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How F1's secret racing rules have changed for 2025 [ad-free video]

We've got hold of a copy of the guidelines for wheel to wheel racing that F1 drivers are supposed to work to and that inform stewards' penalty decisions.

In our latest video - available ad-free here on Patreon - Jon explains the significant change for 2025 that sealed Max Verstappen's Saudi penalty and everything else t...

Why Russell's F1 future is uncertain - despite his strong start to 2025 (ad-free)

Why is George Russell’s Formula 1 future uncertain at a point where he’s performing better than ever for Mercedes? That’s a question we tackle in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast.

Glenn Freeman and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to discuss Russell’s performances and the factors that mean a new deal with ...

VOTE for an episode to appear in the next season of Bring Back V10s!

Recently we asked members in our Champions tier to nominate a race they'd like to see covered in Bring Back V10s.

We then put that list to many of the show's regular guests - and producer Jonny Reynolds - and they've each chosen a nomination to throw their support behind.

Here's the list in chronological order, f...

The problems even Ducati has to solve

Ducati’s 100% win rate in the 2025 MotoGP world championship masks the fact it’s not actually ever managed to race its full 2025 bike spec, its superstar new signing has crashed in confusing circumstances in two of the last three grands prix and its double champion is a tentative and puzzled shadow of his best form r...

🏎 F1 Extra: Unpacking our recent interviews with McLaren

Edd Straw is joined by Charley Williams to unpack our recent trip to McLaren to interview Lando Norris, his engineer Will Joseph, and McLaren CEO Zak Brown.

For lifelong McLaren fan Charley (one of The Race's social media team), every trip to the McLaren Technology Centre is a gift - and she made some interesting observ...

Val answers your Jerez MotoGP rider rankings questions

He promises he wasn't trying to be contrary, but Val's 2025 Spanish Grand Prix rider rankings were definitely his most contentious yet - with plenty of you lining up to question his choice of number one (spoi...

Could Marc Marquez blow the MotoGP title? (ad-free)

Marc Marquez has won three of the 2025 MotoGP season’s grands prix so far but crashed out of the other two - and that means he’s once again lost the championship lead after the Spanish Grand Prix.

Simon Patterson and Matt Beer convene for a quick mini-episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast to try to figure out what’s ...

Quiz Val about his Jerez MotoGP rider rankings

Here's Val's ranking of all the MotoGP riders' performances across the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. Agree? Disagree? Leave your thoughts and questions in the comments and Val will tackle them in his Rankings Debrief video (a.k.a. Val's Tangents) in the coming days

The 2025 Spanish Grand Prix was...

Why does Marc Marquez keep crashing? [ad-free video]

Marc Marquez would probably be 54 points in the MotoGP world championship lead not one point behind but for the crashes that have happened in the only two races he hasn't won since becoming a works Ducati rider.

Val and Matt debate Marquez's errors, and their possible causes and consequences, in our latest video, and Si...

Lando Norris on his errors, his critics and McLaren's 2025 title chances [early access]

In a very special episode of The Race F1 podcast, recorded at the MTC in Woking, Edd Straw speaks to Lando Norris, race engineer Will Joseph and McLaren CEO Zak Brown as they approach the one-year anniversary of a breakthrough victory at the Miami Grand Prix.

We've realised the audio version for The Race Members' Club o...

Get your Jerez MotoGP Podcast questions in!

What do you want Simon, Val and Matt to answer and argue about on The Race MotoGP Podcast this week?

Drop your questions in the comments on this post and we'll get through as many as we can through this week's episodes and Patroen bonuses.

And Colossally That's History S3 E4: The quickest driver in F1 history? Jim Clark remembered

On the latest episode of Colossally, join Matt Bishop and Richard Williams as they reappraise the life and career of a driver regarded by many as the quickest to ever sit in a Formula 1 car: Jim Clark.

A double world champion in the 1960s and STILL to this day the driver with the most 'grand slam' grand prix we...

Our reflections on the Miami E-Prix, plus news on the Formula E documentary

An appraisal of Formula E’s surprising choice of Homestead as a venue for the tenuously titled Miami E-Prix is picked through after a messy end to a race that saw numerous penalties applied.

Pascal Wehrlein had elements of fortune on the way to his first E-Prix win of the season, while teammate Antonio Felix da Costa ...

Members' Club bonus: Ollie Bearman on his rookie season so far - and where he gets his F1 news...

Fresh from a hat-trick of points finishes, and looking every bit as good as Haas and Ferrari thought he would be, Ollie Bearman sat down with Scott Mitchell-Malm in Saudi Arabia for an exclusive interview about his rookie season so far and his approach to F1.

This weekend, we will publish a piece that uses in-depth int...

What Max Verstappen's Red Bull exit clause means for F1's driver market [early access]

The futures of Max Verstappen and George Russell are intertwined in Formula 1, and something fascinating is bubbling away behind the scenes. It might not look on the surface like much has changed, but Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble break down exactly what's going on in the background of a situation that could have a profou...

🔧 F1 Tech Show: What’s going on with F1’s 2026 engine drama? (ad-free)

On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson take a look at the current drama surrounding F1’s 2026 engine regulations, with stakeholders discussing significant changes to the rules aimed at heading off fears about cars repeatedly running out of energy.

Do th...

The latest on Yamaha's V4 project from the Jerez MotoGP paddock

After the media day at Jerez, there's more clarity about the current state of Yamaha's V4 project - especially as Augusto Fernandez spoke about his first track test with the bike.

Simon Patterson from the Jerez paddock on what we've heard today and what the outlook is going forward...

Important update for anyone who listens to our podcasts via Spotify

Hi everyone, we have more news for you on what's going on with our feeds on Spotify, for those of you who listen to your members-only content by linking your Patreon and Spotify accounts.

Many of you will be aware that recently Patreon introduced a much-requested feature that allows us to create multiple show feeds so ...

Why Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari start is getting worse [ad-free video]

Lewis Hamilton’s brief Ferrari career to date has fallen short of expectations. Five events in, there have been several false dawns as what appeared to be breakthroughs have not carried over in a car he admits he’s not gelling with. What’s more, after a promising start, things have been getting worse, not better.

⭐️ BBV10s Extra: The V10 era rivalries we missed!

After our Season 11 Bring Back V10s episode on the biggest rivalries of the era, we asked for suggestions from our members for rivalries that we missed.

As usual we received plenty of feedback, and while we assume some of it was not meant to be taken too seriously, we had a lot of fun discussing the best submissions.&n...

A new low? We answer your questions on Hamilton’s ‘terrible’ Ferrari start (ad-free)

We answer your questions on Lewis Hamilton’s season so far in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. 

Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to evaluate his first five weekends with Ferrari and what it will take to get him onto the pace. 

We also consider what the future might bring for...

What do you want to know about Frank Williams and his team's dramatic 1986 season?

By now, we hope many of you will have listened to and enjoyed the latest episode of And Colossally That’s History! which takes an in-depth look at Williams’s dramatic, life-changing, and ultimately title-winning 1986 campaign.

Now it’s your chance to ask any follow up questions to hosts Matt Bishop and Ri...

Why F1's trying to ditch a core part of its 2026 rules [ad-free video]

A 50/50 engine split between electrical power and internal combustion is the core principle on which Formula 1's whole 2026 rules revolution hangs. But now F1's about to debate a proposal that significantly waters that concept down.

Here's Jon to explain it all in our latest video, and you can 2025-04-23 13:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Edd answers your Saudi Arabian GP F1 driver rankings questions

A contentious Saudi Arabian Grand Prix meant a contentious edition of Edd Straw's F1 driver rankings - and plenty of chances for Edd to explain his thought processes in response to your questions and comments.

Inevitably how Edd ranked the penalised Max Verstappen and winner Oscar Piastri split opinion, as well as wheth...

The biggest question facing every MotoGP manufacturer right now (ad-free)

Ahead of the European leg of the 2025 MotoGP season kicking off at Jerez, what is the biggest question facing every manufacturer?

Megan White and Valentin Khorounzhiy try to answer that question for each of Aprilia, Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Ducati.

What does Aprilia do now that Jorge Martin - on whom there is anothe...

Everything we learned from F1's 2025 Saudi Arabian GP [ad-free video]

There's a new Formula 1 world championship leader after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - a weekend that revealed a lot more than just that.

So here, in our latest ad-free video on The Race Members' Club, is everything we learned from Jeddah.

Ask Edd about his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

After every grand prix, Edd Straw answers your questions and comments about his F1 driver rankings, exclusively for The Race Members' Club on Patreon.

Have a read of his full rankings below, then leave your message for Edd in the comments at the bottom of the post!

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Where Martin's awful new injury leaves Aprilia [ad-free video]

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin was back in action for exactly one round before getting badly hurt again - and his first season with Aprilia is now officially irreparably compromised.

It's left him facing another long road to recovery, and Aprilia facing another long wait to see just how good its bike truly is. 2025-04-21 09:25:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Saudi Arabian GP: Did the stewards call the first corner incident correctly? (ad-free)

The pivotal moment in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix came at the very first corner, but were the stewards right to hand Max Verstappen the penalty that promoted Oscar Piastri into a lead he wouldn't surrender, or is Red Bull's anger over the penalty justified?

Join Edd Straw, Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm as they add...

The evidence that convinced Red Bull Verstappen was robbed of Saudi Arabian GP victory [ad-free video]

Max Verstappen's silent fury, Christian Horner's not-so-silent fury, and a fresh controversy over how Verstappen and Red Bull interpret F1's racing guidelines. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble unpick the key moment that decided the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Oscar Piastri's favour.