The Autosport F1 Podcast

Martyn Lee, Matt Kew and Alex Kalinauckas discuss all the details you need to know for the upcoming F1 2023 Austrian Grand Prix.They talk about the recent news about Alpine securing a whopping €200 million in investment, which includes Hollywood A-lister Ryan Reynolds. The team explains what this investment, valuing Alpine at around €700 million, means for the team's future. They also examine Hitech which has lodged an application with the FIA to join the F1 grid from 2026, following a significant investment.Looking ahead to this weekend Austria they talk about the different 12 months makes, with the dominant performance of Red Bull RB19 expected compared to Ferrari which had an edge in 2022, and saw Charles Leclerc take victory from second on the grid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Le Mans Winner Andy Wallace joins us to talk about his favourite Le Mans memories, and help us finish off our current series of podcasts by counting down the top ten cars never to race there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, Alex Kalinauckas, sat down with Christian Horner earlier this week for an interview as part of our celebration of Red Bull's 100 wins. On today's podcast Martyn Lee discusses the subjects they covered, such as Red Bull's early success, managing world champions like Vettel and Verstappen, fighting their way to the top table of F1's power brokers, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Martyn Lee is joined by Autosport’s F1 Reporter Filip Cleeren and our special guest, U.S. motorsport journalist and F1 author Elizabeth Blackstock, to analyse the Canadian Grand Prix. They discuss the achievement of Red Bull hitting 100 wins in Formula 1 even at a weekend which was not one of their strongest. They also discuss the pressure on Sergio Perez following another qualifying where he failed to reach Q3. Behind Max Verstappen and the inevitable World Championship coming his way, the battle for runner up spots continues to deliver plenty of interest with Aston Martin, Mercedes and Ferrari all giving us interesting talking points.You can find Elizabeth online here: https://twitter.com/eliz_blackstock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake Boxall-Legge is at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve and joins Martyn Lee to talk about the Canadian GP qualifying, the impact of the wet weather, and a slew of penalties (which took many hours to decide) which have reshaped the starting grid for the grand prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Haydn Cobb joins Martyn Lee to discuss Friday's track action in Montreal (or lack of it!) and what it means for the rest of the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ferrari has ended Toyota's run of consecutive Le Mans victories. Today we dive into the exciting centenary running of Le Mans 24 Hours, and the extraordinary journey of Ferrari's triumphant return after 50 years, clinching their first overall victory at Le Mans since 1965 with their cutting-edge 499P Le Mans Hypercar. Host Martyn Lee sits down with sportscar experts Gary Watkins and Jamie Klein. Together, they dissect the critical moments, unexpected setbacks, wet weather surprises and driver performances that made this one of the most unforgettable races in recent history. Martyn presents three key questions to our guests: did Ferrari win Le Mans on merit? Did Toyota contrive to lose it? Or were Ferrari handed a win by the rule makers? Our guests' thought-provoking answers shed light on the complex dynamics of endurance racing, offering an inside perspective on a race which was lead from each of the five manufacturers in the Hypercar class, marking it as one of the most competitive Le Mans ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Martyn Lee is joined by Jonathan Noble and Jake Boxall-Legge to look at the big talking points ahead of the Canadian GP this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Martyn Lee, Kevin Turner and Gary Watkins as they discuss the significance of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the gruelling battle that tests endurance, strategy, and mental fortitude. Discover why the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe and its challenging track layout delivers so much motorsport drama.They also talk about factors like the intense multi-class competition, the technical innovation, mythical achievements from the past 100 years and the global appeal of a one-off race each year. Join them as they celebrate the race's greatness and the stories that have made it a true motorsport legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Martyn Lee is joined by Kevin Turner and Gary Watkins to count down the ten greatest drivers to compete at Le Mans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices