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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July 03, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 123: Over the Limits (Austrian Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return to break down the many things happening in the world of F1
We start with Alpine selling a minority stake (1:35)
Hitech confirming their F1 2026 entry hopes (7:47)
The passing of Bob Fernley (12:44)
Alpha Tauri to change name, design process and likely Nyck de Vries (14:44)
Lewis Hamilton's future car development idea (24:35)
Early 2026 engine concerns led by Christian Horner and the deeper problem potentially at play (28:18)
McLaren's unsuccessful Canada penalty plea (42:26)
Another new deal for the Austrian Grand Prix (43:30)
Reviewing an action packed Austrian Grand Prix Sprint (44:32)
A chat about the many track limits at Austria (52:40)
Max Verstappen's victory and fastest lap gambit (56:41)
Ferrari finding some form, and an undeserved reward for Carlos Sainz's efforts (58:40)
Lando Norris' stunning drive and McLaren's prospects post-upgrade (63:07)
Haas/Hulkenberg's sprint efforts providing a big lift (67:58)
Logan Sargeant's best race of the season (69:15)
Aston Martin's gained ground on Mercedes (70:57)
A small win for Pierre Gasly, and other round ups from the grid (72:23)
The tragic events at Spa (75:05)
Sergio Perez's recovery despite another quali stumble (87:29)
Alpine's McLaren threat (88:36)
Alpha Tauri being left behind again, and a messy weekend for Yuki Tsunoda (89:48)
Wrapping up the Austrian Grand Prix (91:31)
Previewing the British Grand Prix (95:32)
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1h 47min
June 26, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 122: Pirelli's Sinking Ship?
Graham and Luke return after a quiet week of motorsport. This week we talked:
Audi's first F1 driver hiring (3:50)
Mick Schumacher, and the situation surrounding Williams' second seat (10:35)
Ricciardo return talks ramping up? (19:40)
ATR testing reshuffle and who can make the most of it (28:47)
Pirelli's crumbling ground? Their own weird comments, and more (30:38)
Formula E's action packed Portland and looming showdown (41:34)
A fun story of how McLaren drove Adrian Newey away (47:10)
Finally, we preview the Austrian Grand Prix - a sprint weekend, has the gap to Red Bull actually closed, big weekends across the grid inbound (52:45)
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1h 16min
June 19, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 121: Chasing, Making History (Canadian Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return to break down the Canadian Grand Prix, including:
Red Bull and Max Verstappen making history (3:12)
Fernando Alonso P2 and Aston Martin's upgrades (10:15)
Another podium for Lewis Hamilton (14:23)
Alex Albon and Williams' fantastic result, and an important stretch for Williams' season coming up (17:16)
A solid Sunday stint for Ferrari after a messy Saturday (22:53)
Valterri Bottas' and Alfa Romeo's solid pace (27:45)
Esteban Ocon making his claim for No.1 driver (29:42)
A good McLaren weekend despite no points as help is on the way (31:30)
Nico Hulkenberg's Saturday heroics undone again on Sunday (33:52)
Yuki Tsunoda's thwarted undercut (35:07)
Pierre Gasly's lost weekend and short memory (35:38)
Sergio Perez's anonymous weekend (38:12)
George Russell's costly mistake (40:35)
A really poor home weekend for Lance Stroll and what it continues to cost Aston Martin (42:49)
Nyck de Vries' scruffy overtakes (47:57)
F1's barrier 'solution' and other weekend squabbles (48:35)
Ocon's rear-wing debate and pit-lane incidents (53:52)
A lookahead to the run-in to the summer break (58:38)
A quick IndyCar chat, Will Power's title slipping away (60:29)
Formula Regional European Presented by Alpine chat, Kimi Andrea Antonelli, and who else is looking to make the jump to F3 (63:24)
A brief Moto GP shoutout, close championships in 2023 and we live plan a potential Formula E trip (68:22)
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1h 20min
June 12, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 120: All the Motorsport
Graham and Luke return to talk all things racing in between the gap of the Spanish and Canadian Grand Prix.
This week:
We catch up on McLaren's hiring of Rob Marshall, McLaren's technical shuffle reshuffled, the moving McLaren timelines, engine possibilities and the dwindling list of excuses McLaren have available to them in their pursuits to keep Lando Norris (5:35)
Alfa Romeo/Audi signing James Key as technical director, why it should go better than his McLaren stint and some of the issues surrounding McLaren (24:51)
Bridgestone talks for tyre supply ramping up (39:02)
The South African Grand Prix being shelved for 2024 (40:16)
Some Williams chatter and James Vowles' transparency (41:29)
Then, we catch up on the F3 action and see where the land lies: who has impressed and who has disappointed so far in 2023 (45:19)
We take of the F2 season so far and who's looking like they could jump to Formula 1 and what seats are available. We talk about the prospects of Vesti, who is leading Red Bull juniors, Doohan and Oliver Bearman, as well as Theo Pourchaire's future (56:05)
We talk some IndyCar and Alex Palou and his future with McLaren/Chip Ganassi and what the right move for his future career is as his stock continues to rise and rise (72:45)
We check in on Formula E's 3-way title fight as the season begins to wind down, and a chat about good ol' Dan Ticktum (90:35)
The 2023 LeMans 24 Hours and the masterful return of Ferrari (98:24)
Finally, we preview the Canadian Grand Prix and the state of F1 at the moment (109:24)
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2h 3min
June 05, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 119: Chicane-you believe it, a good Spanish Grand Prix?? (Spanish Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return to review the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix
We chat about floors, upgrades and automobiles (1:05)
A wild Saturday (6:55)
Max Verstappen's walk in the park and whether Red Bull can win every race in 2023 (10:10)
Mercedes double podium (18:35)
Lance Stroll maximising a weekend (26:47)
Guanyu Zhou's excellent drive to points (28:31)
Yuki Tsunoda shafted again, and Guenther Steiner's stewarding comments (33:22)
Carlos Sainz's strong home showing (38:52)
Another quiet (and needed) weekend for Nyck de Vries, and a word about the removal of the chicane (41:18)
A solid Oscar Piastri drive (43:09)
Alpine's smack back to reality (44:09)
Lando Norris' elation and come-down (45:41)
Ferrari's and Charles Leclerc's difficult weekend and whether there should be larger concerns or was this as bad as it gets? (50:02)
Aston Martin's off-day and whether it's circuit dependent, and why Fernando Alonso didn't overtake Stroll (53:15)
Sergio Perez's now crumbling title bid (56:13)
Haas' 2023 race trends (58:37)
Williams' expected difficulties at Barcelona, and is Logan Sargeant now officially struggling? (60:18)
James Vowles answers a most important question (62:44)
Spanish Grand Prix wind down (64:12)
Some F1 trivia and some driver/team combination fun, inspired by Norris' and Piastri's tic-tac-toe game (68:37)
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1h 25min
May 29, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 118: Triple Crown Sunday (Monaco Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return to recap a busy week in motorsport and a Sunday that saw two thirds of the Triple Crown contested.
Starting with the official announcement of Aston Martin and Honda's works deal: the why's involved for all, the Red Bull regret, Yuki Tsunoda, and a chat about success of customer teams in F1 (2:02)
The increasing Lewis Hamilton-Ferrari rumours and if there's anything to them (23:51)
F1 upgrade central in Monaco, including Mercedes and their annoyance at everyone seeing their floor (29:25)
Alfa Romeo's impending tie up with Haas (37:49)
Then, we get into the weekend's action on the track including a fantastic qualifying shootout, between Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso in addition to Esteban Ocon and Charles Leclerc, as well as Sergio Perez's costly crash (41:24)
Moving onto winners and losers of the weekend, Verstappen edges away (49:28)
Alonso's best result for Aston so far and if he lost the race with an incorrect stop (53:27)
Esteban Ocon picking up a podium as Alpine show their pace (57:36)
Mercedes making up places on Sunday (63:12)
McLaren coming alive in the wet conditions and an under appreciated drive from Oscar Piastri (65:53)
Yuki Tsunoda's dry stint before things fell apart in the wet, and a well-needed quiet weekend for Nyck de Vries (71:41)
F1's TV direction in Monaco (74:21)
Losers of the weekend include Ferrari (75:32)
Haas (79:45)
Lance Stroll horror weekend and comicable crashes (81:21)
Not a loser of the weekend but the FIA introducing a new speed limit introduced for double waved yellows under VSC's (84:42)
How Stroll is costing Aston Martin in the constructors' fight (86:49)
Williams' rough weekend on tyres and Logan Seargant's lessons (89:37)
Sergio Perez's costly error (91:08)
In closing for Monaco, we ask whether the Monaco Grand Prix was the race of the season so far (92:21)
We preview the Spanish Grand Prix (95:49)
Finally, we talk about an ever-action packed Indy 500 (99:38)
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1h 54min
May 23, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 117: Lemonade out of Lemons, Rahals out of Rahals
Graham and Luke return to fill some gaps on a quiet, sombre week in F1 and beyond.
First going over the cancellation of the the race in Imola as well as looking at the 2005 San Marino Grand Prix F1 ran a replay of (2:41)
F1 calendar talk: what might come on, what might drop off, what could rotate, new circuits and the idea of F1 at LeMans (19:37)
A very differing set of opinions on Marcin Budkowski and the attempt to revive A1 Grand Prix (44:34)
A quick chat about FRECA and emerging stars (49:54)
Our thoughts on the Indy 500 qualifying, last gaps survivals and incredible runs (54:32)
Finally, we preview the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix, how it represents the best chance for another team to sneak a win, Mercedes' upgrades and more (72:56)
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1h 34min
May 15, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 116: A Heating Seat
Graham and Luke return as F1 gears up for its first triple header of the season.
This week we talk:
Nyck de Vries and the mounting pressure he's already facing (2:54)
Revisiting Laurent Rossi's comments on Alpine's season so far (10:55)
Pirelli bringing revised tyres/standard flaming of Pirelli shite (23:25)
Aston Martin and Honda partnership likely coming (32:02)
A quick chat about the weekend's IndyCar running (34:20)
A preview of the upcoming triple header, including a possible make-or-break for Sergio Perez's title hopes, Mercedes' upgrades and more (38:26)
Previewing the weekend's action at Imola (55:14)
Finally, a lookahead to the Indy 500 qualifying and some shite talk around that (64:04)
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1h 15min
May 09, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 115: A Real Marina (Miami Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return to review the Miami Grand Prix
Chatter this week includes:
The pre-race intros (0:41)
Pit-lane tweaks (3:18)
Why F1 2023 hasn't lived up to standard so far (6:26)
Rumours of Red Bull/Ferrari personnel switches (16:37)
Miami festivities (19:40)
Qualifying sets up Verstappen fightback (23:23)
Alonso back on the podium (35:55)
Mercedes race recovery after a dismal Saturday (41:34)
Kevin Magnussen (45:00)
Alpine's almost-threatening pace, Laurent Rossi's scathing comments (46:57)
Another impressive weekend for Yuki Tsunoda (54:19)
A better weekend for Valterri Bottas (57:47)
An OK weekend for Carlos Sainz (58:41)
Lance Stroll unable to make up ground (60:09)
Williams' Miami troubles (61:43)
Charlie Leclerc's weekend to forget (63:41)
McLaren's disappointing weekend (65:44)
Nyck de Vries and Logan Sargeant (67:51)
Formula E at Monaco and shite talk (72:01)
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1h 19min
May 01, 2023The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 114: Running the Streets (Azerbaijan Grand Prix Review)
Graham and Luke return as F1 makes its own return after a month off.
This week we talk:
Alpha Tauri's unprecedented changes (1:22)
Restart procedure changes following red flags (21:00)
Charlie Leclerc and Mercedes chatter (23:47)
F1's new sprint format in action (26:28)
Sergio Perez's re-ignited title bid (36:31)
Max Verstappen's sprint spat with George Russell (36:31)
Leclerc's clean weekend (48:31)
Aston Martin pulling a result after a challenging weekend (52:55)
Another point for Yuki Tsunoda (56:24)
Lando Norris and McLaren's upgrades (58:40)
Mercedes' middle of the road weekend (62:09)
Nico Hulkenberg's good race pace (63:22)
An in-between weekend for Williams (64:08)
Carlos Sainz well off the pace (65:48)
Alpine's shambles of a weekend wastes upgrade potential (70:30)
Valterri Bottas and Alfa Romeo off the pace (72:34)
Nyck De Vries' horror weekend and mounting pressure (75:29)
F2 at Baku (79:13)
F1 Academy opener (84:57)
Finally, a preview of the Miami Grand Prix (88:20)
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1h 40min

FAQs about The Switchback F1 Podcast:

How many episodes does The Switchback F1 Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 296 episodes available.