Gareth Jones On Speed
Summary: THE podcast for petrol-heads, by Gareth Jones (of ITV1's Speed Sunday & How2, and A1GP pit lane reporter), his car-mad uber-geek mate Zog, Alex Goy (Road And Track, Carfection, GQ) and Aussie sports journalist Sarah Leach. On Speed covers everything on 4 wheels, from Audi to BMW; Ferrari to Williams; Renault to McLaren; Ford to Porsche; Alfa to Mercedes; VW to Jaguar; classic cars; concept cars; road cars; race cars. There's every kind of motorsport Formula One, WRC, Le Mans, F2, Indy Car, and drivers, from Damon Hill and Ayrton Senna to Schumacher, Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button and Max Verstappen. Where else can you find auto racing, motors, F1, rally, motor sport, road cars, comedy, news comment, Formula 1, songs and games all in the same place, served up with a wry grin?
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Podcasts:
#254 Formula E. Part 2 of our coverage of the first London ePrix. Gareth gridwalks with Alejandro Agag, Bruno Senna, Nicolas Prost and Nelson Piquet Jr. Plus in the grandstands with fans to witness the sounds and spectacle of Formula E at race pace.
#253 Formula E. Part 1 of our exclusive coverage of the first London ePrix. The sound and speed of FE cars, is it enough? Gareth interviews Alex Fontana, and his boss Jarno Trulli and catches up with his old A1GP buddies Salvador Duran and Karun Chandhok.
#252 Le Mans 24 Hours Pt2: Trackside with Stevie Sackin for the final 4 hours as the drama of the final laps plays out. A sponsorship idea for the Corvette, what will Toyota do next? Plus, what’s wrong with the ACO’s timing app and class naming system?
#251 Le Mans 24 Hours Pt1: We race to Le Mans, by train, tram, by road through traffic and on foot. The new cars, and the race start. Sniff Petrol on the Ipswich 24 Hours and the Audi Hotel. Trackside with X-Car’s Alex Goy, and stunning audio of the cars.
#250 The Canadian Grand Prix, business as usual? We look forward to the Le Mans 24 Hours. Gaming and driving, closer than ever? Sniff Petrol on Alain Prost’s peanut butter the ACO and Honda. New music: Fake Bit Polytechnic perform "Drive To The Horizon".
#249 Cars that get better with age. We pick cars that look better now than when they first appeared. Sniff Petrol on Wolf and Lauda making jokes, Giugiaro’s catchphrase and SsangYong’s great plan. Plus Richard struggles with clichés in the new Mondeo.
#248 The Spanish GP. Overtaking, McLaren’s brake failure and new paint, an ill wind at Lotus. Sniff Petrol on counselling for Jenson and Alonso and Christian Horner’s hire car. All about fuel flow. Plus new On Speed Music “Kanye East” performs Woah Lewis.
Video#41 Trailer for the Gareth Jones On Speed 10th Anniversary.
#247 The Bahrain Grand Prix. The Ferrari resurgence continues, what’s Maurizio Arrivabene’s story? Women in motorsport and Junior Formula One, is this the future of F1? Plus Sniff Petrol on Jenson Button and women mini-cab drivers.
#246 On being a car person. Supermarket trolley handling. The World Land Speed Record for tanks. The death of Chrysler in the UK. Sniff Petrol on grid girls and IndyCar. Plus new On Speed music: The Walking Heads perform “Going To Stay Awake All Night”.
Video#40 Gareth drives the oddball Citroën Cactus around in the mud, rain and sunshine of Shropshire.
#245 The Australian Grand Prix. Who did the best job, was it Arnie? Who’s the biggest baby in F1? Engine tokens and Renault employing a rock band. Sniff Petrol on Alonso’s recovery and Manor’s engine struggles. Plus new On Speed music: F1’s back 2015.
#244 2015 F1 Season Preview with the Sky Sports F1 Team. Gareth chats with Damon Hill, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham, Martin Brundle, Johnny Herbert and David Croft about the F1 season that is about to begin, and their part in covering it.
#243 Car paint, the Alfa 4C and low speed collisions. What next for car paint technology? Richard drives a real driver’s car, and we all compare notes on city dings. Plus Sniff Petrol on Manor F1, Alonso’s recent crash and badly driven Vauxhalls.
#242 F1 testing. Innovations on the new cars in Barcelona. How nuts is the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo, and will it work? No sponsor and little running, are McLaren-Honda in trouble? Plus Sniff Petrol on Lewis’s love life, Alonso’s disappointment, and flywheels.