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The 2026 Formula 1 season opened in Melbourne with a dramatic Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes locked out the front row, Ferrari launched brilliantly at the start, and Max Verstappen charged through the field after starting from the back.

I’m joined by Simone Scanu, co-founder of Formula Live Pulse, to break down everything that happened at Albert Park — from strategy calls to rookie performances.

1. Mercedes lockout and race pace
2. Ferrari’s explosive race start
3. Oscar Piastri’s heartbreaking crash before the race
4. Max Verstappen charging from P20
5. Rookie standouts in the opening race
6. Strategy decisions and the virtual safety car
7. Broadcast frustrations with missing battery data
8. Aston Martin’s worrying reliability issues

1. George Russell
2. Kimi Antonelli
3. Charles Leclerc

A strong opening weekend for Mercedes — and a huge result for rookie Antonelli.

The Away We Go F1 Prediction Tracker is underway — and Melbourne delivered a few surprises.

Very few players predicted a Mercedes win, and almost nobody picked Antonelli on the podium.

The leaderboard is wide open after race one. Register free and play along: https://awaywegopodcast.com/play-along/

We congratulate the Australian Grand Prix Corporation for renaming turn 6, In Her Corner after two prominent women working in Formula 1, Hannah Schmitz, head strategist at Red Bull Racing, and Laura Mueller, race engineer for Esteban Ocon at HAAS F1.

This episode also celebrates women working in Formula 1 media and content creation, including:

1. The Paddock Journal - www.thepaddockjournal.com
2. Paddock Passions - https://www.instagram.com/paddockpassion
3. Tiggy – It’s Paddock Project - https://www.instagram.com/itspaddockproject
4. Toni Cowan Brown - https://www.instagram.com/tonicowanbrown

Next stop is Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix.

We discuss:

1. Whether Ferrari can unlock more pace
2. If Mercedes can keep their advantage
3. Why China could suit different teams
4. Our predictions for the next race weekend

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The 2026 Formula One season brings the biggest rules overhaul in over a decade — and we have the perfect guest to break it all down. Host Diane Bortoletto is joined by Simone Scanu, co-founder of real-time F1 data and telemetry app Formula Live Pulse, and co-host Ciara Gillan for a deep-dive pre-season debrief covering Bahrain testing, Ferrari's jaw-dropping engineering innovations, the new hybrid power units, and who's already in trouble before lights out in Melbourne.

Whether you're a die-hard fan or still wrapping your head around Active Aero and Overtake Mode, this episode has everything you need to know heading into the 2026 season.

1. Ferrari's secret weapon — the revolutionary exhaust-mounted wing and why other teams can't just copy it
2. Bahrain testing results — who impressed, who struggled, and what it actually tells us
3. Honda & Aston Martin's testing nightmare — battery vibration issues and a troubling mileage deficit
4. The 2026 power unit explained — 50/50 hybrid split, the removal of the MGU-H, and what Lift & Coast means for racing
5. Boost Mode vs Overtake Mode — what's the difference and how will drivers use them strategically?
6. Is the Adrian Newey era at Aston Martin already over?
7. Cadillac's debut season — the only team alongside McLaren and Ferrari to field two race-winning drivers
8. Max Verstappen — why you can never count him out, no matter the car
9. Williams — missed Barcelona but showed up in Bahrain. What should we expect?
10. Rookie watch: Isack Hadjar vs. Arvid Lindblad — from six rookies in 2025 to just one in 2026
11. Drive to Survive Season 7 — is it getting too staged? The team shares their honest take
12. Australian Grand Prix logistics — Middle East conflict, freight rerouting, and what's at stake for the season opener
13. AGPC shoutout — the corner named after Laura Müller and Hannah Schmitz to celebrate International Women's Day
14. Creator shoutout: ☕ Coffee Corner Motorsport on YouTube and Instagram — Terry Widdows is using Formula Live Pulse telemetry data for his analysis this season. Go follow him!

Team and Estimated Test Mileage

Ferrari / Mercedes: 20,000+ km

Red Bull (4 power units): 10,000+ km

Audi: ~5,000 km

Honda / Aston Martin: ~2,000 km ⚠️

Ferrari showed up to testing with two standout engineering moves:

1. The 180° Rear Wing — Instead of tilting open a few degrees like a traditional DRS flap, Ferrari's rear wing rotates a full 180 degrees, creating a dramatically larger gap to reduce drag. They've confirmed it won't appear in Melbourne but is likely targeted at low-downforce circuits like Baku and Monza.
2. The Exhaust Wing — A small piece of bodywork positioned just behind the exhaust redirects exhaust gases through the rear wing to manage airflow. A similar concept was used in 2010 before being banned. Ferrari's implementation is nearly impossible to replicate because it's intrinsically tied to the dimensions and positioning of their bespoke gearbox differential. Other teams would need to rebuild their entire gearbox — a 2–3 month process — to attempt it.

According to Motorsport.com, Ferrari may have as much as half a second advantage over the field.

The 2026 regs bring a 50/50 split between combustion and hybrid power, making energy management more critical than ever before.

What's gone: The MGU-H (Motor Generator Unit – Heat), which recovered energy from exhaust gas flow. It was highly effective but enormously complex.

What's staying: The MGU-K (Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic), which recovers energy under braking.

The result: Drivers must Lift and Coast (ease off the throttle before braking zones) more than ever before to recharge the battery. This could paradoxically increase on-track battles, as drivers lifting early will allow following cars to close up on the straights.

Boost Mode — A traditional engine map that's always been in F1. Drivers can deploy extra power whenever they choose, at their own risk of draining the battery.

Overtake Mode — New in 2026, this replaces DRS. It can only be activated when within 1 second of the car ahead and provides an additional 0.5 megajoules of electrical power. Strategic deployment is everything — use it at the wrong point on a circuit and you'll arrive at the next straight with zero battery support.

As Simone puts it: "It's like Fast and the Furious — pressing two buttons for a huge boost. But use both at once and you'll have nothing left to defend."

Ferrari — Strong reliability in testing (same engine used in both Barcelona and Bahrain). Engineering innovations hint at a genuine title challenge. Ferrari fans, it might finally be time.

Red Bull / Max Verstappen — New in-house Red Bull Powertrains engine. Max ran 10,000+ km across four power units. Never write him off. As Zach Brown once said, he's the horror movie villain who just keeps coming back.

Mercedes — Top of the mileage charts at 20,000+ km. Reliable, prepared, and watching everyone else carefully.

Aston Martin / Honda — The biggest concern heading into Melbourne. Only 2,000 km completed due to battery vibration issues causing failures. Adrian Newey's car also appeared aerodynamically unstable on track. The team has admitted the problem exists; whether it's solved by Australia is unknown.

Audi — New to the grid as an independent power unit supplier. Completed around 5,000 km in testing — significantly more than Honda but with visible battery depletion issues (watch the Audi onboard: mid-straight RPM drops are alarming).

Williams — Missed Barcelona entirely as the car wasn't ready, but showed up well in Bahrain. Simone expects a performance similar to 2025, when Williams finished fifth in the Constructors' Championship with two podiums.

Cadillac — Complete unknowns, but they arrive with the only driver pairing outside McLaren and Ferrari that features two race winners. Watch this space.

Racing Bulls — Home to the grid's only true rookie in 2026, Arvid Lindblad. Paired with Liam Lawson. Racing Bulls has shown it knows how to develop rookies (see: Hadjar, Lawson). Expect growing pains, flashes of brilliance, and a steep learning curve.

The team has watched several episodes and the verdict is mixed. The consensus: it feels increasingly orchestrated and less spontaneous, with key moments either missing or staged. Ciara notes that the Williams-focused episode leaned heavily on Carlos Sainz's storyline at the expense of other narratives. Di is frustrated that as a real fan, she already knows what happened — and Netflix's retelling doesn't always match reality.

Still worth a watch for newcomers to the sport. Just don't expect season one.

The Australian GP is confirmed to be going ahead as scheduled. Due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East (Dubai and Qatar airports disrupted), Formula One freight and personnel are being rerouted through Asia and the United States. Logistics are complicated — keep an eye on updates closer to race week.

