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Join Greg James, sports presenter Betty Glover, F1 broadcaster – and lifelong fanatic – Christian Hewgill and a rolling cast of drivers and characters from across the grid to take you inside the fascinating world of Formula 1.

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Lando Norris returns to The Fast And The Curious! The new World Champion join Betty & Christian to look back to his memorable end to 2025, what he got up to in the winter break, and being open in his approach to racing. Also, we find out how it feels it drive the new generation of Formula 1 car, and whether Lando thinks he can hold onto his crown. Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here because we’ll be speaking with Oscar Piastri soon! YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspodThreads: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Betty and Christian are in Detroit at the launch of Red Bull, Racing Bulls and Ford's 2026 season - and what a lineup! Max Verstapen tells them whether he felt the love from the fans in 2025. There's a pod debut for Arvid Lindblad who tells us his hobby before quickly realising he probably shouldn't! And Isack tells us the one question he's itching to ask Max. Plus the big boss of Ford explains to us why they're coming back to F1 - and can't wait to start beef with Cadillac!We'll be back soon with more buildup to the 2026 season. And we've still got plenty more of our best bits to keep you busy until cars are back on track, with more Fast and Curious GOLD coming soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Here are all of our top moments with the Haas F1 Team, from across the 2025 season. Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman tell Christian, Betty & Greg about their passion for music, film, a dog even gets involved at one point. Also, Esteban explains the reality of how low Formula 1 drivers sit to the ground and how much they can see out of the car.Each episode on the Fast And The Curious GOLD, we bring you the best chats over our three seasons with all the biggest drivers and names from the sport, shining a light on some of those top moments that you may have missed.Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here because we’ll be back for the 2026 season later on this week. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspodThreads: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lance Stroll met Betty and Christian last year before the start of the 2025 season. In this uncut version of the interview, you’ll meet the real Lance who shows Betty and Christian who features in his playlist before a race, what it’s like having his dad as his boss, and how he tries to avoid swearing while on the track.Each episode on the Fast And The Curious GOLD, we bring you the best chats over our three seasons with all the biggest drivers and names from the sport, shining a light on some of those top moments that you may have missed.Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here because we’ll be back for the 2026 season very soon. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspodThreads: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What a rookie season it was for Isack Hadjar: got on the podium, promoted to the Red Bull team for 2026 as Max Verstappen’s team mate, and TikTok sensation!Betty and Christian welcomed Isack to the show back in September, one month on from his debut podium, and put your questions to him and got to learn more about the racer’s heritage, name pronunciation, and of course, love for yoghurt.Each episode on the Fast And The Curious GOLD, we bring you the best chats over our three seasons with all the biggest drivers and names from the sport, shining a light on some of those top moments that you may have missed.Visit betterhelp.com/fast to get 10% off and help you get into that more positive space for 2026.Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere during the winter break. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspodThreads: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alex Albon, always an entertaining chat, has given us plenty of laugh out loud moments over the years. Betty and Christian are here to look back at our top moments with the Williams driver.Our story begins in May 2023, where inevitably Christian and Alex almost get sidetracked talking about things other than F1 before they run out of time, and runs all the way through to the Williams fan zone before the 2025 British Grand Prix.Each episode on the Fast And The Curious GOLD, we bring you the best chats over our three seasons with all the biggest drivers and names from the sport, shining a light on some of those top moments that you may have missed.Visit betterhelp.com/fast to get 10% off and help you get into that more positive space for 2026.Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere during the winter break. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspodThreads: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Carlos Sainz, the most requested driver you wanted us to speak to, decked out in Williams Racing gear, ready for a sit down Betty and Christian, what more can you ask for?In this chat from February last year, Carlos goes into detail about how a winter break is different when switching between teams, how welcome he felt winning his first Grand Prix at Silverstone, and what big plans he has for success at Williams.Who knows, maybe we’ll be speaking to Carlos on the podcast again very soon…Each week on the Fast And The Curious GOLD, we bring you the best chats over our three seasons with all the biggest drivers and names from the sport, shining a light on some of those top moments that you may have missed.Visit betterhelp.com/fast to get 10% off and help you get into that more positive space for 2026.Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere during the winter break. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspodThreads: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of The Fast And The Curious GOLD, we’ve clipped together our favourite moments with the team, featuring some never-before-seen footage of interviews as well as some of the funniest moments, like how George Russell reacts when fans encounter him in a urinal, or how Kimi Antonelli took a personal trainer’s credit card.Each week on the Fast And The Curious GOLD, we bring you the best chats over our three seasons with all the biggest drivers and names from the sport, shining a light on some of those top moments that you may have missed.Visit betterhelp.com/fast to get 10% off and help you get into that more positive space for 2026.Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere during the winter break. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From the moment we interviewed Oscar Piastri before his Formula 1 debut, he has always been a joy to be around. Sit back and enjoy a blockbuster episode of highlights of some our our favourite moments with him. This really was tricky to decide which clips to use.Each week on the Fast And The Curious GOLD, we bring you the best chats over our three seasons with all the biggest drivers and names from the sport, shining a light on some of those top moments that you may have missed.Visit betterhelp.com/fast to get 10% off and help you get into that more positive space for 2026.Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere during the winter break. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the 2025 season Max Verstappen managed to prove to everyone just how good a driver he really is. The four-time champion just missed out on what would have been an incredible end of season comeback to snatch the drivers' title from underneath a papaya nose.Christian and Betty dissect his ability, and take you through the highlights of the two chats that we have had in our time.Each week on the Fast And The Curious GOLD, we bring you the best chats over our three seasons with all the biggest drivers and names from the sport, shining a light on some of those top moments that you may have missed.Visit betterhelp.com/fast to get 10% off and help you get into that more positive space for 2026.Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere during the winter break. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the first in our series of The Fast And Curious GOLD, our way of helping you get through the Formula 1 winter break. We've had tons of chats over our three seasons with all the biggest drivers and names from the sport, and every week we will shine a light on some of those top moments that you may have missed.First off, we are looking back at our times hanging out with now Wold Champion Lando Norris. The story begins in our first episode way back in 2023, and since then Lando has gone on to victories, denied thinking about winning future titles, and also cooked breakfast with Daniel Ricciardo in Australia. All of this and more in the episode!Visit betterhelp.com/fast to get 10% off and help you get into that more positive space for 2026.Episode Moments(Timestamps may slgihtly differ depending on adverts)00:00 Opening Chat06:31 Preseason 202311:05 Miami 202415:04 Preseason 202423:04 Miami 2024 after Lando's first Grand Prix win27:09 Preseason 2025Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere during the winter break. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We are still London with a live audience to look back at the 2025 Formula 1 season, with a whole lot of silliness thrown in too of course. Greg, Betty and Christian are joined by superstar musician Sam Ryder and Sky Pad guru Karun Chandhok. In Part 2, Karun gives us his insight on Dr Helmut Marko's departure from the Red Bull team given his time as a Red Bull junior, Sam Ryder compares the similarities between sport and music and trying to make it to the top of the tree, and of course, we have a surprise in store for our very own Christian Hewgill. This episode was recorded with a live studio audience, apologies if it is a bit tricky in some moments to tell what is going on, but hey, that's part of the fun of doing a live show. You can find a video version of the episode on our YouTube channel. Let Gullivers Travel take care of all the boring bits and book your dream F1 trip with them. Packages are now available for races in 2026! Follow this link to get started: https://bit.ly/4hLvFSp. Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere during the winter break. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We are in London with a live audience to look back at the 2025 Formula 1 season, with a whole lot of silliness thrown in too of course. Greg, Betty and Christian are joined by superstar musician Sam Ryder and Sky Pad guru Karun Chandhok. In Part 1, we will learn how Karun helps design future Formula 1 circuits, find out from Sam Ryder (a.k.a. Jesus) what it was like to experience the final race from Abu Dhabi itself, and one lucky audience member will be a participant on a special round of 'Beat the Christian'. Part 2 drops on Monday evening UK time, keep an eye on our feed, because there are plenty more surprises to come in that episode! 🤵‍♂️👀 This episode was recorded with a live studio audience, apologies if it is a bit tricky in some moments to tell what is going on, but hey, that's part of the fun of doing a live show. You can find a video version of the episode on our YouTube channel. Let Gullivers Travel take care of all the boring bits and book your dream F1 trip with them. Packages are now available for races in 2026! Follow this link to get started: https://bit.ly/4hLvFSp. Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere during the winter break. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Well, there you have it, the 2025 Formula 1 World Champion has been crowned. Greg and Christian are here to debrief an emotional evening under the lights in Abu Dhabi.*SPOILERS FOLLOW*Lando Norris, Formula 1 World Champion. Sounds quite nice, doesn't it? The Brit held on to the podium finish he needed to take glory in 2025. Max Vertappen charging ahead to win the race wasn't enough to overturn the lead Lando had going into the final race, and an excellent move from Oscar Piastri on his team mate wasn't enough either.We'll be back next week with our 2025 Season Debrief Live episodes, and Christian has an announcement for you in the debrief about what we're doing to keep your F1 content coming along during the winter break.Let Gullivers Travel take care of all the boring bits and book your dream F1 trip with them. Packages are now available for races at the end of the season AND 2026! Follow this link to get started: https://bit.ly/4hLvFSpEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tfatc Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere once the season finishes. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It all comes down to this. More than 7,000km raced across 23 Grands Prix, and there can only be one winner. Betty and Christian are here to preview a title-deciding weekend in Abu Dhabi. Lando Norris leads the Championship by 12 points and a podium would guarantee him glory. Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri are the two remaining challengers, who will it be under the lights on Sunday?Let Gullivers Travel take care of all the boring bits and book your dream F1 trip with them. Packages are now available for races at the end of the season AND 2026! Follow this link to get started: https://bit.ly/4hLvFSpEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tfatc Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as we are not going anywhere once the season finishes. YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Another twist in the tale of the 2025 Drivers' Championship can only mean one thing, Betty and Christian are here to debrief the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix. Betty may be sat in her car with somewhere to be, but that wasn't going to stop her. *SPOILERS FOLLOW* It was a McLaren strategy error that handed Max Verstappen the Grand Prix victory on a weekend where everything was going the right way for Oscar Piastri. Lando Norris still leads the championship, with a lead of now 12 points. Max Verstappen has jumped Oscar Piastri into second, giving us a huge final race title showdown in Abu Dhabi next week. Let Gullivers Travel take care of all the boring bits and book your dream F1 trip with them. Packages are now available for races at the end of the season AND 2026! Follow this link to get started: https://bit.ly/4hLvFSp EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tfatc Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as there is still plenty of action to happen before the season finishes… YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It’s a busy show as Betty and Christian react to the breaking news that Adrian Newey will be Aston Martin’s team principal next season. So it’s a good week to speaking to an Aston driver! Jak Crawford, the team’s reserve next season and current runner-up in the F2 standings is here. So is Esteban Ocon’s race engineer Laura Mueller who exclusively tells us her favourite way to kill someone on Assassin’s Creed, obviously. And we should talk about the title battle too shouldn’t we? Is Oscar still in? And how worried should Lando be about Max?Let Gullivers Travel take care of all the boring bits and book your dream F1 trip with them. Packages are now available for races at the end of the season AND 2026! Follow this link to get started: https://bit.ly/4hLvFSp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Christian has been awake for far too long and joins us from a hotel room in Las Vegas, Betty got up at the crack of dawn and Greg pops by because this is too crazy a race result to miss...it's the Las Vegas Grand Prix Debrief.SPOILERS FOLLOWThe paddock and internet held its breath for more than an hour, and then the news came...both McLaren's DISQUALIFIED from the race for technical infringements. Max Verstappen is now level with Oscar Piastri in the Championship and both of them a under one win from Lando Norris. Two races to go, this championship is still wide open.Let Gullivers Travel take care of all the boring bits and book your dream F1 trip with them. Packages are now available for races at the end of the season AND 2026! Follow this link to get started: https://bit.ly/4hLvFSpEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tfatc Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as there is still plenty of action to happen before the season finishes… YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Christian is in Las Vegas and Betty joins him from Manchester to preview all the talking points in the Formula 1 world going into this weekend. Ferrari will have eyes on them after recent comments from their chairman that Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc 'need to focus on driving and talk less'. Plus, things are heating up in the bottom half of the Constructors' Championship, and it is the F1 Academy 2025 season finale on the streets of Las Vegas!Let Gullivers Travel take care of all the boring bits and book your dream F1 trip with them. Packages are now available for races at the end of the season AND 2026! Follow this link to get started: https://bit.ly/4hLvFSpEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tfatc Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as there are still a few more more famous faces from the world of Formula 1 joining us before the season finishes… YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The whole gang are here to debrief the race and sprint weekend in São Paulo. Plus, we have a huge announcement for all you listeners!**SPOILERS FOLLOW**Lando Norris held his own to take the maximum 33 points, with a double win in the sprint race and the Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli followed behind for his best ever result in F1 and second podium of his debut season. And what a drive from Max Verstappen to round off the podium, starting in the pit lane to finish P3!We promised a huge announcement and boy do we have one for you, The Fast And The Curious LIVE! will be in central London on December 11th. Tickets will be on sale here https://fastcuriouslive2025.eventbrite.com at 10:00 GMT on 11th November. Keep an eye on any event updates on our social media channels @fastcuriouspod.Let Gullivers Travel take care of all the boring bits and book your dream F1 trip with them. Packages are now available for races at the end of the season AND 2026! Follow this link to get started: https://bit.ly/4hLvFSpEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tfatc Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Make sure you follow us on all the socials and hit subscribe right here as there are still more famous faces from the world of Formula 1 joining us before the season finishes… YouTube: @fastcuriouspodTwitter: @fastcuriouspodInstagram: @fastcuriouspodTikTok: @fastcuriouspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nazanin Jahangiri

guys you have no idea how you saved my mental health. thank you, seriously. I hope we can make it and some day invite you to Iran. I really needed something to make me stop thinking😭

Jan 29th
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leo li

very good.

Nov 7th
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Brad Watts

congratulations guys, amazing achievement, love the podcast, you guys are sooo good together.

Nov 23rd
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