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Dispatch from MotoGP testing

One for our social media channels, but we thought you might like to see it here, too - Simon, on location at Sepang, with his impressions from today's running (featuring a small cameo).

[Early access] Is the 2026 rules change F1's biggest ever?

There have been claims, framed in varying ways, that the 2026 regulations will be the biggest change ever in F1.

Fact or fiction? Edd Straw compares what's coming next year to F1's previous rules overhauls, which you can read below before it goes public on the website

BBV10s S11 E7: Vettel stuns for 'Minardi' at Monza '08 (early access)

Bring Back V10s makes its regular detour into F1's V8 era to look back on Sebastian Vettel's sensational first grand prix victory in the 2008 Italian Grand Prix.

Glenn Freeman is joined by Jonathan Noble and Karun Chandhok (who was racing in GP2 that weekend at Monza) to reflect on how Vett...

Martin out! MotoGP 2025's brutal start (ad-free)

Three riders are out injured after only one day of MotoGP 2025 pre-season testing proper, headlined by world champion Jorge Martin.

Simon Patterson joins Matt Beer on The Race MotoGP Podcast for an additional episode digging into what we know about the cause of Martin’s horrible crash on ...

What huge test crash means for Martin and Aprilia (ad-free)

Our video breaking down the details and ramifications of Jorge Martin's brutal start to the 2025 season - as well as the equally deflating injuries suffered by Raul Fernandez and Fabio Di Giannantonio.

[Early access] How Max Verstappen destroys his F1 team-mates

Enjoy early access to our latest video that explains what makes Max Verstappen an unwitting team-mate career killer.

F1's flexi-wing rule U-turn - what's changed and which teams will it hurt? (ad-free)

We dissect Formula 1’s latest flexi-wings row in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Following news of a technical directive being issued curbing front wing flexibility, Jon Noble and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to explain what’s changing and why. 

Inevitably, there’s ...

BBV10s Debrief: Australia 1986

Get ready for a MONSTER episode of the Bring Back V10s Debrief! We had so many comments and questions from you all that it's our longest episode yet!

So get comfortable and enjoy another HOUR of discussion about F1's epic 1986 title decider on the streets of Adelaide, with all of the discu...

The three sides to Yamaha's MotoGP 2025 revolution

Yamaha lost a MotoGP title in deflating fashion, then spent two years in the wilderness - but its trajectory has looked upward again as of late.

Its 2025 launch ahead of pre-season testing was a particularly optimistic one, too - but just how real are the causes for optimism? We take a loo...

How latest FIA U-turn could distort F1's 2025 title fight

We've already got our first big tech rules controversy of the 2025 Formula 1 season and the new cars haven't even turned a wheel yet.

Jon Noble explains what's happened, why and what the implications will be in our latest video - available ad-free on Patreon.

5 years of The Race - The story so far...

The Race has turned 5 years old! To mark the occasion Edd Straw is joined by the core group that launched the brand for a special podcast looking back on the story so far.

Included are founder and CEO Andrew van de Burgt, editorial director Glenn Freeman, editor-in chief Matt Beer and ...

Why Yamaha looks poised to leave Honda behind (ad-free)

MotoGP’s fallen/recovering giants Yamaha and Honda held back to back 2025 season launch events in the final days before pre-season testing begins in earnest, and Simon Patterson has returned from them with very different impressions of the two once-great teams.

He joins Matt Beer on The R...

We predict the 2026 F1 driver market (ad-free)

We dare to attempt to predict the 2026 Formula 1 driver market in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to run through the 11 teams and settle on the most likely pairings for 2026. 

The likelihood of curveballs like Max Versta...

BBV10s Debrief: Send us your thoughts on Adelaide 1986!

Thank you for the incredible response to our first 1980s turbos episode recently!

Let's go back to 1986 again - leave your comments, thoughts and questions about that year's epic title decider below this post for the next Bring Back V10s Debrief episode with Glenn Freeman!

BBV10s Ask us anything: Submit your questions!

You've waited long enough: We are now taking questions for the end of Season 11 of Bring Back V10s!

Drop them in the comments under this post. And remember, any that don't make the cut for the Q&A episode in the main feed are likely to get mopped-up in members-only specials after S11 h...

F1 Extra: Does F1 have a problem with tribal fan culture?

