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F1 Nation

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Step inside the Formula 1 Paddock for race previews, reviews, interviews and analysis with Tom Clarkson and expert guests. Get answers to your questions on F1 Explains with Christian Hewgill. Email F1Explains@F1.com An official F1 podcast. For in-depth F1 interviews, listen to F1 Beyond The Grid

Latest episodes

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Kimi’s title chance, Max’s momentum + should drivers decide strategy? – United States GP Preview

This episode is sponsored by AWS - Global AI Partner of Formula 1. Jolyon Palmer and Alex Jacques join Tom Clarkson for some energetic debate ahead of this weekend’s Uni

Oct 18
1 h 05 min

F1 Explains: The Grid – what happens before lights out?

Packed with drivers, cars, team personnel, media, celebrities and more, their voices drowned out by the noise of passionate fans in the grandstands and engineers at work,

Oct 15
41 min

Are Max + Red Bull now the team to beat? - Singapore GP Review

Max Verstappen secured back-to-back wins from pole position with his first ever victory at the Singapore Grand Prix. With seven podium finishes from the last eight races,

Oct 12
49 min

F1 Explains: lap count calculations, team size differences + the purpose of practice - with Laura Winter + Alex Brundle

Why does every Grand Prix have a different number of laps? How come some F1 teams have fewer employees than others? What are drivers and engineers doing during practice s

Oct 8
29 min

A Verstappen v Ferrari fight? Singapore GP Preview

Tom Clarkson and F1 Correspondent Lawrence Barretto think Red Bull and Ferrari will be closely-matched at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, with Mercedes and McLaren a

Oct 8
29 min

Max, Lewis + Fernando shine in Sepang - Bahrain GP in Malaysia Review

Jolyon Palmer and Alex Jacques join Tom Clarkson from the F1TV commentary box to debrief an epic Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. Max Verstappen secured his first victory

Oct 5
50 min

F1 Explains: Jamie Chadwick on her first F1 test

Days after driving a modern Formula 1 car for the first time, Jamie Chadwick joined F1 Explains to answer your questions. She tells Christian Hewgill what surprised her

Oct 1
27 min

Who will rise to the challenge in Sepang? - Bahrain GP in Malaysia Preview

Tom Clarkson and 1996 World Champion Damon Hill preview this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. Damon competed in the very first F1 race at Sepang back in 1999 so

Oct 1
26 min

Has George ‘cracked the code’? – Azerbaijan GP Review

Tom Clarkson, James Hinchcliffe and Alex Brundle sit down in the Baku paddock to dissect a thrilling Azerbaijan Grand Prix. George Russell may have only won the race by

Sep 28
50 min

F1 Explains: Formula 2 + Formula 3 with 2026 F3 champion Ugo Ugochukwu

They're the racing series which prepare drivers for Formula 1. F2 and F3 are where Kimi Antonelli, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Gabriel Bortoleto and many more F1 star

Sep 24
26 min

Kimi’s transformation + redemption for Oscar in Baku? – Azerbaijan GP Preview

Tom Clarkson, Jolyon Palmer and James Hinchcliffe look ahead to this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. The guys reflect on how different Kimi Antonelli’s European

Sep 21
49 min

F1 Explains: the secrets of the podium

Every driver wants to stand above their rivals, hear their national anthem, life the trophy and spray the champagne on the Formula 1 podium. It's a moment of celebration

Sep 17
26 min

Kimi wins, Lando loses out, but could Max have won? - Spanish GP Review

Tom Clarkson is joined by journalists Albert Fabrega and Julianne Cerasoli to reflect on the first Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit. The Virtual Safety Car came

Sep 14
43 min

F1 Explains: Making the Madring

How did the Madring come to life? What makes it such a unique track compared to the rest of the F1 calendar? And why is ‘La Monumental’ the corner everyone’s talking abou

Sep 11
27 min

'A total curveball'. Who will master the Madring? – Spanish GP Preview

Formula 1 is heading to a brand-new circuit in Madrid this weekend, as the Madring hosts the Spanish Grand Prix for the first time. Tom Clarkson and F1TV lead commentato

Sep 10
26 min

How home hero Kimi made history at Monza – Italian GP Review

Tom Clarkson is joined by Lawrence Barretto and Davide Valsecchi to analyse an extraordinary Italian Grand Prix, which saw Kimi Antonelli climb from 19th on the grid to b

Sep 7
55 min

F1 Explains: High-Speed v Low-Speed tracks - with Jolyon Palmer

What’s the difference between a high-speed track and a low-speed track? What challenges do both types of circuit present drivers? How does driving style and car setup dif

Sep 3
33 min

Will Kimi or Ferrari be home heroes? Can McLaren challenge? - Italian GP Preview

Tom Clarkson, Jolyon Palmer and James Hinchcliffe turn their attention to the Temple of Speed for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. With championship leader Kimi Anton

Aug 30
43 min

F1 Explains: pit crews + 'straights' vs 'straightaways' - with James Hinchliffe + Calum Nicholas

He spent more than a decade in the F1 pit lane, winning multiple World Championships and seven consecutive DHL Fastest Pit Stop Awards, but former Red Bull Racing mechani

Aug 27
26 min

‘The fight is still on’. Is Lando in the title race? – Dutch GP Review

Tom Clarkson is in the Zandvoort paddock with F1 correspondent Lawrence Barretto and F1TV expert Alex Brundle for reaction to a chaotic Dutch Grand Prix.  Back-to-back w

Aug 24
51 min

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VivaAdm · Sep 2022

Race predictions and track commentary? ✅ Post race interviews from the paddock? ✅ Random guests popping by to chat? ✅ Lots of laughs by TC, Pinks, and Damon? ✅ Enjoy this pod- it’s time we’ll spent!

Lawjen · Apr 2022

The wrap-up of the Mexican GP has been the best episode of the podcast yet!! Recording in the paddock and able to do quick interviews with so many key players in F1 was phenomenal. Please do it again!

ItalianPrincess630 · Nov 2021

I miss when Alex was co hosting the podcast with Tom, they had great chemistry together. I feel it's not as strong with the new additions of Pinks and Damon, but the podcast is still fantastic, the insights are still great and I look forward to every episode every Tuesday.

jmj689 · Jul 2021

Generally a good podcast but D. Hill is really hard to listen to. His antiquated takes leave a lot to be desired and doesn’t even pay attention to what is being discussed! Tom is taking about Ferrari winning in Austria last year (mentioned more than once) and when it’s thrown back to Hill, he has no idea what Tom is talking about. More Tom, less Hill.

renlist · Jun 2023

I find the 3 commentators on this podcast usually so interesting not to mention well spoken. What a disappointment then that not a word was uttered about the controversy in the season finale. I kept wondering if it’s because they’re sponsored by F1. Not sure if they are but imagine so. How could they not want to delve into not so much the politics of the race but the experience of having such an important one decided the way it was? Isn’t there more than simply winning? Sad not to hear more from this source. I especially love Damon Hill’s insights.

24 sugar hill · Dec 2021

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