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Ad-free F1 Podcast: 6 things we still don't know about F1 2024

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Diego Mejia to discuss 6 things we still don't know about F1 2024, including how fast Red Bull really is, whether Ferrari can be quick on all types of circuit, and whether McLaren are going to come on strong.

Originally published on 18 Mar 2024

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Ad-free F1 Podcast: Why Ricciardo's under pressure and Hamilton's feeling vindicated

Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman join Edd Straw to discuss how, with just two races gone, the pressure is already ramping up for Daniel Ricciardo at RB, while over at Mercedes, the return of some familiar issues has potentially left Lewis Hamilton feeling vindicated about his impending move to Ferrari...

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Ad-free F1 Podcast: Dissecting Bearman's dazzling F1 debut

Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw and Samarth Kanal in Jeddah to discuss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, and in particular Ollie Bearman's remarkable F1 debut for Ferrari, after his surprise call up to replace the unwell Carlos Sainz. The team also discuss more off-track issues for Re...

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F1 Book Club: Discovering the sport’s unsung heroes in ‘F1 Racing Confidential’

In the latest episode of F1 Book Club, where we shine a spotlight on books we think people in The Race Members’ Club might enjoy, Sam Smith chats to Guardian F1 journalist Giles Richards about his new tome: F1 Racing Confidential: Inside stories from the world of Formula One. Giles explains...

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Ad-free F1 Podcast: Red Bull at war - Could they lose Verstappen?

Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to discuss the apparent civil war raging at Red Bull. While all is looking rosy on-track for the world champions, off-track the team seems in turmoil, with Max Verstappen's father Jos effectively calling for team boss Christian Horner to step down followin...

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Ad-free F1 Podcast: How Verstappen turned a scrappy pole into a crushing Bahrain victory

Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to discuss the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, in which reigning champion Max Verstappen stamped his authority with a convincing victory. But could Charles Leclerc have run him closer, had the Ferrari driver not experienced brake issues? That's o...

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BBV10s S9 E10: Your V10 F1 questions answered!

We're finishing series 9 of Bring Back V10s with a brilliant selection of questions from our audience, with Mark Hughes, Edd Straw and Andrew van de Burgt on hand to help Glenn Freeman cover a wide range of topics.
So get ready to hear about the best looking grid of F1 cars in the V10 era, how f...

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F1 Extra: We answer your questions after F1 testing

It's time for another exclusive members' Q&A episode, this time on F1 testing. There was loads to talk about after three days of intense pre-season running in Bahrain, and as usual you've served up some fantastic questions for us. So settle in as Edd Straw, Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm ta...

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BBV10s S9 E9: Top 10 Williams drivers of the V10 era

The best Williams drivers of F1’s V10 era are the subject of our latest top 10 debate. Edd Straw, Ben Anderson and Matt Beer join Glenn Freeman to discover how their individual top 10s combined, and then argue over the results!

Find out if Glenn and Ben let loyalty towards their childhood h...

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2024 F1 car launches: We answer your questions

F1 car launch season is a time that invariably throws up a lot of questions. So what better time, we thought, for another exclusive Q&A episode, where you - The Race Members - can dictate what we talk about. So join Edd Straw as he puts your questions to Gary Anderson, Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchel...

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BBV10s S9 E8: Portugal '96 - Villeneuve stuns Schumacher

The 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix is famous for one thing: Jacques Villeneuve's thrilling around-the-outside pass on Michael Schumacher's Ferrari at the fearsome final corner, which set him up for a charge to victory that kept that year's title battle alive all the way to the final race in Japan.
M...

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BBV10s S9 E7: Canada 2014 - Ricciardo's crazy first win

Bring Back V10s has gone hybrid! 10 years on from the introduction of the modern-day F1 engines that don't make enough noise and are missing four cylinders, Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and Ben Anderson revisit the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix - a race famous for Daniel Ricciardo taking his maiden F1 win fo...

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BBV10s S9 E6: Ferrari's 1992 F1 nightmare

Ferrari produced one of its worst F1 cars in 1992, and predictably endured a miserable season as a result. David Tremayne joins Glenn Freeman and Andrew van de Burgt to look back at the attractive Ferrari F92A, famed for its radical 'twin floor', to explore why the year went so badly for the Prancin...

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BBV10s S9 E5: Nurburgring 2001 - Schumacher vs Schumacher

The Schumacher brothers were at the top of the F1 mountain in the summer of 2001, and they arrived on home soil at the Nurburgring with Michael comfortably leading the championship, and Ralf having just taken the second win of his career and signing a big new contract with Williams.
The scene was...

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BBV10s S9 E4: Spa 1994 - Schumacher's 'plank' exclusion

The 1994 Belgian Grand Prix will forever be remembered as the race where Michael Schumacher was excluded for the plank under his Benetton being too worn down. But it was also the weekend when Rubens Barrichello claimed a shock first pole for Jordan, and the iconic Eau Rouge sequence was sanitised by...

