Formula Scout Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Established in 2011 and previously found at PaddockScout.com, Formula Scout is home to regular news and features from the world of junior single-seater racing, tracking the progress of future grand prix stars
FIA Formula 3 racer Kacper Sztuka and GB3 leader Tymek Kucharczyk join the Formula Scout Podcast to discuss growing up together in racing and their international exploits since leaving Poland.
Ellen Lohr is the only woman to have won a race in DTM, and before becoming a touring car star was a Formula Ford champion and a rival to the likes of Michael Schumacher and Heinz-Harald Frentzen in Formula 3.
She joins the Formula Scout Podcast to discuss her racing career, the challenges of being a woman rising up the ladder in the 1980s and '90s, and her thoughts about female-led racing initiatives such as F1 Academy today.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has won four titles and a gold medal in junior single-seaters over the last two years, and now the Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 junior is jumping up the ladder from Formula Regional to Formula 2.
He joined the Formula Scout Podcast to discuss the move, the challenges he faces and his ultra-successful relationship with the Prema team who he will race for once again.
USF Juniors champion, USF2000 race-winner and USF Pro 2000 podium-finisher Mac Clark joins the podcast to discuss his career, the importance of oval racing and the North American single-seater scene.
Argentinian fans are attempting to propel Franco Colapinto into a Formula 2 seat for 2024 after he won races in FIA Formula 3 this year by convincing companies and politicans to sponsor him. He explains how his search for funding has gone, and the help he has had from the Williams Formula 1 team.
The Formula Scout team look back on the latest two Formula 2 and Formula 3 rounds, and all the gossip from being in the paddock, as well as reviewing Indy Nxt's trip to downtown Detroit, and more!
On the week of the Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500, the Formula Scout analyse what a motorsport Triple Crown would look like if it was based around junior single-seater events.
Formula Scout journalists Alejandro Alonso Lopez and Ida Wood were busy last week at Formula 2 in-season testing and the Pau Grand Prix. They share their paddock findings and look forward to the now-cancelled F2 round at Imola.
Formula 2 had a new winner in Baku, and then he won again in a brilliant weekend. The Formula Scout analyse the action from those races, the winner of them, as well as assessing how Euroformula's depleted season opener and F1 Academy's inaugural race weekend went.
The Formula Scout team preview three major junior single-seater series that begin this weekend, as well as a little look into the BRSCC National FF1600 championship.
The Formula Scout team discuss the on-track action from the second round of the F2 season in Jeddah.
Bethonie Waring and Ida Wood look ahead to this weekend's Formula 2 round in Jeddah, and the political picture of hosting a grand prix in Saudi Arabia.
The Formula Scout team discuss the action from the start of the Formula 2 and Formula 3 seasons at Bahrain and the first round of the rebranded Indy Nxt series in St. Petersburg.
2023 Formula Regional Oceania champion Charlie Wurz joins this week's podcast to talk about his time in New Zealand and how it has helped prepare him for his European season.
In this week's episode we look back on a busy week that featured the season finales for Formula Regional Middle East and Formula 4 UAE, as well as Formula 2 pre-season testing in Bahrain.
Former Red Bull and Ferrari junior Callum Ilott, who now races for Juncos Hollinger Racing in IndyCar, joins this week's podcast to talk about the highs and lows of his career, what it's like to be involved with F1 teams as a young driver and how close he came to racing in the world championship.
In our first episode of 2023, Bethonie Waring and Ida Wood look at the chaotic start to single-seater racing in Kuwait that occurred over the weekend, the quality of the Formula Regional Oceania grid ahead of the New Zealand GP, and more.
This year's Indy Pro 2000 champion Louis Foster joins the podcast to talk about his first season racing in America, and the step up to Indy Nxt.
Michael d'Orlando joins the podcast to discuss his time in USF2000, and the key points in his 2022 title win.
Roger Gascoigne speaks to ADAC and Italian Formula 4 champion and Motorsport Games F4 Cup winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli about his incredible 2022, life as a Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 junior, his recent injury scare and what comes next.
The Formula Scout team get together to discuss the final round of the Formula 2 season in Abu Dhabi, the F4 support races and the Macau Grand Prix
Team Dolan boss Bernard Dolan talks about how he and his team suffered from a fire this summer that destroyed almost everything it owned, and how the squad has been rebuild and remotivated since to return to the front in Formula Ford racing in a matter of months.
Fresh from a holiday and a sportscar racing cameo in Trinidad & Tobago, FIA Formula 3 runner-up Zane Maloney joins Formula Scout's Alejandro Alonso Lopez to discuss how his 2022 has gone and what he plans next
Team Canada has tweaked how it awards its scholarship this year, Team Brazil has chosen its first scholar and the Driver to Europe programme from Down Under is still going strong. At testing for the Formula Ford Festival, we spoke to the recipients of the prize drives to find out more.
The Formula Scout writers go team-by-team through the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship grid to review the stars of the season, and provide paddock insight on the title fight
The Formula 2 champion was crowned and the FIA Formula 3 Championship was decided in dramatic style at Monza just over a week ago, and there were several FIA decisions that made for an even more tense weekend with red flags and penalties. The Formula Scout team discuss what went down on track, and how it was handled by the event and race organisers.
Just days after claiming the FIA Formula 3 title in dramatic style, ART Grand Prix's Alpine junior Victor Martins joined the Formula Scout Podcast to discuss his championship success, the importance of the team around him, the uncertainty that went down in the Monza pitlane last Sunday and more
Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 were in action at Zandvoort last weekend as the middle part of an intense triple-header of race weekends. But eyes are on IndyCar's stars joining the F1 grid next year.
Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 were back together on the Belgian Grand Prix support bill last weekend, and after a lengthy summer break from their usually intense schedules there was a lot to talk about as the two series returned to track, and with Formula Scout in the paddock to report from the heart of the action
British Formula 4 rookie Ugo Ugochukwu is McLaren's only junior driver right now, and he's already racking up car racing wins. He spoke to Formula Scout's Bethonie Waring about his career so far.
Formula 2 rookie and Alpine junior Jack Doohan joins the podcast to chat 2022, Formula 1 opportunities and more
Indy Lights' runaway championship leader and 2023 IndyCar hopeful Linus Lundqvist discusses his move to America, the help he had in his rookie Indy Lights season, that scary Gateway crash and his performances this year in a detailed discussion with Ida Wood.
The Hungarian Grand Prix had three support series last weekend, while two championships were in action at Spa-Francorchamps and lots was going on at Silverstone and in the Americas. The Formula Scout catch up on it all, bringing our on-the-ground insight from the weekend and also the impact of Monday and Tuesday's surprise silly season news.
Fernando Alonso will leave Alpine for Aston Martin in 2023, and Oscar Piastri has been placed into his old seat for next year. Wait, no he hasn't. The Formula Scout team discuss a crazy day in F1 silly season and run down everything we know so far
There could be big changes in Formula E's driver line-ups next season, or very little at all. Either way, there's still opportunities there for young drivers and teams who want to know which junior series talents are interested. Electric motorsport journalist Hazel Southwell and Ida Wood combine paddock knowledge with some fantasy thoughts to create a create a hypothetical FE rookie test line-up and pitch why certain F2 and F3 drivers deserve FE seats now.
The team discuss the future of F2's top talents, and the chances of them breaking into Formula 1 in the coming years
Track limits was the big topic in F2 and F3 at the Red Bull Ring, and also this week's Formula Scout Podcast. Our journalists bring their on-the-ground insight to a discussion that raged between drivers and stewards
Roy Nissany's crash dominated the headlines in the British GP support paddock, while domination was what Andrea Kimi Antonelli did in Italian F4 and the Road to Indy title battles contined their twists and turns.
Touring car star Tom Coronel joins the podcast in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock to discuss his career, the drivers he's helped on the way and his thoughts about the current cost of single-seater racing and the approach it needs.
Ida Wood and Roger Gascoigne bring updates from their paddock trips to Spa-Francorchamps and Zandvoort on what's happening in Euroformula and Formula Regional European Championship right now.
After a part-time rookie campaign in single-seaters in 2021, Alex Dunne has gone on a three-fold Formula 4 attack in 2022 with the United Arab Emirates, British and Italian championships. He's already won in all three, so we spoke to him and the people around him about the key to this year's success.
