The Race F1 Podcast

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Why Ferrari's 2025 rescue mission has failed Sep 03, 2025

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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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Dutch GP: Just how decisive was Piastri's victory for the championship? Aug 31, 2025

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We ask what Lando Norris’s engine failure in the Dutch Grand Prix gives Oscar Piastri a decisive advantage in the drivers’ championship fight in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Jon Noble and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to dissect the race at Zandvoort and tackle the big talking points, including how Piastri had his McLaren team-mate beaten even before the failure.

We also tackle Isack Hadjar’s heroics and explain how impressive his performance was, and what made the difference between his result and that of close midfield rivals.

We also take on questions from The Race Members’ Club, discuss Lewis Hamilton’s weekend as part of a look at Ferrari’s struggles and review the controversial penalty issued to Carlos Sainz.

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Bring Back V10s: Top 10 heartbreaks of the V10 era Aug 28, 2025

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For Season 12’s top 10 debate, we took a suggestion from Chris Parrott in The Race Members’ Club to rank the biggest F1 heartbreaks of the V10 era. Having then enlisted the help of many more of our members on Patreon in the Bring Back V10s community chat group, a shortlist of crushing moments was created for Glenn Freeman, Ben Anderson, Matt Beer and Edd Straw to put into their own top 10s. Unsurprisingly we were spoilt for choice, so get ready for a lengthy chat that primarily focuses on underdogs who came painfully close to great moments of glory, but also features a few greats who were denied early success before their careers truly took off.

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Tech Show: Inside Red Bull's trackside fuel and lubricants lab - and why it matters Aug 28, 2025

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Fuel and lubricants are often taken for granted by F1 fans, but it’s a crucial battleground that has a big impact not only on performance, but also reliability.

We hear from Exxonmobil’s Fiona McKewan, whose role as Red Bull technical advisor means she attends races and closely monitors and analyses the various fluids that are essential to the operation of the car and power unit.

She explains the rigorous processes that ensure not only are the products working as intended, but also how the trackside lab can be used to warn of and prevent imminent reliability problems.

Gary Anderson explains why the competitive order will change after F1’s August break despite the focus being on 2026.

And we also tackle listener questions on AI, tyre pollution, attitudes to reliability and containing outwash.

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Five things to watch out for as F1 2025 resumes Aug 27, 2025

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We look ahead to the Dutch Grand Prix and the second half of the season as a whole in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Nelson Valkenburg and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to hit the key talking points ahead of a Zandvoort event that has established itself as a highlight of the season since its return to F1 four years ago.

We discuss Max Verstappen’s chances of fighting for victory in his home grand prix, and the role the weather could play in that.

And with the championship fight between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris resuming, we attempt to pick a favourite and set the stage for what could be a remarkable battle.

The chances of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull playing a confounding role in that title fight in certain races, and the midfield landscape are also discussed.

In the final part, we tackle more listener questions on a range of topics from tyre allocation to Lewis Hamilton’s 2026 hopes.

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Cadillac signs Bottas and Perez for its first F1 season Aug 26, 2025

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We ask if Cadillac has made a mistake by signing two veterans in Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas for 2026 in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Jon Noble joins Edd Straw to dissect the decision and explain why Cadillac has chosen experience over youth.

We also ask why two grand prix winning drivers were keen to sign a team that will be at the back next year rather than holding out for something better, and what they bring to Cadillac.

There’s also the latest on rumours of Christian Horner joining the team and Cadillac’s plans for pre-season.

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Would Cadillac be playing it safe with Bottas and Perez? Your questions answered Aug 22, 2025

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We answer your questions in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast, starting with Cadillac’s plan to sign both Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez.

Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble join Edd Straw to sift through questions submitted by The Race Members’ Club, starting off with one about the driver line-up of F1’s newest team.

We also discuss the expectations for Cadillac’s first season and whether Christian Horner could turn up there, before moving onto a wide range of topics starting with what the big news stories of the second half of the year might be.

The chances of Carlos Sainz returning to Ferrari, Franco Colapinto’s future and whether F1 cars really have “baked-in characteristics” are then tackled.

What Alpine needs to do to restore credibility, the decision to hold the first pre-season test of 2026 behind closed doors and the size of the rulebook are also among the discussion points we hit.

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Bring Back V10s: Senna's record-breaking sixth Monaco victory Aug 21, 2025

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Bring Back V10s heads back to 1993 for the final regular episode of Season 12, with an in-depth look at that year's Monaco Grand Prix, which proved a historic one for Ayrton Senna as he took a record-breaking sixth victory in the Principality.

Glenn Freeman is joined by Andrew van de Burgt and 1993 apologist Edd Straw to look back on the big off-track stories making headlines leading into the weekend and the key on-track moments in the race, including a controversial jump-start penalty for Alain Prost, an unlucky retirement for Michael Schumacher, and a wild moment featuring Gerhard Berger, Damon Hill and Michael Andretti. Plus, Glenn, Andrew and Edd discuss whether Senna's record-breaking victory was actually the worst of his six wins in Monaco.

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Should fans be excited or worried by the 2026 rule changes? Aug 17, 2025

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We look ahead to Formula 1’s new rules world in 2026 in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Samarth Kanal and Jon Noble join Edd Straw to explain the challenges of the all-new cars and the expected impact on the racing - and whether fans should be encouraged or worried by what might happen.

We delve into the way the new power units will work and what they might mean for the competitive order.

The driving styles and potential for an offset between qualifying and race pace are also tackled.

And the big question of who might thrive or flounder under the new rules is also taken on as the debut of the new cars fast approaches.

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Bring Back V10s: Vettel's first Ferrari win at Malaysia 2015 Aug 15, 2025

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Bring Back V10s goes 'Hybrid' for the second time in its history, heading back to the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix where Sebastian Vettel took his first win for Ferrari, and inflicted Mercedes' first proper defeat of the hybrid era by beating Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in a straight fight.

Glenn Freeman is joined by Ben Anderson and Edd Straw, who were both at Sepang that weekend, to look back on why Ferrari had the upper hand on Mercedes in race trim, and if Mercedes' cautious approach to race strategy and fairness between its two drivers worked against it.

We also reflect extensively on McLaren's miserable start to its second stint with Honda, and Fernando Alonso's mysterious pre-season testing crash which had ruled him out of the season-opener in Australia.

Plus there's plenty of talk about Red Bull-Renault's 2015 troubles, with both parties claiming they were considering their futures in F1 off the back of such a tough ride in the early part of the hybrid era.

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