Silverstone was a hive of activity on Wednesday as both Mercedes and McLaren rolled out and then ran their new F1 cars. Join Edd Straw and guests Mark Hughes and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson as they cast a critical eye over the W15 and the MCL38, discuss the design direction each team has adopted, and explain why both have now given themselves a much better chance of challenging world champions Red Bull in 2024.

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Why new Mercedes and McLaren cars offer Red Bull-beating potential

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It's official: Adrian Newey is leaving Red Bull Racing. Newey, the team's chief technical officer, will step back from F1 design duties this year and instead focus on Red Bull's RB17 hypercar project before leaving Red Bull altogether in early 2025. But why is Newey leaving? Will he end up joining a rival F1 team? And how will Red Bull cope with the loss of one of F1's most celebrated design geniuses? These are just some of the questions tackled by Edd Straw and guests Glenn Freeman and Josh Suttill.
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Adrian Newey's Red Bull exit - All you need to know

Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm are joined by special guest Guenther Steiner - now an ambassador for the event. They look ahead to this year's race, as well as discussing a number of other topics, including how Steiner feels watching Haas' impressive start to 2024 from a distance, now he's no longer team principal. He also offers his opinion on Andretti's bid to make the Formula 1 grid, and explains how else he's spending his time now he's not running a team.
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EXCLUSIVE: Guenther Steiner on Haas, Andretti’s hopes, and the Miami GP

It's been a busy couple of days in the world of F1 news, and Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to unpack it all. First, they discuss Friday's big news: Nico Hulkenberg becoming the first Audi F1 driver signing. Is this a shrewd move on Audi's part, or an uninspired choice? And what might this move mean for Carlos Sainz and the rest of the drivers involved in an increasingly complicated driver market?
Secondly, Edd, Mark and Ben assess the bombshell news that design genius Adrian Newey could walk away from Red Bull, amid the turmoil that, despite its dominance on track, has engulfed the team off-track this season. They look at the reasons why Newey could walk and debate where he might land next - if, that is, he decides to stay in F1 at all...
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Assessing Audi's move for Hulk and Newey's potential Red Bull exit

Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes and Glenn Freeman to host a selection of questions from The Race Members' Club, including ones on whether Max Verstappen is undervalued by fans, why Oscar Piastri has underwhelmed so far this season, and whether Aston Martin would ever drop Lance Stroll.
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Is Piastri slumping? Is Verstappen undervalued by fans? We answer your questions

Edd Straw (in Shanghai) is joined by Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm to discuss the Chinese Grand Prix, which was won by Max Verstappen. They discuss why Red Bull's advantage was so big, how McLaren's Lando Norris was able to emerge as best of the rest, where Ferrari's pace disappeared to, and why Lewis Hamilton's weekend was so up and down. And as ever, they also answer a sackful of questions from listeners.

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Why new Mercedes and McLaren cars offer Red Bull-beating potential

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