F1 2025 Japan GP Saturday: Verstappen Steals Pole As McLaren Stumble

In a special edition of Autosport's F1 coverage, Emily Selleck chats with Ben Hunt and Mark Mann-Bryans from the famous Bellagio Fountains to cover Media Day for the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix. In an extended preview, the trio discuss why Max Verstappen winning the Drivers' Championship in Vegas would be a monumental win for F1, Lando Norris' feelings in the media sessions about his dwindling title fight chances, as well as McLaren dropping its infamous "Papaya Rules". Also included is a discussion as to why Ferrari may be the dark horse this weekend and take the Constructor's Championship, and what Vegas has done to ensure a smoother Grand Prix on its second running. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Nov 202425min

Kevin Turner and Haydn Cobb join Bryn Lucas on a special episode of the Autosport Podcast as together, they preview all the fan-voted categories for the 2024 Autosport Awards on January 29th, 2025! Don't forget, you the Autosport audience can head to the website as soon as this Podcast goes live and vote on the following categories down below, and if you need some help, Kevin and Haydn give insight on the nominees, the selection process, and more! Here's the full nominee list! International Racing Driver, presented by Pirelli - Max Verstappen, Alex Palou, Charles Leclerc and Pascal Wehrlein British Competition Driver - Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Ollie Bearman International Competition Car - Hyundai i20N Rally 1 (Rallying), McLaren MCL38 (F1), Red Bull RB20 (F1), Porsche 963 (IMSA/WEC) International Rally Driver - Thierry Neuville, Sebastien Ogier, Kalle Rovanpera, Ott Tanak Moment of the Year presented by Bahrain International - Lando Norris' 1st win at Miami, Ferrari wins 2024 Le Mans, Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix, Max Verstappen's Brazil GP Victory National Driver - Tom Ingram, Jake Hill, Deagan Fairclough, Sandy Mitchell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Nov 202438min

Haydn Cobb and Kevin Turner join Bryn Lucas on the latest episode of the Autosport Q+A. This week, the trio discuss who will most likely succeed in the final three races of the 2024 season and if the sport can expect similar convergence to 2021's Championship fight between teams in the future. They also ponder whether Red Bull has a chance to reclaim second or even first in the Constructor's Championship. There are also discussions on whether the “free tyre change” rule under Red Flags needs to be changed after the Brazilian GP, concerns over the FIA’s leadership after the departure of many of its staff, whether Greg Maffei stepping down as Liberty Media's CEO increases Andretti's chances of making the grid in the future, and Kevin is asked if Valtteri Bottas leaves F1 as the sport’s “greatest teammate”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Nov 202449min

Ed Hardy makes his Autosport Podcast debut alongside Chief Editor Kevin Turner to review the 2024 British GT Championship, as the Collard father and son duo of Ricky and Rob joined forces to take overall glory, ahead of the second Barwell Motorsport car of Alex Martin and Sandy Mitchell. Kevin and Ed break down where the title was won and lost between the two Barwell teams, such as the consistency of the Barwell teams, how fourth-placed team 2 Seas Motorsport of Phil Keen and Ian Loggie ended up switching to Porsche halfway through the season, and Ed ranking some of the more under-appreciated drivers in the series this season, such as Driven to Succeed guest Adam Smalley with Garage 59, and Jonny Adam in the Blackthorn team. Also included is a review of the GT4 class, won by Jack Brown and Zac Meakin at Optimum Motorsport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Nov 202433min

Kevin Turner returns for a new episode of the Autosport Podcast as he, Marcus Simmons and Stephen Lickorish sit down to review the 2024 BTCC Support Series. First up, a look a the British F4 Championship as Deagen Fairclough dominated proceedings, winning 14 races across the season on the way to a title won by over 200 points over any other rider, earning him a nomination for Autosport's Young Driver of the Year Award. Next, a look at the Porsche Carrera Cup GB as George Gamble took top honours ahead of Charles Rainford and Hugo Ellis, as well as the surprise wins in the Pro-Am category for Angus Whiteside and W Series alum and star of "The Grand Tour", Abbie Eaton. There's also a look at the Porsche Sprint Challenge too, as Sebastian Hopkins took the title in the Pro Class on countback over Max Coates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Nov 202443min

Bryn Lucas hosts the latest edition of the Autosport Q+A Podcast, this time joined by Alex Kalinauckas and Kevin Turner. On this week's episode, a large amount of recent news to dissect, such as the departure of the FIA's F1 Race Director Niels Wittich, and whether his questionable management of the Brazilian Grand Prix may have led to his reported firing. There's also the recent shock statement from the Grand Prix Drivers Association released on Instagram in response to recent decisions made by both Race Control such as Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc's fines for swearing. How much pressure is FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem under? There are also discussions on Alpine as they become a customer of Mercedes power units and gearboxes for 2026, Dan Fallows stepping down as Aston Martin's technical director, and F1 having a huge live show to launch the 2025 season, and why it's seen as a "travesty" by the panel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Nov 202442min

Dre Harrison hosts the latest episode of the Autosport Podcast, as News Editor Sam Hall sits down with new Formula 3 Champion Leonardo Fornaroli for an exclusive interview. On it, they talk about that incredible Championship finale at Monza and what was going through Fornaroli’s head as he went for that title-clinching pass, the nature of being a rare winless Champion in Motorsport, what he thinks of the pyramid system that is the modern-day road to Formula 1, and what his plans for the future are as he heads to Formula 2 with Invicta for 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Nov 202427min

On the latest episode of the Autosport Podcast, Kevin Turner sits down with Marcus Simmons and Stephen Lickorish to preview the 71st 2024 Macau Grand Prix this weekend. There's a significant change heading into this year's event as the main race is changing from F3 to Formula Regional machinery due to “a natural consequence of the evolution of the junior single-seater landscape”. The field for this year's race includes three F3 race winners, Ferrari Academy driver and title contender Dino Beganovic, MP Motorsport's Oliver Goethe, and Pinnacle Motorsport's Mari Boya. Also stepping up is Italian F4 Champion and Britain's best chance of success, Freddie Slater. There's also a full preview of the FIA GT World Cup and the Macau Guia Race featuring World Touring Car Champion Rob Huff. Be sure to tune in to MotorsportTV's coverage of the event across the weekend at the following links: Day 1 https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-thursday-day-1/202539 Day 2 https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-friday-day-2/202543 Day 3 https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-saturday-day-3/202544 Day 4 https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-sunday-day-4/202548 Macau GT World Cup: https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-macau-gt-cup-fia-gt-world-cup-race/202550 Macau Grand Prix (Formula Regional): https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-fr-macau-grand-prix-fia-fr-world-cup-race/202549 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Nov 202431min