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A Formula 1 podcast hosted by Graham Chapple and Luke Holmes, featuring race analysis, breakdowns and general shenanigans.
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Graham and Luke return to review the Japanese Grand Prix!This week we talk:F1’ 2026's qualifying problem (3:35)How Antonelli gained a stronghold in qualifying, and the circumstances that led to his victory, including a massive incident born from the 2026 engines (30:25)A great opening drive of the season for Piastri (54:23)Leclerc duels Hamilton again en route to a podium (58:30)A quick additional word on Russell’s, Norris’ and Hamilton’s races (63:01)Gasly keeps Verstappen at bay (65:02)Lawson picks up more points; Ocon’s positive response after difficult China weekend (68:19)Lindblad’s chance of points disappears on race day (70:40)Audi squander more points to poor starts (72:30)Midfield thoughts, including Cadillac, Hadjar, Verstappen’s media problem, Williams, and Aston Martin (74:39)Alex Albon’s deteriorating relationship with Williams (83:16)Closing thoughts for Japanese GP (89:24)
Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 and beyond!This week we talk:Some F1 calendar talk, and some potential BYD-F1 buzz (6:45)Hangovers from Chinese GP (18:53)Attempting to unpack the mess of Aston Martin’s current Team Principal situation as Newey appears to be stepping away from TP role (20:12)Wheatley leaves Audi to reportedly join Aston Martin: unpacking all angles of this strange move (29:40)Mercedes shores up its leadership structure (63:24)Discussing the talent at the Formula E test (68:53)Some IndyCar chatter (74:58)Japanese Grand Prix preview (78:04)
Graham and Luke return to review the Chinese Grand Prix!This week we talk:Antonelli emerges on top as Mercedes and Ferrari lock horns again (5:27)Russell wins sprint; gets bogged down behind Ferrari on Sunday (24:59)Hamilton gets first podium after winning duel vs Leclerc (31:07)Another star performance from Ollie Bearman (43:20)A more expected return to form for Gasly and Alpine; Colapinto’s best race for Alpine (54:56)Hadjar picks up points as sole Red Bull finisher (65:42)Carlos Sainz makes a miracle and scores points for Williams (69:25)A much better weekend for Lawson (73:11)A midfield round-up, including Hulkenberg’s pit issue costing him points, Aston Martin’s tetchiness, Cadillac finishing the race, and more (75:45)A terrible look for F1 as four cars register DNS’s, including both McLarens (81:05)Red Bull’s alarming lack of pace (92:40)Lack of Lindblad experience, and a terrible strategy, holds his weekend back (98:28)Sergio Perez almost takes out his teammate (100:04)Chinese Grand Prix Closing thoughts (101:16)Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GP’s officially postponed, likely cancelled; what does F1 do about Qatar and Abu Dhabi? (102:46)A yearly rant about F1 Academy’s lack of career progression for their drivers (120:33)
Graham and Luke return to review the first round of F1 2026, and...well, maybe it's closer than we think? This week we talk:Mercedes live up to favourites tag, but Ferrari give them good run for money…before strategy fumble (1:37)Ollie Bearman, the class of the midfield; Ocon unlucky not to score points (29:25)Arvid Lindblad stars in debut weekend; early setback for Lawson (33:45)Bortoleto scores debut points for Audi; unfortunate DNS for Hulk (39:39)Gasly and Ocon refuse to grow up (44:37)A great Alonso start as good as it gets for Aston (50:25)Perez and Cadillac finish the race; rivalry with Lawson re-ignites (53:04)Norris’ and Verstappen’s weekends analysed (55:50)Hadjar undone by reliability (64:39)Piastri’s pre-race crash (67:31)Disappointing weekend for Williams and Colapinto, other than his quick reactions (71:51)More light shed on Aston/Honda struggles(76:55)Drivers share their displeasure of the new F1 (87:15)Chinese GP Preview (105:16)
Better late than never! Graham and Luke return to preview everything relating to F1 2026! From the new regulations, talking points at the front of the grid, to the midfield, and beyond! We look at the dynamics all the way up and down the grid, the bigger picture, and predicting the 2026/2027 silly season!
Luke is back for a little solo episode this week. We will be returning later in the week with our 5th annual pre-season predictions! Apologies for the short episode but rather a quiet week. This time out Luke spoke about:Monaco 2 stop rule abandoned (2:44)Pirelli F1 boss change (11:40)Indycar 2026 St Pete (13:35)
Graham and Luke return to review and discuss all 11 F1 teams' pre-season testing across Bahrain!This week we talk:Aston Martin’s nightmare 2026 continues (6:18)McLaren consolidating their place among the front teams (29:30)Mercedes still sandbagging, Toto Wolff gets angry about fuel, compression ratio end in sight (36:34)Ferrari set pace at Bahrain, rotating rear wings, and optimism around Lewis Hamilton in 2026 (48:03)Red Bull’s conservative test; Hadjar’s less than ideal preparation amid early pressure…but more than ideal situation that he’s found himself in to begin with (58:35)Alpine and Haas still look like midfield leaders (79:20)Audi’s solid Bahrain outings (90:00)Racing Bulls’ big mileage (94:10)Williams’ good mileage, but concerns linger ahead of opening race (100:21)Cadillac’s preparations rumble on (105:41)F1 2026 general issues; super clipping, running engines at lower outputs, and starting procedures (110:15)Barcelona announced as rotation race with Spa; Turkey return imminent (125:09)
Graham and Luke return to review the first official test of 2026!This week we talk:Unpacking the big storylines from the first Bahrain test, including Aston Martin’s disaster test (8:27)The latest on compression ratios…yawn; shifting perception towards Red Bull’s engine (29:08)The embarrassing F1 grid starting issues with the new 2026 regulations (41:17)Learning more about how these cars drive and senior driver’s perceptions of it: ‘Formula E on steroids’(53:42)How each team fared during the Bahrain test (75:00)Ranking the 2026 F1 liveries (95:09)
Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 ahead of the first week of, official, preseason testing! This week, we talk:Mercedes announce Joshua Durksen as development driver (5:05)Toto Wolff speaks out on other engine manufacturers’ complaints about, sigh, compression ratios; forgets his own bitching from 2022 (11:00)Red Bull reportedly allying with Honda, Audi, and Ferrari against Mercedes in compression ratio-feud; what happens now? (28:10)Williams launch aggressive new car (45:44)Newey reveals Aston are four months behind rivals; driver ambassador war (55:19)Ayao Komatsu’s intriguing Ocon comments as Haas sign Jack Doohan as reserve driver (64:34)A lookahead to a busy week: Cadillac, Aston Martin, and McLaren launches ahead of preseason testing at Bahrain, and who we’re watching with interest this week (82:44)
Firstly, apologies for the difference in sound this week! Graham is a little louder, but will be fixed for next week!This week, we talk:The farce of F1 trying to hide its test (6:13)Mercedes’ near faultless test (10:50)Ferrari optimism (20:28)A somewhat underwhelming test for McLaren (27:32)A clean running, mostly, for new RBPT powertrains and Red Bull…aside from a Hadjar crash (36:03)Alluring Aston Martin (47:27)Pretty satisfactory tests for Haas, Alpine, and Racing Bulls (56:15)Cadillac finding their footing and contrasting Cadillac’s struggles compared to Audi’s (64:48)James Vowles faces the music for Williams not being able to make Barcelona test (80:48)Wrapping up thoughts from the Spain test (89:44)Audi officially announce Freddie Slater as a junior driver (92:33)More compression ratio meetings upcoming (97:30)Some Moto GP and Formula E thoughts (100:37)
Graham and Luke return to review the launches of five teams this week!We talk about:Swirling rumours of the Bahrain test potentially not being televised (5:47)Launch Week 2 begins with a rebranded Haas, expectations for 2026 and the difficulty of life as a small, customer team (9:09)The Honda engine launch provides an interesting insight to the differences of these engines versus the previous era (28:27)Audi’s launch undercut by leaked car; lofty ambitions for 2030 (39:04)Mercedes lay down the gauntlet (53:44)Ferrari reveal their 2026 challenger (62:29)Alpine’s 2026 car livery and fortunes with Mercedes power; rumours of a Christian Horner buy-in (72:12)The latest on the compression ratio row, and Honda’s and Audi’s position on it (89:40)Dan Fallows joins Racing Bulls as new technical director (98:02)No more Aston Martin safety cars in 2026 (100:12)McLaren vs Palou verdict rendered (102:22)Some McLaren chatter including a different upgrade strategy (105:49)Looking ahead to the behind-closed-doors preseason test at Barcelona: Williams missing all of Barcelona test (110:50)
Graham and Luke return as F1 2026 launch season begins!This week, we talk:Red Bull unveil new era, new livery, new partnership with Ford, Isack Hadjar’s expectations, and more from the launch (2:48)Lewis Hamilton to have a new race engineer in 2026 (31:54)Cadillac’s 2026 shakedown at Silverstone (35:05)A chat about Formula E at Meixico: Cassidy’s great win, Dan Ticktum’s amazing quotes (42:43) , and Nissan and Porsche’s future plans Other driver news including Jack Doohan and Alpine ending their association, Victor Martins’ new Williams role and Hypercar drive, McLaren make first 2027 Hypercar signing, and the American GOAT will drive for Ford in Hypercar 2027 (55:14)A sad situation unfolding at PREMA (62:37)Previewing a big week in F1 2026’s launch season (73:02)If you fancy a laugh at Ticktum's comments:https://www.racefans.net/2026/01/13/ticktum-describes-rivals-as-a-lickers-in-social-media-rant-over-deleted-comment/
Graham and Luke return to lookahead to a huge year in the world of F1!This week we talk:Holiday catch-up (0:58)Taking stock of 2026 so far and what’s new in F1 in 2026 (8:05)F1 2026’s big talking point so fare: Engine compression ratios — what is it, who has pioneered it, what advantage does it provide, who is against it, and what F1 and the FIA are doing about it (21:34)Audi’s shakedown at Barcelona (51:47)Looking ahead to launch season for all 11 teams (58:13)News round-up, including Cadillac signing Zhou as reserve driver, the winter rumours surrounding GP’s future at Red Bull, and more (85:07)
Graham and Luke return to rank all 12 championship campaigns of the turbo-hybrid era from what we believe to be worst, to the best!
