Motor Sport Magazine Podcast
318 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsMotor Sport Magazine's podcasts, featuring the editorial team and guests. Listen to what the doyen of Formula 1 has to say about what's going on in the paddock as well as in-depth interviews with the sport's leading figures including Christian Horner, Derek Bell, Mario Andretti, Damon Hill, Patrick Head, Stirling Moss, Tom Kristensen, Martin Brundle, Martin Whitmarsh and Dario Franchitti.
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Damon Hill: Centenary Stories
February 29, 2024 11:45 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBDamon Hill is Rob Windows' latest guest in our special podcast series, celebrating 100 years of Motor Sport Magazine. The 1996 Formula 1 World Champion reflects on following his father's footsteps into the world of Grand Prix racing; driving alongside the likes of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna; and against Michael Schumacher before winning the title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Watson: Centenary Stories
January 31, 2024 13:58 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBA five-time grand prix winner who partnered the likes of Niki Lauda and Alain Prost, John Watson came achingly close to winning the 1982 Formula 1 World Championship. He's Rob Widdows' latest guest in a special podcast series marking 100 years of Motor Sport‘s publication, as he charts a changing era of F1 when Lauda and Mario Andretti introduced new levels of professionalism and ruthlessness to the sport. In a series of fascinating and funny tales, Watson covers driving for Bernie Ecclest...
Mario Andretti: Centenary Stories
December 26, 2023 06:29 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBF1 World Champion, four-time IndyCar title-holder and Daytona 500 winner, Mario Andretti is the first guest in a special podcast series marking 100 years of Motor Sport‘s publication Andretti has been a regular in Motor Sport‘s pages for more than half that time, and is still making headlines, with plans to be the first to test the Andretti F1 car, if the team is granted a place on the grid. He joins Rob Widdows to recall a career that made him one of the sport’s all-time greats, from watc...
2023 F1 season review pt 2 with Mark Hughes, Alex Brundle and Damien Smith
December 20, 2023 15:27 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBThere was one overwhelming Formula 1 winner in 2023, but who were the other stars aside from Max Verstappen and Red Bull? Motor Sport's F1 editor, Mark Hughes; racer and broadcaster Alex Brundle; and Motor Sport special contributor Damien Smith discuss the top performers of the season, including the drivers who showed world championship potential, but didn't have the machinery to win, the remarkable turnaround from McLaren, and the races of the year. Once you've heard their views, don't fo...
2023 F1 season review pt 1 with Mark Hughes, Alex Brundle and Damien Smith
December 19, 2023 09:44 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBIt was a season of overwhelming domination by Max Verstappen... and of intense competition in the chasing pack. What was the secret of Adrian Newey's rocketship Red Bull? What happened to Aston Martin's early challenge? And what is going on with lewis Hamilton and Mercedes? Mark Hughes, Alex Brundle and Damien Smith form our expert panel to look back over the year and the crucial moments that shaped the 2023 season. Once you've heard their views, have your say on the Motor Sport website by...
Podcast: Tom Kristensen — How I became Mr Le Mans
September 15, 2023 12:02 - 1 hour - 119 MBNobody knows the secret of winning at Le Mans more than Tom Kristensen: winner of a record nine 24 Hour races at La Sarthe. In this podcast, recorded in front of a live audience ahead of the 2023 race, Mr Le Mans gives the inside track on how he became the most successful driver in the 100 year history of the race, and offers his thoughts on a new golden era for sports car racing. Hosted by Ed Foster, in partnership with Classic & Sports Finance and Scalextric Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Dick Bennetts: Discovering Senna, Häkkinen’s hand signals and Mansell’s Mondeo
July 31, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBFor over 50 years, Dick Bennetts has been central to some of racing's greatest stories. From giving Ayrton Senna his famous Formula 3 break, to communicating engineering feedback via hand signals with young prodigy Mika Häkkinen, and gaining respect for Nigel Mansell through his spectacular touring car cameos, Bennetts has lived and breathed motor sport through some of its most thrilling moments. In the final installment of Engineering the Greats series 2, in association with Scalextric, B...
Tony Southgate: Creating an Indy 500 winner, the Lotus 78 and conquering Le Mans with Jaguar
July 24, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBFor success matched only by sheer diversity, few can hold a light to engineering ace Tony Southgate, who joins Rob Widdows for our Engineering the Greats podcast series, produced in association with Scalextric. Designer of Bobby Unser's Indy 500-winning Eagle 68 car, a key contributor to the trailblazing ground-effect Lotus 78 and the creative mind behind Jaguar's Le Mans-conquering XJR-9, the Coventry native has marked himself out as one of racing's great lateral thinkers. Along the way, ...
Leena Gade | Engineering the Greats at Le Mans
July 17, 2023 14:55 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBAs trailblazers go in motor sport, there aren't many that can match up with the groundbreaking achievements of Leena Gade, who joins Rob Widdows for our Engineering the Greats podcast series, produced in association with Scalextric. On her Le Mans debut with Audi in 2011 Gade became the first female race engineer to win at La Sarthe. She She would mastermind wins again in 2012 and 2014, sealing her place as one of Le Mans' engineering greats, before working in GT racing, IndyCar and now Ext...
Gary Anderson: Jordan F1 designer on working with Hunt & Prost
July 10, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBGary Anderson joins Rob Widdows for the latest in our Engineering the Greats podcast series. The former Jordan designer tells how he started working life as a builder, then got his big break in F1 with Brabham as an engineer. Moving on to McLaren, he worked with James Hunt and Alain Prost and was then in IndyCar before Eddie Jordan called him back to the UK — and F1 — where he would make his name designing the legendary Jordan 191. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
Steve Hallam: the engineer behind Senna, Mansell and Häkkinen F1 victories
July 03, 2023 15:00 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBSteve Hallam, who has worked with Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Mika Häkkinen joins Rob Widdows for another Engineering the Greats podcast in association with Scalextric. From race engineering Senna to his first wins in F1, to witnessing Mansell’s inimitable racing style in its early years and being at the centre of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso’s fiery 2007 championship fight, the British engineer has had long a career at the very top. Hear him describe what it takes to work and s...
Patrick Head | Engineering the Greats s2
June 26, 2023 14:55 - 53 minutes - 74 MBLegendary F1 car designer Patrick Head returns to our Engineering the Greats podcast for series 2, produced in association with Scalextric. He picks up where he left off last time with the story of Williams' dominant 1993 season. Head pulls back the curtain on the fascinating story of that year: of how the team secured Adrian Newey's services, why boss Frank Williams didn't want Damon Hill to partner Alain Prost, and how the cutting-edge FW15C car could have had even more exotic technical...
2023 F1 season preview with Mark Hughes and Johnny Herbert
February 28, 2023 07:48 - 1 hour - 84 MBCan Max Verstappen win a third world championship? Will Mercedes be able to challenge Red Bull and Ferrari, and which of this year's three rookies will impress the most? Mark Hughes and Johnny Herbert join Motor Sport editor Joe Dunn and writer James Elson to examine the big questions ahead of the 2023 F1 season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
F1 team of the year 2022 with Allan McNish, Chris Medland and Lawrence Barretto
December 21, 2022 15:21 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBRed Bull won the F1 Constructors' Championship and powered Max Verstappen to the drivers' title too. But was it the best Formula 1 team in 2022? Our season review podcast shows why that question isn't as foolish as it sounds, as Le Mans champion and former Toyota grand prix driver Allan McNish joins Chris Medland and F1 presenter Lawrence Barretto to discuss the strongest teams of the season. Joining Red Bull on our shortlist is Mercedes, which put in a Herculean effort to recover and win ...
F1 race of the year 2022 with Jolyon Palmer, Chris Medland and Jack Nicholls
December 20, 2022 16:01 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBThe 2022 F1 season delivered plenty of wheel-to-wheel racing in front of sell-out crowds, with unexpected twists and challenges regularly rearing their head. But which of the 22 races stands out above them all as the best grand prix of the year? F1 driver-turned-commentator Jolyon Palmer and fellow commentator Jack Nicholls join Chris Medland to look back at the year's action and assess the races on our season review awards shortlist. See which race they choose as their highlight of 2022 a...
