Talking Bull

Our host Tommo McCluskey wraps up today's race in Barcelona bringing us to the end of this European triple header. We caught up with Yuki Tsunoda to get his thoughts on his race.

Talking Bull is back and live from the Monaco Grand Prix! Nicola Hume and new host Tommo McCluskey are joined by four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen to reflect on the season so far, Max’s iconic overtake in Imola, sim racing, Franz Hermann, fatherhood, and his relationship with new teammate Yuki Tsunoda. Plus, Nicola and Tommo sit down with the youngest World Rally Champion in history, Kalle Rovanperä! Described at "the Max Verstappen of rally", Kalle chats to us about living in Monaco, his successes in the sport, the intense driver/co-driver relationship, and what other motorsports he would potentially like to try.

For the 2025 season, we have post-race wrap ups with our host, Tommo McCluskey. Following this weekend's race in Monaco, we caught up with both of our drivers, Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda to get their take on the events of today.

At the end of a dramatic season, newly crowned four-time world champion Max Verstappen joins Nic for a live recording of Talking Bull, straight from MK7 at the Oracle Red Bull Racing technology campus. We celebrate Max’s 4th Driver’s Championship victory in a row; plus we look at Max’s highlights of the 2024 race season, including smashing through the field at a very wet Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

We're at the Oracle Red Bull Racing technology campus in Milton Keynes, and speaking to the team’s new driver for 2025… Liam Lawson. Liam has been part of the Oracle Red Bull Racing Junior team since 2019 and he talks about his excitement about being announced as the new driver for Oracle Red Bull Racing, and how it feels to be part of a team with such legacy and success. He runs us through his hopes and dreams for next season on the track as he will be teammates with 4-time world champion, Max Verstappen. He talks about his pride of representing New Zealand, how he’d love to be in a remake of ‘Cars’ and he gives Oracle Red Bull Racing fans some hints about what to expect from him.

Oracle Red Bull Racing are famous for the amazing stunts they put on with their retired F1 cars - from Checo driving the RB7 through a Las Vegas casino, to David Coulthard doing donuts on the helipad of a skyscraper - and today we meet the dream team that get to bring these ideas to life!   Joining Nic in the Talking Bull studio are Heritage team manager Tony Burrows, No. 1 Mechanic Mark “Crunch” Lenton, and No.2 Mechanic Thibaut Conand to answer questions like “who thinks of all these stunts” and “has a stunt ever come close to going seriously wrong?” (spoiler: no it hasn’t!). The team also reflect on their relationship with the main racing team, from Crunch’s memories of being on lollipop duty as a pit crew member, to how the team share knowledge and skills today so that everyone can get the best performance out of the cars. Plus we take your questions from the Paddock - could an F1 car ever drive upside down?  And just how challenging was the zero gravity pit stop stunt to pull off?

Nic meets legends of Sim Racing Frederik Rasmussen and Jarno Opmeer, who will compete for Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing in the 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship. Nic will find out from current World Champion Frederick how it feels to have won the Championship after so many years with the team, and will hear from two-time World Champion Jarno how it feels to have joined the team at this iconic time. She also delves deeper into the F1 Sim Racing world - finding out about the practicalities of training, prep and kit.  What does it take to be an F1 Sim Racing World Champion?  Just how long do the racers get to prep for each race?  And how realistic are the races they run? Plus we take questions from fans from around the world, submitted via Oracle Red Bull Racing’s fan site, The Paddock.

F1 superfans Betty Glover and Christian Hewgill join Nic to talk about their podcast (with Radio 1 breakfast presenter Greg James), The Fast and the Curious. Find out about the early days of their podcast, and how they balance fun and facts when speaking to F1 teams like Oracle Red Bull Racing. Christian and Betty also share their favourite moments interviewing Max and Checo - and reveal what they really think about Max’s dominance in recent years. Plus the team answer your questions - submitted via the Oracle Red Bull Racing fan site The Paddock - including “if you could each pick one role to do on race day at Red Bull Racing, what would it be and why?

Nic is joined by Jon Caller, Sam Vincent and Calum Nicholas from the Oracle Red Bull Racing pit crew to find out what it takes to win the coveted DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award.  Just how much practice do they put in off-season, and how do each of them prepare for a pit stop on race day? She’ll also hear how stunts like changing tyres in the dark - or in zero gravity! - can help the team develop their skills, and what it takes to earn a place on this incredible team.   Plus the guys will answer your questions - submitted via the Oracle Red Bull Racing fan site, the Paddock.

Our newest recruit to the Heritage team Izzy Hammond talks about her experiences travelling the world on the show car circuit and what it’s like growing up with a famous racing dad. Izzy will recall how she accidentally got the best view of the start of the Silverstone Grand Prix, the pressure of being on fire extinguisher duty during a show car run, and how she discovered her love of F1 - not through her dad, Richard Hammond - but through the Netflix series Drive To Survive. She’ll also reveal the most outrageous and inventive place she’d like to do a show car run, and will answer listener questions from Oracle Red Bull Racing’s fan site, The Paddock.