In this episode of Talking Bull, powered by AvaTrade, Nicola Hume and Tommo McCluskey sit down to reflect on the first half of the season so far. In an eventful season opener that saw Liam Lawson replaced by Yuki Tsunoda, and the team bid farewell to long-serving boss Christian Horner to welcome Laurent Mekies... there is plenty to discuss! From wins in Japan and Imola, to podiums across the calendar, we break down this season's highlights so far and look ahead to the second half of the 2025 Formula 1 season.

Our host Tommo McCluskey wraps up the Hungarian Grand Prix for us with post race interviews from Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda.

Host Nicola Hume is joined by former F1 driver David Coulthard and Technical Director of Red Bull Advanced Technologies, Rob Gray, in a special episode live from Goodwood Festival of Speed.  Rob Gray tells us about RBAT’s show runs and feats, including Kriss Kyle’s BMX stunt from a bowl in the sky, and gives us an update on the RB17 hypercar. Plus, DC shares some of his best and funniest memories from his time in F1, including an unfortunate incident during the 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix, and shares how he’s passing his passion for racing onto his son.

The Belgian Grand Prix has ended for 2025 and was covered in rain for the most part. Following the chequered flag, we caught up with Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda to get their opinions on the race and the Team's finishing position.

In this episode of Talking Bull, Nicola Hume and Tommo McCluskey sit down with Greg Auchterlonie, the creative force behind Red Bull Racing's unmistakable visual identity. As Head of Brand Design at Oracle Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Technology, Greg reveals the secrets behind crafting the look of the Formula 1 team; from race suits to the livery that lit up the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix. Discover how iconic liveries are born, and Greg’s journey from design school to the heart of the Formula 1 paddock. Plus, the team dives into the most legendary F1 liveries of all time, and explore the intersections between F1, design, art and motorsport.

Our host, Tommo McCluskey, wraps up the British Grand Prix with a quick catch up with Yuki Tsunoda and Max Verstappen. As this race marks Race 12 on the calendar, we get a special, exclusive interview with Christian Horner as he chats about the first half of the season and our look towards the second half.

Our host Tommo McCluskey wraps up the Austrian Grand Prix for us with post race interviews from Max and Yuki.

To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, hosts Nicola Hume and Tommo McCluskey are joined by Red Bull Academy Programme Manager, Sarah Harrington, and Trackside Controls Engineer for Red Bull Racing, Ainhoa Begiristain.  Sarah and Ainhoa shed light on what it’s like to work behind the scenes in Oracle Red Bull Racing, from the thousands of ways to program a steering wheel to the work done to speed up a drivers’ reaction time at the start of the race. Sarah shares her path to working in the F1 academy, and how she looks to the future, as well as highlighting the unique challenges of scouting. And Ainhoa discusses her role, and how she made it to the control room trackside to be a key part of the race day operation. There are also a bunch of questions from the Paddock, on everything from drivers’ nutrition to the role of AI. And finally, Sarah and Ainhoa share their tips for women wanting to work in motorsport, and they highlight that diversity of background, opinion, and approach is always a strength in the team. 

Hosts Nicola Hume and Tommo McCluskey are joined by Matt Gallagher and Tommy Bellingham from P1 with Matt & Tommy. They discuss how Matt and Tommy met and started making F1 content, from WTF1 to P1, and Tommy shares a photo from when he met Christian Horner all the way back in 2010.  Plus, Matt and Tommy play a game of “Mr and Mr” - who would be the better team principal, and who would be the better driver? And there’s a bunch of listener questions from the paddock - Matt and Tommy talk through everything from their most painful moments watching F1, to the funniest memes in the F1 world, to whether they prefer to watch from home or the race.

Our host Tommo McCluskey wraps up the Canadian Grand Prix for us with post race interviews from Max and Yuki.

Our host Tommo McCluskey wraps up today's race in Barcelona bringing us to the end of this European triple header. We caught up with Yuki Tsunoda to get his thoughts on his race.

Talking Bull is back and live from the Monaco Grand Prix! Nicola Hume and new host Tommo McCluskey are joined by four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen to reflect on the season so far, Max’s iconic overtake in Imola, sim racing, Franz Hermann, fatherhood, and his relationship with new teammate Yuki Tsunoda. Plus, Nicola and Tommo sit down with the youngest World Rally Champion in history, Kalle Rovanperä! Described at "the Max Verstappen of rally", Kalle chats to us about living in Monaco, his successes in the sport, the intense driver/co-driver relationship, and what other motorsports he would potentially like to try.

