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Season 1

Ep 11: The Final Chapter

And with that, the 2024 season comes to a close. It was a season filled with incredible highs and lows as we bid farewell to the careers of a few iconic drivers, including the likes of Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez. Grab your coffee (or your preferred drink) and strap in for another episode of Race Pod as we dive into our post-the-season finale in Abu Dhabi and our expectations for the new season ahead of 2025. ** Tune in every month on Spotify for a quick refresher on all of the off-track drama and everything in between before you get to another month of racing with F1. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated!

Ep 10: Is Toyota Back?

No one saw this coming. In the lead to the United States Grand Prix (which this podcast was recorded), Toyota shocked the F1 world by announcing its return in a technical partnership with the Haas F1 Team that begins immediately. The Japanese manufacturer had one the biggest operating budgets during its earliest stints in F1 before it left the sport. This comes amid a flurry of breaking news, including the removal of the fastest lap point in the 2025 season. So, grab your coffee (or your preferred drink) and strap for another episode of Race Pod. ** Timestamps: 0.00: What was Toyota like back in the early days of F1? 1.10: What do F1 fans do during a break 2.15: Daniel Ricciardo leaves VCARB and is replaced immediately by Liam Lawson 12.30: Will Courtenay will leave Red Bull Racing to join McLaren as Sporting Director 17.00: Alpine will shut down their works engine programme at the end of 2025 22.50: Toyota Gazoo Racing signs a new technical partnership with Haas effective immediately 33.55: The fastest lap point will be removed in 2025 39.40: Lola Yamaha ABT completes debut driver line-up with rookie Zane Maloney joining "Mr Formula E" Lucas di Grassi 41.55: Max Verstappen gets handed a one-day community service for the explicit language used during a pre-race conference 46.30: Michael Andretti steps down as Head of Andretti Global Racing Team 50.00: Can Lando become a World Champion? ** Tune in every month on Spotify for a quick refresher on all of the off-track drama and everything in between before you get to another month of racing with F1. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated!

Ep 9: Can Aston Martin Be World Champions?

Can Aston Martin be world champions? During the Singapore Grand Prix race weekend, Jonathan and Nathan sat down for another episode as they discussed the iconic designer's move to Aston Martin — one that will see him join a decorated team of engineering talents — and many more. ** Timestamps: 0.00: Jonathan Wheatley's legacy 0.35: F1 in Schools 3.45: Are McLaren ready for championship fight? 10.50: Adrian Newey joins Aston Martin as Managing Technical Partner 17.05: More changes to the Red Bull camp 22.50: Andrea Kimi Antonelli joins Mercedes in 2025 30.55: Alpine employees go on strike during the Italian Grand Prix 32.50: Ferrari enjoys great success across the pond during the Italian Grand Prix race weekend 34.25: Mick Schumacher secures a podium in WEC 36.00: Callum Illot signs as Prema Racing's first Indy Car driver for 2025 39.00: Ending and outro ** Tune in every month on Spotify for a quick refresher on all of the off-track drama and everything in between before you get to another month of racing with F1. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated!

Ep 8: The Big Picture

The summer break has come and gone and we are back with a special episode we recorded shortly before the break ended! In the lead up to the Dutch Grand Prix, plenty of teams have made moves to secure their future on the grid for 2024 and beyond — the biggest news being Sainz finally securing a drive with Williams on a multi-year contract. Whether you are curious if McLaren is genuinely able to catch Red Bull for the constructor's championship this season or still equally lost like us at Alpine's many decisions to stay relevant in their F1 campaign, enjoy the latest episode of Race Pod! ** Timestamps: 0.00: Hitech x Renault F1 team in the making? 1.15: Intro 2.50: A much needed summer break 3.02: Major reshuffle among Audi F1 leadership 9.00: Andrea Stella signs multi-year contract extension 13.35: Ocon leaves the Alpine stable and joins Haas 18.30: Alpine reshuffles its Team Principal (again) 26.35: Carlos Sainz joins Williams for 2025 and beyond 31.45: The state of the current driver market 39.40: Oscar Piastri broke his rib!? 43.30: Ending and outro ** Tune in every month on Spotify for a quick refresher on all of the off-track drama and everything in between before you get to another month of racing with F1. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated!