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation has named Turn 6 at Albert Park after Laura Müller (Race Engineer, Haas / Esteban Ocon) and Hannah Schmitz (Head of Race Strategy, Red Bull Racing) — a first in Formula One history, timed to coincide with International Women's Day on race day. Australia also gave us Grid Kids (replacing Grid Girls). The innovation never stops.

1. Formula Live Pulse — Real-time F1 telemetry, sector times, tire strategy, and driver-engineer radio transcripts. Available for F1, F2, F3, and F1 Academy. 7-day free trial — download it for Melbourne. Also features Pulse Predictions (predict fastest lap, pole, race winner, safety car, DNFs and more — no paid subscription required).
2. Away We Go Melbourne Grand Prix Guide — Updated with F1 activations, driver appearances, pop-up stores, and merchandise recommendations (Sections 6 & 12).
3. Away We Go Podium Prediction Tracker — Simple 1-2-3 podium prediction game with a leaderboard. Register and play along each race.
4. Win tickets to see Crofty & Ant live at the Regal Theatre, Subiaco (Perth) — the night after the Australian GP. Check the pinned post on @awayweGo Podcast Instagram to enter.

Coffee Corner Motorsport — Terry Widdows is one of the most exciting F1 content creators to watch in 2026. His channel is growing fast, and this season he's partnering with Formula Live Pulse to bring telemetry-backed analysis to his videos. Find him on YouTube and Instagram.

Simone Scanu is the co-founder (alongside Ciara Gillan) of Formula Live Pulse, the real-time F1 data and telemetry app that transforms how fans watch every session. Simone brings an engineering and data-driven lens to everything from power unit design to race strategy.

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Away We Go Podcast is hosted by Dianne Bortoletto — a travel writer and long-time Formula 1 fan based in WesternAustralia.

Until next week — and until lights out. 🏁

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Are you planning to go to The Australian or Japanese Grands Prix? Everything you need to know in my Grand Prix Travel Guides here

Guides include insider tips at the track, best places to eat, a list of great day trip suggestions and reasons to stay longer - download it here (free).

This week on Away We Go Podcast, Di sits down with Ciara Gillan — co-founder of Formula Live Pulse and now a regular voice on the show for the 2026 season.

You’ve heard Ciara on race recaps. You’ve heard her talk strategy, telemetry and team politics. But this episode is about her.

From asking “too many questions” during races (Simone’s words) to co-building one of the most data-rich second-screen experiences in Formula 1, Ciara’s journey into the sport is refreshingly modern — and unapologetically curious.

Ciara didn’t grow up glued to sports channels. She knew Formula 1 was there — always hovering in the background — but access was limited. It wasn’t until she started watching regularly with her partner (and Formula Live Pulse co-founder) that the questions really started.

And they didn’t stop.

Those questions exposed a gap: fans wanted deeper context, clearer data, and access to the conversations happening behind the broadcast. That curiosity became Formula Live Pulse — an app delivering:

1. Live telemetry
2. Full team radio transcripts
3. Radio playback
4. Tyre and pit strategy data
5. Fantasy league features
6. Pulse Picks (vote your driver of the race)
7. Community chat during sessions
8. Coverage of F2, F3 and F1 Academy

What began as “stop asking me questions during the race” evolved into a global platform serving fans who want more than the TV feed.

Ciara talks candidly about building the app, expanding it beyond F1, and why she’s proud of what it’s becoming.

If Ciara has to pick one team? It’s Ferrari. Always.

She knows it’s complicated. She knows the anxiety is real. But that love-hate relationship is part of the identity Ciara Gillan interview - Feb 2….

As for drivers:

1. She’s drawn to Oscar Piastri’s humility and composure.
2. She admires Charles Leclerc’s self-critical honesty.
3. And she has a particular soft spot for Carlos Sainz — not just the charm, but the “racing brain.”

Ciara is fascinated by drivers who think strategically, who understand the bigger picture mid-race. It’s not just speed that impresses her — it’s intelligence under pressure.

Outside of Formula Live Pulse, Ciara is a filmmaker and producer based in Berlin.

