Lovecars On the Grid. Global Motorsport Podcast

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

 We kick off this week with paying our respects to the late Ken Block, and Australian drag race star, Sam Fenech.  

We have fresh Formula 1 gossip. With rumours that Cadillac are looking to enter a new team at some point in the future, with other teams not wanting any new entrants to the sport.   

George Russell has also commented that the F1 cars are getting too heavy, with cars now weighing up to 900KG, versus older F1 cars weighing 650KG.   

Paul is off to the Dakar rally, where we will be presenting our podcast live from the desert!  

Next week, we see the new, Gen.3 Formula E cars in New Mexico, with new tyre sponsor, Hankook. We're hoping to get some females in motorsport onto the channel too!

Happy New Year! Welcome to the 1st episode of season 3 of the Lovecars On The Grid Podcast!  

Our presenters are back with another roundup of motorsport events, as we discuss Dakar, women in motorsports and Tiff's racing history!  

Paul is off to the Dakar rally at the end of January and we're looking forward to the endurance race, with trucks, cars, bikes and quad bikes that crosses 18,000km in 15 days!  

We've had nightmares over Christmas, as with temperatures dropping and with EVs doing more miles over the festive period, we've seen queues of up to 4 hours at charging stations across the UK!  

Are women hard done by in motorsport? Do women in motorsport get the same opportunities as men? Jamie Chadwick has been our shining star for females in motorsport, who has now moved away from W Series to Indy Lights.  

Tiff and Paul then talk about Tiff Needell's racing history, and the weird and wonderful places that Tiff has raced at! Including Le Mans 24 Hours, his best wins, and worst races!

Next week, we should have new Formula 1 gossip. Plus Formula E is back on 15th January, then we have the Monaco rally on 22nd January!

Welcome to our 50th episode of the Lovecars on the Grid podcast with Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman!  

Today, our hosts cover F1 news, WEC, Formula E and more! Starting with Formula 1, Tiff is upset with Ross Brawn, following an interview where he praised Formula 1 owners Liberty Media, staying that they have the right balance between the product they are delivering and what the fans want to see. Is Formula 1 alienating it's core fan base? What do you think? Let us know in the comments!  

In other F1 news, Mick Schumacher has signed to Mercedes as their reserve driver. There's also rumours of Ford sponsoring Red Bull's engines in future. We also have a new Ferrari Team Principle, Fred Vasseur. The Frenchman comes from being Alfa Romeo boss and Sauber Motorsport CEO. Vasseur is to be replaced by Andreas Seidl, who was CEO of McLaren. McLaren then get Andrea Stella who has been promoted from within the company.  

Glickenhaus have announced that they will continue in the World Endurance Championship. Ex Formula 1 driver, Romain Grosjean has announced his drive for Lamborghini in 2023. The campsites for Le Mans have sold out for 2023 already!  

With Paul not being part of the Caterham Championship next year, Caterham have announced a race in Barbados in 2023, with 24 cars signed up already!

  The new gen. 3 cars have arrived for Formula E, as the teams have begun testing in Valencia. There's lots of new technology, plus Hankook being the new tyre supplier. The new cars have no rear brakes, and rely on regeneration braking, where cars have to regenerate 40% of their power to get to the finish line! Formula E have also dropped the fan boost, and are looking to introduce a pit stop recharge! The racing starts in Mexico on 14th January.  

We won't be back now until the New Year, where Paul will be live from Dakar!

Welcome to episode 49 of the Lovecars on the Grid podcast. Our hosts, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us another roundup of motorsport events from the past week!  

This week, we have the GT Championship in Abu Dhabi, plus we do a roundup of our thoughts of the 2022 Formula1 drivers! 

Paul and Tiff rank the drivers that competed in the 2022 Formula 1 Championship. Who was your favourite?  

Is Max Verstappen your number 1 driver? Is Lewis Hamilton still as good a driver, despite a poorly performing car?   

Tiff Needell's top 10 drivers: 

1. Max Verstappen 

2. George Russell 

3. Charles LeClerc 

4. Lando Norris 

5. Fernando Alonso  

6. Lewis Hamilton 

7. Carlos Sainz 

8. Sebastian Vettel 

9.  Sergio Perez

10. Alex Albon  

Paul Woodman's top 10 drivers: 

1. Max Verstappen  

2. Lando Norris  

3. George Russell 

4. Lewis Hamilton 

5. Charles LeClerc 

6. Carlos Sainz Lando 

7. Fernando Alonso 

8. Nick De Vries 

9. Valtteri Bottas 

10. Kevin Magnussen  

We also had the Gulf 12H race, with 34 cars out in Abu Dhabi. The winner's were AF Corse with their drivers Antonio Fuoco, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi.  

Next week, we should have news in Formula E, following three days testing their new, gen 3 car in Valencia.

Welcome to episode 48 of the Lovecars On The Grid podcast! Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us another roundup of Motorsport events from the past week.  

Paul is over at Qatar to watch some sort of football cup that's going on over there. We have new, Formula 1 rules, plus Autosport awards and more!  

First, we pay our respects to French Formula 1 driver, Patrick Tambay, who sadly passed away last week.  

Are aerodynamics ruining Formula 1? Let us know in the comments! Following an interview with Ross Brawn, there was speculation that DRS would be stopped in Formula 1 racing, to make overtakes more exciting. Now, whichever car has the correct aerodynamic tweak wins! All about aerodynamics in Formula 1!  

Brawn came out in Autosport magazine, stating that different cars will be given aerodynamic benefits to help keep up with other cars.  

This week also saw the Autosport Awards, where Luke Browning was crowned the the Young Driver of the Year. International driver of the year was won by none other by Max Verstappen, while the car of the year went to Red Bull. Kalle Rovanperä and Toyota picked up the rally driver and rally car of the year awards. 

 Jamie Chadwick has announced that she is moving for Indy NXT in America.   

Over in Australia, we had the Supercars Championship in Adelaide. It was the last race for Holden, who ended up winning the race with rookie driver, Brock Feeney.

Welcome to episode 47 of the Lovecars on the Grid Podcast!  

Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us a roundup of motorsport action from around the World!  

This week, we have both Extreme E and WTCC to talk about, but we kick off with wishing a very happy birthday for fellow car lover, Shivam from Shivam reviews!   

We have fresh Formula 1 gossip, following a claim that Sergio Perez is leaving Redbull now that the team have signed Daniel Ricciardo and following the apparent deliberate crash at the Monaco Grand Prix earlier this year.  

Elsewhere at Ferrari, there is speculation that Mattia Binotto is either being sacked or resigning, following some poor strategic decisions this year in the Scuderia Ferrari F1 team.  

There's also some fuss over the possibility of fitting mud flaps to Formula 1 cars next season, to reduce the spray in the wet weather and improve visibility for the drivers.   

We did have some racing this weekend, the first of which being Extreme E, with their Energy X-Prix in Uruguay, highlighting sustainable mining. We had so many spectacular crashes!  

The World Touring Car Cup has what was potentially the last race ever at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix track for it's Championship decider, with a win for Hyundai.  

Next week, we have the Autosport Awards, who do you think will win awards?

Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid Podcast. Our hosts, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us a motorsport roundup with events from around the World!  

This week, we cover the Formula 1 finale in Abu Dhabi, plus F2 and news from the FIA!  

We kick off things with the Formula 1 race at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, which was a bit of a dull race, having already announced the Formula 1 Champion with Max Verstappen dominating the season. How can Abu Dhabi be more exciting?  

The battle for 2nd in the driver's championship was a tough one between Charles LeClerc and Sergio Perez though, with LeClerc beating the Red Bull driver.   

We of course have the retirement of Sebastian Vettel, whereas Pierre Gasly is moving to Alpine, with Alonso moving to Aston Martin Racing.  

The finale to the Formula 2 season was an exciting one too, as Logan Sargeant gets the final seat in F2 for Williams in the 2023 season.  

Elsewhere, Tiff has been making headlines following some Tweets he posted about Sergio Perez and comments from Max Verstappen's Mum!  

There's also news from the FIA on potentially starting a new, Women's driver's championship in a Gen 2 Formula Four Series.   

The World Superbikes Championship also came to an end at Phillip Island, crowning Alvaro Bautista as Champion for 2022.  

Next week, we have Extreme E in Uruguay, and have announced a raced in Scotland in May next year!

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

We've had an exciting weekend, with Formula 1, World Endurance Championships, WRC and British Superbikes!  But first, we pay our respects to Simon Arron, a motorsport journalist who sadly passed away last week.  

Formula 1 was in Sao Paolo, Brazil this week, with a fantastic story for Mercedes driver and Winner, George Russell who took his first Grand Prix Win this weekend. The weekend was full of firsts as Haas driver, Kevin Magnussen took pole position in qualifying.   

We had many controversies during the race too. Starting with the incident between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen during the race restart. Who was at fault? We had controversy between Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso. The Alpine team told Ocon to allow Alonso to overtake as Alonso was on fresher tyres. Ocon refused to do so as he was trying to overtake Sebastian Vettel in the Aston Martin. Let's not forget the Red Bull team incident, where Verstappen wouldn't allow Perez past despite another team order!  

We have the final race of 2022 coming up in Abu Dhabi. It's already clear who the Winner of the driver's championship is, but who will come 2nd?  

Tiff finally spills the beans where he was filming last week, as he was filming an item with BBC's Top Gear, with Chris Harris, Paddy McGuinness and Freddy Flintoff!  

The final round of the World Endurance Championship took place in Bahrain this weekend. The Championship concluded with a final Toyota 1-2 win, with Alpine behind them in 3rd, just 2 laps behind the leaders.  

We had a dramatic rally in Japan for WRC, with a win for Hyundai on the tarmac with Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe.  

Indonesia saw the penultimate round of the World Superbikes. Alvaro Bautista took three wins and the overall Championship win with a round to spare, with Turkish rider, Toprak Razgatlioglu taking 2nd and British rider, Jonathan Rea in 3rd place.  

Next weekend, we have the Phillip Island round of the World Superbikes, plus the final round of Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi.

Welcome to episode 44 of the Lovecars On The Grid pocast! 

Our hosts, Paul Woodman and Tiff Needell bring us another motorsport roundup from the past week.  

This week, we have two new World Champions! But we start with paying our respect to Coy Gibbs, the executive for Joe Gibbs racing, who sadly passed away this weekend. His death was less than a day after his Son won the Xfinity Series Championship.  

In Formula 1, Christian Horner is in the news again, claiming that there was a leak from Red Bull to the FIA. We've had lots of PR from Formula 1 drivers out in Las Vegas for the race in Nevada next year.  

Elsewhere, there's a debate with Pirelli over whether tyre blankets should be continued. Pirelli have said that first laps out of the pits will be slower, but other race series don't use tyre blankets, so are they needed in Formula 1?  

The Moto GP riders were out in Valencia this weekend, with a win for Suzuki rider, Alex Rins, in Suzuki's last ever race in Moto GP. The Championship win went to Francesco Bagnaia, taking the title from Francesco Bagnaia.  

In Moto2, Spanish rider, Pedro Acosta took the win and became rookie Champion of the year, with the overall Championship going to fellow Spanish rider, Augusto Fernandez.  

Joey Logano was crowned this year's NASCAR Champion at Phoenix Raceway in Arizona.  

Next week, we have the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paolo. We have the World Rally Championship final in Japan and the WEC final in Bahrain. The penultimate round of World Superbikes is also taking place in Indonesia, and let's not forget the Race of Remembrance in Anglesey!

Welcome to episode 43 of the Lovecars On The Grid podcast. Our hosts Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us another motorsport roundup!  

This week, we had Formula 1 in Mexico, drama in NASCAR, and we had Tiff's birthday!   Kicking off as normal with Formula 1, where most of the drama took place off the track! We had the result of the overspend from last season with Red Bull, who overspent by £1.86 million. The team have been fined $7 million and 10% penalty on their aero production research. Team principal, Christian Horner denies any wrong doing, and puts it down to poor accounting and nominal tax fees. Was this enough punishment for Red Bull? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.  

Lewis Hamilton made the headlines as well, after he was booed in Mexico for beating Sergio Perez. Fernando Alonso also said that Hamilton only had to beat his team mate to win the Championship, whereas Max Verstappen had to beat the entire field to win his Championship.  

Max Verstappen secured his 14th win for the year in Mexico, taking the record for the most wins and most points in a season.   

The Porsche Carrera Cup was in Asia, with 6 race cars written off as a result of a driver rejoining the track too early.   

Did we have the best overtake in NASCAR? At Martinsville? Ross Chastain performed an epic wall riding manoeuvre to overtake on the final lap and secure him a space in the title race! We will crown the NASCAR champion next weekend!  

We also have the Moto GP in Valencia next week too, where we will crown a champion there too!