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The Official Oracle Red Bull Racing Podcast, brought to you by HP Poly – bringing you exclusive unrivalled access to the Team.

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The Official Oracle Red Bull Racing Podcast, brought to you by HP Poly – bringing you exclusive unrivalled access to the Team.

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English


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Adrian Newey on the new RB17

1/31/2024
Nicola Hume chats to chief technology officer Adrian Newey about the upcoming RB17 hypercar which is coming to a track near you in 2025. The car has been designed by Newey and in this episode he talks all about what inspired him to create it, and how it will be manufactured in conjunction with Red Bull Advanced Technologies. Also, Adrian discusses how purchasers of this limited-run car will become integrated into the team, plus he reveals how he is feeling ahead of February’s RB20 launch.

Duration:00:38:11

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Best of Talking Bull in 2023

1/15/2024
Nicola Hume looks back at some of the best moments from the Talking Bull podcast in 2023, a year where Oracle Red Bull Racing smashed countless records and won both the constructor’s and driver’s world championships. Nicola rounds up her favourite moments from the show, including Max Verstappen and his race engineer GP recalling some of their iconic radio messages and Chief Technology Officer Adrian Newey explaining all about his famous red notebook.

Duration:00:19:31

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Max and Checo look back at the 2023 season

12/20/2023
Nicola Hume is joined by Max Verstappen and Checo Perez for an end of season chat. They share their highlights of 2023, talk about the celebrations after the Las Vegas Grand Prix and also what they plan to do in the winter break before testing gets underway in 2024. Then they answer questions from Talking Bull listeners on a range of topics from whether a driver can tell exactly how long a pit stop is in the car, their favourite christmas traditions and who would win in a go-karting race between all the team principles.

Duration:00:21:28

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Secrets of the lightning quick pit stop crew

12/15/2023
Nicola Hume speaks to sporting Sporting Director Jonathan Wheatley and Senior Engineer Rich Wolverson about the art of the Oracle Red Bull Racing pit stop team. They discuss what it takes to join the pit stop team, and how everyone who travels juggles doing pit stops with other roles in the garage. They also talk about their own respective journeys to their current positions and how they are aiming to reclaim their world record, whilst also prioritising consistency over one-off headline grabbing stops. Also, in our 'Oracle Red Bull Racing in 100 Objects' section, Jonathan and Rich bring an object that symbolises their experience as part of the travelling team. Finally, they take on the HP Poly Challenge, as they have to identify different bits of audio in just 1.82 seconds, the length of the team’s fastest ever pit stop.

Duration:00:44:12

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Max and GP break down their third championship win

11/7/2023
Nicola Hume speaks to three-time World Champion Max Verstappen and his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase about their record-breaking season which saw Max clinch the F1 driver’s championship in Qatar. Max and GP share what its been like to lead so many races from the front, some secrets on their relationship both on-track and off-track and just how their iconic partnership began. Also, in our 'Oracle Red Bull Racing in 100 Objects' section, Max and GP share what it was like to win the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix on Max’s debut in a Red Bull car. Finally, they take on the HP Poly Challenge, as they have to identify the year and race from three of their famous radio exchanges.

Duration:00:37:20

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Checo and Hugh Bird on the driver and race engineer dynamic

10/3/2023
Nicola Hume speaks to Mexican driver Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez and his current race engineer Hugh Bird all about their working relationship . They discuss about how they were initially paired together and why they work well together. They look back at how they’ve dealt with certain challenging moments during the season and they also share what each of them likes to do to relax off-track. Also, in our 'Oracle Red Bull Racing in 100 Objects' section, both Hugh and Checo have brought with them an item that is significant to them. They also answer tons of questions submitted via the @HPPoly socials and finally, Hugh and Checo work together to identify different F1 circuits in the HP Poly Challenge.

Duration:00:41:32

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Daniel Ricciardo and Simon Rennie: moments, Monaco and motivation

9/5/2023
Nicola Hume speaks to Daniel Ricciardo and his former race engineer Simon Rennie all about their favourite memories of working together at Oracle Red Bull Racing. Simon, in his new role as a group leader of simulation engineering, talks about working with Daniel again in the sim and how his confidence picked back up after a tough few years on the grid. Daniel and Simon share their thoughts on what a great driver and engineer combination should feel like and Daniel discusses what it’s been like to work with Max and Checo, plus the ups and downs of being an F1 driver. Also, in our 'Oracle Red Bull Racing in 100 Objects' section, they discuss Daniel’s famous 2018 win in Monaco, and the issues with the car that nearly cost him that famous win in the principality. They also answer tons of questions from listeners, plus take on the HP Poly Challenge at the very end.

Duration:00:51:12

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Ben Waterhouse and Craig Skinner: the secrets behind the Team’s performance and design

7/25/2023
Nicola Hume speaks to Head of Performance Engineering, Ben Waterhouse and Chief Designer, Craig Skinner on The Official Oracle Red Bull Racing Podcast, brought to you by HP Poly – delivering exclusive unrivalled access to the Team. In this episode, Ben and Craig lift the lid on how they work everyday to improve the Team’s performance. They share what life is like in Milton Keynes, and the subtle differences between what the performance team do and what the design team do. Also, they each bring an item to enter in our 'Oracle Red Bull Racing in 100 Objects' hall of fame, they answer a stack of your fan questions, plus we have a little game for them courtesy of HP Poly.

Duration:00:39:55

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Hannah Schmitz, Ana Groom and Rosanne Elvin: Strategy, aerodynamics, terrain and life at the Team

6/20/2023
Nicola Hume speaks to three women from very different parts of the Team on The Official Oracle Red Bull Racing Podcast, brought to you by HP Poly – delivering exclusive unrivalled access to the Team. To coincide with International Women in Engineering Day On this month's episode, we speak to Principal Strategy Engineer, Hannah Schmitz, Aerodynamics Engineer, Ana Groom and Simulator Terrain Modeller, Rosanne Elvin. They share what each of their roles entail and how they first managed to get a job on the Team. Also, they each bring an item to enter in our 'Oracle Red Bull Racing in 100 Objects' hall of fame, they answer a stack of your fan questions, plus we have a little game at the end to put them through their paces.

Duration:00:42:40

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Adrian Newey: Designing the RB19

5/23/2023
Our host Nicola Hume speaks to Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey on The Official Oracle Red Bull Racing Podcast, brought to you by HP Poly – delivering exclusive and unrivalled access to the team. In this month's episode, we’re discussing the RB19. Adrian reveals how the car's performance has exceeded his expectations and why the design for it started years ago. Adrian also talks about his journey into F1, and how Christian Horner persuaded him to join the team in 2006. Adrian also chooses another item to go in our 'Oracle Red Bull Racing in 100 Objects' hall of fame, he answers a load of your fan questions, plus we quiz him on whether he can guess the RB car by just listening to the engine sound.

Duration:00:39:07

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Christian Horner explains Oracle Red Bull Racing’s flying start to the 2023 season

4/25/2023
CEO & Team Principal Christian Horner joins our host Nicola Hume to chat about Oracle Red Bull Racing’s flying start to the 2023 season. Christian reveals who he thinks will be their biggest contenders this year, why he brought Daniel Ricciardo back as third driver and he tells the story of how he became an F1 Team Principal at the age of just 31. Christian also chooses the first item to go in our new 'Oracle Red Bull Racing in 100 Objects' hall of fame, he answers a load of your fan questions, plus he's quizzed on his knowledge of iconic radio messages over the years.

Duration:00:36:43

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Introducing a brand-new season of Talking Bull from Oracle Red Bull Racing

4/24/2023
Welcome back to a brand-new season of the official Oracle Red Bull Racing Podcast, Talking Bull, brought to you by HP Poly. Each month throughout the season, our host, Nicola Hume, will be discussing everything Oracle Red Bull Racing, digging deeper into The Team than ever before. All recorded from the heart of Oracle Red Bull Racing HQ in Milton Keynes. You’ll be hearing from The Drivers, The Team bosses and those working behind the scenes in Milton Keynes, building the cars and keeping The Team moving throughout the season. Have a question for The Team? Submit your questions via The Paddock and we might answer it in the next episode. You can also watch Talking Bull in full for first time on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/redbullracing

Duration:00:01:18

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Christian and Adrian: The Making of World Champions

12/23/2022
The 2022 Formula 1 season has been one for the history books. We’ve had soaring highs, winning 17 races on our way to clinching both championships, and some crushing lows with the loss of our much-loved founder Dietrich Mateschitz. On this episode of Talking Bull, we speak with Christian Horner and Adrian Newey to discover what it takes to become World Champions. We hear about the history of the team, what makes a great driver pairing and who would win in a race between them.

Duration:00:36:50

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Bulls in Baku

6/12/2022
On this edition of Talking Bull from Baku in Azerbaijan, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez interview each other once again! Find out what they like about champagne showers, the swimming pool in Monaco and hear the highlights of their seasons so far! Plus, they answer questions from some members of our loyalty scheme, the Paddock! Enter a world of unique experiences and incredible rewards – join now at https://win.gs/ThePaddock

Duration:00:22:48

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Max and Checo Speak 'Strayan

4/9/2022
After a two-year absence Formula One is back in Australia! Since our last run here, we have a new car, a new engine, and a brand-new driver in the shape of Sergio Perez. In this episode, hear both Max and Checo ask each other the big questions... How the season is going so far, what they like about Albert Park… and they test their 'Strayan slang!!!

Duration:00:13:03

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2022 Season Opener

3/15/2022
We’re days away from the start of a new era of Formula One, as we prepare for the 2022 season opener in Bahrain. So, we asked Red Bull Junior Driver Juri Vips to sit down with reigning World Champion Max Verstappen and teammate Sergio Perez to ask them all the hard hitting questions ahead of the new season.

Duration:00:26:59

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World Champion Special

12/23/2021
On the final episode of Talking Bull in 2021 we’re going out on a high as we celebrate Max Verstappen’s 2021 Formula One World Championship. We chat with the Dutchman following his winning welcome return to the Red Bull Technology Campus, as well as having some exclusive questions from our Red Bull Racing Paddock fans answered by Max himself. Also, we speak with Christian Horner and discuss his and the teams fifth Drivers’ World Championship.

Duration:00:15:30

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21 Down, One To Go

12/7/2021
On this edition of Talking Bull, we take a look back at the 2021 season so far. We catch up with Drivers’ Championship leader, Max Verstappen, who tells us about his standout moments of the campaign. Plus, Christian and Checo sit down together and discuss all the highs and lows of the year, while answering questions from our dedicated fan area, The Paddock.

Duration:00:21:56

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Vamos Checo

11/3/2021
On this episode of Talking Bull, it’s all about our Mexican marvel Sergio Perez! We talk all about his home race, his season so far plus he answers your questions

Duration:00:18:35

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Slip Streaming with Alex Albon and Liam Lawson

10/12/2021
On this episode of Talking Bull we chat to Alex Albon and Liam Lawson about their seasons so far and hear what they’ve been up to in the world of motorsport and their latest Esports streaming antics. We also speak to Red Bull Racing Esports’ Sebastian Job as he gets ready for the start of the 2021 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship.

Duration:00:51:39