Track Talk

We're back to discuss the Australian Grand Prix!

It was a superb comeback by Carlos Sainz after missing the last race in Saudi Arabia, as the Spaniard took advantage of Red Bull's reliability problems to take the win down under.

Jay and Charlotte are without Dan this week, but we pour over all the fallout from Australia and ask what has happened to Daniel Ricciardo?

We also go over our all-important predictions and see how our championship is unfolding.

LIAR IS BACK

Dan, Charlotte and Jay return to the liar arena to see whose F1 knowledge reigns supreme in our iconic game.

We also look back over Ollie Bearman’s superb F1 debut and review our Saudi Arabia predictions.

We’re back after a slightly disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix, but there were still plenty of talking points to get our teeth into.

Dan, Charlotte and Jay reflect on another potential year of Red Bull dominance, Alpine’s worrying performance and the pecking order of this season’s teams.

We also look ahead to this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and of course, bring the banter with our predictions.

It's finally race week in 2024 as the cars get ready to take to the track in Bahrain! All will be revealed in the coming days.

Dan and Charlotte are here to share their thoughts about the upcoming race + make their predictions ahead of the 2024 season!

With the off-season nearly over and the first race this week, we thought it would be the perfect time to rank the aesthetics of this year’s cars.

Dan and Jay cast their eyes over the 2024 cars and give you their opposing opinions.

We also give you all the fallout from testing and prepare you for the start of the season.

Is that time of year again!

We separate the experts from the amateurs as we make our all-important 2024 Formula 1 season predictions.

Who will have a good year? Who will flop? And will Max Verstappen waltz to a fourth consecutive championship? Find out our opinions and see if you agree!

The F1 season may be over, but there’s still plenty for us to pour over following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

We give out our coveted awards for the race weekend.

It’s also crunch time in our prediction championship. After a long season, a winner is finally crowned, but not before plenty of hustling for the final points.

High stakes and it isn’t just on the track!

F1 is set to return to Las Vegas for the first time in over 40 years, racing on a brand new circuit on the city’s famous strip.

It’s an event which has divided opinion, not least between us at Track Talk.

Speaking of high stakes, it’s crunch time in our predictions championship with a close battle for the title and only two races remaining.

As F1 says Adios to Mexico, we reflect on an eventful Grand Prix.

It was a nightmare weekend for home favourite Sergio Perez, who couldn’t even make it around the first corner as the pressure on his Red Bull seat mounts.

The man rumoured to replace him, Daniel Ricciardo, had a stellar weekend - much to the delight of somebody on our panel.

As always, we give out our awards and reflect on our weekend predictions.

A quiet week in the world of Formula 1 means we are back for another draft!

We pick some of the best recent talent in the sport as we build our own fantasy grids.

Some choices are spectacular, others are superb, and one is Sutil.

With 30 drivers to select, there is guaranteed chaos as we fight it out to be the best drafters.

Finally we are able to talk about a winner other than Red Bull!

Carlos Sainz put on a masterclass on the streets of Singapore as Max Verstappen struggled.

Meanwhile there was heartbreak for George Russell, but joy for Lando Norris and Liam Lawson.

Tune in to hear our thoughts on a mega Singapore Grand Prix with our usual awards and predictions.

The Dutch Grand Prix was a wet and wild race with one main prevailing above the rest to delight the home fans.

Dan and Charlotte take you through the weekend's events including all the highs and lows from a cracking race at Zandvoort!

Charlotte and Jay are back after the summer break to preview all things Zaandvort.

We look at the driver market heading into next season and give our usual predictions for this weekend's action in the Netherlands!

The summer break is upon us, but before F1 begins the mid-season pause, we had one more race to discuss.

The Belgian Grand Prix featured some exciting action, with the rain spicing things up. But it was the same man on top of the podium once again.

We pour over all the events of Spa and look forward at what’s to come in the second half of the season.

There have also been some big moves in our prediction championship. Tune in to find out who has been making moves up the leaderboard.

After a few weeks away, the Track Talk Trio are back - and they’ve got some catching up to do.

Since we last sat down together we’ve had a lot of things we needed to get off our chest.

