The Autosport Podcast

The Italian Grand Prix is never short of emotion or drama and 2024's version certainly didn't disappoint! After McLaren locked out the front row in qualifying, it was the surprise of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc running a one-stop strategy that earned him his second win of the season, and home glory for the Tifosi. Jake Boxall-Legge and Filip Cleeren join Bryn Lucas in the first of two Podcasts analysing all the action at Monza, including Leclerc's winning strategy, and McLaren fighting amongst themselves and the rise of their "Papaya Rules". Is it time for team orders in Woking? There's also a deep dive on the state of Red Bull. With Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez sixth and eighth respectively, the talks of the RB20's balance have been front and center. Just what has happened to the dominant Champions? And has the loss of Adrian Newey come back to haunt them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just as we were uploading our Dutch GP Analysis, Williams breaks the news that Logan Saregant will be replaced at the team with immediate effect, with F2 and Williams Academy driver Franco Colapinto taking over for the rest of the season, including this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. On this emergency edition of the Autosport Podcast, Bryn Lucas is joined by Sam Hall to discuss the shocking news. There's chat on whether Williams should have kept Logan on to see out the season, and what his future may hold now he's been released from the team. There's also a deep dive on Franco himself, whether this cameo could set him up for an F1 seat in 2025 or beyond, and some of the other rumoured names that didn't get in like Mick Schumacher or Liam Lawson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After some, a bit of sun, and some dodgy clutches, the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix produced a surprise result of a different kind - Lando Norris dominating proceedings with a 22-second victory, the largest seen in the sport since Max Verstappen's 33-second feat at Hungary last year. But how did Lando in particular land such a devastating defeat on Red Bull? Bryn Lucas is joined on the Autosport Podcast by Jake Boxall-Legge and Filip Cleeren to break down all the action from Zandvoort. It includes how McLaren's new upgrade made a big impact on their car, how Red Bull may have lost some direction in their own development, as well as Mercedes and how the sport's in-form team struggled across the weekend. There's also a small look forward to Monza and how a different style of track may placate Red Bull's problems, and what to expect from Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Derek Warwick had a decorated racing career, starting 146 Formula One races, as well as winning the World Sportscar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In a special edition of the Autosport Podcast, Kevin Turner sits down with the man himself to debate and form a list of his 10 greatest races, based on his personal performances, the equipment avaliable, and their importance and career significance. From the Le Mans win in 1992 in the Peugeot 905 he shared with Yannick Delmas and Mark Blundell, to the human element of fear and compassion that came with his 1990 Spanish GP, Warwick's played a role in some of the most iconic Motorsport moments, and it's all covered in this Top 10. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a month-long Summer Break, Formula 1 returns this week for the first of the final 10 races to close out the 2024 season. Round 15 of the Championship sees the sport head to the Dutch GP at Zandvoort, a tight, technical circuit with banking up to 19 degrees high. Stuart Codling and Ronald Vording join Bryn Lucas to discuss all the news that dropped during the Summer Break and preview the race itself. This includes the US Department of Justice opening an anti-trust investigation against Liberty Media after their refusal to let Andretti enter the sport, and the consideration of Rwanda joining the calendar in the future, potentially at the Dutch AND Belgian GP's expense. Also previewing the Dutch GP, the trio discuss comments that Zak Brown has made to Autosport on whether he can handle "Two Number Ones" in the McLaren camp, whether Mercedes can continue to make gains after winning three of the last four Grand Prixs, and how teams are planning upgrades in the back half of the season. Learn more about you

In the final set of episodes for Series 2 of "Driven To Succeed", Kevin Turner sits down with British GT Star and 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Champion Adam Smalley. In this interview, Kevin sits down with Adam coming off his debut in the 24 Hours of Spa Endurance Race, and chats about the differences in racing GT3 cars in an Endurance setting as opposed to a traditional manner, what it's like sharing the car and garage with a team of fellow drivers, and whether a push for Le Mans is now on the cards. There's also a great story of how Adam got into Motorsport via a family holiday and a karting track, and who inspired Adam to get where he is today as a racing driver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 14 races down and 10 to go in the F1 2024 Season, Bryn Lucas is once again joined by Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording to talk at length about the season so far and what may be still to come for the rest of 2024. There's a conversation about Red Bull's dominance and early pessimism about the season evaporating as McLaren leads the charge to bring down their status as the field's best, as well as Mercedes sneaking into the conversation after winning three out of the last four heading into the break, and where Ferrari have come up short after starting the year well. Also, Alpine's struggles continue as Bruno Famin steps down as team prinicpal for Oliver Oakes, their fifth team prinicpal in as many years, and asking if F1 should be radically changing the regulations in 