Ep 7: Oh Checo, Where Will You Go?

Note: Shortly after this episode was recorded, few developments occurred. Red Bull has chosen to keep Sergio Perez for the rest of the season despite speculations about his future in F1. Ocon signs a multi-year deal to drive with Haas for 2025 and beyond. This episode was recorded after the Hungarian GP. ** For months on end, Sergio Perez string of poor performances has caused fans and many within the paddock to speculate whether Red Bull would keep the performance as his run of poor results is "opening the door" for rivals like McLaren and Mercedes to catch up with the Milton-Keynes based team in the constructors' championship. Apart from this, our host dives into other wild rumours concerning Alpine. Most notably, the French manufacturer is considering giving up their work status due to the new regulation change in 2026. Let's also not forget that they have brought Flavio Briatore back into the mix. Of big name and big news, enjoy the latest episode of Race Pod as the summer break begins! Timestamps: 0.00: Is our American Hero back? 1.15: Intro 2.50: Alpine to give up their work status? 8.20: Flavio Briatore returns with Alpine 12.20: Aston Martin continues the hunt for big name hires 16.50: Haas overhauls its driver line up for 2025 and beyond 21.15: Is Red Bull doing a mid-season swap with Sergio Perez? 28.15: A new F1 movie in the making 33.20: Red Bull debuts the RB17 Track Car 35.00: Audi and BP are joining forces in 2026 37.05: Toyota returns with Haas? 38.50: Ending and outro ** Tune in every month on Spotify for a quick refresher on all of the off-track drama and everything in between before you get to another month of racing with F1. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated!

Ep 6: Silly Season Begins

Silly season begins. June marked a busy season for the driver market as the team announced news of driver transfers for 2025 and beyond. Amidst all this lies a key figure, Carlos Sainz, who is said to be the "cork" that unscrews the bottle for the rest of the drivers to decide on their future in F1. But that's not all. There's also much talk about the 2026 regulations that introduce a raft of changes to the sport, as well as Andretti continuing to lock in key figures to join their F1 campaign — despite Formula One Management closing their door for them to join the F1 grid. This episode was recorded after the Canada GP race weekend. Timestamps: 0.00: 'He stayed there for five years!" 1.15: Ghazlan secures a new stint with Pit Debrief 3.20: Silly season begins 5.20: Red Bull extends Perez's contract to the end of 2026 9.00: Where will Sainz go? 13.10: Vacancy at Haas 15.25: Ocon to leave Alpine at the end of 2024 19.20: Our drivers predictions for the 2025 grid 38.00: Andretti continues with its big name signing 41.00: F1 previews the 2026 regulations 46.24: Ending and outro ** Tune in every month on Spotify for a quick refresher on all of the off-track drama and everything in between before you get to another month of racing with F1. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated!

Ep 4: Ride to Survive

The boys couldn't stop laughing as they recorded this episode. From their unintentional hot takes about Alpine's technical structure to their humourous take on the thought of Vettel joining back the Silver Arrows for the memes and vibes, our hosts (Jonathan and Nathan) covered the hottest take outside of the F1 grid in April. This includes: ✅ Fernando Alonso's big contract renewal with Aston Martin ✅ Liberty Media's acquisition of the commercial rights to MotoGP ✅ Their thoughts on the 2025 calendar ✅ Andretti's progress with their F1 challenger This episode was recorded during the Chinese GP weekend. Timestamps: 0.00: 'For the vibes' 1.15: Recap of Episode 3 3.22: Fernando Alonso to stay with Aston Martin for 2025 and beyond 10.15: Vettel to Mercedes? 11.15: Ricciardo's lacklustre performance in 2024 14.45: Changes to McLaren's technical team 20.25: Andretti opens up a new facility in Silverstone 26.40: Liberty Media acquires commercial rights to MotoGP 30.45: Thoughts on the 2025 F1 calendar 36.00: Outro ** Tune in every month on Spotify for a quick refresher on all of the off-track drama and everything in between before you get to another month of racing with F1. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated!

Ep 3: Trouble at Red Bull, Alpine meltdown, Felipe Massa’s legal update, and more

Is Red Bull about to explode? 😧 March saw the Formula One paddock travel to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. While the on-track performances have been fairly predictable (until Carlos decided to end Max Verstappen's winning streak again after recovering from appendicitis), there has been plenty of action occurring off-track. From Alpine melting down (quite literally) after the first race to the trouble brewing at the Red Bull camp, join our conversation as we unpack the potential shake-ups and moves that could happen within the driver market — as well as a few ongoing legal dramas. p/s: This episode was recorded during the Australian Grand Prix race weekend, before Free Practice 1. Timestamps: 1.31: Brief recap of Episode 2 2.50: Update on the content at Race Recap and Race Pod 4.50: Alpine meltdown 9.20: Trouble at Red Bull 19.20: Felipe Massa starts legal action over the Crashgate scandal 21.58: Susie Wolff takes legal action against the FIA over the conflict of interest inquiry 24.50: Zack Brown stays as McLaren CEO until 2030 27.10: Simone Resta and Enrico Sampo to join Mercedes in 2025 31.02: Sebastian Vettel back into racing? 33.05: Outro ** Tune in every month on Spotify for a quick refresher on all of the off-track drama and everything in between before you get to another month of racing with F1. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated!

Ep 2: Our 2024 F1 Predictions

It's the time of the season. 👌 As fans gear up for pre-season testing in Bahrain, we can't help but join in the fun and give our predictions for what will happen in the 2024 F1 World Championship — a season that could spell the fate for teams and drivers in 2025 and beyond. Whether that is Alonso getting his elusive 33rd win or Haas selling the team to Andretti Racing by the end of 2024, join us in this episode as we try (and fail miserably) to predict what will happen this season. Timestamps:  0.45 - Introductions and recap of KL Podfest 3.28 - Breaking news in F1 (F1 rejecting Andretti, Lewis to Ferrari, Gunther leaves Haas) 8.13 - Predictions format and update 10.15 - Red Bull will continue to dominate in 2024 12.40 - Aston Martin will win a race 14.15 - Haas will be sold at the end of 2024 17.15 - Awkward exchanges for Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz with their teams 19.55 - Fernando Alonso will retire by the end of 2024 23.20 - Théo Pourchaire and/or Felipe Drugovich will get a seat on the 2025 Formula 1 grid 25.54 - Logan Sergeant will lose his seat by the end of 2024 29.20 - A race with eight or more DNFs 31.53 - McLaren will get a win this season  35.20 - A surprise senior personnel reshuffle will happen in 2024 39.20 - Outro  ** Tune in every month on Spotify for a quick refresher on what went down during the race and everything in between before you get to another month of racing with F1. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated!

Ep 1: Welcome to Race Pod

"Why did you start Race Recap?" "What were some of the highlights of this project?" "Why start a podcast?" These were some of the questions you guys asked us while running the newsletter. Ahead of the 2024 F1 World Championship, let's take you on a journey to examine the beginnings of Race Recap — and our experience of running a LinkedIn newsletter about Formula One, the pinnacle of motor racing. From covering break news to the history of our working relationship, we hope this episode helped you understand us better. p/s: Nathan meant to say that Max drove brilliantly in 2021 and 2022, using the word "dominate" to describe his superior performance instead of Max driving dominantly for two seasons in a row. 😅 (We're still trying to get the hang of this!) ** Tune in every month on Spotify for a quick refresher on what went down during the race and everything in between before you get to another month of racing with F1. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay updated!

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