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BBV10s S9 E3: Zanardi's 1999 F1 nightmare

Alex Zanardi returned to F1 in 1999 with Williams as red-hot property after a sensational stint racing in America, but things went badly wrong, leading the team to cut ties with him after just one dismal season.
Ex-Williams insider Jim Wright joins Glenn Freeman and self-confessed Zanardi superfa...

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BBV10s S9 E2: Monaco 2003 - Montoya breaks Williams's losing streak

Juan Pablo Montoya ended a 20-year wait for Williams to win another Monaco Grand Prix in 2003, clinging on with an ailing BMW engine to fend off Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher.
Ben Anderson and Karun Chandhok join Glenn Freeman to look back at a busy F1 weekend in the principality, where ...

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BBV10s S9 E1: The crazy fallout from Suzuka '89

Bring Back V10s is back for a new series! Longtime F1 journalist and radio commentator Maurice Hamilton joins Glenn Freeman and Edd Straw to revisit the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, a much-requested race where Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna had the first of their infamous collisions. And as we discove...

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F1 Book Club: One man’s amusing misadventures in F1

It’s time for another episode of Book Club, where we bring you an exclusive chat with an author of a book we think you’ll love. On this occasion, host Edd Straw chats to Kris Henley, a man who has spent many years in the F1 paddock as a TV producer and occasional cameraman, and who has recently ...

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BBV10s Extra: How an F1 icon was born

We've got something a bit different for you this time: an exclusive interview that's not related to an episode we've covered already on Bring Back V10s. Recently Glenn Freeman got the chance to talk to former F1 designer Jean-Claude Migeot - the man responsible for the iconic high-nose Tyrrell 019 t...

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A2RL: What you need to know about the groundbreaking autonomous series

A groundbreaking autonomous racing series is coming for 2024, with 10 teams from across the globe set to be involved in the new Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League - A2RL - when the pioneering new concept launches next April.

Join Edd Straw as he chats to one of the series' key figures, Dr Tom...

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BBV10s Extra: Exploring the new Andrea Moda documentary

While the F1 world has got excited about the glitzy, Keanu Reeves-led Brawn GP story on Disney+, out of the limelight another short-lived, iconic F1 team has been the subject of a new documentary: none other than the infamous no-hoper Andrea Moda squad.

Glenn Freeman and Edd Straw get togeth...

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Vegas: The first time around - John Watson on the '81 & '82 Las Vegas F1 races

In the latest exclusive F1 podcast for Race members, we’re looking forward to the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix by looking back at F1’s initial visits to the self-proclaimed entertainment capital of the world. Yes, in case you weren’t aware, F1 has raced in Las Vegas before, holding a p...

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BBV10s Extra: Williams dumps Damon - The uncut interviews

The opening episode of series 7 of Bring Back V10s - about Williams' shock decision to dump world champion elect Damon Hill - was one of our favourites to put together, with contributions from journalist Andrew Benson (who broke the story) and Williams alumni Ann Bradshaw, Jim Wright and Jonathan Wi...

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BBV10s Extra: Gary Anderson answers your questions on Jaguar, Jordan & De Cesaris

F1 tech legend Gary Anderson wasn't able to join our last Bring Back V10s Q&A episode, exclusively for members, so we made a promise to reconvene with him at a later date to put your questions to him. So consider this promise kept, as Glenn Freeman presents Gary with questions on Jordan's loss o...

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BBV10s Extra: Mario Andretti on son Michael's McLaren nightmare

Exclusively for members, listen to Edd Straw's full conversation with Mario Andretti about son Michael Andretti's nightmare experience with McLaren in 1993, extracts of which were used in Episode 1 of Season 6.

Originally published on 27 Oct 2023

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Gary Anderson answers your F1 questions on Piastri, Haas and more

Join Edd Straw for this exclusive members’ podcast, as he puts your questions to former F1 technical director Gary Anderson. Stay tuned for questions on the future of DRS, Haas upgrades, the return of refuelling, sliding-scale aero restrictions, and the remarkable rise of Oscar Piastri, amongst ot...

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BBV10s Extra: An American perspective on Mansell in IndyCar

As a special bonus for The Race Members' Club, here is Glenn Freeman's full conversation with longtime American journalist Curt Cavin, on what it was like covering Nigel Mansell's sensational 1993 IndyCar season.

Originally published on 13 Oct 2023

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Bring Back V10s Members' questions special!

Get comfortable and enjoy the longest-ever episode of Bring Back V10s - exclusively for The Race Members' Club. Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Matt Beer and Ben Anderson are tackling all of your questions, with a little bit of help from Mark Hughes too.

And look out for the next Gary Anderson epi...

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F1 Book Club: Born rebels? Talking Benetton with author Damien Smith

In our latest F1 podcast recorded exclusively for The Race Members' Club, Edd Straw sits down for a lengthy chat with author Damien Smith, whose new book 'Benetton: Rebels of Formula 1' charts the incredible rise of 'Team Enstone' in the Eighties and Nineties.

Originally published on 29 Sep ...

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