Zero Gravity Pit Stops and Donuts on a Skyscraper: Meet The Heritage Dream Team
Oracle Red Bull Racing are famous for the amazing stunts they put on with their retired F1 cars - from Checo driving the RB7 through a Las Vegas casino, to David Coulthard doing donuts on the helipad of a skyscraper - and today we meet the dream team that get to bring these ideas to life!Joining Nic in the Talking Bull studio are Heritage team manager Tony Burrows, No. 1 Mechanic Mark “Crunch” Lenton, and No.2 Mechanic Thibaut Conand to answer questions like “who thinks of all these stunts” and “has a stunt ever come close to going seriously wrong?” (spoiler: no it hasn’t!).The team also reflect on their relationship with the main racing team, from Crunch’s memories of being on lollipop duty as a pit crew member, to how the team share knowledge and skills today so that everyone can get the best performance out of the cars.Plus we take your questions from the Paddock - could an F1 car ever drive upside down? And just how challenging was the zero gravity pit stop stunt to pull off?
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Meet The Sim Racing World Champions: Frederik Rasmussen and Jarno Opmeer
Nic meets legends of Sim Racing Frederik Rasmussen and Jarno Opmeer, who will be Oracle Red Bull Racing’s 2025 Sim team. Nic will find out from current F1 Sim Racing World Champion Frederick how it feels to have won the Championship after so many years with the team, and will hear from two-time World Champion Jarno how it feels to have joined the team at this iconic time.She also delves deeper into the F1 Sim Racing world - finding out about the practicalities of training, prep and kit. What does it take to be a world champion? Just how long do the racers get to prep for each race? And how realistic are the races they run?Plus we take questions from fans from around the world, submitted via Oracle Red Bull Racing’s fan site, The Paddock.
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The Fast and the Curious: Betty Glover and Christian Hewgill
F1 superfans Betty Glover and Christian Hewgill join Nic to talk about their podcast (with Radio 1 breakfast presenter Greg James), The Fast and the Curious.Find out about the early days of their podcast, and how they balance fun and facts when speaking to F1 teams like Oracle Red Bull Racing. Christian and Betty also share their favourite moments interviewing Max and Checo - and reveal what they really think about Max’s dominance in recent years.Plus the team answer your questions - submitted via the Oracle Red Bull Racing fan site The Paddock - including “if you could each pick one role to do on race day at Red Bull Racing, what would it be and why?”
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Award-winning Pit Stops: Calum Nicholas, Jon Caller and Sam Vincent
Nic is joined by 3 members of the Oracle Red Bull Racing pit crew to find out what it takes to win the coveted DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award.Nic is joined by Calum Nicholas, Jon Caller and Sam Vincent from the Oracle Red Bull Racing pit crew to find out what it takes to win the coveted DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award. Just how much practice do they put in off-season, and how do each of them prepare for a pit stop on race day?She’ll also hear how stunts like changing tyres in the dark - or in zero gravity! - can help the team develop their skills, and what it takes to earn a place on this incredible team. Plus the guys will answer your questions - submitted via the Oracle Red Bull Racing fan site, the Paddock.
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Izzy Hammond On Joining The Heritage Team
Our newest recruit to the Heritage team Izzy Hammond talks about her experiences travelling the world on the show car circuit and what it’s like growing up with a famous racing dad.Izzy will recall how she accidentally got the best view of the start of the Silverstone Grand Prix, the pressure of being on fire extinguisher duty during a show car run, and how she discovered her love of F1 - not through her dad, Richard Hammond - but through the Netflix series Drive To Survive.She’ll also reveal the most outrageous and inventive place she’d like to do a show car run, and will answer listener questions from Oracle Red Bull Racing’s fan site, The Paddock.
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