18 months time, just as the field begins to converge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Autosport Podcast, News Editor Sam Hall sits down with 2024 Formula 2 championship contender, Hitech GP's Paul Aron. In this extended interview, Sam asks Paul about how the dynamics of the field have changed with the series debuting its brand new car, and how teams like their own, Campos and Invicta have begun to challenge for wins at the front. There's also a chat about Paul's own aspirations, from his difficulties during the British Grand Prix weekend, to him and the Mercedes Driver Academy parting ways and how that's affected his own push for a Formula 1 seat, as well as his opinion on whether more drivers in F2 should be getting the opportunity to drive in F1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was an intense Belgian Grand Prix, a strategic race at its core that had the surprise of George Russell perfecting a one-stop strategy to leap to the front of the queue and hold off Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri in a dramatic finish... ...Or so we thought. After a couple of checks with the FIA scrutineering department, Russell was disqualified from the race with a car that was underweight by 1.5 kilogrammes. Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording join Bryn Lucas on the Autosport podcast to break down just how impressive Russell's drive was, why he was ultimately DQ'ed from the race and pondering if Piastri missed another chance at a McLaren victory. In the aftermath of the race, F1's driver market took some massive steps forward Carlos Sainz announced his contract with Williams for 2025 onwards, whilst Sergio Perez was confirmed to be staying at Red Bull. But is Williams the right, or best, team for Sainz? And should Red Bull have made a different decision, with Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda and Liam

Episode 8 of the Driven To Succeed series features Autosport Chief Editor Kevin Turner interviewing IMSA GTD Driver Seb Priaulx of AO Racing and Multimatic Motorsports. Together they discuss how Seb's 2024 season is going with AO Racing in IMSA's GTD Championship as well as the differences between how drivers in IMSA race compared to their automotive cousins in the World Endurance Championship, as well as the growing clique of British Drivers taking part in the series. There's also a conversation about having a famous racing Dad, how influential Seb's father Andy has been in his racing career, how he's still finding ways to race on the historical scene, and how he inspired Seb to take up racing himself, as well as asking who Seb's heroes are in and outside of Motorsport. Note: This was recorded before the recent news of Seb returning to Multimatic Racing full-time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a 1-2 for McLaren at the Hungarian Grand Prix, however with a mixture of controversy for the team, as well as a lot of frustration and anger up and down the grid, the Hungarian GP threw out a surprising amount of issues to discuss! Joining Steph Wentworth on the Autosport Podcast are Jake Boxall-Legge and Stuart Codling and togethert they break down why McLaren made the strategic call to put Lando Norris in first and then force the British driver to swap positions so Oscar Piastri could claim his first Grand Prix victory. There's also discussion on Max Verstappen's anger boiling over with complaints over the Dutchman's new upgrade package on the car, the strategy that left him undercut by Lewis Hamilton, and then a colliision with the British driver at the end of the race. Also, more analysis on Ferrari's continued upgrade struggles and the anger of Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin garage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 1994 Indycar season was one of the most significant seasons in US open-wheel racing's recent history, and much of that is down to the arrival of Reynard. The British company's success in single-seater racing was translated dramatically into Indycar, as Michael Andretti won its first race at Surfers Paradise, sending shockwaves through the motorsport landscape. The result not only broke the previous duopoly enjoyed by Lola and Penske - the latter subsequently becoming a Reynard customer - but also established Chip Ganassi Racing as a winning force for the first time, while Jacques Villeneuve also emerged as a star of the future later in the season with a Reynard, taking his first win for the Forsythe/Green team. Thirty years on, that breakout story is retold by company founder Adrian Reynard in a special edition of the Autosport Podcast to coincide with the latest issue of Autosport magazine's Engineering supplement. Joined by Autosport Plus editor James Newbold and Autosport magazine deputy editor Mar

The Autosport Podcast continues its WEC coverage by reviewing the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo, WEC's first race back at Interlagos in a decade, with Kevin Turner on hosting duties alongside Gary Watkins. On the show, the duo discuss the #8 Toyota's dominant victory, beating the pair of factory Porsche Penske's by over a minute and addressing the fine the factory received for being critical of the series' Balance of Performance measures. There's also analysis on Porsche, who looks to be a genuine all-rounder after more podium finishes. There's also a discussion on the state of the midfield as Lamborghini joined Alpine, Peugeot and BMW in the fight for points, and a review of the LMGT3 category, where Manthey triumphed over the Heart of Racing Aston Martin's and yet more horrible luck for the Iron Dames squad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a week off from a frantic triple header, the second half of the season starts this weekend with Round 13 and the Hungarian Grand Prix. Jonathan Noble and Sam Hall join Bryn Lucas to have a mid-season review of the major contenders, and make note of the big swings of form between the first six races of the year, and the most recent