Formula Scout was at three different circuits last weekend and was super busy in the paddock. In the latest podcast we review what we learned, the F2 title battle and what's coming up on the website soon.
(Apologies for Ida's audio, as always!)
It was Felipe Drugovich who stormed off into an emphatic championship lead in Formula 2's visit to Barcelona, but there was plenty more to analyse across the weekend's action. FIA Formula 3's title picture remains very hazy after a crazy feature race, while W Series raced with all-new cars but the result was very familiar. Craig Woollard, Alejandro Alonso Lopez and Bethonie Waring bring you all up to date with the weekend's action.
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Charouz Racing System Formula 2 driver Enzo Fittipaldi joins Alejandro Alonso Lopez for this week's episode. Fresh off the back of his first F2 podium at Imola, the former Ferrari junior talks us through that crazy weekend, sharing the podium with the driver he crashed with heavily last year, his recovery, his time in Italy, what the future might hold and also his love of languages.
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In this week's second podcast, Craig Woollard debates with himself as to what we learned from W Series at Miami and whether the championship is a foregone conclusion before it's hardly begun, while Roger Gascoigne was in the thick of the atmosphere at Imola as Formula Regional European's title picture starts to emerge and Italian Formula 4 got underway with its pre-season title favourite having a difficult start. All of the action is covered here.
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This week, Ida Wood took an unusual route to get to the Pau Grand Prix for its 2022 edition after its COVID-19-enforced hiatus and gives the full details of it in this week's podcast. In addition, we cover all of the action from a Euroformula event that looked set to be dominated by one driver but didn't transpire as such, a developing French F4 rivalry and demonstration runs for what are set to be new technologies in junior single-seaters, which were also on display.
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Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 were both in action over the weekend at Imola. Craig Woollard, Alejandro Alonso Lopez, who was on the ground for Formula Scout, and Bethonie Waring dissect the weekend, including more race direction controversy, a driver nearing a race ban, a pair of drivers both losing and gaining a podium through last-lap clashes and a pair of maiden victories among much, much more.
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The team brings you up to date with all of the ins and outs of the various European Formula 4 championships in 2022, as the new era gets underway with the Gen2 cars. Britain's championship is now more aligned with Italy, Germany and Spain, while France has continued in a different direction and even has had its season opener. F1 juniors, second and third-generation drivers will all be in the mix, but there are plenty of other interesting drivers making the step into these categories this year to keep an eye on.
On top of that, the Danish championship will also be in action once again, but with the older machines, while the new ACCR championship hasn't quite got things underway yet. All of this is previewed in this week's episode.
In addition, Alejandro brings the lowdown from F2 and FIA F3 testing in Barcelona, including Charouz's double David signing...
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This week, Craig Woollard and Roger Gascoigne sit down and discuss the new changes and highly-placed returning drivers coming to Formula Regional European this year, as well as asking fundamental questions about W Series among other things. In addition, the series running the Dallara 320 chassis are also previewed, and we bring you up to date on these championships already underway, as well as FIA F3 goings-on from Jerez.
On this week's show, we have a special interview with Ralph Firman Sr, the former boss and co-founder of the Van Diemen outfit. The marque is perhaps best-known for its longstanding history in Formula Ford racing but also has raced in Formula Renault, Formula 3 and in the United States. Motorsport greats to have raced in Van Diemens include Ayrton Senna, Dan Wheldon, Mark Webber, Jason Plato and Eddie Irvine to name but a few, some in the famous Duckhams Racing colours. Ida Wood caught up with Firman during last year's Formula Ford Festival, where he was watching his old friend Roberto Moreno in action in a Van Diemen of the same specification he ran way back in 1980.
Formula 2 took to Jeddah this weekend as its first middle-eastern stint comes to a close, but concerns about the security of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and a sprint race penalty for reigning FIA Formula 3 champion Dennis Hauger were the big topics of discussion. The team also talks about Felipe Drugovich's "perfect weekend", and a bizarre moment in qualifying...
The team brings you up to date with everything that went down in the Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 season-openers in Bahrain, identifying who looked quick, who has work to do and talking about a new fan-favourite among the F2 drivers...