F1 driver of the year 2022 with Romain Grosjean, Chris Medland and Damien Smith
December 15, 2022 16:58 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBCan anybody apart from Max Verstappen claim to be the best F1 driver of 2022? Romain Grosjean thinks so as he, Chris Medland and Damien Smith delve into the details of which driver was most impressive throughout the grand prix season — irrespective of equipment. On the shortlist for Motor Sport's 2022 season awards are Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, George Russell and Verstappen. Hear what our expert panel have to say — and who Grosjean chooses above the world champion — then have your say ...
F1 overtake of the year 2022, with Jack Aitken, Chris Medland and Alex Jacques
December 13, 2022 14:40 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBWhich F1 overtake stood out in a season of action-packed racing? Williams reserve driver Jack Aitken and Channel 4 Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques join Chris Medland to review the shortlist of brilliant and brave moments that had crowds on their feet. Hear their views on moves that include Lewis Hamilton's three-wide pass at Silverstone and Sebastian Vettel taking on Kevin Magnussen at the US Grand Prix, then have your say by voting in the Motor Sport Season Review Awards on our website ...
2022 F1 season review with Mark Hughes, Chris Medland and Damien Smith
November 28, 2022 18:50 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBThe season dawned with the launch of a new generation of Formula 1 cars and, 22 races later, saw Max Verstappen crowned world champion after a dominant season. But why did Ferrari's challenge falter — and why won't the team get the cure that it needs? How did Mercedes turn its season around? And what did Red Bull gain — or lose — from breaching the cost cap? Mark Hughes, Chris Medland and Damien Smith form our expert panel to look back over the year and the crucial moments that shaped the ...
Anthony Davidson | My big break
July 15, 2022 16:30 - 1 hour - 112 MBFor most racing drivers, the chance to step up to Formula 1 is the opportunity of their careers, but Anthony Davidson says that his first grand prix start is something he still regrets to this day. Speaking to Chris Medland in the final episode from the current My big break series, WEC champion Davidson talks about the turning points in his career, which included more than a decade in top-level racing. Along the way, he brings his thoughtful views on why F1's points system should be revamp...
Kevin Magnussen | My big break
July 08, 2022 07:10 - 34 minutes - 47 MBWhen you're a Magnussen, the name alone can open doors, but you won't get through them, unless the talent's there. Kevin Magnussen is Chris Medland's latest guest on the My Big Break podcast, describing the key moments that shaped his career. The 29-year-old describes being invited to McLaren after winning the Danish Formula Ford championship because his dad, Jan, had been the team's test driver. He got on to its junior driver programme but it soon became apparent that he wasn't going to ...
Pierre Gasly | My big break
June 24, 2022 10:53 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBNewly confirmed as an F1 driver with AlphaTauri driver for 2023, Pierre Gasly is the latest guest on our My big break podcast series, looking at the key moments that brought him to where he is now. Gasly explains how he tried ice hockey and football before being captivated by motor sport when he went karting for the first time aged 6. Part of a hotshot generation of French drivers, Gasly recalls watching grands prix with Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon, dreaming that maybe one of them migh...
Valtteri Bottas | My big break
June 17, 2022 13:17 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBIf a young Valtteri Bottas and his dad hadn't spotted the sign for a go-kart race in Finland, then the Alfa Romeo driver may never have got on track, let alone partnered Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. In the latest podcast from our My big break series, Bottas joins Chris Medland to reveal the make-or-break moments that brought him to Formula 1. He explains the key role that porridge power played ahead of his go kart debut, the local sponsors that bankrolled his fresh tyres, and the tests that ...
Kamui Kobayashi | My big break
June 10, 2022 10:02 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBKamui Kobayashi showed so much potential as a go-karting teenager that Toyota locked him into a ten-year racing contract at the age of 14. In our new My big break podcast episode, the Le Mans winner looks at the key moments that shaped his career, including that initial deal which took him all the way to Formula 1 — only for the team to announce that it was pulling out of the series after his third race. Kobayashi tells Chris Medland about his grand prix debut and the “crazy” battle with J...
