PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded before the woman who accused team principal Christian Horner of inappropriate and controlling behaviour was suspended by Red Bull. As the 2024 F1 Academy season gets started, we're joined by Chloe Grant  for a preview of the second year of the series and a big announcement about her future! Christian and Betty also chat to Red Bull development drivers Hamda Al Qubaisi and Emely de Heus to get a sense of how things are shaping up ahead of their first race in Jeddah.   With F1 Academy's opening race week coinciding with International Women's Day, we also discuss female representation in motorsport with Chloe and Sophie Ogg, F1 Communications Director at McLaren, to hear how things have changed in the paddock during her career.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

F1 Academy is back! ft. Chloe Grant, Hamda Al Qubaisi and Emely de Heus and McLaren F1's Sophie Ogg

Join Greg James, sports presenter Betty Glover, F1 broadcaster – and lifelong fanatic – Christian Hewgill and a rolling cast of drivers and characters from across the grid to take you inside the fascinating world of Formula 1.

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Betty and Christian assemble to go through all the action from the Spanish Grand Prix and discuss how the battle between Lando and Max is shaping up for the rest of the season.  Plus they're joined live and direct from the track by listener and huge Carlos Sainz fan Rach who had an incredible weekend including track walks and "meeting" Lewis Hamilton.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spanish GP debrief: 'We're on for a great few weeks' (plus fake Lewis Hamilton)

As the 2025 F1 driver line-up heats up, we take a look at some of the talent looking to join the top tier in the next couple of years.  
 Christian is joined by F1TV and official F2 commentator Alex Jacques to discuss the pressure on names like Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman to live up to expectations, before Williams Academy driver and F2 race winner Zak O’Sullivan takes us through his huge win in Monaco and his plans for the future.  
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'F2 has never been so exciting!' ft. Zak O’Sullivan & Alex Jacques

Five questions, two sets of Silverstone tickets, one round of 'Beat The Christian'. Three contestants join us for the super tense finale of our British Grand Prix competition. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try a betterhelp.com/fast and get on your way to being your best self.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our Silverstone ticket winners are crowned!

Christian is joined by friend of the show and Sky F1 commentator David Croft in Montreal to go through all the action from what they call "the best race of the season so far". Has Mercedes' weekend shown that there's a four-team race at the top of the championship? What the hell happened to Ferrari? Why does Karun Chandhok make a cameo appearance? All the answers to all of this and so much more in our 2024 Canadian Grand Prix debrief.  
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Canada debrief ft. Crofty! Is there a FOUR-way battle at the top?

Christian catches up with Greg from Montreal to look ahead to the Canadian Grand Prix. They discuss the circuit’s legendary Wall of Champions, the impact of Sergio Perez’s re-signing with Red Bull and Esteban Ocon’s departure from Alpine on the 2025 driver market, and whether Ferrari and McLaren can take their charge on Red Bull to North America. Plus, we reveal you could be in with a chance of winning our massive Silverstone ticket giveaway. The full terms and conditions for the competition can be found on our Instagram page (@fastcuriouspod).   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

F1 Academy is back! ft. Chloe Grant, Hamda Al Qubaisi and Emely de Heus and McLaren F1's Sophie Ogg

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