For the 2025 season, we have post-race wrap ups with our host, Tommo McCluskey. Following this weekend's race in Monaco, we caught up with both of our drivers, Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda to get their take on the events of today.

At the end of a dramatic season, newly crowned four-time world champion Max Verstappen joins Nic for a live recording of Talking Bull, straight from MK7 at the Oracle Red Bull Racing technology campus. We celebrate Max’s 4th Driver’s Championship victory in a row; plus we look at Max’s highlights of the 2024 race season, including smashing through the field at a very wet Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

We're at the Oracle Red Bull Racing technology campus in Milton Keynes, and speaking to the team’s new driver for 2025… Liam Lawson. Liam has been part of the Oracle Red Bull Racing Junior team since 2019 and he talks about his excitement about being announced as the new driver for Oracle Red Bull Racing, and how it feels to be part of a team with such legacy and success. He runs us through his hopes and dreams for next season on the track as he will be teammates with 4-time world champion, Max Verstappen. He talks about his pride of representing New Zealand, how he’d love to be in a remake of ‘Cars’ and he gives Oracle Red Bull Racing fans some hints about what to expect from him.

Oracle Red Bull Racing are famous for the amazing stunts they put on with their retired F1 cars - from Checo driving the RB7 through a Las Vegas casino, to David Coulthard doing donuts on the helipad of a skyscraper - and today we meet the dream team that get to bring these ideas to life!   Joining Nic in the Talking Bull studio are Heritage team manager Tony Burrows, No. 1 Mechanic Mark “Crunch” Lenton, and No.2 Mechanic Thibaut Conand to answer questions like “who thinks of all these stunts” and “has a stunt ever come close to going seriously wrong?” (spoiler: no it hasn’t!). The team also reflect on their relationship with the main racing team, from Crunch’s memories of being on lollipop duty as a pit crew member, to how the team share knowledge and skills today so that everyone can get the best performance out of the cars. Plus we take your questions from the Paddock - could an F1 car ever drive upside down?  And just how challenging was the zero gravity pit stop stunt to pull off?

Nic meets legends of Sim Racing Frederik Rasmussen and Jarno Opmeer, who will compete for Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing in the 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship. Nic will find out from current World Champion Frederick how it feels to have won the Championship after so many years with the team, and will hear from two-time World Champion Jarno how it feels to have joined the team at this iconic time. She also delves deeper into the F1 Sim Racing world - finding out about the practicalities of training, prep and kit.  What does it take to be an F1 Sim Racing World Champion?  Just how long do the racers get to prep for each race?  And how realistic are the races they run? Plus we take questions from fans from around the world, submitted via Oracle Red Bull Racing’s fan site, The Paddock.

F1 superfans Betty Glover and Christian Hewgill join Nic to talk about their podcast (with Radio 1 breakfast presenter Greg James), The Fast and the Curious. Find out about the early days of their podcast, and how they balance fun and facts when speaking to F1 teams like Oracle Red Bull Racing. Christian and Betty also share their favourite moments interviewing Max and Checo - and reveal what they really think about Max’s dominance in recent years. Plus the team answer your questions - submitted via the Oracle Red Bull Racing fan site The Paddock - including “if you could each pick one role to do on race day at Red Bull Racing, what would it be and why?

Nic is joined by Jon Caller, Sam Vincent and Calum Nicholas from the Oracle Red Bull Racing pit crew to find out what it takes to win the coveted DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award.  Just how much practice do they put in off-season, and how do each of them prepare for a pit stop on race day? She’ll also hear how stunts like changing tyres in the dark - or in zero gravity! - can help the team develop their skills, and what it takes to earn a place on this incredible team.   Plus the guys will answer your questions - submitted via the Oracle Red Bull Racing fan site, the Paddock.

Our newest recruit to the Heritage team Izzy Hammond talks about her experiences travelling the world on the show car circuit and what it’s like growing up with a famous racing dad. Izzy will recall how she accidentally got the best view of the start of the Silverstone Grand Prix, the pressure of being on fire extinguisher duty during a show car run, and how she discovered her love of F1 - not through her dad, Richard Hammond - but through the Netflix series Drive To Survive. She’ll also reveal the most outrageous and inventive place she’d like to do a show car run, and will answer listener questions from Oracle Red Bull Racing’s fan site, The Paddock.