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 Apr 14, 2024

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New episodes of F1 Explains are on the F1 Nation podcast feed in 2026, but you can enjoy our previous episodes right here.

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An official Formula 1 podcast.


Episode Date
F1 Explains is back - in our new home
Feb 27, 2026
F1 Explains has joined F1 Nation for 2026
Feb 19, 2026
Driving secrets, pit crew cookies, movie star cars + a Team Principal's toilet - The Best of F1 Explains 2025
Dec 19, 2025
The F1 winter - with James Vowles + Lawrence Barretto
Dec 12, 2025
Becoming F1 World Champion - with Mika Hakkinen
Dec 05, 2025
Ford's Formula 1 return with Red Bull
Nov 28, 2025
How Cadillac are getting ready to race in F1
Nov 21, 2025
James Hinchcliffe on driving an F1 car + how Laura Winter prepares for an F1 weekend
Nov 14, 2025
Ask Haas - with Ocon, Bearman, Komatsu, Mueller + Crone
Nov 07, 2025
How data helps F1 drivers go faster - with McLaren's Tom Stallard + Jolyon Palmer
Oct 31, 2025
David Coulthard + Mika Hakkinen explain F1 team mate title battles - LIVE at the US Grand Prix
Oct 23, 2025
Gabriel Bortoleto explains F1 driving tricks, F2 v F1, steering wheels + driving in the pit lane
Oct 16, 2025
Marshals: The ‘first line of safety for F1 drivers’
Oct 09, 2025
The Medical Car: 'the world's fastest ambulance'
Oct 02, 2025
Alex Albon explains F1 night races, car numbers + helmet designs
Sep 25, 2025
How strategy is influenced by tyres, drivers, crashes, AI and more – Quickfire Questions with Bernie Collins
Sep 18, 2025
Ask a Team Principal with Sauber's Jonathan Wheatley
Sep 11, 2025
Forza Ferrari – Why Ferrari are F1’s ‘most famous’ team
Sep 04, 2025
Meet a Formula 1 pit crew - with Haas
Aug 28, 2025
How F1 teams find future stars – with Mercedes
Jul 31, 2025
Ask Stefano Domenicali – F1 President and CEO answers your questions
Jul 24, 2025
Esteban Ocon explains F1 training, post-race weigh-ins + racing focus
Jul 17, 2025
Ask Ayao Komatsu LIVE at the British Grand Prix
Jul 10, 2025
75 Years of F1: How the sport arrived and thrived - with Damon Hill + Alex Jacques at the British GP
Jul 03, 2025
This Friday: F1 Explains LIVE at the British Grand Prix
Jul 01, 2025
F1 commentary, team radio + qualifying questions - with Alex Jacques + Jolyon Palmer
Jun 26, 2025
How F1 The Movie was made - with director Joseph Kosinski
Jun 25, 2025
Planning your F1 trip - choosing a race, buying tickets + picking seats
Jun 19, 2025
Lando Norris explains F1 driving styles, champagne slams + special helmets
Jun 13, 2025
F1's greatest drivers + improving safety | Ask an F1 World Champion - with Sir Jackie Stewart
Jun 05, 2025
Rivalry with Schumacher, pre-race meals and F1 life skills - LIVE with Mika Hakkinen in Monaco
May 29, 2025
The Magic of Monaco - with Mika Hakkinen + Alex Jacques
May 22, 2025
This weekend: F1 Explains LIVE in Monaco
May 20, 2025
Inside The Garage - with Haas F1 Team
May 15, 2025
Guenther Steiner on calming rookies, leading a new F1 team, acting with Brad Pitt + building LEGO - LIVE in Miami
May 08, 2025
Football stadium to F1 venue: how the Miami Grand Prix happens
May 01, 2025
Alpine Team Principal Oliver Oakes answers your questions + Miami live show news
Apr 24, 2025
Crashing, downforce, drag + dirty air - Your questions answered by Laura Winter and James Hinchcliffe
Apr 17, 2025
Ask an F1 Team Principal with James Vowles (and surprise guest Alex Albon)
Apr 10, 2025
How to drive an F1 car (and why Suzuka is such a challenge) with Pedro de la Rosa
Apr 03, 2025
The F1 boss group chat, podium picks + running a team - LIVE in Melbourne with McLaren CEO Zak Brown
Mar 28, 2025
When F1 drivers move teams - with Valtteri Bottas + Jenson Button
Mar 21, 2025
Rookie seasons - with Jenson Button + McLaren's Tom Stallard
Mar 13, 2025
Join us and McLaren's Zak Brown in Australia!
Mar 07, 2025
Inside pre-season testing - with Oscar Piastri, Jack Doohan + Laura Winter in Bahrain
Feb 28, 2025
How F1 teams are getting ready to race - your 2025 questions answered with Lawrence Barretto + Ruth Buscombe Divey
Feb 21, 2025
Alonso, Sainz, Wolff + more - The Best of F1 Beyond The Grid 2024
Dec 27, 2024
Liam Lawson's racing line, how Ferrari found Ollie Bearman + Oscar Piastri's F2 preparation - The Best of 2024
Dec 20, 2024
Avoiding DNFs: how F1 teams keep their cars racing
Dec 06, 2024
Pato O'Ward on driving 'amazing' F1 cars - in F1 Garage
Nov 29, 2024
How Formula 1 takes over Las Vegas
Nov 22, 2024
Inside the F1 Pit Lane - with Bernie Collins
Nov 15, 2024
Miami GP ticket competition: Christian + Katie announce the winners
Nov 08, 2024
What really happens on the F1 starting grid - with Oscar Piastri's engineer + Gordon Ramsay
Nov 08, 2024
Strategy, slipstreams + sim racing - LIVE at F1 Arcade Washington D.C.
Nov 01, 2024
Ollie Bearman, Mika Hakkinen + F1 Explains listeners LIVE at the US Grand Prix
Oct 24, 2024
Join us at F1 Arcade Washington D.C. this weekend!
Oct 22, 2024
An F1 driver's pre-race routine - with Liam Lawson
Oct 18, 2024
Downforce + why F1 cars have wings - with McLaren Aero Specialist Emel Cankaya
Oct 10, 2024
Overtaking, braking and qualifying - Stoffel Vandoorne answers your questions
Oct 03, 2024
Coaching F1 drivers - Performance Engineers with McLaren's Tom Stallard
Sep 26, 2024
Teammates, rivals, sisters: F1 ACADEMY drivers Hamda + Amna Al Qubaisi answer your questions
Sep 19, 2024
How the F1 season is scheduled - with Louise Young
Sep 12, 2024
Damon Hill on F1 title fights - LIVE at F1 Paddock Club
Sep 05, 2024
Bernie Collins explains powerful pit stops, strategy training + DRS tricks
Aug 29, 2024
Keeping F1 teams healthy + injury-free - with Faith Atack-Martin
Aug 22, 2024
FAQs + Live show news
Aug 01, 2024
Meet the mechanics in an F1 garage - with Kick Sauber
Jul 25, 2024
How Formula 1 teams work - from factory to racetrack
Jul 18, 2024
Mika Hakkinen on high-speed tracks + driver contract negotiations - LIVE at the British GP
Jul 11, 2024
How F1 lap times are recorded
Jul 04, 2024
What F1 drivers eat - with Oscar Piastri's nutritionist, Dr Dan Martin
Jun 27, 2024
How F1 helmets are made – with Bell Racing
Jun 20, 2024
Liam Lawson answers your questions - Ask a Formula 1 driver
Jun 13, 2024
Inside the Safety Car - with driver, Bernd Mayländer
Jun 06, 2024
How F1 video games are so realistic - with EA SPORTS F124
May 30, 2024
Ruth Buscombe + Bernie Collins on strategy mistakes, upgrades + how to work in F1
May 23, 2024
Bernie Collins + Ruth Buscombe on strategy secrets, crazy races + radio riddles
May 16, 2024
Guenther Steiner on his hardest decision + the biggest gossip in F1? LIVE in Miami
May 09, 2024
Fernando Alonso, Pedro de la Rosa + Tom McCullough explain F1 car set-up
May 03, 2024
F1 race suits, boots + gloves: what F1 drivers wear - with PUMA
Apr 25, 2024
Alpine's Jack Doohan explains F1 brakes - with Brembo
Apr 18, 2024
Aston Martin's Mike Krack explains the life of an F1 Team Principal
Apr 11, 2024
Valtteri Bottas + Zhou Guanyu explain F1 teammate rivalries
Apr 04, 2024
