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Take an in-depth look at Formula One with Formula One journalists Chris Balfe and Mat Coch discuss the stories behind the headlines. Featuring interviews with leading figures in the sport, the Pitpass.com team will bring you up to speed on everything in Formula One.

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Pitpass.com episodes:

05.17.2017
Spain 2017
Was the 2017 Spanish Grand Prix the most exciting race of the Formula 1 season to date? Well, yes, say the Pitpass team of Chris Balfe, Max Noble and Mat Coch, but that's hardly anything to shout about. The battle between...
05.03.2017
Russia 2017
Hot on the heels of Valtteri Bottas' first Grand Prix win, the Pitpass crew assembles to digest that latest round of the Formula 1 world championship. Chris Balfe, Mat Coch and Max Noble all squeeze in to the Pitpass recording studio...
04.12.2017
China 2017
The Pitpass team is back to discuss the Chinese Grand Prix, picking apart the key moments from the weekend. From the weather to Fernando Alonso and simplified front wings, Chris Balfe, Max Noble and Mat Coch once again cover a huge...
04.05.2017
Australia 2017
The 2017 Formula 1 season has begun, with victory for Sebastian Vettel (spoiler!) over Lewis Hamilton in Australia. Together to discuss all the important events of the weekend, the Pitpass trio of Chris Balfe, Mat Coch and Max Noble jump...
03.17.2017
2017 Season Preview
As teams and drivers pack their bags ready for the flight to Melbourne, the Pitpass team jumped into the studio for the first podcast of the 2017 Formula 1 season.
12.13.2016
Pitpass Awards 2017
Who was the best driver and which was the best team in 2016? That's what the team has gathered to discuss in the Pitpass.com end of season podcast, as well as the slightly awkward fact that they forgot to talk...
12.01.2016
Abu Dhabi 2016
As the 2016 championship draws to a close, the Pitpass team gets the band back together to review the final race of the season. It's been a few weeks since the guys have caught up, but they get straight back in...
10.13.2016
Japan 2016
Was the Japanese Grand Prix the turning point of the season, or the next chapter following Nico Rosberg's breakout drive in Malaysia a week earlier? That's what the Pitpass team is in the studio to discuss this week, along with...
10.05.2016
Malaysia 2016
Despite the quick turnaround between the Malaysian and Japanese Grands Prix, the team has found time to sneak into the studio to record the latest episode of the Pitpass Podcast. Chris Balfe and Max Noble once again join Mat Coch to...
09.23.2016
Singapore 2016
It's all tea and biscuits in the Pitpass podcast following the Singapore Grand Prix, an event that saw Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo's grandstand finish overshadowed by a lizard and a moustache. Chris Balfe is once again joined in the studio...
09.07.2016
Italy 2016
There's just something special about Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix, that gives the team goose bumps as they dissect the latest round of the championship. Chris Balfe, Mat Coch and Max Noble can't hide their enthusiasm for the fabled...
09.02.2016
Belgium 2016
As the Formula One season reconvened at Spa so too has the Pitpass team been busy discussing a Belgian Grand Prix that created more than one talking point. It's a podcast with a bit of a difference, as the trio of...
08.19.2016
2016 Mid-season report
It's the mid-season break and with the teams on summer holiday that's left the Pitpass trio of Chris Balfe, Max Noble and Mat Coch to dissect the first half of the year. In a show that's best described as a marathon...
06.23.2016
European Grand Prix 2016
Hot on the heels of the European Grand Prix, the Pitpass team have headed to the studio for the latest episode of the show in which they discuss carpets, SLR cameras, cats and toe-tapping national anthems. It was the flying carpets...
06.16.2016
Canada 2016
Just where was Nico Rosberg at the Canadian Grand Prix? That's the question being asked by the Pitpass team as they once again gather to run their critical eye over Formula One. Following an intriguing Monaco Grand Prix and a week...
06.08.2016
Monaco 2016
Having finally dried out after a soggy Monaco Grand Prix weekend, the Pitpass team have found their way into the studio to discuss everything that happened around the streets of the Principality. Chris Balfe is back on the grid alongside Mat...
05.20.2016
Spain 2016
After yet another thrilling grand prix, the third in a row if you believe Mat Coch, the Pitpass crew is back to make sense of it all. Max Noble joins Coch in the studio as Chris Balfe takes a week off,...
