We react to the news that Adrian Newey will become Aston Martin team principal in 2026 in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Jon Noble joins Edd Straw to explain the reasons for what are described as strategic changes, and what to expect from Newey as team principal.

We also explain Andy Cowell’s changing role and how it could be good news for new engine supplier Honda, and what led to him, by mutual agreement, accepting a move out of his current position.

Aston Martin’s recent struggles, and the revolving door technical leadership, are also tackled as we ask whether these latest changes will help or hinder the team’s grand ambitions.

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Edd Straw and Jon Noble, on the ground in Las Vegas, are joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm to pick over a Grand Prix weekend in which the drama continued long after the chequered flag.

The big talking point is, naturally enough, McLaren’s double disqualification that lost Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri their second and fourth-place finishes respectively. But why were they disqualified and could race winner Max Verstappen really end up snatching the title from under their noses? Those are two topics discussed, along with all of the other big talking points from the race.

Max Hughes also dials in to bring us his usual analysis of how the race was won, plus Edd, Jon and Scott tackle a big bunch of questions from listeners.

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On the latest episode of And Colossally That's History, Matt and Richard reflect on the career of Robert Kubica, regarded by many as the lost champion of F1’s modern era.

They describe Robert's path to F1, when he battled - and often beat - fellow future grand prix stars Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in karting, before his dazzling debut races with BMW-Sauber.

Kubica's dramatic pair of Canadian GPs are also discussed at length, with Matt telling anecdotes about witnessing the Pole's horror shunt in Montreal in 2007 and subsequent win at the same circuit in 2008.

Matt and Richard also muse on Kubica's inherent strengths as a driver and the way he was perceived and appreciated by fellow drivers and team bosses, both before the 2011 rally crash that stopped his career in its tracks and after, when he made a determined return to F1 before battling to victories in rallying and at the Le Mans 24 hours.

And finally, there's time for a debate about where Kubica fits into the unfortunately large collection of lost champions - those drivers whose careers were halted in their prime, before they could achieve what they seemed destined to do.

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We look ahead to the final triple header that will decide the destiny of the 2025 world championship in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to look at the balance of power between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and ask if there’s anything the Australian can do to turn the tables on his McLaren team-mate.

The final three tracks are evaluated in terms of how well they are suited to McLaren and the rest, and which ones present Piastri or Norris with the opportunity to make gains.

And with Max Verstappen still mathematically in contention, we ask if there is a realistic chance he can make up the 49-point deficit and where the Red Bull RB21 will have its best opportunities.

We also take a look at the lucrative battle for sixth in the constructors’ championship, and ask if Williams can really rest easy in fifth place.

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Why Sergio Perez was testing a 2023 Ferrari and the value to the new Cadillac team’s preparations for next year is explained in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Glenn Freeman and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to outline the reasons for the test and what can be got out of running an out-of-date car built by another team.

We also lay out the value of Perez’s experience, and also what to expect from Cadillac in terms of its competitive next year and beyond.

The question of what Perez’s Ferrari future might have been had he not turned his back on its academy to join McLaren in 2013 is also tackled.

In the final part of the podcast, we take on listener questions on topics ranging from Lewis Hamiton’s Ferrari future to first-lap stewarding leniency, and Valtteri Bottas’ contract to Red Bull’s driver decision.

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Damon and Johnny are back for episode two of Stay On Track! There's been no shortage of big talking points in F1 this past week, so what's caught their attention? Chiefly, there's a look at Lando Norris's recent surge and what's behind it; their verdict on the "talk less" turmoil at Ferrari (which includes a big revelation from Damon); and the question of how drivers would settle on-track squabbles if there were no racing rules.

Plus, our dynamic duo get their first grilling from The Race Members' Club by answering a handful of listener questions - discussing the best overtakes of their careers, and recalling one notorious live TV confrontation with Fernando Alonso...

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The latest episode of And Colossally That’s History tells the rollercoaster story of Honda’s involvement in Formula 1.

Join Matt Bishop and Richard Williams as they explain how founder Soichuro Honda’s deep love of motor racing led him to enter a car in F1 in 1964, barely a year after the first Honda road car had left the factory.

The Japanese team’s early forays into Grand Prix racing - met with scepticism by some - are discussed, as well as how Honda became race winners before leaving F1 shortly afterwards - something that’s been a feature of Honda’s involvement in the top level of racing.

There’s also discussion about Honda’s second era, when it powered Williams to championships before shifting allegiances to McLaren where even greater domination followed, as well as one of F1’s most enduring alliances with a man beloved by Honda: Ayrton Senna.

Matt and Richard also reflect on Honda’s third F1 era, when Honda became a fully fledged manufacturer again, before withdrawing again and watching Brawn take its cars to championship glory.

And finally, the present Honda era, which began with a disastrous rekindling with McLaren but morphed into more title winning success, this time with Red Bull, is discussed.

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Audi’s readiness for its Formula 1 debut in 2026 is the focus of the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Scott Mitchell-Malm attended Audi’s Munich event on Wednesday and joins Edd Straw to tell listeners all about it.

The progress with the power unit and the plans for testing are discussed, along with explaining why hopes are realistic, but high, for its performance level. We then hear Scott’s report from on site, which includes chats with F1 TV duo Chris Medland and Lawrence Barretto to bring you a flavour of the event.

Finally, Audi’s planned timeline for success and the chances of it delivering on that is weighed up in the context of the Sauber’s team’s improvements over the past year.

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