Max Verstappen has admitted that it was 'impossible' to pass Lewis Hamilton at the Belgian Grand Prix, insisting that it was only after the Mercedes driver dropped out of DRS range that he could then overtake him. Meanwhile Toto Wolff has compared his relationship with Lewis Hamilton to his marriage to Susie Wolff as he said he doesn’t want to ‘divorce’ the seven-time world champion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gpfansglobal/message

Lewis Hamilton has predicted that the fastest teams in Formula 1 will continue to shift after the summer break, even as teams start to focus their development on the 2024 season. Meanwhile, Fred Vasseur has admitted that Ferrari took a shot in the dark at their setup for the Belgian Grand Prix, with heavily reduced running time due to the sprint weekend format and the wet track for the only free practice session. --- Send in a voice message:...

McLaren driver Lando Norris has hit out at Lewis Hamilton for complaining about his Mercedes car, reminding the seven-time world champion that he has never had to race for 19th or 20th position. Meanwhile Former F1 driver David Coulthard has questioned the long-term future of Logan Sargeant, who he suggests is performing worse relative to his team-mate than Nyck de Vries. And a brand new film taking a deep dive into AlphaTauri is set to be released in September, with a glitzy world premiere...

Nyck de Vries was fired by AlphaTauri last Tuesday after ten races in the 2023 Formula 1 season, his first season in the premier class. Daniel Ricciardo will be his replacement from the Hungarian Grand Prix. For De Vries, this means that he has to look for something else. What are the options? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gpfansglobal/message

Toto Wolff has suggested that Christian Horner wants F1 engine rules to change because perhaps ‘his engine programme is not coming along’. Meanwhile Carlos Sainz has accused Ferrari of failing to treat him as an equal with team-mate Charles Leclerc, after the Spaniard revealed that he felt "like a fool" with the team's strategy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gpfansglobal/message

The first F1 race weekend of the year is in the books and in this GPFans Special we will discuss everything that we learned from the Bahrain Grand Prix. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gpfansglobal/message

The season opener in Bahrain is one to forget for Ferrari, as Charles Leclerc has endured a heartbreaking retirement from the Bahrain Grand Prix. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gpfansglobal/message

Former F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen has identified two key factors – outwith the suspected lack of race pace – that could be holding the team back. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gpfansglobal/message

Lewis Hamilton has claimed he 'doesn't care' if he fails to win another F1 race when addressing his "responsibility" to speak out on issues surrounding equality and inclusion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gpfansglobal/message

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen is in "great shape" heading into the new F1 season.  Hitech GP has registered an interest in joining the F1 grid. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has suggested the new W14 is "balanced in the right way" after avoiding porpoising in its first session of running. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

Aston Martin confirm Bahrain test plan after Stroll injury while the F1 Commission has agreed a raft of changes ahead of the new season after a meeting before the Bahrain pre-season test, the FIA has confirmed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

In part 2 of the interview with Blake Hinsey, former performance engineer at Force India and Red Bull Racing, we go into more depth about his Formula 1 career. Hinsey worked at Force India as a junior science engineer and later as a performance engineer between 2011 and 2014, before moving to Red Bull Racing. Here he worked as a trackside performance engineer for Daniil Kvyat and Max Verstappen through 2017, before moving on to work as a simulator performance engineer through 2021. ---...

Formula One drivers sometimes spend hours in their cockpits without getting out in between, which still raises the question of whether they can pee while driving. And if so, how? The answer is simple, although much of the grid chooses to sit out the ride anyway. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

Nine of the current 10 F1 teams have reached the top step of the podium but who was the last to achieve this for each outfit? For some teams on this list, you have to delve deeper into the history books than others. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

Williams has made a stunning move by appointing James Vowles as its new team principal. But who exactly is James Vowles? We'll answer that question in this GPFans Special. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

Netflix has provided a first look at the fifth series of 'Drive to Survive' while confirming a pre-season release date. In this GPFans Special we cover five things we need to see in Drive to Survive Season 5. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

Toto Wolff has conceded the difficult 2022 season was more about "live testing" for Mercedes rather than "really racing", FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has called on F1 and the 10 teams to be "more encouraging" of General Motors' attempt to enter the sport and also has denied former F1 race director Michael Masi was forced from his role and has instead blamed social media. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

Andretti have announced their partnership with General Motors Cadillac and F1 looks set to gain the US racing stable into their ranks. With the wheels seemingly in motion for Andretti Cadillac, speculation is already rife as to who could be lining up behind the wheel for their first foray into F1. Here at GPFans we’ve had a look to see who we think could be the contenders. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

The world of motorsport is in mourning following the shock death of visionary rally driver Ken Block, Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has conceded an early advantage held by the team within F1's new financial regulations is now beginning to dissipate as rival teams discover loopholes and Max Verstappen has conceded to failing to understand why he and Lewis Hamilton are unable to race cleanly. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

A new year is upon us and we are just weeks away from the first car being unveiled ahead of the 2023 season. Red Bull and Max Verstappen will enter the campaign as favourites following their sheer dominance last year, but can Ferrari or Mercedes fight back to challenge? Here, GPFans takes a look at what can be expected this year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

Drivers were asked to assess the performances of all their rivals and come up with a list of the top 10 performers. Unsurprisingly, Max Verstappen topped the vote after securing a record-breaking 15 wins in a single season and registering his second world title. But Lewis Hamilton was the only driver to abstain as all the other 19 F1 rivals voted on who were the top performers in 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

It was a season spiced up by new aerodynamic regulations designed to deliver closer racing and more overtaking, and for the most part, it delivered. Unfortunately, the title race ultimately turned into a one-sided affair as Max Verstappen set a new record. GPFans counts down our top 10 drivers of the year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message

The FIA has decided to ban those competing in sanctioned competitions from making political statements without prior written permission from the governing body, McLaren CEO Zak Brown is confident Oscar Piastri will prove to be a "sensational" racing driver, and Former Williams CEO and team principal Jost Capito has blamed the team's failings in the first year of F1's new regulatory era on its former regime. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gpfansglobal/message