six. Discussions includes discussion on how the field has caught up to Red Bull as the sport hit Europe, and how much Sergio Perez is leaving on the table for the reigning Champions, as well as McLaren and pondering whether they're "ready" to win given their mistakes on and off the track in recent races. There's also chat on Mercedes and how they've bridged the gap from fourth best team to back-to-back wins, and how Ferrari have gone backwards in terms of development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With special thanks to the BRDC, the Driven to Succeed series returns to the Autosport Podcast, and on our first episode back, host Kevin Turner sits down with Monaco F2 2024 race winner and Williams Academy driver, Zak O'Sullivan. On the show, Zak talks about the bold strategy call in Monaco that led to his victory, what it's been like switching from Rodin (Formerly Carlin) to Italian junior giants Prema and the differences between the two teams operationally, and the ups and downs of what's been by Zak's own admission, an erratic year in F2 so far. There's also some chat about how Zak got into Motorsport, and who his heroes were growing up before taking to the track himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To many, it was the greatest era of Touring Car racing ever seen, and a regulation set that became the blueprint for saloon racing all over the world. But just what is the greatest Super Touring car of them all? Joining Kevin Turner on the Autosport Podcast is the current British Touring Car Championship commentary pair of David Addison and Tim Harvey and together they rank the 10 greatest Super Touring Cars of all time. Amongst them, some heavy debate - Was the Vauxhall Cavalier the product of John Cleland's greatness as a driver? Does the Renault Laguna crack the Top 5 with its domestic success? Where does the Ford Mondeo end up despite its late arrival? And where does the legendary Alfa Romeo 155 end up due to Gabriele Tarquini's legendary 1994? Let us know in the comments what you think the greatest Super Tourers are and listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It had been a long time coming, but after 945 days, Lewis Hamilton returned to winning ways with a thrilling victory at Silverstone and his record-breaking ninth British Grand Prix victory. Jake Boxall-Legge and Haydn Cobb join Bryn Lucas to analyse just how Mercedes triumphed in changeable conditions for their second consecutive victory. Together they break down the differences between Mercedes, McLaren and Max Verstappen’s Red Bull, with all three major teams showing their strengths at different periods of the race. There are also questions asked of McLaren’s pit wall as Lando Norris was adamant they’d missed another opportunity to close the gap between Red Bull and Ferrari in the constructors. Plus, discussion on Ferrari's recent performance struggles fresh off the news that Enrico Cardile (their Chassis Designer) is heading to Aston Martin and Haas’ breakthrough as Nico Hulkenberg finishes in the Top 6 for the second race in a row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Autosport Podcast, Kevin Turner set out to ask BTCC Commentator and now author David Addison a very important question: "Who are the 'immortals' of British Motorsport? The most impactful drivers and figures that have shaped, moulded and moved the needle for the sport domestically? In a new book, "The Immortals of British Motor Racing", David breaks down who for him, are his 12 drivers in British racing with the greatest legacies.While some names fill themselves in like Sirs Hamilton, Stewart and Clark, some others may surprise you like Gerry Marshall, or driver turned broadcaster Martin Brundle. There's also some discussion about the honorable mentions that didn't quite make the book, like Britain's first F1 World Champion Mike Hawthorn, or Grand Prix winner John Watson. Who do you think should have made Addison's twelve? Let us know in the comments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just when it looked like Max Verstappen had a comfortable win at Red Bull’s home track in Spielberg, a poor final stop and a questionable tyre choice opened the door for another Lando Norris chase. Only this time, the two-drivers collided at the Turn 3 hairpin, with George Russell picking up the pieces for a shock win!  Joining Bryn Lucas is Alex Kalinauckas and Filip Cleeren as they breakdown the actions that led to the clash, the questionable racecraft as both Norris and Verstappen battled for the win, and ponder whether McLaren team boss Andrea Stella was right to question whether their fight was a product of the stewards.   Also, the trio discuss another missed opportunity of a weekend for Ferrari, whether the new implementations of track limits worked despite a controversial penalty for Oscar Piastri in qualifying, and the best weekend of the year so far for Haas as they scored a dozen points to solidify seventh in the standings.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the Super Touring Power 2 event this weekend at Brands Hatch, celebrating the famous golden era of the British Touring Car Championship. With that mind, we decided to share a throwback interview from the 2023 event, with our own Tom Howard and Marcus Simmons sitting down with two legends of the sport - Andy Rouse, four-time series Champion with 60 wins to his name, and his former teammate Paul Radisich, twice a Top 3 finisher in the series and twice a Bathurst 1000 runner-up. The pair talk about re-driving some of the cars that made that era such as the Ford Mondeo, as well as why that era of the BTCC is looked at so fondly by fans. There's more on Paul's closest challenges for the title in 1993 and 1994, their relationship as teammates, Paul's World Cup success representing New Zealand and beating Alfa Romeo in their own backyard at Monza, and the comparions between the 90's and today's class of Touring Car drivers like Colin Turkington and Jake Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi