The Autosport F1 Podcast

In the latest interview for the #thinkingforward series of thought leadership discussions, Motorsport Network president James Allen and Motorsport.com F1 editor Jonathan Noble speak to Günther Steiner, Team Principal of Haas Formula One Team. Günther tells us why the COVID crisis was the biggest challenge of his career…how he feels about the new budget cap…and why he thinks Formula 1 should be experimenting with reverse grids...” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jean Alesi makes a special guest appearance on the latest episode of Autosport's Race of My Life podcast series, on the anniversary of his 1995 Canadian Grand Prix win, to talk about his choice as the best race of his F1 career - that year's Japanese GP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we're bringing you a special episode co-hosted by 13-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard. Alex Kalinauckas and Kevin Turner (Chief Editor, Autosport) look back at David's greatest races, and ask him how he feels about the future direction of Formula 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we are celebrating 50 years of Sauber in Motorsport. Sauber is a company with an eclectic history beginning with Peter Sauber campaigning in a self-built car in hill climbs, a long partnership with Mercedes, a short ownership by BMW, winning Le Mans and taking the flag at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix. Joining Codders today is Luke Smith (Autosport F1 Reporter), Jake Boxall-Legge (Autosport Technical Editor) and James Newbold (Autosport+ Editor). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest interview for the #thinkingforward series of thought leadership discussions, Motorsport Network president James Allen and Motorsport.com F1 editor Jonathan Noble speak to Cyril Abiteboul, Renault Sport Racing Managing Director, about what the coronavirus crisis has done for automotive companies and their involvement in motorsport. They also discuss what he wants to see from the new deal amongst F1 teams, how racing can appeal to a younger fanbase, and how technologies can be transferred between racing series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON Chief Designer: ADRIAN NEWEY Sporting Director: STEFANO DOMENICALI Technical Director: ROSS BRAWN Driver #2: STIRLING MOSS Lead Driver: LEWIS HAMILTON Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May) This is the final part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The seventh and final vacancy we're filling today is that of Team Principal. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is joined by James Allen, Jonathan Noble, Roberto Chinchero and Alex Kalinauckas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON Chief Designer: ADRIAN NEWEY Sporting Director: STEFANO DOMENICALI Technical Director: ROSS BRAWN Driver #2: STIRLING MOSS Lead Driver: (revealed Sat 23rd May) Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May) This is the penultimate part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The sixth vacancy we're filling today is that of Second Driver. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is joined by James Allen, Jonathan Noble, Ben Anderson and Luke Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON Chief Designer: ADRIAN NEWEY Sporting Director: STEFANO DOMENICALI Technical Director: ROSS BRAWN Driver #2: (revealed Fri 22nd May) Lead Driver: (revealed Sat 23rd May) Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May) This is the fifth part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The fifth vacancy we're filling today is that of Second Driver. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is joined by James Allen, Jonathan Noble, Roberto Chinchero and Alex Kalinauckas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON Chief Designer: ADRIAN NEWEY Sporting Director: STEFANO DOMENICALI Technical Director: (revealed Thu 21st May) Driver #2: (revealed Fri 22nd May) Lead Driver: (revealed Sat 23rd May) Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May) This is the fourth part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The fourth vacancy we're filling today is that of Technical Director. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is joined by Ben Anderson, Giorgio Piola and Jake Boxall-Legge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON Chief Designer: ADRIAN NEWEY Sporting Director: (revealed Wed 20th May) Technical Director: (revealed Thu 21st May) Driver #2: (revealed Fri 22nd May) Lead Driver: (revealed Sat 23rd May) Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May) This is the third part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The thiird vacancy we're filling today is that of Sporting Director. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is James Allen, Jonathan Noble, Stuart Codling and Luke Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's episode will introduce a new mini-series of podcasts we're producing called 'Race of My Life'. This series is dedicated to motorsport legends, each explaining their personal choice of the best race in their careers as drivers and team managers. The series will have its own podcast channel and be fully revealed next Monday. We're releasing today's episode in your regular Autosport podcast channel to remember triple F1 World Champion Niki Lauda, a year to the4 day since his death after a lengthy illness. f you enjoy this show, remember to subscribe to our new ‘Race of My Life – presented by Autosport’ podcast channel on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON Chief Designer: (revealed Tue 19th May) Sporting Director: (revealed Wed 20th May) Technical Director: (revealed Thu 21st May) Driver #2: (revealed Fri 22nd May) Lead Driver: (revealed Sat 23rd May) Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May) This is the second part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The second vacancy we're filling today is that of Chief Designer. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is Giorgio Piola, Ben Anderson and Jake Boxall-Legge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to a very special 7-part series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The first vacancy we're filling today is that of Race Engineer. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is James Allen, Jonathan Noble, Stuart Codling and James Newbold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest interview for the #thinkingforward series of thought leadership discussions, Motorsport Network president James Allen and Motorsport.com F1 editor Jonathan Noble speak to Mario Isola, the Head of F1 and car racing at Pirelli about the mind boggling logistical complexity of the F1 restart programme for the official tyre supplier to F1. They also discuss the planned move to low profile 18 inch tyres in 2022, where the balance will be in future for F1 between entertainment and technology and Isola reveals how quickly they will need to produce 35,000 tyres that will be needed to service the 18 race calendar F1 is planning between July and December. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Ferrari formally announcing that Sebastian Vettel will leave the team at the end of the 2020 Formula 1 season, Alex, Luke, Jess and Codders react to the "joint decision". What do we think Vettel will do next? Who do we think could replace Vettel at Ferrari? And what domino effect does this create in the driver market? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the current situation forcing all motorsport to temporarily pause, is there a virtual way for the drivers to remain sharp? When the season gets underway, how do the teams use simulators to improve those driver skills to gain an advantage over their competitors? That is the topic today with Alex Kalinauckas (F1 Editor, Autosport) talking to our friends from AVL RACING. On the podcast we ask: •How do you make a simulator reflect a real-life car? •How close can we get to reality? •How do you get a new track into a Sim? •For the teams, is there a role for Sims in how to plan for various race strategies, things like weather and energy management? Find out more about how simulation at AVL RACING is helping drivers and teams: https://bit.ly/2yu2FNV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we’re delighted to bring you another exclusive interview in our #thinkingforward series. Following the interview on Monday with Zak Brown, we go from team boss to Formula E driver today. The podcast features Motorsport Network President James Allen and Jess McFadyen talking to DS Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne. They talk about why he grabbed the opportunity to join esports, how real racing and sim racing are complementary to each other and when he thinks Formula E will go racing again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the podcast today, Motorsport Network President James Allen and Motorsport.com F1 Editor Jonathan Noble are talking to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. Zak talks about the lessons learned from managing a McLaren team member testing positive for COVID-19, about his optimism around getting 15 races in for the 2020 F1 season, and whether we’ll see Fernando Alonso racing again for McLaren outside of Indy 500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we’re going to bring you another exclusive interview, and the latest in our #thinkingforward series. During the current crisis we're talking with motorsport leaders to hear how they're reacting to unprecedented challenges. Motorsport Network President James Allen and Motorsport.com F1 Editor Jonathan Noble spoke with Red Bull Team Principle Christian Horner. On the podcast today: •Red Bull’s position on the budget cap debate, and what some of the solutions could be •How Racing could resume at the Red Bull Ring, and the logistical challenges of how he’ll manage a team racing behind closed doors •And…Red Bull being part of the UK ventilator project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ex-Ferrari Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali says it would be "criminal" for motorsport not to seize the opportunity for major reform for the future presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Stefano was talking to Motorsport Network President James Allen from him home in the Dolomites. On the podcast today, hear why he thinks we need to be positive about how motorsport benefits the automotive industry. Speaking exclusively to Autosport for the #thinkingforward series, current CEO of Lamborghini and president of the FIA single seater commission Domenicali says the sport has dragged its heels too long on effective cost control and other measures to ensure long term health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Autosport podcast today, interviewing duties are handed to Autosport Magazine Editor Kevin Turner, as we sit down for over an hour with Britain's most recent Le Mans 24 Hours winner Nick Tandy. Kevin and Nick talk about life as Porsche Factory Driver, that 2015 Le Mans win in the Porsche 919, driving in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we’re going to bring you another exclusive interview and the latest in our #thinkingforward series. During the current crisis we're talking with motorsport leaders to hear how they're reacting to the unprecedented challenges. Motorsport Network President James Allen, and Autosport Deputy Editor Marcus Simmons, spoke with Motorsport UK chairman David Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the podcast today you can hear Formula E Chairman Alejandro Agag speaking with Motorsport Network’s President, James Allen. Speaking exclusively to Autosport for our #thinkingforward series with motorsport leaders, Agag struck an optimistic note about the scale of opportunity that faces the industry, despite the severe challenges caused by the temporary cancellation of all events. They talked about why Formula E needs to reflect on the GEN3 car, the biggest lesson we can learn from the virus crisis, and how some racing series can survive through consolidation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the show today, your host Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is joined by Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor Motorsport.com), Stuart Codling (Executive Editor,GP Racing) and Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport). Last week Jean Todt joined us live on the Autosport Podcast to talk a range of subjects from the revised 2020 calendar to budget caps. Today we discuss some of the biggest talking points which came out of his interview, including the process the FIA went through during their Ferrari engine investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s not every day you get a Zoom call from the President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), but that’s what happened earlier when Jean Todt called us from his office to speak with James Allen (President, Motorsport Network) and Jonathan Noble (Motorsport.com F1 Editor). He talks about the challenges facing global motorsport when racing returns, what he thinks of F1 stakeholders striking a new deal and the controversial FIA settlement with Ferrari regarding their 2019 engine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is joined by the team from Motorsport Games to talk about how fans of real life motorsport can get into racing Esports. And can this period of lockdown be an opportunity for racing to increase its reach into new audiences? https://motorsportgames.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the show today, your host Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is joined by Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor Motorsport.com), Stuart Codling (Executive Editor, GP Racing) and Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor). Last weekend saw two big Esports events happen in the world of motorsport but can it ever replace the real thing? Or should we always think of it as complimentary to 'real' racing. On the podcast today we look forward to upcoming races from Motorsport Games and which drivers will lead the pack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the show today, your host Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is joined by Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor Motorsport.com), Stuart Codling (Executive Editor,GP Racing) and Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor). Formula 1's key players have agreed to postpone the introduction of the planned 2021 technical regulations until 2022, amid the continuing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. On the podcast today we discuss the implications of this decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the show today, your host Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is joined by Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor Motorsport.com), Luke Smith (Formula 1 Reporter) and Andrew van Leeuwen (Australian Editor, Motorsport.com). Why did it take so long for Formula 1 to cancel the Australian GP? Should a decision have been earlier or was it right to wait? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus throughout the globe, Formula 1's 2020 Australian Grand Prix was offficially cancelled, after a McLaren team member tested positive for the Coronavirus. The 2020 Chinese Grand Prix was already postponed, whilst Bahrain's status remains in the air. But these will not be the first cancelled races in Formula 1. So let's take a look back at a few of the races which dropped off the calendar after being scheduled to run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Breaking news the day before the first FP1 of the season, McLaren have pulled out of the Australian GP, following a McLaren employee being put in to self isolation after testing positive for the Coronavirus. James Allen talks to Rodi Basso, ex-Ferrari F1 engineer, and Stuart Codling and Ben Anderson of GP Racing Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ahead of the season opened for Formula 1 in 2020, we Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor) was joined by JBL (Technical Editor) and Kevin Turner (Autosport Editor) to rank every team and every driver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

National Motorsport in the UK has always been a focus for Autosport magazine, which of course is celebrating 70 years in 2020. It's sometimes overshadowed by how much Formula 1 gets talked about, but our readers have been telling us they want more from National racing, so we've launched a new supplment to hear. And in audio form, here is a new podcast from the team. On the show today join Stephen Lickorish, Autosport Editor Kevin Turner, and your host of the national podcasts Stefan Mackley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is joined by Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) and Stuart Codling (Executive Editor, GP Racing) to give the final verdict on pre-season testing ahead of the Formula 1 2020 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today your host Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) and Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport) are joined by Ben Anderson (Editor and Driver, GP Racing) to discuss day 2 of the 2nd pre-season test of the Formula 1 2020 season. Notable moments include a Mercedes break down and Ferrari topping the timesheets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back in Barcelona for the first day of the second Formula 1 pre-season test. Alex Kalinauckas is joined by Jonathan Noble and Luke Smith to rundown the news from today and a notably slower fastest time than last week. Who's sandbagging? Ferrari? Mercedes? Racing Point? Listen to find out what the guys think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mercedes ended the first week of Formula 1 testing in Barcelona with a fastest time and some of the best reliability. Valtteri Bottas set a time in the morning which already blows away the best lap of 2019 testing. Meanwhile, their rivals have been questioning the legality of the DAS system and whether the ability to change toe angles constitutes a breach of parc ferme rules. With three days of action to look back on, our team in the paddock analyse the form so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today there was a buzz which rippled through the F1 Paddock - why was Lewis Hamilton pushing and pulling his steering wheel? As more of the assembled journalists saw on-board footage of the W11 the obvious question was: is this a technical problem or an innovation nobody else has thought of? As James Allison would soon confirm, it was the latter. Mercedes-Benz even have a name for it - 'DAS'. On the podcast today we explain what it is, and how it can be used. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first day of Formula 1® testing in 2020 is up and the team of Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport), Jon Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) and Luke Smith (Formula 1 Reporter, Autosport) bring you up to speed with the main talking points of Day 1 from the Barcelona Paddock. https://www.autosport.com/ Hamilton fastest as Mercedes dominates first day - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148330/hamilton-fastest-as-mercedes-dominates-first-day New Red Bull F1 car "fast everywhere" - Verstappen - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148332/new-red-bull-fast-everywhere--verstappen Leclerc: Lowly position on F1 test day one reflects Ferrari approach - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148333/leclerc-lowly-test-position-reflects-ferrari-approach Racing Point explains 'risky' attempt to replicate 2019 F1 Mercedes - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148334/racing-point-risky-mercedes-replica-explained Sainz: McLaren reliabiiity meant it used up day one tyre allowance - https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148337/sainz-mclaren-ran-out-of-tyres-on-day-one Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Alex is travelling from Austria to Barcelona for pre-season testing, Jake Boxall-Legge jumps into the podcast today to run through Autosport's first impressions on the Alfa Romeo, the 'new' team Alpha Tauri and Williams. We also saw a Racing Point car earlier today but it was little more than a livery launch so we'll wait to see the car shakedown before we see their direction for 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drive to Survive will return for a second season on February 28 with another 10 episodes, two of which were previewed by Autosport earlier this month. On the Autosport podcast today, Alex is joined by James Allen, Jonathan Noble and Luke Smith who recently attended a private screening to launch the new season. Alex @Nauckas James @Jamesallenonf1 Jonathan @NobleF1 Luke @LukeSmithF1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The W11 that Mercedes unveiled on Friday morning looks distinctly similar to last year's title-winning W10. Even if its new challenger does carry over developments from the end of 2019, that leaves Mercedes well placed to pick up where it left off Autosport's Technical Editor Jake Boxall-Legge is joined by Ben Anderson to discuss why Mercedes-AMG remains favourites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Earlier today McLaren were the latest team to reveal their 2020 Formula 1 car, the MCL35. We were at McLaren's Woking headquaters to get up close with the car tasked with edging away from the mid-field pack and challenging the top 3 teams. Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz will hope this is the car to power them to a breakout season as more than just 'best of the rest'. Autosport's Technical Editor Jake Boxall-Legge joins Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas to discuss the first car designed under the technical directorship of James Key. Finally we cross live to Woking where Luke Smith had just watched the unveiling and gave us his first impressions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Red Bull just revealed their Formula 1 car for 2020, the RB16, and immediately became the first team to turn a wheel on track as they headed for a filming day at Silverstone with Max Verstappen. Jake Boxall-Legge runs his eye over the technical aspects of a car which goes into the second season powered by a Honda engine. Could this be the year the former World Champions take the title? They will have waited seven years to climb back to the top. Recent years during the V6 hybrid era have seen Red Bull almost limp into a season but Team Principal Christian Horner says there is a new philosophy in Milton Keynes to ensure they are on the pace from Australia. JBL and Alex talk about how this could be the best chance Red Bull have because they're evolving the car from a successful 2019 season, with three wins and a competitive package. As they are the first team to run a 2020 car does this show signs of confidence? Also Jonanthan Noble and Codders headed to Paris for the launch of the Renault R.S.20...without a car. Cyril Abiteboul told us he doesn't feel it's worth revealing the car before testing. However we did catch up with Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon to talk about their feelings about the new driver line-up. Tune in tomorrow to hear about McLaren’s new car, live from their unveiling on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas (Autosport Grand Prix Editor), James Allen (Ex-Formula 1 Commentator), Jake Boxall-Legge (Autosport Technical Editor), Rodi Basso (Ex-Ferrari F1 Engineer) and Jonathan Noble (Motorsport.com F1 Editor) discuss the launch of the Scuderia Ferrari''s 2020 Formula 1 challenger, the SF1000, and what they need to do to win the 2020 championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the back of a chastening 2019 season, Haas became the first Formula 1 team to unveil its new car for the 2020 season. The new Haas VF-20 is draped in a new livery and bearing some unmistakably familiar features, but will it provide a marked improvement over last year? Autosport Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas is joined by Jake Boxall-Legge and new F1 Reporter Luke Smith to assess the new car and discuss the greater implications for Haas during 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In many areas of motorsport it seems the rush is on to electrify. But what’s behind this move to add batteries and motors? What does it mean for the various series? And what does electrification really mean? On the Autosport podcast today we’re looking forward to the 2020 season with all those questions in mind. First up, you’ll hear Autosport’s former Grand Prix Editor Edd Straw talking to Michael Resl from AVL RACING. In Part 2 of the podcast, Autosport's new Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas interviews AVL's Global Business Segment Manager of Racing, Matthias Dank, to dig deeper into the technical aspects of batteries and motors. For more on AVL RACING visit to www.avl.com/RACING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this first edition of the Autosport podcast for the new Formula 1 season, we look ahead to the car launches and ask what it tells us about the year ahead. Join your new host Alex Kalinauckas alongside Technical Editor Jake Boxall-Legge and Motorsport.com's F1 Editor Jon Noble. We ask what to expect from the current era of car launches and how much the teams reveal before everyone arrives in Australia. Plus, JBL pitches his idea for why Formula 1 should be more like Glastonbury and take an occasional year off. 2020 being one of those years when everyone should just go down the pub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Autosport podcast today you can hear the lively debate held recently at the Motorsport Business Leaders Forum, part of Autosport International. James Allen hosts the discussion as The Right Honourable Lord Hain talks about the political aspects of motorsport. Plus, Chairman of Motorsport UK David Richards CBE on the future challenges faced by the industry. And how can social data help us know more about what fans want from motorsport? We get the latest insights from Dr Jillian Ney, the UK's first Dr of Social Media and a Digital Behavioural Scientist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices