Graham and Luke return to rank all 12 championship campaigns of the turbo-hybrid era from what we believe to be worst, to the best!

Graham and Luke return, and this time we're casting an eye back to the ground effect era, from 2022-2025. We rank all 10 F1 teams and what they achieved during the ground effect era!

Graham and Luke return to revisit our 2025 preseason predictions!

Before that, we talk:

• Potential engine loopholes already for 2026 (4:54)
• More changes ahead of 2026, including terminology, new driver numbers, and stewards decisioning (9:17)
• Portugal returns to the F1 calendar (19:06)
• Then, we revisit our 2025 preseason predictions: everything we got right and wrong, mostly wrong (24:01)
• Autosport top 50 of 2025, and our favourite motorsport moments of 2025 (113:26)

Graham and Luke return as F1 finally winds down after a long season.

• One week hangovers from Abu Dhabi (2:49)

• Post season testing at Abu Dhabi as full focus shifts on 2026, on and off the track (10:19)
• F2 testing, and IndyCar superlicence points bump (20:45)
• Helmut Marko's Red Bull exit confirmed: where does the truth lie? (33:39)
• Ranking the drivers Helmut Marko brought to F1, for both what they achieved in F1 and outside of it! (40:50)

Graham and Luke return to review F1's season finale, and the crowning of a champion!

This week we talk:

• The title showdown: how Norris secured his maiden title on the day (2:26)
• Reaction to Norris winning his first title (13:16)
• Was Norris the deserving champion of 2025? Where he won the championship (24:54)
• Norris legacy talk: an argument for both sides (31:24)
• Piastri’s Abu Dhabi, coming up short, and where his season came undone (43:15)
• Verstappen comes up just short, wins the Grand Prix; why they couldn’t alter the championship outcome on Sunday (53:54)
• The rest of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix behind the top-3, including an oddly competitive Leclerc (64:14)
• Fernando Alonso’s end of season heroics; Stroll actually scores a point (66:26)
• Hamilton recovery from another Q1 exit (70:38)
• A great end of season run by Ocon; Haas and Toyota announce title partnership (71:02)
• Very disappointing race pace from Racing Bulls and Mercedes (78:48)
• A disappointing end of season for Yuki Tsunoda; penalty and defence on Norris (81:18)
• A fitting end to the Alpine season (86:40)
• Closing thoughts on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2025 season, ground effect, and a Toto Wolff admission (87:00)
• News, odds, and ends, including Arvid Lindblad being signed to Racing Bulls for 2026 (97:53)

Graham and Luke return to discuss the Qatar Grand Prix as the F1 title fight heads to a three-way finale!

This week, we talk:

• Verstappen takes the title fight to Abu Dhabi as McLaren’s strategy implodes: the state of play for Verstappen, Piastri, and Norris (4:47)
• A missed opportunity for Mercedes (41:16)
• Another masterclass podium for Carlos Sainz (42:28)
• More points in the Aston boat from Alonso (47:06)
• A rant on the imminent announcement that Hadjar will replace Tsunoda at Red Bull/Tsunoda will be out of F1 next season (49:51)

A shocker of a weekend for Ferrari (60:22)

A round-up of the midfield (66:05)

Closing thoughts on the Qatar Grand Prix (71:24)

Adrian Newey appointed team principal at Aston Martin (73:58)

Has F2 lost its way? (82:41)

Previewing the season finale at Abu Dhabi (93:02)

Luke returns to run you through all the drama of the 2025 Las Vegas GP

This week he talks about:

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Immediate post race reaction (0:30)

Mercedes on lock for P2 (6:39)

Disaster Double DSQ for Mclaren (13:17)

Ferrari fumbles (22:25)

Sainz the lone star Williams (35:08)

Rounding out the points finishers (36:24)

The lesser seen rest of the field (41:48)

Last remaining Vegas thoughts (50:40)

Qatar GP preview (52:40)

Graham and Luke return ahead of F1's season-ending triple header to talk all things F1 and beyond.

This week we talk:

• A quick chat about the Autonomous Racing (3:32)
• A tangent about Logan Sargeant and WEC, Porsche maybe not dead in WEC? (8:45)
• Hangovers from the Brazilian Grand Prix (17:52)
• Talking points from the annual race at Macau (25:24)
• Alpine’s surprise at rivals’ continued development(34:40)
• F1 Commission Meeting agree to change livery, Audi reveal concept livery, and driver numbers for 2026 (39:35)
• Elkan’s bizarre Ferrari driver comments (56:06)
• Wolff sells 5% ownership stake at Mercedes (64:48)
• Formula E’s monster Gen 4 car (67:43)
• Las Vegas Grand Prix preview (73:29)

Graham and Luke return to review a potentially pivotal Brazilian Grand Prix!

We talk:

• Norris takes big step towards first championship as Piastri gets 10 second penalty and crashes out of sprint (7:16)
• Antonelli’s best result in F1 as he outpaces Russell all weekend (28:02)
• Verstappen recovers from the portland to podium; but should they have left him out? (33:12)
• Another great result for Bearman (41:27)
• Liam Lawson’s mega medium stint helps secure points despite clash with Hadjar (46:25)
• Hulkenberg’s first Saturday Q3 appearance of the season translates to points (50:59)
• Alpine finally back in the points behind mega Gasly weekend (53:15)
• The midfield round up, including the Gulf Williams, Ocon’s bad luck, and more (55:19)
• Ferrari’s unlucky but shocking Sunday (62:51)
• Yuki Tsunoda’s race unravels early (67:12)
• Bortoleto’s nightmare home weekend; big crash in the sprint (68:49)
• Closing thoughts on the Brazilian Grand Prix (73:00)
• Alpine confirm Colapinto for 2026 (74:47)
• Qatar potentially heading for another mandatory two stop race; other adjustments to race weekend to be discussed at F1 commission (77:01)
• Another technical shuffle at Aston Martin (86:51)
• What makes an FIA Grade 1 track, and what are the Grade 1 tracks outside of F1? (89:40)

Graham and Luke return in the break between Mexico and Brazil to talk all things F1 and beyond!

This week we talk:

• Afterthoughts from Mexico (6:22)
• FIA announce cost cap findings (14:46)
• Potential race-strategy variances being discussed for 2026 (16:38)
• Laura Villars wins court hearing to discuss failure of the FIA Presidential election process (22:53)
• Felipe Massa’s court case over 2008 championship (26:52)
• Russell reveals performance based activation for 2027 contract (33:32)
• Aston announce a new reserve driver (38:16)
• Audi have reportedly won the Freddie Slater-sweepstakes (40:47)
• Formula E preseason testing and women’s test (50:53)
• Jenson Button’s farewell from professional racing: a retrospective on his motorsport career (59:00)
• Previewing the Brazilian Grand Prix (72:24)

Graham and Luke return to review the Mexico City Grand Prix! This week we talk:

• COTA hangovers; tape shenanigans (2:21)
• Norris storms to pole as Piastri struggles; sets up Sunday domination to take the lead in the title (9:57)
• A decent recovery on Sunday from Piastri; nonsense VSC ruins battle with Bearman (34:28)
• A return to the podium for Charles Leclerc (41:10)
• Verstappen gains in the championship, robbed of opportunity to battle Leclerc (45:17)
• Bearman, the star of the weekend (50:44)
• A deserved result for Esteban Ocon (60:30)
• Borotleto rises from 16th to a point (62:00)
• A disappointing race from Mercedes (63:22)
• Lewis Hamilton’s disappointing Sunday after a promising Saturday (67:24)
• A poor pit stop costs Tsunoda points (73:19)
• A stinker of a weekend for Williams (77:00)
• A rough strategy for Hadjar and a near miss for Lawson (82:36)
• Issues for the veterans: Alonso and Hulkenberg (85:55)
• Closing thoughts on the Mexico City Grand Prix (86:40)
• Rumours of cost cap breaches (90:20)

Luke and Graham return to review the US Grand Prix!

This week we talk:

• More McLaren nonsense; beginning with ‘repercussions’ and then untangling the Sprint crash (2:57)
• Verstappen eases to US GP win, vaults himself into title contention; how have we ended up in this situation? (18:11)
• Norris recovers to 2nd to take big points out of Piastri; Piastri chasing performance (40:30)
• Ferrari overturn rough Friday into podium on Sunday (42:22)
• Yuki Tsunoda scoring points on both days against the odds; thoughts on the Bearman incident (49:40)
• Hulkenberg’s first points since Silverstone (58:21)
• A couple of points for Ollie Bearman (60:50)
• Alonso picks up a point after sprint disappointment (64:40)
• Carlos Sainz’s sprint podium and COTA special liveries (65:55)
• Russell’s mixed weekend (67:50)
• A round-up of the midfield, including Sainz’s clash with Antonelli, Alpine team orders, and more (69:30)
• Closing thoughts on the US GP (84:45)
• Mercedes finally announce extensions for Russell and Antonelli (87:36)
• Tim Mayer concedes FIA presidential election (89:45)
• Apple TV confirmed as broadcast rights holder in US (92:16)
• Previewing the Mexico GP (97:03)

Graham and Luke return to talk F1 and beyond before this week's US Grand Prix.

