Short Corners

Welcome to the 2026 F1 season - and thanks for all the great questions and comments.  This podcast begins with a quick look at the McRae family - as in Jimmy, the five-times British Rally Champion and Colin, the much-missed Rally1 hero - after which we open the F1 vault. Topics range from Sir Frank Williams' road accident to Christian Horner's future and what Alan Jones felt after finishing P2 to Carlos Reutemann in Brazil, 1981.  It's two hours, in other words, of non-stop F1 chat - past, present and future. Enjoy.
With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets:
https://jetcraft.com
To OEM Exclusive, the passionate suppliers of OEM upgrades for exotic and high-performance vehicles
To TrackNinja, a lap-timer and data app designed to help users improve their on-track car and driver performance through analysis and an innovative Data Garage. A lite version is free; the loaded edition is US$9.99 pcm or $99.99 yearly
https://trackninja.app
And to REC Watches, whose timepieces are infused with DNA and actual material from famous racing and road cars like the "Bullitt" Ford Mustang and Datsun 240Z. Claim your additional 10 per cent discount by adding the codeword PETER:
https://recwatches.com/next-project
Visit https://alpinestars.com for all your racing apparel
Try Oscar Razors - Australia's highly-rated, 5-blade razors for men and women 
https://oscarrazor.com.au.  
Follow Peter @peterwindsor
Book a Cameo with Peter: https://cameo.com/peterwindsor
We support the Race Against Dementia:
https://raceagainstdementia.com
The Alora dog rescue shelter (Malaga, Spain)
https://aloradogrescue.com
And we support the Stephen Gallagher Golf Foundation in Scotland:
https://sgfoundation.co.uk
#standwithukraine - now, more than ever
#Canada! #jimmykimmel!
Nick: you're with us always:
https://samaritans.org
Stephen Gallacher Golf Foundation
https://sgfoundation.co.uk
Support the show
Visit: https://youtube.com/peterwindsor for F1 videos past, present and future

Sit back and enjoy the banter in the first Camchat of the New Year. The new cars, the closed-door testing in Barcelona, the state of the overtaking game, the prospects at Ferrari, the most recent of the Sergio Perez quotes: it's all here - together, hopefully with a latte and maybe a donut or two.
With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets:
https://jetcraft.com
To OEM Exclusive, the passionate suppliers of OEM upgrades for exotic and high-performance vehicles
To TrackNinja, a lap-timer and data app designed to help users improve their on-track car and driver performance through analysis and an innovative Data Garage. A lite version is free; the loaded edition is US$9.99 pcm or $99.99 yearly
https://trackninja.app
And to REC Watches, whose timepieces are infused with DNA and actual material from famous racing and road cars like the "Bullitt" Ford Mustang and Datsun 240Z. Claim your additional 10 per cent discount by adding the codeword PETER:
https://recwatches.com/next-project
And a special thanks to Cameron (@Cameron-Cc)
Visit https://alpinestars.com for all your racing apparel
Try Oscar Razors - Australia's highly-rated, 5-blade razors for men and women 
https://oscarrazor.com.au.  
Follow Peter @peterwindsor
Book a Cameo with Peter: https://cameo.com/peterwindsor
We support the Race Against Dementia:
https://raceagainstdementia.com
The Alora dog rescue shelter (Malaga, Spain)
https://aloradogrescue.com
And we support the Stephen Gallagher Golf Foundation in Scotland:
https://sgfoundation.co.uk
#standwithukraine - now, more than ever
#Canada! #jimmykimmel!
Nick: you're with us always:
https://samaritans.org
Stephen Gallacher Golf Foundation
https://sgfoundation.co.uk
Support the show
Visit: https://youtube.com/peterwindsor for F1 videos past, present and future

In this livestream, Cory Pesaturo introduces new stats that may just elevate Max Verstappen to GOAT status (15:38); and a wide variety of viewers' questions and comments take us forward to the new regs of 2026, back to the under-rated brilliance of Renault and Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the 1979 French GP, sideways to the artistry of Mauricio Arrivabene's signature and centre-stage to the rise and rise of Toyota in motor sport. In his opening monologue, Peter also pays tribute to the lives and times of the artist, Michael Turner, and the author, Gerry Donaldson
Special thanks to Cory Pesaturo (@cpez)
With thanks, too, to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets:
https://jetcraft.com
To OEM Exclusive, the passionate suppliers of OEM upgrades for exotic and high-performance vehicles
To TrackNinja, a lap-timer and data app designed to help users improve their on-track car and driver performance through analysis and an innovative Data Garage. A lite version is free; the loaded edition is US$9.99 pcm or $99.99 yearly
https://trackninja.app
And to REC Watches, whose timepieces are infused with DNA and actual material from famous racing and road cars like the "Bullitt" Ford Mustang and Datsun 240Z. Claim your additional 10 per cent discount by adding the codeword PETER:
https://recwatches.com/next-project
Image: Peter Windsor (from a painting by Michael Turner)
Visit https://alpinestars.com for all your racing apparel
Try Oscar Razors - Australia's highly-rated, 5-blade razors for men and women 
https://oscarrazor.com.au.  
Follow Peter @peterdwindsor
We support the Race Against Dementia:
https://raceagainstdementia.com
And the Alora dog rescue shelter in Malaga, Spain
https://aloradogrescue.com
#standwithukraine - now, more than ever
#Canada! #jimmykimmel!
Nick: you're with us always:
https://samaritans.org
Support the show
Visit: https://youtube.com/peterwindsor for F1 videos past, present and future