Dan, Charlotte and Jay talk Danny Ric’s future, debate Lance Stroll’s woes and discuss all the fallout from the last couple of weeks in F1.

We also catch up on our predictions championship, which is as enthralling as the 2021 season.

The Track Talk Trio are back and they’re going over all things Monaco.

It was a surprisingly enjoyable race around the tight and twisty streets of Monte Carlo. As always, we revisit our Monaco predictions and give out our coveted awards to the drivers who impressed and disappointed.

We also look ahead to this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. Can Fernando Alonso delight the home crowd? Can Mercedes get back on track with their new upgrades? All of this and our predictions are to come!

After Imola was cancelled last week, the Track Talk Trio have turned their attention to Monaco.

There’s plenty for us to get our teeth into, including some interesting upgrades at Mercedes.

As usual, we predict what will happen at this weekend’s race as we go after some Monte Carlo bragging rights.

With the cancellation of Imola, the Track Talk Trio have new segment to fill the void - a draft!

The panel take it in turns to pick Formula 1 tracks, battling out to see who can make the best calendar.

They’ll be ecstasy and disappointment, but who will come out on top?

The Track Talk Trio are back to take you through all things Miami.

It wasn’t the most exciting of races, but there was still plenty for the panel to get their teeth into, including a Max Verstappen masterclass and arguably the cringiest pre-race event.

Dan, Charlotte and L L COOL JAY take you through the awards and review their predictions.

The Track Talk trio are on hand to take you through the first sprint weekend of the year in Baku.

It was Red Bull dominance on track, but there are still plenty of things to discuss, including Formula 1’s tweaked weekend format.

As always, we give out our awards and react to our predictions.

Back in Baku!

The Track Talk Trio bring you the lowdown ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

After a month since Australia, we look ahead to the new sprint format and make our usual bold predictions ahead of this weekend’s action.

The Track Talk Trio are back and talking all things down under, ahead of Australian Grand Prix.

We preview a mouthwatering weekend of Formula 1 action and make some bold predictions.

The debate is also back! In this episode, we’re discussing the worst tracks on this year’s calendar.

The Track Talk Trio are back to take you through their highlights of last week’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where we look back on our predictions and give out our coveted awards.

Keep listening to hear another round of our fun new game ‘Liar’, where we put our F1 knowledge to the test.

This week, the Track Talk Trio are here to take you through all the goings-on in the build-up to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

As well as discussing the track changes to the Jeddah circuit, the trio battle it out in a brand new game of LIAR, all attempting to call each-others bluff, be warned, things get competitive!

And of course the usual bold predictions are made as we count down to lights out on Sunday!

The Track Talk Trio are back to take you through all the biggest talking points from the season opener in Bahrain.

Round 1 is over and Red Bull seemed to have picked up where they left off in 2022. Will anybody be able to catch them?

There was disappointment for McLaren and Ferrari, while Esteban Ocon had a weekend to forget. 

We take you through all the weekend’s actions and give out our coveted Bahrain Grand Prix awards.

After what’s felt like an eternity, the Track Talk trio can finally preview a Formula 1 race weekend!

The 2023 season kicks off in Bahrain this week and there’s plenty to be excited about. Will Red Bull continue to dominate? Can Aston Martin upset the odds? Will McLaren struggle?

We take you through all the uncertainties and provide our usual predictions.

We also have another thought-provoking debate about the driver market, with some very intriguing opinions.

Dan, Charlotte and Jay are back to talk you through their ratings of the tracks on the 2023 Formula 1 calendar.

Tune in to see how the gang rank circuits like Imola, Silverstone, Suzuka and Miami and be prepared for some strong differences of opinion!

New year, new season, new driving pairings, same Track Talk trio. 

Dan, Charlotte and Jay are back for the first episode of 2023 - and they’ve got a lot of catching up to do. 

The trio take you through all the car launches and rate the teams’ new liveries. 

It’s also prediction time once again - and with the usual bold shenanigans, we take you though some of our unlikely bets ahead of the new season.

The Track Talk podcast is back! And this time we look back at the 2022 season and give each driver a ranking, who had a world class year and which drivers were very poor? Listen to find out!

