The Race F1 Podcast

We explain F1’s unexpected decision to move away from the 50/50 split of electric and V6 power in 2027. As well as revealing the full scope of changes that go beyond the increase in V6 and reduction in deployment power for next year, Jon Noble, Ben Anderson and Edd Straw also delve into the difficult details that must be solved to make it happen.

The political machinations that made this change of direction possible, and the expected timeline for finalising the changes are also delved into.

In the final part of the podcast, we look at the long-term V8 engine plans for 2030 or 2031 and the key considerations for formulating those rules.

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw is joined by former F1 technical director Gary Anderson to discuss the multitude of tech storylines that came out of the Miami Grand Prix weekend.

First up, following Gary's heartfelt tribute to Alex Zanardi, Edd and Gary look at the significant upgrades we saw on most of the cars in Miami, and the impact they had on the racing. Should the FIA have clamped down on some of them? Gary suggests they should have...

After that, Edd and Gary run the rule over F1's engine future, following comments made by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem that the sport will abandon its current V6 hybrids and revert to V8 units with “minor electrification”. Is this the right move?

And finally, Gary tackles another selection of listener questions. If you'd like to ask Gary a question, send it to [email protected]

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Can George Russell get his title bid back on track, or is Kimi Antonelli now the firm favourite for the title? That's just one of the questions you threw at us about the increasingly intriguing intra-team battle developing at Mercedes - and we answer several more in this mailbag episode, featuring questions sent in exclusively by The Race Members' Club.

There are also questions about plans to reintroduce V8 engines by 2030, the difficulty of following races in 2026, and whether F1 should be concerned at how easily Gasly's car appeared to flip over in Miami.

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Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Glenn Freeman to review the Miami Grand Prix. It was a race in which Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli completed a hat-trick of victories, but should Lando Norris have come out on top for McLaren, as he did in the sprint? That’s one of the questions the guys debate.

There’s also chat about Verstappen’s eventful afternoon, an explanation of Leclerc’s post-race penalty, praise for Franco Colapinto, and much more. Plus Edd, Jon and Glenn tackle the usual bumper haul of questions sent in by The Race Members’ Club.

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After the sad passing of Alex Zanardi this weekend, we thought it was only right to put together a special episode of Bring Back V10s to pay tribute to a driver that is so fondly remembered by motor racing fans all over the world.

Glenn Freeman is joined by Edd Straw and Matt Beer to look back on Zanardi's incredible life and inspirational career, which included two stints in F1, championship-winning success in CART and, after the devastating crash that left him a double amputee, multiple Paralympic hand-cycling gold medals.
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