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 Switchback F1 Podcast episodes:

September 11, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 133: One step, two step
Graham and Luke return to talk all things motorsport on an off-week before the F1 fly-aways begin.
This week we talk about the 2022 Cost Cap results (4:05)

FIA's 2025 car changes (11:56)

F1's tyre tender twist (21:07)

F2's new 2024 car and its objectives (33:20)

F2 at Monza, Theo's title to lose (43:17)

Alex Palou breaks his silence on McLaren split, Andretti's rebrand and more IndyCar talk (53:36)

Finally, we preview the Singapore Grand Prix (74:18)
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1h 30min
September 04, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 132: Decimo (Italian Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return to break down an entertaining Italian Grand Prix.
We start with Max Verstappen making more history, and some strange comments from Lewis Hamilton (2:11)

Sergio Perez's fight to 2nd (12:39)

Ferrari's competitive home Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz's best weekend in red/duel with Charles Leclerc, and rising to 3rd (16:32)

George Russell getting back to basics (27:31)

Lewis Hamilton's collision with Oscar Piastri (32:04)

Valterri Bottas returning to the points (34:27)

Williams' consolidating 7th (38:34)

Liam Lawson's impressive race, and Daniel Ricciardo's timeline (42:28)

McLaren's drag recovery (46:13)

Aston Martin's expected weekend (49:04)

Yuki Tsunoda's lost race (51:20)

Haas' anonymous weekend (51:58)

Alpine's even more anonymous weekend (53:06)

The weird start to the race explained (54:47)

Next, we talk about the contract extensions for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, and the reported plan for Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi-Antonelli (57:28)

F3 action for 2023 wrapped up at Monza, Gabriel Bortoleto and who makes the jump to F2 in 2024 (63:22)

IndyCar chatter, and Yuri Vips (71:02)

Various motorsport chatter to wrap up (85:27)
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1h 31min
August 29, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 131: Wet and wild (Dutch Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return as the F1 break ends in a major way with a thrilling race.
Before that, we talk about Haas' decision to retain its lineup and their hesitance towards young drivers (3:20)

The increasing rumours that Zhou Guanyu may lose his seat (18:13)

An interesting contrast between building stock in other series vs. stock driving in F1 (25:00)

Whether Liam Lawson changes the driver market at Alpha Tauri (28:08)

Pirelli in race against time for 2024 tyres (31:54)

We move onto the Dutch Grand Prix, and Max Verstappen making history (34:27)

Sergio Perez's solid weekend (40:27)

Fernando Alonso back on the podium (45:05)

Pierre Gasly's first podium with Alpine (50:12)

Alex Albon back in the points (60:50)

Lewis Hamilton salvaging a result on Sunday despite Mercedes' foibles (66:18)

Carlos Sainz's excellent weekend in a tricky Ferrari (72:45)

Why Esteban Ocon was so angry (76:15)

Rounding up a number of drivers, including Yuki Tsunoda's lost points and teammate Lawson's debut (77:37)

Logan Sargeant's marred weekend (80:59)

Charlie Leclerc's and Ferrari's confusing path (82:37)

We talk some F2 at Zandvoort (89:57)

IndyCar driver moves, including Ericsson to Andretti (97:36)

Finally, a preview of the Italian Grand Prix (103:58)
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2h 2min
August 23, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 130: Previewing the Second Half of F1 2023
Graham and Luke return as the summer break finally winds down.
This week we preview the second half of the season with some predictions, including:
Will Red Bull win every race this season? (6:45)

Will F1 have any more track announcements? (12:49)

Will we find out about an 11th F1 team? (14:14)

Which teams, if any, will be found in excess of the cost cap? (18:30)

What race will Max Verstappen win the title at? (21:23)

Will Logan be able to save his F1 seat? (23:50)

Who will finish 2nd in the driver's standings? (30:16)

Who needs a stronger finish to the season: Sergio Perez, George Russell or Carlos Sainz? (33:37)

Will there be any shock driver moves for 2024? (42:39)

Can Ferrari or Aston Martin close back up to the front? (50:09)

