The Autosport F1 Podcast

Formula 2 championship leader George Russell will race for Williams next season, but how good is he? Kevin Turner and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to explain how Russell got the seat and what to expect from him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Evans joins Edd Straw to discuss Sebastien Ogier’s very significant win in pursuit of a sixth WRC crown, and explain why Toyota has decided to sign Kris Meeke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oleg Karpov and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to look back at the Japanese Grand Prix weekend and the key moments that decided the race, as well as discussing the off-track talking points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sebastian Ogier joins us to explain his move to Citroen, and we also hear from him and title rivals Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak in our Rally GB preview special Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Karun Chandhok and James Roberts join Edd Straw to look back at the Russian Grand Prix weekend and the key moments that decided the race, as well as discussing the off-track talking points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Schumacher won 91 grands prix, but which were his best. Glenn Freeman and Damien Smith join Edd Straw to pick out the 10 best Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Dixon recently clinched his fifth IndyCar title. Tom Errington, Matt Beer and David Malsher join Edd Straw to explain the New Zealander’s understated brilliance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kimi Raikkonen has been dropped by Ferrari, but signed up for two more years of F1 with Sauber. Anthony Rowlinson and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to debate whether he’s still good enough for a top seat in grand prix racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuart Codling joins Edd Straw to look back at the Singapore Grand Prix weekend and the key moments that decided the race, as well as discussing the off-track talking points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four decades ago this week, Grand Prix racing lost one of its biggest stars – Ronnie Peterson. Nigel Roebuck joins Kevin Turner and Edd Straw to look back at a driver regarded as the fastest over his era and what made him the legendary driver he is regarded as today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sebastian Vettel’s Italian Grand Prix error cost him more ground to Lewis Hamilton in the world championship. Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to ask whether Vettel can make up for his mistakes, and discuss the latest F1 news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest chapter in F1’s dramatic silly season is Lando Norris landing a McLaren seat in place of Stoffel Vandoorne at McLaren. Jack Benyon and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to discuss this, along with Daniil Kvyat’s possible return and the other latest developments in the driver market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three of Autosport’s F1 paddock regulars – Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell and Adam Cooper – look back at an eventful Italian Grand Prix at Monza and explain the big stories of the weekend both on and off track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Double amputee Billy Monger returned to racing in BRDC British F3 in 2018, less than a year after his life-changing accident at Donington Park. He joins Stefan Mackley and Edd Straw to talk about his comeback season – and how close he is to that first F3 victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Formula 1 came back to life after the August break with a weekend of intrigue off track and very significant action on it. Scott Mitchell joins Edd Straw to discuss the big stories from the Spa paddock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

F1’s August shutdown hasn’t felt like a quiet time, with major ructions in the driver market. Former grand prix driver Karun Chandhok joins Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw to discuss the big F1 talking points and look ahead to the second half of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently crowned Formula E Champion Jean-Eric Vergne joins Edd Straw and Alex Kalinauckas to look back at his and the Techeetah team's remarkable season. They also discuss Vergne's time in F1 and get an insight into what we can expect from season 5 of the all-electric series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The World Endurance Championship gets back underway at Silverstone this weekend, two months after the Le Mans 24 Hours. Toyota star Mike Conway and former WEC champion Neel Jani, now at Rebellion, join Gary Watkins and Edd Straw to look ahead to the race and discuss the season so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

McLaren announced today that Fernando Alonso will not be on the Formula 1 grid in 2019 - while leaving the door open for a possible return. Andrew van de Burgt and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to discuss Alonso’s decision, ask what he’s going to do now and evaluate the chances of an F1 comeback in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tuesday August 14 marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Enzo Ferrari. Nigel Roebuck and Richard Williams join Edd Straw to discuss his life, legacy and legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sebastian Ogier’s bid for a sixth consecutive World Rally Championship crown is looking shaky, as he trails Thierry Neuville with five events to go. David Evans joins Edd Straw to discuss the key talking points, with special appearances from Markko Martin and Colin Clark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Ricciardo’s surprise switch to Renault was announced today, and has blown the Formula 1 driver market wide open. Scott Mitchell, Kevin Turner and Edd Straw discuss his reasons and the potential knock-on effects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to analyse what has become a volatile driver market with nine teams potentially changing their line-ups for 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to look back at Lewis Hamilton’s surprise win in the Hungarian Grand Prix. We explain what made the difference between the Ferrari and Mercedes drivers in qualifying and delve into the two controversial incidents involving Valtteri Bottas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Edd Straw is joined by Kevin Turner and Damien Smith to reflect on the career of Jim Clark who lost his life fifty years ago in an accident in a Formula 2 race at Hockenhiem. They look back at some of his defining moments and ask where he stands among the greats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Roberts joins Edd Straw to review an incident-packed German Grand Prix and explain how Lewis Hamilton turned his qualifying disaster into a triumph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Mercedes was expected to dominate the British Grand Prix before Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari upset the form book with victory. But did Mercedes make a big mistake with its strategy? Scott Mitchell, Ben Anderson and Edd Straw discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mercedes started first and second and looked set to walk to victory in the Austrian Grand Prix. Scott Mitchell, Ben Anderson and Edd Straw explain what went wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lewis Hamilton turned the tables on Sebastian Vettel at Paul Ricard. Stuart Codling, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw convene to explain how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Toyota is short-odds favourite to end a quarter-of-a-century of hurt and win the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours. Damien Smith, Kevin Turner and Edd Straw discuss Toyota's most famous failures, and also look at other cars and drivers who should have won one of the most famous races in motorsport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sebastian Vettel's Canadian Grand Prix victory left Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton dejected. How significant might that be in the world title fight? Edd Straw, Glenn Freeman and James Roberts discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jean-Eric Vergne could clinch the Formula E title in Zurich this weekend, a race that marks the return of motor-racing to Switzerland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Formula 1 form man Daniel Ricciardo's F1 future remains uncertain, but Honda's Canadian GP upgrade could play a part in deciding it. We run the rule over how the driver market is shaping up for 2019, and ask if Honda can prove itself good enough for Red Bull. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Ricciardo avenged his 2016 defeat with victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. But how good was his drive given the MGU-K problem he carried for much of the race? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Was Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Spanish Grand Prix thanks to Mercedes getting back on top of the car and the tyres, or did the Pirelli tread thickness change play a part? And why didn't Romain Grosjean get off the throttle when he was spinning? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas joins Edd Straw in our latest Formula E podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen's collision on the streets of Baku, Valtteri Bottas's bad luck, Lewis Hamilton's misfortune and Sebastian Vettel's lost win are all discussed by Scott Mitchell, Ben Anderson and Edd Straw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Bird's win on the streets of Rome makes him a serious Formula E title contender. Alex Kalinauckas and Andrew van de Burgt join Edd Straw to look back on the stories from a dramatic weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Ricciardo's charge from sixth to first in the Chinese Grand Prix is examined by Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Mitchell joins Edd Straw to look back at Sebastian Vettel's Bahrain Grand Prix win, and ask if Valtteri Bottas really should have won. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Formula 1 tabled its proposals for 2021 on the Friday of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Adam Cooper, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw dissect what has been announced, and ask if the laudable objectives can be achieved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sebastian Vettel's victory over Lewis Hamilton in the Australian Grand Prix is reviewed - as well as what it means for the season to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We preview the 2018 Formula 1 season on the even of the Australian Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuart Codling, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw review the first half of the second pre-season F1 test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary Anderson joins Lawrence Barretto and Edd Straw to look at the final day of the first pre-season F1 test, and explain what we have learned about the season to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary Anderson joins Lawrence Barretto and Edd Straw to explain why Formula 1 teams missed an opportunity on the third day of pre-season testing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary Anderson and Lawrence Barretto join Edd Straw to reflect on the second day of the Barcelona Formula 1 test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary Anderson joins Edd Straw to review the first day of the opening Formula 1 test from Barcelona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary Anderson joins Edd Straw and Glenn Freeman to analyse the new cars from Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren, and to look ahead to the first pre-season F1 tst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices