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🔍 Driving Style Secrets Episode 6: George Russell

On the final episode of Driving Style Secrets in this series, Mark Hughes and Edd Straw analyse the driving technique that has made George Russell one of F1's best drivers.

They explain what's unique about the Mercedes driver's approach, and how his style - and speed - compares to the likes of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.

Next we...

Our final verdict on the 2025 Isle of Man TT (ad-free)

With another running of the Isle of Man TT complete, Megan White and Simon Patterson look back on all the action for a special edition of The Race’s MotoGP Podcast.

Three riders took all the spoils in the solo classes, with one win for Davey Todd and two apiece for Michael Dunlop and Dean Harrison, while the Crowe brothers dominated in S...

BBV10s 1993 Revisited: Canadian GP

The 1993 Canadian Grand Prix was the race where all bar one team’s cars were declared illegal, sparking a political battle so big that the stewards that weekend stepped back and allowed everyone to race, while passing the debate over driver aids up the chain to the decision-makers at the FIA.

After breaking with ‘Revisited’ tradition...

Razgatlioglu's Yamaha move - all the repercussions (ad-free)

It’s finally happening: after so many years of rumour and flirtation, the World Superbike Championship’s breakout superstar Toprak Razgatlioglu is coming to MotoGP in 2026.

And the man who once only wanted to go to MotoGP on a factory bike, and whose Yamaha MotoGP bridge looked burned by two bad tests and a fractious aftermath, is join...

Here's your exclusive discount code for The Race Shop in June!

It's an exciting time to check out The Race Shop, as we've launched several new items and poked fun at a few things that have happened so far this season.

Access The Race Shop here

To claim your membership discount of 15% OFF at the shop, use ...

Ranking the 20 F1 drivers based on skill + Canadian GP preview

What would happen if all 20 F1 drivers competed on equal terms in the same machinery? That's a question we tackle in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. 

Canadian motorsport journalist Tim Hauraney joins Ben Anderson and Edd Straw to discuss a ranking list answering that question he recently put together for TSN, based on a vot...

Val answers your Aragon MotoGP rider rankings questions

Did Val's enthusiasm for Augusto Fernandez take him over the edge?

Fresh from wisdom tooth removal, Val answers all your points and queries on his Aragon Grand Prix MotoGP rider rankings.

The weaknesses putting Mercedes' 2026 F1 favourite status at risk [ad-free video]

Paddock talk has long suggested Mercedes might be the package to beat - particularly on the engine front - when Formula 1's massive 2026 rule changes come in, just as it was when the hybrid era began in 2014.

But the problems that are holding it back in 2025 have repercussions for next year too and it can't afford to ignore them and hope a...

Our verdict on the 2025 Isle of Man TT's big winners [ad-free video]

Michael Dunlop, Dean Harrison and Davey Todd took the big wins of a disrupted 2025 Isle of Man TT week, but what were the wider stories around their performances and what went on beyond their victories?

Here's Simon and Megan's video debrief.

How do you feel about F1's 2026 Canadian GP clashing with the Indy 500?

We're used to the Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 being on the same day, but at least they didn't overlap.

Now in the 2026 F1 calendar, the Canadian GP's new slot means it's set for a direct time clash with the Indy 500.

Maybe Bagnaia's turnaround IS real - Simon's post-test paddock update

We promised on our post-Aragon Grand Prix podcast that if Monday's MotoGP test provided any more evidence either way on the Pecco Bagnaia resurgence that the Sunday race suggested, we'd get Simon to do a video update for all of you here on Patreon.

And it did, so he has.

Here's Simon finally beginning his journey home after the Silve...

Why Audi is already talking its new F1 team down [ad-free]

After Audi announced it would enter Formula 1 as a full works operation, after buying into the Sauber team, everyone expected it to be ready to arrive on the grid in 2026 with a big bang. But with its F1 arrival now just nine months away, the German manufacturer is adopting a cautious tone and talking in terms of expectation management.

Has Bagnaia really saved his MotoGP season? (ad-free)

While Marc Marquez effortlessly dominated the Aragon Grand Prix ahead of brother Alex, his Ducati team-mate Pecco Bagnaia went from a dismally off the pace sprint to a genuinely encouraging Sunday race.

Did 1.5cm of brake disc really have a transformative effect that will change Bagnaia’s 2025 season? Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and...

Quiz Val on his Aragon MotoGP rider rankings

The 2025 Aragon Grand Prix was hardly MotoGP's best foot forward, as a relatively lively sprint was followed by a deeply processional Sunday race - and as Ducati showed its Silverstone angst was, for now, just a blip by locking out the podium in both.

It was very, very clear who was the best rider in the class this weekend, but the fight f...

Is Newey’s Aston Martin revolution on track? (ad-free)

We explain why Aston Martin has taken another step backwards this season and whether Adrian Newey’s arrival can change that in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Jon Noble and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to discuss the team’s troubles this year, and how Aston Martin slid to this point having claimed six podium finishes in the f...

🚨 Final call for questions for the And Colossally That's History members' Q&A!

