We are back after a hot and humid weekend in Singapore and we welcome back Mr Sniff Petrol himself, Richard Porter to the studio. It was every man for himself this weekend, with smooth George Russell sailing onto the podium and a well earned club sandwich, while Lando Norris went for the 'just push them out of the way' approach with both Max Verstappen and his own team mate Oscar Piastri. Just what do you do with the two McLaren drivers? Producer Jim has lots of questions and we will look ahead to the American Formula 1 Grand Prix with predictions from the whole team. Plus listen out for a great story from Richard Porter involving Fernando Alonso, a microwave and a 90's pop band! It's all on this week's Midweek F1 podcast with Ben Edwards and Nicola Hume and please don't forget to subscribe. 

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix threw the 2025 F1 play book out of the window with a record number of red flags during qualifying, a Williams on the front row, Liam Lawson in third and a terrible start from Oscar Piastri. Plus DRS trains, possible rain, poor pitstops but in front of it all was Max Verstappen taking his second victory in a row. Does this mean that McLaren should be worried? 

Joining F1 guru Ben Edwards, is Jennie Gow sitting in for Nicola and visiting us fresh from The Fast And Curious podcast is Christian Hewgill to give us his take on Baku and look ahead to the Singapore Grand Prix. 

Producer Jim has lots of questions to ask. 

Piastri jumped the start, then nearly stalled, everyone streamed past and he was last before crashing on cold tyres.  Has the heat of the championship battle finally got to Mr Chill?
 
Lando Norris missed out on a golden opportunity to capitalise on Oscar’s crash, found himself stuck in a DRS train before a lengthy pit stop lost him an all-important 2 seconds to jump Tsunoda and Lawson.  Is this a second track that doesn’t suit Mclaren or is the worm turning?

After nearly taking each other off at turn 1, it was a very solid result for Mercedes pair.  Did Toto’s public telling off last week do the trick?

After a couple of bad weekends the smooth operator was back!  Amazing qualifying and race performance from Carlos Sainz to bag his first Williams podium.  Could this be just the start for Carlos and Williams?
 
Yet another flat weekend for Ferrari, even Baku master LeClerc struggled.  Is it time to draw a line under 2025 and hope for the best with the new regs? What the hell is going on at Ferrari?

But a very good weekend from Tsunoda and Lawson. It felt like they were racing for the F1 careers, but have they done enough? Will we see them next year?

And we'll take a look at the next race in the 2025 Formula 1 calendar, which is the glamour of Singapore. 

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What a weekend at the 2025 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen nails the fastest pole position lap of all time that looked unlikely up until Q3, Then some elbows out action at the first corner, Charles Leclerc nicks 3rd off Oscar Piastri, and they have a punchy battle, Rookies under achieving, rookie’s over achieving.  Then throw in undercuts, overcut pit strategies, comings together for the stewards to mull over and a McLaren team call that nearly ends in tears. All of which ends with Lando Norris outscoring Oscar by 3 points cutting Piastri’s championship lead down to 31 points. But Max and Red Bull ARE BACK! So much to talk about with Ben Edwards, Nicola Hume and this week's special guest, Louise Goodman. #formula1 #maxverstappen #charlesleclerc #landonorris #oscarpiastri #isackhadjar #italiangp

It was an incident packed race on the beach in Zandvoort for the Dutch Formuia One Grand Prix and after that Mclaren oil leak it looks like Lando Norris' F1 Championship has just gone up in smoke. Ferrari had a shocker as well, but we saw a rookie on the podium, with Isack Hadjar's third place. 

So much to discuss with this week's special guest, BBC 5 Live's Jennie Gow, who pulls no punches on what she thinks. Plus we'll take a look ahead to the legendary Italian Grand Priz at Monza next weekend. Can the Tifosi bring Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc some much-needed luck?

And you won't believe how close the predicition championship is this week. It can only be the Midweek F1 podcast with F1 guru, Ben Edwards and Talking Bull's, Nicola Hume! Don't forget to hit the follow button so you don't miss an episode and follow us on our socials for more F1 content.

Joining Ben Edwards, Nicola Hume and Producer Jim in the guest seat this week is F1 YouTuber and Nicola's Red Bull podcast co-host, Tom McCluskey, known to millions as Tommo. 

The Hungarian Grand Prix may not have been the most exciting race of the 2025 Formula One season, but there are plenty of things to discuss including Ferrari's horror show, Lando v Oscar, Alonso's Sunday driving, and whether Lewis Hamilton has lost his love for racing. Plus Harold the meme guy was there! 

it also looks like Renault may be considering the sale of Alpine, but could this be the natural place for Christian Horner to make his F1 Paddock comeback? After the summer break the next race in the calendar is the Dutch Grand Prix and all the team share their predictions for the podium at Max Verstappen's home race. 

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Joining Ben and Nicola for the lowdown from the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa is Martin Donnelly, who is the inspiration for Brad Pitt's character, 'Sonny Hayes', in F1: The Movie.

The Belgian Grand Prix weekend was an interesting one with lots of weather, safety car, and pit lane starts but did it all become a bit of a damp squib? Ben, Nicola and Producer Jim have lots to discuss including Oscar Piastri's dominant drive over Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton's remarkable comeback and Red Bull's first race with a new boss. 

Martin Donnelly is our special guest and he tells us about how the late Eddie 'EJ' Jordan got him into Formula 1 before a horrific accident in 1990 ended his motor racing career. It is that accident which is the backstory of 'Sonny Hayes' in F1: The Movie, and Martin explains how a random phone call led to him being a key part of the film. 

Plus we'll take a look ahead to the last F1 race before the summer break which is the Hungarian Grand Prix. 

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A home hero, the incredible Hulk and horrendous weather - the British Grand Prix had it all and delivered one of the best races of the season so far. F1 oracle, Ben Edwards, and Red Bull F1 presenter, Nicola Hume are joined by Sky F1 presenter Rachel Brookes to talk about all the major stories from Silverstone, including Nico Hulkenberg’s amazing first podium finish, Oscar Piastri’s 10 second penalty, and what effect that might have on the championship battle with British Grand Prix winner Lando Norris.  Plus the truth about the Max Verstappen to Mercedes rumours, and a look forward to the next round in Belgium at another classic venue, Spa-Francorchamps. Don't forget to hit the follow button so you don't miss an episode.  #midweekf1 #podcast #landonorris #nicohulkenberg #ocsarpiastri #maxverstappen #lancestroll #f1 #formulaone #f1news #f12025 #grandprix

Kimi Raikkonen's former F1 Race Engineer Julien Simon-Chautemps joins Ben Edwards and Nicola Hume on this week's episode of Midweek F1 to give his unique perspective on the Austrian Grand Prix. 

Lando Norris is now only 15 points behind Oscar Piastri in the Drivers Championship, so is Max Verstappen now too far away to challenge the McLaren pair for the Championship?  What about the school boy error from Kimi Antonelli and what is going on at Alpine? Liam Lawson is back in the points, while Yuki Tsunoda is still struggling at Red Bull so is it the car or the driver? 

Plus we look forward to the next round which is the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and Julie, Ben, Nicola and Producer Jim share their predictions, plus Ben gives us his review of F1 - The Movie. 

While Nicola is on a jolly at Le Mans, Claire Cottingham is back to join the guru Ben Edwards and our special guest, Formula E host, Nicki Shields to chat through a compelling Canadian F1 Grand Prix and take a look ahead to the Austrian GP. 

We have a fourth Grand Prix winner this season! Mr George Russell saw off early pressure from Max and controlled the race from the front.  Meanwhile it was all going on behind him, we had Kimi’s amazing opening lap pass on Piastri, Hulkenberg doing the business again over taking a Red Bull and a Ferrari strategy horror show, and the McLaren pair clashing, taking out Norris and not making the podium for the first time this season!  

Whilst we’ve all been talking up Hadjar Kimi Antonelli has been learning and then bang third place whilst defending from the championship leader, and he’s only 18! Ferrari once again look all over the place, plan A,B or C didn’t work and they end up looking bang average once again.  How do you solve a problem like Ferrari? 

And the big one, the McLaren clash and are out of the top three for the first time this season. Could this be the start of 2024 in reverse for them? Plus another honourable mention for Nico Hulkenberg, another brilliant drive.  Could he be the big winner of the flexi wing rule change? 

Piastri is now 22 points ahead of Norris and 43 ahead of Max, is this now the time for Mclaren to back Oscar?

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Well that was quite some weekend in Spain to wrap up the triple header! 

So much to discuss, and while Ben Edwards is away, fellow F1 commentary voice Harry Benjamin joins Nicola Hume and YouTube legend and massive F1 fan, Colin Furze who is back in the guest seat to chat through all the major talking points including:

-Turn One
-Return of the Hulk
-What happened after the safety car?!
-Should Max Verstappen have got a black flag?
-Are Ferrari back or just Charles Leclerc?

It's a tough dilemma this week for Max super-fan and official Red Bull podcast host, Nicola! Plus we take a look ahead to Canada with the Prediction Championship of the World! 

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