Autosport F1 & Motorsport
975 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★ - 199 ratingsThe podcast for fans of Formula 1, Formula E, Sportscars, Touring Cars and Rally. The Autosport Podcast is the official podcast of Autosport, the world’s leading authority on motorsport.
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Episodes
Ask Gary Anderson
October 18, 2018 06:00 - 1 hourAutosport’s technical expert Gary Anderson joins Edd Straw to answer your questions – including what has happened to Ferrari’s pace, if more underbody aero is the answer and whether it’s possible to ‘do a Jordan’ in modern F1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
George Russell’s big Williams F1 break
October 15, 2018 06:00 - 52 minutesFormula 2 championship leader George Russell will race for Williams next season, but how good is he? Kevin Turner and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to explain how Russell got the seat and what to expect from him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ogier boosts WRC title claim and Meeke’s comeback
October 11, 2018 10:07 - 54 minutesDavid Evans joins Edd Straw to discuss Sebastien Ogier’s very significant win in pursuit of a sixth WRC crown, and explain why Toyota has decided to sign Kris Meeke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Japanese Grand Prix Review
October 07, 2018 22:10 - 1 hourOleg Karpov and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to look back at the Japanese Grand Prix weekend and the key moments that decided the race, as well as discussing the off-track talking points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why Sebastien Ogier moved to Citroen
October 04, 2018 06:00 - 56 minutesSebastian Ogier joins us to explain his move to Citroen, and we also hear from him and title rivals Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak in our Rally GB preview special Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Russian Grand Prix Review
September 30, 2018 23:59 - 1 hourKarun Chandhok and James Roberts join Edd Straw to look back at the Russian Grand Prix weekend and the key moments that decided the race, as well as discussing the off-track talking points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Schumacher’s greatest F1 wins
September 27, 2018 06:00 - 1 hourMichael Schumacher won 91 grands prix, but which were his best. Glenn Freeman and Damien Smith join Edd Straw to pick out the 10 best Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scott Dixon joins the IndyCar greats
September 24, 2018 06:00 - 56 minutesScott Dixon recently clinched his fifth IndyCar title. Tom Errington, Matt Beer and David Malsher join Edd Straw to explain the New Zealander’s understated brilliance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Great Kimi Raikkonen Debate
September 20, 2018 04:00 - 58 minutesKimi Raikkonen has been dropped by Ferrari, but signed up for two more years of F1 with Sauber. Anthony Rowlinson and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to debate whether he’s still good enough for a top seat in grand prix racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Singapore Grand Prix Review
September 17, 2018 00:01 - 1 hourStuart Codling joins Edd Straw to look back at the Singapore Grand Prix weekend and the key moments that decided the race, as well as discussing the off-track talking points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How good was Ronnie Peterson?
September 12, 2018 22:53 - 1 hourFour decades ago this week, Grand Prix racing lost one of its biggest stars – Ronnie Peterson. Nigel Roebuck joins Kevin Turner and Edd Straw to look back at a driver regarded as the fastest over his era and what made him the legendary driver he is regarded as today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Time for Vettel to stop throwing away points
September 10, 2018 06:00 - 53 minutesSebastian Vettel’s Italian Grand Prix error cost him more ground to Lewis Hamilton in the world championship. Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to ask whether Vettel can make up for his mistakes, and discuss the latest F1 news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lando Norris gets his F1 break with McLaren
September 06, 2018 06:00 - 57 minutesThe latest chapter in F1’s dramatic silly season is Lando Norris landing a McLaren seat in place of Stoffel Vandoorne at McLaren. Jack Benyon and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to discuss this, along with Daniil Kvyat’s possible return and the other latest developments in the driver market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Italian Grand Prix Review
September 03, 2018 01:10 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBThree of Autosport’s F1 paddock regulars – Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell and Adam Cooper – look back at an eventful Italian Grand Prix at Monza and explain the big stories of the weekend both on and off track.
