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Damon and Johnny are back for episode two of Stay On Track! There's been no shortage of big talking points in F1 this past week, so what's caught their attention? Chiefly, there's a look at Lando Norris's recent surge and what's behind it; their verdict on the "talk less" turmoil at Ferrari (which includes a big revelation from Damon); and the question of how drivers would settle on-track squabbles if there were no racing rules.
Plus, our dynamic duo get their first grilling from The Race Members' Club by answering a handful of listener questions - discussing the best overtakes of their careers, and recalling one notorious live TV confrontation with Fernando Alonso...
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The latest episode of And Colossally That’s History tells the rollercoaster story of Honda’s involvement in Formula 1.
Join Matt Bishop and Richard Williams as they explain how founder Soichuro Honda’s deep love of motor racing led him to enter a car in F1 in 1964, barely a year after the first Honda road car had left the factory.
The Japanese team’s early forays into Grand Prix racing - met with scepticism by some - are discussed, as well as how Honda became race winners before leaving F1 shortly afterwards - something that’s been a feature of Honda’s involvement in the top level of racing.
There’s also discussion about Honda’s second era, when it powered Williams to championships before shifting allegiances to McLaren where even greater domination followed, as well as one of F1’s most enduring alliances with a man beloved by Honda: Ayrton Senna.
Matt and Richard also reflect on Honda’s third F1 era, when Honda became a fully fledged manufacturer again, before withdrawing again and watching Brawn take its cars to championship glory.
And finally, the present Honda era, which began with a disastrous rekindling with McLaren but morphed into more title winning success, this time with Red Bull, is discussed.
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Audi’s readiness for its Formula 1 debut in 2026 is the focus of the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Scott Mitchell-Malm attended Audi’s Munich event on Wednesday and joins Edd Straw to tell listeners all about it.
The progress with the power unit and the plans for testing are discussed, along with explaining why hopes are realistic, but high, for its performance level. We then hear Scott’s report from on site, which includes chats with F1 TV duo Chris Medland and Lawrence Barretto to bring you a flavour of the event.
Finally, Audi’s planned timeline for success and the chances of it delivering on that is weighed up in the context of the Sauber’s team’s improvements over the past year.
This episode also features a special segment looking at Shell's innovation partnership with Ferrari. Learn more about race fuel via the Shell Motorsports Website and follow @shellmotorsport on Instagram
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Edd Straw and Jon Noble (both in Sao Paulo) are joined by Mark Hughes to unpick a fascinating weekend of racing in Brazil, which couldn't have gone much better for McLaren's Lando Norris. But does the Briton now have one hand on the drivers' title? That's one of the questions answered in this episode.
The guys also discuss Max Verstappen's incredible drive from the pit lane to the podium (and whether it could have been even better), Kimi Antonelli's impressive second place, a weekend to forget for Ferrari and yet more woe for Oscar Piastri.
Plus, Edd and the team answer questions from The Race Members' Club about Gabriel Bortoleto's scary sprint race crash, and more.
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For one weekend and one weekend only, we're making our In-Car Insights podcasts - usually only available to The Race Members' Club - free for everyone to listen to.
Our In-Car Insights series is a hugely popular staple of our grand prix weekend output for members, and features the likes of Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble discussing the day's news and events as they travel from the circuit back to their hotel.
On this episode, Edd and Jon battle the Sao Paulo traffic as they discuss all of the big talking points from Saturday in the Interlagos paddock.
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For one weekend and one weekend only, we're making our In-Car Insights podcasts - usually only available to The Race Members' Club - free for everyone to listen to.
Our In-Car Insights series is a hugely popular staple of our grand prix weekend output for members, and features the likes of Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble discussing the day's news and events as they travel from the circuit back to their hotel.
On this episode, Edd and Jon battle the Sao Paulo traffic as they discuss all of the big talking points from Friday in the Interlagos paddock.
If you like what you hear - and we're confident you will - head to Patreon.com/therace to sign up to The Race Members' Club and enjoy these bonus episodes (and much more besides) on every grand prix weekend.
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On this week’s Colossally, Matt and Richard reappraise the career of a driver whose unique achievement in winning the F1 world championship in a self-built machine bearing his own name will likely stand in eternity: Sir Jack Brabham.
In debates around F1’s greatest driver, Black Jack’s name doesn’t always come up, despite his three world titles - but should it? That’s one of the topics of conversation in a podcast that charts Brabham’s rise from the dirt tracks of his native Australia to the pinnacle of racing.
