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Formula 1 is heading into arguably its biggest rules shake-up in history next year, as all-new cars with new hybrid power units make their debut.

The regulation overhaul has not been without controversy though, as opinions remain divided about whether it is the right step, and if it will actually make the racing any better.

It is a change that has also prompted some deeper debate about where F1 should head for the long term – as talk of a return to V8s or V10s has surfaced once ...

Val answers your Brno MotoGP rider rankings questions

Burger King and film choices. Yes, you're reading that correctly: those are two constituent parts that top and tail this week's MotoGP rider rankings debrief, a bumper edition as Val tackles your questions about his Czech GP order.

Find out about the three stages in which Val shaped his rankings, the pick he got particular grief for, which rider had a swathe of sympathisers, why a "proof of concept" weekend didn't earn a higher spot, and much, much more.

Road to F1: Which Formula 1 team has the best junior roster?

We were overwhelmed by the response to our first members' episode on junior single-seater racing, so we're delighted to bring you Road to F1, episode 2.

Almost every Formula 1 team has a fully-fledged driver academy with a pipeline of junior talent that it hopes will produce its next F1 drivers. But which team has the strongest roster? Does Red Bull still lead the way, or have its rivals usurped it?

Before heading to the Formula 2 and 3 rounds at Spa and...

F1 drivers' new 2026 car fears - what's really going on (ad free)

Formula 1’s all-new 2026 cars are now just six months out from hitting the track for the first time – but not everyone is excited about what’s to come. In fact, there have been a few alarming comments in recent weeks as F1 drivers have given some downbeat assessments about their first experiences of the cars on their team simulators. But are these remarks a genuine cause for concern, or simply a natural response to what is perhaps going to be the biggest step change in F1 rules we have ...

How O’Ward’s Toronto win shows his 2025 IndyCar breakthrough (ad-free)

It’s a bumper episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast this week with a typically bonkers street race in Toronto to assess.

The Race’s Josh Suttill plays guest host with Jack Benyon this week, as Benyon outlines how the way Pato O’Ward won this race was symptomatic of his development as a driver, and how he has changed this year. 

Alex Palou’s 'terrible' 12th place finish is explained, Suttill outlines another Penske pummelling, and the slightly unusual look of the podium ...

Marquez's Brno masterclass and Martin's surprisingly happy return (ad-free)

Marc Marquez's fifth consecutive MotoGP weekend double has put him 120 points clear at the top of the standings - so how soon can he wrap up the title?

Valentin Khorounzhiy and Simon Patterson discuss Marquez's latest triumph in The Race MotoGP Podcast's Czech Grand Prix episode, recorded on location at Brno.

They delve into Ducati's unusually vulnerable weekend aside from Marquez's double - and into Alex Marquez's mistake that removed himself and the luckless Joan Mir from Sunday...

BBV10s Debrief: Monza 2003

It's time for the first Bring Back V10s Debrief of Season 12! Glenn Freeman works through your comments, observations and questions from our season opener on the 2003 Italian Grand Prix, and all of the tyre ruling chaos that became such a talking point in the championship fight between Ferrari, Williams and McLaren.

Quiz Val on his Brno MotoGP rider rankings

The balance of power between MotoGP manufacturers in 2025 was shaken up big time by its return to Brno, which added some weather complications into the mix to really test the assembled riders and crews.

OK, so in the end it was still a fight for second place - in both races and also in these rider rankings - but beyond the clear standout there were a lot of interesting performances to get stuck into.

Here's Val's ranking of how they all performed. Pop your questions or thoughts on...

Ranking the rookies: Who has impressed the most in 2025? (ad-free)

We rank the 2025 Formula 1 rookies in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw for an in-depth look at the campaigns of the six drivers we’ve classified as rookies.

Kimi Antonelli, Ollie Bearman, Isack Hadjar, Franco Colapinto, Gabriel Bortoleto are all delved into, with an evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses, their performance trends and what we need to see more, or less of, from them. 

We then formulate o...

Get your Brno MotoGP Podcast questions in!

What do you want Czech road trip buddies Simon and Val to answer or argue about in the Brno 2025 edition of The Race MotoGP Podcast?

Pop your question in the comments and we'll get through as many as we can in Monday's episode and the rest of our coverage.

OUTTAKE: A Bring Back V10s shambles!

Here's a little bonus from our Brazil 2004 episode of Bring Back V10s, where the recording fell to pieces for a couple of minutes of madness. Enjoy! 😂

📕 F1 Book Club: Distilling F1's complexities in The Grand Prix Year

Earlier this year, F1 journalist Phillip Horton released his first book, entitled The Grand Prix Year: An insider's guide to Formula 1 racing, and on the latest episode of F1 Book Club, exclusively for members, he joins Edd Straw to discuss it.

Billed as taking readers 'to spectacular locations across the world' and of providing 'an up-close-and-personal insight into the world and workings of Formula One', Phillip explains why he was moved to write the book. 2025-07-18 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak peak: Gary Anderson's mid-season F1 2025 supertimes

Ahead of his full mid-season F1 analysis being published on the site, we thought we'd share a look at the supertimes data Gary has gathered from F1 2025 so far.

His supertimes methodology takes a team and driver’s fastest single lap from each grand prix weekend and expresses it as a percentage.

It helps evaluate performance across the season with equal weighting for each of the 12 events. Single-lap pace is far more accurate given race pace includes so many more variables.

Early access: Why Carlos Sainz’s Williams F1 move has started so badly

From being hailed as a world class talent and chased relentlessly by multiple teams to feeling depressed by a season that has been “everything but good”, Carlos Sainz has not had the start to his post-Ferrari F1 career he expected.

Simon and Val's take on Martin's Aprilia revelations and return to MotoGP

Jorge Martin is back in MotoGP action at this weekend's Czech Grand Prix - but he's not just returning after a long injury absence, he's returning having just U-turned on his desire to walk out on Aprilia at the end of this season.

Fresh from hearing a very open (but unapologetic) Martin give his take on all the traumatic and dramatic events of the last few months, Simon and Val convene in the paddock to give their verdict on Martin's explanation and what happens next.

And to see ...

🔧 Tech Show: Gary unpicks Ben Sulayem's F1 vision + The tech impact of Horner's Red Bull exit (ad-free)

On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, former F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains what impact Christian Horner’s sudden removal as team principal could have on Red Bull technically, both in the short and the long-run given the team’s longstanding balance issues. 

Host Edd Straw then quizzes Gary on what he thinks of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s vision for F1’s future, built around a lighter, V8-powered car with standard gearboxes designed to lower ...

Winners and losers from F1's new 2026 development limits (early access)

Formula 1 teams are entering a critical development run for their brand-new 2026 F1 cars and the start of an all-new rules era - and the goalposts have moved for nearly all of them.

Rowland on his Formula E title triumph (ad-free)

Newly confirmed ABB FIA Formula E World Champion Oliver Rowland joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt, fresh from his memorable crowning at Berlin Tempelhof.

The Nissan driver talks about how he achieved his dream and the background to a brilliant season he has generally dominated.

Rowland also discusses the encouraging message he got from friend Max Verstappen on the eve of his title Judgement Day, and the unforgettable message from his daughter Harper on his victorious slowing...

EARLY ACCESS: BBV10s S12 E4 - Montoya's final Williams win at Brazil 2004

Juan Pablo Montoya and Williams brought their rollercoaster relationship to a close with a memorable victory at the 2004 season finale in Brazil, where Montoya beat his future McLaren team-mate Kimi Raikkonen in a tense battle.

Glenn Freeman is joined by Jon Noble and Ben Anderson to look back on a weekend where dominant 2004 champion Michael Schumacher was a surprising non-factor, and Montoya was able to salvage something from a tough season for Williams.

Off-track, we look at Da...

Best of the rest: Untangling F1's confusing midfield battle (ad-free)

The latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast sets aside the battle at the front and puts the focus firmly on unravelling the confusing midfield fight. 

Williams, Sauber, Racing Bulls, Aston Martin, Haas and Alpine are embroiled in a battle for fifth through to 10th in the constructors’ championship with tens of millions of dollars at stake. 

Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to examine the competitive situation for all six teams, and discuss what we can e...

SURVEY: We want to hear from you!

It's time to have your say on The Race Members' Club!

Every year we like to hear from as many of you as possible about your experience here, and with so many new people joining since we last did this, we're really interested to get a wide range of perspectives on what we're doing.

Take part in the survey here!

We really enjoy having you all as part ...

Why McLaren's rivals have been so bad in F1 2025 (ad free)

McLaren has dominated F1 2025 to date, winning nine out of 12 grands prix and amassing more than double the points of any of its rivals. The McLaren is a great car, no question, but what has happened to the opposition?

Val answers your questions about his German GP rider rankings

Why was a podium finisher only ranked 11th in this week's rider rankings?

Val Khorounzhiy tackles your questions about his Sachsenring rider rankings that inevitably ends with a recommendation of a 30-year-old movie.

When F1 raced on California streets

The Race Presents this special documentary from 1982, looking back at California's Long Beach Grand Prix, as told from the perspective of the race organiser and the McLaren F1 team - plus its driver John Watson.

BBV10s Debrief: Send us your comments about Monza 2003!

It's time for the first Debrief from Season 12 of Bring Back V10s! Drop your questions, thoughts and comments about our season-opener on the 2003 Italian Grand Prix and the Michelin tyre controversy that dominated the lead up to the weekend.

Schedules permitting, Glenn will aim to record later this week!

Sachsenring MotoGP mayhem explained (ad-free)

Marc Marquez recorded a fourth consecutive sprint-grand prix double in MotoGP 2025 at the Sachsenring, to virtually nobody's surprise - but did he take too much risk given the championship picture to ensure he went unbeaten?

And why did Sunday's race come so close to having single-digit finishers, with Turn 1 proving shockingly troublesome in a span of just a couple of laps?

Valentin Khorounzhiy and Simon Patterson discuss this and more in a post-race podcast recorded on location ...

Answering your questions about Horner's Red Bull departure - and what happens next (ad-free)

We answer your questions about the biggest Formula 1 story of 2025 yet, Christian Horner’s departure from Red Bull, on the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Nelson Valkenburg and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to sift through a wide variety of questions, starting with one about what it means for Red Bull’s F1 ambitions. 

We also discuss the role of the Verstappens in the change, the departure of two key Horner allies and what it means for the 2026 project. <...

Quiz Val on his German GP MotoGP rider rankings

A dry German Grand Prix that was somehow a whole lot messier than a wet sprint race a day earlier left Val with plenty to untangle when it came to his MotoGP rider rankings - even with a depleted field.

How's he done? Let him know your thoughts and questions in the comments section below this post and he'll tackle them in his Rankings Debrief video later this week.

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Get your Sachsenring MotoGP podcast questions in!

What do you want Germany road trip buddies Simon and Val to answer or argue about in the Sachsenring episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast?

Drop your questions in the comments below and we'll get through as many as we can in the podcast and our other coverage.

F1 Extra: Is Hulkenberg the ideal Verstappen team-mate? Your questions answered

Should Red Bull sign Nico Hulkenberg to partner Max Verstappen given its troubles and the veteran’s strong form for Sauber? We answer that question and more in the latest episode of F1 Extra exclusively for The Race Members’ Club. 

Samarth Kanal joins Edd Straw to discuss that topic, and also get into Pierre Gasly’s season, Kimi Antonelli’s pace and Jonathan Wheatley’s impact on Sauber. 

We also ask if F1’s safety car restart rules might need a rejig, and wha...