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Aug 31, 2023 • 18min

Ted’s Podbook | Plenty to discuss from Monza

This podcast discusses Lewis Hamilton and George Russell signing contract extensions with Mercedes, Max Verstappen's pursuit of a consecutive wins record, and expectations for Ferrari at Monza.
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Aug 29, 2023 • 46min

Is Max Verstappen’s success underestimated? | ‘He has something special’

For our latest pod, Matt Baker is joined by Dutch racing driver Giedo van der Garde and F1 content creator Tom Bellingham.Giedo van der Garde reveals what Max Verstappen was like as a child, how much Jos Verstappen has impacted his son's career, and how the Red Bull driver’s maturity has changed his racing style throughout the years.They also discuss if Max is happy winning unchallenged nearly every race weekend and debate whether his sim racing is helping him become a better driver.They finish by giving their thoughts on what Max's future in F1 is and whether he would explore other series in motorsports.
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Aug 22, 2023 • 51min

Will Verstappen win every remaining race? | Second half of the season predictions!

Matt Baker, Natalie Pinkham, Damon Hill and Max Verstappen's former performance engineer Blake Hinsey join for our latest pod.They preview the second half of the season and discuss at which race Red Bull's Verstappen could win his third world title.Who will come second in the driver and constructor standings behind Verstappen and Red Bull is debated.They finish by giving their thoughts as to who'll be the most improved driver on the grid and provide their bold prediction for the rest of the year.
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Aug 15, 2023 • 57min

Q&A with the voice of Sky Sports F1 - David Croft

Matt Baker is joined this week by Sky Sports’ very own David Croft for a special Q&A.He discusses why he chose the life of a sports commentator (01:50), how he prepares himself for race weekends (12:34), and the most memorable races he's covered in his career so far (28:32).Crofty also explains what changes to the rules in F1 he would make to ensure more competitive racing (45:25), as well as revealing what he loves most about his job (54:23)
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Aug 8, 2023 • 38min

Q&A with racing icon Danica Patrick

Matt Baker is joined this week by racing icon Danica Patrick as she answers questions from social media.The former NASCAR and IndyCar driver discusses her broadcasting career with Sky Sports F1 (00:25) and how she got her first break in broadcasting (03:50).She shares her earliest motorsport memory (07:35), how she got into IndyCar (11:05) and reflects on her successful Indy 500 debut back in 2005 (14:00). Danica also reveals her biggest career highlight (19:30) and what it is like to race on oval tracks (22:15).She gives her opinion on how to get more women into F1 (26:00) and she identifies which rising women drivers have the speed to be competitive in F1 (29:35).Finally, Danica is quizzed on which current F1 driver would be the fastest if everyone raced in RB 19s (31:15), her favourite circuit (33:45) and her life after racing (36:40).
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Aug 1, 2023 • 1h 17min

The only concern for Red Bull is they have broken two trophies - Sky Sports F1 Podcast's Mid-season review!

Matt Baker is joined this week by Sky Sports’ very own David Croft and Karun Chandhok plus motorsport presenter and content creator Toni Cowan-Brown for a mid-season review as we hit F1’s summer break. The panel debate whether (11.48) Red Bull have broken their second driver and if Sergio Perez should accept the role as second driver behind Max Verstappen (35.37) Is the cost cap costing F1 attracting the top personnel (55.49) Karun believes McLaren have had the best mid-season comeback since Jordan in 1998. And finally (11.08) the biggest concern for Red Bull is they have broken two trophies in two races.
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Jul 27, 2023 • 22min

Ted's Podbook | Belgian GP - the wettest Podbook so far!

Ted Kravitz is braving the rain to look ahead to this weekend's Belgian GP.How will the wet weather affect Qualifying, the Sprint and the Grand Prix in Spa?Will Mercedes be able to get close to Red Bull and can McLaren keep up their great form?Ted provides all the latest!
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Jul 25, 2023 • 45min

When will anyone catch up with Red Bull? | Nico Rosberg: Max Verstappen is extraordinary!

Matt Baker is joined this week by 2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg and Broadcaster Liam MacDevitt to speak about (03:39) Red Bull’s ‘legendary’ record-breaking season so far, (10:28) and how Sergio Perez can deal with an 'unbeatable teammate'. The panel also debate if (23:20) McLaren could finish second in the Constructor’s Championship, (24:40) Mercedes’ confidence boost after Lewis Hamilton qualified for pole at the Hungarian GP, and (34:14) review Daniel Riccardo’s return to the grid after his first race back with AlphaTauri. Finally, (43:38) Nico Rosberg addresses his ‘curse’ and explains why he won't be posting any more photos from the pit lane in future races!
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Jul 20, 2023 • 15min

Ted's Podbook | On to Budapest!

Ted Kravitz is in Budapest to look ahead to this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.Ted discusses the big news of the week - Daniel Ricciardo's return to F1 - and how everyone in the paddock has reacted to the Australian's comeback.Mercedes and Ferrari are determined to improve on their performances from Silverstone, Alex Albon has had a busy week leading into the Grand Prix and there's a hairstyle update from Nico Hulkenberg.
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Jul 18, 2023 • 49min

'The Red Bull junior team is not successful anymore' | Alguersuari on why de Vries was sacked by AlphaTauri?

Matt Baker is joined by former Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari for our latest pod.They discuss the Red Bull junior programme and how it is not as successful as it used to be at promoting drivers to the senior team. They review Nyck de Vries’ sacking from AlphaTauri and why his results against teammate Yuki Tsunoda left him in a vulnerable position.Jaime also speaks about Max Verstappen’s special talent and how his education from karting days has led to his domination at Red Bull.

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