The Race F1 Podcast

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F1 Rewind: How his Dad's F1 failure made Max Verstappen an F1 great Oct 08, 2026

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Peer into the Red Bull garage on an F1 race weekend and the chances are you’ll see Max Verstappen’s dad, Jos, somewhere in the background, keeping a close eye on his son. But how much do you know about the part Jos played in Max becoming the driver he is today?

In the latest episode of The Race F1 Rewind, Edd Straw and Mark Hughes explore how Jos - himself once regarded as the hottest young prospect in F1 - used the learnings of his own underwhelming Grand Prix career to help guide his son to the top of the sport.

You’ll learn where Jos’s and Max’s careers map and then diverge, why ‘control’ was at the heart of the project, who the real driving force in Max’s climb was, and why ‘the Verstappen blueprint for success’ is not one that others should look to replicate…

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Where's the Antonelli hype? Buxton and Daly have their say on F1's champion-elect Oct 07, 2026

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, presented by Atlassian, Edd Straw is joined by special guests Will Buxton (IndyCar commentator and host of Up to Speed & Speed with Harvick and Buxton) and Conor Daly to discuss the Malaysia fallout, champion-elect Kimi Antonelli, and America's F1 driver conundrum.

First up, Edd, Will and Conor take a wider look at the farcical Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia start scenes, and whether it proved that drivers are no longer properly in control of their cars. Next up, they look ahead to Singapore, and ask whether Red Bull and Max Verstappen can carry their brilliant form to Marina Bay and - as Kimi Antonelli edges closer to the championship - whether the Italian's remarkable season is getting the recognition it deserves.

And finally there's discussion on IndyCar star Colton Herta's Formula 2 campaign, which was supposed to provide a springboard to F1 with Cadillac, but hasn't gone quite to plan. Does the situation emphasise that getting an American driver into F1 has never been harder, despite Cadillac's presence?

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Mailbag: Is the Red Bull recovery real? Oct 06, 2026

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In the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast, presented by Atlassian, Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm to answer more of your correspondence. In the mailbag this time are questions about whether Red Bull's pace is real, how Lewis Hamilton is able to look after his tyres so well, where the Bahrain Grand Prix sits in the farcical races ranking, and much more.

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Bahrain GP: Was farcical Malaysia start avoidable + How Verstappen shocked rivals Oct 04, 2026

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, presented by Atlassian, Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm to discuss the Malaysia-hosted Bahrain Grand Prix.

It was a race that'll be remembered for Max Verstappen taking his and Red Bull’s first victory of 2026, but it was also one marred by chaos at the first attempt to start it. So what caused the farcical scenes that played out?

That's the key question tackled in part one of the podcast, before Edd, Jon and Scott explain Verstappen and Red Bull's supreme - and somewhat shock - pace this weekend, ask whether Ferrari's tyre blunder cost Lewis Hamilton a shot at victory, and unpack all of the race's other big talking points.

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In-Car Insights: Mercedes upgrades talk of the pitlane in Sepang Oct 01, 2026

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As a bonus, we're making the Thursday edition of our In-Car Insights podcast - usually only available to The Race Members' Club - free for everyone to listen to.

Join Edd and Jon on their long and eventful drive back from the Sepang paddock as they debrief on a very fruitful day of news chasing. Figuring out the upgrades Mercedes is bringing and what Honda has secretly already brought was high on their list. Plus how Esteban Ocon and Haas are publicly handling their split and plenty of fallout from Baku clashes.

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Tech Show: How F1 design teams are harnessing AI power Oct 01, 2026

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In the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw sits down with Pierre Baqué, CEO and co-founder of artificial intelligence (AI) engineering design platform Neural Concept (a technology partner of Racing Bulls), to discuss how its ‘Engineering AI’ platform complements traditional CFD workflows in the F1 car design process.

Edd is also joined by former F1 technical director Gary Anderson to look ahead to the technical challenge of F1’s return to Sepang in Malaysia, plus Gary answers questions from listeners on Red Bull’s car degradation, tyre tracking, and ‘party modes’.

If you'd like to ask Gary a tech question, send it to podcasts@the-race.com

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What's really behind Ferrari's unusual Vasseur backing? Sep 30, 2026

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In the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast, presented by Atlassian, we discuss what was behind Ferrari's unusual public statement in support of team boss Fred Vasseur, and look ahead to this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix - in Malaysia.

On the ground in Sepang, Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble to explain the motivation behind Ferrari's words on Vasseur, and whether they'll have the intended impact.

Edd and Jon also discuss Fernando Alonso committing to F1 for one more year, whether Esteban Ocon's Haas replacement is a done deal, and what to expect on-track this weekend at a circuit F1 hasn't visited since 2017.

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Mailbag: Will Aston Martin win a title before Ferrari? Sep 28, 2026

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It's time for another post-race mailbag episode of The Race F1 Podcast, presented by Atlassian, where we answer the questions you've sent in.

This week, Josh Suttill - fresh off a two-plane journey back from Baku - joins Edd Straw to tackle topics including whether Adrian Newey's Aston Martin will win a world title before Ferrari.

There are also questions about Esteban Ocon's time in F1 - as he nears the Haas exit door - why track surfaces are ripping up so easily this season, and whether Baku proves Red Bull does indeed have the best internal combustion engine, among other topics.

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Azerbaijan GP: Has Baku revived F1 title battle + Should Colapinto be banned? Sep 26, 2026

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Edd Straw is joined from Baku by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Josh Suttill to discuss the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. It proved a race in which George Russell finally got back to winning ways, but it wasn’t easy with Max Verstappen finishing just two-tenths behind. But does this mark a breakthrough for Russell and is there still time for him to thrust his way back into the title race?

We discuss those questions and dig into all of the race's big talking points - including Lando Norris's suggestion that Franco Colapinto deserves a ban for his Turn 1 restart wipeout...

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F1 Rewind: The F1 driver who was Alonso before Alonso Sep 24, 2026

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When Fernando Alonso eventually decides to hang up his helmet, he'll rightly be remembered as one of the finest drivers as his generation - but also as someone who could and probably should have won even more, had he made some different career choices. And that description could just as easily be applied to a driver from an earlier era of F1: John Surtees.

As Edd Straw and Mark Hughes discuss on the latest episode of The Race F1 Rewind, Surtees was - in many ways - the Fernando Alonso of his day: blindingly fast but also driven by passion and principle - often to his own detriment.

Listen in as Edd and Mark explore Surtees's career through the Alonso lens, explaining the parallels between these F1 greats and why statistics will never do them justice.

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