Your comprehensive guide to the 2022 FIA Formula 3 season, bringing you up to date with the changes to the format, the calendar, the points, the technical regulations and, of course, the teams and drivers.
Your comprehensive guide to the 2022 Formula 2 season, bringing you up to date with the changes to the format, the calendar, the points, the technical regulations and, of course, the teams and drivers. The team closes off with their predictions for the season ahead, which are also highlighted in detail here.
Be sure to check out the written version of our preview here.
This week, the team delves into the raw numbers from Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 testing in Bahrain, and try to draw what conclusions that were possible. Both championships were active but had their running disrupted by weather, prompting some terrible sandstorm puns. In addition, W Series was in its own pre-season action in Spain, although takeaways from that were few and far between, and also how recent restrictions brought in by the FIA in response to the Russia-Ukraine war may affect some grids this year...
Craig Woollard and Ida Wood preview the Indy Lights, Indy Pro 2000 and USF2000 seasons ahead of their 2022 running in Florida this weekend. From a driver looking for a 'threepeat', to drivers returning to championships with a point to prove to drivers heading over from Europe and even NASCAR and Stadium Super Trucks, the pair bring up the names to watch ahead of the season-opener.
Drivers from Formula 2 all the way down to karting featured in the Formula Regional Asian Championship and in the Formula 4 UAE Championship, taking place over five successive weekends in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. New names came to the fore, while familiar names also took their fair share of the spoils. But who made the best impression in grids that changed from weekend to weekend? Craig Woollard, Ida Wood and Roger Gascoigne investigate...
The Race's American Editor Jack Benyon returns to the podcast to go in-depth with Craig Woollard about IndyCar's very strong crop of five full-time rookies this year. Unlike last year, the newcomers come from Formula 2 and Indy Lights and all have good resumes, including the Road to Indy's greatest all-time driver. The pair also discuss the challenges two high-profile Indy 500 rookies will face and also where the Road to Indy is at as a ladder to success.
Craig Woollard and Ida Wood sit down to discuss the findings from the 2021 Formula 2 season and what that means for its pecking order this year. In addition, they discuss Guanyu Zhou's qualities which will make him a solid Formula 1 driver, and begin the build-up to the full season preview...
Editors note: apologies for the significant drop in audio quality towards the end of the podcast, due to a dip in internet connectivity.
In a slightly different format for the podcast this week, due to being busy in the real world, the team come up with some good (and one downright bizarre) street circuit. They also discuss what they want to see from the big junior championships this year, and we also outline how you can get involved in helping Formula Scout out.
Off-season? What off-season? Just a few weeks after the 2021 racing season concluded, the 2022 junior single-seater motorsport year is almost underway. Formula Regional Asian Championship, won by Alfa Romeo Formula 1's Guanyu Zhou last year, will this time feature a wide range of talents with highly-rated F1 juniors in contention for wins and the title, with a few interesting 'master' drivers in the mix too. The team discuss some of the key names to keep an eye on, and they do the same for the United Arab Emirates F4 Championship which, after hitting numerous issues in the run-up to the start of the championship, will be the first championship of the new Generation 2 era of F4 racing.
Roberto Moreno, his team boss and mechanic chat about their return to the Formula Ford Festival last October, after winning it in 1980, and how important FFord is to young drivers.
Formula E is one of two single-seater series with world championship status, yet doesn't have its own feeder or support series with electric power. How possible will it be to do that in the future? We asked FE journalist Hazel Southwell how it could happen, as well as the changes happening in karting and what challenges the next young drivers going into FE will face
In the final podcast of the year, the team reveal some of the more heavily debated drivers on the 2021 Formula Scout Top 50 drivers of the year, and also reveal some of the names that just missed the cut. There is a spoiler warning for the feature, so do make sure you read the full list first.
The team looks back at the highs and lows of 2021, as well as their favourite races, moments, interviews and pieces of work. We also highlight some of the underrated stars of the year, and answer some excellent questions submitted via Twitter
Ollie Bearman has had a stellar 2021: winning both the ADAC and Italian Formula 4 titles, joining the Ferrari Driver Academy and being in with a shout of the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award to name but a few of his achievements. He's this week's guest, as Roger Gascoigne caught up with the Briton recently.
