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 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
Episodes
43 episodes
Ep43: Mamma mia... Monza was quite the race!
We thought last week's DNF at the Dutch Grand Prix was quite the talking point, but it seems it was just the warm-up for this week. Yet again, we've got plenty of Maclaren happenings to talk about. But that gossip isn't to be outdone by Stefano...
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Episode 43
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41:27
Ep42: Flags, Failures and Firsts, the Dutch Grand Prix has changed the game
The Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort certainly delivered a thrilling race. As Monique describes it, flags, failures and firsts. From the high of all highs seeing Oscar Piastri extend his lead of the F1 World Drivers Championship, to the low of low...
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Episode 42
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34:27
Ep41: Talking multi-generational fandom, AI in F1, and about George Russell's manners with Greg Rust
Greg Rust—better known as Rusty of Rusty's Garage and Australian Grand Prix racetrack commentary fame—has plenty of stories to tell. He regales Di and Mon with tales of getting to know the 'real' Liam Lawson, interviewing Mark Webber right befo...
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Episode 41
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41:24
Ep40: Spotto - F1 drivers on summer holidays
Did you spot any F1 drivers on summer holidays? Di and Mon have cyber stalked all the F1 accounts to see how the drivers are spending their time off. Sardinia comes out as the top destination for F1 drivers. Di shares some of her Sardinian insi...
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Episode 40
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38:07
Ep 39: The app you need when watching F1: Formula Live Pulse
What tyre did Hamilton change to in the pitstop? Has Leclerc pitted yet? Who was fastest in the middle sector? What is Norris’ engineer saying to him? What’s the interval between Piastri and Verstappen? You can have all the data at your fingert...
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Episode 39
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40:15
Ep 38: Hungarian F1 Grand Prix dishes up the unexpected
Anything but predictable, the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix was full of surprises (even for a certain Ferrari driver!) and unexpected results. Ferrari’s first pole of the season, two Aston Martins qualifying in the top ten ahead of Max Verstap...
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Episode 38
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33:36
Ep 37: A wet Belgian Grand Prix and an Aussie winner
In Di's own words: "The Belgian Grand Prix was exciting, then a fizzer". What could have been an action-packed wet race was mighty mundane after the first ten or so laps, with just one driver daring to try a different strategy. But, Belgium (th...
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Episode 37
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34:00
Ep36: F1, FIA and Motorsports PR - Alexandra Schieren
Since accidentally starting a career in motorsport, Alexandra Schieren has clocked up 25+ years’ experience that includes single-seater racing to being the FIA Formula 1 Press Delegate, working for race promoters, and drivers and in many differ...
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Episode 36
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40:49
Ep35: Horner sacked and F1 the Movie review
Huge news in Formula 1 this week with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner sacked with immediate effect. Over the last few days, we’ve read the news and the speculation continues. Did IT happen again? Did Max give an ultimatum? Is next year’s po...
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Episode 35
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31:57
Ep34: British F1 Grand Prix, Hectic AF, history made and a harsh penalty for Oscar Piastri
The Formula 1 British Grand Prix did not disappoint. Wind, rain, sunshine and rain again, and again, brought the safety car out more times than changes to Red Bull’s second seat. The best story of the weekend was Nico Hulkenberg’s first podium ...
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Episode 34
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39:24
Ep33: Austria F1 Grand Prix, the McLaren Fight and first thoughts on F1 the movie
Flying solo this week, Di recaps all the action from Spielberg at the Austrian Grand Prix. While Monique is living her best travel writer life on board a cruise in Svalbard seeing polar bears and kayaking through icebergs, Di revelled in the th...
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Episode 33
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25:55
Ep32: It's F1 fashion, darling (and some movie and team principle talk)
After missing in action last week, Di is back on deck to tackle all of the important topics with Mon, like how difficult watching the F1 in another language is, the best and worst dressed drivers at the F1 Movie premiere, and the re-signing of ...
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Episode 32
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28:52
Ep31: The Canadian Grand Prix, minus one familiar voice...
While Dianne is away, the internet doesn't want to play, so Monique is holding down the fort and hosting this episode solo. Unfortunately, there's no banter between friends, and no poking fun at Di for having to watch the entire race weekend in...
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Episode 31
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19:39
Ep30: Binging on F1: The Academy and making tough calls on who to put in the car to replace Stroll
Though there wasn't a race to keep us occupied this week, we managed just fine with seven episodes of F1: The Academy to get through on Netflix. Spoiler alert: we loved it. Why? You'll have to have a listen.While we're free of racing act...
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Episode 30
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24:57
Ep29: Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix, a Max Verstappen moment, and a touch of Spanish food inspiration
We can all thank Mercedes, a dodgy power unit, and a terrible Red Bull tyre strategy for this week's Grand Prix action. The race, held in Barcelona, was a bit of a bust until lap 55, when Kimi Antonelli's car, once again, failed him. A safety c...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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42:00
Ep28: Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, failed new rule and Monaco travel tips
To spice up the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, the FIA introduced a mandatory two-pit stop rule where drivers had to use two different compound tyres. After a lot of hype and talk about this new rule, it made the race oh-so-utterly boring. Di des...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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34:29
Ep27: F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - it was all in the safety cars and strategy
Considering Imola is a race track the commentators kept telling us was 'a hard one to overtake on', this year's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was anything but boring. We lost count of the number of overtakes we saw on track. And, we couldn't possib...
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Episode 27
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33:31
Ep26: The F1 season so far...Alpine, Antics, Lifetime Bans and Lego
We're only six races into the 2025 F1 season, but it feels like we've been through a whole lot more together. Just in the last week, we've seen a Doohan demotion, a team principal departure (ciao, Ollie Oakes), and one of the current drivers' d...
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Episode 26
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35:38
Ep25: F1 Miami Grand Prix - Aussie hat trick! So much to unpack
We love sprint weekends! This one was full of action; we had the youngest ever F1 pole sitter, a rain-delayed sprint race, penalties and DNFs in both the sprint and the main race, and some very cool sponsor activations. The best part? A...
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Episode 25
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45:08
Ep24: Gunn for hire - interview with F1 veteran Stuart Gunn
The co-author of Mark Webber’s two books, plus about 16 others, seasoned Formula 1 editorial manager and writer Stuart Gunn opens up about his 40-year career working on F1 events and writing about motorsport.From insights into the biogr...
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Episode 24
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49:05
Ep23: F1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix - Australians have waited 15 years for this
It was glorious back-to-back wins for McLaren’s Oscar Piastri who now leads the F1 World Drivers Championship, the first time an Australian had led the WDC since Mark Webber in 2010, Piastri’s manager. Max Verstappen put up a fight, but...
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Episode 23
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32:50
Ep22: Bahrain Grand Prix - Perfection from Piastri and a unique souvenir
It was perfection from Piastri with a pole position that Monique watched from the Paddock Club. The oldest F1 track in the Middle East delivered excitement with plenty of overtaking action, penalties galore, an opportune safety car, a DNF, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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37:56
Ep21: Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix - unpacking the snoozefest
There might not have been much excitement on the track, but there’s plenty to unpack from the Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix at Suzuka. It was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen’s first pole since Austria last year, which he converted to a win in a flawl...
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Episode 21
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37:12
Ep20: Motorsport Australia, what does it do? Interview with CEO Sunil Vohra
Motorsport Australia is the governing body of four-wheeled motorsport in Australia with delegated authority from the FIA, but what does it do? We sit down with Motorsport Australia CEO Sunil Vohra who tells us how you can get involv...
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Episode 20
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35:50
Ep19: Chinese F1 Grand Prix, Piastri’s first pole and Lewis’s first win in red
The 2025 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix delivered all the action, epic results, and kept fans in suspense - and then dreams were shattered with post-race disqualifications. The Sprint Race added an exciting win for the Tifosi, and Australians are...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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35:36