches we're keeping our word!

Simon Patterson, Megan White, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer dive into a pile of questions about Marc Marquez's 2025 prospects, Franco Morbidelli, Tech3's "confusing" new line-up and a monster of a debate about the sport vs entertainment, purity vs gimmick...

Ad-free F1 pod: What's behind the race director's sudden departure? Plus, big changes to launch season, Aston’s tech shake-up, Alpine’s new engine deal & more

It's a news bonanza on the mid-week episode of The Race F1 Podcast as Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and special guest Christian Menath from German outlet Motorsport Magazin to unpack several big stories.

The first is the shock news that Formula 1 will have a new race director from the Las Vegas Grand Prix as Niels Wittich has stepped down with immediate effect. We discuss what's behind his sudden departure, and Christian explains why there's more to it than th...

Ad-free MotoGP pod: We predict the title showdown outcome

Is a satellite rider about to win the MotoGP world championship (and prove The Race MotoGP Podcast's Simon Patterson very wrong)?

It's advantage Jorge Martin heading into the Barcelona finale, but after a(nother) season of mad swings between Pramac Ducati rider Martin and factory rival Pecco Bagnaia can the decider really be that simple?

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Ad-free F1 pod: Norris' development, the GPDA hit back, Mercedes' form & more

On this episode, with the title fight now effectively settled in Max Verstappen's favour, Edd Straw, Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson discuss what Lando Norris needs to do to move from regular race winner to real championship challenger in 2025.

They also look at the collision course Mohammed Ben Sulayem appears to be on with Formula 1’s drivers after the FIA president's clampdown on swearing was met with a firm and united rebuke from the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA).

Ther...

📕 F1 Book Club: Behind the scenes in the Mercedes F1 Team

On the latest episode of F1 Book Club, Edd Straw chats to Matt Whyman, author of a fascinating new book titled: Inside Mercedes F1: Life In The Fast Lane.

Matt was granted unprecedented and unlimited access to Mercedes for the 2023 and 2024 seasons and fully embedded himself in the team during that period, sitting behind Toto Wolff in the garage, attending engineering debriefs, studying simulator sessions in the factory, and even sitting alongside race strategists durin...

And Colossally That's History S2 E6: Three races that explain the genius of Gilles Villeneuve

On this episode, Matt and Richard explore the genius of one of Formula 1's most celebrated drivers: Gilles Villeneuve.

The unassuming French-Canadian only won six Grands Prix in his all-too-short career, but his reputation remains up there with the very best, and his legacy still looms large over the sport, not least because of his artistry behind the wheel and pure love of racing.

To help reappraise the Villeneuve legend, Matt and Richard have picked out three races from his F1...

🏎 F1 EXTRA: Contrasting Hamilton's joyous run in Senna's car with his miserable Mercedes sign-off

On this episode of F1 Extra, exclusively for you, our valued members, Edd Straw is joined by Glenn Freeman and our Brazilian colleague Lito Cavalcanti for more reflection on last weekend's race in Brazil, which proved a weekend of mixed emotions for Lewis Hamilton.

The guys begin by reflecting on Hamilton's joyous pre-race run in Ayrton Senna's McLaren MP4/5B, with Lito discussing its significance for Brazilian fans. They then move on to discussing how that moment contrasted with the re...

EARLY ACCESS: Our take on F1 drivers calling out Mohammed Ben Sulayem

Fresh from recording, we're giving you early access to listen to a YouTube video we're releasing later in the wake of the F1 drivers calling out FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and the FIA's clampdown on swearing (among other things) in a statement published today.

Ben Anderson is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm as they give their take on the F1 drivers' action as well as what this means going forward for the FIA and Ben Sulayem in particular.

We hope you enjoy this bonus mini-...

⭐️ Bring Back V10s 1997 revisited: Austrian GP

F1's return to Austria after a decade away was action packed, with Jacques Villeneuve coming through the chaos to get his championship challenge back on course. 

Beyond Villeneuve's win, we look back on Jarno Trulli's heroics for Prost, Stewart's cameo at the front, a famous clash between Jean Alesi and Eddie Irvine, and Michael Schumacher's costly yellow flag infringement. 

Ad-free F1 pod: Why it’s Bottas out, Bortoleto in for Sauber in 2025

Join Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm as they discuss Audi/Sauber's decision to sign F2 championship-leader Gabriel Bortoleto to partner Nico Hulkenberg for 2025 and beyond, in the process saying goodbye to Valtteri Bottas, who for a long time looked favourite to retain his seat.

Amongst other things, they discuss why Audi/Sauber have opted for youth over experience, whether there's a risk with Bortoleto beginning his F1 career in uncompetitive machinery, why McLaren were happy to let ...

🏍 MotoGP Extra: KTM star Brad Binder answers your questions!

We've got a huge list of one-on-one MotoGP interviews to bring you uncut exclusive to The Race Members' Club over the winter, and we're starting with a particularly special one because YOU supplied all the questions for it.

Brad Binder joined Simon Patterson to answer everything you wanted to know, and was brilliantly open about KTM's current situation and the arrival of Pedro Acosta - including some very honest admissions.

Brad also reminisces about his MotoGP career so far and T...

Satellite riders CAN win MotoGP championships? - Your T-shirt designs are here!

With Pramac's Jorge Martin closing on the MotoGP world championship, Simon Patterson's long insistence on The Race MotoGP Podcast that no satellite rider will ever win the title is REALLY being tested. And that's prompted plenty of requests from The Race Members' Club for T-shirts on the topic.

Our designer/roving podcast report Ollie Card has obliged with two special designs for you!

Satellite riders CAN win world championships:

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🔧 Ad-free Tech Show: F1’s latest cheating suspicions, red flag tyre changes and Aston’s struggles

On this episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson cover a raft of topics that came up over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, including wet weather set-ups, red flag tyre changes (and whether they should be allowed), and Aston Martin's miserable performance level - especially compared to similarly powered and similarly funded rival McLaren.

They also dive into the latest technical tit-for-tat between Red Bull and McLaren, with the eme...

Edd Straw answers your F1 driver rankings questions!

Thanks to everyone who piled in with comments and questions about Edd's Brazilian GP driver rankings to find out more about the process Edd goes through, and to hold him to account for all the things he got wrong, of course!

Edd sat down to work through your questions, choosing not to look at them in advance so you could get a feel for his 'live' reaction to what was being put to him.

Those of you paying close attention will recall that we promised this would be released as a vide...