The Pit Talk

Nineteenth on the grid. First at the flag. At the Temple of Speed, in front of a Ferrari crowd, in a Mercedes.

Chris McHardy and former F1 driver Robert Doornbos break down the Italian Grand Prix, and Robert spotted something on the onboards that the broadcast never showed you. One driver used more of the circuit than anybody else all weekend.

Plus: Charles Leclerc puts it in the wall at Parabolica again. George Russell gets beaten...

What does it cost to crash a Formula 1 car? Seventeen million dollars, if you do it properly. Fourteen of that is the engine alone.

Robert Doornbos takes the lid off the money in this one. What's really written into a driver contract — including the clause that said he had to stay within two tenths of David Coulthard, and the bonus he tried to renegotiate before his boss told him to name any number he liked, because he'd neve...

Robert Doornbos drops the biggest call of the season so far — Max Verstappen’s options are gone, and Red Bull is the only door left open.

Lando Norris and McLaren are BACK, the new floor works, and the number one on the car suddenly looks earned again. Max produces the overtake of the year on Lewis Hamilton. Kimi Antonelli somehow finds the podium from nowhere and inches closer to a title he no longer needs to win races...

The morning after the night before in Spa, and Kimi Antonelli’s made it SIX wins in ten races. But the real story? George Russell might be talking himself out of Mercedes.

Chris McHardy and ex-F1 driver Robert Doornbos break down the Belgian Grand Prix fallout: Toto Wolff’s brutal “half of it is on the driving” verdict, why Robert says George is “hanging on like a cat on the mirror,” and whether...

The British Grand Prix delivered drama aplenty including a controversial finale that left Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy a little short changed.

Kimi Antonelli was on course for the win of his young career at Silverstone before a snapped brake duct and a harsh penalty ended it, leaving the teenager in tears. Charles Leclerc pounced for Ferrari's 250th win while George Russell rode a safety car to clinch a first - and lucky - hom...

The Austrian GP delivered drama on AND off the track, and Robert Doornbos is calling it like he sees it.George Russell takes his second win of the year, but Robert questions whether he should've even had pole after a controversial yellow-flag call. Max Verstappen grabs a relieved P2 at Red Bull's home race as the silly-season storm intensifies, including reports of an €8 million bonus to close his exit clause, McLaren circling, and...

Lewis Hamilton wins in red. 

His first Ferrari victory, the oldest GP winner since 1970, and suddenly, a title fight nobody saw coming.

Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy on the Spanish GP: Hamilton's emotional comeback, Kimi Antonelli's cruel late retirement, the first all-British podium since 1968, Leclerc's confidence crisis, and why Robert reckons Max Verstappen is the best driver heading for sixth in the championship.

Plus...

Kimi Antonelli just rewrote the record books in the streets of Monaco — and the rest of the grid should be terrified.

Robert Doornbos and Chris break down the weekend that crowned the YOUNGEST Monaco GP winner in history: five wins on the bounce, a 66-point championship lead, and a pole snatched from Max by four hundredths of a second.

Meanwhile George Russell talked the talk in the build-up… then qualified four tenths...

It’s the morning after the night before and Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy are back to discuss all the fallout from a thrilling Canadian Grand Prix.

A record-breaking fourth successive win for Kimi Antonelli has Robert purring as he makes a bold claim that won’t go down well with fans of George Russell.

Robert also explains why Max Verstappen will never win motorsport’s Triple Crown… and there’s a ...

The Japanese Grand Prix delivered a huge weekend in the 2026 Formula 1 season — and there’s a lot to unpack.

Kimi Antonelli takes back-to-back wins in China and Japan, becoming the youngest championship leader in the history of the sport. Despite a poor start, he fights back to win at Suzuka, with Mercedes continuing to look strong across the opening races.

The race itself was shaped by a major incident, with Ollie Bear...

Kimi Antonelli delivers a breakthrough moment in China, becoming the first Italian to win a Formula 1 race in 20 years,  but while the headlines celebrate a new star, the bigger story may already be unfolding at the front of the grid. Mercedes look firmly in control after two races, with signs they still have more performance in hand. Behind them, Ferrari show promise, Lewis Hamilton secures his first podium in red, and Red Bu...

The 2026 Formula 1 season has started with a statement, and Mercedes look frighteningly fast.

George Russell claimed victory in Melbourne with a dominant performance as Mercedes secured their first 1-2 finish without Lewis Hamilton since 1955. The pace of the Mercedes — described as a “rocket ship” — immediately raises questions about whether the rest of the grid can catch them this season. 

In this epi...

The Pit Talk Podcast returns for Season 2 as former F1 driver Robert Doornbos and broadcaster Chris McHardy preview the new Formula 1 season ahead of the opening race in Melbourne.

From major rule changes to championship contenders, this episode dives deep into the biggest storylines shaping the 2026 Formula 1 season.

In this episode we break down the biggest storylines for 2026:

• Ferrari’s make-or-break season after a bo...

It’s the morning after the night all of Lando Norris’ dreams came true as he was crowned Formula One world champion.

Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy are back in their hotseats - albeit a little bleary eyed - as they run the rule over the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Lando may have won the war but Max Verstappen took the battle on the day clinching an eighth Grand Prix of the year. With that in mind, who really ...

The tagline says it all: ‘all roads lead to Abu Dhabi.’ And so the 2025 Formula One season comes down this: a three-way shootout at Yas Marina Circuit to determine the destination of the Drivers Championship.

McLaren’s inexplicable decision not to pit in Qatar allows Max Verstappen to win the Grand Prix, and move to with 12 points of Lando Norris.

In this episode, Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy speculate on wha...

Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy are back in their hotseats as they try to make sense of a controversial Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Disqualifications for both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have blown the race for the Drivers Championship wide open. Did McLaren have a genuine case to answer for or were there ‘other forces’ at play? The guys debate that, and give a break down of the technical infringements that could derail ...

The Brazilian Grand Prix 🇧🇷 never disappoints — and this one had it all.

Lando Norris continued his incredible late-season surge, taking a perfect 33-point weekend and pulling off a 58-point swing on teammate Oscar Piastri to seize control of the championship race. But while McLaren celebrated, Ferrari endured a nightmare weekend to forget, and Max Verstappen fought back from the pit lane to the podium.

From the Senna S con...

Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy welcome their first guest to the Pit Talk podcast. A Formula One great, this man boasts 246 starts, 62 podiums and 13 Grand Prix victories to his name. Introducing David Coulthard.

In this sit down interview, ‘DC’ opens on a range of subjects. From his friendship with Eddie Jordan to his admission that he lacked one key ingredient needed to be world champion, a quality Michael Schumache...