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In-car Insights: Red Bull struggles and where the leading teams stand after Hungary day one

The "clown car" is back! Join Scott Mitchell-Malm, Jon Noble, Josh Suttill and Edd Straw as they discuss the ins and outs of the first day of on-track action in Hungary as part of our In-car Insights series.

On the agenda, yes, McLaren is fastest of course, but our 'Team F1' are just as interested in unpacking Mercedes' suspension change and what that has unlocked for the drivers, Red Bull's "frustration", Fernando Alonso's injury issues and some key tyre chat that will shape Sunday's g...

The winners and losers of MotoGP 2025 so far [ad-free]

The first half - and a bit more - of MotoGP 2025 is now in the record books, and we've decided to mark the occasion by picking some winners and losers.

Clown-car Insights? Scott, Edd, Jon and Josh on Hungary media day

Hungarian Grand Prix media day ended with a PACKED recording of In-car Insights: in the literal sense, as Scott, Edd, Jon and Josh are all squeezing into an Opel Corsa this week in Budapest.

Undeterred by their clown car homage, the team do their best to run through the highlights from Thursday at the Hungaroring - where they've been busy rattling through the usual run of media sessions and squeezing in some extra interviews ahead of the summer.

Oh - and sorry for the abrupt end, ...

Why Ferrari's suddenly handed F1 team boss a new deal (ad free)

News that Fred Vasseur will stay on as Ferrari’s F1 team boss, on a new multi-year contract, came unexpectedly ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Vasseur, whose original Ferrari contract was due to end this year, has come under immense pressure from factions of the Italian media during Ferrari’s faltering 2025 season - with strong suggestions only a month or so ago that Ferrari management were considering a change of team principal. But a new deal’s been agreed before F1 goes on its sum...

EARLY ACCESS: BBV10s S12 E6 - Fisichella's dream Renault start at Australia 2005

The 2005 F1 season marked the beginning of a new era, as Ferrari's run of consecutive championships with Michael Schumacher was about to come to an end.

And that was evident from the beginning of the year, when Renault got off to a dream start with Giancarlo Fisichella easily winning from pole position, and Fernando Alonso charging through from a lowly grid position to almost complete a one-two.

Meanwhile Schumacher was a high-profile victim of changeable weather on F1's first agg...

How Cassidy dominated the Formula E season finale in London (ad-free)

The finale of the 2024-25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season saw total domination by Nick Cassidy and the Jaguar TCS Racing team as they swept to their fourth and fifth victories in the last six races.

It guaranteed them second place in the teams’ standings and Cassidy the runners-up position just before he leaves the team for a Stellantis flavoured drive next season. The wins in London also saw Jaguar boss James Barclay sent off in style as he will join the McLaren Hypercar ...

Kanaan on McLaren’s record breaking 2025 + Laguna Seca reviewed (ad-free)

McLaren's Tony Kanaan joins this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast after his team bagged a record 11th podium of the season at Laguna Seca, having just announced a massive investment prior to the event.

Kanaan discusses Christian Lundgaard’s assimilation into the team this year, Pato O’Ward’s maturation, a mega new factory for 2026 which was announced last week, and having a picture of Alex Palou “on his fridge” as he and his team try to topple the Ganassi driver’...

Why a major Ferrari F1 upgrade is still not enough [ad-free video]

The second part of a major Ferrari F1 upgrade has helped strengthen its position as McLaren's nearest challenger after another Charles Leclerc podium finish - but he's warned it's still not enough.

Our latest video, available ad-free to The Race Members' Club on Patreon, looks at how big an impact the upgrade has had, why Lewis Hamilton's feedback was compromised, the changes Ferrari's made in the background and more.

Verstappen going nowhere - but what about 2027? (ad-free)

With Max Verstappen’s Red Bull Racing release clause now unable to be triggered, we discuss the implications on the driver market in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. 

Scott Mitchell-Malm and Josh Suttill join Edd Straw in Budapest to ask if this means the Verstappen to Mercedes talk can be put to bed for now, or if the focus now shifts to 2027. 

We also discuss the impact on Mercedes, with George Russell’s continued stay at the team now seemingly assured an...

Edd answers your questions about his F1 Belgian GP driver rankings

We're between race weekends in F1's final double-header before the summer break, so Edd's piling into your driver rankings questions from Budapest after hotfooting it over to Hungary from Belgium.

What made this season's hidden rookie such a standout at Spa? How do his circumstances compare to a much more fancied (and more exposed) driver in this year's new crop? And how hard is it to stay abreast of all 20 drivers over a grand prix weekend, especially if the TV direction is lacking? 2025-07-30 10:50:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Five Marquez 'what ifs' that would've transformed MotoGP (ad-free)

When we asked for your questions about Marc Marquez in a competition to win a signed Insta360 Ace Pro 2 MM93 Edition camera, many of our absolute favourites were the big hypotheticals - what if Marquez had signed for this team at that time, or a particular injury had never happened, or even what if 2010/20s MotoGP had happened without him.

The Race MotoGP Podcast delves into ...

Why Verstappen can't leave Red Bull - and what happens now (ad free)

Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 future has now been locked down – he will stay at Red Bull for 2026. After months of speculation surrounding what the four-time world champion would do next year, having been strongly linked to Mercedes, the story has reached the end of the line for now and it is clear he is going nowhere. That is the result of a performance clause, which could have left him a free agent for 2026, no longer able to be activated following his points hauls from the Belgian Grand P...

Mark Hughes walks you around a 1970s Ferrari!

At last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, we were universally delighted to see the Ferrari 312 B2 on display in the middle of the paddock. 

Campaigned by Ferrari in 1971 and 1972, this car - bearing Jacky Ickx’s name, number and signature! - stopped people in their tracks all event long. 

Not content with fawning over it ourselves, though, we thought we had to find some way of showing it off to you in more detail.

Well, what better way than getting The Race's Mark Hu...

🔧 Tech Show: Can F1’s problems with wet weather running be solved? (ad-free)

On this week's episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson reflect on the rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix, and whether anything can be done to solve F1's current problems with cars running in severe wet weather.

After that, Edd and Gary discuss whether Ferrari has really turned a corner with its suspension upgrade, and whether Gary would have appreciated the feedback documents Lewis Hamilton has been creating and sending to colleagues at Fe...

10 things we learned from F1’s Belgian Grand Prix [ad-free video]

Two different winners and a surprising number of talking points meant the Belgian Grand Prix was a lot more interesting than the races made it look:.

So here’s everything we learned from Spa, ad-free for your enjoyment here on Patreon.

🍿 Film Club: One man's fight to fulfil his destiny - our thoughts on the emotive HILL documentary

Earlier this month, Sky released the documentary film HILL, which follows 1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill as he defies the odds and overcomes tragedy to step out of his father Graham’s shadow and become a racing legend in his own right.

Naturally, we couldn't wait to give it a watch - and now Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and Ben Anderson are here to share their thoughts.

According to the producers, the film uses frank interviews and never-before-seen footage to exp...

Quiz Edd on his Belgian Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

The 2025 Belgian GP might not have been a classic, but this classic track did allow some drivers to make the difference over the course of the weekend - as Edd Straw explores in his Spa F1 rankings.

Submit your questions below and, as usual, Edd will answer them in an upcoming video.

Started: 3rd Finished: 3rd

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Belgian Grand Prix review (ad-free)

Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw from a soggy Spa to unpick the Belgian Grand Prix, in which Oscar Piastri held on to take a delayed and tense victory.

But should Lando Norris have made more of his inspired hard-tyre call, and might he have threatened for victory but for a couple of errors during the chase, or did his McLaren team-mate always have it under control? 

We answer those questions, as well as taking an in-depth look at all the other major talking...

Wet F1 races ruined? Max Verstappen’s Belgian GP complaint explained (ad-free)

Are classic wet F1 races a thing of the past? Max Verstappen fears that’s the case after a frustrating rain delay of more than an hour to start the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix - only for everyone to be on slicks after just nine racing laps.

Submit your ONE question for our Belgian GP F1 podcast

What do you want our F1 team to talk about, debate and answer on the Belgian Grand Prix episode of The Race F1 Podcast?

Drop your question in the comments before 6pm UK time today, and we'll include as many as we can in tonight's episode and elsewhere in our Spa coverage.

Scott and Edd on the big talking points from Spa's sprint and qualifying day

Join Scott and Edd on their drive back from Spa (taking in part of the old F1 track!) for their in-car insights at the end of the sprint and qualifying day at the Belgian GP.

It's a far smoother journey than on Friday - no pesky traffic management systems and, impressively, no wrong turns courtesy of Edd - which actually means they're in a race against time to cram all their talking points in.

Listen in to find out if they're successful and to hear about two drivers who'll have a ...

Scott and Edd on surprise-packed Spa sprint qualifying

After a Belgian Grand Prix sprint qualifying session full of shocks and out-of-position cars, Scott and Edd give their takes during their (prolonged by Spa traffic systems) drive back from the circuit.

From the midfield cars that starred in SQ3 to the frontrunners who didn't make it that far, Scott and Edd have plenty to talk about... and yes, that does have a detrimental effect on Edd's navigating.

World Superbike special - Inside Razgatlioglu’s world (ad-free and extended)

There’s huge excitement over what World Superbike king Toprak Razgatlioglu will bring to MotoGP when he finally makes the move across in 2026 after so many near-deals.

But is there enough appreciation for the world Razgatlioglu is leaving? His MotoGP move - and the chance of main rival Nicolo Bulega soon following him - has put a new spotlight on World Superbikes, as has the question of what new Dorna owner Liberty Media plans to do with it.

The Race MotoGP Podcast’s roving re...

Everything Mekies said in first grilling by media as Red Bull F1 boss

New Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Laurent Mekies has faced the media for the first time in the FIA press conference at the Belgian Grand Prix.

While Scott Mitchell-Malm - who was in the room as Mekies made a good first impression in Red Bull colours - and Jonathan Noble work through a more considered appraisal of what was most interesting and significant, we thought you might like to read Mekies’ answers for yourself.

So after the initial introduction from host Tom Clarkson, he...

Red Bull secrecy and Verstappen's view on Horner F1 exit - what we’ve learned (ad free)

The F1 paddock reconvened for the first time since Christian Horner's bombshell exit from the helm of the Red Bull team. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Edd Straw were at Spa to hear from Max Verstappen and try to find out how Red Bull is tackling its first race post-Horner.

Behind the scenes: An unexpected Spa filming quirk

Spa-Francorchamps isn't just a difficult track for drivers - it can also give content creators some trouble, as Edd and Scott have found out while trying to record today's F1 video.

EARLY ACCESS: BBV10s S12 E5 - McLaren’s 1994 nightmare with Peugeot

McLaren’s single season with Peugeot in F1 goes down as a year to forget in the team’s great history. But even though the short-lived alliance didn’t enjoy much success, there was plenty going on to make it worth the Bring Back V10s treatment.

Glenn Freeman, Ben Anderson, and Edd Straw revisit how McLaren tried to adapt to life after Ayrton Senna, and how it nearly coaxed his great rival Alain Prost out or retirement to spearhead its new era. We also dive into Martin Brundle’s g...

BBV10s Debrief: Send us your thoughts on Suzuka 1990!

Let's hear what you've got to say about the controversial 1990 Japanese Grand Prix, which we've finally covered on Bring Back V10s.

Leave your comments, thoughts and questions underneath this post, and next week Glenn will sit down to work his way through as many as we have time for!

Jorge Martin's Aprilia MotoGP return changed everything [ad-free video]

Jorge Martin's MotoGP title defence so far has been a litany of serious injuries and a controversial and ultimately aborted bid to leave Aprilia when he'd barely even raced for it.

But when he finally managed a proper race weekend with Aprilia at Brno, things went... really, really well.

So is this relationship actually going to work after all? In this video, ad-free for The Race Members' Club here on Patreon, Simon and Val give their takes on what the Czech Grand Prix weekend tol...

Will Spa upgrades transform Ferrari’s season? (ad-free)

We discuss the impact Ferrari’s Belgian Grand Prix rear suspension upgrade could have on its 205 season in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. 

Josh Suttill and Jon Noble join Edd Straw to explain what we’ve seen so far of the changes and what performance it could unlock in the hitherto troublesome Ferrari. 

With Ferrari so far winless, we also ask how important it is the team salvages something from the season, and what success would look like in the second h...