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  • 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
    Apr 3 2025
    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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  • 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
    Mar 28 2025
    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 m
  • When F1 drivers move teams - with Valtteri Bottas + Jenson Button

    When F1 drivers move teams - with Valtteri Bottas + Jenson Button
    Mar 21 2025
    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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  • Rookie seasons - with Jenson Button + McLaren's Tom Stallard

    Rookie seasons - with Jenson Button + McLaren's Tom Stallard
    Mar 13 2025
    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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  • Join us and McLaren's Zak Brown in Australia!

    Join us and McLaren's Zak Brown in Australia!
    Mar 7 2025
    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
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    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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  • 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
    Feb 28 2025
    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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  • 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
    Feb 21 2025
    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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  • Alonso, Sainz, Wolff + more - The Best of F1 Beyond The Grid 2024

    Alonso, Sainz, Wolff + more - The Best of F1 Beyond The Grid 2024
    Dec 27 2024
    On F1 Beyond The Grid, Formula 1's fastest stars slow down for in-depth conversations with Tom Clarkson.

    They reveal what it’s like being at the centre of the biggest stories of the season and share fascinating insight into what life is like as a Formula 1 driver, Team Principal, engineer, designer, and more. In this end-of year special, Tom picks his favourite moments from a long list of stellar guests.

    Fernando Alonso reflects on becoming the first driver in F1 history to compete in 400 Grands Prix and why he nearly retired much earlier in his career. Carlos Sainz explains how he recovered from physical and mental setbacks to win multiple races. And Ollie Bearman describes what it was really like making his F1 debut at such short notice in Saudi Arabia.

    As well as today’s big names, legends of the past like Juan Pablo Montoya and David Coulthard relive their career-defining moments. Plus, you’ll hear memories of Lewis Hamilton’s time at Mercedes and Bruno Senna’s stories of growing up with his uncle Ayrton, 30 years on from his death.

    Thank you for listening in 2024. F1 Beyond The Grid will return in 2025.

    To hear the full interviews with the guests featured in this show, click on the links below…

    Toto Wolff
    Charles Leclerc
    Carlos Sainz
    Juan Pablo Montoya
    David Coulthard
    Bruno Senna
    Fernando Alonso
    Andy Stevenson
    Ollie Bearman
    Ayao Komatsu
    Tom Stallard
    Paul Monaghan

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