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:

January 29, 2024 The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 153: McLaren's Ducks
Graham and Luke return to review a surprisingly busy week in the world of motorsport.
We start with the surprise Lando Norris extension and what it means for all parties involved. Is it a good move for Norris? (1:58)
What the Norris deal means for Carlos Sainz's current standoff with Ferrari (26:39)
Charlie Leclerc's deal finally announced (37:12)
A fun battle to come between Marta Garcia and Lena Buhler in FRECA in 2024 (43:27)
The worst team name in F1 history? (45:22)
The Madrid Grand Prix announced, and what it means for Barcelona (52:50)
Formula E in action over the weekend (62:41)
Some Moto GP news to close out the week (72:34)
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1h 19min
January 22, 2024 The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 152: In the Long Run
Graham and Luke return as the winter break rumbles on!
This week, we talk:
Mercedes signing Wolff and Allison to extensions (3:03)
Launch season, silly names, and McLaren's livery (16:55)
Komatsu speaks for first time as TP (23:51)
McLaren's continued unhappiness with the Red Bull/Alpha Tauri relationship, and a surprise ally in AT's favour (38:54)
F1 Academy driver announcements (49:29)
Formula Regional Middle East chatter and a name to watch for in the future (59:29)
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1h 7min
January 15, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 151: Fok Smash My Door No More
Graham and Luke return to talk, well, mostly Haas this week and their decision to move on from Guenther Steiner. We go through what was said, what doesn't line up, where Haas and Steiner go from here, and Steiner's replacement.
After that, we talk:
Williams and Mercedes extending their partnership to 2030 (54:33)

FIA departures (61:54)

Mike Krack's interesting Alonso/Stroll admission (63:48)

A resurfacing at Monza, and Ferrari's fun Hypercar lineup (69:00)

Alex Palou's and Colton Herta's F1 comments (73:14)

Formula E at Mexico...a rant (77:13)

Some good racing action in Formula Regional Middle East (92:16)
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1h 36min
January 08, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 150: Plenty at Stake
Graham and Luke return to talk all things motorsport in the off-season.
This week we discuss:
New Year F1 Resolutions (7:00)

Stake F1 - a big year on and off the track for the rebranded Sauber (10:22)

Adrian Newey's fascinating technical insights regarding the RB19, and the Ferrari contrast (37:22)

Alpine's engine deficit approximated (57:45)

Max Verstappen doing some GT3 testing (63:43)

Sir Ron Dennis (66:25)

2024 driver milestones (70:28)

Ranking the 2024 driver pairings 1-10 (77:14)

Finally, a little Formula E chatter before the season opener this weekend! (93:42)
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1h 44min
January 02, 2024The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 149: End of Year Wind Down...at the start of the year (Part 2)
Graham and Luke return in 2024...with a carryover from 2023 as we continue what we started last week.
Before that, we have a rather large Ferrari chat (9:20)

Then, we talked about a potential area of conflict surrounding Alpha Tauri and Red Bull sharing parts (38:43)

We then move into Part 2 of our breakdown/lookahead of the 10 F1 teams, looking this week at Ferrari (50:02)

McLaren (59:45)

Williams (71:14)

Aston Martin (82:34)

And, of course, we finish with Alpine (91:04)
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1h 47min
December 27, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 148: End of Year Wind Down (Part 1)
Graham and Luke return for one last time in 2023 to round out the year with a few news stories, including:
McLaren's Bahrain takeover (4:39)

Why Alfa Romeo didn't stay in F1 (12:56)

Alpine's continued mismanagement of talent and people (22:50)

Jean Todt's recent comments and whether Ben Sulayem's position is close to untenable (38:57)

Then, we take a recap of each F1 team and a lookahead to their 2024, starting with Red Bull (51:11)

Haas (69:09)

Mercedes (81:00)

Sauber (95:27)

And to finish this episode, Alpha Tauri (108:20)
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1h 60min
December 18, 2023 The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 147: Reviewing our 2023 preseason predictions
Graham and Luke return to review our preseason predictions: the things we got right, and the thing we got, well, very wrong in some cases 😂
Anyways, enjoy, and Happy Holidays!
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2h 5min
December 11, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 146: Post Season Awards 2023
Graham and Luke return to hand out some non-existent silverware for the 2023 F1 season, but before that...
We talk about the alleged conflict of interest story (3:10)

The home of Spanish Grand Prix set to change (15:34)

F1 2024 Sprint venue's confirmed (20:42)

Charlie Leclerc's imminent deal (30:15)

FE going behind a paywall (33:10)

To the awards themselves, starting driver and team of the year (39:46)

Livery of the year (46:17)

Best race (53:05)

Worst race (59:55)

Biggest on-track story (63:04)

Biggest off-track story (68:47)

Heartwarming moment of the year (72:48)

The 'Alpine Fumble of the bag' award (75:44)

Biggest disappointment (79:42)

What could have been? (84:34)

Quali lap of the year (91:40)

Overachiever of the year (94:37)

Underwhelming driver/team (99:10)

Most shocking moment (101:52)

Most improved driver (105:39)

Overtake of the year (108:35)

Rivalry/duel/scrap of the year (111:56)

Performance of the year (115:44)

Team personnel of the year (119:53)
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2h 7min
December 04, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 145: News catch-up extravaganza
Graham and Luke return to recap on some of the news from the motorsport world now that the season is over.
We talk first about Logan Sargeant's confirmation and what it means for Williams in an important 12 months for their driver lineup future (3:36)

Cadillac's intention to supply Andretti with an engine...if they make it (20:55)

F1's Right of Review changes (25:46)

Aston Martin selling a stake (29:01)

Pirelli chatter (32:22)

A spate of McLaren news, including their extended partnership with Mercedes and the Alex Palou mess (34:09)

A quick Alpine catch-up (59:35)

A retro Sauber livery to come? (65:36)

Haas' F1 future as it creeps up on 10 years in F1 (68:46)

Post season testing and F2 2024 (74:48)

Ferrari contract speculation and other driver chatter (99:52)
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1h 41min
November 27, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 144: End of School (Abu Dhabi Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return to review the season finale of F1 2023.
We talk about the end of school vibe with Abu Dhabi (4:53)

An emotional Max Verstappen wins his 19th race of the season (7:57)

Charlie Leclerc and his determination in the battle for 2nd (18:11)

George Russell's best for last? (26:02)

Sergio Perez and his 5 second penalty (30:52)

Yuki Tsunoda and Alpha Tauri's push for 7th (35:50)

Aston Martin's double points finish and Alonso's 'brake-test' (41:20)

McLaren's slightly disappointing Abu Dhabi and Lando Norris' qualifying error (44:55)

Daniel Ricciardo's compromised evening (48:10)

More discontent between Pierre Gasly and Alpine, this time over Esteban Ocon undercutting him (49:03)

Alex Albon and Williams securing 7th (50:47)

Nico Hulkenburg and Haas (51:39)

Logan Sargeant (52:45)

Lewis Hamilton's off-pace weekend, as well as the Red Bull/Hamilton rumours (54:15)

Carlos Sainz's wayward weekend (60:21)

Kevin Magnussen is toast (65:17)

Does Logan stay or go? Vowles' comments, and the openings potentially at Alpine and where Williams could look if they decide not to take Sargeant on (67:18)

Franz Tost's last race (74:55)

Standouts from FP1's rookie filled field (78:22)

F2 Finale: Theo Pourchaire's title season, his opposition, who returns next year (81:29)
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1h 44min

FAQs about The Switchback F1 Podcast:

How many episodes does The Switchback F1 Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 296 episodes available.