She studied film, worked across animation, visual effects and audio, and now runs a production company developing projects between Ireland and Germany. One of her recent short films, The Head On Him, is currently streaming on Disney+ — a milestone she speaks about with quiet pride Ciara Gillan interview - Feb 2….

At heart, she’s a writer. Fiction. Crime. Stories she’s still mulling over, waiting for time to sit down and write properly.

There’s something fitting about that — a strategist in racing and a storyteller off it.

Ciara’s answers tell you a lot about her:

1. Race she’d attend: Miami — for the energy, the spectacle, the atmosphere.
2. Destination she’d visit (non-race): Japan. Culture, food, language — the full immersion.
3. Driver she’d holiday with: Lewis Hamilton. Elegant, curious, layered.

She’s interested in what’s beneath the surface — in people as much as performance.

Ciara is analytical, ambitious, creative and opinionated — exactly why she works so well on race recaps.

This episode gives you context for the voice you’ll be hearing all season.

And if you’re watching the 2026 season with Formula Live Pulse open on your second screen, now you know the story behind it.

Listen now, subscribe, and get ready for a big season ahead.

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This week, Away We Go Podcast sits down with Luke West, editor of the brand-new Pole Position magazine - a 2026 grand prix season and Australian Grand Prix preview.

We talk about Luke’s career and how he came to be the editor a new print Formula 1 magazine in Australia.

He also shares how he witnessed history watching Ayrton Senna win a rain-washed Adelaide Grand Prix, how he was a proud member of the Gerhard Berger fan club, being at the biggest sporting event by attendance in Australian history, and is personal goal of attending the triple crown of motorsport.

Luke is a lifelong motorsport fan who has deep roots in Australian motorsport media. He was editor of Australian Muscle Car for nine years and a writer for Auto Action. He's also co-written and project managed books including Formula One Down Under: Australian Grand Prix History, Australia's Greatest Racecars, Immortals of Australian Motor Racing, and Supercars: the Holden vs Ford era.

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Be sure to check out Luke's brand-new Pole Position magazine - your essential 2026 grand prix season and Australian Grand Prix preview guide, out 24 Feb.

Are you going to Melbourne for the Grand Prix?

Everything you need to know in my Melbourne Grand Prix Travel Guide here

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Inside the F1 Exhibition, Dianne Bortoletto chats with Nicole Piastri, Oscar Piastri's former high performance coach Kim Keedle, F1 Academy Drivers Avia Anagnostiadis and Joanne Cicconte, and the producer of the F1 Exhibition.

The F1 Exhibition is held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre until April. https://f1exhibition.com

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Formula 1 and motorsport journalist and podcaster Matt Clayton has worked in F1 for close to 30 years. He pioneered Formula 1 podcasting back in 2010 before, erm, everyone became a podcaster.

Matt sits down with Di and his thoughts about the 2025 F1 season, McLaren’s papaya rules, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and of course Oscar Piastri.

He also shares stories of Bernie Ecclestone’s tactics to control interviews and the incredible headlines he generated around the country for two days, sitting down with Daniel Ricciardo and interviewing the voice of Formula 1, Murray Walker.

You can listen to Matt Clayton and co-host Michael Lamonato on Fox Sports Pit Talk Podcast .

I hope you enjoy our conversation.

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No yellow flags, no safety cars and no contact. The final race of the 2025 Formula 1 season was tense, because of what was at stake, but also quite boring as far as race action goes.

With Australian Oscar Piastri trailing championship leader by 16 points, his McLaren team mate Lando Norris, cinching the title was going to take more than pure race craft. Oscar needed a miracle, “a Bradbury”, especially with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen also in striking distance trailing the lead by 12 points.

Max took pole position in Abu Dhabi and finished the race on the top step, enough to secure second in the F1 World Drivers Championship. Piastri, who qualified in third, did a mega over take in lap one, passing his team mate to take and hold second position. All Norris needed to secure the WDC was third place, which he accomplished.

Dianne Bortoletto is joined by Ciara Gillan from Formula Live Pulse and together they unpack the final 2025 race, celebrate Lando Norris’ win and catch up on the news of the week which has seen a change in drivers on the grid.

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Late braking, fastest laps, pole positions and a sprint win at the Qatar Grand Prix saw a welcome return to Oscar Piastri’s top form.

However, in the main race, McLaren failed to pit both drivers on lap 7 of 57 when a safety car was deployed, when every other car on the grid did pit.

To add complexity to race strategies, it was mandated that the maximum a tyre could be used for was 25 laps, making Qatar a mandatory two-stop race.

McLaren’s failure to pit under safety car effectively handed Max Verstappen the win, in a race that had Oscar on pole and Lando qualify P2. It was a disaster class in race strategy.

Dianne Bortoletto is joined by Ciara Gillan from Formula Live Pulse and together they unpack the McLaren costly mistakes, again, talk about Ferrari’s woes, and also sing the praises of Carlos Sainz, who finished the race with his second podium for the season.

Di also was in Melbourne for the F1 Exhibition launch, which is well worth going to, Book at https://f1exhibition.com/.

And it’s HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY to the podcast! One year of weekly episodes! Thanks so much for listening.

With just one race to go, Abu Dhabi, it’s still a three way fight with Lando Norris 12 points ahead of Max Verstappen, and Oscar Piastri is a further 4 points behind Max. It’s all to play for and the championship could go to any one of them.


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The Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix has kept the World’s Drivers Champion wide open after both McLaren’s were disqualified after the race because the rear skid plates under the car were less than 9mm in depth.

Dianne Bortoletto is joined by Ciara Gillan from Formula Live Pulse and together they break down the race, the championship, and what needs to happen for Oscar Piastri or Max Verstappen to beat Lando Norris in the Drivers Championship. They also talk about Ferrari’s woes, Lego’s pink Cadillac and Cadillac’s hopes, and they congratulate the winner of F1 Academy.

Di also recounts an uneasy encounter with an actor when she was in Vegas.

Max finished first ahead of Norris, and in third was George Russell in the Mercedes. Kimi Antonelli crossed the line in fourth place but with a 5-second penalty for a jump start placed fifth, behind Oscar Piasti who was promoted to fourth.

None of that mattered because after the race Lando and Oscar were both disqualified scoring no points, promoting George Russell to second place, Kimi Antonelli into third, and awarding Max Verstappen with 25 points.

Lando Norris, currently leading 24 points ahead of McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri, who is tied on 366 points with Max Verstappen, but Piastri sits higher on the leaderboard with 7 race wins to Max’s 6 this season.

In a strange twist, the disqualification plays in Piastri’s favour with a smaller gap to championship leader Norris.

With just two races and one sprint to go, it’s still a three way fight and the championship could go to any one of them.

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Chris Holding is the owner of Palm Seven Films, a production company that creates content for brands and broadcasts. He is one of the most experienced sports broadcasters in the country. Chris has worked with every major UK broadcaster including BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 as well as ESPN, IMG, NewsCorp, Discovery and more.

And in Australia, Channels 7, 9 and 10 and he’s worked on every major sporting code you can imagine including three years full-time in Formula 1 plus more, the World Rally Championship, Grand Slam Tennis, the English Premier League, the Olympics, the Paralympics, amongst others.

Di sits down with Chris to talk about his incredible career, his time in Formula 1, working on a documentary with Lewis Hamilton during his GP2 campaign, Singapore Rocks, and Drive to Survive and much more.

Chris was also the producer of the most epic Formula 1 montage, the ITV Farewell Montage after ITV’s three-year broadcast rights tenure ended with F1. It features so many F1 drivers who are lip syncing and dancing, including a young Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel, David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa, Rubens Barrichello, Jacques Villeneuve, Mika Häkkinen, Kimi Raikkonen, and more.

Plus team bosses Jean Todt, Jackie Stewart, Ron Dennis, and others, F1 media personalities the late Murray Walker, Martin Brundle, Ted Kravitz, and others, team personnel, crew, catering, and a whole lot of track action and cinema-worthy crashes.

There’s even a clip of Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone who look like they are having an argument! Posh and Becks even make an appearance. There’s a link below to check it out.

WATCH the F1 ITV Season Ending Montage 2008, My Chemical Romance by The Black Parade

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I hope you enjoy our chat.

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