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Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid podcast, where our hosts, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us another roundup of Motorsport events from around the World!In this episode, Tiff and Paul discuss the epic Formula 1 race in Canada, where Max Verstappen had a difficult race, but ultimately cruised to victory. Plus, nephew of Joey Dunlop, Michael Dunlop breaks his uncle's lap record at the Isle of Man TT. Jake Hill at BTCC in Thruxton, plus plenty to discuss on the upcoming 2026 regulations in F1, as the musical chair games begin! In the US, Jamie Chadwick is making the headlines with her maiden Indycar victory.We hope you enjoy the episode!
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On The Grid today we look back at a weekend with just two mainstream racing fixtures – but also two devoted fan favourites!We go from the glorious Mugello circuit for MotoGP to the somewhat scruffy streets of Detroit for Indycar and IMSA.While the rally world concentrated on the WRC in Sardinia and devoted fans in their thousands either headed to their meccas at the Nürburgring for the 24 Hours or the Isle of Man for the TT races. And, of course there was a NASCAR race.But before all that we turn to golf … yes golf!!Where to listen: Lovecars: https://lovecars.com/podcastsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4yTA0SRKquw4WkShhMNjoLApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lovecars-on-the-grid-global-motorsport-podcast/id1560811646?uo=4Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81NDZkZDUwNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==--Follow the guys:Tiff: https://instagram.com/tiff_needellPaul: https://instagram.com/pwwKeep up to date: YouTube: https://youtube.com/lovecarsTVFacebook: https://facebook.com/lovecarsInstagram: https://instagram.com/lovecarsTwitter: https://twitter.com/lovecars
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On the Gird podcast bringing you the latest and greatest motorsport news from around the world. With no F1 last weekend so where was the most exciting motorsport to be found?There was World Championship rallying, World Sportscars, Formula E and MotoGP plus Indycars at Indianapolis, BTCC at Brands Hatch, and there’s always NASCAR – but which was he most entertaining?In the news Steiner is suing Haas and Haas is suing Steiner.Adrian Newey was racing a Lotus 49 at MonacoMax not happy with Super Licence systemLiberty wants more ‘special’ venues, but they’ll have to put the hosting fees up – which could say bye bye to Spa, Barcelona, Hungary, Brazil And Abbie Pulling becomes the first female to win in F4, but was it justified?Where to listen: Lovecars: https://lovecars.com/podcastsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4yTA0SRKquw4WkShhMNjoLApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lovecars-on-the-grid-global-motorsport-podcast/id1560811646?uo=4Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81NDZkZDUwNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==--Follow the guys:Tiff: https://instagram.com/tiff_needellPaul: https://instagram.com/pwwKeep up to date: YouTube: https://youtube.com/lovecarsTVFacebook: https://facebook.com/lovecarsInstagram: https://instagram.com/lovecarsTwitter: https://twitter.com/lovecars
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This week with Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman on, On The Grid, the global motorsport podcast, the big headlines all come from the USA.And from one high octane motorsport to another, as Lando Norris finally gets his first Grand Prix win in Miami …… we look at the the closest ever NASCAR finish in Kansas.While, back in the UK, the ‘Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe’ visited Brands Hatch - and the British Superbikes headed to Oulton Park.And in the news, Adrian Newey finally confirmed all the rumours and announced his departure from Red Bull and Fernando Alonso pretty much accused the FIA stewards of being racist!Where to listen: Lovecars: https://lovecars.com/podcastsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4yTA0SRKquw4WkShhMNjoLApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lovecars-on-the-grid-global-motorsport-podcast/id1560811646?uo=4Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81NDZkZDUwNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==--Follow the guys:Tiff: https://instagram.com/tiff_needellPaul: https://instagram.com/pwwKeep up to date: YouTube: https://youtube.com/lovecarsTVFacebook: https://facebook.com/lovecarsInstagram: https://instagram.com/lovecarsTwitter: https://twitter.com/lovecars
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On The Grid today we look back on a weekend packed with motorsport entertainment and excitement from around the world, plus all of the news and gossip from the various paddocks!The prospect of a Max move to Mercedes grows and it seems like Adrian Newey will be moving to Ferrari. From a drama filled Indycar race at Barber Motorsport Park – where the Penske scandal was still hot news and Georgina was one of the stars of the show!To Spain where the MotoGP stars were at their brilliant best!Monaco and more Formula E front wing smashing as the Peloton pack jostled for position.Back home where British GT at Silverstone and BTCC at Donnington Park put on great shows in a rain affected weekend.And back to the States for a NASCAR Dover duel between Dirty Den and cuddly Kyle.Oh, and not forgetting the world’s first Autonomous Racing League race at Yas Marina Abu Dhabi – which was actually very forgettable!!And Paul was either sitting on a boat in Monaco or beside World Rally stars in Italy!
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Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid Podcast, where our hosts Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman give us a look back on a packed week of Motorsport! From the Formula 1 in China, to World Sports cars in Italy, WRC in Croatia, Indycar and IMSA in Long Beach, British Superbikes in Spain and World Superbikes in Holland, plus Talladega with NASCAR!
This week, in our Formula 1 gossip, Christian Horner denies the claims from Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff about the possibility of Max Verstappen moving to Mercedes.
Meanwhile, the Red Bull scandal continues! Is it being brushed under the carpet?
Formula 1 were racing in China, where McLaren's Lando Norris and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton locked out the front row for the Sprint Race. Red Bull's Max Verstappen came through to win both the sprint and the grand prix race.
The second round of the World Endurance Championship took place at Imola, where 19 hypercars were racing. With multiple weather changes, the rain created yellow flags and safety cars, bunching the pack of cars together.
In Croatia, 8 of the WRC cars were sending their cars across the terrain.
Cadillac took 1st and 2nd at IMSA in California, where we also had Indycar on the Sunday in Long Beach.
World Superbikes were racing in Holland, where Toprak Razgatlioglu stole the show again with an excellent story towards the end of the race.
British Superbikes were racing in Navarro in Spain, where the Ducati bikes have a new sponsor. It was the Yamaha bikes that pulled through, finishing in the top 3, with Vickers finishing in 1st place.
Finally, we had NASCAR in Talladega, where Tyler Reddick brought home the win in his Toyota.
Next weekend, we have MotoGP in Spain. Indycar is back for another race, plus NASCAR at Dover Bowl. Formula E are racing in Monaco, plus the British Touring Cars are back racing at Donington! The British GT are also racing at Silverstone.
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On Lovecars On the Grid global motorsport podcast this week we look back at a weekend when once again the MotoGP boys were the greatest entertainers!The Formula Es were the most confusing.The NASCARs had the most crashes.The British Rally Championship was the wettest.The Caterham's kicked off at Snetterton. And Goodwood was of course the most glorious!But, before all that, the F1 talk is all about Alonso signing for Aston Martin and the 2026 rules getting ever more confusing …
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Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid Motorsport podcast! Our presenters, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman are back to bring us another motorsport roundup!
This week, it was another Max Verstappen masterclass at Formula 1 in Japan. There's World GT at Paul Ricard and NASCAR at Martinsville!
In Formula 1, we had lots of overtakes at the Japan Grand Prix, where most of the talk is around where driver's are heading next season! We had a Redbull top two lockout, followed by the two Ferrari drivers in 3rd and 4th place. What was your highlight of the race?
Tiff talks about his favourite race track corners! After all of his laps at Thruxton, should there be a corner named after Tiff Needell?
Paul Ricard saw the Fanatec World GT for a 3 hour race. Dan Harper led the BMW Winning team, with 8 different manufacturers in the top 10.
Elsewhere, Liberty Media have bought MotoGP! Will we see a change in the MotoGP format going forwards?
NASCAR had an average race at Martinsville, where it was the 40th Anniversary of the Hendrick Motorsport team, who ended up finishing in all podium places, for a fantastic weekend for the team!
The Caterham Academy kicked off for the Sprint in Curborough, with their new Media driver, Sam Parker.
Next weekend, the first full race for Caterham takes place at Snetterton, whilst Formula E is racing at Misano in Italy. MotoGP is back is at COTA in America, British Rally Championship begins in Wales, but there's also Goodwood Members Meeting too!
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On the Grid this week we try to work out who’s going where in the F1 seat lottery, with the big questions being around Carlos and Max (and even Adrian!).Alpine - seems likely the French pair will stay togetherPierre Gasly Esteban Ocon Aston Martin - could be big changesFernando Alonso Lance Stroll Ferrari - we know Lewis and Charles are in the il Cavallino hot seatsCharles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Haas - surly it's time to say goodbye to Hulk and Mag?Nico Hulkenberg Kevin Magnussen McLaren - the brightest pair on the grid?Lando Norris Oscar Piastri Mercedes - who will take Lewis' seat?Lewis Hamilton George Russell Red Bull - Is Perzez out? Max too? Who knows! Sergio Perez Max Verstappen Sauber - Bottas gets the boot?Valtteri Bottas Zhou Guanyu VCARB - Must be time for Ricciardo to hang up his shoeys?Daniel Ricciardo Yuki Tsunoda Williams - Albon maybe deserves a bigger shot. Will he end up at Mercedes? Alex Albon Logan SargeantWe head to Japan where Formula E finally made its debut. Maserati MSG Racing's Maximilian Guenther overcame polesitter Oliver Rowland (Nissan) to take a the chequered flag first in the inaugural Tokyo E-Prix on Formula E's first visit to Japan - making it five different winners from the opening five races in Season 10To Kenya and the always tough test of the WRC Safari Rally where Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen clinched their second victory at the event, repeating their 2022 triumph. This win was solidified through an outstanding display on the rally's first full day, Friday, where they dominated by being the quickest in each of the six stages, securing a lead of nearly one minute.To America where’s there’s always a NASCAR race to keep you happy.And back home where the Easter holiday brought out half a dozen race meetings all over the country with the highlight being the British GTs at Oulton Park where the GB4 support race saw a 17 British girl win on her single seater debut.Where to listen: Lovecars: https://lovecars.com/podcastsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4yTA0SRKquw4WkShhMNjoLApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lovecars-on-the-grid-global-motorsport-podcast/id1560811646?uo=4Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81NDZkZDUwNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==--Follow the guys:Tiff: https://instagram.com/tiff_needellPaul: https://instagram.com/pwwKeep up to date: YouTube: https://youtube.com/lovecarsTVFacebook: https://facebook.com/lovecarsInstagram: https://instagram.com/lovecarsTwitter: https://twitter.com/lovecars
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Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid Podcast, where our hosts, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us a roundup of motorsport events from the past week!This week, we have had lots of racing, from Formula 1 in Austrailia, to Formula 2 and Formula 3, followed by MotoGP at the AlgarveMelbourne saw an amazing weekend for Formula 1, where World Champion Max Verstappen was forced to retire following an issue with his car. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton also suffered a retirement as a result of engine failure. His team mate, George Russell had an accident in the closing moments of the race. In the end, it was Carlos Sainz, who was back from his appendix surgery, who took the win in his Ferrari, followed closely by his team mate Charles LeClerc.Spanish racers cleaned up in MotoGP taking place in the Algarve, with a Spanish 1,2,3 on the podium for the Sprint race. In the Grand Prix, Jorge Martin took the win on his Ducati.In Barcelona, we had Superbikes with a sensational race, with Toprak Razgatlıoğlu taking the win.Then we had NASCAR at the Circuit of Americas, where William Byron managed to take the win in his Chevrolet.Next weekend, we have WRC back, NASCAR at Richmond oval and British GT is back at Oulton Park over the Easter weekend.Enjoy your Easter everyone!
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Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid podcast! Our global motorsport roundup is back, and Tiff and Paul are on their travels, so sorry we are late this week!Paul and Tiff discuss the great Ollie Bearman story at the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Indycar, Superformula in Japan, NASCAR and more!
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Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid podcast, with our hosts, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman, who bring us a roundup of motorsport events from around the World.
This week, we have news on Formula 1 and Christian Horner, In Formula 1, the rumours surrounding Christian Horner at Red Bull continue, will he leave Red Bull? Who could replace him? We have Gunther Steiner who left Haas under shares within the company, Helmut Marko says he still could give something to the Formula 1 Constructors Championship, who do you think could replace Horner?
In NASCAR, we had the most exciting race in Atlanta. With lots of crashes, with just 6 cars not being involved in an accident, with cars up to 4 wide in some of the turns. Reigning Champion Ryan Blaney took second place as Daniel Suárez came through in his Chevrolet to take his second win in 254 starts in NASCAR. The series is off to Las Vegas next!
The Bathurst saw Aussie Supercars, where reigning Champion, Brodie Kostecki wasn't racing, as he'd fallen out with is team for unknown reasons in the supercars opening race of the season.
World Superbikes also kicked off at Philip Island. Normally, we're used to seeing Alvaro Bautista win in the Superbikes, however his team mate, Andrea Locatelli took his first win in the World Superbikes series.
Should we get Tiff Needell to do a series race this year? What race series should Tiff enter?
We've seen this season's Formula 1 drivers testing. Will Red Bull continue to dominate the season? Ferrari's drivers of LeClerc and Sainz were fastest, but which team will lead the season this year?
Elsewhere in Formula 1 news, there's rumours that Audi are pulling out! Since we've had the news of a new team joining the sport, it looks like there's been a few staff changing, resulting in the team looking for pull out.
We have lots of motorsport to look forward to, as Formula 2, Formula 3 and World Endurance Championship all return to racing in the coming weeks. What are you most looking forward to?
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Plenty of racing and rallying from around the world to talk about with Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman on this week's On the Grid motorsport podcast including... Some F1 news to catch up on - with Red Bull's Christian Horner in hot water. But first news of our very On the Road Prime Video launch!! Should be starting with Daytona 500 but it hasn’t started yet - it was rained off and back on Monday. WRC went snow ploughing in Sweden, not Finland! Bathurst 12 hours that started in the dark and gave us a stunning spectacle Young driver single seaters winter championships are decided And Extreme-E were having fun in Saudi Arabia Next weekF1 tests in Bahrain, MotoGP test in QatarWSB race in Australia and NASCAR go to Atlanta if the rain has stopped!Where to listen: Lovecars: https://lovecars.com/podcastsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4yTA0SRKquw4WkShhMNjoLApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lovecars-on-the-grid-global-motorsport-podcast/id1560811646?uo=4Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81NDZkZDUwNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==--Follow the guys:Tiff: https://instagram.com/tiff_needellPaul: https://instagram.com/pwwKeep up to date: YouTube: https://youtube.com/lovecarsTVFacebook: https://facebook.com/lovecarsInstagram: https://instagram.com/lovecarsTwitter: https://twitter.com/lovecars
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Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman discuss which Formula 1 team, isn't the most successful... but the HAPPIEST!
Plus the 2024 F1 driver line-up confirmed, WRC world continues a game of musical chairs, Autosport young driver winner announced, together with best international driver and the international season ends with Extreme-E in Chile. On the Grid motorsport Podcast with Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman
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On this weeks On the Grid podcast, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman talk about the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix. Will it be a flop or a success and is it all in the name of racing or entertainment?Will it be another Max Verstappen cruise to victory, or will the uncertainty of the tyres, track and conditions give us some surprise results?Also we go to Malaysia for MotoGP, Moto 2 and Moto 3 action and then to a wet Anglesey for the annual Race of Remembrance where Williams Automobiles took a well deserved victory with Caterhams coming in 1, 2 and 3. Where to listen: Lovecars: https://lovecars.com/podcastsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4yTA0SRKquw4WkShhMNjoLApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lovecars-on-the-grid-global-motorsport-podcast/id1560811646?uo=4Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81NDZkZDUwNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==--Follow the guys:Tiff: https://instagram.com/tiff_needellPaul: https://instagram.com/pwwKeep up to date: YouTube: https://youtube.com/lovecarsTVFacebook: https://facebook.com/lovecarsInstagram: https://instagram.com/lovecarsTwitter: https://twitter.com/lovecars
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2024 F1 driver line-up confirmed. WRC world continues a game of musical chairs Autosport young driver winner announced,together with best international driver. The international season ends with Xtreme in ChileAnd we decide the top ten of F1 teams in the order of the Happiest place to be!! On the Grid motorsport Podcast with Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman
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Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman take a look at the weekly activity around the world of motorsport, starting with the much anticipated and highly controversial Las Vegas Grand Prix, heading to Japan for the World Rally Championships, Macu for MotoGP and much more.Where to listen: Lovecars: https://lovecars.com/podcastsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4yTA0SRKquw4WkShhMNjoLApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lovecars-on-the-grid-global-motorsport-podcast/id1560811646?uo=4Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81NDZkZDUwNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==--Follow the guys:Tiff: https://instagram.com/tiff_needellPaul: https://instagram.com/pwwKeep up to date: YouTube: https://youtube.com/lovecarsTVFacebook: https://facebook.com/lovecarsInstagram: https://instagram.com/lovecarsTwitter: https://twitter.com/lovecars
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Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid motorsport podcast! Our hosts, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman are back with another week's worth of motorsport events!
This week, we have Formula 1 in Brazil, WEC in Bahrain, plus a nail biting end to the NASCAR season!
In Formula 1, the future of the Sprint race is in question, with many people questioning it's existence going forwards. We had Charles LeClerc crashing in the formation lap, and lots of action throughout the race! With a close battle between Red Bull's Max Verstappen, and McLaren's Lando Norris. Verstappen managed to pip the British driver to the win in the end. Elsewhere, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso was battling Red Bull's Sergio Perez right up to the end of the race, with Alonso clinching that third place on the grid. With three races to go, we head to Las Vegas next weekend!
World Endurance Championships showed real quality in Bahrain, with an 8 hour race. With 12 LMP1 cars, Toyota claimed a dominant Win for the Championship finale, with drivers Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa.
From one season finale to another. We had the Grand Finale of the NASCAR season. With Kyle Larson closing in for the win, he was pipped to becoming champion by rival driver, Ryan Blaney in his Penske Ford.
Next weekend, we have MotoGP in Malaysia!
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Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid podcast, where our hosts, Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us a roundup of motorsport events from around the World!
We have a busy week this week, from Formula 1 in Mexico, to WRC in Czech Republic, World Superbikes in Jerez, plus SuperFormula in Japan, MotoGP in Thailand, Aussie Supercars and NASCAR!
Firstly, we wish Tiff Needell a very happy 72nd Birthday!
The Mexico Grand Prix was a spectacle that left fans at the edge of their seats. In a nail-biting race, Verstappen emerged victorious.
The WRC rally in the Czech Republic was a challenging test for the world's top rally drivers.
In World, Superbikes, Alvaro Bautista took victory in a shortened Superpole race in Jerez, Spain.
The Thailand Grand Prix in Buriram delivered intense battles and unforgettable moments. Jorge Martin, the rising star of MotoGP, clinched victory in an action-packed race.
In the heart of Virginia, NASCAR fans were treated to an exhilarating race at the Virginia 500. The short track at Martinsville Speedway produced intense competition.
Paul was also racing in a Endurance race in the EnduroKa at Brands Hatch too! An 8 hour long race with Vbox Motorsport, and was 60 laps off the leaders?
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