Not Just A Matter Of Life Or Death

About Not Just A Matter Of Life Or Death

2 Soft Compounds is a weekly Formula 1 podcast hosted by UK radio broadcaster and lifelong F1 fan, Rick Houghton, alongside Australian motorsport journalist, Damien Reid. With sharp, unfiltered takes and insider perspective, each episode breaks down the stories, strategy and drama behind the world’s fastest sport.

Publisher

Poddworx Dubai

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Nov 2023

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

68 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Singapore GP: Verstappen Back On The Top Step

   Formula One can sell you a world of total precision, but Singapore reminded us how messy the reality still is! On this week’s 2 Soft Compounds, hosts Rick Houghton and Damien Reid dig into a Singapore weekend full of contradictions. Max Verstappen looks untouchable and finally cracks a circuit that’s always resisted him. The guys also react to the breaking news that F1 is heading back to Africa with a long term Rwanda Grand Prix, and ask the bigger question: does a new race and the promise o...

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Bahrain GP - Sepangs Safety Chaos

   Sepang aka the Bahrain GP finally gave us the wet race we've begged for all year, and the FIA managed to turn it into farce. On this week's 2 Soft Compounds, hosts Rick Houghton and Damien Reid tip their hats to Bahrain's crew for a proper event on the road, then get stuck into the jaw dropper: race control remotely cutting power from 350kW to 250, stalling the formation lap as turbos died and Ferraris ground to a halt. A pointless delay, a stranded safety car, a red flag nobody knew how to ...

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Azerbaijan GP: Baku's Big Nothing

   Baku promised the usual chaos, safety cars and sudden twists, but in the end delivered long stretches of nothing much at all! On this week's 2 Soft Compounds, hosts Rick Houghton and Damien Reid unpack how a circuit this unpredictable became a slow moving train, and why it isn't just down to driver caution. The guys start with the standouts: George Russell's most complete weekend yet and Hadjar's level headed, team first return that still lands a huge Red Bull result. Plus Norris' post...

Who has been a guest on Not Just A Matter Of Life Or Death

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Damien Reed
• Damien Reid
• F1 analysts
• Jad Malek
• Damian Reid

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

135,756

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

59

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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