The Pit Straight 6 Articles on Frontstretch

The Pit Straight: Has F1 Always Been This … Boring?

October 22, 2024August 22, 2023 by Jack Swansey

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 23: Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing, Third placed Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Racing Head of Car Engineering Paul Monaghan celebrate on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 23, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.

The 2023 season has done little to boost F1’s prestige on the basis of its racing product. Jack Swansey and Alex Gintz seek to understand why.

The Pit Straight: Finding the Greatest Racecar of All Time, Pt. 2

October 22, 2024August 15, 2023 by Jack Swansey

A Porsche 962 on track at Porsche's Leipzig test facility.

Jack Swansey and Fred Smith conclude their quest to identify history’s greatest racecar.

The Pit Straight: Finding the Greatest Racecar of All Time, Pt. 1

October 22, 2024August 8, 2023 by Jack Swansey

Max Verstappen (No. 1 Red Bull RB19) crests the hill at Radillon in the Sprint at the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix

Jack Swansey is joined by Road and Track’s Fred Smith to debate history’s greatest racecars, the first in a two-part series.

The Pit Straight: Hard Questions Coming for Red Bull

October 22, 2024August 1, 2023 by Alex Gintz

Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing talks with Third placed Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on July 02, 2023 in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)

Alex Gintz and Jeffery Boswell examine the potential future of Red Bull Racing’s driver lineup as the team looks toward what may be the first perfect season in Formula 1 history.

The Pit Straight: Where Did Alpine F1 Go Wrong?

October 22, 2024July 25, 2023 by Jack Swansey

With a revolving door of management and drivers that can’t keep away from each other on track, how can F1’s Frenchest team emerge from the nosedive?

The Pit Straight: Guess Who’s Back?

October 22, 2024July 16, 2023 by Alex Gintz

Jack Swansey and Alex Gintz Examine Daniel Ricciardo’s coming return to the Formula 1 grid and the unceremonious fall of Nyck de Vries.

The Pit Straight: What Do We Want From Lewis Hamilton & Brad Pitt’s F1 Movie?

October 22, 2024July 11, 2023 by Jack Swansey

Adam Cheek joins the show to discuss the latest project of the seven-time World Champion and Academy Award winner (plus the man who directed Top Gun Maverick).