The Driver's Seat

The home of motorsport on SEN covering all things Supercars, Formula One, TransAm Australia, TCR and much more - featuring exclusive interviews and news from Australia and across the world.

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S06E39 - FULL SHOW - November 16th 2022
It was a record breaking weekend for our very own Stevie J who took four wins from four races at the Bathurst International in Touring Car Masters. We also look ahead to this weekend at Winton as Matty Mack makes his return to TA2 racing in the #99 Kubota Racing Ford Mustang - and both the boys are teaming up for the 300km enduro in an AU FALCON! Our feature interview is Broc Feeney who won in the GT World Challenge at Mount Panorama, and Malcolm Owens slides open the doors to the Classic Cars Corner
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Feature Interview - James Golding - S06E38
At the end of 2019 James Golding was left without a full time drive in Supercars when Garry Rogers Motorsport left the category. Since his exit he signed on for a Bathurst co-driving role with Mark Winterbottom at Team 18, as well as driving an S5000 open wheeler for GRM. After a seat became vacant at PremiAir Racing halfway through the season, Jimmy's name was one of the first mentioned to take up the drive and after a string of strong results he finds himself back on the grid in a full time capacity.
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S06E38 - FULL SHOW - November 9th 2022
This weekend sees the inagural running of the Bathurst International, but in what is meant to be the showcase event for the Australian Racing Group looks like it hasn't made a blip on the radar of motosport fans. Mount Panorama will play host to the finale for the TCR Australia Championship for 2022 with Tony D'Alberto with a slight lead ahead of internet sensation Jordan Cox, and 2019 champion Will Brown. Plus we'll look at the preparation for next years Las Vegas Grand Prix which was launched by Formula 1 last weekend - and we speak to PremiAir Racing's James Golding who recently re-signed a contract extension and will be with the team in 2023.
86 min
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S06E37 - FULL SHOW - October 27th 2022
After a three year hiatus the roar of Supercars returned to the streets of Surfers Paradise and Matty Mack and Stevie J were there front and centre at the Gold Coast 500. Shane van Gisbergen secured his second consecutive Championship and third overall, and Red Bull Ampol Racing Team secured the Teams Championship. Plus we update our Power Rankings, and we have a look at the amazing move Ross Chastain did in NASCAR.
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Feature Interview - Brad Jones - S06E36
The big boss at BJR, Brad Jones joined is on the panel as we broadcasted the show live from The Star on the Gold Coast - and Bradley didn't hold back with some honest answers on topics like three day race rounds, Gen3, and what the four car stable out of Albury will be looking like in 2023
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S06E36 - FULL SHOW - October 27th 2022
After a three year hiatus Supercars returns to the streets of the Gold Coast, and to celebrate Matt and Steve ventured out of the studio to soak in the sights and sounds as we had our second on location live broadcast from The Star on the Gold Coast. We even dragged Malcolm Owens out of the Classic Cars Corner, and Brad Jones joined us on the panel as well for a bit of live Q+A!
85 min
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Feature Interview - Bryce Fullwood - S06E35
It was a horrible weekend at the Mountain for Brad Jones Racing, but Bryce Fullwood and Dean Fiore provided a silver lining for the team with a P9 in the Bathurst 1000 after two cars in the team were wiped out. We spoke to the Bryce about his journey at the Mountain and got his thoughts on his first season with BJR.
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Feature Interview - Shane van Gisbergen - S06E35
We caught up with Shane van Gisbergen ahead of the Gold Coast 500 next weekend, and got his side of the story about his infamous appearance on the Today show the morning after Bathurst.
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S06E35 - FULL SHOW - October 19th 2022
We're back with a jam packed show as we count down to the Gold Coast 500! We also take a look back at the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix from Phillip Island that saw Jack Miller wiped out at his own corner, plus we chat to Shane van Gisbergen, and Bryce Fullwood as well.
85 min
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S06E34 - FULL SHOW - October 12th 2022
The whole gang is back together with a full wrap up of a very eventful Bathurst 1000! We break down all the antics from a wild weekend at Mount Panorama, plus look back at a very odd Japanese Grand Prix that saw Max Verstappen crowned World Champion for the second time.
85 min
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S06E33 - Full Show - October 5th
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Feature Interview - Glenn Seton - S06EP33
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Feature Interview - Dick Johnson - S06E32
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S06E32 - FULL SHOW - September 28th 2022
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Feature Interview - Thomas Randle - S06E31
Tickford Racing young gun Thomas Randle makes his return to the show and after a few years as a co-driver in the Enduros, the 2020 Super2 Champion will be making his first Bathurst start as a primary driver. We'll find out how the test day at Winton went with his co-driver Zak Best, and we'll see how he's adjusted to the main game after years in other categories.
