Lovecars On the Grid. Global Motorsport Podcast

Welcome to Episode 10 of Lovecars On the Grid the global motorsport roundup, where this week we go from Monaco to Mallory Park plus much, much more!

So the most glamorous Grand Prix of the season, sw local hero Charles Leclerc on pole for Ferrari, but would Max Verstappen in his Red Bull throw a spanner in the works? Talking of spanners, the Bottas nut, where the Mercedes-AMG team didn't quite get their tactics right! 

With amazing action from Sebastian Vettel on the overcut on Lewis and Gasly and later Perez did the same to all three but was is 4th place good enough for a team who has such high expectations as Red Bull?  Carlos Sainz thought he could win for Ferrari, but qualifying spoiled that chance, and how lovely to see Lando Norris taking 3rd place.

Also in Monaco it was the F2 with some interesting reverse grids! French sensation Pourchaire together with our very own Dan Tictum.

the Caterham Academy headed to Mallory Park for their first wheel to wheel racing, with our very own Paul Woodman starting P4 on the grid.

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the Rally of Portugal in not the most exciting WRC of all time!

In World Superbikes where, as opposed to MotoGP, the Brits dominated with the 6 in a row championship winner, Jonathan Rae, taking his 100th win

Indy qualifying had plenty of drama and saw 6 times champion Scott Dixon taking pole ahead of the big Indy 500 race next week.

Opening British GT result sees Lamborghini win and back in the US of A, NASCAR causes a storm at the COTA in Texas.... well a big rainstorm at least. 

Next week! Indy 500, Mugello MotoGP both with a mass of overtaking, NASCAR back on oval at Charlotte and Extreme E Ocean Grand Prix. See you then! 

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Welcome to Episode 9 of Lovecars on the Grid the global motosport roundup podcast, where we’re looking back at a weekend of Indycar, MotoGP plus some sportscar news in the mix and looking forward to a momentous motorsport moment this weekend – and no we don’t mean the Monaco Grand Prix!

First up Indycar, with Roman Grosjean sticking it on pole position! Not a great weekend for Britain's Jack Harvey, but plenty of action including Reenus Veekay, whi seems to be Indycar’s version of Max Verstappen!

Indylights featured Brit Toby Sowery, and other single seater news included Guiliano Aleso who won the Japanese Super Formula in chaotic wet conditions!

Also plenty of rain for the MotoGP in Le Mans (not Tiff's favourite circuit layout! with over 100 crashes and one of those that came down to earth with a bump was Suzi Perry’s new love Pedro Acosta, but a man who didn’t crash for first time this year was Scotland’s John McPhee with a solid 4th.

In Moto2 Sam Lowes Q10 to crash, Jake Dixon Q26 to 19th.

MotoGP included another win for Jack Miller in dry/wet race on his trusty Ducati, in a race that was briefly led by Marc Marquez, with the French coming in 2nd and 3rd.

ELMS sportscars in Austria … rain again … Robert Kubica wins again … best Brits 7th but Matt Bell part of winning LMP3 team.

Dry in USA where Oli Jarvis and Harry Tinknell picked up a 3rd for Mazda at Mid-Ohio … William Byron won the Drydene 400 NASCAR race and this weekend the big brutes head to Circuit of Americas for the Echod Park Texas Grand Prix – on a Grand Prix track.

But the big event this weekend is of course the Monaco Grand Prix which sees brilliant Gulf liveried McLarens - also World Rally in Portugal - British GT at Brands - and the Caterham Academy at Mallory Park! 

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Welcome to Episode 8 of the “Lovecars On the Grid” podcast, the global motorsport roundup!

This week with Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman, we toast Sir Lewis Hamilton the GOAT in terms of pole positions with his 100th pole of his career, after another almost flawless weekend of racing in what’s normally a bit of a snoozefest at the Barcelona Grand Prix.

Have Red Bull cracked under the pressure? Long pit stops. Bad strategy. No second driver to rely on. Or are Mercedes-AMG just in a different class?

Did Valtteri Bottas disobey orders to make Lewis’ pass more difficult? And are Lewis and Max Verstappen just on a completely different level to the rest of the field? All is revealed!

Also on this weeks show, it’s Formula E in Monte Carlo. A BRILLIANT spectacle and great to see Formula E looking so good on this historic street circuit. Still not sure about the little gimmicks though... what do you think?

And it was the return of the BTCC at Thruxon, the fastest race circuit in the UK. Reigning champion Ash Sutton will be determined to make an impact, together with old hands, Jason Plato and Colin Turkington, and the only rookie in the field, Rick Parfitt jnr. Are the rear wheel drive cars better? Or would the front wheel drive cars take the advantage?

We also take a look at the reverse grids in Formula 3. Are they ruining the opportunities for the best drivers? Together with the whole Thruxton roundup with MINI racing, Ginetta Cup and Formula 4.

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Welcome to Episode 7 of the “Lovecars On the Grid” podcast, the global motorsport roundup!

This week we look back at 3 World Championship events from the weekend and look forward to two more next weekend! Plus the long awaited return of the series we all love for its non-stop action – the BTCC (British Touring cars).

Some great racing from the Portuguese Grand Prix – which saw another tense Mercedes / Red Bull battle but without the real drama of the opening two races as Mercedes look like they are taking the upper hand once again.

Lewis Hamilton provides a masterclass, Max lost his pole and fastest lap to track limits, Botas seemed to give up the ghost and Lando Norris once again best of the rest, but did his pass Perez illegally? Alpine had a great weekend with 7th and 8th with some fantastic driving from Alonso. Russell sadly faded backwards and one of the highlights of the race was Schumacher overtaking Latifi!

There was no F2 or F3 support but Euroformula Open, where all three races were won by American Cameron Daz – so one to watch for the future. Best Brit was Lous Foster with a couple of second places.

WEC kicked off with 6 hours of Spa, with some new regulations, and a fimiliaur field but only two Toyotas and one Alpine. Porsche and Ferrari will be back, in total there were 14 LMP2s, 5 GTE Pros, and 11 ProAms.

Moto GP was brilliant again, and that man (young man!) Pedro Acosta once again brought home the gravy! Fantastic also for Jack Miller – congrats to him.

Over in the USA plenty of full on action from Indycar and NASCAR with Kyle Busch winning the Buschy McBusch 400!

Britain’s Jack Harvey continues to impress 7th.  Texas Speedway, Dixon wins first, big crash at start of second, and a debut win for 21 year old Pato O’Ward - who's been promised an F1 test by Zak Brown off the back of it!

Meanwhile back in little old England Tiff had 3 retirements at the Donington Historic race!

Next weekend F1 in Barcelona with F3 support with a couple of Brits to look out for. Plus Formula E on full Monaco - and BTCC at Thruxton!!

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Welcome to Episode 6 of the Lovecars On the Grid, the global motorsport roundup podcast!

No F1 to discuss, but an action packed weekend from the world of motorsport events, including the third round of the World Rally Championship in Croatia which saw another last stage heartbreak for Elfyn Evans – and, as in Italy last year, Sebastien Ogier was the man who benefited from Elfyn’s error …

A couple of Brits also won the Junior WRC even – congratulations to Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall.

The other big event in Europe was Rounds 5 & 6 of the Formula E Championship from Valencia – but not the streets of Valencia – and it turned out to be another rather ‘interesting’ weekend… starting off with a rather embarrassing race ending on Saturday as Brit Jake Dennis led from start to finish – another driver who could well have ended up an F1 star – on Sunday.

For the rest of last week’s action, we go to Indycar and NASCAR … with a brilliant 4th place from Jack Harvey with the Talladega madness!

Next weekend F1 returns to the magnificent Algarve circuit for the Portuguese Grand Prix and hopefully another Max v Lewis classic, as MotoGP heads to Jerez in Spain.

Indycar makes it three rounds on the trot with a visit to Texas for the first oval race of the season, while the brave new world of the Hypercar World Endurance Championship kicks off at Spa but sadly only two Toyotas and one Alpine are ready for it – but the future still looks very promising with the return of Porsche and Ferrari over the next couple of years.

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This week on Lovecars On the Grid podcast, Tiff and Paul discuss NASCAR, Formula E and the countdown to Imola begins! 

The ‘Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500’ NASCAR race is first up, and it was typical Martinsvile mayhem all the way. While nearer to home the Formula E boys were winding their way around Rome for a double header weekend.

What do you think of Formula E? Do you like the qualifying system, the often petty penalties, ATTACK MODE!, or how about the fan boost?  

Coming up Tiff gives his predictions for true petrol heads starting a big weekend with the Formula 1 at Imola. Will his 1, 2 and 3 be correct?

And a look ahead at Indycar, kicking off at Alabama Motorsports Road Course with F1s ex Grosjean, together with some British hopes – former GP driver Max Chilton, also Ed Jones and Jack Harvey.

Next week NASCAR is at Richmond for the ‘Toyota Owners 400’, MotoGP is in Portugal, but perhaps the main event is surely the Caterham Academy Sprint at Curborough!

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Welcome to Episode 3 of the Lovecars On the Grid podcast - the global motorsport roundup! 

With no Formula 1 this week it was Extreme E in Saudi Arabia that took the limelight, with Nico Rosberg's team of Johan Kristoffersson and Australian rally driver Molly Taylor, beating Cristina Gutiérrez and Acclaimed French driver Sébastien Loeb in Lewis Hamilton's team in the opening round!  

Stand out performance from Catie Munnings who recorded better split times across the final than her team-mate Timmy Hansen. Munnings also kept the team in the hunt for the final after nursing the car home on 3 wheels after a puncture during qualifying.  

Christine Giampaoli Zonca had an outstanding weekend and was level with Oliver Bennett across split times in probably the tightest battle between team-mates all weekend.  Great to see Carlos Sians on full send! And plenty of beautiful scenery and action from the inaugural Extreme E outing.   

Also on the show we catch up on the MotoGP action in Doha, Qatar together with the most incredible NASCAR dirt race!   

Oh, and Tiff Needell wins in a McLaren Can Am car at Donnington!

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We kick off this week with the first Grand Prix of the 2021 season, the sensational roller coaster ride in Bahrain.  

With Red Bull's Max Verstappen topping the practise sessions and leading the grid from pole position, could the Lewis get close to compete in the Mercedes, or would Botas and Perez be surprise contenders? The result was spectacular and a nail biter until the end. 

Were the stewards fair with their assessment of Lewis and Max track limits? Who was your driver of the day? Great to see such a ding dong performance from so many pairing including McLaren's Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, with Ricciardo out qualifying Llando, but losing out in the race. Oh and just the 96th career win for Sir Lewis Hamilton!  


Also on the grid we discuss MotoGP in Qatar (where are all the British riders?), Formula 2, NASCAR on the dirt, Extreme E, the latest with the Caterham Academy and Tiff is back in the racing seat! 

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Episode 1 with Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman introducing the brand new motorsport podcast, "Lovecars: On the Grid".   

We look ahead to the Bahrain Grand Prix, discuss NASCAR on dirt and remember Murray Walker and Sabine Schmidt.

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