And Away We Go F1 Podcast

And Away We Go F1 Podcast goes beyond the track limits to talk about Formula 1, travel, food and lifestyle of F1 destinations.

Hosted by Dianne Bortoletto a pre-Drive to Survive (D2S) F1 fan, and Monique Ceccato, a post-D2S fan. In each half-hour episode, they recap the race, unpack F1 rumours, hold thought-provoking discussions, interview interesting people, and chat about the lifestyle surrounding the world’s greatest sport, including travel, food and, if Lewis’ outfit warrants it, fashion.

Although they’re separated by 14,000 kilometres—Di in Margaret River in southwest Western Australia and Monique in Norway—F1 brought them close together. Since discovering they both live to hear the words “Lights out and away we go!” they’ve been blowing up each others’ inboxes with facts, opinions, and rumours every race weekend. When messages escalated to long voice memos, the idea for And Away We Go F1 Podcast was born.

As travel writers and food lovers, Di and Mon bring a new perspective to Formula 1, going beyond the track limits to share the places, people and cuisine of each F1 host destination with listeners.

Thanks for listening. Until lights out....

And Away We Go F1 Podcast © 2024 by Dianne Bortoletto & Monique Ceccato is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Host

Monique Ceccato

Like legions of other fans, Monique came into the F1 world post-Drive to Survive. Attracted to the multi-faceted nature of the sport, she loved it all, the racing, the strategy, the rumours and its global appeal. Can you blame a full-time travel journalist and photographer for being sucked into a sport that travels to 24 different destinations every year? Though she might not know what PSI is best for optimum speed but she can talk to her heart’s content about what’s happening on, off, and around the track.

Oddly enough, cooking was a pastime that exponentially increased Monique’s interest in the sport. Each racing weekend, when she’s not travelling for work or the race, she bases Sunday’s dinner around the race destination such as flank steak tacos followed by a cinnamon and chilli chocolate pudding to celebrate the Mexican GP. Born in Bunbury in the south west of Western Australia, Monique moved to Norway in 2023 for love.