Formula For Success

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Smart shirts, sprint races & smashing up cars with Sharleen Spiteri Apr 26, 2023

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Is the new sprint race format confusing? How were Team Principal meetings with Bernie in charge? What’s the one thing would Eddie change about F1?

David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan are back to answer some of your questions this week, plus Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri drops in with a message for the show.

Get in touch with DC and Eddie by emailing ffs@whisper.tv and by following the show on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Produced by Whisper

Recorded & Edited by New Strange

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rockstars, Roger Taylor & the Fake Freddie Mercury Apr 19, 2023

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Ringo Starr, John Lydon and Roger Taylor of Queen all feature in this week’s FFS as Eddie Jordan and David Coulthard recall their encounters with some of the legends of rock music. Elsewhere EJ lifts the lid on some of his favourite business deals and how Jordan survived their first year in Formula 1.

Get in touch with DC and Eddie by emailing ffs@whisper.tv and by following the show on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Produced by Whisper

Recorded & Edited by New Strange

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teasing Toto, fighting Flavio & being bailed out by Bernie Apr 12, 2023

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Team bosses are the topic of discussion on this week’s Formula For Success, as David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan recall working with (and against) some of the most fearsome and flamboyant men in the F1 paddock.

Get in touch with DC and Eddie by emailing ffs@whisper.tv and by following the show on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Produced by Whisper

Recorded & Edited by New Strange

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Punching Eddie, playing with Seve & sneaking into Silverstone Apr 05, 2023

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As the Masters tees off in Augusta, DC and EJ remember golfing with the legendary Seve Ballesteros and Paul McGinley reveals whether Eddie really was the reason Europe won the Ryder Cup in 2014.

The boys also recall their first experiences of an F1 race, which Oscar nominated film DC loved (and which one Eddie hated) and the last time either of them ended up in a fist fight.

Get in touch with DC and Eddie by emailing ffs@whisper.tv and by following the show on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Produced by Whisper

Recorded & Edited by New Strange

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Birthdays, BBC Friends & Baffling Sir Paul McCartney Mar 29, 2023

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Jake Humphrey is the surprise guest for a special episode to celebrate Eddie’s 75th birthday! The boys are reunited to reminisce about the old days on the BBC, how Jake got the job and what happened when EJ called Sir Paul McCartney ‘George’.

Get in touch with DC and Eddie by emailing ffs@whisper.tv and by following the show on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Produced by Whisper

Recorded & Edited by New Strange

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Changing colours, Checo & Chris Rea the clairvoyant Mar 23, 2023

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On this week's 'FFS' David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan weigh in on the Saudi Arabian GP. EJ has a theory about Max Verstappen, Sir Nick Faldo calls in and DC reviews Eddie's new theme music for the show.

Get in touch with DC and Eddie by emailing ffs@whisper.tv and by following the show on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Produced by Whisper

Recorded & Edited by New Strange

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teammates, taking the money & when Faldo met Schumacher Mar 16, 2023

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Can teammates be friends in the fiery world of F1? DC and Eddie answer that and more on this week’s Formula For Success. Roy Keane has a message for the show, David calls in a surprise guest and Eddie remembers the time he let Nick Faldo drive the car of a future F1 legend.

Get in touch with DC and Eddie by emailing ffs@whisper.tv and by following the show on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Produced by Whisper

Recorded & Edited by New Strange

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fassbender, Fernando & the friendly face of Roy Keane Mar 09, 2023

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David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan are back with more stories from F1 and the sporting world. There’s reaction from the season opener and even more love for Fernando Alonso after his podium finish in Bahrain.

Get in touch with DC and Eddie by emailing ffs@whisper.tv and by following the show on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Produced by Whisper

Recorded & Edited by New Strange

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bahrain, Bar Bills & being the new Bernie Mar 03, 2023

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“I could have made DC a World Champion” is the opening gambit from Eddie Jordan to his old sparring partner David Coulthard in an entertaining first episode full of forthright opinion.

Whether it’s Toto Wolff and the future of F1 or bold predictions that veteran driver Fernando Alonso will be amongst the winners this season, there’s no holding back.

From Jack Charlton to Michael Fassbender and a bit of advice for businesses that shut down on a Friday afternoon. DC and Eddie are out of the blocks and there’s plenty of fun along the way.

Get in touch with DC and Eddie by emailing ffs@whisper.tv and by following the show on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

Produced by Whisper

Recorded & Edited by New Strange

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing... Formula For Success Feb 24, 2023

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Join David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan for forthright opinions and a unique take on sport, business, media and F1.

Anchors, you can now join the FFS! Club for ad-free listening, bonus episodes and more!

Get in touch with DC and Eddie by emailing ffs@whisper.tv and follow the show on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok.

Produced by Whisper

Executive Production by Whisper & New Strange

Recorded & Edited by New Strange