Hidden Voices

Hidden voices is a series of podcasts by The Race looking at diversity in motorsport. Hosted by Claire Cottingham, it tells the inspirational stories of those who broke the mould to succeed at the highest level

Episode 7: Spacesuit Media

Spacesuit Media co-founder Ross Ringham and award-winning photographer Lou Johnson join host Claire Cottingham to talk about life behind the lens in the Formula E paddock and the challenges of a non-white owned business making a mark in the world of motorsport

10-15
53:33

Episode 6: Abbie Eaton and Thierry Courtois

Racing driver and Grand Tour star Abbie Eaton and Mahindra designer Thierry Courtois join host Claire Cottingham to discuss their careers in motorsport and how being openly gay has been received.

09-29
41:42

Episode 5: Matt Bishop

W Series communications director, former McLaren PR chief and F1 Racing editor Matt Bishop joins host Claire Cottingham to talk about his experiences of being openly gay in the F1 paddock, how W Series is making headway in the hunt for the next Lella Lombardi and his first ever novel, The Boy Made the Difference

09-23
50:12

Episode 4: Charlie Martin

Charlie Martin joins host Claire Cottingham and The Race's deputy editor Lucy Morson to discuss her place as the pre-eminent transgender driver in motorsport. They discuss how she got started in racing, the reaction in the paddock to her transition and the role she is playing in helping other youngsters come to terms with their body image.

09-16
40:25

Episode 3: Nathalie McGloin

Nathalie joins host Claire Cottingham to talk about how she got started in motorsport despite being tetraplegic, the work she is doing with FIA to make motorsport more accessible for people with disabilities, and her meetings with Kimi Raikkonen on and off the 2018 British GP podium!

09-09
42:22

Episode 2: Francis Bradfield

Francis Bradfield is the only black man working in the MotoGP paddock. He speaks to Claire Cottingham about how it felt to be the only person taking the knee ahead and the misconceptions he has overcome to forge a career as a helmet technician

09-02
32:12

Episode 1: Ellen Lohr

Ellen Lohr remains the only woman to have won a DTM race. She talks to Claire Cottingham about missing out on an F1 test, being a female racing driver in the 1990s, the obstacles she had to overcome and why some of them persist to this day

08-26
52:13

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