app_store_button

google_play_button

SE - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Kliv in i en oändlig värld av stories

Lyssna när som helst, var som helst

Formula 1

Your questions about Formula 1, answered by the experts. Katie Osborne and Christian Hewgill explain F1 with drivers, engineers and more of the amazing people behind-the-scenes.

Send your questions, voice notes and messages to F1Explains@F1.com

An official F1 podcast. For in-depth interviews with F1's biggest stars, listen to F1 Beyond The Grid. For race reviews and previews, listen to F1 Nation.

F1 Explains

To answer the latest load of F1 Explains listener questions, Christian is joined F1TV expert James Hinchcliffe, IndyCar race-winner who recently drove an F1 car for the first time, and F1TV lead presenter Laura Winter, who once drove an F4 car but doesn't like to talk about it...

Laura and Hinch answer your questions on the differences between F1 and IndyCar machinery, how Cadillac's arrival will change the sport in 2026, how they prepare to cover race weekends and the key people F1 teams try and poach from their rivals. 

If you have a question for F1 Explains or a smoke machine F1TV can borrow, email F1Explains@F1.com

Witness the crowning of the 2025 Formula 1 World Champion

Book your seat for a Grand Prix this season at tickets.formula1.com

Tickets for Las Vegas available at f1lasvegasgp.com

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1 on F1 Beyond The Grid

Expert insight before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation

James Hinchcliffe on driving an F1 car + how Laura Winter prepares for an F1 weekend

How many members of an F1 team does it take to answer the latest batch of your questions? 5, as it turns out!

Haas drivers Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon, Team Principal Ayao Komatsu, Race Engineer Laura Mueller and F1 ACADEMY driver Courtney Crone sat down with Christian Hewgill at the US Grand Prix in Austin.

Ayao took questions about the parts Haas buys from Ferrari, and what he thinks about Cadillac's entry into F1 in 2026. Laura explains how F1 teams fix car problems during a Grand Prix. Courtney tells us how working with Haas is helping her racing career. Esteban and Ollie talk car set ups and simulators, all while eating their pre-race lunch.

Got a question about F1? We'll find the best person to answer it

Send your voice notes and emails to F1Explains@F1.com

Witness the crowning of the 2025 Formula 1 World Champion

Book your seat for a Grand Prix this season at tickets.formula1.com

Tickets for Las Vegas now available at f1lasvegasgp.com

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1 on F1 Beyond The Grid

Expert insight before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation

Ask Haas - with Ocon, Bearman, Komatsu, Mueller + Crone

When Formula 1 drivers want to go faster, they study squiggly lines on a screen. This is F1 data, showing how drivers accelerate, brake, steer and more. Hidden in the squiggles are the secrets of speed.

Tom Stallard, Race Engineer to Oscar Piastri at McLaren, and former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer join Christian Hewgill to decode F1 data. 

Tom answers your questions on what data is recorded, how it is fed back to the teams by hundreds of sensors on each car, and how engineers analyse thousands of pieces of information.

Jolyon explains how F1 drivers study their own data to find improvements, what they can learn from looking at their team mates and rivals' data, and the data drivers need to know during qualifying and races. 

Got a question? We'll find the best person to answer it

Send your voice notes and emails to F1Explains@F1.com

Witness the crowning of the 2025 Formula 1 World Champion

Book your seat for a Grand Prix this season at tickets.formula1.com

Tickets for Las Vegas now available at f1lasvegasgp.com

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1 on F1 Beyond The Grid

Expert insight before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation

How data helps F1 drivers go faster - with McLaren's Tom Stallard + Jolyon Palmer

Once McLaren team mates fighting for the Formula 1 World Championship, now legends of the F1 Paddock, Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard know how it feels to be in the middle of a title battle.

The pair join Christian Hewgill and F1 Explains listeners live on stage in Austin, Texas, to answer your questions.

David and Mika explain how McLaren handled their title rivalry in the late 1990s, compare their experiences to this year's intensifying battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris and discuss whether team mates can be friends.

Plus, why braking in an F1 car literally takes your breath away, some dogs named after F1 stars and the racing jobs David and Mika would want to do if they weren't drivers.

Have your question answered on the podcast

Send your voice notes and emails to F1Explains@F1.com

Witness the crowning of a World Champion

Book your seat for a Formula 1 Grand Prix this season at tickets.formula1.com

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1 on F1 Beyond The Grid

Expert insight before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation

David Coulthard + Mika Hakkinen explain F1 team mate title battles - LIVE at the US Grand Prix

What does ‘lift and coast’ mean and why do drivers use this technique? How do they reduce their speed under a Virtual Safety Car? Why do they use a different engine mode when driving in the pitlane? And what do the buttons on an F1 steering wheel do? 

Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto joins Christian Hewgill in the paddock at the United States Grand Prix to answer your questions.

Gabriel also reveals what has surprised him the most about teammate Nico Hulkenberg, how he feels about racing his manager Fernando Alonso on track and the differences between F2 and F1 cars.

Have your question answered on the podcast

Send your voice notes and emails to F1Explains@F1.com

It's All To Drive For in 2025. Be there!

Book your seat for a Grand Prix this season at tickets.formula1.com

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1 on F1 Beyond The Grid

Expert reaction before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation

Gabriel Bortoleto explains F1 driving tricks, F2 v F1, steering wheels + driving in the pit lane

Without marshals, we wouldn't be able to go racing.

In their bright orange jumpsuits, they're hard to miss. Hundreds of them are dotted around the track to ensure the safety of all the drivers competing in every series during a Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend. 

So how do they keep drivers safe? What roles are different marshals performing at different parts of the circuit? How do they know which flags to wave? What’s the process they go through when responding to incidents on track? And how do they work with Race Control? 