On the latest episode of F1 Extra, Edd Straw is joined by Ben Anderson for a final session of answering questions submitted by audience members at our recent live shows in Birmingham and London.

As ever, the questions covered loads of subjects, but perhaps the meatiest in this episode relat...

KTM crisis: What happens next

Our latest ad-free MotoGP video looks at the likely next developments in the saga of KTM's financial crisis and its racing future, as Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer debate everything that emerged from the team's impressive bullish (and open) 2025 launch.

Crisis-hit KTM's bullish start to 2025 (ad-free)

At a time when you might’ve thought it would want to avoid too much questioning given its parent company’s financial crisis, KTM boldly made its entire MotoGP rider and management line-up available for the media as it launched its 2025 programme on Thursday.

Fresh from quizzing them all...

Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari F1 crash and next steps explained

Lewis Hamilton's new Ferrari F1 era suffered its first setback as the seven times world champion crashed Ferrari's 2023 F1 car at Barcelona. Watch Scott and Edd Straw (ad-free) discuss the fallout from the accident and what it means for Hamilton's ongoing 2025 preparations.

BBV10s S11 E6: The Prost/Ligier saga of 1992 (early access)

Bring Back V10s is picking up where its first ever episodes left off, by revisiting what happened to Alain Prost after he was fired by Ferrari in 1991! 

We’ve reunited the trio from our opening two-parter - Glenn Freeman, Karun Chandhok and Edd Straw - to look at what Prost did in 19...

Why Cadillac’s 2026 F1 entry is still in limbo

The Cadillac F1 team should be making its track debut in less than a year but its 2026 entry still hasn’t been confirmed. Here's early access to Scott Mitchell-Malm's [ad-free] video explaining what's going on...

2015 revisited: Austin - Marquez in control as Stoner snubbed! (Round 2)

Race two in The Race MotoGP Podcast’s 2015 revisited series is as much about who wasn’t there as who was, as we debate Honda’s shock decision to turn down Casey Stoner’s offer of a comeback at the Grand Prix of the Americas as Dani Pedrosa’s stand-in while Pedrosa recovers from what he ...

BBV10s Debrief: Discussing Portugal 1991

It's time to pile through your thoughts and questions on another episode of Bring Back V10s! This time we're looking back on the 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix, and we've had more questions than ever.

So sit back, and watch (or listen!) as BBV10s host Glenn Freeman works his way through a mount...

[Early access] Mark Hughes: Why Michael Schumacher's F1 comeback failed

We've got a real treat for you, prompted by Jamie Stark from The Race Members' Club, we asked Mark Hughes to reflect on why Michael Schumacher's F1 comeback didn't work out.

Read it below before it goes public on the website. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did...

Marco Bezzecchi: Why Aprilia signed him, and can it fix him? (Ad-free)

An ad-free version of our video about Aprilia rolling the dice on Marco Bezzecchi - featuring an interview with the man himself about his first contact with the '25 RS-GP.

Changes at KTM - but could Rossi make a play for Acosta? (ad-free)

As KTM prepares to launch its 2025 MotoGP campaign under the cloud of insolvency, is a series legend trying to lure away the Austrian firm’s greatest asset?

Valentin Khorounzhiy and Simon Patterson discuss reports that Valentino Rossi has sounded out Pedro Acosta over a MotoGP future toge...

The new contender to steal Max Verstappen from Red Bull

Our latest (ad-free) YouTube video examines the stories linking Aston Martin to an audacious move for Max Verstappen. Jon and Ben discuss whether there's substance to these rumours - and the uncomfortable truth Aston Martin will eventually have to face up to regarding its driver lineup.

Is Verstappen switching to Aston Martin inevitable? (ad-free)

Amid the talk of Max Verstappen heading to Aston Martin in 2026, we address the rumours in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. 

In a follow-up recording to the live shows we recently staged in London and Birmingham, we tackle some of the vast number of questions we received from...

Send your comments and questions on Portugal '91 - BBV10s Debrief

It's almost time for another Bring Back V10s Debrief episode - so send your comments, observations and questions over on the 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix!

We're loving how much people are enjoying this new Patreon-only series. Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with for this on...

Why new FIA threat to ban F1 drivers is so controversial

A new F1 season inevitably means a new controversy involving FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem - this time exposed by new guidelines that mean a driver could be banned or deducted championship points for “misconduct”.