The Autosport F1 Podcast

Luke Smith and Jake Boxall-Legge take you through FP1 and FP2, plus all the off-track action from the Italian GP paddock at Monza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was an emotional day for some in the Formula 1 paddock as the Williams family announced they would be leaving the team this weekend. After 43 years in the sport for Frank Williams, winning 114 grands prix and seven F1 drivers' championships, what was the reaction to the news inside the F1 bubble? Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) and Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) are in Italy to bring you the weekend preview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Autosport has launched a new series of podcasts to celebrate our 70th birthday. The first issue of Autosport magazine appeared on 25 August 1950 and as part of our celebrations we have taken on the challenge of selecting the greatest competition cars from each of the major international categories. Our panel of experts will debate the most successful and important grand prix cars, sportscars, rally machines, touring cars, Indycars and junior single-seaters. The winner from each episode will then progress to a grand final, where we will select Autosport’s greatest competition car of all time. Special articles will also be produced on the winners. In this episode Chief Editor and host Kevin Turner is joined by sportscar guru Gary Watkins, who has been covering Le Mans and international endurance racing for three decades, and Plus Editor James Newbold, who is our British GT correspondent and sportscar enthusiast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Autosport Driver Ratings have been an integral part of every GP weekend for many years. We give our verdict, according to a strict set of rules we publish, and then you have your say. By the end of every season the drivers get rated by our Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas and thousands of Autosport fans around the world. Who will come out on top at Spa? Click here to rate the drivers yourself: https://www.autosport.com/f1/driver-ratings/2020/belgium Jess on Twitter: @JessMcF1 Jess on Insta: @nauckas Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] The Belgian GP Review is here! No spoilers in the podcast show notes though. So join Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) alongside Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport), Stuart Codling (Executive Editor, GP Racing Magazine) and Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) to analyse how the race was won and ask how Ferrari will respond heading next to Monza. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Codders on Twitter: @CoddersF1 Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Jon on Twitter: @NobleF1 Jon on Insta: @noble__jon Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) to look back at the key talking points from today's qualifying for the Belgian GP. And some top cow chat. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas Jon on Twitter: @NobleF1 Jon on Insta: @noble__jon Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Smith and Jake Boxall-Legge take you through FP1 and FP2, plus all the off-track action from the Belgian GP paddock at Spa-Francorchamps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to a handsfree podcast recording as Jon Noble and Alex Kalinauckas drive back to their rented farmhouse near the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Both were fresh from running the track and, before analysing the big talking points of the day, discuss what you can learn from walking or running a racing circuit and experiencing the change of elevation. With questions aimed at Vettel, Perex and Räikkönen regarding which team they may be driving for in 2021, everyone was staying tight-lipped at this stage of the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Autosport has launched a new series of podcasts to celebrate our 70th birthday. The first issue of Autosport magazine appeared on 25 August 1950 and as part of our celebrations we have taken on the challenge of selecting the greatest competition cars from each of the major international categories. Our panel of experts will debate the most successful and important grand prix cars, sportscars, rally machines, touring cars, Indycars and junior single-seaters. The winner from each episode will then progress to a grand final, where we will select Autosport’s greatest competition car of all time. Special articles will also be produced on the winners. The first episode is on grand prix cars. Chief Editor and host Kevin Turner is joined by Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas, Technical Editor Jake Boxall-Legge and F1 Reporter Luke Smith for a passionate discussion, trying to tread the line between personal favourites and objective game-changers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today our colleagues at The Motorsport.com Podcast are here to give you a full rundown of the Indy 500 and also look back the MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix. You can subscribe to their podcast here: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feed/id1527648306?at=11lo6V&ct=podnews_podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNDUyNjYyMy9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GKMWIu2DdxtqXHltLzkww Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FIA World Rallycross is the latest series to return to racing. It's back this weekend in Sweden, albeit without fans until Round 3 in Latvia. In the latest #ThinkingForward interview, Paul Bellamy (Managing Director of IMG Motorsport) explains the appeal of WRX, why it's the perfect sport to convert non-motorsport fans, why Rallycross is heading towards electric racing and how motorsport leaders have worked together through the pandemic to share best practices to restart racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] The Spanish GP Review is here! No spoilers in the podcast show notes though. So join Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) alongside Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport), Stuart Codling (Executive Editor, GP Racing Magazine) and Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor, Autosport) to analyse how the race was won and lost. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Codders on Twitter: @CoddersF1 Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 JBL on Twitter: @JakeyyBL Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport) to look back at the key talking points from today's qualifying for the Spanish GP. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Smith and Jake Boxall-Legge take you through FP1 and FP2, plus all the off-track action from the Barcelona paddock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sergio Perez unleashed an expletive-laden rebuttal to the stories regarding what he did in Mexico to contract COVID-19 before the British GP. Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) and Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport) have everything you need to know before another F1 weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] The Autosport 70th Anniversary GP Review is here! No spoilers in the podcast show notes though. So join Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) alongside Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport), Jess McFadyen (Director of Digital Strategy) and Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor, Autosport) to analyse how the race was won and lost. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Jess on Twitter: @JessMcF1 Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 JBL on Twitter: @JakeyyBL Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport) to look back at the key talking points from today's qualifying for the 70th Anniversary GP. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a dramatic Friday at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Racing Point were found to have breached the sporting regulations with their copycat brake ducts. Mercedes were found to have been the principle designers of those parts which lead to a points deduction and hefty fine. So why were rival teams left pondering their own appeal of the upheld appeal? And why is a car which has been deemed to be in breach of the regulations allowed to race for the rest of the season with the same parts? Jake Boxall-Legge and Jonathan Noble have the answers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) and Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport) look at the biggest stories they heard in Thursday's media sessions with selected journalists, including Autosport. Sergio Perez received some good news but Hulkenberg remained optimistic about an F1 return. Plus Bottas gets a vote of confidence from the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For today's special insight episode, we talk to AVL RACING which works with the world's leading teams and drivers. We discuss the latest developments in the move towards electrification of your favourite racing series. Whether it's the hybrid systems of Grand Prix cars, the thrill of pure electric racing in Formula E, or how series such as NASCAR can add electric power, in every aspect of motorsport there are exciting conversation happening around batteries and motors. Find out more about AVL RACING here: https://www.avl.com/racing Sponsored content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Autosport Driver Ratings have been an integral part of every GP weekend for many years. We give our verdict, according to a strict set of rules we publish, and then you have your say. By the end of every season the drivers get rated by our Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas and thousands of Autosport fans around the world. Who will come out on top at Silverstone? And who would have earned a perfect score if only they hadn't made a costly error? Click here to rate the drivers yourself: https://www.autosport.com/f1/driver-ratings/2020/great-britain Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] The Autosport British GP Review is here! No spoilers in the podcast show notes though. So join Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) alongside Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport), Stuart Codling (GP Racing and 80s TV Aficionado) and Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor, Autosport) to analyse how the race was won and lost. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 JBL on Twitter: @JakeyyBL Codders on Twitter: @CoddersF1 Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport) to look back at the key talking points from today's qualifying for the British GP. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jonathan Noble and Jake Boxall-Legge take you through FP1 and FP2 with a focus on what we can learn from today's running running in the scorching heat of a July day at Silverstone. Tomorrow the temperatures will be a lot lower. With Perez now isolating in his motor home due to a positive COVID-19 test, Nico Hülkenberg is back in the Force India, sorry, Racing Point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Alex Kalinauckas and Luke Smith head to Silverstone to report from inside the Formula 1 bubble, we hear about the first big name to test positive for COVID-19. We ask who will replace him from a variety of reserve drivers, but the solution may be complicated by Formula E. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Autosport Driver Ratings have been an integral part of every GP weekend for many years. We give our verdict, according to a strict set of rules we publish, and then you have your say. By the end of every season the drivers get rated by our Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas and thousands of Autosport fans around the world. Who will come out on top in Hungary? And who would have earned a perfect score if only they hadn't made a costly error? Click here to rate the drivers yourself: https://www.autosport.com/f1/driver-ratings/2020/hungary Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] The Autosport Hungarian GP Review is here! No spoilers in the podcast show notes though. So join Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) alongside Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport), Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) and Stuart Codling (GP Racing and 80s TV Aficionado) to analyse how the race was won and lost. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Jon on Twitter: @NobleF1 Jon on Insta: @noble__jon Codders on Twitter: @CoddersF1 Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport) to look back at the key talking points from today's qualifying for the Hungarian GP. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Smith and Jake Boxall-Legge take you through FP1 and FP2 with a focus on what we can learn from the limited dry running. Ferrari drivers said they felt more comfortable in the car despite no added updates from the fast-tracked package we saw last weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Jonathan Noble made his way from Austria to the Paddock in Hungary, along with the rest of Formula 1, we hear about how the journey has been. Once the teams were set up at the Hungaroring, the first big news story of the weekend was Vettel being linked to a seat at Racing Point. But will it be the seat currently held by Perez or Stroll? Alex Kalinauckas is joined by Jon live from Hungary for the inside story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Autosport Driver Ratings have been an integral part of every GP weekend for many years. We give our verdict, according to a strict set of rules we publish, and then you have your say. By the end of every season the drivers get rated by our Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas and thousands of Autosport fans around the world. Who will come out on top in Styria? And who gets a lowly 3/10? Listen to find out! Click here to rate the drivers yourself: https://www.autosport.com/f1/driver-ratings/2020/styria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] The winner of today’s Styrian GP showed a sublime level of control over the rest of the field and made it look easy. We saw frustration for one driver who worked his way up from the back of the grid only to end the race with a badly damaged front wing, whilst Austria once again delivered a sensational last lap thriller. But what about the ridiculous? That would be teammates taking out both cars before a full tour has been completed. Alex Kalinauckas is joined live from Austria by our reporter Jonathan Noble, along with Stuart Codling and Luke Smith to dig into the key talking points. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Jon on Twitter: @NobleF1 Jon on Insta: @noble__jon Codders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoddersF1 Codders on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coddersf1 Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] Formula One enjoyed a wet 'n' wild qualifying for the Styrian GP which took place in soaking conditions on the Red Bull Ring. On such a short track, the margin of 1.216 seconds between the pole sitter and second on the grid was staggering. Alex Kalinauckas is joined by Luke Smith to take you through the exceptional performances and more major disappointments from those who couldn't make it out of Q1 an Q2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Smith and Jake Boxall-Legge take you through FP1 and FP2 with a focus on the tech updates various teams added to their cars for this weekend. Ferrari brought forward a new aero package scheduled for Hungary but put it on their car today. We discuss the elephant-sized lack of horsepower in the room, and that's all six Ferrari powered teams being seriously down on power. What is happening and how can they fix it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An Jonathan Noble continues to report from inside the track in Austria, he joins Alex Kalinauckas to look ahead to this weekend and the news that Mercedes seem to have a weak spot to be exploited by their rivals. Also, Leclarc and Bottas flew home between the races which has frustrated those who feel they undermined F1 organisers who are keeping everyone in a social bubble. This weekend 10,000 COVID tests will have been carried out, with zero confirmed cases, and Formula 1 will want to prove to various government that they can stage an event safely. Plus we have the inside story on what we saw at the Fernando Alonso press event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Third time lucky? Renault just confirmed that Fernando Alonso has signed to drive for the Enstone F1 team for a third stint. What does this mean for F1? And can a driver who said he'd only return to a team capable of winning the Championship fulfill that ambition? Stuart Codling, Jonathan Noble and Luke Smith discuss the biggest issues around Alonso's return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we're between back-to-back weekends racing in Austria, we wanted to catch up with local legend Christian Klien. Although he never raced at his home GP during his time in F1, with stints for Jaguar, HRT and Red Bull Racing, he has fond memories of racing at the A1 Ring. Alex Kalinauckas and James Newbold ask why his home circuit always delivers so much action. Plus we talk about the standout races in his career so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Touring Car racing is one of the most popular forms of motorsport, certainly on a domestic level. It is all about entertainment and close racing with less emphasis on technology. As the BTCC gets ready to restart in August James Allen speaks to BTCC head Alan Gow for our #ThinkingForward series about getting fans back into the race tracks this season and more broadly what is the future for touring car racing in the new landscape after the Covid crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Autosport Austrian GP Review is here! No spoilers in the podcast show notes though. So join Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) alongside Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport), Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) and Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor, Autosport) to analyse how the race was won and lost. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Jon on Twitter: @NobleF1 Jon on Insta: @noble__jon JBL on Twitter: @JakeyyBL Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport) to look back at the key talking points from today's qualifying for the Austrian GP. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor, Autosport) to analyse the first day of competitive running in 2020. What can we learn from the long-run times today? Is the Racing Point pace real and what could that mean for the midfield battle? And why did Red Bull choose this moment to lodge a protest against the Mercedes DAS system? Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas JBL on Twitter: @JakeyyBL Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) as he arrives in Austria and heads to the track, as part of a small group of global media allowed inside the Media Centre. Jon tells us how F1 is taking no risks with the virus and the common sight of face masks within the F1 bubble. The extra distance from drivers didn’t stop us asking Sebastian Vettel about his bombshell breakup with Ferrari and his admission today that “there was never an offer on the table”. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas Jon on Twitter: @NobleF1 Jon on Insta: @noble__jon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As head of Formula 2 and Formula 3 Bruno Michel presides over a vital step in the pipeline of driver talents to Formula One. Recent graduates like Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, George Russell, Alex Albon and Lance Stroll highlight the vital role that these two championships play. This weekend they start again, alongside F1 in Austria and we spoke to Michel shortly before he departed for Austria about how close the Covid-19 crisis came to shutting down F2 and F3 teams and drivers and the how the feeder series builds back better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four months after the cancelled Australian opener the Formula 1 season is finally getting underway. Before he caught his plane to head to the circuit, Jonathan Noble joined Alex Kalinauckas, Luke Smith and Jessica McFadyen to look at the key talking points ahead of the season-opening Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For today's special insight episode, we talk to AVL RACING which works with the world's leading teams and drivers. We discuss the various braking systems used across categories and how getting the brakes working perfectly can win or lose you the battle. How do simulators work with braking? And what are the new motorsport technologies changing the way drivers brake? Find out more about AVL RACING here: https://www.avl.com/racing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final podcast for our Le Mans 24 Hours series this month, motorsport legend Hugh Chamberlain joins us to look back on some of his favourite racing moments. Hugh has held team management roles at Le Mans every year from 1987 until 2008, and there are few in motorsport who know more about how to race there. Joining Alex is Gary Watkins to ask Hugh about the highs and lows of winning (and losing) Le Mans 24 Hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two-time Formula One World Champion Mika Häkkinen joins us live on the podcast to talk about his greatest races. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our sport has a unique ability to reach, unite and empower millions of people globally, and its return is being eagerly awaited worldwide. The world’s top sporting events are some of the world’s most watched, bringing enormous visibility. Athletes and racing drivers like Lewis Hamilton are powerful role models that inspire others and lead by example. The events of recent weeks and the support for Black Lives Matter has shown that motorsport has an opportunity to bring the world together and to raise public awareness of societal issues and solutions. We had already seen signs before the pandemic crisis that sponsors and manufacturers were looking for sport to demonstrate a sense of purpose and it is increasingly clear that in the post Covid world, sport risks looking irrelevant if it does not have a higher purpose than just entertainment. In the FIA eSport Conference MSN president James Allen tackled this subject with a panel featuring Formula E founder and Chairman Alejandro Agag, Susie Wolff, who is team principal of Rokit Venturi Formula E team and the founder of the Dare to be Different initiative to bring more females into the sport; Andrea Adamo team principal of Hyundai motorsport, Bob Bell former CTO of Renault and Mercedes F1 teams and founder of Grid4Good.org and Yath Gangakumaran, Director of Strategy and Business Development, F1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Damon Hill makes a special guest appearance on the latest episode on the Autosport podcast to talk about his favourite drives. He also talks about his admiration for Michael Schumacher, having battled hard against him, and the current state of F1 as we prepare to go racing again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the show today, an exclusive conversation with Ross Brawn. Motorsport Network President James Allen spoke to Ross about the plan to go racing again in 2020. There are currently 69 signatures on the FIA F1 world champion’s trophy and whoever adds the 70th at the end of this year will have won in a truly exceptional season. Formula 1 restarts soon and in this latest interview in the #ThinkingForward series, James interviewed Ross at the FIA eConference - they spoke about the challenges of organising the first eight races, the rise of esports during the lockdown, and the complications of filling in the remaining gaps on the calendar with long haul races. Brawn also voiced the hope that this new spirit of collaboration between FIA, F1 and the teams as a result of the Coronavirus crisis, that brought about a remarkable set of rule changes and a budget cap, will continue into the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices