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:

October 07, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 191: ...Is Autumn over yet?
Graham and Luke return for another week of F1's stupid Autumn break. Nevertheless! We have topics abound today to keep you going, including:
Post-Ricciardo comments from Red Bull (1:57)

Some housekeeping ramblings (6:34)

Alpine confirms end of F1 engine project (12:37)

A transition back to an engine formula (23:33)

Post season sprint race pushed back to 2025 (27:22)

Ben Sulayem’s fighting talk nonsense (29:54)

Pirelli’s amazing wet weather test (33:24)

F1’s new billion dollar deal (36:30)

Williams’ junior driver switch explained (38:50)

FE female test coming up, issues with F1 Academy and a solution (41:11)

McLaren poach another high profile member of Red Bull (50:51)

Toto Wolff’s short memory (52:48)

F1 qualifying battles to be determined (58:38)

Alternative layouts for Miami that should definitely be used for sprints (61:10)

A Williams alternate reality (66:33)

Zane Maloney heading to FE (68:48)

IndyCar news: Michael Andretti steps aside, new charter system (75:07)

FRECA talk and who should go up to F3 (85:47)

A look back to some of the 2024 races so far (93:46)

Miami Layouts: https://racer.com/2024/09/26/miami-grand-prix-adds-four-new-circuit-configurations-for-year-round-usage/
Sulayem: 'I am a driver': https://x.com/RainSoldier/status/1841866240370888943?t=eTfHM76uvtthBUqapTj4kg&s=19
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1h 55min
September 30, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 190: Ode to DR: A Daniel Ricciardo Career Retrospective
Daniel Ricciardo has been replaced at RB, and with it his F1 career has seemingly come to close. With the break in the F1 schedule, it's a perfect time to chat about the career of Daniel Ricciardo.
We briefly chat about the final decision made, how we got here and what it means for Liam Lawson going forward (3:41)

Then, we talk about the end of the road in F1 for Ricciardo (21:14)

Reflecting on Daniel Ricciardo’s career: 2014-16 (28:10)

Verstappen begins to overshadow Ricciardo (35:35) — (I will say we forgot to mention the Baku crash and how Red Bull apportioning more blame to Ricciardo as a factor in him leaving Red Bull, certainly a noteworthy moment in pushing him to the exit.)

Was the Renault move the right one to make? (37:03)

Was joining McLaren a mistake for Ricciardo?/Downfall at McLaren (45:44)

Ranking Ricciardo’s 8 race wins (58:25)
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1h 30min
September 23, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 189: Dominance Down Under (Singapore GP review)
Graham and Luke return to review the Singapore Grand Prix! This week we talk:
McLaren to adjust Baku rear wing (3:04)

Swearing nonsense from Ben Sulayem and Verstappen’s defiance (5:28)

Norris dominates Singapore weekend (15:24)

Verstappen and Red Bull recover from woeful Friday to limit damage (23:57)

Piastri’s qualifying compromising his race and the McLaren livery (26:16)

Russell perhaps lucky again to finish highly (32:36)

Leclerc’s promising pace undone by qualifying, sets up frustrating race (34:18)

Mercedes’ shocking strategy with Hamilton (37:53)

Sainz’s poor crash in qualifying recovered with giant undercut (41:22)

Another excellent Alonso drive to hold off his competitors, and Hulkenburg back in the points (43:50)

Normal service resumed for Perez (48:48)

Round-up outside the top-10, including Colapinto’s start, Tsunoda’s ire, the Alpines and the Saubers (50:56)

Daniel Ricciardo’s seemingly last race in F1, the inevitability of his replacement all weekend (57:53)

Finally, the DNF’s and everything else from the Singapore GP (68:14)

Rookie end of season race set for green light; we predict the 10 drivers the teams will choose (75:10)

Ilott signs with Prema’s IndyCar outfit, and other IndyCar driver chatter (86:28)
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1h 40min
September 16, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 188: Clash at the Castle Street (Azerbaijan Grand Prix review)
Graham and Luke return to review an enthralling Azerbaijan Grand Prix!
Setting up the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sunday: McLaren’s wishy-washy team orders, Norris falls at Q1, Red Bull promise fades (4:08)

How the race was won: Leclerc in control before Piastri strikes back to win with brilliant overtake (15:12)

The Perez-Sainz crash (23:58)

Piastri gets his convincing win, Norris recovers, McLaren take the championship lead (29:58)

Odd communication from Bozzi to Leclerc (38:58)

An inspired Sergio Perez drive (43:46)

George Russell inheriting a podium, but quite unhappy (46:37)

Fernando Alonso’s brilliant, underrated drive (50:00)

A brilliant Williams weekend; Albon’s great drive, Colapinto shines but now encounters another problem (53:37)

Bearman picks up points, but Hulkenberg shafted late on (65:54)

An impressive weekend for Gasly in difficult conditions but more Baku tyre weirdness (71:51)

Average race from Ricciardo, Tsunoda taken out by Stroll; midfield round-up (75:06)

A rare off weekend for Max Verstappen (77:34)

Fruitless weekend for Ocon (79:32)

A very poor weekend for Hamilton (80:55)

Stroll making up a reliability issue late on? (83:50)
Brief news round-up, starting with Newey announced/unveiled at Aston (86:46)

Honda and Alpine in procedural cost cap breach (92:43)

Driver market talk; RB set to announce second driver for Singapore? (94:37)

F1 set for review of penalty points system (85:52)

Singapore Grand Prix preview (87:39)
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2h 5min
September 09, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 187: Back-to-Baku for Charles?
Graham and Luke return to chat all things motorsport as F1 gears up for another weekend of action.
This week we talk:
Lingering thoughts on the Italian Grand Prix; front wing row, state of play heading into 2025 (5:40)

Bearman confirmed to step in for suspended K Mag at Baku (20:30)

A word on the Ferrari WEC victory at COTA; Shwartmazn and Kubica (24:15)

History of race bans in F1 (27:32)

Newey set for Aston Martin announcement (34:37)

Some F1 sponsorship changes (48:50)

Sauber’s explaining the split between experience and youth for their second driver choice (51:47)

Nissan’s driver u-turn in Formula E (55:43)

IndyCar chatter (62:15)

Previewing the Azerbaijan Grand Prix (70:24)
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1h 42min
September 02, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 186: Tyre Guru (Italian Grand Prix review)
Graham and Luke return to review the Italian Grand Prix!
This week we talk:
Williams drop Sergeant, call up Colapinto (3:40)

The Italian Grand Prix, how it unfolded, how Leclerc’s brilliance out-strategised the race from McLaren (30:26)

Papaya Rules; are McLaren mismanaging their drivers? (48:48)

Alex Albon picking up points and Colapinto’s debut (57:34)

K Mag picks up a point…and now banned for a race (60:38)

Mercedes’ disappointing showing after practice promise (65:05)

A midfield round-up (67:59)

Red Bull problems mount as title leads begin to slip away (69:59)

Hulk’s shocker of a race (77:09)

Antonelli finally announced at Mercedes (79:19)

Bottas the front-runner for Sauber seat, but with a caveat (92:27)

F3 title finale at Monza (100:29)

F2 title fight back on! (109:47)
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1h 55min
August 26, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 185: Statement (Dutch Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return as F1 makes its return from the summer break at the Dutch Grand Prix! We talk:
Norris romps to victory despite poor start (5:44)

Piastri’s race compromised by start and sleeping McLaren (18:13)

Verstappen punching above his weight again to minimise the damage (23:48)

Ferrari’s encouraging race-pace; were they the second quickest car on Sunday? (28:38)

An improved showing for Perez but still not enough as McLaren threat looms (35:52)

Gasly the winner of the midfield (40:21)

The underappreciated element of Hulk’s P11 (44:23)

A better showing for Aston Martin (45:38)

A midfield round up, including Williams’ lost opportunity at Zandvoort but upgrades looks promising (49:56)

A disappointing weekend for Mercedes (56:08)

Alpine announce Jack Doohan for 2025 (60:22)

The latest in the Wolff-Verstappen conversations, Antonelli announcement seems imminent (67:19)

What we think should happen for the last remaining seat for 2025 at Sauber (72:07)

Comments from the new Alpine regime (74:20)

Haas’ bizarre legal situation with Uralkali (78:45)

Bono to stay at Mercedes (83:33)

F1 sells stake to free up funds to complete Moto GP acquisition (85:37)

Italian Grand Prix preview (87:11)
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1h 48min
August 19, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 184: Summer's End
Graham and Luke return as F1 finally gears for its return! This week, we discuss:
A blow for a future Thai GP? (4:09)

Porsche closing the chapter on F1 for now (6:45)

A twitter post of current F1 drivers in old-school race overalls, and an interesting potential modern comparison for Norris (8:14)
We then preview the second half of the F1 season with a few questions, starting with:
If the championship was beginning on zero points for the second half of the season, who would win the championship in the second half of the season?(10:38)
Which team will win the most races? (17:35)

Will Red Bull remain unchanged for the second half of the season?(20:46)

What established F1 drivers, if any, will we lose in F1’s remaining silly season for 2025? (25:10)

Will Piastri surpass Norris in the second half of this season? (29:49)

Biggest midfield battle in the second half? (32:59)

Will Sauber score a point in 2024? (41:30)

How many rookies will we see in 2025?(48:05)

Best/worst race remaining in 2024? (53:26)

Biggest storyline in second half of 2024? (61:38)

Transitioning into a Dutch Grand Prix preview in the midst of an odd schedule (76:57)
Apologies for a little bit of background noise this week, couldn't be avoided this week but next week normal silence should resume!
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1h 27min
August 12, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 183: Summer Silence
Graham and Luke return as F1's summer break continues!
This week:
A brief recap of the first half of the season so far, including biggest surprise, standout drivers/teams, and disappointing drivers/teams (2:42)

F1 teams reject new proposed points system (41:37)

F1 reverse sprints maybe on the agenda? (43:34)

A possible race in Rwanda? Thailand Grand Prix rumours and a blast from the blast with the lost Vietnam Grand Prix (48:49)

US Department of Justice investigating Liberty Media’s rejection of Andretti (56:01)

Some IndyCar news, including Canapino and JHR parting ways and Juri Vips’ return (59:11)

Some F3 and F2 talk: the upcoming title finale for F3, who’s likely to go up to F2. We discuss Isack Hadjar’s F1 prospects and the further complications it gives Red Bull (70:48)
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1h 43min
August 05, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 182: Where the Driver Market stands post-Sainz Decision
Graham and Luke return to react to the driver market news as the summer break kicks in
But first, we talk about Mercedes’ suspicions as to what caused Russell’s DSQ (3:20)

Carlos Sainz finally decides to sign for Williams; how he got here, the victory for Vowles, Sainz’s dwindling options, and more (7:44)

Logan Sargeant’s short term future (40:30)

What the knock-on effect is from the Sainz announcement for Audi/Bottas and the mess they find themselves in for their second seat (43:45)

Alpine’s driver situation post-Sainz spurn (60:33)

Red Bull stand pat on their drivers…for now (63:18)

Audi make the big move for Jonathan Wheatley; coup for Audi, but are Red Bull falling apart? (74:10)

Oakes confirmed at Alpine, Stella extension at McLaren (68:37)
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1h 37min

FAQs about The Switchback F1 Podcast:

How many episodes does The Switchback F1 Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 296 episodes available.