Jolyon Palmer + Alex Jacques explain driving styles, pit stop problems + F1 rule changes
Mar 29, 2024
Oscar Piastri explains F2 + F3 - with Alex Jacques
Mar 22, 2024
Alex Jacques + Jolyon Palmer explain points, pronunciations + the history of the pit lane
Mar 15, 2024
Susie Wolff + Lia Block explain F1 ACADEMY: 'rocket fuel' for women in motorsport
Mar 08, 2024
Mick Schumacher + Bernie Collins explain the F1 race start
Mar 01, 2024
Netflix Drive to Survive: behind the scenes
Feb 24, 2024
F1 pre-season Testing - with Oscar Piastri + Jack Doohan in Bahrain
Feb 23, 2024
How new F1 cars are designed + built - with Dan Fallows
Feb 16, 2024
F1 Explains: Season 2
Feb 06, 2024
Neck strength secrets, wind tunnel watchers, DRS data + pit stop perfection - what we learned in 2023
Dec 08, 2023
Why you need to go to a Grand Prix
Dec 01, 2023
New track prep, pit lane positions, track walks + AI strategy? Your Questions Answered by Lawrence Barretto + Bernie Collins
Nov 10, 2023
Racing lines, driver drinks + 'No. 1 drivers' Your Questions Answered by Bernie Collins + Lawrence Barretto
Nov 03, 2023
LIVE at the US Grand Prix with David Coulthard
Oct 26, 2023
The incredible logistics of Formula 1 - with DHL + Alfa Romeo
Oct 19, 2023
How F1 racetracks are designed
Oct 12, 2023
Car liveries: paint, decals, special designs + performance
Oct 05, 2023
The mental pressure of F1 - with David Coulthard
Sep 28, 2023
Steering wheels: how drivers learn their buttons
Sep 21, 2023
Box box boxes, F1 car names + prize money - Your Questions Answered by Bernie Collins + Alex Jacques
Sep 14, 2023
Start secrets, Sprint stats + super subs - Your Questions Answered by Alex Jacques + Bernie Collins
Sep 07, 2023
DRS: how the Drag Reduction System has changed F1 racing
Aug 31, 2023
Why tyres matter so much in F1 - with Pirelli + Jolyon Palmer
Aug 24, 2023
Why will the 2024 F1 calendar help make the sport more sustainable?
Jul 27, 2023
Trophies, travel + 'pace in the car' - Your Questions Answered by Will Buxton + Bernie Collins
Jul 20, 2023
F1 cars, upgrades + 'copycats' - Your Questions Answered by Will Buxton + Bernie Collins
Jul 13, 2023
Why are F1 wind tunnels top secret?
Jul 06, 2023
Why do F1 drivers need race engineers? with Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu + Jorn Becker
Jun 29, 2023
'Undercuts', red lights + jobs in F1: Your Questions Answered by Lawrence Barretto + Bernie Collins
Jun 22, 2023
Why do F1 pit stops take teamwork?
Jun 15, 2023
Why do F1 teams need simulators? - with Aston Martin's Stoffel Vandoorne
Jun 08, 2023
Why is racing in the rain so difficult? - with Mika Hakkinen
Jun 01, 2023
Why are F1 street circuits the ultimate test? - with Mika Hakkinen + Bernie Collins
May 25, 2023
Tyres, F1 points + car set-up: Your Questions Answered by Bernie Collins + Lawrence Barretto
May 18, 2023
Why do F1 drivers have to be so fit? - with Vettel's former trainer + Alexander Rossi
May 11, 2023
Why does the USA have 3 F1 races in 2023? - with Alexander Rossi + Leigh Diffey
May 04, 2023
Why are F1 Sprint weekends such a challenge? - with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen + strategist Bernie Collins
Apr 27, 2023
Know more about F1, with Formula Why
Apr 18, 2023