Season 3 of And Colossally That's History! has come to an end, but members have one more episode to look forward to: A special Q&A with Richard and Matt.

We've been keeping track of your questions as the season has gone along, but if you haven't got around to asking yours yet, this is your last chance!

R...

Get your Aragon MotoGP Podcast questions in!

What do you want Simon, Val and Matt to answer or argue about in the Aragon edition of The Race MotoGP Podcast tonight?

Let us know in the comments and we'll get through as many as we can across our coverage. We'll be recording during Sunday evening Spanish time.

Why Alpine's controversial F1 driver change is failing so far [ad-free]

Flavio Briatore said he was only asking three things of Franco Colapinto: “he needs to be fast, not crash, and score points”. But Colapinto is 0 for 3 in meeting Briatore’s demands - and this move, so far, is really not working out as planned.

How Guenther and Cassidy emerged victorious in Shanghai double header (ad-free)

We look back on an intriguing Shanghai E-Prix double-header in which Maximilian Guenther and Nick Cassidy took surprise wins as mixed conditions again visited Formula E.

Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt ask whether, despite a relatively poor weekend by his own high-standards, Oliver Rowland now just has to play the percentage game to wrap...

And Colossally That's History S3 E10: Motor racing’s first superstar - The legend of Tazio Nuvolari

On the final episode of season 3, Richard and Matt wax lyrical about a driver whose name might be unfamiliar to many motor racing fans, but who could be regarded as the sport's first bonafide superstar: Tazio Nuvolari.

Matt and Richard explain how, in the pre-war era of Grand Prix racing, Nuvolari became the embodiment of everything a...

Lewis Hamilton's troubling doubt over his unsustainable Ferrari F1 form [ad-free]

Lewis Hamilton's current form is becoming increasingly unsustainable for himself, Ferrari and Formula 1. We’re nine races into Hamilton’s dream Ferrari switch, and it’s been a real rollercoaster of emotions that’s veered from immense joy to utter dejection.

⭐️ BBV10s Extra: Who was better - peak Kimi or peak Mika? Your questions answered

For our next Bring Back V10s members-only Q&A, Glenn Freeman is joined by Jon Noble, to discuss topics including who was better at their peak out of Mika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen, how far Ferrari would have been willing to go with team orders to help Michael Schumacher win a championship, which V10-era personalities would have loved or ha...

Kirkwood’s wild Detroit win & Power ramming incident analysed (ad-free)

This week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast tackles a typically wild street course weekend, with Detroit throwing up plenty of controversy on and off track.

Matt Beer joins Jack Benyon to break down Kyle Kirkwood’s win, assess his credentials as Palou’s closest rival long-term, and work out how he went from being rammed in practi...

🔍 Driving Style Secrets Episode 5: Lewis Hamilton

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is the latest driver in the spotlight in our Driving Style Secrets series, made exclusively for members.

In this episode, Edd Straw and Mark Hughes explore the driving style that has brought Hamilton so much success, and explain why aspects of his technique that used to be such strengths have been m...

How every MotoGP team should solve its 2026 rider market problem (ad-free)

The MotoGP rider market was supposed to be pretty settled heading to 2026, but it’s actually gone crazy - and not just because of Jorge Martin’s antics.

Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer - with interjections from Simon Patterson in the Isle of Man TT paddock - give their takes on all the potential moves and which riders and teams actually ...

Why Red Bull suddenly has a new 2026 dilemma [ad-free video]

Red Bull's already changed Max Verstappen's F1 team-mate once this season but is now starting to think another driver is actually quicker.

In fact, the rookie Red Bull took on for 2025 (who only really got a shot because it had nobody else ready) has been so impressive that, alongside Yuki Tsunoda struggling to build on a reasonably encour...

How Hickman's crash changed the 2025 Isle of Man TT [ad-free video]

Simon reports on all the consequences of Peter Hickman's massive Isle of Man TT crash for the 2025 event, Hickman himself and his new 8Ten team, in the latest of the TT videos we've added to our coverage this season.

Edd answers your questions about his F1 Spanish GP driver rankings

Where would Max Verstappen have been without his red mist moment? Why was Nico Hulkenberg's ranking lower than his fifth-place finish in a Sauber? And why such a gulf between the McLarens that finished the race first and second?

As the second triple-header of the 2025 F1 season comes to an end, Edd Straw answers your questions about his Sp...

Should Verstappen face tougher sanctions - or is outrage overblown? (ad-free)

With Max Verstappen admitting that his clash with George Russell in the Spanish Grand Prix was “a move that was not right and shouldn’t have happened”, we discuss what that tells us about the four-times world champion in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.

Dutch TV commentator Nelson Valkenburg and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd...

Lance Stroll's mysterious F1 injury absence - what we know [ad-free video]

Aston Martin has dismissed certain "paddock gossip" around the injury that ruled Lance Stroll out of the Spanish GP - but mystery and intrigue remains part of that particularly storyline.

What's his recovery plan, and who will replace Stroll if he can't contest his home F1 race in Canada? Ben Anderson is joined by Jon Noble in our latest v...