F1 Explains

F1 Explains is back - in our new home

Go to the F1 Nation podcast feed [https://www.podfollow.com/f1-nation] to hear our first episode of 2026. Christian Hewgill and Lawrence Barretto talk through all you need to know ahead of the new season

F1 Explains has joined F1 Nation for 2026

F1 Explains is moving to the F1 Nation podcast feed [https://www.podfollow.com/f1-nation] for the new season. Get answers to your F1 questions from Christian Hewgill and expert guests, plus race reviews and previews with Tom Clarkson - all in one place. Send your questions about the 2026 F1 season to F1Explains@F1.com [f1explains@F1.com] Search F1 Nation [https://www.podfollow.com/f1-nation] on your podcast app, hit follow or subscribe, and you'll get every new episode of F1 Explains

Driving secrets, pit crew cookies, movie star cars + a Team Principal's toilet - The Best of F1 Explains 2025

Lando Norris' driving style, the food which fuels the Haas pit crew, the Apex GP cars from F1: The Movie and the team boss who lets his drivers use his office toilet. F1 Explains covered all this and much more in 2025 as we answered your questions on how the sport works. Christian and the team have chosen their favourite moments from the season, which include a world-first episode recorded inside a garage during a Grand Prix, F1: The Movie director Joseph Kosinski explaining how the cars used in the film were created and Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto's description of what happens inside the cockpit when drivers have to save fuel and tyres. Thank you for listening in 2025. Happy holidays from the F1 Explains team! Get your question answered on the podcast next season If you have a question for F1 Explains email F1Explains@F1.com [f1explains@F1.com] Listen to more official F1 podcasts In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1 on F1 Beyond The Grid [http://www.podfollow.com/f1-beyond-the-grid] Expert insight before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation [http://www.podfollow.com/f1-nation]

The F1 winter - with James Vowles + Lawrence Barretto

In the months between the chequered flag in Abu Dhabi and the five red lights in Australia, Formula 1 teams are still be racing. They're building in factories, testing on simulators and wind tunnels, working flat-out to get their cars ready for a new era. New car design and power unit rules will change the game in 2026, so the work F1 teams do this winter is more important than ever. Williams Team Principal James Vowles and F1 Correspondent and Presenter Lawrence Barretto join Christian Hewgill to explain all. Lawrence tells us why the teams have less time than in previous winters to be ready for the new season, starting with the first of three pre-season tests in January. James explains the work taking place at F1 team factories, and why 2026 is such a big change. Get your question answered on the podcast If you have a question for F1 Explains email F1Explains@F1.com [f1explains@F1.com] Listen to more official F1 podcasts In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1 on F1 Beyond The Grid [http://www.podfollow.com/f1-beyond-the-grid] Expert insight before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation [http://www.podfollow.com/f1-nation]

Becoming F1 World Champion - with Mika Hakkinen

What does a Formula 1 driver need to become a World Champion? Can they really approach a title decider as if it’s any other race? And is it better to be leading the way or chasing? Ahead of this weekend’s three-way title showdown between Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, two-time World Champion Mika Hakkinen joins Christian Hewgill in the Yas Marina paddock to explain what it takes to achieve motorsport’s biggest prize. Mika remembers the moment in his career when he knew he could win a championship, how that changed his mentality and the approach he took to his title deciders in 1998 and 1999. Get your question answered on the podcast If you have a question for F1 Explains email F1Explains@F1.com [f1explains@F1.com] Listen to more official F1 podcasts In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1 on F1 Beyond The Grid [http://www.podfollow.com/f1-beyond-the-grid] Expert insight before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation [http://www.podfollow.com/f1-nation]