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F1 Nation

F1 Nation

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Step inside the Formula 1 Paddock for race previews, reviews, interviews and analysis with Tom Clarkson and expert guests.

Get answers to your questions on F1 Explains with Christian Hewgill. Email F1Explains@F1.com

An official F1 podcast. For in-depth F1 interviews, listen to F1 Beyond The Grid

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  • Will Kimi or Ferrari be home heroes? Can McLaren challenge? - Italian GP Preview
    Aug 30 2026

    Tom Clarkson, Jolyon Palmer and James Hinchcliffe turn their attention to the Temple Of Speed for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix.

    With championship leader Kimi Antonelli taking a grid penalty at his home race, can the Mercedes driver still fight his way through the field to win? How big an opportunity is this for George Russell? Can Lando Norris make it three wins in a row or will Monza expose McLaren's weaknesses?

    And after going two races without a podium for the first time this season, can Ferrari find form again and give the Tifosi a race to remember?

    There's also reaction to Franco Colapinto extending his contract with Alpine for 2027 and the team remember when Jolyon upset Fernando Alonso at Monza.

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    44 mins
  • F1 Explains: pit crews + 'straights' vs 'straightaways' - with James Hinchliffe + Calum Nicholas
    Aug 27 2026

    He spent more than a decade in the F1 pit lane, winning multiple World Championships and seven consecutive DHL Fastest Pit Stop Awards, but former Red Bull Racing mechanic Calum Nicholas has never faced your Formula 1 questions... until now!

    Calum joins IndyCar race-winner James Hinchcliffe and Christian Hewgill to explain what pit crew members do when they're not changing tyres, how they know to be ready for a stop, and why their every move in the garage is being watched by the sport's rule-makers, the FIA.

    Hinch gives us a guide to the cost cap which limits how much teams can spend. Then, in a new and unlikely-to-be-repeated feature, we translate F1 terminology to that used in North American racing.

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    27 mins
  • ‘The fight is still on’. Is Lando in the title race? – Dutch GP Review
    Aug 24 2026

    Tom Clarkson is in the Zandvoort paddock with F1 correspondent Lawrence Barretto and F1TV expert Alex Brundle for reaction to a chaotic Dutch Grand Prix.

    Back-to-back wins for Lando Norris means he’s now 83 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli with 11 races to go, so is the McLaren driver back in the title fight?

    Despite being behind him for most of the weekend, Kimi Antonelli got the better of his Mercedes teammate George Russell on race day. Why didn’t George have the pace when it really mattered? Were Mercedes right to issue team orders to get George out of Kimi’s way in the closing stages?

    On the topic of team orders, Lewis Hamilton was very frustrated that Ferrari didn’t ask Charles Leclerc to let him past. Did that cost Hamilton a podium? And what does his fiery team radio and post-race reaction tell us about the seven-time World Champion’s mindset?

    Plus, the guys discuss home race heartbreak for Max Verstappen after he crashed out on lap one, the impact Fernando Alonso’s second points finish of the season will have on his future with Aston Martin, and a dramatic end to the weekend for Williams as Carlos Sainz crashed into teammate Alex Albon.

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    54 mins
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I'm an F1 fan and this channel gives fantastic insight into the sport. Never falsely dramatized but still engaging, full interesting facts anecdotes.

Excellent channel for F1 fans

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Outstanding discussions, reflections, insights & interviews. An F1 fanatic’s gift for everything from the world of Formula One. My only complaint is that there is one episode a week!

Full throttle F1 Nation

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An excellent addition to the available F1 podcasts.
Hill and Clarkson interact brilliantly and have great insight and knowledge of the current sport.
well worth a listen.

Tom Clarkson and Damon Hill - Quality!

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