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Got a question about Edd Straw's Brazil F1 driver rankings?

New feature time! This week we're letting you put your questions, comments (and conspiracy theories 😂) to Edd Straw about his Brazilian GP F1 driver rankings.

As those of you who visit our F1 podcast community group here on Patreon will have seen, Edd is going to go through your comments (post them below!) in a video...

Ad-free MotoGP pod: Title rivals' crazed Sepang duel explained

MotoGP title rivals Jorge Martin and Pecco Bagnaia treated us to some of the most extraordinary wheel to wheel racing of the 2024 season in the Malaysian Grand Prix, but even Bagnaia coming out on top didn't change the fact that it's Martin who is now on the cusp of being champion.

The rivals' approaches to this enthral...

Ad-free F1 pod: Brazilian GP review

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes to unpick a very eventful race weekend in Sao Paulo, blighted by bad weather, in which Max Verstappen scored arguably his finest Grand Prix victory yet.

They discuss how Max's race, including how he came through from such a lowly grid slot, and look at what his...

Send us your Brazilian GP F1 podcast questions!

Hey everyone - as we reach the end of this triple-header, send us your podcast questions from the Brazilian GP weekend!

Drop them in the comments below. As always, Edd and the team will get through a bunch of them in our post race show, and we'll save some more for future episodes in either the main feed or the members...

Brazil GP Tech 🔍

There's a lot of talk about McLaren's new rear wing in Brazil, but there's also a Sauber change that's caught the attention of Edd Straw and Gary Anderson.

Edd Straw: Unusually, Sauber has made geometry changes to its front and rear suspension during the triple header. For the United States Grand Prix...

Get your Malaysian GP MotoGP Podcast questions in!

What do you want Simon, Val and Matt to answer or argue about in The Race MotoGP Podcast's Malaysian Grand Prix episode?

Ask your questions in the comments on this post by 10am UK time on Sunday and we'll get through as many as we can.

⭐️ BBV10s Extra: Schumacher or Newey? More of your V10 questions answered!

Who was more important to have during F1's V10 era: Michael Schumacher or Adrian Newey? 

Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson join Glenn Freeman to charge into another batch of Bring Back V10s questions exclusively for The Race Members' Club. 

Other topics covered include how Jenson Button would have got on if h...

Ad-free F1 pod: Is Perez’s time at Red Bull up? What next for Colapinto? Your questions answered

As F1 heads into the final part of the current triple header in Brazil, Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and special guest Lito Cavalcanti (a long-time Brazilian journalist, who may be familiar to some from The Race's Portuguese-language YouTube channel), to answer questions from The Race Members' Club on Sergio Per...

And Colossally That's History S2 E5: American F1 teams - the good, the bad and the ugly

With Andretti Global still trying (and currently failing) to gain a place on the F1 grid, Matt and Richard thought it was high time to look back at the American teams that have come and gone from Grand Prix motor racing over the years.

They tell the tale of the American upstarts who shocked the French establishment in t...

🏎 F1 EXTRA: Was Mexico the most complete weekend of Sainz's career?

Join Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell-Malm as they pause packing their bags to answer another batch of YOUR questions before hopping on the plane to Brazil.

Included are questions on whether Mexico was Carlos Sainz's most complete F1 race weekend to-date, whether F1 should consider MotoGP-style long lap penalties, and - per...

NEW: Get a discount on our 2025 calendars!

We have exciting news for all of you here on Patreon: our 2025 calendars are OUT NOW and as part of The Race Members' Club you can get an exclusive discount!

We have calendars for F1 and Bring Back V10s, and new-for-2025 we've also added a MotoGP option.

You can get them in two sizes - an A3 wall calendar, or A5 ...

Ad-free Formula E pod: Previewing testing in Valencia & the start of the Gen3Evo era

As the new Formula E season approaches The Race Formula E podcast hosts Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt speak to new Maserati MSG duo Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes as they ready for the first season of the Gen3Evo era.

Hughes tells The Race about how the sheer violence of the enhanced acceleration of the All-Wheel...

Ad-free MotoGP pod: How Martin and Bagnaia are handling crazy title fight pressure

The 2024 MotoGP title fight packed so many more twists into the Thai Grand Prix weekend even though it ended with Pecco Bagnaia only three points closer to Jorge Martin than he had been before Buriram.

But the crashes, near-crashes, Marc Marquez interventions, lunges, attempts to stoke Bagnaia/Martin animosity, track li...

Ad-free F1 pod: Mexican GP review

Edd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes to dissect the Mexican Grand Prix - a race in which Max Verstappen was penalised by the stewards for another on-track run-in with title rival Lando Norris. The guys explain why Verstappen was punished this time out (when he wasn't in Austin) and also look at the wider...

Send us your Mexican GP F1 podcast questions!

You know the drill: drop your burning question from the Mexican GP weekend below, and Edd will pick as many as he can to answer in our post-race podcast!

As was the case last weekend for Austin, get them in either pre-race or as soon as you can after the chequered flag, as due to timezones the guys will be recording cl...

Get your Thai Grand Prix MotoGP Podcast questions in!

What do you want Simon, Val and Matt to argue about and answer on the Thai Grand Prix episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast?

Let us know in the comments on this post by midday UK time on Sunday (we're recording Sunday night Thai time this week) and we'll answer as many as we can.

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

We need your help! Which of these races from 1996 should we cover in season 11 of Bring Back V10s?

Jacques Villeneuve's first win at the Nurburgring? How Olivier Panis came through the chaos of Monaco to win for Ligier? Michael Schumacher walking on water to claim his first win in Ferrari red? Or Damon Hill defeating te...

⭐️ Bring Back V10s 1997 revisited: Italian GP

The Italian Grand Prix is next up in our 1997 Revisited series, as we look back on how David Coulthard claimed his and McLaren’s second win of the season. 

We also discuss the mixed up order among the top teams, why Benetton believed Jean Alesi threw the win away, and if a race that’s closely fought but feature...

And Colossally That's History S2 E4: When McLaren won Le Mans at the first attempt

On this episode, Matt and Richard wind the clock back to 1995 when McLaren shocked the sportscar establishment by winning the Le Mans 24 hours at its first attempt.

The guys reflect on McLaren's sportcar heritage, the origins and incredible pedigree of the organisation's somewhat confusingly named 'McLaren F1' road...

Ad-free F1 pod: Do the racing guidelines need tweaking?

Formula 1's new-for-2024 racing guidelines were thrust back into the spotlight in Austin, inevitably leading to a flood of questions from you, The Race Members' Club.

Those questions kick off the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast with Edd Straw, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Josh Suttill. 

They cover ...

🔧 F1 Tech Show: Red Bull's bib adjuster - what is it and why are rivals upset?

The main topic for this episode of The F1 Tech Show was an obvious choice, after Red Bull admitted in Austin that it has a device that can adjust the height of the ‘bib’ at the front of the floor but denying that it was ever – or could ever have been – used to make changes during parc ferme.

Edd Straw is joined ...

Ad-free MotoGP pod: Marquez's improbable win and Martin's growing lead

Jorge Martin has 20 points in hand over MotoGP title rival Pecco Bagnaia with three rounds to go in 2024 - but will he regret the five points Marc Marquez took off him at Phillip Island?

And how was Marquez in position to do so anyway, given he was 13th heading into the first corner after a surreal tear-off mishap?

Ad-free F1 pod: Sparks fly on and off track in Austin

Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes and Ben Anderson to discuss an entertaining United States Grand Prix weekend in which title rivals Red Bull and McLaren did battle on-track and off. The guys discuss Ferrari's scintillating form, Max Verstappen coming out on top in his battle with Lando Norris, Mercedes' struggles, what's go...

Send us your US GP F1 questions!

It's been a while, but The Race F1 Podcast is back open for business - and by 'business', we mean it's time to take more questions from all of you!

Get your questions in either ahead of the race or as soon as you can after the finish, as the timezone means Edd and the team will be recording as swiftly as they can on Su...

Get your Australian GP MotoGP podcast questions in!

What do you want Simon, Val and Megan to argue about or answer on the Phillip Island episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast?

Let us know in the comments and we'll get through as many as we can. We'll be recording promptly after the race on Sunday night local time.

⭐️ Bring Back V10s 1997 revisited: Belgian GP

The next stop on our trip back through 1997 takes us to the Belgian Grand Prix, where Michael Schumacher was in a class of his own.

Ben Anderson, Edd Straw and Matt Beer join Glenn Freeman to look at how Schumacher made everyone else look average when the inevitable Spa rain hit, and what Williams got wrong. We also try...

And Colossally That's History S2 E3: The making of 'Grand Prix' - the movie that took F1 to the masses

Listen ad-free as Matt and Richard wind the clock back to 1966 - a year when the worlds of Formula 1 and Hollywood collided with the on-location production of John Frankenheimer’s epic movie Grand Prix.

The film has received mixed reviews over the years, but what made it so interesting for motor racing fans b...

Ad-free F1 pod: Verstappen vs Norris - Reassessing the title race ahead of the final 6 races

We discuss how Formula 1's return to action after a second one-month break could change the dynamic of the world championship battle in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. 

Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson join Edd Straw to look ahead to the first of the pair of triple-headers that will round out the se...

Ad-free MotoGP pod: The radical efforts to topple Ducati

As Ducati dominates not just the 2024 MotoGP season but inevitably also discussion on The Race MotoGP Podcast, we banned ourselves from talking about the championship leading team on this week's episode.

Instead Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer delve into the big moves the rest of the paddock are making as...

EARLY ACCESS: Ricciardo 'what-ifs', Red Bull in-fighting and 2025 F1 predictions

We've got something a little different for you here: We recently asked people in our YouTube community to send us questions for a discussion video we'll be releasing over there this week.

But we had so many questions, that in the original cut, Ben Anderson, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Edd Straw chatted for almost an hour. ...