F1: Chequered Flag

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

F1: Chequered Flag

Episodes

2021
Bahrain Grand Prix Review
Jennie and the team look back at a scintillating first race of the season. We hear from Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen who finished first and second respectively.
March 28, 2021
37 min
Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying Review
Jennie and team look back at the first qualifying session of the season. We hear from pole-sitter Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, who starts alongside him on the front row.
March 27, 2021
32 min
2021 Season Preview
Jennie and the team are back to look ahead to the new F1 season. They are joined by F1 journalist Sam Collins who tells us how the teams are looking after pre-season testing. We also hear about the sport’s plans for a more sustainable future.
March 24, 2021
53 min
2020
Top 10 moments of 2020
Jennie and the 5 Live F1 team count down their top 10 moments of 2020. From Lewis Hamilton’s record-equalling 7th world title to Romain Grosjean’s dramatic crash in Bahrain, they discuss each moment and why it made it on the list. We relive some of those thrilling moments and hear from those involved.
December 24, 2020
57 min
Lewis Hamilton: The Greatest?
Jennie Gow presents a special bonus edition of the pod as Lewis Hamilton has equalled Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of seven drivers’ titles. You’ll hear from Felipe Massa - Schumacher’s former team-mate and Hamilton’s main title rival in 2008, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and from the man himself, in what has been a defining year for Hamilton both on and off the race track. Rebecca Clancy – motor racing correspondent for The Times, Scott Mitchell from The Race and American freelance journalist Sef Harding debate whether he’s now the greatest Formula One driver ever, if he’s the greatest British sportsperson of all time and discuss how he’s changed as a person in 2020 through his campaigns for equality, diversity and sustainability.
November 16, 2020
54 min
Rise of the Silver Arrows
Jack Nicholls and the team charter Mercedes dominance of the sport. We hear from boss Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton.
November 11, 2020
50 min
What coronavirus means for the F1 season
Jennie Gow is joined by Jack Nicholls, Jolyon Palmer and Andrew Benson to discuss what’s been a busy week of announcements regarding the future of Formula One. We hear which races have been postponed or cancelled and how the teams are planning to help the NHS. Plus, the team reflect on the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix weekend just hours before it was scheduled to start.
March 20, 2020
28 min
2019
The Big F1 Quiz of the Year
Steve Rider hosts a special end of year quiz as the 5 Live F1 team battle it out to show who has the best knowledge of the 2019 Formula 1 Season.
December 24, 2019
69 min
Jenson Button: A ten year anniversary special
Ten years ago today, Jenson Button was crowned the Formula 1 world champion. In this special episode he sits down with Victoria Turner to reminisce about that fairy-tale season in 2009 and the many highs and some lows that came with it.
October 18, 2019
25 min
Italian Grand Prix Qualifying Review
Claire and the team reflect on a farcical end to qualifying at Monza where only two drivers managed to start their final lap. It was Charles Leclerc that took pole, from Lewis Hamilton in second. We hear from both drivers.
September 7, 2019
19 min
2018
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Review
Jennie Gow, Jack Nicholls and former Formula One driver Jolyon Palmer discuss a thrilling final race of the season in the desert as Lewis Hamilton wrapped a championship winning season in style with victory in Abu Dhabi.
November 25, 2018
24 min
Fernando Alonso Special
We sit down with two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso who reflects on his career and explains why he is leaving the sport. Former Renault driver Jolyon Palmer and the BBC's chief F1 sports writer Andrew Benson also look Alonso's legacy and discuss what the future holds for the Spaniard.
August 31, 2018
26 min
Hungarian Grand Prix Review
Lewis Hamilton signs off the first half of the F1 season with a win in Hungary and now holds a 24 point lead over title rival Sebastian Vettel. Jennie Gow, Jolyon Palmer and Jack Nicholls discuss.
July 29, 2018
24 min
2017
Grid Girls
As the popularity, participation and coverage of women’s sport continue to grow – Jennie Gow investigates whether the use of grid girls is a sexist, outdated relic in 2017. Hear the thoughts of the models themselves alongside F1 drivers, team and circuit bosses. Plus find out how the issue is being considered in boxing, cycling and darts.
December 14, 2017
54 min
P1: Lewis, Mercedes and the art of qualifying
Jennie Gow presents a Formula One special looking at why Lewis Hamilton has recorded more pole positions than any other driver. Hear from Hamilton himself, his former team-mate Jenson Button, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Allan McNish on what sets Hamilton apart on a single lap shoot-out.
October 12, 2017
54 min
Monaco Grand Prix Review
The 5 live F1 team look back at the Monaco Grand Prix which was won by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.
May 28, 2017
24 min
Bottas joins the Spanish Grand Prix Preview
Fresh from winning the Russian Grand Prix, Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas joins our podcast looking ahead to the Spanish Grand Prix. We ask him; can he beat Hamilton again?
May 10, 2017
27 min
Australian Grand Prix Review
Jack Nicholls and the 5 live F1 team review the opening race of the 2017 season which saw Sebastian Vettel take victory in Australia.
March 27, 2017
25 min
F1 is back: New cars, drivers, regulations and owners
The 5 live Formula 1 team bring you up to speed with the latest F1 news and interviews. Plus a preview of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
March 21, 2017
54 min
Season Preview with Toto Wolff
Jennie Gow is joined by Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, deputy team principal of Williams Claire Williams, Mark Gallagher and Andrew Benson to look ahead to the 2017 Formula One season.
February 16, 2017
54 min

F1: Chequered Flag

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About this podcast

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F1: Chequered Flag

Episodes

Bahrain Grand Prix Review

Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying Review

2021 Season Preview

Top 10 moments of 2020

Lewis Hamilton: The Greatest?

Rise of the Silver Arrows

What coronavirus means for the F1 season

The Big F1 Quiz of the Year

Jenson Button: A ten year anniversary special

Italian Grand Prix Qualifying Review

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Review

Fernando Alonso Special

Hungarian Grand Prix Review

Grid Girls

P1: Lewis, Mercedes and the art of qualifying

Monaco Grand Prix Review

Bottas joins the Spanish Grand Prix Preview

Australian Grand Prix Review

F1 is back: New cars, drivers, regulations and owners

Season Preview with Toto Wolff