This week's guest is David Malukas, who will make his IndyCar Series debut in 2022 with Dale Coyne Racing w/HMD Motorsports. Malukas was close to snatching the Indy Lights crown from Kyle Kirkwood in 2021, and will form part of a crop of super rookies next season.
Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring cover the final two rounds of the Formula 2 season and sum up the F2 careers of five drivers already confirmed to be leaving the championship for pastures new. The season of our new champion Oscar Piastri is also explored, as is the debut of the second generation of Formula 4 racing, all of which was from Abu Dhabi.
Ahead of F1's highly-anticipated finale in Abu Dhabi, commentator Alex Jacques joins the podcast to chat with Craig Woollard about all of the championships he covers, as well as his route to becoming one of the most recognisable voices in motorsport. The pair also talk about some of the big moments and top drivers from F2, FIA F3 and W Series from 2021, working with co-commentators who are in a different location and even go on a tangent about growing up in Suffolk...
It's been 10 weeks since Formula 2's most recent action back at Sochi, so we all can be forgiven for not being sure of what's going on in that championship. Four current drivers have announced their 2022 plans, while four new drivers will make their debut this weekend on the all-new Jeddah circuit. All this is discussed this week between Craig Woollard, Roger Gascoigne and Bethonie Waring, as well as the championship fight, with nine drivers in mathematical contention and five in realistic contention.
British Formula 4 launched its 2022 season recently at Bicester, and Formula Scout's Bethonie Waring was on the ground to oversee it all and to give an inside look into what's new for the championship next year, including an enhanced Esports presence and new top-level teams joining the ranks. This also gives the team, including Craig Woollard and Ida Wood, a good opportunity to discuss where the category is heading for its next generation of competition...
Formula 1 test driver Nick Yelloly joins the show this week, ahead of his appearance in the Abu Dhabi test at the end of the season. Yelloly was a relative latecomer to junior single-seaters but proved to be able to mix it with some of the best - notably in the 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 season. His junior single-seater career stalled in 2015, but he was able to graft out a career as a GT stalwart and also as a F1 test driver currently with Aston Martin Racing. He explains all to Alejandro Alonso Lopez in this week's episode
2020-21 Formula E title contender Jake Dennis joins the show this week, as Alejandro Alonso Lopez caught up with the British driver during his final race of the GT World Challenge Europe season at Barcelona. Dennis was part of the famous 2014 European Formula 3 class of drivers, finished third a year later, and also impressed in GP3 before switching to sportscars and then DTM. But it was a surprise switch to FE which paid off for him this year, nearly taking the title from Nyck de Vries despite his rookie status.
The 2021 GB3 season started out as British Formula 3, but the famous name disappeared mid-season. What was shaping up to be a tight title battle also started to change narrative at the same time, and it was Carlin's Zak O'Sullivan who triumphed in unusual circumstances. Formula Scout's GB3 correspondent Steve Whitfield joins Craig Woollard to discuss the season at length and what the future holds for it and for its new feeder series GB4. Stick around at the end for Steve's chat with the champion after he was crowned at Donington Park
FIA Formula 3 champion Dennis Hauger is this week's guest on the Formula Scout Podcast. He explains to Craig Woollard the ins and outs behind both his very difficult 2020 campaign in the championship, as well as his successful one in 2021. The Red Bull affiliated driver opens up about the mental challenges he faced last year, racing in Porsches, and also talks about his entry into motorsport at a very young age and touches on what the future might hold...
Quite literally fresh from taking the Euroformula title, just an hour after securing the crown at Barcelona last Saturday, Cameron Das talks to Formula Scout about his development as a driver, his title-winning season and why Euroformula is far harder than it looks
Danish driver Christian Rasmussen returns to the podcast to discuss winning back-to-back Road to Indy titles. It wasn't an entirely straightforward season, as he had to overcome competitors both new and old in a five-way showdown at Mid-Ohio which culminated in a battle between a familiar rival, as he explains here. Note: this podcast was recorded before the announcement of Christian Lundgaard's full-time 2022 drive with RLL.
Newly-crowned Indy Lights champion Kyle Kirkwood joins Craig Woollard from Florida days after his championship success to discuss how he triumphed once again, his highlights from his time on the Road to Indy, where he might end up in 2022 and more.
