Louis Foster is Britain's newest IndyCar Series star, having announced earlier this week he will make his debut with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in 2025. It marks the latest chapter in a stunning rise through the ranks for Foster, having won the IndyNXT title this year, in addition to his Indy Pro 2000 title, plus race wins in the Euroformula Op…

Tom Brooks is a motorsport commentator, recognisable to audiences worldwide as the voice of both the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship on TNT Sports, and the iconic Gran Turismo driving simulator. Is this conversation with host, Damian Meaden, Tom discusses his career, from humble beginnings in hospital radio to calling the shots on the the top-…

Red Bull junior Ollie Goethe was readying himself for the finale of a promising season in FIA Formula 3, when a chain reaction of events set in motion by Franco Colapinto’s promotion to Formula 1 found him lining up at Monza for his FIA Formula 2 debut. It marked the latest chapter in a steady rise through the ranks for the 19-year-old, and he join…

Could you uproot your entire life and move 11,000 miles across the world to pursue a dream in motorsport? Louis Sharp did, and the New Zealand native is now just two events away from securing the GB3 Championship title, having won British Formula 4 in 2023. "In this wide-ranging chat with host Damian Meaden, Louis gives a fascinating insight into t…

Argentina has been without a full time Formula 1 driver in over two decades - until now! In conversation with host, Damian Meaden, the newest member of the F1 grid, Franco Colapinto, talks growing up fast and moving to Europe, his rise through the single-seater ranks to an FP1 appearance in F1 at the 2024 British Grand Prix, which has led to a seat…

Dan Cammish is, arguably, one of the most decorated drivers competing at the top of national motorsport today. His early years were plagued with budgetary difficulties, but Cammish still managed a dominant year in Formula Ford - 24 wins from 24 starts - and two Porsche Carrera Cup GB titles before graduating to the BTCC. In 2019, in just his second…

Motorsport Mentality is back for the 2024 season, and kicking things off is Alpine WEC racer Ferdinand Habsburg, as he prepares for his first-year racing in the top-tier Hypercar category. In this conversation with Damian Meaden, Ferdinand – a descendant of one of Europe’s most significant and renowned dynasties and one of the sport’s great persona…

Motorsport Mentality ushers in the festive break with a special episode, featuring the new Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award winner, Joseph Loake. Joseph joins host Damian Meaden to discuss his formative years in Formula 4 and GB3, to give a unique insight into the mind of a driver making his way through the single-seater ranks, and to reflect on a…

Katy Fairman's story begins one school summer holiday when, out of boredom, she decided to set up her first blog about Formula 1. Fast forward a decade, and she's one of the UK's most in-demand freelancers, internet personalities and host of Small Torque, which ranks among the nation's favourite motorsport podcasts. But it hasn't all been plain sai…

This week on Motorsport Mentality, host Damian Meaden heads into the nerve centre of SRO Motorsports Group, the largest organiser of GT racing worldwide, for a very special conversation. Abi Hay started out in motorsport a decade ago, and now works as a Race Director, Series Manager, official and, now, in a key strategic role for SRO in Australia. …

PR and communications is a demanding and fast-paced industry, and perhaps no more so than in motor racing. So, how do you put brands in pole position? Today, we're tapping into the experience and advice of Rebecca Jones, who in her time has represented brands including Aston Martin, BMW, Bentley and, now, the iconic Penske team out in the States. F…

Very rarely is life a straightforward path, and Alice Powell knows that better than most. After the keen bit of finances put a promising single seater career on pause, Alice went to working for her family business as a plumber. But the introduction of W Series in 2019 breathed new life into Alice’s racing career, and she went on to become one of th…

Aron Taylor-Smith is best-known as a star of the British Touring Car Championship. He’s a race winner, a team leader, an inspiration on-track, and no stranger to new challenges. But there’s one challenge Aron never expected to face. Running parallel with Aron’s touring car career is his marriage to wife, Lauren (she’s the Taylor bit!). Both arrived…

How do you build up one of the UK's most prestigious single seater championships, all whilst battling a life-threatening illness? Today on Motorsport Mentality, we have that conversation with Eve Lake-Grange, the British F4 Championship Manager. This is her story.Kirjoittanut Meaden PR / Cre8media Ltd

In this edition of Motorsport Mentality, three-time British Touring Car Champion Matt Neal guests alongside host, Damian Meaden. This candid chat delves into Matt's performance psychology as a competitor, his transition to team management after hanging up his helmet and - you guessed it - his infamous rivalry with Jason Plato. That, plus never-hear…

In this first-ever episode of Motorsport Mentality, we welcome broadcaster, journalist and media trainer Louise Goodman to the podcast. Louise joins host Damian Meaden to discuss life in Formula 1, the origins - and evolution - of her career as one of the UK's most recognisable faces on television, and her work with Girls on Track UK to increase fe…