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Essential F1

Essential F1

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 Essential F1 with F1 commentating legend Ben Edwards and F1 podcast host Nicola Hume is the podcast you need to follow for the 2025 Formula 1 season. New episodes released between every race with Ben & Nicola joined by some very special guests to give their take on the race that's just been and the one that's coming up. The Content Works Social Sciences
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  • 26: Lando Norris Comes Out On Top! With Colin Furze

    26: Lando Norris Comes Out On Top! With Colin Furze
    Dec 9 2025
    Congratulations to Lando Norris, the 10th British driver to become Formula 1 Champion.

    With the whole season coming down to the last race, Lando, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri were all in contention. All Lando needed to do was keep his cool, and that's exactly what he did to win the title and 2025 F1 Drivers' Championship.

    As it's last episode of Midweek F1 for the 2025 season we thought we'd get out of the studio and head to YouTuber and F1 Superfan, Colin Furze's incredible bunker to take a look back at Lando's road to becoming 2025 F1 Champion and what we can expect in 2026, with all the changes that are coming.

    It's been an equally nail-biting end to our Prediction Championship Of The World and we'll find out whether Ben Edwards, Nicola Hume, The Guests or Producer Jim has won.

    We'd like to thank everybody that has listened to Midweek F1 this year and wish you all the best for the festive season. Please don't forget to subscribe and we'll see you in 2026.

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Midweek F1 Team.
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    44 mins
  • 25: What Were McLaren Thinking?!

    25: What Were McLaren Thinking?!
    Dec 3 2025
    What a weekend at Lusail for the Qatar Grand Prix!

    McLaren had it in the bag, but what went wrong and what does this mean for the final race of the season? This is even more like a Hollywood F1 movie than the actual Hollywood F1 movie.

    Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen have all had an incredible 2025 season in their own way and any one of them could be crowned Formula 1 Champion this weekend.

    Joining Ben and Nicola to discuss everything and share some incredible F1 driver stories of his own is Top Gear and Grand Tour genius, Andy Wilman.

    Don't forget to hit the follow button so you don't miss an episode.
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    46 mins
  • 24: All Shook Up In Las Vegas! With Tommo McCluskey

    24: All Shook Up In Las Vegas! With Tommo McCluskey
    Nov 25 2025
    What a weekend in the desert of Nevada for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. McLaren F1 will certainly hope that what happened in Vegas stays in Vegas. Although it wasn't the most exciting race of the year, there's lots to talk about between now and next weekend in Qatar.

    Thanks to both McLaren's being disqualified, the Driver's Championship battle goes on. Could Max Verstappen achieve the seemingly impossible? What about Kimi Antonelli's astonishing drive, holding off Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc to help George Russell to the podium, and talking of rookies, we take a look at who's who in F2 and could be on the F1 grid in 2026.

    Joining F1 commentary legend, Ben Edwards to discuss all of the above and try and answer Producer Jim's questions is BBC 5 Live's Jennie Gow, and F1 YouTuber, Podcaster and all-round nice guy, Tommo McCluskey.

    And of course we look ahead to the penultimate race of this season in Qatar, where Lando Norris could win his first Formula 1 Driver's Championship...or not.
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    51 mins
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