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Formula 1 interviews, reaction and reports. 5 Live presents a round-up of the race weekend.

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Formula 1 interviews, reaction and reports. 5 Live presents a round-up of the race weekend.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
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    Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying Review

    Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying Review

    Rosanna Tennant, Harry Benjamin, Alex Brundle and Andrew Benson reflect on qualifying at the Canadian GP. We discuss Mercedes’ pace, Red Bull’s struggles and where it all went wrong for Ferrari. Plus, hear from George Russell, Max Verstappen, and Lando Norris.

    • 41 min
    Canadian Grand Prix Preview

    Canadian Grand Prix Preview

    Rosanna Tennant, former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer, and F1 journalist Chris Medland preview the Canadian GP. We discuss Sergio Perez’s new deal at Red Bull, plus the announcement that Esteban Ocon will leave Alpine at the end of the season. We hear from both drivers, as well as Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, who will be going head-to-head for victory in Montreal.

    • 35 min
    Monaco Grand Prix review

    Monaco Grand Prix review

    Jennie and the team look back at the race in Monte Carlo. They hear from race winner Charles Leclerc, who won his home race for the first time. And we also hear from Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz who finished second and third.

    • 31 min
    Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying Review

    Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying Review

    Jennie Gow, Harry Benjamin and former F1 mechanic Marc Priestley reflect on qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. Can Charles Leclerc take victory at his home race? Hear from the Ferrari driver, as well as McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, who only qualified in sixth.

    • 33 min
    Monaco Grand Prix preview

    Monaco Grand Prix preview

    Jennie and the team look ahead to the weekend in Monaco. They recount their favourite Monaco memories and explain why the debate about whether Monaco still deserves its place on the calendar is a non-starter They also hear from Lando Norris and discuss whether Red Bull should be concerned with the resurgence of McLaren.

    • 27 min
    Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Review

    Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Review

    Jennie Gow, W Series race winner Alice Powell, commentator Ben Edwards and BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson reflect on the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Hear from Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc.

    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
651 Ratings

651 Ratings

drbuttons ,

Please do some sound editing

Great, informative podcast, but Andrew Benson’s disgusting lip smacking noises has me fast forwarding through his segments. It would be great if they would get him a different mic or edit out the smacking in post.

Rider-of-paso ,

Good commentary and insight

Sprint races…… sigh.

Why not take 1 car frm the previous year and rn 1 driver from each teams backup, test or F2 respective friver pools and have a seperatw championship for them and the team.

Gives the up and comers a taste of the F1 cars, sllows thwm to prove themselves and gain experience without jeapordizing the current years championship.

Tgis could also add some fan interest in seeing the next gen drivers, creating fan bases and would likely provide a better race over all. After all, the teams really arent pushing themselves or the cars for 2 points.

griffysenderson ,

Going downhill

Benson needs to go, and they need to quit making it the Red Bull hit-piece show. It’s quite annoying especially when there’s plenty on-track action to discuss. Also, for someone who was a professional racer, Powell has terrible takes and opinions.
Only reason it’s not 1-star is because I enjoy when Palmer and Aitken are on.

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