It was a very busy (and wet) weekend at Sochi, and despite two races falling off the weekend schedule, there was plenty to talk about for the Formula Scout team this week. There were controversy, accidents and title deciders, and all are covered off in this week's podcast. The new Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 championship format is also a heavy topic of discussion, as well as the shaping up of F2's title picture at last. Paddock gossip from Formula Regional and a British Formula 4 rant are worth sticking around until the end for.
All three rungs of the Road to Indy - USF2000, Indy Pro 2000 and Indy Lights - have their championships up for grabs next weekend at Mid-Ohio. Two of the titles very much can go either way as well on the twisty circuit. These fights are previewed, and a number of championships set to be clinched in Europe are also covered off this week.
Formula 2 started its second half of its season at the famed Temple of Speed at Monza. Oscar Piastri, Guanyu Zhou and Theo Pourchaire - three drivers many are talking about due to their respective Formula 1 prospects - all starred during the weekend. The weekend's action and reaction, and IndyCar prospects for the F2 drivers and Dan Ticktum's Williams exit, are the main topics on this week's Formula Scout Podcast. In addition, there is a small rant about how the GB3 Championship may be clinched.
There are some interesting names being mentioned with regards to a Formula 1 drive for 2022, but very few of them are Formula 2 runners. The team addresses this conundrum on this week's podcast following the announcement of George Russell's long-awaited Mercedes promotion, in addition to the week's news and the FIA Formula 3 and W Series championship battles hotting up at Zandvoort.
Formula 1's Belgian GP's didn't quite pan out as hoped, but the support series were able to produce some dramatic and exciting races throughout the weekend. Craig Woollard, Bethonie Waring, Alejandro Alonso and Roger Gascoigne discuss FIA Formula 3's title picture took a surprising twist, while a six-car qualifying crash in W Series set up a dramatic race that featured a display of brilliance by the oldest driver on the grid.
FIA Formula 3 driver changes, Christian Lundgaard's shock IndyCar debut and what to expect from a new Formula E support series are the topics of discussion on this week's podcast, as everyone returns from their summer holidays. In addition to that, analysis of the FIA F3 season to date and what to expect from that and W Series as they return to action at Spa are also discussed.
With Olympic fever coming and going, and not a huge amount of racing over the last week to discuss, the team discuss the prospect of what junior single-seater racing would have looked like if it was at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Craig Woollard, Bethonie Waring and Ida Wood decide on which 20 nations will be represented, which car is used, and which of Japan's many racetracks will be used as the venue. At the end of the podcast, the trio predicts who will be awarded which medals.
Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring discuss the rebranding of the BRDC British Formula 3 championship to GB3 with immediate effect and the implications going forward. In addition, Dan Ticktum leaves the Williams Academy amid controversial comments, and FIA Formula 3 and British Formula 4 were in action in the rain over the weekend.
This week, the team react to the recently-released F1 2021 game and its ratings given to the Formula 2 drivers of last season. Craig Woollard, Jordan Edwards, Alejandro Alonso Lopez and Bethonie Waring critique the choices made by Codemasters and EA Sports, and share their view on what the ratings actually should be.
W Series arguably produced the best racing of the weekend across the single-seater categories at the British Grand Prix, with Alice Powell coming from a slow start to take an emotional victory in front of her home crowd. The performance of her and her protege Abbi Pulling are discussed, while Formula 2 hit its halfway point with a maiden victory for Richard Verschoor. Also winning were Robert Shwartzman and Guanyu Zhou, but it was Oscar Piastri who owned the weekend. Craig Woollard, Alejandro Alonso Lopez and Bethonie Waring review the weekend's action.
The Formula 2 season reaches its midpoint and W Series arrives at Silverstone with six home drivers are the main topics on this week's podcast. Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring drink tea and discuss Formula 1 rumours circulating around Alpine juniors and which drivers should do well this weekend. They also discuss how W Series' newest driver Abbi Pulling can provide a surprise on her debut and the hype surrounding the championship ahead of its second home event. There's also the obligatory football joke and a few mentions of F1's new Sprint format.
In the first full-length episode of Season Two, Craig Woollard, Alejandro Alonso Lopez and Bethonie Waring discuss all of the big events from the Red Bull Ring with Dennis Hauger and Frederik Vesti excellence, clashes, penalties and 260 track limits violations. On top of that, W Series got its season finally underway with two races on the same track with very different pecking orders and try to decipher the reasoning behind it. In addition, the team bring you up to date on what is going on in the United States as the Road to Indy heads towards the business end of its season.
Craig Woollard talks briefly about the second season of the Formula Scout Podcast and is joined by two members of the expanded writing team to get to know them a little bit better
Craig Woollard is joined by WTF1's Web Editor Katy Fairman to discuss the return of the W Series following its one-year hiatus. New drivers, new venues and being on Formula 1 support's bill will make Jamie Chadwick's quest for a second title all the more challenging when it gets underway at the Red Bull Ring.
Ida Wood catches up with Carlin driver Christian Mansell at Spa-Francorchamps ahead of his Euroformula Open debut.
Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring were on duty for Formula Scout during the Formula 2 Baku weekend, which marked the 100th race of the modern era, and they discuss the chaotic racing, a first-time winner in Juri Vips, and moments of carnage and controversy throughout.
Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring discuss at length a highly eventful Formula 2 weekend from the streets of Monte Carlo, with Theo Pourchaire breaking records, tennis references, a Virtuosi Racing 1-2, as well as controversy at the rear of the grid. In addition, they also talk about Formula Regional European's visit to the Principality and British Formula 3's season-opener at Brands Hatch.
Craig Woollard and Bethonie Waring discuss Formula 2 driver changes, hints at the championship's future and what to expect when 19 drivers make their F2 debut on the famous Monte Carlo streets.
The team covers off the stories from inside of the paddock and some thrilling racing during FIA Formula 3's season-opener at a sunny Barcelona and British Formula 4's less-than-sunny curtain-raiser at Thruxton
The Formula Scout team run through the grid and the format changes for British F4 this year
The team discuss how they became a part of Formula Scout, what they've learned as journalists while at FS and the steps for budding reporters to take to join the team in 2021
Formula Regional Europe kicked off at Imola and Indy Lights came back from its hiatus last weekend. Did they live up to the hype?
US-based YouTuber and rising journalist Retro Rebel (and her cameraman dad) join the podcast to discuss IndyCar, the Road to Indy and her approach to on-the-ground reporting
The Formula Scout team run through the changes to FREC this year, and which drivers and teams will feature at the front
The Formula Scout team discuss driver performances, the new weekend format and more after F2's return in Bahrain
The Formula Scout team run through the F2 grid team-by-team to predict who will come out on top this year
The Formula Scout team debate which drivers, series and stories they want to see shine through the rest of 2021
Formula Regional Europe driver Paul Aron explains what life is like as a Mercedes-AMG F1 junior
As Formula E begins its world championship era, we take a look at it and electric racing's significance for young drivers
Asian F3, F4 UAE and the Toyota Racing Series are under the spotlight this week after their titles were wrapped up
Elliot Woods talks to 15-year-old Hunter Yeany, the world's youngest FIA F4 champion, about his rookie year in cars and F1 ambitions
Craig Woollard and Elliot Wood discuss the creation, evolution and expansion of the FIA's Formula 4 category
Josh Suttill leads the discussion on the upcoming Asian F3 season, which features drivers and teams from F2
F4 UAE has already begun, TRS is just around the corner and drivers are revealing their big 2021 plans. We discuss it all
Leading F1 journalist joins the Formula Scout team to discuss how F2 is influencing's F1 future
The Formula Scout team explain how they came up with the list of the top 50 junior single-seater drivers of the year
Zak O'Sullivan speaks to Formula Scout about his rookie year in F4, and moving on to BRDC British F3
Josh Suttill and Craig Woollard discuss all of the action from the F2 season, and pick out the top 10 drivers from the year
The Formula Scout team run through the penultimate F2 round at Bahrain, where the title fight was reduced to five drivers
Bethonie Waring and Craig Woollard talk to British F4's new champion Luke Browning about his title year and beyond
The team discuss the FR Eurocup, British F4, Super Formula, French F4, FREC, W Series' future and more
Josh Suttill and Craig Woollard review the FIA F3 season, and decide on who were the top 10 drivers
The Formula Scout team scrutinise F2 and FIA F3's cost-saving measures, and discuss the champions crowned over the weekend
Craig Woollard talks to Indy Pro 2000 champion Sting Ray Robb and USF2000 champion Christian Rasmussen after their title successes
The Formula Scout team debate the purpose of regional F3, and what the future of the category in Europe will look like
Formula Scout summoned the Formula Renault Eurocup title contenders together to ask them a set of difficult questions
What is FF1600, who drives in it, and why should you be watching it this weekend? Craig Woollard and Elliot Wood explain
Each year, a rising British talent earns an F1 test through a multifaceted on-track shootout. COVID-19 stopped there being a 2020 recipient, prompting the Formula Scout team to think what might have been...
Recent F3 returnee and sportscar star Barnicoat talks about life with McLaren, coming back to single-seaters and the karting world
The Formula Scout team is joined by The Race's Jack Benyon for insight on F2's top drivers and their 2021 F1 prospects
The Formula Scout team discuss the weekend's racing action from the world of single-seaters
The Formula Scout team debate how the 2020 FIA Formula 3 field would fit into the MyTeam career mode element of F1 2020
Formula 2, FIA Formula 3 and Indy Pro 2000 are analysed by the team in the latest episode
The Formula Scout team discuss the action from Spa-Francorchamps, Motegi, Gateway, Imola and beyond
The Formula Scout team discuss all the junior single-seater action from the last weekend, and the driver swaps in F2 and F3
Daniil Kvyat's arch-rival in GP3 tells Formula Scout about his surprise racing return in FREC after years on the sidelines
The Chinese racer talks to Formula Scout after his double win in the Euroformula season opener at the Hungaroring
Josh Suttill, Craig Woollard and Elliot Wood go into the details of the Spanish GP support races
The Formula Scout team reports from home and Gödöllő on the last weekend's junior single-seater action
There was lots of racing, redemption and regional F3 during the British GP weekend, and it's all covered in this bumper episode
The Formula Scout team discuss all the Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 action from the Hungaroring
The team run through the talking points from the paddock, and data trends, in the first two F2 and FIA F3 rounds in Austria
The Formula Scout team discuss the main talking points from the return of F1's support series
The Formula Scout team run through the 2020 Formula 2 grid, and what to expect in this odd season
The Formula Scout teams runs through the 30 drivers contesting the FIA F3 Championship this year
Josh Suttill, Craig Woollard and Elliot Wood scrutinise Codemasters' ranking of the 2019 Formula 2 drivers
Josh Suttill, Craig Woollard and Elliot Wood discuss the latest junior single-seater news
Red Bull junior Jehan Daruvala talks through his career and the test pace that has made him an F2 title favourite for this year
Had motorsport run as usual this year, what would we have seen by May? Formula Scout discusses
Rachel Hillman, Josh Suttill, Craig Woollard and Elliot Wood discuss F1's 2021 driver transfer saga
Super successful junior single-seater team boss Trevor Carlin talks about Carlin and when racing could return
Inaugural Road to Indy eSeries champion Phillippe Denes discusses his racing and Esports career
Josh Suttill, Craig Woollard and Elliot Wood debate the best of the champions in GP2 and Formula 2 from the last decade
Josh Suttill, Craig Woollard and Wood answer readers' questions about junior single-seater racing
Josh Suttill, Craig Woollard and Elliot Wood discuss what Esports is bringing to junior single-seaters during the COVID-19 crisis
Bethonie Waring, Craig Woollard and Elliot Wood discuss COVID-19's immediate and longer term impact on junior single-seaters
Elliot Wood and Craig Woollard make their predictions on who will be top in Indy Lights, Indy Pro 2000 and USF2000. (Apologies for varying audio standard)
Elliot Wood explains what you can expect from the Formula Scout Podcast, and how it ties into Formulascout.com's coverage of news, reports and features from the world of junior single-seater racing
Formula Scout is launching a new podcast in 2020, covering junior single-seater racing from Formula 2 all the way down to Formula 4, and even beyond. Stay tuned for more