We also look back on the bold predictions we made at the start of the year, to see who's psychic powers are the best!

Listen now! 

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This week on the podcast, Dan and Charlotte are on hand to take you through all the talking points from the Brazilian Grand Prix. From the Max vs Checo beef to Lewis' contact to Russell's first win, we've got it all covered!

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Dan and Jay are on hand to take you through a wild ride in the Wild West as Formula 1 returned to COTA.

Lewis Hamilton almost brought home his first win of the year, but was pipped by rival Max Verstappen, as Red Bull wrapped up their first Constructors’ Championship since 2013.

The duo are on hand to take you through all the thrills and spills of a dramatic US Grand Prix.

Dan and Jay are on hand to take you through an action-packed Singapore Grand Prix.

Sergio Perez took a surprise win, Max Verstappen couldn’t wrap up his second world title and it was disappointing night for Mercedes.

We take you through all the biggest talking points and controversy from the weekend’s action.

We are back to preview one of the hottest races of the year: Singapore! 

Dan and Jay are on hand to talk you through all of the biggest news following F1’s mini break including Zhou Guanyu’s contract extension and Daniel Ricciardo’s future. 

The pair also look ahead to Singapore and make some sizzling predictions to match the humidity.

In this bonus episode of the Track Talk podcast, the trio discuss the breaking news in the F1 driver market, and share their thoughts on the 2023 calendar! Listen now! 

This week on the Track Talk Podcast, it’s a bumper catch-up episode as the gang reunite to talk about all the goings on in the F1 world over the last few weeks.

The latest triple header is discussed as Max seemingly has the championship under control, Ferrari keep falling apart, and Jay goes full fanboy as he discusses Nyck de Vries’ debut F1 weekend!

All this and so much more: Listen now!

What a busy few days it's been in the world of F1! The trio are here to talk you through all the goings-on in the last week of news and of course cover the recent Hungarian Grand Prix. 

Listen now! 

This week on the Track Talk podcast, the trio are back to deliver mid-season driver ratings. In some of the hottest debates ever heard on a podcast (unconfirmed fact) the trio disagree and fight to rank their drivers in the correct place. Full of drama – Listen now!

Incredible. Simply the only word possible to describe the British Grand Prix. Dan and Charlotte are here to take you through all things Silverstone, from the chaos to the surreal. Listen now! 

This week on the Track Talk podcast – It’s a Silverstone special as Dan and Charlotte are joined once again by Engine Mode 11 – Dan Drury.

Engine brings us up to date with what life looks like post working in F1, from the benefits to the experiences that he misses about life in the paddock.

Engine’s former team – Red Bull Racing – have been in the news a lot in recent days, with Juri Vips and Nelson Piquet under fire. Other news is discussed before attentions turns to the Silverstone race weekend. Predictions are made and ‘the Dan’s’ find common ground, in their love for gravel at a race track. Listen now!

Charlotte and Jay are on hand to take you through a nail-biting Canadian Grand Prix.

We talk about all the biggest moments, including Carlos Sainz’s intense pursuit of Max Verstappen in the closing laps and Lewis Hamilton’s return to the podium. 

As always, we react to the weekend with our awards and consistent hot takes.

The entire Track Talk trio are back to bring you all the reaction from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 

It was a horror weekend for Ferrari with both cars suffering mechanical failures, placing the advantage firmly with Red Bull after the Milton Keynes team took maximum points.

There were also plenty of other talking points further back, including impressive drives from Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly, plus another podium for George Russell. 

Stick around for our usual awards ceremony and the usual hot takes from the gang.

This week on the Track Talk podcast, Dan and Charlotte are back to cover a bumper episode with a lot to catch up on.

The pair briefly cover the Monaco weekend, before moving onto chat about the news from the past few days.

The main topic of the podcast is of course the upcoming Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Can the 2022 race be the best yet? Are we set for more red flag drama? All this and so much more is discussed.

This week on the Track Talk podcast, Dan and Charlotte are joined by Endurance racer, Phil Hanson. 

Phil recounts his stories about winning Le-Mans, racing at some of the worlds most iconic circuits, and tells us about how Yorkshire Puddings proved to be key to his success. It’s a very special episode and not one to miss!