Vettel Announces Retirement From F1

James and Luke go through everything that happened this F1 season - the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Lando's championship win, Verstappen's best season yet, and their rookie of the year! 

Luke and James review the season finale in Abu Dhabi - where Lando Norris grabbed the drivers championship! They chat about his emotional F1 journey, what's in store for 2026, and they reflect on the ground effect era as it comes to a close. 

This week James and Luke break down all the drama from the Qatar Grand Prix - from strategy shocks and standout drives to the biggest winners, losers, and championship implications heading into the final stretch of the season. They then turn their attention to Yas Marina for a pr ... Show More

Alex Kalinauckas and Kevin Turner join Martyn Lee to talk about yesterday's shock retirement announcement from Sebastian Vettel. We discuss why he chose now to call it a day, and what role Aston Martin's current performance played, if at all. We also talk about who might replace ... Show More

<p>Welcome back to Going Purple, the Formula 1 podcast welcome and open to everyone interested in Formula 1. Today we sit down and talk all about the news that Sebastian Vettel is retiring from F1, as well as finally debriefing on the British GP, and sharing all the BTS from my P ... Show More

With Ferrari formally announcing that Sebastian Vettel will leave the team at the end of the 2020 Formula 1 season, Alex, Luke, Jess and Codders react to the "joint decision". What do we think Vettel will do next? Who do we think could replace Vettel at Ferrari? And what domino e ... Show More

Since Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement the driver market has moved at breakneck pace. Fernando Alonso was confirmed for a place at Aston Martin in 2023, which should have opened the door for an Alpine race seat for Formula 2 champ Oscar Piastri. However a bizarre set of ... Show More

We're back for another week of F1-based antics! This week the boys discuss whether this will be Sebastian Vettel's last year in the sport, talk about Zak Brown's recent comments and play F1: Pump The Brakes...JOIN our Discord: https://discord.gg/dQJdu2SbAmSUPPORT our Patreon: htt ... Show More

F1 2022 is over! Whilst Abu Dhabi wasn't the nailbiter we saw last year, there were still battles to be decided in the drivers and teams championships.    This weekend Sebastian Vettel ended his 299-race career with a celebration from everyone in the paddock, including a track ru ... Show More

Well, seemingly the worst kept secret in F1 is out: Sergio Perez will not race for Red Bull next season.Why did it take so long to make the decision? What next for Checo? And who's going to replace him? Join us for our reaction! Sign up to our Patreon here! You'll get access to b ... Show More

It is official: Esteban Ocon and Alpine will part ways at the end of season. But where will he go next? We rank the various possibilities! You can sign up to our Patreon here! You'll get access to exclusive episodes you won't hear anywhere else, every P1 episode ad-free, full dri ... Show More