Only one team has won world championships in F1’s hybrid era and it’s in no small part due to Mercedes’ all-conquering engine, built and developed by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains.
To recognise its entry into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame, the MD of the engine division, Andy Cowell, describes the nerve-wracking development of the complex engine; its ‘party mode’; the battle to gain ground on Ferrari; and what makes the team so successful.
Damon Hill and Karun Chandhok offer their unique take on the 2019 Formula 1 season: the drivers that impressed; the best rookie; Leclerc & Vettel’s power struggle and the sport’s future. Plus, what happened when Karun met Kimi Räikkönen in a Tokyo bar…
Aston Martin has launched its special edition series that celebrates British aviation entitled the Wings Series. It includes special edition models worked on by Q by Aston Martin.
The brains behind the idea are chief creative officer Marek Reichman and director of special projects, Q and sales.
They both joined Motor Sport at the Royal Automobile Club to discuss the initiative as well as other Aston Martin activities.
Listen to insight into that plus the Aston Martin Valkyrie, the development of the Rapide E and the partnership with Red Bull Racing in Formula 1
Legendary car designer Gordon Murray joined Motor Sport for an evening reflecting on his illustrious career in Formula 1 and the motoring industry.
From his time in F1 to a possible Le Mans entry in 2021, listen as Murray recalls his highlights from a long career and reveals future plans on the drawing board.
Nigel Mansell joined Motor Sport for an evening of in-depth discussion of a career that included drives for some of Formula 1’s most prestigious teams, the 1992 F1 championship and 1993 CART title.
His career in motor racing spanned 30 years and took him from the lower categories to Formula 1, America and back again.
Mansell talks about his journey to becoming world champion, revealing previously unheard stories and anecdotes from his time as a racing driver.
Zef Eisenberg is a multiple land-speed record holder, but he’s probably best known for surviving Britain’s fastest motorcycle crash: at 230mph, while trying to beat his own record.
In the latest podcast with the Royal Automobile Club and Motor Sport, Eisenberg talks through his record attempts – and crash – and explains why he keeps coming back for more.
“My problem is: when is it enough?” He says. “I want to go further. If you can go 234mph, why not 244mph?”
Sir Jackie Stewart competed in Formula 1 from 1965 to 1973 in what was a notoriously dangerous period of motor racing history. The Scotsman won three world titles during his career, taking 24 race victories and 43 podium finishes, and campaigned heavily for the improvement of driver safety.
Listen as he reflects on his career as well as the current state of the sport, including why he believes Eau Rouge is not the challenge it is made out to be and why Ross Brawn is the man to lead F1 forward.
This podcast is in association with the Royal Automobile Club.
Part of the Aston Martin furniture in the manufacturer’s GT racing programme, Darren Turner sits down to discuss his career in the Motor Sport podcast this week.
The British GT and World Endurance Championship driver talks about his career in GT racing, his almost two-decade-long affiliation with Aston Martin and even sharing a car with Colin McRae at Le Mans.
Billy Monger had two legs amputated in 2017 after a heavy collision in a Formula 4 race, but immediately set his sights on a return to racing and won this year’s Pau Grand Prix.
The 20-year-old talks about coming out of an induced coma and immediately asking who won the F4 race, how he’s adapted to racing since the crash, and his friendship with Lewis Hamilton.
The podcast is in association with the Royal Automobile Club, which has awarded Monger the prestigious Segrave Trophy, which marks “outstanding skill, courage and initiative on land, water and in the air”.
To mark the opening of the new ‘Murray Walker’ television room at the Royal Automobile Club, the legendary commentator recalls the highlights of his illustrious career with a podcast, in association with Motor Sport.
Listen to his memories of working with James Hunt – and the tussles they had for the microphone; why he never sat down during a race; and the reason he doesn’t think he would have survived as a commentator in the social media age.