Billy Monger Interview
August 30, 2018 06:00 - 55 minutesDouble amputee Billy Monger returned to racing in BRDC British F3 in 2018, less than a year after his life-changing accident at Donington Park. He joins Stefan Mackley and Edd Straw to talk about his comeback season – and how close he is to that first F3 victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Belgian Grand Prix Review
August 27, 2018 01:12 - 48 minutesFormula 1 came back to life after the August break with a weekend of intrigue off track and very significant action on it. Scott Mitchell joins Edd Straw to discuss the big stories from the Spa paddock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sainz at McLaren and F1 is back, with Karun Chandhok
August 23, 2018 06:00 - 1 hourF1’s August shutdown hasn’t felt like a quiet time, with major ructions in the driver market. Former grand prix driver Karun Chandhok joins Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw to discuss the big F1 talking points and look ahead to the second half of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Formula E season review with Jean-Eric Vergne
August 20, 2018 06:00 - 1 hourRecently crowned Formula E Champion Jean-Eric Vergne joins Edd Straw and Alex Kalinauckas to look back at his and the Techeetah team's remarkable season. They also discuss Vergne's time in F1 and get an insight into what we can expect from season 5 of the all-electric series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
WEC is back, with Mike Conway and Neel Jani
August 16, 2018 20:49 - 1 hourThe World Endurance Championship gets back underway at Silverstone this weekend, two months after the Le Mans 24 Hours. Toyota star Mike Conway and former WEC champion Neel Jani, now at Rebellion, join Gary Watkins and Edd Straw to look ahead to the race and discuss the season so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fernando Alonso walks away from F1...for now
August 14, 2018 18:21 - 50 minutesMcLaren announced today that Fernando Alonso will not be on the Formula 1 grid in 2019 - while leaving the door open for a possible return. Andrew van de Burgt and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to discuss Alonso’s decision, ask what he’s going to do now and evaluate the chances of an F1 comeback in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Enzo Ferrari: The man and myth
August 13, 2018 06:00 - 1 hourTuesday August 14 marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Enzo Ferrari. Nigel Roebuck and Richard Williams join Edd Straw to discuss his life, legacy and legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ogier under pressure in WRC title fight
August 09, 2018 06:00 - 58 minutesSebastian Ogier’s bid for a sixth consecutive World Rally Championship crown is looking shaky, as he trails Thierry Neuville with five events to go. David Evans joins Edd Straw to discuss the key talking points, with special appearances from Markko Martin and Colin Clark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ricciardo’s shock Renault move
August 03, 2018 17:52 - 42 minutesDaniel Ricciardo’s surprise switch to Renault was announced today, and has blown the Formula 1 driver market wide open. Scott Mitchell, Kevin Turner and Edd Straw discuss his reasons and the potential knock-on effects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F1 Driver Market Guide 2019
August 02, 2018 06:17 - 1 hourBen Anderson and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to analyse what has become a volatile driver market with nine teams potentially changing their line-ups for 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hungarian GP: Lewis Hamilton’s shock win
July 29, 2018 23:36 - 55 minutesBen Anderson and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to look back at Lewis Hamilton’s surprise win in the Hungarian Grand Prix. We explain what made the difference between the Ferrari and Mercedes drivers in qualifying and delve into the two controversial incidents involving Valtteri Bottas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Remembering Jim Clark
July 26, 2018 06:04 - 57 minutesEdd Straw is joined by Kevin Turner and Damien Smith to reflect on the career of Jim Clark who lost his life fifty years ago in an accident in a Formula 2 race at Hockenhiem. They look back at some of his defining moments and ask where he stands among the greats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
German GP: Hamilton’s miracle, Vettel’s disaster
July 22, 2018 23:12 - 50 minutesJames Roberts joins Edd Straw to review an incident-packed German Grand Prix and explain how Lewis Hamilton turned his qualifying disaster into a triumph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Secrets of F1 tyres with Mario Isola
July 17, 2018 11:15 - 40 minutesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vettel and Ferrari steal Hamilton's Silverstone thunder
July 10, 2018 15:56 - 48 minutesMercedes was expected to dominate the British Grand Prix before Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari upset the form book with victory. But did Mercedes make a big mistake with its strategy? Scott Mitchell, Ben Anderson and Edd Straw discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mercedes self-destructs in Austrian Grand Prix
July 03, 2018 14:29 - 48 minutesMercedes started first and second and looked set to walk to victory in the Austrian Grand Prix. Scott Mitchell, Ben Anderson and Edd Straw explain what went wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
French GP: Hamilton's win and Vettel's foul
June 26, 2018 19:34 - 46 minutesLewis Hamilton turned the tables on Sebastian Vettel at Paul Ricard. Stuart Codling, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw convene to explain how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Toyota's Le Mans 24 Hours curse
June 13, 2018 10:33 - 58 minutesToyota is short-odds favourite to end a quarter-of-a-century of hurt and win the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours. Damien Smith, Kevin Turner and Edd Straw discuss Toyota's most famous failures, and also look at other cars and drivers who should have won one of the most famous races in motorsport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vettel wins on Hamilton's patch in Canada
June 12, 2018 12:00 - 55 minutesSebastian Vettel's Canadian Grand Prix victory left Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton dejected. How significant might that be in the world title fight? Edd Straw, Glenn Freeman and James Roberts discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Formula E: Vergne on brink of title and motor-racing's Swiss return
June 06, 2018 17:10 - 37 minutesJean-Eric Vergne could clinch the Formula E title in Zurich this weekend, a race that marks the return of motor-racing to Switzerland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ricciardo, Honda & the driver market
June 04, 2018 08:17 - 57 minutesFormula 1 form man Daniel Ricciardo's F1 future remains uncertain, but Honda's Canadian GP upgrade could play a part in deciding it. We run the rule over how the driver market is shaping up for 2019, and ask if Honda can prove itself good enough for Red Bull. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ricciardo's Monaco redemption
May 28, 2018 20:41 - 42 minutesDaniel Ricciardo avenged his 2016 defeat with victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. But how good was his drive given the MGU-K problem he carried for much of the race? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hamilton returns to form in Spain
May 17, 2018 08:10 - 1 hourWas Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Spanish Grand Prix thanks to Mercedes getting back on top of the car and the tyres, or did the Pirelli tread thickness change play a part? And why didn't Romain Grosjean get off the throttle when he was spinning? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Formula E's Mariokart future and Vergne's Paris victory
May 04, 2018 07:40 - 30 minutesAlex Kalinauckas joins Edd Straw in our latest Formula E podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ricciardo and Verstappen's Azerbaijan GP mutual annihilation
May 02, 2018 17:14 - 52 minutesDaniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen's collision on the streets of Baku, Valtteri Bottas's bad luck, Lewis Hamilton's misfortune and Sebastian Vettel's lost win are all discussed by Scott Mitchell, Ben Anderson and Edd Straw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bird flies into Formula E title fight in Rome
April 20, 2018 09:03 - 33 minutesSam Bird's win on the streets of Rome makes him a serious Formula E title contender. Alex Kalinauckas and Andrew van de Burgt join Edd Straw to look back on the stories from a dramatic weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ricciardo's Chinese Grand Prix charge
April 18, 2018 11:48 - 48 minutesDaniel Ricciardo's charge from sixth to first in the Chinese Grand Prix is examined by Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vettel and Ferrari's brilliant Bahrain GP win
April 11, 2018 06:38 - 53 minutesScott Mitchell joins Edd Straw to look back at Sebastian Vettel's Bahrain Grand Prix win, and ask if Valtteri Bottas really should have won. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F1's 2021 rules revolution
April 07, 2018 12:52 - 40 minutesFormula 1 tabled its proposals for 2021 on the Friday of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Adam Cooper, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw dissect what has been announced, and ask if the laudable objectives can be achieved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Australian Grand Prix 2018
March 29, 2018 16:04 - 50 minutesSebastian Vettel's victory over Lewis Hamilton in the Australian Grand Prix is reviewed - as well as what it means for the season to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F1 season preview 2018
March 21, 2018 07:45 - 47 minutesWe preview the 2018 Formula 1 season on the even of the Australian Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F1 testing day 5/6: McLaren under pressure
March 08, 2018 13:08 - 30 minutesStuart Codling, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw review the first half of the second pre-season F1 test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F1 testing day 4: what have we learned?
March 02, 2018 10:31 - 32 minutesGary Anderson joins Lawrence Barretto and Edd Straw to look at the final day of the first pre-season F1 test, and explain what we have learned about the season to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F1 testing day 3: Gary Anderson is angry
February 28, 2018 22:59 - 28 minutesGary Anderson joins Lawrence Barretto and Edd Straw to explain why Formula 1 teams missed an opportunity on the third day of pre-season testing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F1 testing day 2
February 27, 2018 22:54 - 26 minutesGary Anderson and Lawrence Barretto join Edd Straw to reflect on the second day of the Barcelona Formula 1 test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
F1 testing day 1 with Gary Anderson
February 26, 2018 21:05 - 31 minutesGary Anderson joins Edd Straw to review the first day of the opening Formula 1 test from Barcelona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices