While Mercedes has dominated the early stages of the 2026 F1 season, Ferrari has been a consistent thorn in its side. So what chances are there of the Prancing Horse being able to close the gap in time to get into title contention, and what tracks might it have a chance of being able to beat the Silver Arrows?

On the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast, Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Josh Suttill to answer those questions and many more submitted by The Race Members' Club. 

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In Shanghai, Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble to dissect the Chinese Grand Prix, and another event dominated by Mercedes - albeit with each of its drivers taking a victory in the sprint/GP double header.

Edd and Jon discuss Kimi Antonelli's impressive maiden victory, and whether he should really be considered a title contender this season. They also answer the question as to whether Ferrari could have taken second from George Russell, had Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc spent less time battling each other.

There's also chat about Max Verstappen latest outburst against the regulations, McLaren's nightmare Sunday, another impressive Ollie Bearman showing, and more. Plus, another bumper batch of questions from The Race Members' Club are answered.

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As F1 heads to a very different circuit for the second race of this new era, might that allow Ferrari to challenge Mercedes for top spot this weekend? And could the Italian team really emerge as a title contender this season after a promising performance in Australia, despite coming off second best?

Ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, Edd Straw joins up with Jon Noble in Shanghai to answer those questions and to tackle a whole heap more that were sent in by The Race Members' Club, including: How good is Ollie Bearman? Which team is really leading the midfield? And what will happen if the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races are cancelled? 

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With one round down, opinions are still split on F1's new rules and the way they've altered the on-track spectacle. On this episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss the positives and negatives of what we saw in Australia, discuss how the teams' growing tech understanding will impact racing, and debate the tweaks F1 can make to the rules to improve what many see at the immediate problem areas.

Gary also answers questions from listeners on battery technology, front-axle harvesting, and power unit component allocation.

If you've got a tech question for Gary, send it to [email protected]

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Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble, in Melbourne, and Scott Mitchell-Malm to unpick the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

The big talking point heading into the race was the nature of the racing under the new regulations - so what did the guys make of what they saw on Sunday?

And would Charles Leclerc and Ferrari have been able to stop George Russell leading home a Mercedes one-two had different strategic decisions been made?

We tackle those topics and more, plus answer the first batch of your questions about everything that happened in Round 1 of 2026.

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F1 heads into its season-opener in Australia with the usual excitement tempered by trepidation about what impact the new regulations - and in particular the energy-starved power units - might have on the racing. So how will the on-track action play out this year, and will we really see chaos during qualifying and at race starts? And if the racing does fall flat, will panic set in? In our second and final pre-season episode, Edd Straw is joined by Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman to debate those questions and more...

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George Russell heads into the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as world championship favourite. But are he and Mercedes really up to the challenge, and will it be Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc or someone else who emerges as his main rival?

In the first episode of our two-part F1 2026 season preview, Edd Straw is joined by Ben Anderson and Glenn Freeman to look at the drivers who should be vying for race wins, the dark horses who could surprise, those with something to prove, and those heading into the season under maximum pressure to perform. 

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Max Verstappen has been incredibly critical of the direction F1 has taken with its 2026 rules - but does he have a point? Is F1 still F1?

That's the key topic of conversation in the latest episode of Stay On Track, in which 1996 world champion Damon Hill and three-time grand prix winner Johnny Herbert look ahead to the season-opening race in Australia and contemplate what we can expect from the racing in this new era of F1.

They also discuss whether they'd have liked to have driven these cars, speculate on how the team-mate battles might play out in the 'big four' teams, and pick a winner for the first race based on what they saw in testing.

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The Race F1 Tech Show returns, with Edd Straw and legendary former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discussing all the big tech talking points heading into 2026.

Gary gives his assessment of each team heading into the new season, plus shares his thoughts on the new power units, deployment regimes, energy harvesting, the start sequence and more.

He also answers questions from listeners on bargeboards (or should that be floorboards?), the loss of the MGU-H, the weight limit, and lift wings vs downforce wings.

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The combination of Fernando Alonso, Adrian Newey and works Honda engines was meant to be the stuff of dreams for Aston Martin, but in testing the combination looked in big trouble and facing an extremely tough start to 2026 at the very least. So has Alonso's last chance to win again in F1 already slipped away, and if so what does that mean for the 44-year-old's future?

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble to discuss the prospects of the Spaniard and his Aston Martin team, including where things have gone wrong, how much Honda are to blame, and what the recovery plan might look like. 

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