Lovecars On the Grid. Global Motorsport Podcast

Join us for another episode of On the Grid, the global motorsport roundup with Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman.

Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid Podcast! Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us another roundup of motorsport events from the past week.

Welcome to the Lovecars on the Grid Podcast! Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us another roundup of motorsport events from the past week!

We had WEC, WRC in Mexico, IMSA, NASCAR, Formula 1 and more!

We start our podcast to pay our respects to Susie Moss, who has sadly passed away. The wife of late Sir Stirling Moss was said to still be talking to Sir Stirling even after his death.

In Formula 1, we had a fierce race in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Fernando Alonso looked like the car to beat in the Aston Martin during practice. Max Verstappen has engine problems in qualifying, resulting in a 15th place qualifying position. Charles LeClerc was also serving a penalty, which put him back in qualifying too. Verstappen ended up gaining places again, finishing second behind his team mate, Sergio Perez, with Fernando Alonso in 3rd place.

What Formula 1 weekend wouldn't be complete without some controversy from the FIA!

The WEC were racing at Sebring for a dogfighting race! The win went to Toyota with a 1-2 finish.

NASCAR was at Atlanta, with a thrilling win for Joe Logano in the Ford.

Next week, we don't have any car racing in Europe, but we have more NASCAR, and MotoGP on 2 wheels in Portimao!

Welcome to episode 11 of the Lovecars on the Grid podcast! Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us another roundup of motorsport events from the past week!

   This week, we have lots to talk about, including NASCAR, Aussie supercar disqualification, Extreme E in Saudi Arabia and the British Rally Championship to name but a few events to talk about!  

We firstly pay our respects to Saif Ben Sulayem, son of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who tragically lost his life in a car accident in Dubai.  

We have controversy from Bahrain in Formula 1, as teams justify where they finished at the Bahrain GP, ranking the teams amongst each other.  

Elsewhere, ex-Formula 1 driver, Jenson Button has announced that he will not only be racing at Le Mans, but also racing 3 races at NASCAR!  

The World Endurance Championship series has been out testing in Sebring, with Toyota topping the manufacturers.  

We've had cheating in Australian Supercars, where we saw the front two cars disqualified after putting additional cool boxes in the cars, affecting the safety of the car.  NASCAR were racing at Phoenix, with another win for William Byron in the Chevrolet.  

We had the Malcolm Wilson Rally in Cumbria for the British Rally Championship.   

We had a dramatic race in Extreme E in Saudi Arabia, where we saw a 136 second penalty to Rossberg Racing for the driver speeding in the 'slow zone'.  

Next weekend, we have Formula 1 in Saudi Arabia, the WEC 1000 mile race, IMSA are at Sebring. WRC returns in Mexico and NASCAR are in Atlanta!

Welcome to the On Grid Podcast, with our hosts, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman.  

This week, Formula 1 is back with testing in Formula 1. We had a thrilling finish in Formula E in Cape Town, plus Superbikes in Australia, NASCAR in Fontana and more!  Firstly, we pay our respects to Musician and Formula 1 driver, Slim Borgudd, who was the drummer for Abba, too!  

In Formula 1 news, Haas have reduced the number of seats on their pitwall, saving a whopping $250,000! Elsewhere, F1 teams are now expecting £60 million per team for a new team to join the sport. Rumours also suggest that Red Bull maybe selling the Alpha Tauri team.   

We've seen F1 testing in Bahrain, but which do you think is the best looking livery on the new cars?  

In Cape Town, South Africa, we had an exciting Formula E race.   

The other big race was in World Superbikes, at Phillip Island in Australia.  

Over the pond in Fontana, we had NASCAR.  

Next week, we have Formula 1 in Bahrain, Indycar in St. Petersburg, more World Superbikes in Indonesia, and NASCAR in Las Vegas!

Welcome to episode 8 of the Lovecars on the Grid Podcast, where our presenters, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman, bring us a roundup of motorsport events!  

This week, we have the new Formula 1 car launches for the 2023 season, plus more controversy from the FIA as always, plus NASCAR and more!  

We kick off as always with Formula 1, as we see a common theme across all the new team liveries. Teams have been releasing a lot more black cars to reduce weight from paint even further, so that they can add parts elsewhere on the car. Which is your favourite new livery?   

The new cars will be out on track in Bahrain for testing this week. With 6 new driver pairings, who will be fastest?  

The latest embarrassment from the FIA is a new rule that has been introduced, forbidding drivers to express their political beliefs on the track or the stadium without prior written permission from the FIA. This includes Lewis Hamilton's rainbow helmet!  

Who else stayed up until 1:30AM for NASCAR and the Daytona 500? With over half the race with no incidents, the second half resulted in a number of spectacular crashes! We came to the final lap following yet another accident. Ricky Stenhouse took the win in his Chevrolet, following by Joe Logano for Ford and Christopher Bell in 3rd place in his Toyota.  

The single seater, Formula Four UAE had their finale at Yas Marina. As did the Formula Regional Middle East. These drivers will be the future drivers in Formula 1!  

Next week, we have Formula 1 testing in Bahrain, Formula E heads to Cape Town in South Africa and the World Superbike Championship kicks off at Phillip Island in Australia. NASCAR is back in Fontana, California.

Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid Podcast, where our presenters, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us a motorsport roundup from the past week!  

We have WRC, Formula E and single seater updates this week! But of course, we start with Formula 1 news, where FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem has announced that he will not get as involved in Formula 1. The announcement comes after the FIA President caused more controversy over his sexism comments.   

Max Verstappen will appear in the upcoming Netflix series, Drive To Survive. The Formula 1 World Champion has stated that he has given Netflix a 30 minute interview on last season.  

In Women's Motorsport, British driver, Katherine Legge has been announced to be driving at the Indy 500 this year.  At the Formula E in India, a new motorsport Championship has been launched for 2024, named ACE Championship.  

We had a really good rally in the WRC in Sweden, where we had snow and ice. Ott Tänak won the rally in his M-Sport Ford, taking the lead in the final stage from Craig Breen, a now Hyundai driver that used to drive for the Ford team.  

Formula E were racing in Hyderabad in India. After blocking his fellow drivers, DS Penske's Jean-Eric Vergne brought home the win, beating Envision Racing driver Nick Cassidy in 2nd, and TAG Heuer Porsche's Antonio Felix da Costa who was given 3rd place, following a penalty to Sebastian Buemi.  

In UK Motorsport, there's a proposal to penalise drivers by 1 second instantly if they put a half a tyre off the track. This would be a UK law for all motorsport taking place in the UK. Furthermore, drivers are not allowed to protest the decision.  

The Formula Four and Formula Regional Middle East were in Dubai this weekend, with Ferrari academy driver, Tuukka Taponen, appearing to be a shining light in this series. In Formula Regional Middle East, Mercedes academy driver, Andrea Kimi Antonelli took his win and look to be the favourite to win the season.  

In New Zealand, we had the Formula Regional Oceana, where Austrian driver, Charlie Wurz took the Championship win.  Coming up next week, we have the Daytona 500, the Formula Four and Formula Regional have their finales in Abu Dhabi.

Welcome to Lovecars On The Grid, where Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us a roundup of motorsport events from the past week!  

This week, we have a lot to talk about! From the Deserts of Kuwait to the race tracks of Australia!  We kick off with F1, Red Bull have announced that they will be partnering with Ford for the 2026, in a huge launch in New York. Ford will be alongside 5 other engine manufacturers that have signed up to the 2026 season. 

The FIA are also looking for 2 new teams, detailing the steps to join the sport to those interested.  

We pay tribute to Jean-Pierre Jabouille, a Formula 1 driver that won races in the 1970s. The French driver sadly lost his life this week and our thoughts are with his family and friends.  

The NASCAR season continues this week too, kicking off at the L.A. Coliseum, which was arguably too small a track for the race! The race was won by Toyota's Martin Truex Jr, followed by Austin Dillon and Kyle Busch in 2nd and 3rd place.  

The Bathurst 12HR raced took place overnight, with a lot of shunts and even an oil leak in an exciting race. Motorcycle star, Valentino Rossi made his debut into the race, with his team finishing 4th and 6th place. Jules Gounon won the race, with team SunEnergy1 Racing.  

The Formula 4 UAE and the Formula Middle East were in Kuwait, where the drivers are as young as 15 years old!   Elsewhere in single seater racing, the Formula Regional Oceana were in New Zealand!  

Next weekend, WRC is coming back to Sweden, whilst Formula E is in India, from a brand new circuit!

Lovecars on the Grid motorsport podcast with Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman comes live from the 2023 Dakar Rally!  

Paul's in the desert bringing the on the spot reporting from Dakar – with news from the finish line of the 2023 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, the 45th edition of the Dakar Rally.  

Some latest motorsport news with another massive Max Verstappen the meltdown over the running of the virtual Le Mans!   

Williams announce former Mercedes strategy director James Vowles as their new team principal ahead of the 2023 F1 season.  

Formula E Gen 3 kicks off in Mexico but has much changed? Will we find flat out electric car racing in 2023?  

90 young drivers kick off the year in winter single seater races - but there’s only half a dozen women amongst them. Should more women be in motorsport?  

And the Dubai 24 Hours saw 53 cars battling through the night.  

Next weekend the WRC kicks off with the Monte Carlo Rally and the new-look world of sportscars go testing at Daytona.  

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