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Ad-free MotoGP pod: Aprilia's big 2025 decisions, with boss Massimo Rivola

Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola joins The Race MotoGP Podcast for a special summer break episode.

As part of an extensive chat, Rivola discusses Aprilia's signing of Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi and some of the alternatives that were considered, the exits of Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales and the line-up questions facing the satellite Trackhouse team.

Afterwards, there is an extensive discussion between podcast regulars Matt Beer, Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy ove...

Ad-free F1 pod: Untangling Red Bull's driver mess

The pressure is piling on Sergio Perez after another disappointing weekend at Silverstone, with rumours intensifying that Red Bull could replace him, despite the Mexican only recently signing a contract extension. So should we expect him to be sacked as Max Verstappen's team mate, and if he is who might replace him? And furthermore, how did Red Bull get itself into such a mess with its drivers? Mark Hughes and Dutch TV commentator Nelson Valkenburg join Edd Straw to discuss all of these topic...

🏎 F1 EXTRA: Is Max making Red Bull look better than it really is? Your questions answered

On this episode of F1 Extra, exclusively for members, Edd Straw is joined by Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell-Malm to answer more questions from listeners. Is Max Verstappen's speed masking Red Bull's deficiencies? Are team radio messages broadcast on open channels? Is there a British bias in F1 broadcasting? These are just some of the questions tackled this time around...

⭐️ Early access: BBV10s S10 E3 - Schumacher fights back at Argentina '98

For this week's early and ad-free episode of Bring Back V10s, we're turning the clock back to the Nineties. Michael Schumacher turned the tide on McLaren's dominant start to the 1998 F1 season with a surprise victory in Argentina, having collided with David Coulthard to take the lead early in the race.

Ben Anderson and Matt Beer join Glenn Freeman to look back on how Schumacher and Ferrari got themselves into the hunt after McLaren dominated the first two races of the year, and how the ...

Ad-free IndyCar pod: O'Ward on ending his 714-day win draught

Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward joins this episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast in a special interview after his race win at Mid-Ohio on Sunday.

O'Ward discusses the weight being lifted of his and the team's shoulders following the end of a near two-year winless streak, talks about his rollercoaster season so far, and describes how he feels about his championship chances after vaulting into third in the standings.

He also discusses McLaren's fight to catch Ganassi as IndyCar's top dog ...

Ad-free F1 pod: Is Hamilton regretting pledging his future to Ferrari?

Back in February, when Lewis Hamilton's shock 2025 move to Ferrari was announced, you could argue it made a lot of sense - his Mercedes team were in poor form and Ferrari looked to be on the up. Fast forward five months, and would Hamilton still make the same move, given Ferrari's current problems and Mercedes' winning resurgence? And is he now feeling any regret? Those questions are answered in today's pod by Edd Straw, Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman, who also tackle a host of other question...

🔧 Ad-free Tech Show: What's going wrong at Ferrari?

Edd and Gary are back, fresh from their trip to the British Grand Prix, where they got the chance to take a close look at the cars on track. As ever, Gary made some shrewd observations, which he reports back on in the first part of the podcast.

Then, for our main topic, Edd and Gary turn the spotlight on Ferrari, after another troubling weekend where it turned its back on recent upgrades and had to revert back to an older specification to find performance and eliminate bouncing at high ...

Ad-free MotoGP pod: Our verdict on Martin’s latest blunder

Just when Jorge Martin looked set to regain the 2024 MotoGP world championship fight momentum, his crash from the lead with just two laps of the German Grand Prix to go changed everything (again).

Simon Patterson, Valentin Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer give their takes on why it happened, the repercussions for the title battle and whether Martin will ever change in The Race MotoGP Podcast.

Last week we thought we really might be talking about Marc Marquez's first Gresini Ducati win at...

Ad-free F1 pod: How Hamilton capitalised on McLaren errors to snap win drought

Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Samarth Kanal join Edd Straw in Silverstone to discuss a thrilling British Grand Prix, which was won by Lewis Hamilton. They explain how Hamilton was able to snap a two-and-a-half-year win drought, thanks in part to some strategic errors from McLaren...

Get your questions in for our British GP F1 podcast!

Get your questions in by 18:30 UK time, and Edd will include as many of them as possible in the post-race episode! And we'll inevitably tackle some more of them later in the week 🤝

Ask a question for our German GP MotoGP podcast!