This week we talk:

• McLaren vs. Palou court case: Zak Brown exposed (2:01)
• Increasing concerns surrounding Leclerc’s and Ferrari’s long term future; who would be next to lead Ferrari if Leclerc leaves? (59:47)
• Mercedes and Red Bull find flexi-wing restrictions; Ferrari and McLaren left behind (71:33)
• Another ridiculous twist in the FIA Presidential race (78:49)
• Porsche pull out from WEC (82:36)
• WRC star turns focus to single seater/F1 dream (87:12)
• Apple set to win US broadcasting rights from ESPN (91:21)
• A slew of F3 driver announcements for 2026 (93:16)
• Previewing the US Grand Prix: have Red Bull’s and Mercedes’ flexi wing updates changed the game going forward? (112:43)

Graham and Luke return to review a bit of a drab Singapore Grand Prix. Nevertheless, lots to discuss, such as:

• Russell converts excellent qualifying into second race win of the season (4:46)
• Verstappen and Red Bull take a step forward and finish ahead of McLaren again (19:33)
• The big McLaren chat of the week: we talk about the contact between Norris and Pisatri (26:45)
• Back-to-back encouraging weekends for Antonelli (49:32)
• A fiery Alonso in Singapore (52:59)
• Some welcome points for Bearman (61:22)
• A great strategy from Sainz helps Williams recover to a point (64:22)
• Hadjar managing a difficult race (68:47)
• A midfield round-up (69:55)
• A poor weekend for Ferrari (72:30)
• A double crash for Liam Lawson sets up difficult weekend (78:28)
• Tsunoda unable to build on strong Baku (79:31)
• Potentially points lost for Hulkenberg and Sauber (80:55)
• Singapore Grand Prix closing thoughts (83:12)
• Christian Horner rumours throughout the weekend, including Haas and Aston Martin (83:50)
• Surprise announcement of Dunne and McLaren parting ways; potentially joining Red Bull’s program (88:50)

In the gap between the Azerbaijan and Singapore Grand Prix, Graham and Luke return to talk all things F1 and beyond.

This week we talk:

• A quick chat about Fuji since WEC just visited the Japanese track, and favourite F1 moments at Fuji (2:14)
• A lack of F1 news ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, so we just about random bits and bobs such as Mercedes’ contract saga, the dynamics returning to an engine formula (6:23)
• The comparable 2014/2025 title fight dynamic (12:38)
• Leftovers from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix (22:12)
• Hauger and Collet seemingly heading to IndyCar (28:05)
• Christian Horner and Red Bull reach settlement; free to return to F1 during 2026, but will he? (36:07)
• Quick Formula E news (55:20)
• Max Verstappen’s victory at Nordschleiffe opens up a conversation of other categories we’d like F1 drivers to compete in (57:30)
• Drivers in other categories we’d like to see get a shot in F1 (77:18)
• Drivers who deserved more/another chance from their, typically, shorter F1 careers (91:04)
• Drivers who never made it to F1 but deserved to (107:38)
• A Singapore Grand Prix preview: are Red Bull and Verstappen really back? What is Piastri’s response? (111:36)

Graham and Luke return to review the Azerbaijan Grand Prix!

This week we talk:

• A crazy Baku qualifying sets the tone for Sunday: Pisatri’s error, Norris fails to take advantage, Verstappen storms to pole amid red flag chaos (3:30)
• Piastri’s uncharacteristic mistakes, crashes out on Lap 1 (15:30)
• Norris fails to capitalise on Piastri’s errors (25:44)
• McLaren failings allow Verstappen to pounce and win; is he back in the championship hunt? (34:03)
• An unwell Russell and bounce-back Antonelli drive move Mercedes back in P2(43:29)
• Carlos Sainz back in character as he nets a podium for Williams(48:35)
• Liam Lawson’s best result in F1 and Tsunoda’s best result at Red Bull comes at a good time as rumours ramp up (56:34)
• A round-up of the midfield (69:43)
• A shambolic, but not unexpected, weekend for Alpine (67:50)
• A rare stinker for Alex Albon (79:14)
• Ferrari’s letdown (81:17)
• Closing thoughts of the Azerbaijan GP, including a new extension for the race (92:00)
• Confirmation of 2026 sprints, possible tweaks for 2027 (93:40)
• Flavio sees only two options for the 2026 Alpine seat (97:03)
• A surprise third candidate for FIA Presidency (101:10)
• F2 at Baku; Stenshorne shines on debut (107:35)

Graham and Luke return to catch up on all things F1, and beyond!

This week:

• A slow week of F1 news, so we talk about the driver market, Mercedes contract situation (4:04)
• Hangovers from Monza; Williams win their right of review (19:26)
• Quick Monza F3 feature race thoughts and Trident axe both their F2 drivers (26:10)
• A catch up on all the 2026 engine regulations; who has claimed/said what, and where people stand as F1’s new engines come closer and closer, as well as the future plans for V8 engines shifting (29:41)
• Catching up on IndyCar news, including Will Power’s move to Andretti replacing Colton Herta, who is becoming Cadillac’s F1 reserve driver; we discuss this move to leave IndyCar, potential road to a super licence, why F2 might be a mistake, and more (63:26)
• Palou’s Red Bull rumours, and details of McLaren’s lawsuit against Palou (94:09)
• Quick Formula E news; Citreon replace Maserati, Drugovich gives up on F1 for now and signs with Andretti (104:04)
• Prema’s financial issues; Callum Ilott’s horrendous career luck (107:43)
• Audi signs with Adidas for team partner (111:23)
• Azerbaijan Grand Prix preview (113:33)

Graham and Luke return to review the Italian Grand Prix! This week, we talk:

• From set-up choices to re-passes, Max Verstappen and Red Bull take their most comfortable win of the season (6:23)
• Untangling another McLaren self-inflicted mess/driver swap between Piastri and Norris (22:30)
• Alex Albon rises ahead of Antonelli in the standings (43:24)
• Another points finish for Bortoleto (48:44)
• Hadjar scores points from the pit-lane (52:35)
• Ferrari’s home race assessed, sandwiched by Russell (54:24)
• A difficult ending for Antonelli amidst rising pressure (62:53)
• Carlos Sainz’s grumpy weekend and clash with Bearman, now facing a race-ban; other ‘race-guidelines’ rubbish (68:41)
• A midfield round-up of races that didn’t go to plan (75:05)
• Shouting at Stefano’s comments of wanting shorter race (82:50)
• Gasly signs new Alpine deal to end of 2028 (87:17)
• A further extension for the Monaco GP (96:32)
• A quick chat about F3/F2 at Monza (98:00)

Graham and Luke return as F1 finally returns from its Summer Break!

This week we talk:

• Piastri turns the tables; takes a big leap in hunt for the title (6:13)
• Norris loses out to Piastri, then loses 18 points…Has he now lost the title? (20:19)
• Verstappen maintains Dutch GP record in P2 (31:18)
• Hadjar’s incredible podium (35:40)
• Albon keeps Williams’ lead strong in race for P5(43:39)
• Ollie Bearman’s best result in F1 (49:05)
• Double points for Aston, but could it have been more? (53:50)
• Tsunoda back in the points (60:53)
• Little midfield round-up (62:30)
• George Russell’s interesting race (64:34)
• Ferrari’s double-DNF: Hamilton’s crash, Leclerc’s unfortunate clash with Antonelli (67:19)
• An unfortunate end to a better race showing fro Antonelli; a history of Mercedes mismanagement with young drivers (75:15)
• Lawson and Sainz incident, and one of the worst decisions of recent history (82:27)
• Sauber’s slightly anonymous weekend (87:53)
• Dutch Grand Prix closing thoughts (91:00)
• Cadillac officially confirm Bottas and Perez (92:26)
• Some interesting Flavio and Toto Wolff comments (100:11)
• Italian Grand Prix preview (113:49)

Graham returns this week to preview the second half of the 2025, but not before (in addition to forgetting for several minutes to mute IndyCar 😅):

• Cadillac reportedly signing both Valterri Bottas and Sergio Perez (2:50)

Then, previewing the final 10 races of 2025, including:

• Who will win the 2025 title? (12:56)
• Most anticipated race to come in 2025 (18:35)
• Dreaded race remaining on the schedule (21:15)
• Does McLaren set a new constructor’s points total? (22:14)
• Who finishes best of the rest: Russell, Verstappen, Leclerc, and how many races can they win? (28:12)
• Who finishes In P2: Ferrari or Mercedes? (33:56)
• Can Lewis Hamilton find his mojo to end 2025? (36:16)
• What does a successful second half of the season look for Kimi Antonelli? (43:11)
• Can any team outside of the top 4 finish on the podium? (48:43)
• Who finishes best of the rest in the constructors? (53:41)
• F1’s wooden spoon award (58:13)
• How long before Alpine finds itself in another debacle? (61:05)
• Driver under the most pressure for the rest of the season … not a rookie (63:13)
• Any shock driver changes or rookie chops in 2025/26 (69:44)
• Predicting what we can of the 2026 grid (72:54)
• Previewing the Dutch GP (79:56)