Ahead of the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Christian Hewgill and Katie Osborne have been speaking to Mike Vandament and Jennifer Kelly, both of whom volunteer as marshals at the Circuit of the Americas, to answer your questions about what they do during a race weekend. 

And if you're interested in becoming a marshal, Sydney Davis Yagel works for the Sports Car Club of America. It’s her job to get people started with marshalling and other trackside jobs. Sydney tells Christian and Katie how she gives people those opportunities and what type of person she thinks makes a good marshal.

THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FORMULA 1 FLAGS

Click here to find out what all the different flags in Formula 1 mean.

Have your question answered on the podcast

Send your voice notes and emails to F1Explains@F1.com

It's All To Drive For in 2025. Be there!

Book your seat for a Grand Prix this season at tickets.formula1.com

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1 on F1 Beyond The Grid

Expert reaction before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation

Marshals: The ‘first line of safety for F1 drivers’

When F1 drivers crash, the FIA Medical Car rushes to the scene. It's a high-performance machine with a racing driver at the wheel and a doctor in the passenger seat. 

The Medical Car crew, Dr Ian Roberts and driver Bruno Correia, answer your questions about their vital jobs. They tell Katie Osborne and Christian Hewgill about responding to crashes, assessing driver injuries and the part of a Grand Prix when they're most likely to be called into action.

Dr Ian explains how he went from working in a hospital to racetracks around the world, Bruno tells the story of swapping a racing car for the Aston Martin and Mercedes Medical Cars, and we hear what drivers are like after a crash.

Get your question answered on the podcast

Send your voice notes and emails to F1Explains@F1.com

It's All To Drive For in 2025. Be there!

Book your seat for a Grand Prix this season at tickets.formula1.com

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1 on F1 Beyond The Grid

Expert reaction before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation

The Medical Car: 'the world's fastest ambulance'

How different is driving at night compared to racing during the day? What impact does being a celebrity have on an F1 drivers’ life? How are car numbers decided? And what’s the process behind designing a special helmet?

Williams’ Alex Albon joins Christian Hewgill in the Formula 1 paddock to answer your questions. 

Get your question answered on the podcast

Send your voice notes and emails to F1Explains@F1.com

It's All To Drive For in 2025. Be there!

Book your seat for a Grand Prix this season at tickets.formula1.com

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

In-depth interviews with the stars of Formula 1, including Alex Albon, on F1 Beyond The Grid

Expert reaction before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation

Alex Albon explains night races, car numbers + helmet designs

What are race strategists doing during a Grand Prix? How are strategies decided for each driver within a team? What happens to that strategy when something unexpected happens, like teammates colliding with each other? And is Artificial Intelligence used when deciding the best tactics for a race?

Bernie Collins, former F1 strategist at Aston Martin and McLaren, joins Christian Hewgill in the paddock to answer your questions about the sport.

Bernie also explains why teams change their engine power during different sessions, why drivers try and leave their final qualifying run as late as possible, and what the rules are when a driver is asked to give a place back to an opponent. 

Get your question answered on the podcast

Send your voice notes and emails to F1Explains@F1.com

It's All To Drive For in 2025. Be there!

Book your seat for a Grand Prix this season at tickets.formula1.com

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

In-depth interviews on F1 Beyond The Grid

Expert reaction before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation

How strategy is influenced by tyres, drivers, crashes, AI and more – Quickfire Questions with Bernie Collins

2025 is a year of change for Jonathan Wheatley. He left Red Bull in the UK to join Sauber in Switzerland. He also stepped up from Sporting Director to Team Principal. 

Jonathan answers your questions about moving from a World Championship-winning team to one seeking success. He tells Christian how he leads the hundreds of people working at Sauber's factory and at the racetrack, including drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto. 

More change is ahead for Jonathan and Sauber in 2026, as Audi-take over the team. Jonathan answers your questions on how the transition is going and Audi's ambition to win in Formula 1.

F1 Explains puts your questions to F1 experts and insiders. Send yours to F1Explains@F1.com

More from official F1 podcasts:

 

F1 Beyond The Grid

Sauber driver Gabriel Bortoleto's story of leaving Brazil aged 11 to chase his F1 dream

F1 Nation

Valtteri Bottas on why he chose to join Cadillac for 2026

Ask a Team Principal with Sauber's Jonathan Wheatley

No room for mistakes. No time to breathe. The Monaco Grand Prix is a unique challenge. Legends win here, but even the greats have failed to complete 78 laps on the narrow streets of Monte Carlo.

Christian Hewgill is in Monaco to find out what makes this race special. Monaco winner and two-time F1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen explains why it's such a difficult Grand Prix, mentally and physically. F1TV Commentator Alex Jacques tells us about the history of the race, and about the brand-new tyre rule which will change things this year. 

Plus, Christian tours the track to ask F1 fans why they think Monaco is magical and discovers that nearly everyone at the race this weekend has the same name...

F1 Explains has won a global podcast award!

GOLD in the SPORTS PODCAST category at the New York Festivals Radio Awards.

We couldn't make this podcast without you. Thank you for listening and sending your questions to F1Explains@F1.com

F1: THE MOVIE starring Brad Pitt

Only in cinemas June 2025

Get tickets now

It's All To Drive For in 2025. Be there!

Book your seat for a Grand Prix this season at tickets.formula1.com

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

In-depth interviews on F1 Beyond The Grid

Expert reaction before and after every Grand Prix on F1 Nation

The Magic of Monaco - with Mika Hakkinen + Alex Jacques

Lyssna när som helst, var som helst

Andra podcasts som du kanske gillar...