The Autosport F1 Podcast

The Autosport F1 Podcast

The Autosport Podcast is the official podcast of Autosport, the world’s leading authority on motorsport as it celebrates its 75th anniversary year. All the latest news, previews, reviews and Q+A sessions with you the fans every week from our studios and from the heart of the F1 paddock itself.

Episodes

April 21, 2025 13 mins
Mark Mann-Bryans and Filip Cleeren wrap-up their coverage of the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with reviewing a race that started with a controversial Lap 1 flashpoint. The pair discuss Max Verstappen cutting the opening chicane, the five second time penalty that may have cost him a chance at victory, and the Dutchman's muted reaction to the punishment, while praising Oscar Piastri for another measured victory. There's also a di...
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Mark Mann-Bryans and Filip Clereen review qualifying day for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen shocked with a stunning pole lap to beat Oscar Piastri by just one hundredth of a second. Mark and Filip debate whether it was good as his Suzuka pole lap, as well as whether McLaren's pace advantage may have been exaggerated. Also, a deep dive on what happened to Lando Norris as he crashed in Q3 and why his day wasn't ...
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Mark Mann-Bryans and Filip Cleeren review the key storylines from practise for Day 2 of the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Confidence seems to be the word of the day coming out of Jeddah, as Mark and Filip talk about a more competitive day's running from Red Bull's Max Verstappen, and a crash from Yuki Tsunoda towards the end of the night. There's also more speculation on the World Champion's future, including some surprising comm...
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Mark Mann-Bryans and Filip Cleeren sit down to discuss the best of media day at the Jeddah Corniche circuit for Day 1 of the Saudi Arabian GP. The biggest story of the day involved Max Verstappen dismissing the idea of leaving Red Bull after the panic meeting the team had in Bahrain. There's also reaction to Max disagreeing with team boss Christian Horner's claims that the correlation issues with the team's windtunnel may be the c...
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Stuart Codling and Filip Cleeren wrap up their coverage of the Bahrain Grand Prix, in which Oscar Piastri won with a dominant showing. Stuart and Filip discuss whether this was Oscar's greatest win yet and debate Lando Norris' mentality after a time penalty for a jump start led to a scruffy race and a third-placed finish. There's also a chat about George Russell nursing a stricken Mercedes to second, differences in opinion on str...
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Stuart Codling and Filip Cleeren sit down to review what was a hectic Qualifying day at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. Together, they review what was Oscar Piastri's second pole position of the season, and explain how his teammate Lando Norris was so far back in comparison. There's also an explainer as to why Alex Albon was denied a chance to run in Q2 because of a track limits violation by Nico Hulkenberg, and why both Mercedes wer...
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Stuart Codling and Filip Cleeren continue their coverage from the Sakhir International Circuit for Day 2 of the Bahrain Grand Prix. McLaren was comfortably quickest across practice, but team principal Andrea Stella has rebuked those claims, even accusing some of their rivals of "gamesmanship". Stuart and Filip give their opinion on the state of play and who could be McLaren's closest challengers this weekend. There's also more on...
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Stuart Codling and Filip Cleeren begin their coverage of the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix with reaction to media day at the Bahrain International Circuit. Stuart and Filip react to the day's breaking news that Robert Reid, Deputy President for Sport within the FIA and part of President Mohammed Ben Sulayem's leadership team, resigned from his post, citing "A fundamental breakdown in governance standards" within the organisation. There...
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Mark Mann-Bryans and Jake Boxall-Legge wrap-up their coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix in what was a tense battle at the front between Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Mark and Jake review the "if's and but's" of the race, as to whether McLaren should have been more aggressive on strategy, or if Norris' trip across the grass on pit exit made a difference. Should they have swapped cars and let Piastri attack Versta...
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Mark Mann-Bryans and Jake Boxall-Legge review Qualifying on Day 3 of their Japanese Grand Prix coverage from the Suzuka International Circuit. It was a stunning lap from Max Verstappen that took pole position ahead of both McLaren drivers, despite the Dutchman having no purple "fastest" sector times. Mark and Jake talk about how well Max had hooked the car up, as well as the minor mistakes from Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri that ...
