The Autosport Retro Podcast

About The Autosport Retro Podcast

Hosted by Autosport’s Kevin Turner, Autosport Retro recounts some of motorsport’s greatest stories. Legendary drivers, cars, teams and races feature, plus special guests give their opinions, insights and experiences. The My Favourite F1 Season series currently selects some of the greatest campaigns as we celebrate 75 years of the drivers’ world championship.

Publisher

The Autosport Retro Podcast

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Mar 2025

Latest episode

18 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Jul 2025

   My Favourite F1 Season - The Honourable Mentions

   Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner discusses Formula 1 seasons that almost made the cut with Gary Watkins and Stuart Codling, exploring memorable moments and what defines a great season in this interview episode.

2. 

   11 Jul 2025

   My Favourite F1 Season - Damien Smith's 1986

   Former Editor-In-Chief Damien Smith tells Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner about the thrilling 1986 Formula 1 season, highlighting the intense title fight and the rise of Ayrton Senna in this interview.

3. 

   4 Jul 2025

   My Favourite F1 Season - Haydn Cobb's 2012

   Autosport.com Editor Haydn Cobb discusses the thrilling 2012 Formula 1 season with Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner, highlighting the intense title fight between Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel in this interview.

4. 

   27 Jun 2025

   My Favourite F1 Season - Jake Boxall-Legge's 1999

   Autosport F1 and Tech Editor Jake Boxall-Legge discusses the chaotic 1999 F1 season with Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner, highlighting Mika Hakkinen's narrow championship win and the political shifts at Ferrari in this interview.

5. 

   20 Jun 2025

   My Favourite F1 Season - Gary Watkins' 1983

   Sportscar correspondent Gary Watkins discusses the 1983 Formula 1 season with Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner, highlighting the intense battle between engine technologies and drivers in this interview.

6. 

   13 Jun 2025

   My Favourite F1 Season - Stuart Codling's 1976

   Journalist Stuart Codling discusses the dramatic 1976 Formula 1 season, highlighting the intense rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt, including the infamous Nurburgring accident, in this interview with Kevin Turner.

7. 

   6 Jun 2025

   My Favourite F1 Season - Maurice Hamilton's 2007

   Journalist Maurice Hamilton discusses the 2007 Formula 1 season, marked by the "Spygate" scandal and Lewis Hamilton's debut, in an interview with Kevin Turner.

8. 

   30 May 2025

   My Favourite F1 Season - James Allen's 1993

   Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner interviews President of Autosport Business and F1 James Allen about the behind-the-scenes politics that shaped the 1993 Formula 1 season, including retirements and driver changes.

9. 

   24 May 2025

   My Favourite F1 Season - Marcus Simmons' 1977

   Autosport Deputy Editor Marcus Simmons discusses the 1977 Formula One season with Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner, highlighting Niki Lauda's championship win and Renault's turbocharger debut in this interview.

10. 

    16 May 2025

    My Favourite F1 Season - Karun Chandhok's 1997

    In the first of a brand new series on the Autosport Retro Podcast channel, Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner sits down with journalists, broadcasters and friends of the show to discuss what they think is their favourite F1 season of all-time. On Episode 1, we have former F1 driver, turned historic racer and broadcaster, Karun Chandhok and his favourite season - 1997. It was a season likely to be most remembered with one of F1's most intense rivalries as Ferrari's Michael Schumacher went head to head with Williams' Jacques Villeneuve. The season-defining crash at Jerez and the incredible triple tie in qualifying is mentioned, as well as some of the under-appreciated stories of the season, such as a preview to Mika Hakkinen's future success, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen replacing Damon Hill at Williams.

11. 

    27 Apr 2025

    The Tigeress Of Turin's Golden Anniversary

    At the time of release, April 27th marks the 50th Anniversary of Lella Lombardi's sixth place finish at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix at Montjuïc, Barcelona. To this day, it still remains the last time a woman scored a point in an F1 race. To mark the occasion, Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner sits down with Jon Saltinstall, author of the upcoming biography "Lella Lombardi: The Tigress of Turin" for a retrospective on her career. It's a wide-ranging podcast that includes how Lella got to F1 inspite of poltiical challenges, of course, the 1975 GP itself, and how her experience as truck driver shaped her life on and off the track. For more information on the upcoming release of the biography, check out Douglas Loveridge Publications on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/automobiliaauctions/?locale=en_GB (https://www.facebook.com/automobiliaauctions/?locale=en_GB)

12. 

    20 Mar 2025

    Secrets And History Of The Williams F1 Legend (Supercut Edition)

    Dre Harrison introduces the first episode of the new Autosport Retro Podcast channel, and to kick things off, we're giving you a Supercut version of our "Secrets And History Of The Williams F1 Legend" from December 2024, so if you missed it on the Autosport F1 feed, here's a second chance to listen to the series in full. That's nearly four hours of audio, covering nearly 50 years of the history of the brand, between Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner, former F1 Driver, Motorsport broadcaster and Williams Heritage driver Karun Chandhok, and key member of the team, Jonathan Williams. If you need some help navigating, here's the timestamp of the story: 1:07 - Episode 1: "The Green And White Era" 39:16 - Episode 2: "The Boom Period" 1:29:31 - Episode 3: "The Period of Dominance" 2:45:34 - Episode 4: "2000's To The Modern Day" Thank you very much for listening, and we’ll be back with more Podcasts, very soon!

13. 

    4 Mar 2025

    Welcome to the Autosport Retro Podcast!

    Hi everyone, and welcome to the Autosport Re Podcast! We’ve heard some of your feedback in regards to our original Podcast feed, and with that in mind, we’re letting you know that we’re splitting up our content going forward. There are three new places for you to listen to all of our audio content as part of the Motorsport Network family! We also have the Autosport Retro Podcast! As Autosport crosses its 75th anniversary as a publication, what better way to celebrate our rich history than a trip through the archives? On Retro we recount some of the greatest stories in Motorsport, from drivers, teams, cars, brands and more, and include sitdown interviews with key figures across Motorsport history. If you want more of the Global Motorsport scene, subscribe to our new feed right here, Autosport Racing, featuring analysis, news and reviews from the World Endurance Championship, the British Touring Car Championship, and more! Right here, will be our new Autosport National Podcast! Hosted by Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner and National Reporter Stephen Lickorish, the Autosport National Podcast will feature rankings, opinions, the latest news and exclusive interviews from the beating heart of the domestic scene, including British GT, Rallying, Hill Climb and the grassroots of domestic Motorsport. There's also the Autosport F1 Podcast, stay right here exclusively for all of our F1 content. News, previews and reviews, and weekly fan Q+A sessions from our world-leading journalists in our studios in London and directly from the paddock. Don’t forget, we also have the James Allen on F1 Podcast, with the award-winning broadcaster and journalist combining business analysis and F1 journalism, with in-depth sit-down interviews with some of the sports' biggest names, like Zak Brown, James Vowles and Fred Vasseur. And finally, bikes are back at the Motorsport Network - Tank Slappers will be returning with Oriol Puigdemont, Ben Hunt, and a new lead host… me. Hey, they can’t all be winners! But we’ll be giving you weekly podcasts on everything MotoGP as Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia go head-to-head for the 2025 World Championship! All of these shows will be available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and everywhere else where Podcasts are available! Thank you so much for listening, and for your ongoing support!

Who has been a guest on The Autosport Retro Podcast

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

• Gary Watkins
• Stuart Codling
• Damien Smith
• Haydn Cobb
• Jake Boxall-Legge

Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100

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15

Social presence

0

YouTube

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Engagement

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