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Marquez vs Marquez for the 2025 MotoGP title? (ad-free)

Marc Marquez declared his brother Alex to be his main 2025 MotoGP title rival after their battle for victory in the Argentine Grand Prix.

Was he getting carried away with sibling affection or is Alex really capable of denying his big brother a first championship in six years?

Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and M...

Ask Edd Straw about his Australian GP 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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Is Marquez already out of reach for Bagnaia? (ad-free)

Marc Marquez has taken an expected early lead over Pecco Bagnaia in this year's MotoGP title race - but is Bagnaia giving up too much ground already? We discuss this, and Alex Marquez's credentials, in our latest video...

Australian GP review: Norris and McLaren prove title credentials (ad-free)

On the ground in Melbourne, Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes to unpick the first race of the 2025 season in Australia.

They discuss how Lando Norris was able to make the race his, McLaren's apparent car advantage over the rest, the team orders call that impacted Oscar Piastri's race, and Max Ve...

Australian GP: F1 2025's chaotic first race explained [ad-free video]

F1 2025 finally got going with a wild race in Australia. Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm analyse the pivotal moments as McLaren's Lando Norris took a narrower-than-expected victory over Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Get your Argentina MotoGP podcast questions in!

Let us know in the comments what you want Simon, Val and Matt to answer or argue about in The Race MotoGP Podcast's Argentina episode! We'll be recording about three hours after the race finish on Sunday night.

Simon on Bagnaia's mood, Honda's pace and a great stewarding call

As the Marquez brothers dominated again in the Argentina sprint, Simon found more paddock interest in how Pecco Bagnaia reacted to another defeat, what Pedro Acosta makes of Honda's pace and how the Saturday clashes were handled by new chief steward Simon Crafar.

Here's his video round-up from the paddock, exclusively f...

Send us your Australian GP F1 podcast questions!

At last! It's finally time to submit your questions for our Australian GP podcast that Edd Straw and the team will be recording in the hours after the race on Sunday.

For all of our newer members who have joined since the end of last year: these posts always go out between qualifying and the race on each weekend, and t...

What we learned from F1 2025’s first qualifying session [ad-free video]

McLaren's frightening pace advantage, Ferrari's capitulation in Q3, and more Max Verstappen heroics keeping Red Bull in the fight. Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes dissect the first qualifying session of F1 2025 and bring you the nine key things we learned.

Honda for the podium?? Simon's Termas day one thoughts

Here's Simon on Johann Zarco's eye-catching Friday at Termas de Rio Hondo (plus a not-very-subtle video bomb from a Yamaha rider...)

F1 2025: What we learned on the first real day

The first real day of F1 2025 has already thrown up some surprises compared to testing, and made qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix an even more exciting prospect. 

Ferrari topped the times ahead of McLaren on day one in Melbourne - but an unusual second practice session meant some teams were left really scra...

Who is really quickest? Mark Hughes' early Australian GP analysis

Ferrari topped the times - but who was really quickest on F1 2025's first proper day at the Australian Grand Prix.

Fresh from crunching the practice race simulation numbers, we asked our man on the ground Mark Hughes for his take, exclusively for Patreon.

Below you'll find Mark's FP2 race sim data, watch the video...

What we’ve learned already at F1’s Australian GP [ad-free video]

As F1 gets ready for the first race of 2025 in Melbourne, Australia, here are eight key things we learned from inside the paddock.

Toto Wolff and George Russell on post-2025 contract talks

We started the first media day of 2025 at a Mercedes season ‘kick off’ event by the beach near the circuit, where Toto Wolff and George Russell discussed Russell’s future with the team.

Russell’s out-of-contract this year - so when will they work on a renewal?

Listen for yourself...

VOTE for the next season of Bring Back V10s Revisited!

It's almost time for us to start the second series of Bring Back V10s Revisited, where we will go back through a classic season race-by-race during 2025.

Last year we chose 1997 to be the first season we went back to, but this time you can decide where we go.

Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Matt Beer and Ben Anderson ha...

Which classic season should BBV10s revisit next? Listen to our nominations then make your choice!

It’s almost time for the second series of Bring Back V10s Revisited, where we go back through a classic season in detail in The Race Members’ Club.

For the first ‘Revisited’ season we picked 1997, but this time we’re putting you in control.

Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Matt Beer and Ben Anderson have eac...

Piastri signs new McLaren deal - but will his team be the one to beat in Australia? (ad-free)

We look ahead to the Australian Grand Prix, and discuss home hero Oscar Piastri’s new McLaren deal, in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. 

Scott Mitchell-Malm and Samarth Kanal join Edd Straw in Melbourne on the eve of the season to look ahead to what should be a dramatic weekend. 

We refl...

We answer your pre-Melbourne F1 questions

Fresh from arriving in Melbourne, Edd and Scott delve into a massive pile of your questions about this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, the season ahead and life on the F1 road.

🔧 F1 Tech Preview: Comparing the 'Big 4' car concepts + Answering your questions (ad-free)

The new season of The Race F1 Tech Show kicks off with a look Formula 1’s big four and the directions they have taken with their 2025 cars. 

Ex-Jordan, Stewart and Jaguar technical director Gary Anderson joins host Edd Straw to run the rule over the top cars based on what we’ve seen during launch season and tes...

8 unknowns F1 2025's first race will finally answer [ad-free video]

Pre-season testing provided some early clues as to how F1 2025 might play out, but the weirdly cool conditions in Bahrain, coupled with the caveats over engine power modes and fuel loads, mean there are still plenty of unanswered questions heading into the Australian GP weekend.

In our latest video, available ad-free he...

BBV10s Debrief: Send us your thoughts on Monza 2008!

Let's talk V8s! Send us your comments, observations and questions about our recent Bring Back V10s episode on the 2008 Italian Grand Prix, and host Glenn Freeman will sit down to work through them all soon.

Touchdown in Australia!

Our team has arrived on the ground in Melbourne, and once they've had some sleep, they'll be looking ahead to the F1 season-opener. So after you've watched this quick welcome from Scott Mitchell-Malm, let's hear what you want to talk about before the weekend really kicks into gear!

The top 10 F1 rookie crops of the 21st century [Early access]

Below you'll find early access to our team's picks for the top 10 21st century rookie crops. Let us know in the comments if you agree with our choices...

Over a quarter of the drivers on the 2025 Formula 1 grid will be starting their first full season in Melbourne, with the ‘rookie’ crop encompassing comple...

The massive MotoGP change coming for 2027

MotoGP’s 2027 rules reset has become even more seismic with the news the substantial technical regulation changes will coincide with Pirelli ousting Michelin as the series’ tyre supplier.

Simon Patterson joins Matt Beer to explain all the implications for the championship, teams and riders, and to answer The Race Me...

MotoGP's new star: What you need to know [ad-free video]

As Ai Ogura kept turning down chances to join the MotoGP grid with Honda (and had a few misadventures in his Moto2 career too), there were times when it seemed he might never actually make it to the premier class.

When he did, he immediately starred.

In our latest MotoGP video, Simon and Val dig into Ogura's route...

Mark Hughes: How F1's greats compare to their team-mates [early access]

Ever wondered just how much separates F1's elite and the drivers on the other side of the garage tasked with taking them on?

Wonder no more; Mark Hughes has crunched the numbers to demonstrate those margins (and the variables influencing them), available here on Patreon before it go...