Episodes

  • The BTCC 2024 Support Review - British F4, Porsche Carrera And Sprint Challenge

    The BTCC 2024 Support Review - British F4, Porsche Carrera And Sprint Challenge
    Nov 15 2024
    Kevin Turner returns for a new episode of the Autosport Podcast as he, Marcus Simmons and Stephen Lickorish sit down to review the 2024 BTCC Support Series. First up, a look a the British F4 Championship as Deagen Fairclough dominated proceedings, winning 14 races across the season on the way to a title won by over 200 points over any other rider, earning him a nomination for Autosport's Young Driver of the Year Award. Next, a look at the Porsche Carrera Cup GB as George Gamble took top honours ahead of Charles Rainford and Hugo Ellis, as well as the surprise wins in the Pro-Am category for Angus Whiteside and W Series alum and star of "The Grand Tour", Abbie Eaton. There's also a look at the Porsche Sprint Challenge too, as Sebastian Hopkins took the title in the Pro Class on countback over Max Coates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • F1 Race Director Leaves, Alpine Becomes Mercedes Customer - Autosport Q+A

    F1 Race Director Leaves, Alpine Becomes Mercedes Customer - Autosport Q+A
    Nov 13 2024
    Bryn Lucas hosts the latest edition of the Autosport Q+A Podcast, this time joined by Alex Kalinauckas and Kevin Turner. On this week's episode, a large amount of recent news to dissect, such as the departure of the FIA's F1 Race Director Niels Wittich, and whether his questionable management of the Brazilian Grand Prix may have led to his reported firing. There's also the recent shock statement from the Grand Prix Drivers Association released on Instagram in response to recent decisions made by both Race Control such as Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc's fines for swearing. How much pressure is FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem under? There are also discussions on Alpine as they become a customer of Mercedes power units and gearboxes for 2026, Dan Fallows stepping down as Aston Martin's technical director, and F1 having a huge live show to launch the 2025 season, and why it's seen as a "travesty" by the panel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • 2024 F3 Champion Leonardo Fornaroli On His Motorsport Future

    2024 F3 Champion Leonardo Fornaroli On His Motorsport Future
    Nov 12 2024
    Dre Harrison hosts the latest episode of the Autosport Podcast, as News Editor Sam Hall sits down with new Formula 3 Champion Leonardo Fornaroli for an exclusive interview. On it, they talk about that incredible Championship finale at Monza and what was going through Fornaroli’s head as he went for that title-clinching pass, the nature of being a rare winless Champion in Motorsport, what he thinks of the pyramid system that is the modern-day road to Formula 1, and what his plans for the future are as he heads to Formula 2 with Virtousi for 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • 2024 Macau Grand Prix Preview - Three F3 Race Winners Take The Grid

    2024 Macau Grand Prix Preview - Three F3 Race Winners Take The Grid
    Nov 11 2024
    On the latest episode of the Autosport Podcast, Kevin Turner sits down with Marcus Simmons and Stephen Lickorish to preview the 71st 2024 Macau Grand Prix this weekend. There's a significant change heading into this year's event as the main race is changing from F3 to Formula Regional machinery due to “a natural consequence of the evolution of the junior single-seater landscape”. The field for this year's race includes three F3 race winners, Ferrari Academy driver and title contender Dino Beganovic, MP Motorsport's Oliver Goethe, and Pinnacle Motorsport's Mari Boya. Also stepping up is Italian F4 Champion and Britain's best chance of success, Freddie Slater. There's also a full preview of the FIA GT World Cup and the Macau Guia Race featuring World Touring Car Champion Rob Huff. Be sure to tune in to MotorsportTV's coverage of the event across the weekend at the following links: Day 1 https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-thursday-day-1/202539 Day 2 https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-friday-day-2/202543 Day 3 https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-saturday-day-3/202544 Day 4 https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-sunday-day-4/202548 Macau GT World Cup: https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-macau-gt-cup-fia-gt-world-cup-race/202550 Macau Grand Prix (Formula Regional): https://motorsport.tv/motorsporttv/video/71st-macau-gp-fr-macau-grand-prix-fia-fr-world-cup-race/202549 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • 2024 British Touring Car Championship Season Review (w/David Addison)

    2024 British Touring Car Championship Season Review (w/David Addison)
    Nov 9 2024
    In the first of a new mini-series reviewing the best of the National Racing series this year, Kevin Turner sits down with Marcus Simmons and ITV BTCC Commentator David Addison to review the best of the 2024 British Touring Car Championship. On it, the trio discuss the thrilling deciding weekend at Brands Hatch that led to Jake Hill winning his first Championship, as well as the current state of play amongst the elite class of the Championship, such as Tom Ingram's agonising defeat, Ash Sutton's failure in the "drive for five", and ask whether Colin Turkington can still compete at the very highest level. There's also a deep dive on two of the outside contenders in Dan Cammish and Josh Cook, as well as some of the other under-the-radar names who impressed across the season like Daryl DeLeon and part-timer Bobby Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Autosport Q+A: Gabriel Bortoleto to Sauber, Is Norris World Champion Material?

    Autosport Q+A: Gabriel Bortoleto to Sauber, Is Norris World Champion Material?
    Nov 6 2024
    In the first episode of a brand new series, Bryn Lucas hosts Ben Hunt and Kevin Turner on the Autosport Podcast in a fan Q+A edition of the show. There's a discussion on the breaking news story of the day with Sauber announcing one of the final seats for 2025 as Formula 2 Championship Leader and former McLaren junior driver Gabriel Bortoleto will be joining the team, with both current drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu leaving at season's end. Kev and Ben wonder if Gabriel is worthy of the leap to F1, what's next for the departing Sauber drivers, and the change of hiring culture in the sport with four rookies set to debut next year. There are also more of your questions in the aftermath of the Brazilian Grand Prix, such as whether Lando Norris is World Champion material, how Lewis Hamilton will fare at Ferrari given his recent struggles on track, and whether Franco Colapinto will get picked up at RB for 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain 2024 Review: Toyota Steals Title On Dramatic Finish

    WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain 2024 Review: Toyota Steals Title On Dramatic Finish
    Nov 6 2024
    It was a furious charge at the end of the race from Sebastien Buemi that led the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing team of himself, Brendon Hartley, and Ryo Hirakawa to not only take a dramatic victory at WEC's Championship finale at the 8 Hours of Bahrain but also winning the Manufacturer's Championship in the process, preventing a clean sweep of the titles for Porsche. Kevin Turner and Gary Watkins sit down for the last time this season and discuss the thrilling finale that decided the race. The duo also talks about the crowning of the Drivers Champions in Porsche's #6 crew of Andre Lotterer, Kevin Estre, and Laurens Vanthoor and the shock demotion of Ferrari off the podium for a bizarre rule breach on tyres used over the weekend, promoting Peugeot onto the podium as a result. There's also the latest news on the reports that Lamborghini could be scaling back their Sportscar commitments in 2025 with rumours of an IMSA switch imminent, as well as a full review of LMGT3 as the #55 AF Corse Ferrari team took victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • F1 2024 Brazil GP Review: Verstappen Imperious, Winning From Seventeenth

    F1 2024 Brazil GP Review: Verstappen Imperious, Winning From Seventeenth
    Nov 4 2024
    Jonathan Noble and Filip Cleeren wrap up their coverage from Interlagos after a spectacular "Super Sunday" at the Brazilian Grand Prix, with qualfiying and the race taking place on the same day. Max Verstappen is the main focus of the podcast after pulling off one of the great Interlagos victories, after winning by almost 20 seconds, despite being eliminated in Q2 after a Red Flag ruined his qualifying run. The duo discuss Verstappen's incredible wet-weather pace, where McLaren lost control despite Lando Norris starting from pole, and whether it was a win that could seal Verstappen's fourth consecutive World Championship. There's also a discussion on Alpine, who managed to get both cars on the podium with Esteban Ocon second and Pierre Gasly, the first double podium for Team Enstone since 2013, and how it launched them back into the fight for sixth in the Constructors Championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    14 mins