Episodes

  • Azerbaijan GP: With Piastri faltering, did Norris waste his big chance?
    Sep 21 2025

    Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Josh Suttill, both in Baku, to dissect all the big talking points from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, including Oscar Piastri's troubled weekend - and Lando Norris's failure to capitalise on it.


    There's also discussion about whether Max Verstappen's superb form will bring the Red Bull driver back into the title picture, plus why Ferrari's Friday promise vanished so quickly.


    Carlos Sainz's superb podium and equally strong showings by George Russell, Kimi Antonelli and Liam Lawson are also mulled over, while Yuki Tsunoda's form is just one of the topics discussed in our regular questions section.


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    57 mins
  • What’s behind Sainz’s 2025 struggles?
    Sep 17 2025

    We dissect Carlos Sainz’s troubled first season for Williams in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.


    Special guest Nate Saunders, from ESPN, joins Jon Noble and Edd Straw to explain Sainz’s lack of results, and why Williams isn’t losing faith in its big-money signing.


    We also discuss Alex Albon’s strong form and the role that’s playing, as well as the limitations Williams is battling.


    We also tackle the recent review that led to Sainz’s Zandvoort penalty being reclassified as a racing incident and what that tells us about the stewarding process.


    Finally, we look ahead to the Azerbaijan and discuss Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s hopes of repeating the Monza victory and how the return of the C6 Pirelli tyre could impact the weekend.


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    52 mins
  • F1’s plan to bring back V8s explained
    Sep 15 2025

    With Formula 1’s engine future increasingly looking to be a return to V8s, we explain the state of play in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast.


    Jon Noble and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to discuss the likely timelines, and the wider details of the mooted change of power unit regulation direction.


    The price challenges of sustainable fuels and the attempt to get that under control, as well as talk of shorter races are also tackled.


    In the final part of the podcast, we tackle questions from The Race Members’ Club on Laurent Mekies’s performance as Red bull team principal, the similarities between 2025 and 1996 and the nature of rivalries in modern F1.


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    56 mins
  • Tech Show: Explaining Red Bull’s 12-month Monza turnaround
    Sep 11 2025

    With Gary Anderson on holiday, Edd Straw is joined on this episode of The Race F1 Tech Show by Mark Hughes to delve into the reasons behind Red Bull’s dramatic turnaround to win at Monza, 12 months after struggling badly at the same track.


    We also discuss whether the 2025 regulations have delivered on their objectives in terms of improving the raceability of the cars, and what to expect from next year’s rules on that front.


    There’s also questions from listeners about push-to-pass, low-downforce configurations and how much weight could be removed from F1 cars.


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    32 mins
  • Are F1's latest racing rules already failing?
    Sep 10 2025

    We ask if Formula 1’s racing guidelines need a rethink and evaluate Colton Herta’s chances on his return to Europe in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.


    Josh Suttill and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to tackle those two big topics, starting with the question of whether F1 needs to take a different approach to penalties.


    We also discuss Herta’s test driver role with Cadillac and planned move to F2, with The Race IndyCar Podcast co-host Jack Benyon dropping in to tell us all about the IndyCar ace.


    There’s also another batch of listener questions on a range of topics from Carlos Sainz’s struggles to F2 championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli’s F1 hopes.


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    1 hr
  • Italian GP: Will McLaren live to regret its latest team order call?
    Sep 7 2025

    Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Mark Hughes to dissect the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, including how Max Verstappen was able to win so dominantly and whether McLaren will, later on in the season, regret the decision to ask its drivers to swap position once again. Plus, as ever, Edd, Jon and Mark answer a host of questions from The Race Members' Club.


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    59 mins
  • Bring Back V10s: What if Schumacher chose McLaren over Ferrari? Your questions answered!
    Sep 4 2025

    Season 12 of Bring Back V10s concludes with a brilliant selection of questions about F1’s V10 era that came in from The Race Members’ Club. Glenn Freeman is joined by Mark Hughes, Ben Anderson and Edd Straw to tackle a wide range of topics, including how F1’s modern-day driving guidelines would be applied to the Michael Schumacher/Damon Hill Adelaide 1994 collision, who was most at fault for the collapse of the Prost-Peugeot partnership, how refuelling would have changed the Ayrton Senna/Alain Prost dynamic at the start of the V10 era, what would have happened if Michael Schumacher chose McLaren over Ferrari for 1996, plus much more including our verdict on a brilliant submission of the ultimate Bring Back V10s 16-race F1 calendar.


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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Why Ferrari's 2025 rescue mission has failed
    Sep 3 2025

    Ferrari heads to Monza after a disastrous weekend at Zandvoort in a season that just isn’t getting any better, so has time run out for a turnaround? And with Isack Hadjar grabbing headlines with his podium finish, is promotion to Red Bull Racing inevitable - or more importantly desirable? Edd Straw is joined by Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman to discuss those topics, and answer more questions from listeners.


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    58 mins