The Autosport F1 Podcast

Drive to Survive will return for a second season on February 28 with another 10 episodes, two of which were previewed by Autosport earlier this month. On the Autosport podcast today, Alex is joined by James Allen, Jonathan Noble and Luke Smith who recently attended a private screening to launch the new season. Alex @Nauckas James @Jamesallenonf1 Jonathan @NobleF1 Luke @LukeSmithF1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The W11 that Mercedes unveiled on Friday morning looks distinctly similar to last year's title-winning W10. Even if its new challenger does carry over developments from the end of 2019, that leaves Mercedes well placed to pick up where it left off Autosport's Technical Editor Jake Boxall-Legge is joined by Ben Anderson to discuss why Mercedes-AMG remains favourites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Earlier today McLaren were the latest team to reveal their 2020 Formula 1 car, the MCL35. We were at McLaren's Woking headquaters to get up close with the car tasked with edging away from the mid-field pack and challenging the top 3 teams. Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz will hope this is the car to power them to a breakout season as more than just 'best of the rest'. Autosport's Technical Editor Jake Boxall-Legge joins Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas to discuss the first car designed under the technical directorship of James Key. Finally we cross live to Woking where Luke Smith had just watched the unveiling and gave us his first impressions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Red Bull just revealed their Formula 1 car for 2020, the RB16, and immediately became the first team to turn a wheel on track as they headed for a filming day at Silverstone with Max Verstappen. Jake Boxall-Legge runs his eye over the technical aspects of a car which goes into the second season powered by a Honda engine. Could this be the year the former World Champions take the title? They will have waited seven years to climb back to the top. Recent years during the V6 hybrid era have seen Red Bull almost limp into a season but Team Principal Christian Horner says there is a new philosophy in Milton Keynes to ensure they are on the pace from Australia. JBL and Alex talk about how this could be the best chance Red Bull have because they're evolving the car from a successful 2019 season, with three wins and a competitive package. As they are the first team to run a 2020 car does this show signs of confidence? Also Jonanthan Noble and Codders headed to Paris for the launch of the Renault R.S.20...without a car. Cyril Abiteboul told us he doesn't feel it's worth revealing the car before testing. However we did catch up with Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon to talk about their feelings about the new driver line-up. Tune in tomorrow to hear about McLaren’s new car, live from their unveiling on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas (Autosport Grand Prix Editor), James Allen (Ex-Formula 1 Commentator), Jake Boxall-Legge (Autosport Technical Editor), Rodi Basso (Ex-Ferrari F1 Engineer) and Jonathan Noble (Motorsport.com F1 Editor) discuss the launch of the Scuderia Ferrari''s 2020 Formula 1 challenger, the SF1000, and what they need to do to win the 2020 championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the back of a chastening 2019 season, Haas became the first Formula 1 team to unveil its new car for the 2020 season. The new Haas VF-20 is draped in a new livery and bearing some unmistakably familiar features, but will it provide a marked improvement over last year? Autosport Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas is joined by Jake Boxall-Legge and new F1 Reporter Luke Smith to assess the new car and discuss the greater implications for Haas during 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In many areas of motorsport it seems the rush is on to electrify. But what’s behind this move to add batteries and motors? What does it mean for the various series? And what does electrification really mean? On the Autosport podcast today we’re looking forward to the 2020 season with all those questions in mind. First up, you’ll hear Autosport’s former Grand Prix Editor Edd Straw talking to Michael Resl from AVL RACING. In Part 2 of the podcast, Autosport's new Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas interviews AVL's Global Business Segment Manager of Racing, Matthias Dank, to dig deeper into the technical aspects of batteries and motors. For more on AVL RACING visit to www.avl.com/RACING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this first edition of the Autosport podcast for the new Formula 1 season, we look ahead to the car launches and ask what it tells us about the year ahead. Join your new host Alex Kalinauckas alongside Technical Editor Jake Boxall-Legge and Motorsport.com's F1 Editor Jon Noble. We ask what to expect from the current era of car launches and how much the teams reveal before everyone arrives in Australia. Plus, JBL pitches his idea for why Formula 1 should be more like Glastonbury and take an occasional year off. 2020 being one of those years when everyone should just go down the pub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Autosport podcast today you can hear the lively debate held recently at the Motorsport Business Leaders Forum, part of Autosport International. James Allen hosts the discussion as The Right Honourable Lord Hain talks about the political aspects of motorsport. Plus, Chairman of Motorsport UK David Richards CBE on the future challenges faced by the industry. And how can social data help us know more about what fans want from motorsport? We get the latest insights from Dr Jillian Ney, the UK's first Dr of Social Media and a Digital Behavioural Scientist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the show today, F1 Editor Jon Noble (@NobleF1) sits down with Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) for an exclusive chat backstage at Autosport International. You can hear what Charles says about his thoughts on 2020, his maturing relationship with Sebastian Vettel and how a new five year contract with Ferrari will affect how he goes racing. Charles also stayed at the show to answer fan questions which we've added to the end of the podcast. Join us on: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feed/id276293870 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0kE9rbLWjCuvhpV6tjXt03 Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMjk3Nzk5Mi9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices