The Autosport Podcast

After securing his 7th World Championship in dominant fashion, many now feel Lewis Hamilton is the greatest F1 driver of all time. However, some still argue that his success has only come from being in the best car. Jon Noble and Luke Smith are joined by former Mercedes F1 team Technical Director, Paddy Lowe, to discuss if Hamilton is really the difference-maker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Dream the impossible. You can do it too man!" - those were the words of inspiration that Lewis Hamilton gave to his young fans after he crossed the line to take victory in Turkey. Hamilton has wrapped up his seventh Formula 1 world championship in the most entertaining and unpredictable Grand Prix of 2020 . Alex Kalinauckas, Jon Noble, Luke Smith and Stuart Codling look at the wet race, the outstanding drives and Hamilton's record-equalling victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lance Stroll has taken a surprise pole position in the first F1 qualifying session for 2020 that saw the Mercedes drivers off the top spot. Alex Kalinauckas and Luke Smith detail a remarkable qualifying in Turkey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The surface of the Turkish GP track was anything but a delight on the first day of practice at the Istanbul circuit, with cars slipping and sliding through the two sessions. Jonathan Noble and Jake Boxall-Legge discuss the day's track action, plus the news and views from the paddock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the eve of F1's return to the Istanbul circuit, Alex Kalinauckas and Luke Smith discuss the news from the track, including Sergio Perez's future, George Russell's response to his Imola error and the introduction of the W Series to the F1 support calendar next year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michele Mouton is a true legend of motorsport. Still the only woman to have won world championship rallies, the sight of her wresting the mighty Audi quattro in the 1980s, matching the top male rally drivers of the time, is as iconic as any moment of Formula One or Le Mans history. Today Mouton’s efforts are focussed on getting the next women drivers to the top of the pyramid in her role as head of the FIA Women in Motorsport commission. Girls on Track – Rising Stars is a global talent competition aimed at 14-16 year olds. Motorsport Network President James Allen finds out more in our latest #ThinkingForward episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Formula 1 returns to Turkey this weekend with 58 laps of the Istanbul Park circuit. Alex Kalinauckas, Luke Smith and Jonathan Noble get you up to speed on all the big talking points. Lewis Hamilton can clinch his seventh world championship this weekend and draw level with Michael Schumacher. If he finishes ahead of Bottas, the title will be his. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The virtual racing world of esports and sim racing has undergone two years worth of growth in a few months this year, thanks to the attention on it during the Covid lockdown. Now, Mike Rockenfeller (Le Mans 24 Hours overall winner, DTM champion and an Audi works driver) is launching RCCO World eX eSports, featuring short head to head races featuring monstrous electric racing cars, technology and story-telling around climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Formula 1 returned to the historical Imola circuit for the Emilia Romagna GP, and our expert team has every angle covered in an in-depth post-race analysis podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Qualifying has been run and won for the return of F1 to Imola. There is a familiar feel to the front of the grid, but as Jake Boxall-Legge and Jon Noble discuss, an intriguing, old school Emilia Romagna GP is upon us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

F1 teams have congregated at the famous Imola circuit and there is news everywhere. Driver signings, potential COVID infections and questions on the 2021 calendar. Alex and Luke discuss all of the news and more ahead of the Emilia Romagna GP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since his shock decision to retire as a driver after winning the 2016 Formula One world championship, Nico Rosberg has remained in the public eye. And much of his activity has been focused on the electric and the sustainability agenda, as a shareholder of the all electric FIA Formula E series and founder of the Greentech Festival. Now as a team owner in the newly launched Extreme E series, he’s going head to head with former team mate and nemesis Lewis Hamilton and a cast of US racing legends. As manufacturers and sponsors increase pressure on the sport to demonstrate a sense of purpose, what is Rosberg’s vision for the future of the sport and does the internal combustion engine still have any part in it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Portuguese 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 and Stuart Codling to analyse the result. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex and Luke review qualifying at Portimao, and while the battle at the very front was close yet predictable, there were many interesting stories that played out in Portugal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake Boxall-Legge and Jonathan Noble analyse what we can learn from the first day of running in Portugal. Plus, in a bizarre moment, what caused a high speed crash between Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen during a practice session? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex and Luke preview F1’s weekend at Portimao, the second new circuit for 2020. Big news greeted us in the media centre of the Algarve track as Haas told us there will be an entirely new driver line-up for 2021. So what next for Romain and Kevin? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nathalie McGloin is a disabled woman who races on equal terms against able bodied men in Porsches. As a teenager she broke her spine as a passenger in a road accident - but now the car has brought her a new purpose. For the latest #ThinkingForward interview, McGloin tell our own James Allen about her her clear vision: where a disabled child can watch an F1 Grand Prix and say, "I want to do that one day" and for it be possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Eifel 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 and Stuart Codling to analyse the result. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas and Luke Smith look back at a day which saw a potential upset on the front row, and another surprise call-up for Nico Hülkenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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