All eyes are on Lewis Hamilton in Austin as he looks to win his fifth world title. We speak to Hamilton about how this championship would compare to the others and whether he’s targeting Michael Schumacher’s record. We’re also joined on the pod by George Russell and Lando Norris, the two British drivers who have secured seats on the grid for 2019.
Reaction from the Japanese Grand Prix, with Jennie Gow, Jack Nicholls and former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer after Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton moved to the brink of a fifth world championship title.
Hear from Hamilton, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, third place finisher Max Vestappen and Hamilton’s title rival Sebastian Vettel after he ran into trouble in Suzuka.
Jennie Gow is joined by Jack Nicholls and Jolyon Palmer to reflect on qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton claimed his 80th career pole position while his title rival Sebastian Vettel could only manage 9th place after a strategy error from Ferrari.
Team orders are still the big talking point as F1 arrives at Suzuka. Jennie Gow, Jolyon Palmer, Jack Nicholls and Andrew Benson discuss the fallout from the Russian Grand Prix after Mercedes handed victory to Lewis Hamilton. They also ask what’s happened to Ferrari’s form, debate the FIA’s plans to revamp qualifying and share their favourite Japanese Grand Prix memories.
Lewis Hamilton took victory in the Russian Grand Prix to extended his lead in the world drivers’ championship to 50 points over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.
5 Live Formula 1 commentator Jack Nicholls, and former Renault driver Jolyon Palmer, dissect Hamilton’s on-track battle with title rival Vettel, plus the team orders employed by Mercedes.
5 live commentator Jack Nicholls and former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer assess qualifying ahead of the Russian Grand Prix.
BBC F1 analyst Jolyon Palmer says the pressure on Sebastian Vettel to win Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix is “through the roof”. With the Ferrari driver 40 points behind championship leader Lewis Hamilton, the 5 live F1 team debates what needs to happen in Sochi to keep the title racing interesting.
Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer Peter Bonnington joins Jennie Gow, Jack Nicholls and Jolyon Palmer to discuss a dominant victory for the Mercedes man under the lights in Singapore. Hamilton’s win moves the Briton 40 points ahead of rival Sebastian Vettel, but is it a decisive lead in the drivers’ championship race?
Lewis Hamilton produced a ‘magical’ lap to seal pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix. Jennie Gow, Jack Nicholls and Jolyon Palmer look back at all the action from Qualifying.
Kimi Raikkonen to Sauber, Charles Leclerc to Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel’s biggest weekend of the season. There’s plenty for discuss heading into the Singapore Grand Prix, plus we hear from championship leader Lewis Hamilton on the power of momentum.
