The Autosport F1 Podcast

Autosport takes on the challenge of picking the greatest competition car of all time in the final episode of the Autosport 70 podcast series. The first issue of Autosport magazine appeared on 25 August 1950 and as part of our celebrations this year we have selected the greatest machines from each of the major international categories. Our panel of experts debated the most successful and important grand prix cars, sportscars, rally machines, touring cars, Indycars and junior single-seaters in the previous episodes. The winner from each episode progressed to the grand finale, which also includes some wildcard entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bob Bell has enjoyed a stellar career as a top engineer in Formula One with McLaren, Benetton, Jordan, Renault, and Mercedes, He was Technical Director at Renault during the Alonso title winning years, then team principal after the departure of Flavio Briatore. And more recently was one of the architects of the current Mercedes F1 juggernaut. In the latest #ThinkingForward interview with the sport’s leaders and influential thinkers, Bob explains the Grid4Good mission, explains why he believes F1 is about to enter a golden age and looks ahead to a time when F1 and Formula E could merge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this podcast, Chief Editor and host Kevin Turner takes on the task alongside junior single-seater racing gurus Marcus Pye and Marcus Simmons, who have decades of experience covering many of the championships that have launched future stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest of our #ThinkingForward interviews, Indycar CEO Mark Miles talks to James Allen about the push to get a third manufacturer into the series and how the sport will shape its digital future beyond linear television among other topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

[no spoilers] The Russian GP Review is here! No spoilers in the podcast show notes though. So join Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) alongside Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport), Jess McFadyen (Director of Digital Strategy, Motorsport Network) and Oleg Karpov to analyse the result. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Luke Smith to look back at the key talking points from today's qualifying for the Russian GP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the land where vodka is cheaper than Pringles. At least according to Jake on today's podcast. As Luke and JBL look back at the two Friday practice sessions they find themselves with an all too familiar question: can anyone catch Mercedes? The battle for the midfield is tight and Renault have the upper hand after the first day of running. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) and Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) are back to preview the Russian GP. Lewis Hamilton is set to break the record of most wins but insists he does not obsess over the stats. Sergio Perez says he’s disappointed Racing Point has started to hide things from him, but Jon explains why that’s only necessary when a driver is leaving for a direct rival. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Jon on Twitter: @NobleF1 Jon on Insta: @noble__jon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Indycar, and the Indianapolis 500 in particular, has a rich history stretching back even further than Formula 1 or the Le Mans 24 Hours, so just selecting the candidates to discuss was a tough challenge. In this podcast, Chief Editor and host Kevin Turner takes on the task alongside Motorsport Network’s US Editor and long-time Indycar correspondent David Malsher-Lopez, and Autosport Technical Editor Jake Boxall-Legge to pick out the highlights from more than a century of Indycar competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a successful 2019 debut season, W Series, the development championship for female race drivers, was forced to cancel its 2020 calendar due to Covid 19. It wasn’t an easy decision, but many race series that have gone ahead because they felt they had to, have lost significant money. The CEO of W Series, Catherine Bond Muir felt that with a nascent championship, it wasn’t the year to struggle through. For the latest in our #ThinkingForward series of interviews with the sport’s leaders, Bond Muir explains why W Series will build back better and why her heart tells her we wlll see a woman racing in F1 sooner rather than later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices