The Autosport F1 Podcast

As we're between back-to-back weekends racing in Austria, we wanted to catch up with local legend Christian Klien. Although he never raced at his home GP during his time in F1, with stints for Jaguar, HRT and Red Bull Racing, he has fond memories of racing at the A1 Ring. Alex Kalinauckas and James Newbold ask why his home circuit always delivers so much action. Plus we talk about the standout races in his career so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Touring Car racing is one of the most popular forms of motorsport, certainly on a domestic level. It is all about entertainment and close racing with less emphasis on technology. As the BTCC gets ready to restart in August James Allen speaks to BTCC head Alan Gow for our #ThinkingForward series about getting fans back into the race tracks this season and more broadly what is the future for touring car racing in the new landscape after the Covid crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Autosport Austrian 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), Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) and Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor, Autosport) to analyse how the race was won and lost. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: @nauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Jon on Twitter: @NobleF1 Jon on Insta: @noble__jon JBL on Twitter: @JakeyyBL Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Luke Smith (F1 Reporter, Autosport) to look back at the key talking points from today's qualifying for the Austrian GP. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas Luke on Twitter: @LukeSmithF1 Luke on Insta: @LukeSmithF1 Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor, Autosport) to analyse the first day of competitive running in 2020. What can we learn from the long-run times today? Is the Racing Point pace real and what could that mean for the midfield battle? And why did Red Bull choose this moment to lodge a protest against the Mercedes DAS system? Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas JBL on Twitter: @JakeyyBL Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram: http://instagram.com/autosport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor, Motorsport.com) as he arrives in Austria and heads to the track, as part of a small group of global media allowed inside the Media Centre. Jon tells us how F1 is taking no risks with the virus and the common sight of face masks within the F1 bubble. The extra distance from drivers didn’t stop us asking Sebastian Vettel about his bombshell breakup with Ferrari and his admission today that “there was never an offer on the table”. Alex on Twitter: @Nauckas Alex on Insta: Nnauckas Jon on Twitter: @NobleF1 Jon on Insta: @noble__jon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As head of Formula 2 and Formula 3 Bruno Michel presides over a vital step in the pipeline of driver talents to Formula One. Recent graduates like Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, George Russell, Alex Albon and Lance Stroll highlight the vital role that these two championships play. This weekend they start again, alongside F1 in Austria and we spoke to Michel shortly before he departed for Austria about how close the Covid-19 crisis came to shutting down F2 and F3 teams and drivers and the how the feeder series builds back better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four months after the cancelled Australian opener the Formula 1 season is finally getting underway. Before he caught his plane to head to the circuit, Jonathan Noble joined Alex Kalinauckas, Luke Smith and Jessica McFadyen to look at the key talking points ahead of the season-opening Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For today's special insight episode, we talk to AVL RACING which works with the world's leading teams and drivers. We discuss the various braking systems used across categories and how getting the brakes working perfectly can win or lose you the battle. How do simulators work with braking? And what are the new motorsport technologies changing the way drivers brake? Find out more about AVL RACING here: https://www.avl.com/racing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final podcast for our Le Mans 24 Hours series this month, motorsport legend Hugh Chamberlain joins us to look back on some of his favourite racing moments. Hugh has held team management roles at Le Mans every year from 1987 until 2008, and there are few in motorsport who know more about how to race there. Joining Alex is Gary Watkins to ask Hugh about the highs and lows of winning (and losing) Le Mans 24 Hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices