The Race F1 Podcast

After his massive practice crash in Monza, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to discuss whether Kimi Antonelli is really ready for the step up to F1 with Mercedes in 2025. They outline Mercedes' take on the Italian's eye-opening debut, and answer your questions on why the team have gone with such a young and inexperienced driver to replace Lewis Hamilton next year. After that, we bring you the latest on F1's latest flexi wing drama, before diving into a bumper crop of questions from the Race Members' Club, including whether George Russell must now be considered a better qualifier than Lewis Hamilton, whether McLaren disharmony is inevitable, and whether James Vowles is doing a good job at Williams or not. * Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace [https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/ac68194a-f6db-11ea-a6b3-4f85e866207a/podcasts/2ad70f2a-a388-11ec-bca4-b33503ffbb8e/episodes/eba02d94-45da-11ef-bf58-6bd361b923a1/Patreon.com/therace] to activate your 7-day free trial * Follow The Race on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wearetherace/], Twitter  [https://twitter.com/wearetherace]and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/wearetherace] * Check out our latest videos on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTxfj0BzL-MaCy-YUqPRoQ] * Download our app on iOS [https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/the-race/id1641803037] or Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theracemadialtd.therace] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Join Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell-Malm, Mark Hughes and Samarth Kanal for an in-depth look back at an intriguing Italian Grand Prix that produced just the result that the vast majority of the Monza fans wanted to see. But how did Charles Leclerc put himself in position to win, and will McLaren rue see this as another missed opportunity? We answer those questions, plus a load more from The Race Members' Club. * Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace [https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/ac68194a-f6db-11ea-a6b3-4f85e866207a/podcasts/2ad70f2a-a388-11ec-bca4-b33503ffbb8e/episodes/eba02d94-45da-11ef-bf58-6bd361b923a1/Patreon.com/therace] * Follow The Race on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wearetherace/], Twitter  [https://twitter.com/wearetherace]and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/wearetherace] * Check out our latest videos on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTxfj0BzL-MaCy-YUqPRoQ] * Download our app on iOS [https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/the-race/id1641803037] or Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theracemadialtd.therace] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Two huge F1 debuts are coming up at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend - with Mercedes protege Kimi Antonelli getting his hands on the team's 2024 car and Franco Colapinto making his race debut following a huge shake-up at Williams. The Race F1 Podcast turns first to Antonelli, with Edd Straw joined by Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell-Malm to discuss how significant an outing this could be for a driver who seems destined for a 2025 Mercedes F1 graduation - and the potential headache Mercedes has on its hands for 2026 if Toto Wolff picks his interest in signing Max Verstappen back up again next year. But it's Williams that has made a huge decision between the Dutch and Italian GPs as it finally lost patience with Logan Sargeant - axing him from its line-up and giving its academy driver Colapinto a shot alongside Alex Albon for the final nine races of the season. That wildcard choice and how impressive Colapinto was on his F1 weekend debut in FP1 at Silverstone earlier this year, the timing of the decision and what that says about how much Williams wanted things to work out with Sargeant, and how his situation ultimately became untenable are all covered. Ferrari's prospects heading to its home race at Monza, McLaren's constructors' championship favourite status, and whether racing will be better in 2026 despite predicted slower laptimes are among a bonus set of questions from The Race Members' Club that are tackled too. * Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace [https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/ac68194a-f6db-11ea-a6b3-4f85e866207a/podcasts/2ad70f2a-a388-11ec-bca4-b33503ffbb8e/episodes/eba02d94-45da-11ef-bf58-6bd361b923a1/Patreon.com/therace] * Follow The Race on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wearetherace/], Twitter  [https://twitter.com/wearetherace]and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/wearetherace] * Check out our latest videos on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTxfj0BzL-MaCy-YUqPRoQ] * Download our app on iOS [https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/the-race/id1641803037] or Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theracemadialtd.therace] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Lando Norris could hardly have made a bigger statement of intent as F1 returned from its summer break, as the McLaren driver clinched his second grand prix win at the Dutch GP - and in doing so ended Max Verstappen's winning streak on home soil in crushing fashion. But why was Norris so dominant at Zandvoort? Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm on The Race F1 Podcast to answer that question and plenty more as the constructors' championship battle between Red Bull and McLaren got tighter still. As well as looking at how Charles Leclerc earned Ferrari an unexpected podium, Sergio Perez's form and Alpine's 'victory' in the midfield battle, there's a host of questions from The Race Members' Club on topics including the quality of Norris's drive, whether Red Bull's tyre management has got worse as the year has gone on, and Logan Sargeant's precarious position at Williams. * Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace [Patreon.com/therace] * Follow The Race on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wearetherace/], Twitter  [https://twitter.com/wearetherace]and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/wearetherace] * Check out our latest videos on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTxfj0BzL-MaCy-YUqPRoQ] * Download our app on iOS [https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/the-race/id1641803037] or Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theracemadialtd.therace] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

F1 is nearly back! Ahead of the season resuming in Zandvoort with the Dutch Grand Prix, Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson to pick out 9 intriguing storylines to watch for over the latter part of 2024... * Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace * Follow The Race on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wearetherace/], Twitter  [https://twitter.com/wearetherace]and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/wearetherace] * Check out our latest videos on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTxfj0BzL-MaCy-YUqPRoQ] * Download our app on iOS [https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/the-race/id1641803037] or Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theracemadialtd.therace] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]