Peter, Mark Slade and viewers look back at the 2025 F1 season finale at Abu Dhabi. Max won it...but Lando took the title by two points. Plenty about which to talk right there - plus much more. As a special bonus, Mark Slade, a title-winning F1 race engineer, will be adding his views on the race and the season just past; the future of Alpine; the skill of Alain Prost; and why Ferrari have had so many problems in 2025. Viewers join us on YouTube chat to talk about all this and more in our latest livestream. 
With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets:
https://jetcraft.com
To OEM Exclusive, the passionate suppliers of OEM upgrades for exotic and high-performance vehicles
To TrackNinja, a lap-timer and data app designed to help users improve their on-track car and driver performance through analysis and an innovative Data Garage. A lite version is free; the loaded edition is US$9.99 pcm or $99.99 yearly
https://trackninja.app 
And to REC Watches, whose timepieces are infused with the DNA and actual materials from famous racing and road cars like the  Ford Mustang GT Fastback driven by Steve McQueen in the iconic move, Bullitt. Pre-order your Bullitt 558 limited-edition DNA watch from: https://recwatches.com/next-project
Thumbnail image: Red Bull
Visit Martin Tomlinson's art gallery @ https://www.motor-racing-art.co.uk
Thanks also to:
Alpinestars:
https://alpinestars.com
And to Oscar Razor:
Australia's highly-rated, 5-blade razors for men and women 
https://oscarrazor.com.au
Follow Peter @peterdwindsor
And follow our Short Corners podcast - now on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music
We support the Race Against Dementia:
https://raceagainstdementia.com
#standwithukraine 
#canada #jimmykimmel!
#cricketaustralia!
Nick: you're with us always
https://samaritans.org
Support the show
Visit: https://youtube.com/peterwindsor for F1 videos past, present and future

And so it ended.  Max, Oscar and Lando finished one-two-three on the Abu Dhabi road - but it was Lando who was thus ahead in the final standings of the FIA Drivers' World Championship by the margin of two points. Lando Norris = World Champion. Max was magnificent from the pole; Oscar ran hard Pirellis from the start (rather than the Mediums selected by all the other major runners) and, in so doing, applied some pressure on Max for most of the distance; towards the end, though, on old-ish Hards, Max was super-quick and super-consistent as he consolidated his margin over Oscar. Lando brought his McLaren MCL39-Mercedes home in a crafted third place, responding to potential undercuts from George Russell and Charles Leclerc and scything through the mid-field traffic whenever he was on fresh tyres; and Charles Leclerc finished a dazzling P4 for Ferrari, upstaging the factory Mercedes of George Russell and ultimately setting fastest lap late in the race on used Mediums. Into P6, behind George, came a classy Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin-Mercedes, Esteban Ocon (Haas-Ferrari) and Sir Lewis Hamilton, who had started P16 in his Ferrari. In this video Peter looks back at the key elements of this absorbing, tension-filled finale and reflects - just a little - on the flavour of the season just past.
With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets:
https://jetcraft.com
To OEM Exclusive, the passionate suppliers of OEM upgrades for exotic and high-performance vehicles
To TrackNinja, a lap-timer and data app designed to help users improve their on-track car and driver performance through analysis and an innovative Data Garage. A lite version is free; the loaded edition is US$9.99 pcm or $99.99 yearly
https://trackninja.app
And to REC Watches, whose timepieces are infused with DNA and actual material from famous racing and road cars like the "Bullitt" Ford Mustang and Datsun 240Z featured in this video. Claim your additional 10 per cent discount by adding the code PETER:
https://recwatches.com/next-project
Thanks also to Cory Pesaturo and Mark Slade
Music: Rain Over Kyoto Station - The Mini Vandals
Images: Red Bull, Pirelli, Scuderia Ferrari, McLaren and Peter Windsor
Studio background image of the 1959 TT start at Goodwood: Jesse Alexander
Pedro Rodriguez replica helmet: Diego Merino
Visit https://alpinestars.com for all your racing apparel
Try Oscar Razors - Australia's highly-rated, 5-blade razors for men and women 
https://oscarrazor.com.au.  
Follow Peter @peterdwindsor
We support the Race Against Dementia:
https://raceagainstdementia.com
And the Alora dog rescue shelter in Malaga, Spain
https://aloradogrescue.com
#standwithukraine - now, more than ever
#Canada! #jimmykimmel!
Nick: you're with us always:
https://samaritans.org
Support the show
Visit: https://youtube.com/peterwindsor for F1 videos past, present and future