

The Autosport F1 Podcast
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The Autosport F1 Podcast is one of the world’s leading authorities on Formula 1 as we celebrate 75 years of covering the pinnacle of motorsport. There’s the latest news, race previews and reviews, as well as Q+A sessions with our journalists, giving you content every week from our studios and the F1 world.
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May 23, 2020 • 38min
The Greatest F1 Team - Number One Driver
Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON
Chief Designer: ADRIAN NEWEY
Sporting Director: STEFANO DOMENICALI
Technical Director: ROSS BRAWN
Driver #2: STIRLING MOSS
Lead Driver: (revealed Sat 23rd May)
Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May)
This is the penultimate part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The sixth vacancy we're filling today is that of Second Driver. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is joined by James Allen, Jonathan Noble, Ben Anderson and Luke Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 22, 2020 • 26min
The Greatest F1 Team - #2 Driver
Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON
Chief Designer: ADRIAN NEWEY
Sporting Director: STEFANO DOMENICALI
Technical Director: ROSS BRAWN
Driver #2: (revealed Fri 22nd May)
Lead Driver: (revealed Sat 23rd May)
Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May)
This is the fifth part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The fifth vacancy we're filling today is that of Second Driver. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is joined by James Allen, Jonathan Noble, Roberto Chinchero and Alex Kalinauckas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 21, 2020 • 27min
The Greatest F1 Team - Technical Director
Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON
Chief Designer: ADRIAN NEWEY
Sporting Director: STEFANO DOMENICALI
Technical Director: (revealed Thu 21st May)
Driver #2: (revealed Fri 22nd May)
Lead Driver: (revealed Sat 23rd May)
Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May)
This is the fourth part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The fourth vacancy we're filling today is that of Technical Director. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is joined by Ben Anderson, Giorgio Piola and Jake Boxall-Legge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 20, 2020 • 23min
The Greatest F1 Team - Sporting Director
Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON
Chief Designer: ADRIAN NEWEY
Sporting Director: (revealed Wed 20th May)
Technical Director: (revealed Thu 21st May)
Driver #2: (revealed Fri 22nd May)
Lead Driver: (revealed Sat 23rd May)
Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May)
This is the third part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The thiird vacancy we're filling today is that of Sporting Director. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is James Allen, Jonathan Noble, Stuart Codling and Luke Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 20, 2020 • 27min
Niki Lauda's Race of My Life - Preview Episode!
Today's episode will introduce a new mini-series of podcasts we're producing called 'Race of My Life'. This series is dedicated to motorsport legends, each explaining their personal choice of the best race in their careers as drivers and team managers. The series will have its own podcast channel and be fully revealed next Monday. We're releasing today's episode in your regular Autosport podcast channel to remember triple F1 World Champion Niki Lauda, a year to the4 day since his death after a lengthy illness. f you enjoy this show, remember to subscribe to our new ‘Race of My Life – presented by Autosport’ podcast channel on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.
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May 19, 2020 • 33min
The Greatest F1 Team - Chief Designer
Race Engineer: PETER BONNINGTON
Chief Designer: (revealed Tue 19th May)
Sporting Director: (revealed Wed 20th May)
Technical Director: (revealed Thu 21st May)
Driver #2: (revealed Fri 22nd May)
Lead Driver: (revealed Sat 23rd May)
Team Principal: (revealed Sun 24th May)
This is the second part of our series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The second vacancy we're filling today is that of Chief Designer. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is Giorgio Piola, Ben Anderson and Jake Boxall-Legge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 18, 2020 • 29min
The Greatest F1 Team - Race Engineer
Welcome to a very special 7-part series where we've asked the question: what would the line up of the greatest F1 team look like? From Race Engineer to Team Principal, Lead Driver to Chief Designer, and even the rarely coveted Number Two driver spot. We’ve set out to build an F1 team made up of the best there ever was. The first vacancy we're filling today is that of Race Engineer. On the podcast, your host Jessica McFadyen is James Allen, Jonathan Noble, Stuart Codling and James Newbold.
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May 13, 2020 • 39min
How To Make 35,000 F1 Tyres In A Hurry: Mario Isola Interview
Mario Isola, Head of F1 at Pirelli, discusses the challenges of producing 35,000 18-inch tires for the F1 Restart Program, balancing entertainment and innovation in racing. They cover the impact of the pandemic on Formula One, navigating crisis and testing protocols, and utilizing new systems for efficient decision-making in the FIA World Council.

May 12, 2020 • 44min
Vettel To LEAVE Ferrari This Year. Who should replace him?
With Ferrari formally announcing that Sebastian Vettel will leave the team at the end of the 2020 Formula 1 season, Alex, Luke, Jess and Codders react to the "joint decision". What do we think Vettel will do next? Who do we think could replace Vettel at Ferrari? And what domino effect does this create in the driver market?
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May 11, 2020 • 47min
How Close To Reality Are Modern Simulators? with AVL RACING
With the current situation forcing all motorsport to temporarily pause, is there a virtual way for the drivers to remain sharp? When the season gets underway, how do the teams use simulators to improve those driver skills to gain an advantage over their competitors? That is the topic today with Alex Kalinauckas (F1 Editor, Autosport) talking to our friends from AVL RACING. On the podcast we ask:
•How do you make a simulator reflect a real-life car?
•How close can we get to reality?
•How do you get a new track into a Sim?
•For the teams, is there a role for Sims in how to plan for various race strategies, things like weather and energy management?
Find out more about how simulation at AVL RACING is helping drivers and teams: https://bit.ly/2yu2FNV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