Jorge Martin striking back at Pecco Bagnaia, Marc Marquez's horrible weekend at one of his best tracks, Trackhouse's pace, more rider market shenanigans... a LOT has happened at the Sachsenring already.

What do you want to know more about and what do you want Simon Patterson, Valentin Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer's take on?

Submit your question for the German Grand Prix episode of The Race M...

⭐️ BBV10s EXTRA: Mansell Q&A reaction with Glenn and Edd

It's British GP weekend, so what better time for some Mansell Mania?

A little while back we gave you - The Race Members’ Club - the chance to put your questions to 1992 F1 world champion Nigel Mansell - and the response was enormous.

We ran the Q&A on the Race website a couple of weeks ago, but as an added bonus, Edd Straw (who put the questions to Nigel) and Glenn Freeman have recorded a special follow-up podcast, where they discuss the interview and what stood out about ...

Ad-free IndyCar pod: Mid-season top 10 ranking + What to expect from hybrid debut

A ranking of the top 10 drivers in IndyCar so far this year and what to expect from its new hybrid unit are the big talking points on this week's episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast.

JR Hildebrand is on hand to dissect Jack Benyon's top 10 rankings and ask some crucial questions of where Benyon has gone wrong, and pin down some of the areas he has right.

Elsewhere the duo outline some key things to watch as IndyCar's hybrid unit makes a mid-season debut, and react to the news...

⭐️ Early access: BBV10s S10 E2 - Kimi's Nurburgring nightmare!

Kimi Raikkonen's suspension failure on the final lap of the 2005 European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring is one of the iconic images of that season. On this episode of Bring Back V10s, Glenn Freeman is joined by Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson to look back at how close Raikkonen and McLaren came to hanging on in front of Fernando Alonso, and all the factors that led to Kimi nursing a badly flat-spotted tyre almost all the way to the finish.

They also take a closer look at Ferrari's struggle...

Ad-free F1 pod: Bearman signs for Haas + Should we expect more Norris-Verstappen fireworks?

On the eve of the British Grand Prix, Scott Mitchell-Malm joins Edd Straw to discuss Haas announcing the signing of British rookie Ollie Bearman. They explain why the team have decided to put their faith in the Ferrari protege, and who might partner him in 2025.

After that, they turn their attention to what is sure to be the weekend's big talking point: Whether we can expect more fireworks from Lando Norris and Max Verstappen at Silverstone, after their controversial run-in in Austria. ...

Ad-free Formula E pod: Da Costa doubles up in Portland - can he now win the title?

The 2024 ABB FIA Formula E world championship title fight was blown wide open at the expansive Portland International Raceway as Antonio Felix da Costa scored a remarkable double for Porsche.

After scoring zero points in the first three races and having even his position in the Porsche team questioned, da Costa is now an outside bet to become a double Formula E champion in the most unlikely of scenarios.

But realistically it’s a scrap between Jaguar teammates Mitch Evans and Nic...

Got a question for Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola?

What do YOU want ask to ask Aprilia MotoGP team boss Massimo Rivola?

He's sitting down with Simon and Val for an exclusive chat for The Race MotoGP Podcast at the Sachsenring this weekend - and we're giving all of you in The Race Members' Club chance to have your questions answered by Massimo too.

Some might appear in our main Rivola podcast episode but we'll also do a bonus MotoGP Extr...

🏎 F1 EXTRA: Are Hamilton and Alonso's powers declining? Your questions answered

Join Edd Straw, Glenn Freeman and Valentin Khorounzhiy as they tackle another load of questions from YOU - The Race Members' Club - including ones on whether it's time for Alonso and Hamilton to move aside for the next generation, whether Oliver Bearman and Kimi Antonelli are doing enough to justify moving up to F1 next season, and which race is best to attend for an F1 first-timer... 

Where should Sainz go for 2025?

If you were in charge of Carlos Sainz's destiny for next year (and beyond?) where would you tell him to sign?

Ad-free MotoGP pod: Title fight tide turns + Hamilton to MotoGP?

With Pecco Bagnaia now right on Jorge Martin's tail in the MotoGP championship fight and the shadow of both Martin and Pramac's Ducati exits hanging over the rest of the season, is the 2024 title battle only going one way?

That's what Simon Patterson, guest pundit Megan White and Matt Beer debate on the Dutch TT episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast - with a few interjections from Valentin Khorounzhiy from somewhere in the Styrian hills.

They also discuss the huge news of Lewis Hamil...

Ad-free F1 pod: Unravelling the Verstappen vs Norris clash

Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes (in Austria) join Edd Straw to discuss a dramatic Austrian Grand Prix, that was decided by an incident between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris that handed victory to George Russell. Whose fault was the clash? And what does it mean for how Norris and Verstappen race each other in the future? Those are two of the topics debated and discussed in a bumper race review episode.

🇦🇹 Ask a question for our Austrian GP F1 podcast!

Another F1 race weekend means another chance for YOU to ask us questions for our post-race podcast.

Submit your question below from the Austrian GP weekend, and we'll answer as many as we can.

Edd will be picking up the questions at 1730 UK time, so make sure your question is in before then!

Get your MotoGP podcast questions in!

Time for your first chance to submit questions for a post-race episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast!

We'll be giving our take on everything that happened on and off track this weekend at Assen tomorrow, so post your question in the comments below and we'll get through as many as we can in our Dutch TT episode.

And who knows, a few may inspire a MotoGP Extra exclusive for everyone here in T...

🏍 MotoGP EXTRA: What we learned about Marquez's Ducati move fallout

Thursday at Assen was the first chance for the MotoGP paddock to catch up with all the protagonists in the massive flurry of 2025 rider market moves that had happened since the previous race.

So as a special exclusive for The Race Members' Club, Simon Patterson and Matt Beer hooked up for a snap episode of MotoGP Extra as soon as the riders had finished giving their takes on all the machinations of recent weeks.

From Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez's different stances over Ducati's ...

Ad-free F1 pod: Why has one of the sport's most controversial figures returned to Alpine?

In the run-up to the Spanish Grand Prix, Alpine confirmed it had hired former Benetton and Renault Formula 1 team boss Flavio Briatore as an executive advisor. Briatore ran the Enstone team for two spells under different guises, leading them to several titles along the way, but he exited amid scandal following the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix race-fixing incident. So why is he back now? And what does it mean for Alpine in the long- and short-term? Answering those questions are Edd Straw, Scott M...

Palou dominates Laguna - but can he overcome tricky calendar for third title?

Alex Palou destroying the opposition, a wild weekend for record-breaking Romain Grosjean, and a controversial yellow flag trend make up the talking points of this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast.

JR Hildebrand and Jack Benyon are back together to analyse IndyCar's latest round in Laguna Seca, and how Palou came out on top again at a track he's made a habit of dominating at.

They also assess Palou's title credentials, and who might be favourite with a host of ovals and...

🔧 Ad-free Tech Show: Unpicking the strengths and weaknesses of F1’s ‘Big 4’ teams

As the fight at the front gets ever closer, The Race F1 Tech Show takes an in-depth look at the relative strengths and weaknesses of F1’s current big four teams. With Gary Anderson away on holiday, host Edd Straw is joined by another man with a penchant for all things technical: Mark Hughes. Together he and Edd take a team-by-team look at Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari, establishing where each has had success, and which negative car characteristics each is trying to solve. They als...

Ad-free MotoGP pod: Has Aprilia struck 2025 line-up gold?

After Ducati and KTM, it's now Aprilia that can claim it's put together a 2025 MotoGP superteam after securing Marco Bezzecchi alongside Jorge Martin in its all-new factory line-up.

But as Simon Patterson, Valentin Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer debate on The Race MotoGP Podcast, while signing the second and third placed riders from the 2023 world championship looks great on paper, there are definite question marks around whether this is all going to work.

We also examine all the reper...

🏎 F1 EXTRA: Is F2 becoming irrelevant? We answer YOUR questions

It's time for another episode of F1 Extra, and on this occasion Edd Straw, Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman are on hand to answer YOUR questions. There are ones on whether poor strategy calls are compromising McLaren, whether F1 should mandate the publishing of driver contracts, and whether F2 is becoming increasingly irrelevant as an F1 feeder series...

F1 driver rankings 'championship' standings

We thought we'd kick off the week sharing something a bit different with you, taking a quick look at the championship standings based on Edd Straw's driver rankings after each grand prix.

Throughout the season we dish out points based on the current F1 system (25 for a win etc) to the top 10 drivers in Edd's rankings. It's just a fun additional curiosity we like to track. Although as Edd explains below, he tries not to look at it!

EDD SAYS: "The driver rankings challenge is alwa...