05.04.2016
Russia 2016
Poor Daniil Kvyat is copping it from all sides this week. Not only do the rumours swirl that he's been ousted from his seat at Red Bull but the Pitpass team is showing no mercy either. Chris Balfe, Max Noble and...
04.22.2016
China 2016
The Chinese Grand Prix proved almost too exciting for the Pitpass team as they gather once again in the studio to dissect the race. Chris Balfe, Max Noble and Mat Coch can't hide their after what they suggest was easily...
04.07.2016
Bahrain 2016
The Pitpass crew returns to discuss the Bahrain Grand Prix, and for once they actually just about manage it. Chris Balfe, Max Noble and Mat Coch return and touch on topics such as Lewis' dress sense and where Max keeps his...
03.23.2016
Australia 2016
Fresh off the back of the opening round of the 2016 Formula One championship, the Pitpass trio of Chris Balfe, Mat Coch and Max Noble are back in the studio. It was a weekend which provided the team with plenty to...
03.13.2016
2016 Formula One Season Preview
After a long winter, the Pitpass trio of Chris Balfe, Mat Coch and Max Noble are back to preview the opening round of the 2016 Formula One season. The first Pitpass podcast of the year looks back at pre-season testing...
12.09.2015
2015 Pitpass Gala Awards
The Pitpass Gala Awards marked the culmination of a year's toil for the Formula One fraternity, which shows its support by staying at home. Instead the event was celebrated in a private room at one of the world's leading restaurants...
12.02.2015
Abu Dhabi 2015
Nico Rosberg might have won, but it was Sergio Perez who the team was waxing lyrical about following the season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Chris Balfe, Max Noble and Mat Coch are back in the Pitpass studio dissecting the race...
11.18.2015
Brazil 2015
Nico Rosberg needs to do a lot more than just win the Brazilian Grand Prix to impress Mat Coch it seems as he's joined in the Pitpass studio once again by Chris Balfe and Max Noble. The trio are on deck...
11.04.2015
Mexico 2015
There's a party in the Pitpass studio and much to Chris Balfe's disdain it shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Editor Balfe is joined once again by Max Noble and Mat Coch as the trio dissects the latest...
10.28.2015
2015 United States GP
Subaru is on the verge of entering Formula One. Okay, it's not, but we bet that got your attention. It's just one of the wild fancies the Pitpass trio throw about in the latest podcast instead of dissecting what was...
10.15.2015
2015 Russian Grand Prix
Anyone would think we've let Basil Fawlty into the Pitpass studio this week as Chris Balfe, Max Noble and Mat Coch do their best not to mention the war. Instead the trio actually manages to do the rarest of things...
09.29.2015
Japan 2015
Could Renault be in the middle of some Ocean's 11 style conspiracy theory that would shake the sport to the core? Probably not, but Max Noble asks the question anyway as he joins Chris Balfe and Mat Coch for the...
09.23.2015
Singapore GP 2015
No stone is left unturned and no subject is off limits in the latest Pitpass podcast as Max Noble, Chris Balfe and Mat Coch again join forces to dissect the Singapore Grand Prix.
09.08.2015
Italian GP 2015
Max Noble, Mat Coch and Chris Balfe are joined in the studio by a panel of guests, all eager to share their views on the Italian Grand Prix. From team bosses to world champions, the Pitpass team gets the low...
08.24.2015
Belgium 2015
Following the Belgian Grand Prix the Pitpass team has gather to dissect the race in minute detail, coming to the abrupt conclusion that Lewis Hamilton could probably have won blindfolded. In an explosive episode Chris Balfe, Max Noble and Mat Coch...
08.03.2015
2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
Almost a week later than planned, thanks largely to Chris finding himself trapped in a room somewhere in the McLaren Technology Centre, the team delivers is report on the Hungarian Grand Prix. And Max Noble, Chris Balfe and Mat Coch have...
07.08.2015
The Get Carter Episode
After one of the best grands prix of the week, possibly the month, the Pitpass team can barely contain their positivity. Mostly because they're worried they'll be blamed for all Formula One's problems by Matthew Carter.
06.25.2015
2015 Austrian Grand Prix
Somebody get the guys at atlas as the Pitpass trio of Max Noble, Mat Coch and Chris Balfe combined manage to confuse Azerbaijan with Kazakhstan. No folks, we don't know how they managed to do it either. Maybe it was the...
06.11.2015
Canada 2015
Max Noble, Mat Coch and Chris Balfe are back to dissect a race that really never was as they cite Sebastian Vettel, Felipe Massa and one curious local as the highlights of an unusually uneventful Canadian Grand Prix.
05.27.2015
Monaco 2015
Max Verstappen's crash, Mercedes' decision to pit Lewis Hamilton, Williams lack of pace and McLaren scoring points. It was a Monaco Grand Prix worth talking about. But there's so much more the team sinks its teeth into, including the lack...
05.13.2015
Spain 2015
Following on from Nico Rosberg's first win in almost 12 months, the Pitpass team completely forgets to mention it as instead it ploughs into the hot topics from the F1 paddock. This week they discuss McLaren's woes, if Ferrari has...
04.29.2015
2015: The Story So Far
The Pitpass podcast is back with Editor Chris Balfe again joined by Mat Coch and Max Noble, making his debut on the show. The trio digest the opening four races of the season, picking out the highs and lows while...
11.13.2014
Rd18, Brazil featuring the USGP
Making up for lost time, the Pitpass team rants its way through all the issues currently facing Formula One. With back-to-back races and a seemingly imploding sport the trio waste little time cutting to the core of the problem with...
10.17.2014
Rd16, Russia
It may have been a dull Russian Grand Prix, but that just gives the team license to discuss an array of other topics. From the trouble at Force India to the state of play at McLaren, the team somehow even...
10.09.2014
Rd15, Japan
It's been a rough week in Formula One, the Pitpass team sharing their thoughts on Jules Bianchi. Unanomously, they call for calm and sensibility.
09.25.2014
Rd 14, Sinagpore
Without the safety car, the Singapore Grand Prix would have been a bit of a snooze-fest, according to the Pitpass team who are back to right all of Formula One's wrongs.
09.11.2014
Rd13, Italy
They may have missed the Belgian episode, but the Pitpass team is back in full swing. In fact it's a suggesting they think might help liven up Formula One, much in-keeping with the current trend of needless tinkering. It's the longest...
07.31.2014
Rd11, Hungary
Clearly struggling to master the art of reading a clock, Mat Coch is left rather red faced on the latest Pitpass podcast. Joined by Glen Crompton, notably absent is editor Chris Balfe, the result of a rather embarrassing time zone...
07.22.2014
Rd10, Germany
Tired of leaving the rants to Glen 'Crompo' Crompton, Mat Coch (who allegedly joined the show from a telephone box somewhere) expresses his concerns over the standard of marshalling in Hockenheim, a view shared by Editor Chris Balfe who branded...
07.08.2014
Rd9, Great Britain
It's taken until almost the midway point of the season, but finally Glen 'Crompo' Crompton has given us his first real crack-pot conspiracy theory of the year. And it came about almost by accident. Crompo is once again in the Pitpass...
06.26.2014
Rd8, Canada
Chris Balfe, Glen Crompton and Mat Coch have headed back in to the Pitpass studio to record the post-Austrian Grand Prix episode in which, as usual, they spend little time actually talking about the race. Indeed, feeding off one another, Balfe...
06.11.2014
Rd7, Canada
Running a little longer this week the trio of Balfe, Crompo and Coch review the Canadian Grand Prix and take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. They're unimpressed with proposed changes to Friday practice while suggesting Daniel Ricciardo's...
05.27.2014
Rd 6, Monaco
Following a processional race that had little to talk about the Pitpass team had to be forcedly removed from the studio this week as they dissected all the latest happenings in Formula One. Editor Chris Balfe is back to share his...

What's Pitpass.com about?

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Pitpass.com episodes:

Spain 2017

Russia 2017

China 2017

Australia 2017

2017 Season Preview

Pitpass Awards 2017

Abu Dhabi 2016

Japan 2016

Malaysia 2016

Singapore 2016

Italy 2016

Belgium 2016

2016 Mid-season report

European Grand Prix 2016

Canada 2016

Monaco 2016

Spain 2016

Russia 2016

China 2016

Bahrain 2016

Australia 2016

2016 Formula One Season Preview

2015 Pitpass Gala Awards

Abu Dhabi 2015

Brazil 2015

Mexico 2015

2015 United States GP

2015 Russian Grand Prix

Japan 2015

Singapore GP 2015

Italian GP 2015

Belgium 2015

2015 Hungarian Grand Prix

The Get Carter Episode

2015 Austrian Grand Prix

Canada 2015

Monaco 2015

Spain 2015

2015: The Story So Far

Rd18, Brazil featuring the USGP

Rd16, Russia

Rd15, Japan

Rd 14, Sinagpore

Rd13, Italy

Rd11, Hungary

Rd10, Germany

Rd9, Great Britain

Rd8, Canada

Rd7, Canada

Rd 6, Monaco