Will McLaren's resurgence continue, and who out of Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri is looking more likely to take their first win? (53:43)

Can Alpine recover? (57:02)

Who out of Williams, Haas, Alfa Romeo or Alpha Tauri will finish P7? (64:57)

Will we actually get a good race, and will we be happy to see the back of 2023 in F1? (71:54)

Who will be the F2 champion? (75:36)

Alex Palou's split from McLaren and fall out (86:56)

Finally, previewing the Dutch Grand Prix (90:42)
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1h 50min
August 13, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 129: Summer Scraps
Graham and Luke return as the summer break trundles on.
This week we talk:
Nyck de Vries' decision to study and pause his racing career (2:25)

Pirelli's idea for a 'super intermediate' wet weather tyre (8:49)

James Vowles on culture and infrastructure timelines (12:43)

Toto Wolff's comments on CapEx (17:47)

Helio Castroneves taking a step back from Indy (26:40)

A quick plug to an already past event (28:45)

Aston Martin's front wing rumours and their drop-off relation (30:53)

F2 chatter (41:21)

A fun 'Would You Rather' interview with Clement Novalak that we put to each other (52:13)

Finally, Premier League thoughts before the season starts (63:45)
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1h 8min
August 07, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 128: Luke ruins the podcast forever after saying this...
Graham and Luke return as the F1 summer break begins
This week we talk:
Well, we quickly give out the new Switchback F1 podcast email ([email protected])

Toro Bosso (5:50)

Ferrari's F1 equalisation hesitation, and an Alpine rant (12:12)

An expected deadline for a possible 11th team (19:27)

Felipe Drugovich set for a top Formula E drive (22:30)

We then do a recap of sorts over the first half of the F1 season, including our favourite race of the season so far (32:09)

Most improved driver in 2023 (34:57)

F1 silly season (36:26)

Most disappointing driver in 2023 so far (39:06)

Summing up Oscar Piastri's rookie season so far (51:54)

An F1 team that's surprised us this season (57:12)

Max Verstappen in 2023 (61:45)

The biggest impact from a new team principal in 2023 (65:04)

Anonymous teams in 2023 (76:10)

An F1 points debate (77:57)

Finally, we try to predict the biggest headlines that will occur over the summer break, the ripple effect a Carlos Sainz move to Audi would have in F1 and Luke brings a truly terrifying thought to the table (83:44)
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1h 43min
July 31, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 127: Alpine's Atrocities (and a Belgian GP review)
Graham and Luke return to recap a busy week of motorsport action.
Starting off the track, F1 and F1 Academy strengthening their links, and some general F1 Academy thoughts (5:18)

Laurent Mekies leaves Ferrari ahead of Alpha Tauri move (10:37)

The busy agenda at the F1 Commission meeting, including a limit to standing restarts rejected (12:11)

An official 'no' to tyre blanket ban in 2024 (13:57)

Discussion surrounding Alpine's equalisation request (16:02)

Williams' and James Vowles CapEx proposals and rejections (20:11)

Williams' new chief technical officer (30:21)

Then, moving on to Otmar being sacked, the why's and the what on earth's (33:27)

Alex Palou F1 rumours (54:43)

Moving on to the Belgian Grand Prix, another Max Verstappen victory (58:02)

Sergio Perez returning to P2 (61:32)

Another return to the podium, this time for Charles Leclerc (63:23)

The Carlos Sainz/Oscar Piastri incident (64:57)

Mercedes consolidating P2 in the constructor's (68:10)

Yuki Tsunoda back among the points and Daniel Ricciardo stuck in traffic (71:04)

Alpine's solid weekend despite off-track turmoil (73:25)

Piastri's arrival in F1 (77:45)

Lando Norris and McLaren salvaging P7 amidst struggles (80:02)

Aston Martin's solid result but loosening grip on P3 (82:58)

A quietly solid Alfa Romeo race (85:23)

A good race from Kevin Magnussen (85:55)

Williams' disappointing Spa (86:46)

Pirelli's embarrassing admission (89:13)

F2 chat, and Jack Doohan's missed F1 chance? (92:21)

Bortoleto on F3 brink (96:33)

