Gasly on Alpine's rise and Palmowski's F1 Academy title bid in latest Chequered Flag podcast

Gasly on Alpine's rise and Palmowski's title bid

The BBC's Chequered Flag podcast has released a new 2026 episode on BBC iPlayer headlined by an interview with Pierre Gasly on Alpine's rise up the Formula 1 order, alongside a look at Palmowski's bid for the F1 Academy title.

The episode is the latest in a long-running series that offers expert analysis of every twist and turn of the 2026 F1 season. Its description promises a conversation with Gasly about the French team's progress, and a discussion of Palmowski's championship push in the F1 Academy series.

More from the 2026 series

The episode sits among a wide run of recent instalments, including reviews of the Singapore Grand Prix, the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, where a new race winner emerged after a chaotic opening, and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where George Russell took a lights-to-flag victory in Baku.

Other recent episodes have covered the Belgian and Canadian Grand Prix reviews, a mid-season report assessing whether Kimi Antonelli is top of the class, and a Barcelona Grand Prix reaction on Lewis Hamilton's win for Ferrari.

Novelty content has also featured, including Max Verstappen's challenge to overtake 100 go-kart drivers at Silverstone and a training session with McLaren driver Oscar Piastri in the gym.