Matt and Richard discuss how Brabham’s engineering background, fierce competitiveness and ‘brutally effective’ driving style helped him forge a path to the top as not only a driver, but a team owner and constructor too.
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For one weekend and one weekend only, we're making our In-Car Insights podcasts - usually only available to The Race Members' Club - free for everyone to listen to.
Our In-Car Insights series is a hugely popular staple of our grand prix weekend output for members, and features the likes of Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble discussing the day's news and events as they travel from the circuit back to their hotel.
On this episode, Edd and Jon battle the Sao Paulo traffic as they discuss all of the big talking points from Thursday in the Interlagos paddock.
If you like what you hear - and we're confident you will - head to Patreon.com/therace to sign up to The Race Members' Club and enjoy these bonus episodes (and much more besides) on every grand prix weekend.
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On this episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, hosts Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss Red Bull's impending decision on which of its drivers race where in 2026, and ask whether the senior team's technical direction is giving it an unnecessary headache when promoting drivers from Racing Bulls.
After that, Edd and Gary discuss the title run-in, and in particular Oscar Piastri's struggles on low-grip surfaces compared to team-mate Lando Norris. Will we see a change of fortunes for Piastri on the higher-grip Interlagos circuit?
As ever, the episode is rounded out with a bumper questions section, with Gary answering questions from listeners about 1970s F1 budgets, overheating on the grid, and missing F1 tech.
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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, we discuss how big an opportunity the Brazilian Grand Prix could be for Sao Paulo specialist Max Verstappen to propel himself further into the title fight.
Veteran Brazilian journalist Lito Cavalcanti joins Jon Noble and Edd Straw to look ahead to this weekend's race and the factors that will decide the balance of power between McLaren and Red Bull.
After a special look at the history of race fuels with Shell, we also tackle the impact Gabriel Bortoleto has made in Brazil ahead of his first home grand prix, and the implications of the Felipe Massa legal case about the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix costing him the world championship.
And finally, we look at what Franco Colapinto might be able to achieve next year with his confirmation expected to be imminent for 2026 and his progress in recent races.
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Ollie Bearman’s fourth place was the big story of the recent Mexican Grand Prix, but does it prove he’s ready for promotion to a full-time Ferrari seat?
That’s the question Nelson Valkenburg, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Edd Straw take on in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.
With Bearman showing impressive pace for Haas, we look at his season so far and his progress and compare it Charles Leclerc, the last Ferrari protege to make such a step.
We also tackle Red Bull’s driver situation and the reasons why it has postponed its decision on Yuki Tsunoda’s future, and the factors that will play into how it fills its seats next year.
Finally, we tackle a batch of questions from The Race Members’ Club covering a range of topics, including the point of Renault’s F1 involvement, FIA stewarding, cooling at altitude and more.
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Our new podcast Stay On Track with Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert is here, and in a fun-filled first episode the 1996 F1 world champion and three-time grand prix winner go deep on the 2025 title battle.
Damon takes us inside the mind of a driver battling for the title, and gives his opinion on the wobble that's cost Oscar Piastri his big points lead, while Johnny shares his thoughts on why Lando Norris has come on so strong in recent races.
There's also chat about driving standards, dealing with criticism, Max Verstappen's skills in wheel-to-wheel combat, and the merits of McLaren’s so-called papaya rules. Plus, Damon and Johnny look ahead to the upcoming Brazilian Grand Prix whilst sharing a few memories of their own of racing in Sao Paulo.
Come and join Damon and Johnny on their new adventure - and see if they really can stay on track...
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As F1 2025 heads towards a spectacular conclusion, we wind the clock back to arguably the greatest title showdown of them all, which happened 17 years ago this coming Sunday: Brazil 2008.
It's a race that hosts Matt Bishop and Richard Williams were both in attendance for, affording us a unique perspective to look back on what happened, with Matt and Richard recalling how events played out through their own experiences: Matt watching on nervously from the garage as McLaren's PR and Communications chief, and Richard in the press room as a working journalist reporting on the event.
Listen in as Matt and Richard discuss the build up to the race, explaining its significance to all the key players, and how the tension grew and grew all weekend before that spectacular climax where McLaren's Lewis Hamilton snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, denying Ferrari's Felipe Massa - a moment that, even today, generates plenty of emotion...
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We ask if Oscar Piastri is cracking under the pressure of an intense world championship fight in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.
Diego Mejia and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to evaluate the reasons behind Oscar Piastri’s current slump, and whether or not it’s part of a wider trend that will cost him the world championship.
That includes looking at the effect of the intensity of the title fight, his struggle for pace in Austin and Mexico and also what we can expect from him in the final four events.
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Edd Straw and Scott Michell-Malm (both in Mexico) are joined by Jon Noble to discuss the Mexican Grand Prix, and a race which changed the championship picture once more.
They share their thoughts on Lando Norris's faultless victory, 'damage limitation' performances by Norris's title rivals Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, and stand-out drives by Charles Leclerc and Ollie Bearman.
Plus, Edd, Scott and Jon answer a big batch of questions from The Race Members' Club, with first-lap corner cutting one topic under discussion.
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Pescara, a seaside town halfway down Italy’s Adriatic coast, stands proudly in the record books for having been home to the longest track ever used in Formula 1.
Made up of 15.9 miles of country roads, the circuit of Pescara only hosted one world championship-status Grand Prix, in 1957, but it’s significance was mighty - as Matt Bishop and Richard Williams (who literally wrote the book on the Pescara GP) explain in the latest episode of And Colossally That’s History!
Over the course of the episode you’ll learn why Pescara found its way onto the F1 calendar in the first place, why the sport's most famous team boycotted the race, which animals the drivers had to dodge during practice, and why Stirling Moss loved the circuit so much when others hated it.
As you might imagine, there are plenty of amazing stories to tell, including one about a driver who stopped for fuel at a commercial filling station mid-race, and another about a driver who jumped a level crossing while being chased by police on his way home from the race…
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Just how big a project is designing a 2026 Formula 1 car given the brand new chassis and power unit regulations? Aston Martin CEO and team principal Andy Cowell explains that to host Edd Straw in an interview in the latest F1 Tech Show.
We also hear former F1 technical director Gary Anderson’s insight on such projects, how they have changed as F1 has evolved and the challenge of knowing what you are aiming for in terms of performance.
Red Bull’s revival and the ‘tape on pitwall’ controversy from Austin are also discussed, with Gary offering a technological solution.
Your questions on Cowell’s engine expertise, rain in the cockpit, engine degradation and fuel suppliers are also fielded.
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After Red Bull were fined for a pre-race rules breach in Austin, which involved a team member attempting to interfere with a strip of tape McLaren had placed on the pitwall as a grid slot reference for Lando Norris, we ask if the incident marks the revival of the fractious relationship between the two teams.
With both teams inevitably having to take a public position on it at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, we discuss the best approaches and explain why teams have always engaged in such shenanigans to a greater or lesser extent.
The question of whether there really is a ‘spirit’ of the regulations or the sport is also tackled, as well as examining why the lines that are artificially drawn between the ‘good’ and the ‘bad’ guys by some are reductive.
We also tackle a batch of listener questions on Oscar Piastri’s struggles, Pirelli tyres, Carlos Sainz’s risk assessment and more.
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Edd Straw in joined in Austin by Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm to unpick the United States Grand Prix weekend; a weekend when the McLarens clashed again and Max Verstappen roared ominously into championship contention with a pair of victories.
We discuss all the major talking points from the sprint and the grand prix, and answer the usual big bunch of questions from The Race Members' Club.
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Today, Adrian Newey is widely recognised as an F1 design genius, with his cars having been driven to 14 drivers’ world titles, 12 constructors’ titles, and more than 220 Grand Prix victories.
But where did his extraordinary talent for designing (and engineering) racing cars come from? That’s the topic of the latest episode of And Colossally That’s History, which delves into the roots of Newey’s unprecedented success.
Hosts Matt Bishop and Richard Williams share incredible tales from Newey’s youth which foreshadow the man he’d become, including the time he used ingenuity and a rules loophole to avoid punishment at school.
There’s also plenty of chat about Newey’s career before his big breakthrough with Williams in the early 1990s, such as the transformational work he did in sports prototypes, the period he spent race engineering a pair of Indycar legends, his disastrous first foray into Grand Prix racing, and the giant-killing successes with F1 minnows Leyton House that caught Patrick Head's attention.
Along the way you’ll learn how Adrian acquired and honed the skills and design preferences that would later make him the most valuable technical brain in the F1 paddock.
Oh, and listen out for Matt's anecdote about the amazing declaration former McLaren boss Ron Dennis once made to him about Newey…
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