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We answer your F1 questions on the 2023 floor rules, McLaren's form, superlicences, and more!

In our latest exclusive podcast for members, Edd Straw is joined by former F1 technical director Gary Anderson to answer the latest batch of YOUR questions. As usual, we had a great selection to choose from, with questions on a wide variety of topics, including the downforce loss expected with 2023's revised floors, the root of ...

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BBV10s S6 E11: Your #BringBackV10s F1 questions answered!

For the penultimate episode of the series we're taking your questions about the V10 era. Host Glenn Freeman is joined by an expanded line-up, as Mark Hughes, Gary Anderson and Karun Chandhok all join the show to tackle subjects including Giancarlo Fisichella vs Fernando Alonso, Ralf Schumacher's true level, if Ford's F1 effort w...

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BBV10s S6 E10: Germany 2000 - Barrichello's gamble pays off

Rubens Barrichello claimed an emotional first F1 victory with an inspired decision to stay out on slick tyres as rain fell in the closing stages of the 2000 German Grand Prix.
Edd Straw and Ben Anderson join host Glenn Freeman to look back at how Barrichello upset the odds to win from 18th on the grid, in a race famous for th...

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BBV10s S6 E9: Canada 1995 - Alesi's only F1 win

Jean Alesi claimed his first - and only - F1 win on an emotional day at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix, driving a Ferrari with the number 27 made famous by Gilles Villeneuve, on the circuit named after the great Canadian.
Sam Smith and self-confessed Alesi fanatic Jonathan Reynolds join host Glenn Freeman to revisit that June w...

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BBV10s S6 E8: San Marino GP 1999 - Hakkinen's Imola blunder

Mika Hakkinen made the first of two high-profile errors in Italy in 1999 at that year's San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, when he crashed out of a comfortable lead exiting the final corner early in the race. To make matters worse for McLaren, Michael Schumacher then went on to defeat the second McLaren of David Coulthard, who fume...

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BBV10s S6 E7: Maldonado's 2012 Spanish GP win

Bring Back V10s heads into the V8 era to revisit the most recent win for Williams, taken in the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix when the unforgettable Pastor Maldonado defeated home hero Fernando Alonso for victory.
Edd Straw and Karun Chandhok join host Glenn Freeman to look back on a race that came during the eventful start to the...

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BBV10s S6 E6: When Jaguar tried to snatch Newey from McLaren

Jaguar appeared to have struck gold in the summer of 2001 when it announced it had snapped up design genius Adrian Newey from McLaren. But just 13 days later, its hopes of getting one of F1's greatest ever technical minds were over.

Edd Straw and former Jaguar Racing website Editor Andrew Van de Burgt revisit an incredib...

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BBV10s S6 E5: 1992 Monaco Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell's unbeaten start to the 1992 F1 season came to an end in dramatic fashion as he narrowly lost out to Ayrton Senna on the streets of Monte Carlo.
Mark Hughes and Sam Smith join host Glenn Freeman to look back at a memorable weekend in Monaco, and all the other major topics in F1 at that time.
As well as Mans...

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BBV10s S6 E4: Hungary 2003 - Alonso's first win

The 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix is famous for being the day Fernando Alonso took his first victory in F1, lapping Michael Schumacher in the process.
Host Glenn Freeman is joined by Mark Hughes and special guest Ted Kravitz to look back on the first race held on the revised layout of the Hungaroring - which was changed in a bid...

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BBV10s S6 E3: 1996 Australian GP - Villeneuve's stunning F1 debut

Jacques Villeneuve came heartbreakingly close to winning on his F1 debut in the 1996 Australian Grand Prix, only losing out when he was told to slow down to save his engine, allowing Williams team-mate Damon Hill through for victory.
Glenn Freeman is joined by Matt Beer and former Jordan F1 designer Gary Anderson to look bac...

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BBV10s S6 E2: Spa 2004 - Raikkonen wins, Schumacher makes history

The 2004 Belgian Grand Prix was the scene for Kimi Raikkonen's first win at the majestic Spa circuit, and it was also the day Michael Schumacher claimed his final world championship with Ferrari as he tasted defeat in a race for just the second time that season.
Glenn Freeman is joined by Edd Straw and ex-McLaren mechanic Ma...

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BBV10s S6 E1: Andretti's 1993 F1 nightmare

Bring Back V10s returns for series 6 with the story of Michael Andretti's terrible 1993 F1 season with McLaren - available two weeks early to The Race Members' Club! Veteran journalist and author David Tremayne - who covered Andretti's campaign first hand - joins Glenn Freeman and Edd Straw to revisit why a partnership between t...

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F1 2022: Members' questions answered

Ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes and Gary Anderson to answer a selection of questions posed by The Race Members' Club. Included are questions on Max Verstappen's brilliance, track limits at Silverstone, and the specifics of suspension geometry, amongst many others.

Origin...

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Bring Back V10s special: Members' questions answered

While we work behind the scenes on getting series six of Bring Back V10s ready for its launch in July, Edd Straw, Matt Beer and Mark Hughes join Glenn Freeman for a special episode where we take questions exclusively from The Race Members' Club.

