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And with that, the 2024 season comes to a close.

It was a season filled with incredible highs and lows as we bid farewell to the careers of a few iconic drivers, including the likes of Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez.

Grab your coffee (or your preferred drink) and strap in for another episode of Race Pod as we dive into our post-the-season finale in Abu Dhabi and our expectations for the new season ahead of 2025.

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No one saw this coming.

In the lead to the United States Grand Prix (which this podcast was recorded), Toyota shocked the F1 world by announcing its return in a technical partnership with the Haas F1 Team that begins immediately. The Japanese manufacturer had one the biggest operating budgets during its earliest stints in F1 before it left the sport.

This comes amid a flurry of breaking news, including the removal of the fastest lap point in the 2025 season. So, grab your coffee (or your preferred drink) and strap for another episode of Race Pod.

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Timestamps:

0.00: What was Toyota like back in the early days of F1?

1.10: What do F1 fans do during a break

2.15: Daniel Ricciardo leaves VCARB and is replaced immediately by Liam Lawson

12.30: Will Courtenay will leave Red Bull Racing to join McLaren as Sporting Director

17.00: Alpine will shut down their works engine programme at the end of 2025

22.50: Toyota Gazoo Racing signs a new technical partnership with Haas effective immediately

33.55: The fastest lap point will be removed in 2025

39.40: Lola Yamaha ABT completes debut driver line-up with rookie Zane Maloney joining "Mr Formula E" Lucas di Grassi

41.55: Max Verstappen gets handed a one-day community service for the explicit language used during a pre-race conference

46.30: Michael Andretti steps down as Head of Andretti Global Racing Team

50.00: Can Lando become a World Champion?

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Can Aston Martin be world champions?

During the Singapore Grand Prix race weekend, Jonathan and Nathan sat down for another episode as they discussed the iconic designer's move to Aston Martin — one that will see him join a decorated team of engineering talents — and many more.

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Timestamps:

0.00: Jonathan Wheatley's legacy

0.35: F1 in Schools

3.45: Are McLaren ready for championship fight?

10.50: Adrian Newey joins Aston Martin as Managing Technical Partner

17.05: More changes to the Red Bull camp

22.50: Andrea Kimi Antonelli joins Mercedes in 2025

30.55: Alpine employees go on strike during the Italian Grand Prix

32.50: Ferrari enjoys great success across the pond during the Italian Grand Prix race weekend

34.25: Mick Schumacher secures a podium in WEC

36.00: Callum Illot signs as Prema Racing's first Indy Car driver for 2025

39.00: Ending and outro

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The summer break has come and gone and we are back with a special episode we recorded shortly before the break ended!

In the lead up to the Dutch Grand Prix, plenty of teams have made moves to secure their future on the grid for 2024 and beyond — the biggest news being Sainz finally securing a drive with Williams on a multi-year contract.

Whether you are curious if McLaren is genuinely able to catch Red Bull for the constructor's championship this season or still equally lost like us at Alpine's many decisions to stay relevant in their F1 campaign, enjoy the latest episode of Race Pod!

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Timestamps:

0.00: Hitech x Renault F1 team in the making?

1.15: Intro

2.50: A much needed summer break

3.02: Major reshuffle among Audi F1 leadership

9.00: Andrea Stella signs multi-year contract extension

13.35: Ocon leaves the Alpine stable and joins Haas

18.30: Alpine reshuffles its Team Principal (again)

26.35: Carlos Sainz joins Williams for 2025 and beyond

31.45: The state of the current driver market

39.40: Oscar Piastri broke his rib!?

43.30: Ending and outro

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Note:

Shortly after this episode was recorded, few developments occurred.

Red Bull has chosen to keep Sergio Perez for the rest of the season despite speculations about his future in F1. Ocon signs a multi-year deal to drive with Haas for 2025 and beyond.

This episode was recorded after the Hungarian GP.

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For months on end, Sergio Perez string of poor performances has caused fans and many within the paddock to speculate whether Red Bull would keep the performance as his run of poor results is "opening the door" for rivals like McLaren and Mercedes to catch up with the Milton-Keynes based team in the constructors' championship.

Apart from this, our host dives into other wild rumours concerning Alpine. Most notably, the French manufacturer is considering giving up their work status due to the new regulation change in 2026. Let's also not forget that they have brought Flavio Briatore back into the mix.

Of big name and big news, enjoy the latest episode of Race Pod as the summer break begins!

Timestamps:

0.00: Is our American Hero back?

1.15: Intro

2.50: Alpine to give up their work status?

8.20: Flavio Briatore returns with Alpine

12.20: Aston Martin continues the hunt for big name hires

16.50: Haas overhauls its driver line up for 2025 and beyond

21.15: Is Red Bull doing a mid-season swap with Sergio Perez?

28.15: A new F1 movie in the making

33.20: Red Bull debuts the RB17 Track Car

35.00: Audi and BP are joining forces in 2026

37.05: Toyota returns with Haas?

38.50: Ending and outro

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Silly season begins.

June marked a busy season for the driver market as the team announced news of driver transfers for 2025 and beyond. Amidst all this lies a key figure, Carlos Sainz, who is said to be the "cork" that unscrews the bottle for the rest of the drivers to decide on their future in F1.

But that's not all.

There's also much talk about the 2026 regulations that introduce a raft of changes to the sport, as well as Andretti continuing to lock in key figures to join their F1 campaign — despite Formula One Management closing their door for them to join the F1 grid.

This episode was recorded after the Canada GP race weekend.

Timestamps:

0.00: 'He stayed there for five years!"

1.15: Ghazlan secures a new stint with Pit Debrief

3.20: Silly season begins

5.20: Red Bull extends Perez's contract to the end of 2026

9.00: Where will Sainz go?

13.10: Vacancy at Haas

15.25: Ocon to leave Alpine at the end of 2024

19.20: Our drivers predictions for the 2025 grid

38.00: Andretti continues with its big name signing

41.00: F1 previews the 2026 regulations

46.24: Ending and outro

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Where is Adrian Newey going to go?

May has been a month filled with plenty of action off-track. Most notably, there were numerous speculations on where legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey would go after news broke out that he would leave Red Bull in early 2025.

But there's just plenty to cover as the boy for one of the longest episodes of the pod, which includes their coverage of news such as:

✅Adrian Newey leaving Red Bull

✅ Ferrari's new title sponsor and hires

✅ Andretti's progress with their F1 campaign

✅ F1 Commission potentially making changes to the F1 World Championship

This episode was recorded during the Imola GP weekend.

Timestamps:

0.00: Peak Silly Season

1.15: Life outside of Race Pod

3.22: Adrian Newey to leave Red Bull in early 2025

17.30: Ferrari receives a new title sponsor in 2024 and more recruits from Mercedes in 2025

25.10: Nico Hulkenberg joins Kick Sauber in 2025 and beyond

30.00: Andretti gains political support in their challenge to join the F1 grid

33.30: F1 Commission to discuss changes to the F1 World Championship

41.20: F1 Academy secured a new documentary series

44.50: Outro

Correction to this episode:

1. There are only 10, not 20 teams on the F1 Grid.
2. The last time Alpine won a race was in 2021.
3. The Monaco GP took place in May, not June.

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The boys couldn't stop laughing as they recorded this episode.

From their unintentional hot takes about Alpine's technical structure to their humourous take on the thought of Vettel joining back the Silver Arrows for the memes and vibes, our hosts (Jonathan and Nathan) covered the hottest take outside of the F1 grid in April.

This includes:

✅ Fernando Alonso's big contract renewal with Aston Martin

✅ Liberty Media's acquisition of the commercial rights to MotoGP

✅ Their thoughts on the 2025 calendar

✅ Andretti's progress with their F1 challenger

This episode was recorded during the Chinese GP weekend.

Timestamps:

0.00: 'For the vibes'

1.15: Recap of Episode 3

3.22: Fernando Alonso to stay with Aston Martin for 2025 and beyond

10.15: Vettel to Mercedes?

11.15: Ricciardo's lacklustre performance in 2024

14.45: Changes to McLaren's technical team

20.25: Andretti opens up a new facility in Silverstone

26.40: Liberty Media acquires commercial rights to MotoGP

30.45: Thoughts on the 2025 F1 calendar

36.00: Outro

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Is Red Bull about to explode? 😧

March saw the Formula One paddock travel to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. While the on-track performances have been fairly predictable (until Carlos decided to end Max Verstappen's winning streak again after recovering from appendicitis), there has been plenty of action occurring off-track.

From Alpine melting down (quite literally) after the first race to the trouble brewing at the Red Bull camp, join our conversation as we unpack the potential shake-ups and moves that could happen within the driver market — as well as a few ongoing legal dramas.

p/s: This episode was recorded during the Australian Grand Prix race weekend, before Free Practice 1.

Timestamps:

1.31: Brief recap of Episode 2

2.50: Update on the content at Race Recap and Race Pod

4.50: Alpine meltdown

9.20: Trouble at Red Bull

19.20: Felipe Massa starts legal action over the Crashgate scandal

21.58: Susie Wolff takes legal action against the FIA over the conflict of interest inquiry

24.50: Zack Brown stays as McLaren CEO until 2030

27.10: Simone Resta and Enrico Sampo to join Mercedes in 2025

31.02: Sebastian Vettel back into racing?

33.05: Outro

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It's the time of the season. 👌

As fans gear up for pre-season testing in Bahrain, we can't help but join in the fun and give our predictions for what will happen in the 2024 F1 World Championship — a season that could spell the fate for teams and drivers in 2025 and beyond.

Whether that is Alonso getting his elusive 33rd win or Haas selling the team to Andretti Racing by the end of 2024, join us in this episode as we try (and fail miserably) to predict what will happen this season.

Timestamps: 

0.45 - Introductions and recap of KL Podfest

3.28 - Breaking news in F1 (F1 rejecting Andretti, Lewis to Ferrari, Gunther leaves Haas)

8.13 - Predictions format and update

10.15 - Red Bull will continue to dominate in 2024

12.40 - Aston Martin will win a race

14.15 - Haas will be sold at the end of 2024

17.15 - Awkward exchanges for Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz with their teams

19.55 - Fernando Alonso will retire by the end of 2024

23.20 - Théo Pourchaire and/or Felipe Drugovich will get a seat on the 2025 Formula 1 grid

25.54 - Logan Sergeant will lose his seat by the end of 2024

29.20 - A race with eight or more DNFs

31.53 - McLaren will get a win this season 

35.20 - A surprise senior personnel reshuffle will happen in 2024

39.20 - Outro 

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