Formula E's season finale (104:44)
If you have a question for the pod, email [email protected]
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1h 51min
July 24, 2023 The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 126: Broken Record...and trophies (Hungarian Grand Prix review)
Graham and Luke return to review the Hungarian Grand Prix, as well as hitting on other items from the week.
First, a clean up on some of what we talked about last week including:
An amazing detail in the Daniel Ricciardo return story (2:11)
Nicholas Latifi hanging up his racing gloves for now (4:48)
IndyCar silly season (7:57)
Next, the incredible news of Laurent Rossi being moved aside as CEO (12:04)
F1 engine equalisation talks and the baffling nature of them (20:23)
And what week would be complete without some Pirelli salnder (27:48)
Now we tackle the Hungarian Grand Prix, starting with Red Bull breaking a 35 year record (34:17)
The new qualifying format (34:17)
Max Verstappen's 7th win in a row (35:38)
A return to the podium for Sergio Perez (37:56)
McLaren are here to stay (39:43)
Oscar Piastri's harsh lesson in tyre degradation (44:03)
Mercedes back on pole position (47:03)
Daniel Ricciardo's return to action (50:26)
Another Nico Hulkenburg Q3 appearance, and Kevin Magnussen's future (53:29)
Alex Albon's solid P11 (60:17)
Alfa Romeo's super Saturday undone in seconds on Sunday (61:06)
Alpine's unlucky double DNF (64:45)
Aston Martin's underwhelming weekend and Fernando Alonso's tyre comments (67:10)
Charlie Leclerc's various issues (70:40)
A quick IndyCar and FRECA mention (75:52)
F3 action at Hungary, Bortoleto managing the championship as O'Sullivan surges (77:49)
F2 at Hungary, and Jack Doohan finally showing up to the 2023 season (82:11)
Finally, we preview the Belgian Grand Prix (86:16)
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1h 34min
July 17, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 125: The Merry-go-round
Graham and Luke return to talk about the wide old world of motorsport.
Including the return of Daniel Ricciardo to F1: is he washed? What does it mean for his future? (1:18)

A new measure for Yuki Tsunoda (14:59)

What, if anything, it means for Sergio Perez, and a wider look at Red Bull's lessons for driver recruitment (16:47)

Is there a winnable scenario at Alpha Tauri (23:18)

Where Liam Lawson fits into the picture (25:28)

Nyck de Vries and a no-win situation (28:53)

Next, we talk about F1's 11th team prospects, the reason it's set to fail and the hypocrisy of F1 and its teams (37:28)

Catching up with F3 action from Austria and Silverstone and the dwindling title fight (56:47)

In contrast with F2, where the title fight is back on (67:39)

Formula E's decisive double-header at Rome setting up a Jake Dennis title (75:28)

IndyCar chatter: Lundgaard's win and who could move up the IndyCar grid (82:47)

Finally, we preview what's set to be an interesting Hungarian Grand Prix (94:37)
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1h 55min
July 11, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 124: McLaren's Vindication (British Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return to break down the British Grand Prix
First though, we talk F1's 2024 calendar (6:17)

Brad Pitt and the Apple Film (14:43)

Red Bull's engine ally (16:34)

Fred Vasseur's Andretti view (19:05)

Alpine's reshuffle, and whether Otmar is a dead-man walking (22:30)

Another Verstappen victory and how close he'll get to 50 wins in 2023 (34:07)

A vindicating weekend for McLaren: their technical reshuffle, Oscar Piastri and joining F1's front-running gaggle (39:57)

Mercedes winning a Sunday battle but losing the 2023 war (56:48)

Another strong showing from Williams and a chat about Alex Albon and driver speculation, and where Sergio Perez fits into matters (63:56)

An anonymous weekend for Aston Martin, Alpha Romeo and Alpha Tauri (73:41)

Alpine's double DNF and blowing 5th in the standings (75:58)

F1 anonymity and a sliding Haas scale (79:01)

Ferrari's squandered Sunday and odd deflection from strategy (80:39)

A poor weekend for Lance Stroll and the slide he could face in the standings (89:19)
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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.