
Formula 1 beyond the race result.
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Racing Pilot Podcast treats Formula 1 as both sport and industry. It mixes headline chat with interviews about karting dreams, sponsorship, team growth, driver salaries, and the strange routes people take toward racing careers.
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About Racing Pilot Podcast
Racing Pilot Podcast is a Formula 1 show built around curiosity about how the sport works away from the obvious race-weekend noise. It talks about drivers, teams, money, sponsors, facilities, young talent, and the long path from karting to the top. The format is relaxed. The focus is often practical. A discussion of F1 salaries becomes a wider look at scarcity, performance, brand value, and why a driver can command figures usually associated with global entertainment. Cadillac’s arrival is treated less as hype and more as an operational puzzle, with attention to U.S. bases, Silverstone talent, Ferrari engines, and the lessons of past teams. Interviews widen the frame. Mahi Maru’s episode looks at an 11-year-old kart racer trying to reach Formula 1, with Lewis Hamilton’s encouragement and the challenge of finding sponsors aligned with female empowerment. Maite Caceres’ story adds the pressure of crossing countries, learning unfamiliar circuits, and preparing through simulator work. Matias Zagazeta’s appearance traces a move from Peru to the UK and then Barcelona while racing in FIA Formula 3. The show is especially alert to the business of motorsport. James Bower’s Williams episode spends time on partnership value, audience segments, fan zones, corporate markets, and the structure of a commercial team. That gives the podcast a useful lane: it is not only about who won or who might win, but about how racing organizations, brands, and careers become viable. The tone stays conversational and fan-friendly. It can be enthusiastic without losing the thread. Racing Pilot also reaches into adjacent racing worlds, including SailGP and America’s Cup technology, where hydraulics, cycling-style endurance, and high-speed boat development echo F1’s obsession with marginal gains. The result is a motorsport show for people who enjoy the paddock as an ecosystem. It has room for young dreamers, commercial directors, salary debates, new teams, and technical side roads. It works best for F1 fans who want informed chat with a business-and-careers edge.
Made for: For Formula 1 fans who enjoy paddock context, business detail, driver development stories, and interviews with people trying to build careers in motorsport.
What sets it apart: The show blends fan-friendly F1 discussion with unusually practical attention to sponsorship, commercial strategy, facilities, salaries, and the route into racing careers.
In their own words
If you're expecting to see The MotorMouth Podcast, we're entering a new phase and have partnered up with Racing Pilot to put a new spin on our show. With a quick rebrand, we're now ready to go. Our hosts Tim and Luke both work in the media, business and sponsorship side of F1, and will be bringing you stories, niche news and lesser known but no less interesting snippets from the sport we all know and love. We have high profile special guests lined up and we would welcome listener questions, please do get in touch. Follow Racing Pilot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theracingpilot/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The life of an F1 Doctor with Elina Haukipuro
·34m - 2
The Formula One statistician, with F1 Stat Guru
·36m - 3
Being a content creator in F1, with Bella James
·41m - 4
Commentating in Formula One, with Harry Benjamin
·54m - 5
Hosting Red Bull's own podcast, with Nicola Hume
·36m - 6
Living the legacy, with Claire Williams
·40m - 7
The 11-Year-Old F1 Dreamer Who’s Aiming For The Top!
·13m - 8
From Senna to Verstappen: How F1 Salaries Have Exploded Over 30 Years
·34m - 9
Atlassian Williams F1 Team Special - With Commercial Director, James Bower
·30m - 10
Cadillac's Bold Move into Formula 1 - The Outlook After Bahrain Testing
·37m - 11
The end of The MotorMouth Podcast??! Or a new beginning!?
·12m - 12
Formula 1....on Water! The Rise of SailGP with Freddie Carr
·44m - 13
Inside the Mind of Leading F1 Journalist and Editor Edd Straw
·47m - 14
The most terrifying race on earth? TT winner Lee Johnston
·40m - 15
Navigating the World of Race Circuit Operations with Mark Hughes
·40m - 16
"I want my story to inspire others" - Maite Caceres crossing boarders to achieve her racing dream
·40m - 17
The Capstone Moment for F1's Elite with businessman and author Simon Pavitt
·47m - 18
Breaking The Nordschleife lap record: Nico Perrin's ambitious plans
·37m - 19
Overcoming Adversity: Roman Bilinski's Road to Recovery....and F1?
·38m - 20
From F1 to IndyCar: Will Buxton's Journey
·49m - 21
The dark side of F1 with top American journalist Olivia Hicks
·45m - 22
Ireland's F1 hopeful, Austrian GP predictions and F1 "movie" madness
·33m - 23
Simon Lazenby on life with Sky Sports F1 and making a new "Hill" film
·36m - 24
From superyachts at Monaco F1 to Space Tourism: Jonny Dodge's Journey
·34m - 25
From Startup to Billion-Pound Brand: The Castore Journey to F1 with Co-Founder Tom Beahon
·37m - 26
A female F1 World Champion in the making with More Than Equal
·36m - 27
Lawson out at Red Bull - But Lawson is no slouch!
·6m - 28
"I braced for impact & went upside down" - Rising star Joe Warhurst
·47m - 29
From Aspiring Driver to Team Principal: James Robinson's Journey
·36m - 30
"We are babies in motorsport terms" - Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds
·50m - 31
Can you be a professional racer at 6ft4? Championship winner and podcaster Gus Burton
·45m - 32
F1's sponsorship influx explained
·12m - 33
Could you handle being an F1 photographer? Kym Illman speaks about life on the F1 road.
·30m - 34
World Champion BMX rider Scott Beaumont proves riding is more similar to F1 than you think
·32m - 35
McLaren Formula 1 Car by Car: Every Race Car Since 1966 with Stuart Codling
·41m - 36
"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - Qatar rage & do F1 cars really impact road cars?
·34m - 37
Being a young driver aiming for a Formula One seat with Javier Sagrera
·31m - 38
"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - Mexico madness and are F1 drivers really that good!?
·33m - 39
"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - F1 drivers are not athletes
·44m - 40
F1's Jennie Gow on her life changing stroke and her amazing recovery
·50m - 41
"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - Everyone hated the HALO!
·42m - 42
"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - Can an F1 car drive upside down using downforce?
·33m - 43
"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - A brand new midweek show on The MotorMouth Podcast
·33m - 44
"I beat Liam Lawson a couple of times" Rising racing star Rianna O'Meara-Hunt
·37m - 45
"Many Of Our Ex Colleagues Are Now At MCLAREN" | Wasserman Sports Marketing on MotorMouth
·1h 7m - 46
From no experience to straight into the deep end, with Dan Hickey
·19m - 47
The man behind the F1 stats you hear on TV! With Sean Kelly
·40m - 48
Formula One vs Content Creators, with Caroline's Corner
·44m - 49
Talking F1 with 2 x World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi
·40m - 50
F1 in the US has peaked! With James Coker
·46m - 51
Being an F1 commentator, with Alex Jacques
·33m - 52
ProDrive founder & Chairman of Motorsport UK, David Richards CBE
·26m - 53
Williams Racing Team Principal James Vowles on The MotorMouth Podcast
·40m - 54
The business of Formula One, with Mark Gallagher
·43m - 55
The newest broadcaster for Track TV, with Emma Walsh
·32m - 56
From racer to content creator. With Cameron Das
·38m - 57
Life as an F1 broadcaster. With Laura Winter
·43m - 58
The motorbike man! With Keith Huewen
·41m - 59
Being an F1 content creator is hard! With Luke Sammut aka F1LukeSam
·24m - 60
The first Peruvian F1 star? With Matias Zagazeta
Matias Zagazeta discusses his journey from Peru to racing in FIA Formula 3 and his potential to become Peru's first F1 driver.
·28m - 61
Running his OWN race team! With Alex Brundle
Tim Silvey interviews Alex Brundle about his new classic race team, the Australian Grand Prix, and his broadcasting work.
·39m - 62
We've got BIG NEWS! Does this make Harry famous?
·15m - 63
Talking F1 strategy with Bernie Collins
·40m - 64
A pro snooker player on The MotorMouth Podcast? Not your average F1 fan, with Gary Wilson
·33m - 65
Autonomous racing is here! With Dr Tom McCarthy from A2RL
·37m - 66
The best job in the world? With F1 broadcaster Lawrence Barretto
·58m - 67
Insights, tips and advice for YOUR career working in F1, with Motorsport Director, Richard Saxby
·41m - 68
Susie Wolff fights back against "conflict of interest" allegations with the FIA & F1 at it again!
·22m - 69
Being rejected by the FIA to start a new F1 team - with LKYSUNZ
·1h 1m - 70
We met Formula E World Champion - Jake Dennis
·43m - 71
What's it like to be a Champion racing driver? - With Josh Stanton
·32m - 72
One of the best jobs in global motorsport - With Tom Brooks
·43m - 73
So you want to work in F1?
·44m - 74
From a cancer scare to F1 success
·40m - 75
How to apply Formula One lessons to YOUR life with Marc Priestley
·52m - 76
Alpine F1 mechanic Cleo Collins on working at the top of motorsport
·38m - 77
Racing in the sky, in flying cars, is happening...now!
·43m - 78
Former Autosport Editor-in-Chief Andrew van de Burgt on buying & growing WTF1 & the rollercoaster of launching The Race Media
·56m - 79
Ep 173 - Returning from Ukraine - Adam Hay-Nicholls
·43m - 80
Ep 172 - Leading Formula E writer - Sam Smith
·46m - 81
Ep 171- Launching a new show!
·1m - 82
Ep 170 - Former Senior Red Bull Man - Engine Mode 11
·46m - 83
Ep 169 - Legendary F1 Press Officer - Ann Bradshaw
·52m - 84
Ep 168 - F1 Academy racer - Chloe Grant
·39m - 85
Ep 167 - F1 broadcaster and podcaster - Christian Hewgill
·49m - 86
Ep 166 - US based IndyCar & Formula E star - Oliver Askew
·42m - 87
Ep 165 - New season, new sponsor, new guest - Paul Oz
·53m - 88
Ep 164 - Ex Red Bull engineer answers YOUR questions
·38m - 89
Ep 163 - With with Blake Hinsey (Brrrake F1)
·50m - 90
Ep 162 - With with Simona de Silvestro
·46m - 91
Ep 161 - With Romain Grosjean
·32m - 92
Ep 160 - Part 2 with Nicola Hume
·28m - 93
Ep 159 - We're back - With Nicola Hume
·46m - 94
Ep 158 - We're done....but not for long!
·2m - 95
Ep 157 with Chris Ingram (WRC drivers are mental)
·37m - 96
Ep 156 with William Storey (The real story behind Rich Energy & Haas F1?)
·55m - 97
Ep 155 Rich Energy Trailer - Are we doing the right thing?
·2m - 98
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·1h 2m - 99
F1's LGBTQ pioneer. With Richard Morris, Racing Prider Founder
Richard Morris, founder of Racing Pride, discusses his journey coming out in motorsport and his work championing LGBTQ+ inclusion in Formula One.
·38m - 100
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Ruth Buscombe, an F1 race strategist, discusses her role and early life on the Motormouth podcast.
·38m - 101
The 11-Year-Old F1 Dreamer Who’s Aiming For The Top!
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Mar 30, 2026·13m - 102
From Senna to Verstappen: How F1 Salaries Have Exploded Over 30 Years
Hidden gemTim Silvey and Luke Francis examine reported 2026 F1 salaries including $76 million for Max Verstappen, roughly $70 million for Lewis Hamilton, and an $18 million base salary for Lando Norris with bonuses.
Mar 19, 2026·34m·2 clips - 103
Atlassian Williams F1 Team Special - With Commercial Director, James Bower
Hidden gemJames Bower, Commercial Director of the Atlassian Williams F1 Team, discusses his career and the team's commercial strategy in an interview on the Racing Pilot podcast.
Mar 5, 2026·30m·2 clips - 104
Cadillac's Bold Move into Formula 1 - The Outlook After Bahrain Testing
Racing Pilot Podcast examines Cadillac's entry as Formula One's 11th team after Bahrain testing, including its $450 million entry fee and early car performance.
Feb 16, 2026·37m·2 clips - 105
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The host announces the potential end of the Motormouth podcast, reflecting on its history, guests, and spin-off projects.
Feb 2, 2026·12m - 106
Formula 1....on Water! The Rise of SailGP with Freddie Carr
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Dec 16, 2025·44m·2 clips - 107
Inside the Mind of Leading F1 Journalist and Editor Edd Straw
Nov 28, 2025·47m - 108
Navigating the World of Race Circuit Operations with Mark Hughes
Nov 26, 2025·40m - 109
"I want my story to inspire others" - Maite Caceres crossing boarders to achieve her racing dream
Hidden gemMaite Caceres says her family tried to steer her toward tennis, handball, hockey, and piano before she finally got permission to race at 17.
Oct 30, 2025·40m·2 clips - 110
The Capstone Moment for F1's Elite with businessman and author Simon Pavitt
Oct 13, 2025·47m - 111
Breaking The Nordschleife lap record: Nico Perrin's ambitious plans
Oct 6, 2025·37m - 112
Overcoming Adversity: Roman Bilinski's Road to Recovery....and F1?
Aug 21, 2025·38m - 113
From F1 to IndyCar: Will Buxton's Journey
Aug 11, 2025·49m - 114
The dark side of F1 with top American journalist Olivia Hicks
Aug 5, 2025·45m - 115
Ireland's F1 hopeful, Austrian GP predictions and F1 "movie" madness
Jun 27, 2025·33m - 116
Simon Lazenby on life with Sky Sports F1 and making a new "Hill" film
Jun 10, 2025·36m - 117
From superyachts at Monaco F1 to Space Tourism: Jonny Dodge's Journey
Jun 5, 2025·34m - 118
From Startup to Billion-Pound Brand: The Castore Journey to F1 with Co-Founder Tom Beahon
May 23, 2025·37m - 119
A female F1 World Champion in the making with More Than Equal
Apr 14, 2025·36m - 120
Lawson out at Red Bull - But Lawson is no slouch!
Mar 26, 2025·6m - 121
"I braced for impact & went upside down" - Rising star Joe Warhurst
Mar 21, 2025·47m - 122
From Aspiring Driver to Team Principal: James Robinson's Journey
Mar 11, 2025·36m - 123
"We are babies in motorsport terms" - Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds
Mar 7, 2025·50m - 124
Can you be a professional racer at 6ft4? Championship winner and podcaster Gus Burton
Mar 3, 2025·45m - 125
F1's sponsorship influx explained
Feb 13, 2025·12m - 126
Being a young driver aiming for a Formula One seat with Javier Sagrera
Feb 10, 2025·31m - 127
The most terrifying race on earth? TT winner Lee Johnston
Jan 31, 2025·40m - 128
Could you handle being an F1 photographer? Kym Illman speaks about life on the F1 road.
Jan 24, 2025·30m - 129
World Champion BMX rider Scott Beaumont proves riding is more similar to F1 than you think
Jan 15, 2025·32m - 130
McLaren Formula 1 Car by Car: Every Race Car Since 1966 with Stuart Codling
Dec 11, 2024·41m - 131
"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - Qatar rage & do F1 cars really impact road cars?
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The life of an F1 Doctor with Elina Haukipuro
Nov 5, 2024·34m - 133
"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - Mexico madness and are F1 drivers really that good!?
Oct 29, 2024·33m - 134
"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - F1 drivers are not athletes
Oct 17, 2024·44m - 135
F1's Jennie Gow on her life changing stroke and her amazing recovery
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"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - Everyone hated the HALO!
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"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - Can an F1 car drive upside down using downforce?
Sep 25, 2024·33m - 138
"The MotorMouth Exchange" with Tim and Caroline - A brand new midweek show on The MotorMouth Podcast
Sep 20, 2024·33m - 139
"I beat Liam Lawson a couple of times" Rising racing star Rianna O'Meara-Hunt
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"Many Of Our Ex Colleagues Are Now At MCLAREN" | Wasserman Sports Marketing on MotorMouth
Sep 13, 2024·1h 7m - 141
From no experience to straight into the deep end, with Dan Hickey
Sep 4, 2024·19m - 142
The man behind the F1 stats you hear on TV! With Sean Kelly
Aug 28, 2024·40m - 143
Formula One vs Content Creators, with Caroline's Corner
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Talking F1 with 2 x World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi
Aug 14, 2024·40m - 145
F1 in the US has peaked! With James Coker
Aug 5, 2024·46m - 146
Being an F1 commentator, with Alex Jacques
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ProDrive founder & Chairman of Motorsport UK, David Richards CBE
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Williams Racing Team Principal James Vowles on The MotorMouth Podcast
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The business of Formula One, with Mark Gallagher
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The newest broadcaster for Track TV, with Emma Walsh
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