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What's good - and bad - about F1: The Movie (ad-free)

On this episode Edd Straw and Jon Noble review F1: The Movie having watched the film in a media screening during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. They discuss what they liked and what they didn't, plus debate how well it works both for F1 and movie fans.

Is Brad Pitt too old to convince as an F1 driver? How spectacular are the racing scenes? Does the movie make sense? We answer all of those questions and more.

We also hear from the film's legendary producer, Jerry Bruckhe...

Quiz Val on his Italian Grand Prix MotoGP rider rankings

Here's Val's best-to-worst ranking of every rider's performance at Mugello, ready for you to interrogate.

Agree? Disagree? Got a question? Leave your thoughts in the comments on this post and Val will address them in his next Rider Rankings Debrief video.

There was a distinctly Spanish flavour to this year's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, with seven Spanish podiums on Sunday across the three classes - which included the increasin...

Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola answers YOUR questions!

Jon Noble sits down with Pirelli F1 chief Mario Isola to whizz through a selection of questions submitted by our members about the challenges F1's official tyre supplier faces, what's changed since Pirelli came back in 2011, and to get his latest views on the idea of enforcing two pitstops at a race other than Monaco.

Simon on Mugello's mixed response to Marc Marquez the Ducati rider

On evidence of today, the Mugello crowd hasn't yet accepted Marc Marquez as one of its own - even as he wins in Ducati red.

Simon Patterson reports from the Mugello paddock on Davide Tardozzi's big plea to the crowd, how Marc himself is feeling about it and whether the tide is turning a little bit after all...

F1 Extra: Is Ocon the most underrated driver in the sport?

We discuss whether Esteban Ocon is F1’s most underrated driver in the latest exclusive members-only edition of F1 Extra. 

There’s also questions on Sauber’s improving form and F1’s tendency to cash with massive events such as the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Indianapolis 500.

Pirelli’s C6 tyre is also in the spotlight, along with the impact of blue flags on F1 races.

Canada’s historic track changes, Liam Lawson’s Red Bull future and what drivers we’d lik...

Why George Russell still has no contract for F1 2026 [early access]

George Russell is having his best ever Formula 1 season - he's now a race winner, has been on the podium in half of the races and he's fourth in the championship, so why doesn't he have a contract for next year?

🔍 Driving Style Secrets: Answering your questions on racecraft, how to observe technique, and more!

Driving Style Secrets returns for an end of season Q&A episode, with Edd and Mark tackling a sackful of your questions.

Among the submissions are questions about how TV viewers can better observe driving styles, the 'car calming' techniques employed by Charles Leclerc and George Russell, and who the most adaptable driver on the grid is.

Edd and Mark also provide their thoughts on whether Lewis Hamilton's driving approach might gel better with the new generation of cars in 2026...

Four reasons Lando Norris is blowing his F1 title shot [ad-free]

Lando Norris has made a lot of mistakes this season for a Formula 1 championship contender - some big, some small, but too many if he is to grab his big F1 title chance.

Send us your questions for Pirelli's F1 chief!

What would you like to ask Pirelli motorsport chief Mario Isola?

Jon's interviewing him for a forthcoming article soon, and we've put a little time aside to get Mario to answer a few questions from The Race Members' Club too - which we'll put out as a bonus podcast for you on Patreon.

Just drop your question in the comments before Friday morning and we'll pick as big a selection as we can to put to Mario in our time with him. 

🔍 Tech Show: What does losing '20 points of downforce' really mean? Plus, McLaren's new suspension analysed

On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss what losing '20 points of downforce' really means, after Lewis Hamilton suffered that fate in Canada, when his Ferrari collided with an unfortunate marmot.

There's also chat about the revised suspension geometry on Lando Norris's McLaren in Montreal, including what the team hope to accomplish with the change, and why Norris's team-mate Oscar Piastri didn't (and may not ever) ...

BBV10s 1993 Revisited: French GP

As we reach the mid-point of our look back through 1993, we discuss how a dream weekend for France generated a bit of controversy elsewhere in the world.

Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Ben Anderson and Matt Beer look back on how Williams 'managed' the result of the French Grand Prix, the latest instalment in the Michael Schumacher vs Ayrton Senna battle for best of the rest, a scary near miss in the pitlane that made you wonder how F1 still didn't have pit speed limits by 1993, and an impre...

IndyCar's Gateway thriller reviewed with James Hinchcliffe (ad-free)

Fox Sports analyst and six-time IndyCar race winner James Hinchcliffe joins Jack Benyon onthis week’s episode to review a brilliant Gateway race, discuss Will Power’s future and more.

After being at the track, Hinch gives excellent insight into why this race - not normally an event he marks on his calendar - was a real thriller.

And, with Will Power bagging a first pole since 2023, we discuss the two-time champion’s future, including why it’s such a complicated story and w...

MotoGP Extra: Scott Redding's career of might-have-beens

Here’s a bonus episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast for you ahead of Mugello - an exclusive one-on-one with MotoGP podium finisher turned World Superbike star Scott Redding on his fascinating career.

From coming agonisingly (literally) close to winning a Moto2 title to Honda, Pramac and Aprilia stints in MotoGP before rebuilding his career with an epic British Superbike season and then his current life of highs and lows in World Superbikes, Redding’s story is an incredible one with ra...

Ferrari struggles: Is Vasseur going to be axed? (ad-free)

The growing pressure in the Italian media on Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur is the topic for the latest ad-free edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Former Ferrari communications advisor Roberto Boccafogli joins Jon Noble and Edd Straw to offer his unique insight into the criticisms of Vasseur and what could be done to prevent this. 

We ask what’s gone wrong for Ferrari, whether there could be an imminent turnaround and whether Vasseur has convinced the tifosi he’s takin...

More KTM MotoGP drama: Acosta angst, Steiner link, Bastianini woe [ad-free video]

Pedro Acosta was unflinchingly loyal to KTM during the worst of its financial crisis. But now its future seems sorted, there's been a change in his tone.

Why the sudden angst?

In our latest video, available ad-free here on Patreon and featuring a cameo from Scott Mitchell-Malm, Matt Beer and Simon Patterson discuss what's going on with Acosta, whether the KTM/Enea Bastianini relationship is doomed already, and the potential change brewing at KTM's satellite MotoGP squad Tech3 invo...

Edd answers your questions about his F1 Canadian GP driver rankings

Before flying back from the Canadian Grand Prix, Edd tackles your questions on his Montreal driver rankings.

F1 Extra: Kubica's Ferrari redemption - and the controversy that hangs over Le Mans win

We're drifting slightly off topic in this episode of F1 Extra, but we hope you'll forgive us as we take a closer look at former F1 favourite Robert Kubica's first Le Mans 24 Hours victory with Ferrari.

Host Edd Straw welcomes The Race's endurance correspondent Thibaut Villemant and editor Valentin Khorounzhiy, who were both on-site at the Circuit de la Sarthe covering the 2025 edition of the iconic marathon.

Kubica, of course, looked set to drive for Ferrari in F1 before he was ba...

Everything we learned from watching F1: The Movie [ad-free]

The release of F1: The Movie is imminent. And we at The Race were lucky enough to attend a preview screening at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Here's Edd Straw's take on everything we learned, having seen the film for the first time.

Warning, this video - ad-free here for your enjoyment - will contain some spoilers.

Guenther Steiner to MotoGP? Full Herve Poncharal interview on Tech3's future

Is Formula 1 cult hero Guenther Steiner about to take a lead role at the Tech3 MotoGP team? Simon got the full lowdown from Herve Poncharal on what's going on at his KTM satellite squad for a video going out on our Moto YouTube channel this week (which you'll be able to watch ad-free here as ever). And we're giving you the full uncut version of Herve and Simon's chat here on Patreon as a taster.

🔍 Driving Style Secrets: Final call for questions!

What do you want to know about the driving styles of F1's quickest drivers? We've covered six of the world's best on series one of Driving Style Secrets, and now Edd and Mark are preparing to answer your questions about the techniques deployed by Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

We've already had some excellent submissions, but if you'd like to ask something and you haven't submitted your question yet, this is your final c...

BBV10s Debrief special: Send us your thoughts on BAR's awful 1999 season!

Ahead of the return of Bring Back V10s for its 12th season in the coming weeks, we gave members in our 'Champions' tier the chance to vote for a special throwback episode of our Patreon-exclusive BBV10s Debrief show that launched during Season 11.

Unfortunately for Glenn, the heartless monsters chose BAR's 1999 campaign, which was covered in extensive detail back in Season 4!

That means...

Ask Edd about his F1 Canadian Grand Prix driver rankings

Did anyone string together a better weekend than the driver who had total control of the Canadian Grand Prix? And how big a hit did Lando Norris take for two costly errors?

Below you'll find Edd Straw's rankings for the Canadian Grand Prix. Comment below to put your question to Edd.

Started: 1st Finished: 1st

George Russell described his final Q3 lap as "might...

How Kubica's stunning Le Mans win went down in the F1 paddock

It was very appropriate that Robert Kubica's hard-earned Le Mans 24 Hours victory happened on the day Formula 1 was preparing to race in Montreal - scene of the only F1 win of a career that should have featured so many.

In a video that will appear on our social media channels later but that we're giving you the raw version of early, Edd reports on the F1 paddock's reaction to Kubica's achievement and shares his own thoughts on Kubica's career.

Canadian Grand Prix review (ad-free)

From Montreal, Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Mark Hughes to review a dramatic and eventful Canadian Grand Prix.

A somewhat pedestrian race was enlivened just before the flag when Lando Norris crashed into the back of his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri - but how much has the incident hurt his title bid? That's one of the key questions answered.

Edd, Jon and Mark also discuss Mercedes' stunning turn of form, explaining why George Russell - only fourth in Spain - was able to ...

Canadian GP's post-race protest and intra-team clash explained [ad-free video]

Edd and Jon report from the Montreal paddock at the end of a very late Sunday night that featured the latest episode of Max Verstappen vs George Russell antagonism and the McLaren intra-team clash everyone suspected was coming.

Submit your ONE question for our Canadian GP F1 podcast

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

Drop your question in the comments before 10pm UK time today, and we'll include as many as we can in tonight's episode and elsewhere in our Montreal coverage.

Canada F1 qualifying shocks and what’s really annoyed Verstappen [ad-free video]

A Mercedes on pole, George Russell vs Max Verstappen sharing the front row fresh from their Barcelona clash and Verstappen railing at "childish" ban talk straight afterwards - everything is set up for a spicy Canadian Grand Prix.

Here's Edd and Jon's take on the events of qualifying and the aftermath.

And Colossally That's History: Matt and Richard answer your questions!

To round off Season 3, Matt and Richard return to answer your questions in a special members-only episode.

Included in the selection are questions about who ranks as the quintessential Ferrari driver, how Eddie Jordan came to be the person to break the Lewis Hamilton to Mercedes story, the origins of the two-by-two grid formation, and much more!

Plus, we answer some of your questions about the podcast itself, including how it came to be in the first place.

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