Episodes

  • The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 259: Hello, F1 2026
    Jan 12 2026

    Graham and Luke return to lookahead to a huge year in the world of F1!

    This week we talk:

    • Holiday catch-up (0:58)
    • Taking stock of 2026 so far and what’s new in F1 in 2026 (8:05)
    • F1 2026’s big talking point so fare: Engine compression ratios — what is it, who has pioneered it, what advantage does it provide, who is against it, and what F1 and the FIA are doing about it (21:34)
    • Audi’s shakedown at Barcelona (51:47)
    • Looking ahead to launch season for all 11 teams (58:13)
    • News round-up, including Cadillac signing Zhou as reserve driver, the winter rumours surrounding GP’s future at Red Bull, and more (85:07)
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 258: Rankings F1 Championship Campaigns of the Turbo-Hybrid Era
    Jan 5 2026

    Graham and Luke return to rank all 12 championship campaigns of the turbo-hybrid era from what we believe to be worst, to the best!

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    58 mins
  • The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 257: Ranking all 10 F1 teams in the Ground Effect era
    Dec 29 2025

    Graham and Luke return, and this time we're casting an eye back to the ground effect era, from 2022-2025. We rank all 10 F1 teams and what they achieved during the ground effect era!

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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 256: Revisiting our 2025 preseason predictions!
    Dec 22 2025

    Graham and Luke return to revisit our 2025 preseason predictions!

    Before that, we talk:

    • Potential engine loopholes already for 2026 (4:54)
    • More changes ahead of 2026, including terminology, new driver numbers, and stewards decisioning (9:17)
    • Portugal returns to the F1 calendar (19:06)
    • Then, we revisit our 2025 preseason predictions: everything we got right and wrong, mostly wrong (24:01)
    • Autosport top 50 of 2025, and our favourite motorsport moments of 2025 (113:26)
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    2 hrs and 1 min
  • The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 255: Post Season Cleanup & Ranking Marko's F1 drivers
    Dec 14 2025

    Graham and Luke return as F1 finally winds down after a long season.

    • One week hangovers from Abu Dhabi (2:49)
    • Post season testing at Abu Dhabi as full focus shifts on 2026, on and off the track (10:19)
    • F2 testing, and IndyCar superlicence points bump (20:45)
    • Helmut Marko's Red Bull exit confirmed: where does the truth lie? (33:39)
    • Ranking the drivers Helmut Marko brought to F1, for both what they achieved in F1 and outside of it! (40:50)
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 254: Done and Dusted (Abu Dhabi Grand Prix review)
    Dec 8 2025

    Graham and Luke return to review F1's season finale, and the crowning of a champion!

    This week we talk:

    • The title showdown: how Norris secured his maiden title on the day (2:26)
    • Reaction to Norris winning his first title (13:16)
    • Was Norris the deserving champion of 2025? Where he won the championship (24:54)
    • Norris legacy talk: an argument for both sides (31:24)
    • Piastri’s Abu Dhabi, coming up short, and where his season came undone (43:15)
    • Verstappen comes up just short, wins the Grand Prix; why they couldn’t alter the championship outcome on Sunday (53:54)
    • The rest of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix behind the top-3, including an oddly competitive Leclerc (64:14)
    • Fernando Alonso’s end of season heroics; Stroll actually scores a point (66:26)
    • Hamilton recovery from another Q1 exit (70:38)
    • A great end of season run by Ocon; Haas and Toyota announce title partnership (71:02)
    • Very disappointing race pace from Racing Bulls and Mercedes (78:48)
    • A disappointing end of season for Yuki Tsunoda; penalty and defence on Norris (81:18)
    • A fitting end to the Alpine season (86:40)
    • Closing thoughts on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2025 season, ground effect, and a Toto Wolff admission (87:00)
    • News, odds, and ends, including Arvid Lindblad being signed to Racing Bulls for 2026 (97:53)
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 253: Another Own Goal (Qatar Grand Prix review)
    Dec 1 2025

    Graham and Luke return to discuss the Qatar Grand Prix as the F1 title fight heads to a three-way finale!

    This week, we talk:

    • Verstappen takes the title fight to Abu Dhabi as McLaren’s strategy implodes: the state of play for Verstappen, Piastri, and Norris (4:47)
    • A missed opportunity for Mercedes (41:16)
    • Another masterclass podium for Carlos Sainz (42:28)
    • More points in the Aston boat from Alonso (47:06)
    • A rant on the imminent announcement that Hadjar will replace Tsunoda at Red Bull/Tsunoda will be out of F1 next season (49:51)

    A shocker of a weekend for Ferrari (60:22)

    A round-up of the midfield (66:05)

    Closing thoughts on the Qatar Grand Prix (71:24)

    Adrian Newey appointed team principal at Aston Martin (73:58)

    Has F2 lost its way? (82:41)

    Previewing the season finale at Abu Dhabi (93:02)

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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • The Switchback F1 Podcast - Episode 252: Papaya Planks
    Nov 24 2025

    Luke returns to run you through all the drama of the 2025 Las Vegas GP


    This week he talks about:

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    Immediate post race reaction (0:30)

    Mercedes on lock for P2 (6:39)

    Disaster Double DSQ for Mclaren (13:17)

    Ferrari fumbles (22:25)

    Sainz the lone star Williams (35:08)

    Rounding out the points finishers (36:24)

    The lesser seen rest of the field (41:48)

    Last remaining Vegas thoughts (50:40)

    Qatar GP preview (52:40)


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    57 mins