The Race F1 Podcast

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Chinese GP: Piastri stakes title claim as Ferrari’s weekend falls flat with double DSQ Mar 23, 2025

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Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm to dissect the Chinese Grand Prix, in which Oscar Piastri showed his title credentials with an impressive victory ahead of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.

Edd, Scott and Jon (with help from Mark Hughes!) discuss how Piastri made the race his, unpick the brake issue that hampered Norris, and outline why Saturday's impressive sprint winner - Lewis Hamilton - was disqualified from the race, along with Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and Alpine's Pierre Gasly.

There's also chat about Liam Lawson's perilous position at Red Bull, about Haas's surprise turn of pace, and about Alex Albon's strong start to the year, plus the guys answer another bumper crop of questions from The Race Members' Club.

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BONUS: Bring Back V10s counts down Jordan's Top 10 moments Mar 21, 2025

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Bring Back V10s pays tribute to the late Eddie Jordan with a special episode looking back at the Jordan team's greatest moments in F1.

Host Glenn Freeman is joined by Ben Anderson and Matt Beer to debate which of Jordan's many highlights during its memorable time in F1 should be considered the brightest and best, charting the team's journey from a newcomer that had to go through pre-qualifying, to a brief title contender by the end of the 1990s before its decline set in during the early years of the 21st century.

If you'd like to watch the free bonus show on Patreon where Glenn goes through heartfelt memories shared by our audience, you can find it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/discussing-your-124802329

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Remembering Eddie Jordan, maverick F1 team boss Mar 20, 2025

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On this special episode of The Race F1 Podcast, we pay tribute to legendary F1 team boss Eddie Jordan, following his sad passing.

Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble, who as a journalist enjoyed many encounters with Jordan in the F1 paddock, and Gary Anderson, EJ's friend and former colleague, who designed the very first Jordan F1 car and was the team's long-time technical leader.

Together, they reflect on the life and legacy of a man who was a true original - the last of the truly successful independent Formula 1 team owners and one of the most charismatic figures ever to grace grand prix racing.

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Explaining the surprise F1 rule change ahead of the Chinese GP Mar 19, 2025

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The FIA’s latest flexi-wing tweak is the big talking point in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Jon Noble and Edd Straw convene in China to explain why such sudden action has been taken ahead of this weekend’s race in Shanghai.

We then get into questions from The Race Members’ Club, starting off with why the FIA doesn’t leave flexi-wings alone and the terms of the newly (part) agreed Concorde Agreement.

There’s also questions about Williams’s step, Liam Lawson’s position and Helmut Marko’s contribution.

The progress of Racing Bulls, Lando Norris’s most likely title rivals and the reasons why handling characteristics can persistently even amid big car changes from year to year are also among the talking points.

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BONUS: Australian GP driver rankings Q&A special Mar 18, 2025

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We've got a little bonus for you on the feed today, which is a free example of the kind of content you can enjoy as part of The Race Members' Club on Patreon.

As many of you will know, after every grand prix Edd Straw puts together his driver rankings, which run on The Race website. He then responds to questions and comments from The Race Members' Club about the rankings in a special bonus Q&A episode, which runs exclusively on Patreon.

To mark the first race of the season and the fact that our special offer of 90% off your first month’s membership of The Race Members’ Club closes on Wednesday March 19th, here’s a chance for those of you on the outside to hear the Australian GP edition. We hope you enjoy it.

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Australian GP: Norris and McLaren prove title credentials Mar 16, 2025

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On the ground in Melbourne, Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes to unpick the first race of the 2025 season in Australia.

They discuss how Lando Norris was able to make the race his, McLaren's apparent car advantage over the rest, the team orders call that impacted Oscar Piastri's race, and Max Verstappen's extremely solid run to second.

There's also analysis of Kimi Antonelli's debut for Mercedes, Ferrari's difficult weekend, Williams' strong pace, Sauber's shock points and more.

Plus, Edd, Scott and Mark answer a bumper crop of questions submitted by The Race Members' Club.

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Piastri signs new McLaren deal - but will his team be the one to beat in Australia? Mar 12, 2025

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We look ahead to the Australian Grand Prix, and discuss home hero Oscar Piastri’s new McLaren deal, in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Scott Mitchell-Malm and Samarth Kanal join Edd Straw in Melbourne on the eve of the season to look ahead to what should be a dramatic weekend.

We reflect on how PIastri’s deal impacts the driver-market landscape and what it says about McLaren approach to drivers.

The challenge of Albert Park and the question of how seriously we should take Max Verstappen’s downbeat predictions seriously.

We also answer another batch of listener questions, which includes a look at whether Ferrari might favour Charles Leclerc over Lewis Hamilton, the chances of the 2025 champion not winning the most races and how strongly testing pace correlates with final championship position.

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F1 Season Preview: Why 2025 promises to be a classic Mar 10, 2025

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We look ahead to the 2025 Formula 1 season in our special season preview edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble join Edd Straw to run through the whole field and set the scene for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix and beyond.

Lando Norris and McLaren’s status as title favourites is discussed, along with the role Oscar Piastri could have to play. We also ask if Red Bull has produced the car it needs to for Max Verstappen to win a fifth consecutive world championship.

Lewis Hamilton’s prospects with Ferrari, and up against Charles Leclerc, are also delved into along with the chances of his old team, Mercedes, emerging as a contender with George Russell..

We also take a look at midfield standouts Alpine and Williams, attempt to work out where Haas really stands, and look at the prospects of Racing Bulls.

And with Aston Martin and, in particular, Sauber, having poor pre-seasons, we ask if all is lost for them in 2025.

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Fantasy Podcast: How to play, pro tips, and most common mistakes Mar 07, 2025

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Samarth Kanal is joined by Val Khorounzhiy, Josh Suttill, and special guest Michael Urcinoli of Grid Rival to preview the 2025 F1 season from a fantasy perspective.

The specific fantasy game we discuss on this podcast is Grid Rival’s contracts-based F1 game, which we think is the best fantasy F1 game out there, especially for more invested and knowledgeable fans, who want a deeper gameplay experience.

So listen in as Michael gives an overview of the game rules, shares pro tips and strategies, and explains the most common mistakes first time players make. There's also plenty of trash talk, as Val, Josh and Samarth reveal who they've picked for their teams and explain the logic behind their selections.

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Why Aston's at odds with Ferrari, flexi wing row latest, and Raikkonen's engineer on testing Mar 06, 2025

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We hit the big news stories in Formula 1 and delve into the stories of pre-season testing with the help of Kimi Raikkonen’s former race engineer Julien Simon-Chautemps in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Along with Jon Noble and host Edd Straw, Simon-Chautemps sheds light on the successful legal bid mounted by Ferrari to prevent Enrico Cardile starting work for Aston Martin before July, and the latest in a long-line of flexi wing controversies.

We then look back at pre-season testing, which includes Simon-Chautemps running through long-run pace analysis produced by motorsport software, data and technology company Paceteq and shedding light on how teams approach analysing and improving their own performance - and that of rivals.

He also explains what teams do between testing and the first race of the season in a bid to implement the lessons learned.

And finally, we discuss the latest FIA controversy with Motor Sport UK’s David Richards launching a public critique of president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

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