Helio Castroneves | My big break
May 27, 2022 12:34 - 46 minutes - 63.2 MBHelio Castroneves says that destiny guided his glittering IndyCar career that's crowned by a record-equalling four Indy 500 wins, but the path to glory was far from straightforward. He speaks to Chris Medland in the opening episode from season two of our Big Break podcast series, charting the make-or-break moments that shaped top-level racers, engineers and managers. Ahead of this year's Indy 500, Castroneves recalls his early dreams of racing in Formula 1, graduating from karting in Brazi...
Guenther Steiner | My big break
February 03, 2022 17:16 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBIf it hadn't been for a long lunch with Niki Lauda, a willingness to swap grand prix racing for NASCAR, and a vision for a US F1 team, it's unlikely Guenther Steiner would have found himself leading Haas in Formula 1. In this episode from Motor Sport's My big break series, Steiner tells Chris Medland about the make-or-break moments that brought him to his current role. He describes his move to Jaguar's F1 team from Ford's World Rally team — at the behest of Lauda — and his rapid disillusio...
Zak Brown | My big break
January 25, 2022 16:30 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is on a mission to return the Formula 1 team to title-winning form, while also seeking success in IndyCar, Extreme E and at Le Mans. In Motor Sport's latest My big break podcast series, he tells Chris Medland about the moments that took him from growing up as a racing fan in California, to joining a select club of F1 team bosses. Brown recalls meeting Mario Andretti as a youngster and the F1 veteran's advice that set him off on a racing career. He discovered his...
George Russell | My big break
January 12, 2022 12:37 - 34 minutes - 32 MBGeorge Russell joins Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate in 2022, after an acclaimed three years at Williams. In our latest My big break episode, the 23-year-old reveals how he went from racing as a karting hopeful to signing the contract for F1's top team. He tells Chris Medland how Alex Albon gave him a leg-up as he was just getting started — a favour repaid when Russell put in a good word for Albon with Williams, and the frustration of being out-paced by team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi d...
Alex Albon | My big break
January 05, 2022 16:18 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBAlex Albon has a second shot at Formula 1 with Williams this year, continuing his rocky journey from karting champion to the grand prix paddock. In our latest My Big Break podcast, he tells Chris Medland how he rose through the ranks of F3 and F2, battling for race wins and championships with Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Lando Norris. Albon recounts losing Red Bull backing after a tricky first year in Formula Renault, before picking himself up, graduating to GP3 and challenging Lecl...
2021 F1 season review with Mark Hughes, Chris Medland and Damien Smith
December 24, 2021 13:21 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBFormula 1 produced a season like no other in 2021: Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battled for the championship from the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix to the very final lap in Abu Dhabi. To look over the excitement, the drama, the many controversies and the occasional mistake, Chris Medland is joined by Motor Sport F1 Editor Mark Hughes and Contributing Editor Damien Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kimi Räikkönen | My Big Break
December 10, 2021 16:52 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBKimi Räikkönen was racing go karts with no prospect of moving to cars when a contract offer arrived that looked too good to be true: a monthly salary and a route into single-seaters. In the latest episode from our My Big Break series, Räikkönen recalls his wariness before signing the deal that turned out to be one of the make-or-break moments that have made him the most experienced F1 driver in history. Ahead of his retirement, he tells Chris Medland about his explosive first season in Form...
Romain Grosjean | My big break
November 29, 2021 08:23 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBA year after surviving a fiery crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Romain Grosjean explains why the moment that almost killed him was a "positive experience". As he prepares to join Andretti Autosport for the 2022 season, Grosjean reflects on the 'big break' moments that brought him to where he is today: his early F1 struggles, his championship-winning return to GP2, and what it took to become an IndyCar driver. As well as that crash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Norbert Singer | Porsche's winning formula
July 29, 2021 07:25 - 1 hour - 147 MBNobody knows the secret to Porsche's winning formula more than Norbert Singer. The legendary engineer was a crucial part of every Porsche Le Mans victory between 1970 and 1998 and also had a key role in developing perhaps the greatest sports car of all time: the Porsche 911. In this podcast from our Porsche's winning formula series, Singer speaks about his early career, and how he came close to joining Opel before arriving at Porsche and helping to develop the 917 into a Le Mans winner. H...