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Mark Mann-Bryans and Jake Boxall-Legge report from Suzuka for Day 2 of the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix, with Friday practice generating plenty of headlines. Jake and Mark talk about the four red flags that disrupted FP2, including two for the grass on the side of the circuit catching fire, a spin into the gravel for Fernando Alonso at the first Degner and Jack Doohan's massive shunt into the wall at Turn 1, where the Australian had h...
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Mark Mann-Bryans and Jake Boxall-Legge report from the Suzuka International Circuit for media day at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix. Unsurprisingly, the main story is Red Bull and Racing Bulls' driver swap of Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda, which is the key protagonists' first chance to talk directly to the media on the issue. The pair discuss Lawson's defiance despite the apparent career setback and the sympathetic reactions of the o...
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In one of the most shocking driver moves in recent history, Liam Lawson is heading back to Racing Bulls after just two Grand Prix with Red Bull Racing, with former teammate Yuki Tsunoda heading the other way and making his Red Bull debut at next week’s Japanese Grand Prix. In a special podcast, Stuart Codling sits down with Jake Boxall-Legge and Alex Kalinauckas to discuss whether Lawson deserved more time to establish himself at ...
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Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording wrap up their coverage of the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix, from the Shanghai International Circuit, as McLaren dominated proceedings with their 50th 1-2 finish, with Oscar Piastri winning ahead of Lando Norris and George Russell. Alex gives a review of the action, why he agreed with Oscar calling it his "most complete" weekend in F1 and how the race converted into a one-stoppr. Also discussed is the...
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Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording report from the Shanghai International Circuit after a busy Saturday at the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix. The pair start by discussing Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's first-ever Sprint victory, Lewis's playing down of the achievement, and what could be learnt from the action on track, such as the intense tyre wear and change of pace between Red Bull, Ferrari, and McLaren. Then there's a deep dive on q...
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Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording report from the Shanghai International Circuit to review Friday’s Sprint Qualifying session for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix. In a surprise, it’s a Sprint Pole for Lewis Hamilton, the oldest pole winner of any F1 format since Nigel Mansell in 1994. Alex and Ronald explain why the “peaky” nature of the Ferrari may have helped Lewis to pole and the “mega” lap that has him share the front row with M...
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Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording report from the Shanghai International Circuit to review media day for the 2025 F1 Chinese Grand Prix, and it begins on a sombre note as the sport pays tribute to Eddie Jordan, the former team boss of Jordan F1 and broadcaster who passed away this morning at the age of 76 after a year-long battle with prostate cancer. The duo then talk about the big press conference revelation that Championship ...
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Ben Hunt and Emily Selleck wrap up their coverage of the Australian Grand Prix from Albert Park as Lando Norris would take a victory by less than a second ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Ben and Emily chat about the battle at the front, including the Norris/Verstappen fight at the beginning and end of the race, and the key role Oscar Piastri played in the battle, coming so close to the lead before a spin in the grass late drop...
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Filip Cleeren and Emily Selleck review a hectic Qualifying day in Melbourne as McLaren lock out the front row for the Australian Grand Prix. The pair review McLaren's excellence, and why Max Verstappen isn't too phased with starting in third place for tomorrow's race. There's also a discussion on Ferrari struggling as they sit on the fourth row, Yuki Tsunoda and Alex Albon impressing on row three, Isack Hadjar finishing as top roo...
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Ben Hunt and Filip Cleeren report from the paddock after Practice Friday at the Australian Grand Prix. Between them, they analyse the battle at the front of the field as Charles Leclerc topped both practice sessions ahead of the McLarens, with the latter still looking strong regarding race pace. There's also a discussion on where Red Bull fit in, and Lewis Hamilton's early struggles compared to his teammate. There's also a review...
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