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.
Created and hosted by Dianne Bortoletto a pre-Drive to Survive (D2S) F1 fan. In the first 50 episodes, Di was joined by co-host, Monique Ceccato, a post-D2S fan.
From race recaps to unpacking F1 rumours, thought-provoking discussions, and interviewing interesting people, And Away We Go F1 Podcast goes beyond the track limit to include travel, food and lifestyle surrounding the world’s greatest sport.
As a travel writer and publicist, Di brings a new perspective to Formula 1 with opinions, insights from F1 guests, and draws from her own experience working in motorsport.
Thanks for listening. Until lights out....
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Episodes
52 episodes
Ep51: The two-seater F1 car, Nicole Piastri, and the best car on the planet, an interview with Stephen Corby
Stephen Corby is one of Australia’s leading motoring journalists, who “very occasionally gets to cover F1, and wishes he could do so more often”. Sitting down with Di, Stephen recounts the weekend with Nicole Piastri and the surpri...
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Episode 51
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Ep50: Lando, Oscar and the championship battle, plus Mon has news
Ay caramba! The 20th race of the 24-race season, the Mexican Grand Prix, was thrilling and exhausting in equal measure. So much action on the track, and lots of off-track excursions too. Lando Norris scored the grand slam in Mexico City...
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Episode 50
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39:30
Ep49: Austin Texas, a weekend for Piastri to forget with Ciara Gillan, F1 Live Pulse
Austin, Texas, race 19 of the 24-race F1 season saw Max Verstappen take pole and win both the sprint race and the main race. With two McLaren DNFs in the sprint, thus scoring no points, Max is closing in on the World Drivers Championship, just ...
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Episode 49
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35:39
Ep48: The rumours swirling around Singapore with F1 Journalist Reilly Sullivan
Just back from Singapore, F1 journalist Reilly Sullivan, steps in for Monique Ceccato. Reilly shares all the rumours and media chatter he heard on the ground. One year on from his first interview with Nico Hulkenberg, Reilly interviews the form...
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Ep47: After the Singapore Grand Prix, there can be no more ‘Mr Nice Guy’
McLaren might have sewn up the Constructor’s Championship in Singapore on the weekend, but the race has left fans fuming at the inconsistent ‘Papaya Rules’. George Russell was dominant and won convincingly, Fernando Alonso was awar...
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Ep46: RIP Roscoe, hello new sprint races, and whoah... Lando!
It might have been a non-race week, but that doesn't mean Di and Mon didn't have plenty to talk about. There's been sad news from the Hamilton family, some feel-good news coming from the Haas camp, and some rather surprising views as far as Lan...
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Episode 46
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28:59
Ep45: SIX RED FLAGS and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
It defies belief, but this weekend's qualifying in Baku brought out not one, not two, but SIX red flags. History has been made, and not for the right reasons. Despite the carnage in setting the grid, the race was relatively uneventful after the...
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Episode 45
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38:15
Ep44: For aspiring F1 Journalists, Reilly Sullivan shares how he got his big break into Formula 1
What is the one question you would ask an F1 driver if you were interviewing them for a story? Nico Hulkenberg, Jack Doohan, Zhou Guanyu and Gabriel Bortoleto have all been interviewed by lifestyle reporter and F1 journalist Reilly Sullivan, wh...
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Episode 44
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38:25
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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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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Episode 28
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