The Pit Talk

The Pit Talk Podcast returns for Season 2 as former F1 driver Robert Doornbos and broadcaster Chris McHardy preview the new Formula 1 season ahead of the opening race in Melbourne.

From major rule changes to championship contenders, this episode dives deep into the biggest storylines shaping the 2026 Formula 1 season.

In this episode we break down the biggest storylines for 2026:

Ferrari’s make-or-break season after a bold message from Piero Ferrari

The real problems at Aston Martin despite huge investment and the arrival of Adrian Newey

How the new F1 rules – active aero, boost modes and battery management 

Early insights from Bahrain testing and which teams look strongest

Rookie watch and why Arvid Lindblad could be one to watch

Can Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc finally deliver a title for Ferrari?

With a new era beginning in Formula 1, we discuss the teams, drivers and controversies that could define the season.

It’s the morning after the night all of Lando Norris’ dreams came true as he was crowned Formula One world champion.

Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy are back in their hotseats - albeit a little bleary eyed - as they run the rule over the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Lando may have won the war but Max Verstappen took the battle on the day clinching an eighth Grand Prix of the year. With that in mind, who really is the Driver of 2025?

The guys also assess what went wrong for Oscar Piastri in the final nine races of the season, wonder what might have been had Christian Horner been given the boot earlier and ponder what’s next for Lewis Hamilton who is a complete shadow of his former self.

Robert also looks into his crystal ball as the conversation invariably turns to what next with testing for 2026 just around the corner. And we tell you who on the pit wall is expecting “mayhem” with all the regulation changes!

The tagline says it all: ‘all roads lead to Abu Dhabi.’ And so the 2025 Formula One season comes down this: a three-way shootout at Yas Marina Circuit to determine the destination of the Drivers Championship.

McLaren’s inexplicable decision not to pit in Qatar allows Max Verstappen to win the Grand Prix, and move to with 12 points of Lando Norris.

In this episode, Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy speculate on what might be going on inside the corridors of power at McLaren, and ponder what might just transpire in the UAE capital as the race for the Drivers Championship gets ready for it’s final, thrilling lap.

Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy are back in their hotseats as they try to make sense of a controversial Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Disqualifications for both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have blown the race for the Drivers Championship wide open. Did McLaren have a genuine case to answer for or were there ‘other forces’ at play? The guys debate that, and give a break down of the technical infringements that could derail their title dreams.

Is there more to Lewis Hamilton’s constant bemoaning  at Ferrari than meets the eye, and which team was offered to Robert back in the day as Toto Wolff lands a lucrative windfall at Mercedes.

The Brazilian Grand Prix 🇧🇷 never disappoints — and this one had it all.

Lando Norris continued his incredible late-season surge, taking a perfect 33-point weekend and pulling off a 58-point swing on teammate Oscar Piastri to seize control of the championship race. But while McLaren celebrated, Ferrari endured a nightmare weekend to forget, and Max Verstappen fought back from the pit lane to the podium.

From the Senna S controversy and Ferrari’s meltdown to Max’s tyre strategy and Yuki Tsunoda’s pit-stop chaos, Robert Doornbos and Chris McHardy dissect every major story from Interlagos and look ahead to what promises to be a wild Las Vegas Grand Prix under the lights.