It’s almost time for one of the biggest single races in Motorsport, the 2024 Indy 500, with over 300,000 expected to flock to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday for “The greatest spectacle in racing”. Joining Steph Wentworth on the Autosport Podcast are Motorsport.com’s Global Editor-In-Chief Charles Bradley, and IndyCar Editor Joey Barnes to cover a wide-range of topics, such as asking if Penske are set to dominate the race after their first front row lockout of the race since 1988, with Scott McLaughlin making history with the fastest pole position run ever seen at the speedway (234.220mph), with Will Power and Josef Newgarden sharing that front row. There’s also discussion on McLaren as the potential top contenders to challenge Penske, whether Helio Castroneves can become the 500's first five-time winner, the drama of bump day as Dale Coyne Racing’s Nolan Siegel was bumped from the field in qualifying, and a full interview with Marcus Ericsson to discuss his own dramatic week with a crash and “Bump Day” appearance and ponder what the 2022 winner and 2023 runner-up can do from 32nd on the grid.

It’s almost time for the first double-header of the 2024 F1 Season as the sport’s travelling circus makes the short trip over from Imola to the most famous street track of them all, the Monaco Grand Prix for Round 8 of the 2024 World Championship. Filip Cleeren joins Bryn Lucas on the Autosport Podcast to discuss some of the fallout from Imola’s race weekend, as well as previewing what’s to come at Monaco in a few days' time, and how it could be a three-way fight between Red Bull, Ferrari and a new one-off, green and yellow McLaren. Alex Albon also made the news during the weekend for signing a new long-term contract at Williams which could keep the Thai driver in Grove until the end of 2027. Is his signing proof of “The Vowles effect”, or a lack of top team interest? There’s also chat about the state of the F1 Calendar, as Thailand’s Prime Minster Srettha Thavisin was in attendance to push for a Grand Prix for 2027 or 2028. Could it mean more European rounds are sacrificed as the sport admits it's making a push for more racing in Asia?

On his 110th Grand Prix Start, and after 15 podium finishes previous, Lando Norris finally scores his first career victory on the streets of Miami, with it also being McLaren's first win since Monza 2021. On the Autosport Podcast, Bryn Lucas is joined by Alex Kalinauckas to break down the action, including how Norris took advantage of the perfectly timed Safety Car after Logan Sargeant and Kevin Magnussen hit each other. There's more on Max Verstappen who suffered floor damage from a rare error when cutting the Sector 2 chicane, as well as Ferrari, with Carlos Sainz picking up a post-race penalty for hitting Oscar Piastri while trying to pass at the hairpin. Did Kevin Magnussen go too far to defend his teammate in the Sprint after picking up 35 seconds of time penalties? And the midfield battle heats up as RB strong results for both their drivers in the Sprint and the Grand Prix, and Alpine gets their first point of the season. And be sure to follow the new James Allen on F1 Podcast, releasing on the Autosport YouTube and Podcast channels on May 7th, with Episode 1 paying tribute to the legacy of the late Ayrton Senna, with last week marking the 30th anniversary of his passing. Listen in for a sneak peek of an Interview with Manish Pandey, writer and producer of the 2010 movie "Senna".

After days of mounting reports, Red Bull finally confirmed on May 1st that Adrian Newey, legendary chief designer and technical guru will be leaving the team in the first quarter of 2025, after what will be 19 years with the team. Adrian will be taking a stepback from his role within the F1 team as he stays to develop their RB17 Hypercar instead. Joining Bryn Lucas on the Podcast is Autosport Editor Haydn Cobb, and on it, they discuss the timelines that led to Newey's announced departure as well as his exit plan with the team, as well as his future, with Ferrari and Aston Martin both reportedly keen to take on his services as the sport enters a critical development period, with the 2026 technical regulation change looming over the horizon.

Formula 1 is heading back across the pond to the United States for Round 6 of the World Championship and the Hard Rock Stadium for the sport’s third trip to the streets of Miami, this time as a Sprint weekend. But alongside that, it's been a huge week of news off the track. Filip Cleeren and Jake Boxall-Legge join Bryn Lucas on the Autosport Podcast to discuss the the news that Red Bull Chief Designer Adrian Newey is set to quit the team after a deteroiation in his relationship with team principal Christian Horner. Could Newey be heading to rivals Aston Martin or Ferrari, or could he retire altogether? It was also announced that Nico Hulkenberg will be leaving Haas at the end of the season to return to Sauber for 2025, a year before Audi fully takes over the Swiss team. How big a blow will it be for Haas, and what does it mean for current Sauber drivers Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas? And just how "blue" will Ferrari be over the Miami weekend? The team also discuss the tyre strategy expected on Miami's streets, why half the grid are brining upgrade packages for the weekend, and ponder whether the changes to the Sprint format will mean more extreme setups from teams across the weekend.

The British Touring Car Championship returns for its 2024 Season this weekend with its opening round at Donington Park, and with it, big changes to the series as a whole. A new "IndyCar" style Qualifying system with two-group, elimination format, a forced harder compund tyre change in Race 2 for the Top 10 finishers in Race 1, and a doubling in hybrid boost to aid overtaking. On the Autosport Podcast, Tom Howard and Stephen Lickorish talk about what impact the changes may have on the series, as well as discuss all the key contenders. Is it a fight between Ash Sutton and Colin Turkington for their fifth titles? Is it Tom Ingram pushing for a second crown? And what about the chasing pack of Jake Hill, Dan Cammish or Josh Cook? The support classes get a full preview as well with Porsche Carrera Cup, British Formula Four Championship and the Mini Challenge all featuring!

The 2023 Formula 1 offseason marked the first time in the sport's history that all 20 drivers on the grid that finished last season, stayed with their original teams. But when Lewis Hamilton announced in February that he was switching to Ferrari for 2025, it opened the floodgates to some of the earliest "silly season" dialogue that the sport has ever seen. In this edition of the Autosport Podcast, Bryn Lucas sits down with Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas to discuss the possibilities as to where drivers could be heading for 2025, including the latest on both Red Bull drivers, Mercedes push for Andrea Kimi Antonelli from F2, where Carlos Sainz fits into the equation, and seeing if Sauber could take a chance on Nico Hulkenberg as Audi begins to exert their influence on the team.

Who doesn't love a good livery? In the final episode of our Top 10 Series on the British Touring Car Championship, Martyn Lee, Kevin Turner, Tom Howard and Motorsport Vision and Super Touring Power organiser Tom Arron sit down to debate their 10 favourite liveries in BTCC history. Now this isn't just the best looking of them all, it's twinned with overall heritage and impact within the series. From the classic white, blues and reds of the 90's BMW to Matt Neal's Ford Mondeo and the big, bold "100+" sponsorship, and references to Scalextric sets of the 90's, many a disagreement was held as our final list was formed! Thanks for listening to our Top 10 Series and check back next week for our 2024 BTCC Season Preview!

For the first time in 105 Grand Prix, and after five years on the shelf, Formula 1 is back at the Shanghai International Circuit for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend, back at a time when Max Verstappen only had five wins in F1, and not 57! Joining Bryn Lucas on the Autosport F1 Podcast is Alex Kalinauckas and Filip Cleeren as they discuss the new 2025 F1 Calendar being revealed early, whether Fernando Alonso is still in top form as he signs an extension to keep him in F1 until Age 45, whether the nature of Shanghai itself will bring Ferrari into contention, and look back on some of their favourite Chinese Grand Prix memories!

The British Touring Car Championship battle always seems to go down to the final race. It doesn’t quite but there have been plenty of incredible finales in the category’s history, stretching back to the very beginning in 1958. For Episode 5 of the BTCC Top 10 Series, Martyn Lee is joined by Kevin Turner as well as Gravel Notes host Tom Howard and MSV's Tom Arron to rank the very best of the BTCC's title deciders, from Unett and Dron from 1977 to 2019 as Turkington, Jordan and Cammish went head-to-head, who do you think will be Number 1?