The Switchback F1 Podcast

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A Formula 1 podcast hosted by Graham Chapple and Luke Holmes, featuring race analysis, breakdowns and general shenanigans.... more

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The podcast currently has 296 episodes available.

The Switchback F1 Podcast episodes:

December 16, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 201: 2024 F1 Drivers Ranked
The season is over but the podcasts are not! Graham and Luke return for another week of motorsport chat! This week we talk:
Hangovers from Abu Dhabi, and how Ferrari lost out on the constructors’ title (3:29)

Post-season testing takeaways and entry list for 2025 (13:03)

Ranking the 2024 F1 drivers’ seasons (21:51)

News round-up: Ferrari to supply Cadillac, Rwanda’s race bid, FIA vote outcome, and more (62:47)

F2 testing at Abu Dhabi, F2 in 2023/2024 (71:11)
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1h 25min
December 09, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 200: School's Out (Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return to review F1's finale at Abu Dhabi!
We talk:
The McLaren-Ferrari constructors showdown, McLaren’s achievement (5:24)

Ferrari’s valiant effort; Sainz’s last race, Leclerc’s recovery (22:39)

Hamilton’s final finish with Mercedes (30:30)

Russell and Verstappen’s war of words (40:30)

Verstappen’s quiet race and Lap 1 incident (49:15)

Alpine-Gasly vs Haas/Hulkenberg (53:33)

Another points finish for Alonso (60:52)

Rounding up the rest of the midfield (61:55)

Ending stats and qualifying battles (75:26)

Qatar cleanup, including tyres and penalties (80:31)

Ben Sulyamen looking to ring-fence himself (83:29)

Dutch Grand Prix to end in 2026, China extended to 2030 (87:06)

A return to Liberty for Chase Carey (93:33)

Driver chatter: Perez likely to face the chop, interest in Colapinto cools and postseason testing (96:00)

F2’s finale at Abu Dhabi (104:45)
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1h 55min
December 02, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 199: Shards (Qatar Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return to review an action-packed Qatar Grand Prix! This week, we talk:
More Mo, more problems…another Ben Sulayem controversy (0:44) "I am a driver" https://x.com/RainSoldier/status/1841866240370888943?t=eTfHM76uvtthBUqapTj4kg&s=19

Verstappen’s one place grid penalty and Russell’s shortsightedness (7:32)

Verstappen recovers to take victory to complete weekend turnaround (20:38)

Norris’ big error… Was it a fair penalty and how costly might it prove in the constructors’ championship? (29:55) - (apparently there was indeed a double-yellow down at T1)
Leclerc takes an unlikely second and how Piastri lost second (39:33)

Russell’s post-sprint comments on McLaren’s racing and how his race got away from him (44:34)

Gasly’s mega effort puts Alpine in driving seat for 6th again (51:16)

Sainz’s race disappears with puncture (53:57)

Alonso shithouses another P7 (55:28)

Sauber??? Points??? (57:21)

Fighting K Mag (60:50)

More Norris thoughts (63:27)

Bottas FINALLY overtakes Sargeant (64:24)

Lewis Hamilton: existentialism, horror show race, and pathetic reaction sets up an awkward goodbye (66:25)

RB’s just off the pace (74:25)

After brilliant sprint, Hulk’s Grand Prix unfolds quickly (78:10)

Perez’s nightmare weekend (79:56)

Lance Stroll’s short-lived race (85:55)

Ocon’s early exit, Doohan likely to race in Abu Dhabi (86:53)

Closing race thoughts (92:10)

Monza’s new deal (93:00)

F1’s and FIA’s 2025 racing guidelines discussion (93:48)

Abu Dhabi preview (103:04)
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2h 5min
November 25, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 198: Connect 4 (Las Vegas Grand Prix review)
Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 from the Las Vegas Grand Prix. This week, we talk:
Conditions swing to Mercedes’ strengths as Russell cruises to victory, Hamilton throws chance of victory away with poorly qualifying (4:10)

Verstappen seals his fourth title: was this better than his 2021 title? (16:55)

Midfield leaders: Hulkenberg and Tsunoda (32:49)

Zhou flirting with points (37:24)

Gasly’s amazing qualifying effort undone by reliability (39:54)

McLaren’s assisted limitation in the constructors’ standing(42:27)

Ferrari’s underwhelming Vegas and in-race driver tension (44:56)

Alonso somehow taking an 11th (52:12)

The underwhelming efforts of the Red Bull hopefuls: Sergio Perez, Liam Lawson, Franco Colapinto (53:04)

Alpine’s bizarre blunder for Ocon and other race notes (62:22)

Quick round-up of F1 news (65:53)

Andretti on the brink of 11th entry in 2026, but it comes with a caveat…(70:07)

Qatar preview (84:59)
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1h 40min
November 18, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 197: Departures
Graham and Luke return to review a packed week in the world of F1.
We talk:
Damon Hill to Sky Sports at the end of the year; a shift in Sky Sports/Red Bull relations? (3:57)

Race director Niels Wittich suddenly leaves the FIA (9:56)

Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei leaves his role (20:20)

Dan Fallows steps down as Aston Martin Technical Director (23:56)

Alpine finally announce Mercedes engines (38:05)

A new extension for Monaco (44:20)

IMSA/Indy/WEC chatter (53:17)

F1 75 show; all 10 teams to unveil their liveries in London show (61:08)

Audi to sell small stake to Qatar (66:58)

Ferrari release Sainz to do post season test with Williams (75:05)

Vegas chatter (82:06)
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1h 27min
November 11, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 196: Sauber Finally Make their Move; Triple Header Catch-up
Graham and Luke return to catch-up on everything after a hectic triple header. This week we talk:
Brazil GP hangover: changing tyres under red flag and missed opportunities (3:35)

Drivers who have win from 17th or lower (11:10)

Hamilton is checked out: the odd deterioration of Hamilton/Mercedes relationship (13:56)

Sauber finally announce a second driver; snap up Bortoleto from McLaren (22:05)
What now and next for Valterri Bottas? (36:41)

The end of the road for Zhou (51:04)

The growing Colapinto-Red Bull Racing rumours (56:03)

Even more bizarre Alpine-Colapinto rumours (69:40)

The GPDA vs Ben Sulayem: Adults in the room (76:32)

Rotation race calendars coming soon (88:49)

An F1 Academy rant (97:00)

Other tid-bits such as Porsche Formula E’s rebrand, Rossi tests for Hypercar (105:00)

Las Vegas preview: Verstappen on the brink (111:05)
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2h 7min
November 04, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 195: Statement; Match Point (Brazilian Grand Prix review)
Graham and Luke return to review the craziest race of the season as a Verstappen masterclass brings him to the brink of a fourth title.
This week:
A very quick Sprint recap: McLaren playing with fire amidst driver swaps (2:59)
Setting the table for Sunday’s race: a qualifying that put everything on a plate for Norris, Verstappen on the back-foot (4:52)

How the race unfolded; Norris and McLaren spiral (6:53)

Verstappen’s all-time masterclass, Norris’ title hopes shattered amidst errors (16:39)

Additional Norris notes (31:10)

Alpine come back from the dead (35:20)

George Russell claims a P4 (44:34)

Tsunoda shows his talent in the wet (46:28)

Oscar Piastri’s battles (48:55)

Leclerc’s quiet weekend (49:55)

Another battling weekend for Liam Lawson (51:59)

Nico Hulkenberg’s odd weekend (53:59)

ANOTHER P13 for Bottas (54:55)

Another concerning weekend for Lewis Hamilton (56:26)

For real this time…is this it for Sergio Perez (59:37)

Bearman’s learning race (64:19)

Aston’s shocker weekend, rebuild job, and an embarrassing blip from Stroll (65:48)

The unexplainable season from Zhou (69:50)

Carlos Sainz returns to earth (71:03)

A very costly weekend for Williams (72:48)

Haas under threat for P6 (76:55)

Closing thoughts from Brazil (77:56)

Bortoleto set for Sauber (86:36)
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1h 38min
October 28, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 194: Controversy Continues (Mexico GP Review)
Graham and Luke return to review a controversial Mexico Grand Prix. This week, we talk:
Stewarding hangover from USA, McLaren’s right of review, rules set for review at Qatar (3:14)

Carlos Sainz’s last hurrah at Ferrari? Unpacking his great win at Mexico, Leclerc keeps it out of the wall, and Ferrari enter the constructors’ battle for real (16:35)

Norris salvages P2, takes big slice out of Verstappen’s lead (33:10)

Haas’ mega weekend, led by K Mag (42:05)

Mercedes pick up good points, but also pick up damage costs (45:03)

Gasly picks up a deserved point (49:58)

Bottas’ good weekend for a Sauber, Mercedes test drive rumours (51:29)

A step back weekend for Colapinto (55:55)

A solid P11 for Stroll (57:48)

A calamitous weekend for Red Bull, starting with Verstappen’s lunges (60:12)

A stinker of a home race for Perez (73:07)

Lawson’s race, rubbing with Perez, and perceived arrogance (77:12)

Tsunoda’s weekend unfolding from promising Friday (83:21)

Piastri unable to make up for bad Saturday (87:59)

Albon’s incident filled weekend (90:40)

Closing thoughts of Mexico GP (93:55)

Brazilian Grand Prix preview (97:55)
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1h 49min
October 21, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 193: Racing returns with a bang (US Grand Prix review)
Graham and Luke return as F1 finally makes its return with a fascinating, controversial US Grand Prix. This week we talk:
Red Bull’s front bib row (1:22)
Sprint weekend dynamics: upgrades, Sprint Qualifying, Sprint race takeaways (8:45)

Norris again rattled under pressure, Marko’s Norris comments and mental weaknesses behind the wheel (14:50)

Ferrari’s long-run pace comes through for easy 1-2 (21:25)

Verstappen vs Norris: Qualifying, lap 1 incident, last laps battle, the penalty, Norris’ weaknesses highlighted, and the “title fight” (30:49)

Haas’ notable step forward (49:04)

Lawson and Colapinto’s long runs pay off (53:46)

Gasly’s undeserved final result (57:52)

Russell recovery and other midfield recaps (61:56)

Perez’s unideal weekend (62:58)

Mercedes’ weekend spirals out of control (64:36)

Stewarding mess (69:23)

Aston Martin again underdeliver (71:11)

Alex Albon Fraud Watch and closing thoughts from the US GP (73:29)

F1 to scrap fastest lap point (77:50)

FIA to offset cost-cap for Audi for 2026 (80:25)

Mexico GP preview (86:00)
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1h 50min
October 14, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 192: Haas-Toyota
Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 and beyond! This week we talk:
Haas and Toyota’s new partnership (1:54)

Williams announce big financial loss and surprising 2025 admission (24:03)

Otmar making the news rounds (31:08)

Alonso’s theory on a lack of safety cars (34:06)

Mass F3 grid announcement (38:56)

McLaren’s signing of Ella Lloyd and its importance and potential (47:56)

Binotto not counting out Mick Schumacher for the Sauber seat (54:03)

US Grand Prix preview (58:33)
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1h 27min

FAQs about The Switchback F1 Podcast:

How many episodes does The Switchback F1 Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 296 episodes available.