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As a bonus in the feed, we're bringing you our Driving Style Secrets Q&A episode. Driving Style Secrets is a podcast series available exclusively in The Race Members' Club on Patreon. In Season 3, which finished recently, Edd Straw and Mark Hughes took a deep dive into the driving techniques of five of F1's 21st century greats: Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg - and here they answer questions from the Race Members' Club about each of them!

Edd and Mark start things off by discussing who, out of our five drivers covered, dealt with Lewis Hamilton the best. They then go on to discuss how Fernando Alonso's driving style saves tyres, how much of a driving style is deliberate versus instinctive, how each driver's technique evolved over time, why Raikkonen's career arc was linked to tyre philosophy changes, and what would have happened had Vettel gone up against Hamilton at Mercedes. There's also an explanation for why the fastest F1 drivers rarely exhibit flashy car control, and why Alonso is good but perhaps not great in wet conditions.

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There's been plenty of extraordinary conspiracy theories throughout Formula 1 history - but are some of them actually true? Mark Hughes and 1996 world champion Damon Hill dissect some of the most interesting F1 conspiracies in the latest episode of The Undercut.

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To many, Formula 1 is about engineering genius, so why does the governing body, the FIA, so often outlaw bold new ideas after they appear? Has grand prix racing become anti-innovation, or is it essential for 'the show' to control technical development?

On this episode of The Race F1 Podcast, which was inspired by a question sent in by someone in The Race Members' Club on Patreon, Edd Straw is joined by Samarth Kanal and Mark Hughes to debate whether F1 has got the innovation balance right or wrong, and to hypothesise on what would happen if the FIA relaxed the rules and allowed the teams to innovate as they wish, provided they stuck to the cost cap...

Here's the full listener question from StevieNoises that inspired the episode:

Why is F1’s strategy so anti-development? Ferrari’s exhaust wing is banned for 2027 and, to quote from The-Race.com ‘although the FIA was satisfied that the designs fully compiled with the regulations, it was mindful that if things were left untouched there was a risk of things getting more extreme and a potential tech war exploding.’

'Tech war' is negatively loaded language that perfectly describes the sport! Car performance is based on the design of the car rather than the talent of the driver (for the most part), so a tech war is what Formula 1 is. Why is the strategy to counter development? Teams cannot just spend their way out of problems now. All of the teams saw the Ferrari rear wing in testing and took time to evaluate if it is worth bringing. 10 years ago, all of the top teams would have had one on the car for round 1. With the cost cap in place, there arguably should be more freedom in chasing designs.

I understand that occasionally developments are banned because it can lead to one team being extremely dominant which you could make the argument with McLaren's system. But it's not like Ferrari have won a lot of races this year BECAUSE of the exhaust wing. This is not a development like DAS, or the double diffuser for example. 

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In the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, we evaluate two teams that took major steps forward before the summer break: McLaren and Aston Martin.

Edd Straw is joined by former F1 technical director Gary Anderson, who explains why McLaren's approach to upgrades should pay it back in the second half of the season, and why Lando Norris' stunning Hungary victory shouldn't be a track specific one-off.

Next, Gary discuss his old team, Aston Martin, and the performance step it was able to make with a heavily upgraded car. Gary explains the bold aerodyanmic choices Adrian Newey has taken with the car, and why it affords the team plenty of headroom for improvement.

And finally, Gary answers another batch of questions from listeners on differences in deployment between drivers, the 2027 rules, upgrade scheduling, hybrid technology evolution and F1’s ultimate rules.

If you'd like to ask Gary a question, send it to [email protected]

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After its nightmare start to 2026, Aston Martin finally showed signs of a revival in Hungary after putting a big upgrade on the car. So has Adrian Newey finally got the Silverstone-based team on the right track, or will there be more bumps in the road, even with a new Honda power unit on the way?

On the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, Edd Straw is joined by Josh Suttill and Jon Noble to assess Aston Martin's current position and expected trajectory, and how that might impact Fernando Alonso’s future. Plus, we round up the latest F1 news, including how the 2026 and 2027 calendars are shaping up amid continued conflict in the Middle East and why a significant FIA figure has spoken out against F1's power unit manufacturers...

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Alpine's executive advisor and de facto team boss Flavio Briatore, is the latest guest on The Race Business's 'In Conversation With...' series. He talks about how Team Enstone has gone from an $80 million valuation to a $3.5 billion valuation, how highly he rates Pierre Gasly, why he thinks there needs to be 24 sprint races and explains how he turned a 'very bad idea' into a $150 million title sponsorship deal.

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Do F1 drivers need to cut back on complaining over team radio, or is it just a consequence of radio traffic being so easy to hear these days?

Edd Straw is joined by Glenn Freeman and special guest Conor Daly on the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast to delve into driver etiquette and whether things need to change.

There's also talk of whether things have gone too far with F1's blue flags rules after the Oscar Piastri/Carlos Sainz flashpoint in Hungary, and whether F1 could take lessons from IndyCar.

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Lando Norris became the fifth different winner this season with a surprise win in Budapest - but was it enough to earn him the top spot in our rankings as well? Val Khorounzhiy joins Edd Straw to probe him on how he ranked the drivers’ performances after the Hungarian Grand Prix - including where he placed Carlos Sainz after the Spaniard's controversial clash with Oscar Piastri under blue flags.

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Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Josh Suttill to dissect the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. Ferrari was the odds on favourite after Friday practice, but in the end it was Lando Norris and McLaren who emerged victorious - to their own surprise. We explain how and why McLaren came on so strong on Saturday and Sunday, discuss whether Ferrari had only themselves to blame for losing victory, and examine why championship-chasing Mercedes was not in the running this weekend. Plus, we discuss Verstappen's superb run to second place, Russell's poor start, and the controversial blue flag drama that impacted Oscar Piastri’s race before his retirement.

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