Formula For Success

Oct 02 2024 866
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Formula 1 royalty David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan share their forthright opinions on life inside and outside the paddock. Join every week for a unique take on sport, business, media and motor sport with DC and EJ shooting straight from the hip. Full of insight, analysis and life lessons with two of sport’s great storytellers, and plenty of special guests along the way.

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Executive Production by Whisper & New Strange

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RB ousts Daniel Ricciardo for Liam Lawson

Oct 02 2024 30 mins  
What’s next for Daniel Ricciardo? Did he deserve a more fitting farewell? Is Liam Lawson ready to take the leap into a full-time F1 seat? DC is without EJ this week, as he's fully embracing the F1 mini-break and putting that Aston Martin money to good use! To keep things lively, DC has invited a familiar voice that every F1 fan will recognise: none other than F1’s lead com

Fixing Ferrari & 2024 Season Recap

Sep 25 2024 40 mins  
How has McLaren overtaken Red Bull this season? What does Ferrari need to do to challenge McLaren? Why are Red Bull struggling to find pace? Former Ferrari, Williams, Jordan Grand Prix engineer, Rob Smedley, returns to FFS to catch up with DC and EJ. Rob believes that Lewis Hamilton's resurgence this season will carry into 2025, positioning Ferrari to challenge McLaren and Red

Baku Drama & Eddie's Inside Scoop on the Newey Deal

Sep 18 2024 39 mins  
Is Piastri the biggest threat to Verstappen’s world title bid? Who was at fault when Sainz and Checo collided on the penultimate lap? How do Red Bull regain their early season form?DC and EJ review the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where Oscar Piastri claimed his second GP win after his superb race-winning overtake against Charles Leclerc.In December 2023, Adrian Newey shared on FFS tha

Adrian Newey rejects Ferrari for Aston Martin & Mark Webber’s Melbourne Miracle

Sep 11 2024 33 mins  
Why did Adrian Newey choose Aston Martin over Ferrari? How long will it take Aston Martin to go from pretenders to contenders? What parallels can be drawn between Aston Martin now and Red Bull when Newey joined them in 2006? EJ shares exclusive insights into Adrian Newey's major move to Aston Martin in 2025.Plus, Mark Webber returns to join DC and EJ for a trip down memory lan

Mark Webber: Managing Piastri & what went on with McLaren in Monza (Part 1)

Sep 04 2024 36 mins  
Who is McLaren’s number 1 driver? Is this the end of Red Bull and Verstappen’s dominance? Why are Ferrari so inconsistent? DC, EJ and Mark Webber break down last weekend’s extraordinary Grand Prix in Monza, where Ferrari claimed their first home win since 2019…. thanks to Charles Leclerc’s one-stop gamble. Plus, Webber, who is now managing Oscar Piastri, reveals

Are McLaren set to dominate F1? Newey to Alpine?

Aug 28 2024 39 mins  
Did Lando's win in Zandvoort signal the start of a new era of McLaren dominance in F1? What did Flavio Briatore discuss with Eddie after his recent appearance on the podcast?DC and EJ discuss all things happening in F1 coming off the summer break and look ahead to this weekend's Italian Grand Prix.Anchors, you can now join the FFS! Club for ad-free listening, bonus episodes and mor

Predicting the future

Aug 21 2024 28 mins  
What will the 2026 regulations mean for F1? Which team will Max Verstappen be driving for by then? And will DC finally get Eddie to say where Adrian Newey is going?F1 is back after the summer break but DC & EJ are looking way beyond Zandvoort. They put Eddie's powers of prediction to good use by revealing what the future holds for F1 and some of its key drivers & teams. Spo

Flavio Briatore: The future of Alpine & Fernando Alonso (Part 2)

Aug 14 2024 23 mins  
Why has Flavio returned to F1 with Alpine? What are his goals for the team? What are the secrets of his 20+ year ‘marriage’ to Fernando Alonso?The flamboyant Flavio Briatore is back to discuss all this and more with Eddie, while DC continues to battle his dodgy internet connection.This episode was recorded at the end of July.Anchors, you can now join the FFS! Club for ad-free l

Flavio Briatore: Schumacher, Verstappen & bringing entertainment to F1 (Part 1)

Aug 07 2024 22 mins  
How did a ‘t-shirt salesman’ who’d never watched an F1 race, become one of its most successful team principals?Flavio Briatore is this week’s guest on FFS! to tell the story of his remarkable, and often controversial, career in the paddock.If you’d like to hear the second episode NOW, it’s already available to FFS! Club members. Sign up at https://ffs.supportingcas

George Russell disqualified!

Jul 31 2024 24 mins  
“It’s a shocking situation…”EJ and DC are back with their reactions to last weekend’s race in Spa and the post-race disqualification of George Russell. Plus they discuss whether we’ll really see a title race this year and Eddie has doubts about whether Audi will be a success in F1.Anchors, you can now join the FFS! Club for ad-free listening, bonus episodes and more!Get