Radio Le Mans

The team talks to Alan Brewer from the Goodwood Road Racing Club about the upcoming Members Meeting and John Pearson from Equipe Classic Racing tells us about their very ambitious 2024 calendar which includes historic F2 cars for the first time. Jim Roller, Paul Jurd, Joe Bradley and Paul Tarsey look into the surprising news that Felipe Massa is suing the FIA because he was ‘robbed’ of the 2008 World Championship and then discuss the surprisingly long history of the Australian Grand Prix.

John Hindhaugh looks ahead to this weekend’s Mugello 12h, Nick Daman has the latest news from the F1 paddock, and Shea Adam reviews last weekend at Sebring. This week’s Big Interview is with Russell Ward.

Team USA is back this week! Ben and Taylor share their thoughts on the iRacing Tempest update, Forza Motorsport finally fixing their Daytona pit exit, and the first full patch notes from Le Mans Ultimate.

John Hindhaugh is at Sebring ahead of this weekend’s 12 hours and talks to Gresham Wagner and Stevan McAleer. Shea Adam has the latest news from the paddock, plus Nick Daman’s team by team review of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.

A look ahead to the 2024 season

Matt and Steve are joined by Chris Dawes to discuss eCoupe Cup and whether Castle Combe could be the next UK track to be scanned in iRacing. They also discuss the Tempest system and what it could mean for driver training moving forward.

The team look back on the life of Hugh Chamberlain, who died at the end of February. They also share personal memories and stories about a man described as ‘one of the last great characters of motorsport’. Nick Whale, boss of Iconic Auctioneers, talks about all the behind-the-scenes work that goes on simply to stage the auctions for which his company is famous and Corridors of Power this time is about the inventions of Lotus founder Colin Chapman.

Andrew Cotton looks back at the opening round of the FIA WEC and tells us how he thinks it will shape the rest of the season, Nick Daman has his team by team review of the Bahrain Grand Prix, and what’s the most mundane car you’ve ever driven? Plus this week’s Big Interview is with Giles Richards about his new book F1 Racing Confidential.

As the FIA World Endurance Championship kicks off in Qatar, John Hindhaugh talks to Ferrari’s Ferdinando Cannizzo about the marque’s involvement in sports car racing.

John Hindhaugh takes this sporty SUV for a test in Australia’s Hunter Valley.

The conclusion to the race. Commentary from Jonny Palmer, Bruce Jones and John Hindhaugh, with Louise Beckett and Bruce Jouanny in the pits.

Continuing coverage from Lusail.

The opening of the first race of the season.

Commentary from Jonny Palmer and John Hindhaugh with Bruce Jouanny and Louise Beckett in the pits.

Commentary from Jonny Palmer and John Hindhaugh, with Louise Beckett and Bruce Jouanny in the pits.

This week Ben and Louis are joined by Stephen Hudec to discuss Moza products, Le Mans Ultimate, F1 24, and the new iRacing and TCR partnership.

John Hindhaugh spends a week in Florida with the BMW X1 X-Drive 28i.

Nick Daman assesses the chances of the 20 drivers and ten teams taking part in this season’s Formula One WorldChampionship.

Nick Daman reviews the World Superbike opener. This week’s Big Interview is with Ferrari’s Ferdinando Cannizzo.

The entry level SUV from Porsche gets a run in the Middle East

John Hindhaugh and John Dagys take a look ahead to the 2024 season.

John Hindhaugh continues his walk through the Lusail paddock, talking to Dani Juncadella, James Calado and Rob Leupen.

John Hindhaugh reports from Lusail as the teams prepare for the start of the new season.

Matt and Steven are joined by their old sim racing team mate – turned real-world racing engineer – Adam Watson to talk about how he made it from university studies to the British GT GT4 Championship winning team. The boys also say good things about Le Mans Ultimate…

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED ON MONDAY 19th FEBRUARY. DURING THIS SHOW WE TALK EXTENSIVELY ABOUT RACE RETRO WHICH WAS DUE TO TAKE PLACE 23-25TH FEBRUARY. DUE TO HEAVY ON-SITE FLOODING RACE RETRO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. On the show Jim Roller looks at the very buoyant auction scene and Paul Tarsey reviews the Retromobile event in Paris. Paul Jurd has a delve into upcoming events. In the wake of Lewis Hamilton’s defection to Ferrari, Joe Bradley leads a discussion about other champions who have done the same thing (including Nigel Mansell), with varying success.

John Hindhaugh looks back at the weekend’s Bathurst 12hours, Nick Daman has the latest news from F1 testing in Bahrain. Plus the Le Mans entry list, the best motorbike that Aleix Espargaro has ever ridden and how much would you pay for a helmet?

Ben, Louis, and Taylor break down the iRacing Developer update, the most recent update to Forza Motorsport, and actual footage of LM Ultimate.

John HIndhaugh is joined by Richard Craill at Bathurst ahead of this weekend’s 12 hour race. Alex Gibot from Porsche discusses some of the German marque’s entries for the race, while Aston Martin’s Adam Carter talks about the company’s 2024 GT car, launched ths week. Plus F1 launch news from Nick Daman, Indycar and Extreme E.

On a packed programme we hear from Tim Foster who is the man behind much of the resurgence in interest in those fire-breathing Group B rally cars of the mid 1980s which we are looking forward to seeing at Race Retro on 23rd, 24th and 25th February. As usual host Paul Tarsey is joined by the regular Historic Racing News Radio Show team, Jim Roller, Joe Bradley and Paul Jurd who will all, as usual, not hold back on thoughts and opinions. The theme for Corridors of Power is called “My Favourite Motorsport story”. Donald Campbell’s nephew Don Wales tells us about the controversy that has blown up since the wreck of his water speed record breaking Bluebird K7 was raised from the bed of Lake Coniston in Cumbria. There is now a bitter dispute involving family members, the local museum and the man who raised the boat from the depths.

Richard Craill and Matt Campbell preview next week’s Bathurst 12 hours, Nick Daman casts his eye over a turbulent week in Formula One and there are a flurry of driver announcements in the FIA World Endurance Championship Plus Kyle Larson on racing 1100 miles in one day this May.

Taylor and Louis bring you the latest sim racing news

Nick Daman on F1’s decision not to allow Andretti Global into the sport, Riley Dickinson on winning at Daytona, reviews of the Monte Carlo Rally and Dubai 24 hours. Plus, Simple Minds and a hidden tunnel.