The Autosport F1 Podcast

Oriol Puigdemont and Lewis Duncan look back at the MotoGP season in 2023, focusing on the title battle between Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin. Ducati's dominance and the struggles of Honda and Yamaha were a key storyline this year. They also discuss the decision of Marc Marquez to leave Honda for Grissini, and whether the sprint race format worked for the fans and the championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2023, the IMSA GTP class introduced new cars built to the LMDh formula, featuring a hybrid energy management system as manufacturers were keen to show more relevance to the passenger car industry.The competition in the GTP class was intense, with six driver pairings from four manufacturers (Acura, BMW, Cadillac, and Porsche) entering the final race, the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, in contention for the championship. The top three entries were only separated by five points.Ultimately the Cadillac of Britain's Alexander Sims and Pipo Derani was victorious. Despite winning only once during the season (at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring), their consistent performances and strategy paid off. This victory marked Derani's second IMSA championship and the first for Sims.On the podcast today, Alexander Sims joins us to discuss his year in racing, alongside Autosport Chief Editor Kevin Turner, and your host Martyn Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award is motorsport's most prestigious accolade aimed at recognizing and supporting young talent. Established in 1989, the award was created by Autosport Magazine and the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC). Its purpose is to identify and assist promising British racing drivers in their progression up the motorsport ladder.Each year young competitors are selected based on their performance in lower-tier racing series. The selection process involves a combination of on-track driving tests and off-track assessments, including fitness and professional skills.Winners of the award have gone on to achieve considerable success in motorsport, including Formula 1. Notable winners include F1 stars such as David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Lando Norris, Paul di Resta and George Russell. Whilst the likes of Anthony Davidson and Jake Dennis have become champions in other series.On today's podcast, Martyn Lee and Kevin Turner are joined by winner-turned-judge, and most recently 2023 IMSA SportsCar Champion, Alexander Sims. They talk about the award does for young drivers working their way into a professional career in motorsport, and some of the benefits of winning, such as a test drive in a modern Formula 1 car.The 2023 winner will be announced at the Autosport Awards this weekend.Previous Winners:1989: David Coulthard1990: Gareth Rees1991: Oliver Gavin1992: Dario Franchitti1993: Ralph Firman1994: Jamie Davies1995: Jonny Kane1996: Darren Turner1997: Andrew Kirkaldy1998: Jenson Button1999: Gary Paffett2000: Anthony Davidson2001: Steven Kane2002: Robbie Kerr2003: Alex Lloyd2004: Paul di Resta2005: Oliver Jarvis2006: Oliver Turvey2007: Stefan Wilson2008: Alexander Sims2009: Dean Smith2010: Lewis Williamson2011: Oliver Rowland2012: Jake Dennis2013: Matt Parry2014: George Russell2015: Will Palmer2016: Lando Norris2017: Dan Ticktum2018: Tom Gamble2019: Johnathan Hoggard2021: Zak O'Sullivan2022: Luke Browning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well that's the 2023 Formula 1 season in the books and the result in Abu Dhabi won't be a huge surprise to anyone. But there are still plenty of other talking points including the constructors battle, the quality of racing in 2023 and the question of whether F1 is facing an issue with fans turned off by the lack of competition at the front. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuart Codling and Alex Kalinauckas are in Abu Dhabi to report on the final qualifying session of 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Hall joins Martyn Lee to talk about the final practice sessions of 2023 as cars hit the track in Abu Dhabi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin Turner is joined by Jake Boxall-Legge and Damien Smith to delve into a year celebrated for its technological breakthroughs in F1.Today's episode begins with focusing on the Williams FW15C, renowned for its innovative features like traction control and active suspension. Next they discuss McLaren's MP4-8 and its advanced traction control system. Jake also reviews other teams, including Ferrari’s struggles and the more modest successes of Minardi and Jordan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Las Vegas Grand Prix saw multiple leaders and battles throughout the field, with incidents and penalties ultimately deciding the podium order. Martyn Lee is joined by our experts to discuss how the grand prix was won. Filip Cleeren is in Las Vegas for us, plus we're joined by Jake Boxall-Legge and Sam Hall.To grab our huge discount off your NordVPN plan - go to to nordvpn.com/autosportf1 - our code will also give you 4 additional months for free on the 2-year plan. There's no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kalinauckas joins Martyn Lee to talk about the grid order for Sunday and why Ferrari remain upset about the 10-place penalty unfairly imposed on Carlos Sainz.To grab our huge discount off your NordVPN plan - go to to nordvpn.com/autosportf1 - our code will also give you 4 additional months for free on the 2-year plan. There's no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To grab our huge discount off your NordVPN plan - go to to nordvpn.com/autosportf1 - our code will also give you 4 additional months for free on the 2-year plan. There's no risk with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!  As the first practice session at this much-hyped track was scrapped because a drain cover destroyed not one but two cars, FP2 eventually ended at 4am local time in front of empty grandstands. Pictures emerged online of fans being ejected by police as the revised schedule meant security and hospitality staff had clocked off.To tell us what happened and what the teams, drivers and organisers say, is Haydn Cobb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices