Motorsport talk with engineering grip.
Fun With Cars tracks Formula 1, IMSA, IndyCar, and endurance racing with a technical eye. Its best moments come when race results become explanations of tires, regulations, engines, and team strategy.
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Fun With Cars is built for motorsport fans who enjoy the second layer of a racing story. The show covers Formula 1, IMSA, IndyCar, WEC, and endurance racing, but its real interest is how those series work under pressure. Robin Warner often starts with the obvious question, then narrows the conversation toward the technical reason behind it. Tires matter. So do power delivery, car weight, slow-corner balance, regulations, manufacturer choices, and the politics of seat moves or team direction. The podcast is conversational, but it is not just chatter. Race reviews from places like Imola, Baku, and the Netherlands Grand Prix are used as entry points into form, reliability, driver decisions, and midfield movement. The Formula 1 episodes have a dry, amused edge, especially when Christopher Roche is part of the exchange. That banter usually circles back to racing logic. The interview episodes give the show a different gear. Conversations with Nick Tandy and Jonathan Duguid focus on the Porsche 963, GTP competition, Road America, IMSA, WEC, and how modern prototype racing balances power, tires, and manufacturer identity. Sebastian Bourdais brings a driver’s view across Formula 3000, Formula One, IndyCar, Champ Car, IMSA, Cadillac, Ganassi, and Le Mans. Ricky Taylor and Scott Dixon add more North American context, linking Acura, DPI, IndyCar title pressure, and the wider racing map. The show does not flatten every series into the same talking points. It is especially strong when comparing how Formula 1, IMSA, and endurance racing solve different versions of the same problem. The tone is engaged, sometimes playful, and usually measured. It assumes the audience can follow real detail. For listeners who want race talk with engineering texture, manufacturer context, and interview access, Fun With Cars offers a grounded way into the machinery behind the spectacle.
Made for: For Formula 1, IMSA, IndyCar, and endurance racing fans who want analysis of why races unfold, not only who finished where. It especially suits listeners who enjoy technical detail without losing conversational pace.
What sets it apart: The show connects global racing headlines to practical car behavior: tires, traction, engines, regulations, and team structure. Its American perspective on F1, IMSA, IndyCar, and WEC gives it a broader road-racing lens than a single-series recap show.
The Fun with Cars podcast delivers valuable information and entertainment about the latest road racing news throughout the world. Join show host Robin Warner and a special guest co-host as they discuss current F1 and other major motorsport race results and the biggest stories of the day. On occasion, Professional factory drivers and other leaders of the industry will also join in for a chat. Listen in for a distinctly American perspective of road racing around the world.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Robin Warner connects race results to strategy, engineering and firsthand accounts from drivers and team leadership.
Fun With Cars treats a race weekend as a chain of decisions rather than a finishing order. Robin Warner and Christopher Roche work through Formula One strategy, car setup, tire trouble and midfield performance with enough disagreement to keep the analysis conversational.
Race strategy gets the postmortem treatment, then Robin Warner hands the microphone to people inside the cars.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Nick Tandy explains how power, tires, and Road America's layout shape the Porsche 963.
Nick Tandy's return to Porsche gives Robin Warner a clean path into what makes the Porsche 963 difficult to use well. The strongest material stays close to the car itself: rear-axle power, limited tire supply, and the way Road America's repeated acceleration zones can leave even…
A measured Porsche 963 conversation about track fit, engine variety, and Penske's linked IMSA-WEC effort.
Fun With Cars frames Robin Warner's conversation with Jonathan Duguid, Managing Director of Porsche Penske Motorsport, around how the Porsche 963 fits the places it races.
A clear career-map episode tracing Bourdais from Formula 3000 to Cadillac's IMSA GTP run.
Bourdais's career gives the episode a clean spine: the 2002 Formula 3000 title, real Formula One interest, the move into American racing, and his current IMSA role in the top GTP class with Chip Ganassi Racing's Cadillac program.
A grounded preseason look at Aston Martin's progress, Alonso's opportunity and a midfield that may be ready to shift.
Aston Martin's apparent step toward the front gives this episode its main line of inquiry. Testing pace, reliability and long-run performance are set against Lawrence Stroll's earlier promises, while Fernando Alonso is cast as the driver who could help the team trouble its…
A focused race-analysis episode tying the French Grand Prix title picture to IndyCar and Scott Pruett.
Fun With Cars uses the 2021 French Grand Prix as a tidy way into the title fight, keeping Red Bull's position, Mercedes' setup and strategy questions, and the tire-pressure fallout from Baku in one lane.
Baku questions, Haas tension, and Indianapolis sit naturally in one racing discussion.
Fun With Cars pairs the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with Indianapolis, giving the episode a clean split between Formula One's Baku questions and a broader single-seater conversation.
Robin Warner and co-host Christopher Roche analyze the chaotic 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen's tire failure and Lewis Hamilton's last-lap error handed victory to Sergio Pérez.
Host Robin Warner and guest Christopher Roche analyze the 2021 French Grand Prix, where Red Bull's Max Verstappen beat Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton through strategic pit stops and tire management.
Host Robin Warner and co-host Chris Varoche discuss Formula 1 and other motorsport news, starting with a humorous debate about beer temperature preferences.
Host Robin Warner and co-host Christopher Roche discuss the Dutch Grand Prix and interview IndyCar driver Scott Dixon.
Host Robin Warner interviews Nick Tandy, driver of the No.
Host Robin Warner interviews Jonathan Diuguid, Managing Director of Porsche Penske Motorsport, ahead of the Road America IMSA GTP round in 2023.
Robin Warner interviews Sébastien Bourdais about a career spanning Formula 3000, Formula One, IndyCar, Champ Car, Le Mans, and IMSA's GTP class.
Robin Warner and Christopher Roche evaluate Bahrain testing before the 2023 Formula 1 season, with Red Bull looking strong and Ferrari reporting fixes for power-unit reliability and tire degradation.
Fun With Cars hosts Robin Warner and Chris Feroche examine Ford’s 2026 Red Bull Racing partnership and its connection to the new powertrain regulations.
Robin Warner and Chris Feroche examine General Motors' announcement that Cadillac will partner with Andretti Global for a Formula One entry, using GM president Mark Royce's press-release quote as their starting point.
Host Robin Warner recaps the Italian Grand Prix and interviews IMSA driver Ricky Taylor about the season and upcoming races.
Host Robin Warner and co-host Christopher Roche discuss F1 news, the Dutch Grand Prix, and an upcoming interview with IndyCar driver Scott Dixon.