Originally published on 26 Apr 2022

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Ask Gary Anderson: Porpoising, Mercedes' struggles and planks

Gary Anderson answers your questions arising from the first two races of the 2022 Formula 1 season

Originally published on 31 Mar 2022

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BBV10s S5 E12: Your questions answered - part 2

We finish the series with Gary Anderson and Mark Hughes joining Glenn Freeman to tackle more questions from our audience.
Topics covered include: Colin McRae's Jordan test in 1996, if Toyota should have won the 2005 Belgian GP, how many championships Michael Schumacher would have won without special Bridgestone tyres in the ...

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BBV10s S5 E11: Your questions answered - part 1

Edd Straw and Matt Beer join Glenn Freeman for the first of our two-part series finale where we answer your questions about the V10 era of F1 from 1989-2005. Topics covered include: the prospect of Nigel Mansell at Benetton in 1993-4, if Juan Pablo Montoya's F1 career was underrated, tracks that fell off the F1 calendar during t...

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BBV10s S5 E10: 1990 Mexican GP

The 1990 Mexican Grand Prix is famous for Alain Prost's greatest F1 victory, and one of Nigel Mansell's greatest overtakes. Edd Straw and Sam Smith join Glenn Freeman to look back at all the major talking points from that race and everything going on in F1 at the time, including speculation over Ayrton Senna's future, the myster...

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F1 2022: Your questions answered

Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to answer questions posed by The Race Member's Club. Among the topics covered are F1 testing, car design and development, the Haas situation and what race could replace the Russian GP

Originally published on 02 Mar 2022

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BBV10s S5 E9: 2005 San Marino GP

The 2005 San Marino Grand Prix will always be remembered for Michael Schumacher's thrilling pursuit of Fernando Alonso in the closing stages of the race. Current Sky F1 pitlane reporter Ted Kravitz joins Glenn Freeman and Mark Hughes to look back on a memorable weekend that also featured BAR's exclusion and a ban for cheating, M...

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BBV10s S5 E8: The first year of Prost Grand Prix (1997)

Alain Prost's on-off saga over possibly buying the Ligier Formula 1 team finally resulted in the four-time world champion taking over the French outfit and renaming it Prost Grand Prix just before the start of the 1997 season. Karun Chandhok and Matt Beer join Glenn Freeman to look back at the team's first year under its new ide...

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BBV10s S5 E7: 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix

The 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix will forever be remembered for Nigel Mansell getting black flagged, having a collision with Ayrton Senna, then being banned for the following race. Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt join Glenn Freeman to discuss that huge controversy in great detail, as well as everything else that was going on in ...

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BBV10s S5 E6: 2008 Canadian Grand Prix

It's a Bring Back V8s special! Mark Hughes and Edd Straw join Glenn Freeman to reflect on one of the most memorable races from F1's V8 era, where Robert Kubica took the only win of his F1 career. We also discuss Lewis Hamilton's blunder in the pitlane, Fernando Alonso's talks with Honda, the incoming rule changes for 2009, and i...

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BBV10s S5 E5: 1992 Belgian GP

One year on from his memorable debut for Jordan, Michael Schumacher returned to Spa to claim the first of his 91 F1 victories with Benetton. F1 journalist and author David Tremayne joins Glenn Freeman and Edd Straw to share his stories and recollections from being at Spa that weekend, witnessing Schumacher's breakout win and why...

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BBV10s S5 E4: 1994 German GP

The 1994 German Grand Prix was a memorable weekend for F1 on track, in the paddock and even in the pitlane. Glenn Freeman is joined by Edd Straw and longtime F1 journalist Tony Dodgins - who was at Hockenheim that weekend - to discuss everything from Ferrari's first win since 1990, Jos Verstappen's terrifying pitstop fire, and B...

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BBV10s S5 E3: The 2004 'Walrus' Williams

Williams’s slide down the F1 pecking order in the 2000s began with the infamous ‘Walrus’ nose design it started the year with in 2004. Jonathan Williams and Karun Chandhok join Glenn Freeman to reflect on the memorable but ultimately unsuccessful design, which was ditched mid-season.

Originally published on 17 Jan ...

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BBV10s S5 E2: 2001 Spanish GP

The 2001 Spanish Grand Prix was a day to forget for McLaren. Not only did Mika Hakkinen lose victory by breaking down on the final lap, but team boss Ron Dennis landed himself in hot water with David Coulthard by incorrectly suggesting the Scot suffered 'brain fade' when his car stalled on the grid.
Mark Hughes and Matt Beer...

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BBV10s S5 E1: 1998 British GP

Series five of Bring Back V10s starts early for The Race Members' Club! We're kicking off our latest run of episodes with the 1998 British Grand Prix, which Michael Schumacher famously won in the pitlane in a controversial finish that was the result of mistakes made by the officials. Sound familiar? Gary Anderson and Edd Straw j...

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Ask Gary Anderson: The Abu Dhabi controversy

Gary Anderson answers your questions on the Abu Dhabi season finale controversy, F1 race direction and double rear wings

Originally published on 16 Dec 2021

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Ask Gary Anderson: Car legality and driving standards

Gary Anderson answers the second batch of your questions

Originally published on 26 Nov 2021

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