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  • Ask an F1 Team Principal with James Vowles (and surprise guest Alex Albon)

    Ask an F1 Team Principal with James Vowles (and surprise guest Alex Albon)
    2025/04/10
    Drivers, sponsors, repairing crashes and making big decisions; Formula 1 Team Principals have a lot to handle. Williams Racing boss James Vowles answers your questions about his job.

    What does it mean when a team says they're focusing on F1's new rules in 2026? How does James deal with team mate battles? How are Williams supporting young women reach F1? Christian Hewgill asks James these questions and more in an interview which is hilariously interrupted by Alex Albon. It's safe to say this episode really lifts the lid on what happens behind the scenes in an F1 Team Principal's office...

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    32 分
  • How to drive an F1 car (and why Suzuka is such a challenge) with Pedro de la Rosa

    How to drive an F1 car (and why Suzuka is such a challenge) with Pedro de la Rosa
    2025/04/03
    190 mile per hour corners. Heavy braking zones. Twists and turns with no room for error. Suzuka, home of the Japanese Grand Prix, tests Formula 1 drivers' skills to the limit. But what are those skills? What are the 20 drivers actually doing with their hands, their feet, and their eyes, which allows them to drive so fast?

    Former F1 racer and Aston Martin ambassador Pedro de la Rosa answers your questions on the incredible abilities of F1 drivers. He tells Christian Hewgill how they hit corner apexes perfectly, brake and accelerate precisely and how they develop their racing instincts.

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    44 分
  • The F1 boss group chat, podium picks + running a team - LIVE in Melbourne with McLaren CEO Zak Brown

    The F1 boss group chat, podium picks + running a team - LIVE in Melbourne with McLaren CEO Zak Brown
    2025/03/28
    What does the CEO of a Formula 1 team actually do? What happens in the F1 boss group chat? How are McLaren going to handle their drivers in 2025? Who decides who gets to go on the podium to collect the Constructors' Trophy?

    Zak Brown answered these questions and more on-stage at the Australian Grand Prix. Christian invited F1 Explains listeners Chloe, Samantha, Lauren and Katy to ask Zak their questions, including whether Zak will be celebrating success with more tattoos or shoeys.

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    26 分
  • When F1 drivers move teams - with Valtteri Bottas + Jenson Button

    When F1 drivers move teams - with Valtteri Bottas + Jenson Button
    2025/03/21
    A new car to drive. A new Race Engineer to talk to. When Formula 1 drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz move teams, they have a lot to learn.

    Mercedes Reserve Driver Valtteri Bottas tells Christian Hewgill about the challenges drivers face when switching sides, from learning buttons on their steering wheel to understanding the voices in their ear.

    Then, 2009 World Champion Jenson Button returns to the podcast to share his experiences of moving from Williams to Honda to McLaren.

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    31 分
  • Rookie seasons - with Jenson Button + McLaren's Tom Stallard

    Rookie seasons - with Jenson Button + McLaren's Tom Stallard
    2025/03/13
    Faster cars. Brighter spotlight. Higher pressure. A Formula 1 debut is a dream come true, but rookies need to impress, or their first season could be their last...

    2009 World Champion Jenson Button tells Christian Hewgill the lessons he learned from his first year in F1 with Williams, what the 2025 rookies should try and achieve and the mistakes to avoid.

    Oscar Piastri's Race Engineer Tom Stallard explains how he and the team supported Oscar in his rookie season, and answers your questions about how new F1 drivers adapt to racing the fastest cars on the planet.

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    F1 Explains LIVE at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2025
    • With special guest, McLaren CEO Zak Brown
    • F1 Fanzone Stage, near the Brabham Grandstand
    • 1130-1200, Saturday March 15th
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    38 分
  • Join us and McLaren's Zak Brown in Australia!

    Join us and McLaren's Zak Brown in Australia!
    2025/03/07
    Christian's just about to leave for the Australian Grand Prix, but before he goes he's got all the details of F1 Explains LIVE in Melbourne - with special guest, McLaren CEO Zak Brown

    F1 Explains LIVE at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2025
    • F1 Fanzone Stage, near the Brabham Grandstand
    • 1130-1200, Saturday March 15th
    • Got a ticket for the track on Saturday? You can come to the show
    If you'll be at the race and have a question for Zak Brown, email it to F1Explains@F1.com - we might be able to make you part of the show

    F1 Explains will return with a brand new episode on Friday March 14th

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    3 分
  • Inside pre-season testing - with Oscar Piastri, Jack Doohan + Laura Winter in Bahrain

    Inside pre-season testing - with Oscar Piastri, Jack Doohan + Laura Winter in Bahrain
    2025/02/28
    Formula 1 teams have one chance to test their cars before the 2025 season. With every lap, drivers and engineers learn more about their new machines. Why is pre-season testing so important, and how do teams get the most out of it?

    From Bahrain, Christian and Katie are joined by F1TV Lead Presenter Laura Winter, who gives us the lowdown on testing. Then Alpine rookie Jack Doohan, McLaren's Oscar Piastri and other key team members explain what happens at testing, and how they gather data ahead of the first race.

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    41 分
  • How F1 teams are getting ready to race - your 2025 questions answered with Lawrence Barretto + Ruth Buscombe Divey

    How F1 teams are getting ready to race - your 2025 questions answered with Lawrence Barretto + Ruth Buscombe Divey
    2025/02/21
    F1 pre-season testing is just days away, and F1 teams are racing to be ready. What's going on inside their factories? How long does it take drivers to be 100% confident in a brand new car? How do strategists get ready for the first race? Plus, who do you root for - the driver or the team?

    Ahead of the 2025 season, Christian Hewgill and Katie Osborne get the answers to these questions and more from F1 Correspondent and Presenter Lawrence Barretto, and F1TV strategy expert Ruth Buscombe Divey.

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    42 分