Midweek F1
Midweek F1
Podcast Description
Midweek F1 with F1 commentating legend Ben Edwards and F1 podcast host Nicola Hume is the podcast you need to follow for the 2025 F1 season. New episodes drop between every race with Ben & Nicola joined by some very special guests to give their take on the race that's just been and the one that's coming up.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers essential themes surrounding the F1 season including driver team changes, rookie performances, and the significance of the 75th anniversary of F1, with episodes delving into topics like race analysis and previewing upcoming contests.
A race of three parts, carnage at turn one, and a podcast first — nobody scored a single prediction point!
Nicola Hume is joined by F1 commentary legend Ben Edwards and special guest, former BBC F1 presenter Holly Samos, to unpack a wild weekend in Azerbaijan — plus look ahead to a long-awaited return to Sepang for the Bahrain Grand Prix (in Malaysia!). And make sure you listen to Holly’s amazing Kimi Antonelli story!
ON THE AGENDA:
Kimi’s qualifying nightmare — into the barrier at turn one, out of the session, 16th on the grid… then a fightback to 5th. Great save, or championship wobbles creeping in?
RUSSELL WATCH — at LAST a positive George story! On it from FP1, pole by over half a second, and he finally gets a slice of 2026 luck. Mr Saturday won on a Saturday! Is this the start of a Norris-style title fightback?
RETURN OF THE ISACK — Hadjar comes back swinging, picking off Norris and Leclerc before hassling his own teammate for third. With Max stuck behind Piastri for 10 laps, should Red Bull have made the switch?
VINTAGE VERSTAPPEN — 8th to 3rd in seven laps, rockets off both safety car restarts, and misses the win by ONE TENTH. Surely a Red Bull victory is coming before the season’s out?
McLAREN MELTDOWN — upgrades, a nearly-stellar Piastri drive, then matching turn one offs and Lando wiped out in the restart carnage. Is the championship challenge officially over? No points!!
MENTAL MIDFIELD BATTLE — Colapinto causes chaos at the restart, Lindblad takes out Lawson, and Haas sneak into the points. Does Colapinto deserve a ban? And has “best of the rest” slipped away from Alpine?
UPGRADE WATCH — McLaren, Red Bull, Audi, Williams and Cadillac all brought new bits. Who leaves Baku happiest?
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT… ASTON MARTIN — Alonso barely out-qualifying a Cadillac and a double retirement. Is anything salvageable this season?
HOLLY’S AMAZING KIMI ANTONELLI STORY — the master of F1 access on what it was really like spending pre-season with Antonelli.
SEPANG RETURNS! F1’s first visit in nine years… and rain forecast for race day. Buckle up.
THE PREDICTION CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD — after a historic zero-point round, what do we reckon for this weekend.
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