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July 15, 2021 Podcast: Brian Redman | Porsche’s winning formula

Podcast: Brian Redman | Porsche’s winning formula

Much of Brian Redman’s endurance legend was forged at the wheel of Porsche’s greatest machines.

The self-effacing Lancastrian won the Spa 1000Km four times, took three victories at the Daytona 24 Hours and has a brace of Sebring and Nürburgring overall winner trophies.

Redman joins us to give more insight into Porsche’s winning formula, recalling how his impressive early privateer appearances got him a seat at the works team, his experience of being a team-mate to Jo Siffert and Pedro Rodriguez and what it was like to drive for a brand in relentless pursuit of performance.

He also compares Stuttgart with his other famous employer – Ferrari – and explains why Porsche engineers told him he was their “favourite driver”.

July 8, 2021 Podcast: Romain Dumas | Porsche’s winning formula

Podcast: Romain Dumas | Porsche’s winning formula

Le Mans veteran Romain Dumas joins the Motor Sport podcast to discuss all things Porsche, from his early beginnings, a learned love for Porsche and his conquering of multiple disciplines.

From Pikes Peak to fighting with Audi across Europe and the US to a Dakar ambition, Dumas’ enthusiasm for racing makes for a compelling listen.

Plus, he gives his thoughts on the future of the World Endurance Championship and why Formula E might not be the way forward many make it out to be.

July 1, 2021 Podcast: Jochen Mass | Porsche’s winning formula

Podcast: Jochen Mass | Porsche’s winning formula

If anyone knows Porsche’s winning formula, it’s Jochen Mass.

For more than a decade, he raced sports cars with the factory team, competing in seven Le Mans 24 Hour races and winning multiple world championship races.

Mass joins us for the first in our new podcast series, recalling his early days with the outfit, when the Porsche Development Centre consisted mainly of wooden sheds; and the development of the 956 and 962 with the legendary engineer, Norbert Singer.

He describes the fearsome concentration needed to drive the Nürburgring in a Group C sports car; working with team-mates including Stefan Bellof and Bobby Rahal, and explains why Porsche’s IndyCar never achieved its potential.

He’s frank, funny and doesn’t pull his punches. Sit back and enjoy.

December 29, 2020 Podcast: Martin Brundle | Motor Sport Hall of Fame 2020

Podcast: Martin Brundle | Motor Sport Hall of Fame 2020

A World Sportscar Champion; Le Mans 24 Hours winner; Formula 1 driver and now a trusted voice to millions in the Sky F1 commentary box. Martin Brundle is inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame this year, in recognition of his exceptional career behind the wheel and the microphone.

In this podcast, Brundle looks back at his racing career; his commentary break filling in for a missing James Hunt, and learning the ropes from fellow Hall of Fame inductee, Murray Walker, whose advice he follows to this day. He talks about the struggle to keep up to date with F1 in the digital age and why he’s secretly pleased that Covid put a temporary halt to his trademark grid walk.

December 4, 2020 Felipe Massa | Driving for Ferrari

Felipe Massa | Driving for Ferrari

He joined Ferrari as a test driver, partnered Michael Schumacher in his final year with the team and went on to win the 2008 F1 championship… for a few seconds.
Felipe Massa is our latest Motor Sport podcast guest, bringing tales of being part of the Maranello machine; of challenging for the title, then becoming the unmistakable number 2 driver, with the famous radio message, “Fernando is faster than you”.
It’s the inside story of a rollercoaster career at Ferrari from one of the most popular Formula 1 drivers in recent times.

November 27, 2020 Derek Bell | Driving for Ferrari

Derek Bell | Driving for Ferrari

Derek Bell shares his vivid memories of his time at Ferrari, which began when he caught the eye of Enzo Ferrari as a young F2 driver in 1968 and soon found himself touring Maranello and having lunch with the Commendatore.

But in a case of being in the right place at the wrong time, Bell describes being the victim of a pared-back Ferrari race programme.

He turned to sports cars, where once more he was seen by Enzo, in a privately-entered Ferrari 512. Another call from Maranello saw him line up for his first Le Mans race in 1970. And the rest is glorious history.

November 17, 2020 Stefan Johansson | Driving for Ferrari

Stefan Johansson | Driving for Ferrari

When Stefan Johansson took the lead at Imola in his second race for Ferrari, he couldn’t hear his engine over the roar of the crowd. In the latest from our ‘Driving for Ferrari’ series, Johansson describes the emotion of racing for the team in the mid-1980s; the contrast with McLaren’s clinical approach; and the one question Enzo Ferrari asked him before he joined. Plus – his plan to improve the racing in F1.,

November 12, 2020 007 Motor Sport Magazine  Podcast –  Ivan Capelli

007 Motor Sport Magazine Podcast – Ivan Capelli

It’s every F1 driver’s dream to get a seat with Ferrari… unless the car turns out to be as bad as the 1992 contender. In the latest from our Ferrari podcast series, Ivan Capelli describes the emotion and intensity of signing for the team as an Italian – and how it all unravelled during an “unreal”, tense and extremely uncompetitive season

December 31, 2019 Rob Smedley podcast: working for Eddie Jordan, the Ferrari years, and a “baby” Alonso

Rob Smedley podcast: working for Eddie Jordan, the Ferrari years, and a “baby” Alonso

Charged with getting the best out of Felipe Massa as his race engineer, Rob Smedley helped the Brazilian to get within a whisker of the F1 world championship.

He was also the head of vehicle performance at Williams and is now working for Formula 1’s promoters, looking to make the technical side of the sport more accessible to fans.

In the final Motor Sport podcast of 2019, he talks through his career: discovering a “baby” Fernando Alonso testing in F3000; his years at Ferrari, plus his thoughts on Williams’ current predicament.

We also ask what happened after he made the famous “Fernando is faster than you” radio call.