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S06E31 - FULL SHOW - September 21th 2022
It was a wet and wild at Sandown last weekend and we look back at an eventful round of TCR Australia in the SpeedSeries, as well as the thrilling finale to the Trans Am championship. Plus we chat to Tickford Racing's Thomas Randle and get his thoughts on his rookie season so far, and Malcolm Owens joins us with another edition of the Classic Cars Corner.
86 min
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Feature Interview - Michael Caruso - S06E30
It's going to be a busy few weeks for Michael Caruso and it all kicks off this weekend at Sandown when TCR Australia makes it's return to the track for the first time since 2019. We chat to Robbo about the season so far, and his next assignment - co-driving with Mark Winterbottom in the Bathurst 1000 this October!
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S06E30 - FULL SHOW - September 14th 2022
It was the last ever round at Pukekohe in New Zealand and it was a fitting farewell for the finale with Shane van Gisbergen the home town hero. We look back at all the fallout from Puke' and look ahead to Sandown this weekend as the SpeedSeries returns to the iconic Melbourne track for the first time since 2019. Michael Caruso joins us to talk about his TCR Australia campaign so far, and we'll touch base with Stevie J who's also at Sandown this weekend for Jett's debut at the track in the Trans Am series.
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Feature Interview - Macauley Jones - S06E29
The last time Supercars was at Pukekohe was 2019 and Macauley Jones was in his rookie season in the category. Fast forward to the present day and Supercars makes it's return to New Zealand for one final time at the famous circuit, and we caught up with the second generation superstar to get his thoughts on the milestone for BJR, and the season so far.
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S06E29 - FULL SHOW - September 7th 2022
All eyes are across the ditch this weekend as Supercars makes it's first trip to New Zealand since 2019. We bid farewell to Pukekohe which announced that it would end motorsport activities at the venue earlier this year and for one final time the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy will be up for grab at the iconic circuit. We chat to Macauley Jones from Brad Jones Racing live from NZ, plus we look at the state of the silly season in both Supercars and Formula One.
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Feature Interview - Matt Chahda - S06E28
It was announced back in July that Matt Chahda Motorsport (MCM) will compete as a wildcard entry in this year’s Bathurst 1000 in a Walkinshaw Andretti United-supplied ZB Commodore, with Matt Chahda and Jaylyn Robotham making their main game debuts this October at Mount Panorama. We spoke to Matt and got the insight how the wildcard entry came about and even got his thoughts on the carnage at Sandown at the last Super2 round.
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S06E28 - FULL SHOW - August 31st 2022
Literally a couple of hours after last week's show wrapped up, the news broke that Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren would be parting ways at the end of 2022 fuelling speculation about the future of Oscar Piastri. We speculated about what the F1 grid might look like in 2023 - and closer to home we ponder what 2023 might look like for Supercars after the news broke that Lee Holdsworth was calling time on his career at the end of the season. Plus we spoke to Matt Chahda ahead of his long awaited Bathurst 1000 debut in the wildcard entry this October
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Feature Interview - Brett Ralph - S06E27
We were joined by Brett Ralph the new majority owner of Dick Johnson Racing and while his name might be new to fans in Supercars, the Ralph family has an impressive portfolio of involvement in professional sporting teams from the Melbourne Aces baseball team, the Sunshine Coast Lightning Super Netball team, and the Melbourne Storm. We spoke to Brett about the DJR acquisition and got his thoughts on what the future holds.
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S06E27 - FULL SHOW - August 24th 2022
The Sandown SuperSprint is in the history books and it was a neck and neck battle between Will Davison and Shane van Gisbergen. At a track that is usually dominated by Triple Eight, Dick Johnson Racing took first blood with a double podium on Saturday, before SVG fought back on Sunday to turn the tables. We look at the fallout from the weekend, plus we speak to the new majority owner of DJR as Brett Ralph joins us on the show.
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Feature Interview - Todd Hazelwood - S06E26
It was a homecoming of sorts when it was announced last year that Todd Hazelwood would be making his return to Matt Stone Racing, the team where he won the Dunlop Super2 Championship back in 2017. We got his honest thoughts on the year so far, teaming up with Jayden Ojeda for Bathurst this year, and what was his impressions of the Gen3 Camaro
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