Tim Schenken | Porsche's winning formula
July 22, 2021 09:04 - 1 hour - 138 MBTim Schenken left Australia as national hillclimb champion at the age of 22 and returned 20 years later, having competed in F1, raced the Porsche 917/10 to victory at Zandvoort, Nürburgring and Hockenheim, and found himself detained in a Florida police station alongside Ronnie Peterson. Now Clerk of the Course for the Australian Grand Prix (when it returns), Schenken focuses on his career with Porsche in the latest Motor Sport podcast from our Porsche's winning formula series. He describe...
Brian Redman | Porsche's winning formula
July 16, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBMuch of Brian Redman's endurance legend was forged at the wheel of Porsche's greatest machines. The self-effacing Lancastrian won the Spa 1000Km four times, took three victories at the Daytona 24 Hours and has a brace of Sebring and Nürburgring overall winner trophies. Redman joins us to give more insight into Porsche's winning formula, recalling how his impressive early privateer appearances got him a seat at the works team, his experience of being a team-mate to Jo Siffert and Pedro Rodr...
Romain Dumas | Porsche's winning formula
July 08, 2021 06:30 - 57 minutes - 132 MBLe Mans veteran Romain Dumas joins the Motor Sport podcast to discuss all things Porsche, from his early beginnings, a learned love for Porsche and his conquering of multiple disciplines. From Pikes Peak to fighting with Audi across Europe and the US to a Dakar ambition, Dumas' enthusiasm for racing makes for a compelling listen. Plus, he gives his thoughts on the future of the World Endurance Championship and why Formula E might not be the way forward many make it out to be. Hosted on A...
Jochen Mass | Porsche's winning formula
July 01, 2021 08:02 - 1 hour - 141 MBIf anyone knows Porsche’s winning formula, it’s Jochen Mass. For more than a decade, he raced sports cars with the factory team, competing in seven Le Mans 24 Hour races and winning multiple world championship races. Mass joins us for the first in our new podcast series, recalling his early days with the outfit, when the Porsche Development Centre consisted mainly of wooden sheds; and the development of the 956 and 962 with the legendary engineer, Norbert Singer. He describes the fearsome ...
Podcast: Martin Brundle | Motor Sport Hall of Fame 2020
December 29, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MBA World Sportscar Champion; Le Mans 24 Hours winner; Formula 1 driver and now a trusted voice to millions in the Sky F1 commentary box. Martin Brundle is inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame this year, in recognition of his exceptional career behind the wheel and the microphone. In this podcast, Brundle looks back at his racing career; his commentary break filling in for a missing James Hunt, and learning the ropes from fellow Hall of Fame inductee, Murray Walker, whose advice he foll...
Felipe Massa | Driving for Ferrari
December 04, 2020 07:27 - 1 hour - 142 MBHe joined Ferrari as a test driver, partnered Michael Schumacher in his final year with the team and went on to win the 2008 F1 championship... for a few seconds. Felipe Massa is our latest Motor Sport podcast guest, bringing tales of being part of the Maranello machine; of challenging for the title, then becoming the unmistakable number 2 driver, with the famous radio message, "Fernando is faster than you". It's the inside story of a rollercoaster career at Ferrari from one of the most po...
Derek Bell | Driving for Ferrari
November 27, 2020 07:54 - 1 hour - 143 MBDerek Bell shares his vivid memories of his time at Ferrari, which began when he caught the eye of Enzo Ferrari as a young F2 driver in 1968 and soon found himself touring Maranello and having lunch with the Commendatore. But in a case of being in the right place at the wrong time, Bell describes being the victim of a pared-back Ferrari race programme. He turned to sports cars, where once more he was seen by Enzo, in a privately-entered Ferrari 512. Another call from Maranello saw him line...
Stefan Johansson | Driving for Ferrari
November 17, 2020 07:38 - 53 minutes - 122 MBWhen Stefan Johansson took the lead at Imola in his second race for Ferrari, he couldn't hear his engine over the roar of the crowd. In the latest from our 'Driving for Ferrari' series, Johansson describes the emotion of racing for the team in the mid-1980s; the contrast with McLaren's clinical approach; and the one question Enzo Ferrari asked him before he joined. Plus - his plan to improve the racing in F1., Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ivan Capelli | Driving for Ferrari
November 12, 2020 07:58 - 56 minutes - 130 MBIt's every F1 driver's dream to get a seat with Ferrari... unless the car turns out to be as bad as the 1992 contender. In the latest from our Ferrari podcast series, Ivan Capelli describes the emotion and intensity of signing for the team as an Italian - and how it all unravelled during an "unreal", tense and extremely uncompetitive season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gerhard Berger | Driving for Ferrari
November 05, 2020 06:00 - 52 minutes - 119 MBGerhard Berger joins Ed Foster for the first of our new series featuring Ferrari's F1 drivers. Berger is one of the only drivers to leave Ferrari on his terms after both of his stints with the Maranello outfit. He reveals the pressure, the pranks and the privilege of driving for F1's longest-standing team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gordon Murray | Engineering the Greats
July 17, 2020 10:59 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBA designer who has worked with drivers including Graham Hill, Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet, Jack Brabham and Ayrton Senna, Gordon Murray knows plenty about what it takes to engineer a Formula 1 great. In the final episode of our podcast series, he reveals some of the secrets to a winning partnership, and talks about his current projects, plus the future of motoring, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Barnard | Engineering the Greats
July 10, 2020 06:15 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBJohn Barnard pioneered technologies that underpin the modern Formula 1 car, and was first to use a carbon fibre chassis at McLaren where he won titles with Niki Lauda and Alain Prost. At Ferrari, he developed the semi-automatic gearbox that won the first time it was raced. In this podcast, Barnard reveals more about working with the top drivers of the era, as well as larger-than-life team bosses, including Enzo Ferrari, Ron Dennis and Flavio Briatore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Frank Dernie | Engineering the Greats
July 03, 2020 08:43 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBIn a career with Hesketh, Williams and Benetton - to name a few - Frank Dernie helped haul F1 into the digital era, pioneering the use of data loggers, active suspension and extensive wind tunnel testing. He also worked with many the legends of the sport, including Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell and Michael Schumacher. In the latest from our podcast series, he tells us what it takes to engineer the greats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Patrick Head | Engineering the Greats
June 26, 2020 08:29 - 1 hour - 123 MBPatrick Head is the engineering genius who played a crucial role in Williams' success in the 1980s and 1990s. In the latest of our Engineering the Greats series, he talks about starting his career, working with top drivers, including Nigel Mansell, and the future of the current Williams team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adrian Newey | Engineering the Greats
June 19, 2020 07:13 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBWithout a great engineer, great drivers have no chance to shine. In the first of a new series, Engineering the Greats, Adrian Newey talks about working with some of Formula 1's leading drivers, and what it takes to win championships alongside the likes of Nigel Mansell, Mika Hakkinen and Sebastian Vettel at Williams, McLaren and Red Bull Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rob Smedley podcast
December 31, 2019 13:58 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBCharged with getting the best out of Felipe Massa as his race engineer, Rob Smedley helped the Brazilian to get within a whisker of the F1 world championship. He was also the head of vehicle performance at Williams and is now working for Formula 1’s promoters, looking to make the technical side of the sport more accessible to fans. In the final Motor Sport podcast of 2019, he talks through his career: discovering a “baby” Fernando Alonso testing in F3000; his years at Ferrari, plus his tho...
Andy Cowell: the man leading Mercedes' dominant F1 engine division
December 20, 2019 16:45 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBOnly one team has won world championships in F1's hybrid era and it's in no small part due to Mercedes' all-conquering engine, built and developed by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. To recognise its entry into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame, the MD of the engine division, Andy Cowell, describes the nerve-wracking development of the complex engine; its 'party mode'; the battle to gain ground on Ferrari; and what makes the team so successful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
2019 F1 season review with Damon Hill and Karun Chandhok
December 18, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBDamon Hill and Karun Chandhok offer their unique take on the 2019 Formula 1 season: the drivers that impressed; the best rookie; Leclerc & Vettel's power struggle and the sport's future. Plus, what happened when Karun met Kimi Räikkönen in a Tokyo bar... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.