Afterburners Podcast

Sam and Wes look back at last weekend's race in Portugal, as Lewis Hamilton picked up his 97th race win in F1, with guest Henry Buxton and discuss how it wasn't a good weekend for Red Bull's Max Verstappen despite a second-place finish at Portimao. There were also good performances from the McLaren team. The Spanish GP takes place in Barcelona this weekend and the lads preview last year's race and make their predications for round four of F1 2021 calendar.

Sam and Wes gear up for the third race of the F1 calendar taking place in Portimao, Portugal with guest Henry Buxton. The lads discuss the new Sprint Race format that will be introduced later this season and reflection from last year's race that was dominated by Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.

Sam and Wes chat about crazy Imola GP in Italy with guest, Henry Buxton. They also discuss Red Bull's Max Verstappen getting his first win of the season and an outstanding performance from McLaren's Lando Norris.

From southern Europe in Italy, Sam and Wes take a look back and review last weekend's crazy Formula E double-header race in Rome, whilst previewing F1 Imola Grand Prix with guest regular, Henry Buxton. WARNING: Some very Bad Italian (though it was a pretty good try)

Sam and Wes chat about the first ever Extreme E race in the sandy desert of Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia with a rundown of the teams and drivers taking part in the new series to raise awareness for areas affected by climate change.

Also, looking ahead to an ELECTRIFYING race weekend as Formula E is back with two races on Saturday and Sunday for the Rome E-Prix.  

After Sunday's season-opening race in Bahrain, Sam and Wes discuss all the thrills of the duel in the desert with special guest, Henry Buxton. Lewis Hamilton v Max Verstappen display signs of a likely championship title fight. 

A certain fast and furious Mexican driver breezing through the grid after starting in the pit lane and it was a F1 race debut to remember for a young Japanese rookie scoring first points. 

QUIZ! QUIZ! QUIZ!

Sam and Wes start off the episode previewing the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend with special guest, Henry. They also paid tributes paid to the late female racing driver Sabine Schmitz, also known as the "Queen of the Nurburgring". The three of them also talk about their favourite drivers and teams, and round things off with a Bahrain-themed quiz.

This week, Sam and Wes share their favourite memories of the late, great Formula One broadcaster Murray Walker and discuss pre-season testing and whether we can gauge how the teams might perform based on how quick they were in testing.

Plus, season three of Formula One: Drive To Survive airs on Netflix on Friday 19th March so Sam and Wes chat about their favourite and funniest moments of the first two seasons.

Sam and Wes discuss the remaining car launches: Ferrari, Aston Martin, Haas and Williams. Also, having some fun with a Formula 1 Charles Leclerc quiz on and ranking all 10 cars on the grid.

Looking into the car launches so far - McLaren, Alpha Tauri, Alfa Romeo, Red Bull, Mercedes and Alpine