Graham and Luke return, and this time we're casting an eye back to the ground effect era, from 2022-2025. We rank all 10 F1 teams and what they achieved during the ground effect era!
Graham and Luke return to revisit our 2025 preseason predictions! Before that, we talk:Potential engine loopholes already for 2026 (4:54)More changes ahead of 2026, including terminology, new driver numbers, and stewards decisioning (9:17)Portugal returns to the F1 calendar (19:06)Then, we revisit our 2025 preseason predictions: everything we got right and wrong, mostly wrong (24:01)Autosport top 50 of 2025, and our favourite motorsport moments of 2025 (113:26)
Graham and Luke return as F1 finally winds down after a long season.One week hangovers from Abu Dhabi (2:49)Post season testing at Abu Dhabi as full focus shifts on 2026, on and off the track (10:19)F2 testing, and IndyCar superlicence points bump (20:45)Helmut Marko's Red Bull exit confirmed: where does the truth lie? (33:39)Ranking the drivers Helmut Marko brought to F1, for both what they achieved in F1 and outside of it! (40:50)
Graham and Luke return to review F1's season finale, and the crowning of a champion! This week we talk:The title showdown: how Norris secured his maiden title on the day (2:26)Reaction to Norris winning his first title (13:16)Was Norris the deserving champion of 2025? Where he won the championship (24:54)Norris legacy talk: an argument for both sides (31:24)Piastri’s Abu Dhabi, coming up short, and where his season came undone (43:15)Verstappen comes up just short, wins the Grand Prix; why they couldn’t alter the championship outcome on Sunday (53:54)The rest of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix behind the top-3, including an oddly competitive Leclerc (64:14)Fernando Alonso’s end of season heroics; Stroll actually scores a point (66:26)Hamilton recovery from another Q1 exit (70:38)A great end of season run by Ocon; Haas and Toyota announce title partnership (71:02)Very disappointing race pace from Racing Bulls and Mercedes (78:48)A disappointing end of season for Yuki Tsunoda; penalty and defence on Norris (81:18)A fitting end to the Alpine season (86:40)Closing thoughts on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2025 season, ground effect, and a Toto Wolff admission (87:00)News, odds, and ends, including Arvid Lindblad being signed to Racing Bulls for 2026 (97:53)
Graham and Luke return to discuss the Qatar Grand Prix as the F1 title fight heads to a three-way finale!This week, we talk:Verstappen takes the title fight to Abu Dhabi as McLaren’s strategy implodes: the state of play for Verstappen, Piastri, and Norris (4:47)A missed opportunity for Mercedes (41:16)Another masterclass podium for Carlos Sainz (42:28)More points in the Aston boat from Alonso (47:06)A rant on the imminent announcement that Hadjar will replace Tsunoda at Red Bull/Tsunoda will be out of F1 next season (49:51)A shocker of a weekend for Ferrari (60:22)A round-up of the midfield (66:05)Closing thoughts on the Qatar Grand Prix (71:24)Adrian Newey appointed team principal at Aston Martin (73:58)Has F2 lost its way? (82:41)Previewing the season finale at Abu Dhabi (93:02)
Luke returns to run you through all the drama of the 2025 Las Vegas GPThis week he talks about:eeeImmediate post race reaction (0:30)Mercedes on lock for P2 (6:39)Disaster Double DSQ for Mclaren (13:17)Ferrari fumbles (22:25)Sainz the lone star Williams (35:08)Rounding out the points finishers (36:24)The lesser seen rest of the field (41:48)Last remaining Vegas thoughts (50:40)Qatar GP preview (52:40)
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