The Autosport Podcast

The four finalists who will contest the 2021 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award have been selected. Ollie Bearman, Jonny Edgar, Louis Foster and Zak O’Sullivan are the finalists. None have been in the Award before.   This week on the podcast we're talking to each driver individually, and hearing about their story so far.    Previous winners include 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button, 13-time grand prix winner David Coulthard, current F1 drivers Lando Norris and George Russell, triple Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti, and 2014 World Endurance champion Anthony Davidson.   Today we're talking to Louis Foster. After a winning cameo outing last year, Foster has been racing full-time in Euroformula Open this season on his graduation from British F3, and is embroiled in a close title fight. The 18-year-old Hampshireman has won three races with the Motopark-run CryptoTower Racing Team – all of them on one incredible weekend at Spa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho

The four finalists who will contest the 2021 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award have been selected. Ollie Bearman, Jonny Edgar, Louis Foster and Zak O’Sullivan are the finalists. None have been in the Award before.   This week on the podcast we're talking to each driver individually, and hearing about their story so far.    Previous winners include 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button, 13-time grand prix winner David Coulthard, current F1 drivers Lando Norris and George Russell, triple Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti, and 2014 World Endurance champion Anthony Davidson.   Today we're talking to Jonny Edgar. This 17-year-old, from Cumbrian karting royalty, won a thrilling German F4 title battle in 2020. He had a tough time this year in FIA Formula 3, with a best result of fifth with Carlin, and finished 18th in the points. But bear in mind that 2021 champion Dennis Hauger was 17th last year on his step up from F4… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch

Former Formula 1 team boss Sir Frank Williams, whose squad became one of the most successful in grand prix racing’s history, has passed away. He was 79. A short statement from the Williams team said he had been admitted to hospital on Friday and passed away peacefully on Sunday morning surrounded by his family. The Williams team earned 114 F1 victories, along with seven drivers’ titles and nine constructors’ crowns, to became one of the best-known teams on the grid. Frank Williams had originally founded Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1977, having previously run cars in Formula 2 and Formula 3. Today we speak with two people who knew Frank well and worked with him in different capacities. First we hear from motorsport writer and broadcaster Maurice Hamilton. We also speak with Juan Pablo Montoya who drove for four seasons of Formula 1 with Williams.  They were in conversation with Diana Binks on Motorsport TV Live. Watch here: https://uk.motorsport.tv/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca

The four finalists who will contest the 2021 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award have been selected. Ollie Bearman, Jonny Edgar, Louis Foster and Zak O’Sullivan are the finalists. None have been in the Award before.   This week on the podcast we're talking to each driver individually, and hearing about their story so far.    Previous winners include 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button, 13-time grand prix winner David Coulthard, current F1 drivers Lando Norris and George Russell, triple Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti, and 2014 World Endurance champion Anthony Davidson.    Today we're talking to Ollie Bearman. The 16-year-old Essex driver has been the class of the ferociously competitive Italian and German Formula 4 championships in 2021. Bearman has won 13 races with Van Amersfoort Racing and leads the points in both series. Has also been a race winner in selected GB3 outings, despite limited mileage compared to his rivals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi

Tom Howard is joined by Matt Kew and commentator Jack Nicholls to look back at the seventh season of Formula E and rank the drivers based on their performance this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

November 25th is a date any rally fan will remember for two reasons. Two decades ago today, the formidable pairing of Richard Burns and Robert Reid clinched the world rally championship with third place on Rally GB. Four years later, to the day, Burns lost his two-year battle with a brain tumour.  We’re joined by Petter Solberg who remembers his time as Richard’s teammate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jamie Chadwick is a double champion. The winner of W Series in 2019 repeated her achievement in 2021 after a dominant win at the Circuit of the Americas. Today on the podcast we'll talk to Jamie, and her season-long title rival Alice Powell. They went into the final round level on 109 points each, but it was the Williams development driver Chadwick who won both rounds on Saturday and Sunday in Austin. Championship victory hands her 15 FIA Superlicence points, but does that mean we'll see her in a Friday practice session in Formula 1 sometime soon? What are her plans for next year? How does this championship compare to her first? And will she compete in W Series again or will she look towards Formula 3 or WEC? Let's find out.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariana Bravo is back in the paddock in Qatar, along with Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport), and they're joined by Stuart Codling (Executive Editor, GP Racing) to review today's action at the Losail International Circuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariana Bravo is joined by Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) to analyse the Saturday pace and how the drivers line up for tomorrow’s Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariana Bravo is joined by Jonanthan Noble (F1 Editor, motorsport.com) to look at the pace on Friday in Qatar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariana Bravo is joined by Jess McFadyen (Director of Digital Strategy, Motorsport Network)and Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport) to analyse the big talking points from the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariana Bravo is joined by Alex Kalinauckas  (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) to look at some of the overnight penalties and punishments dished out by the stewards, and also a thrilling drive from Lewis Hamilton in today’s sprint race.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariana Bravo is joined by Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, motorsport.com) to analyse today’s qualifying action, in the third Sprint Race weekend of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Sponsored Content. Today we hear from students from the National Centre for Motorsport Engineering at the University of Bolton. They have been learning in the classroom AND on the race track. Where does the next generation of motorsport engineers come from? How can you gain experience whilst also studying? At the University of Bolton their £13million state of the art facility is equipping graduates with the skills they need for a career in motorsport engineering. Find out more about the National Centre for Motorsport Engineering at the University of Bolton online at bolton.ac.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariana Bravo is joined by Jess McFadyen (Director of Digital Strategy, Motorsport Network)and Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor, Autosport) to analyse the big talking points from the Mexico City Grand Prix.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

06Ariana Bravo is joined by Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) to look at the qualifying results from Saturday in Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariana Bravo is joined by Jonanthan Noble (F1 Editor, motorsport.com) to look at the pace on Friday in Mexico.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Howard is joined by Autosport's Chief Editor Kevin Turner for a special episode. Stepping up to F1 in 1962, Jo Siffert shone with Rob Walker Racing Team and BRM before his career was abruptly ended in a fatal crash at Brands Hatch in 1971. On the 50th anniversary of his death, Autosport recalled the career of an F1 and sportscar ace gone before his time. And to hear more from the writer of that piece, Kevin Turner, Tom it's over to you. And stay tuned because also in today show we'll take a short break to thank today's sponsor, the National Centre for Motorsport Engineering at the University of Bolton, where their £13million state of the art facility is equipping graduates with the skills they need for a career in motorsport engineering. Find out more about the National Centre for Motorsport Engineering at the University of Bolton online at bolton.ac.uk . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This weekend marks the 50th running of the illustrious Formula Ford Festival, first held in 1972, which has been won by some of motorsport's biggest names down the years. Stefan Mackley is joined by Marcus Simmons and Gary Watkins to preview the event, and tell you why a trip to Brands Hatch this weekend won't disappoint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariana Bravo is joined by Charles Bradley (Editor in chief, motorsport.com) and Sef Harding (F1 writer and podcaster) to look back at how the US Grand Prix was won. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices