Track Chat Show
Bridging the gaps in the world of open wheel racing. Hosted by F1 Motorsports Journalist Rory Smith and amateur IndyCar fan Alex Mack. Track Chat brings you inside the the conversations dominating the paddocks across racing, interviews from drivers, insights from those on the grid and much more.
Episodes
26 episodes
Racing's Crown Jewels Headed in Different Directions: The Indy 500 and Monaco GP Recap
Alex and Rory recap racing's crown jewels as the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix went in two very different directions. From nearly 650 on-track passes in Indy to the top 10 drivers in Monaco finishing where they started, these two r...
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Penske's Push-To-Pass Problem, Max to Mercedes? F1 Silly Season!
Alex and Rory break down the shocking news from IndyCar regarding Team Penske's illegal use of push-to-pass by Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin, the aftermath, and what happens next. Plus the F1 Drivers' market heats up as Lewis Hamilton to...
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2024 IndyCar Season Preview + F1 in CHAOS!
Alex and Rory preview what should be IndyCar's most exciting season yet, both on and off track, with the top teams separating themselves from the field and IndyCar's future in the balance. Will Andretti's 3-car team solve their woes? Will...
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F1 in 2024: Drama Everywhere You Look
Rory and Alex preview what could be F1's wildest season yet. From off-track to on-track, there's plenty to chat about in this episode where the duo preview how the paddock will shape-up, whether or not Max will run away with the championship, a...
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Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari!?! F1 Rejects Andretti Global's Bid & 24 Hours of Daytona
In a jam-packed episode, Motorsport Journalist Rory Smith and Alex Mack cover the silliest move of any season as Lewis Hamilton is announced as a Ferrari driver starting 2025, leaving the Mercedes F1 team. In what appeared to be a rushed announ...
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Racing's 2024 Resolutions - F1, IndyCar, IMSA, and Formula E's Future
Rory and Alex share an update about the Track Chat show heading into 2024, including the launch of the Track Chat Substack.In this episode, Rory and Alex take a look at the year ahead for Formula 1, IndyCar, IMSA/WEC, and Formula E. The...
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown on Lando's Rise, IndyCar's Future, and Pato O'Ward's F1 Hopes
Alex and Rory sit down with McLaren CEO Zak Brown to talk about McLaren's rise in the 2023 F1 season, what being a McLaren driver means, what he saw in Oscar Piastri, where IndyCar goes from here, and what we can expect from McLaren's racing te...
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Las Vegas Grand Prix Preview with Lando Norris & Zak Brown
Before this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix, listen to an exclusive interview of Lando Norris and Zak Brown on the upcoming race and how prepared McLaren is for the new track.Be sure to subscribe for next week's sitdown interview with Za...
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Brazil GP Delivers, Aston Martin vs McLaren, & Previewing The Velocity Invitational
Alex and Rory discuss the Brazilian Grand Prix, which once again delivered an exciting race. From Charles Leclerc's woes to the fantastic battle between Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso, the duo share their thoughts on one of the final races of...
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Formula E's Saunders Carmichael-Brown on Andretti Global, Nick de Vries return, and Season 10 of Formula E
Rory and Alex catch-up with FIA Formula E Presenter Saunders Carmichael-Brown joins the Track Chat podcast to breakdown Andretti Global's rise across Formula E and their hopes to enter the F1 grid. Saunders breaks down the upcoming Formula E se...
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The Future of Liam Lawson & The Greatest Question in F1 History
In this episode of Track Chat... Rory and Alex break down the Singapore and Japan Grand Prix where Red Bull saw their dominance vanish... for a week until it was reclaimed in dominant fashion at Suzuka. The duo also discuss the future of Red Bu...
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Welcome to Track Chat! IndyCar's Season Finale, F1 & Ferrari, and Goodwood Revival
Welcome to Track Chat, powered by Hoodpin! This podcast will cover the world of motorsport from super speedway to winding circuit. From IndyCar to F1 to Le Mans and Goodwood Revival, Rory and Alex chat about the happenings of the motorsport wor...
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S2: E4: Spanish & Detroit GP Recap + Le Mans Preview
Rory and Alex break down two very different Grand Prix's in F1's Spanish GP and IndyCar's Detroit GP and what each sport wishes they had from the other. Switching gears, the duo then discuss the 100th Anniversary of Le Mans and all that viewers...
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S2: E3: Indy 500 & Monaco GP Recap + Tough Questions for F1
Coming off of the greatest weekend in motorsports, Rory and Alex break down the two iconic races in Monaco and Indianapolis. The former showing that change is needed at the legendary track and the latter cementing itself as the world's greatest...
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S2: E2: TEXAS + Could the help McLaren needs in F1 be found in IndyCar?
F1 Motorsports Journalist Rory Smith and his American friend Alex Mack chat about the ludicrous IndyCar race in Texas, what their favorite personnel switch would be in F1, and if McLaren's IndyCar Team President is actually who they need in F1 ...
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S2: E1 - Track Limits - Do we need to save F1? What's wrong with McLaren? + IndyCar Preview
F1 Motorsports Journalist Rory Smith and amateur IndyCar fan Alex Mack talk about the start of the F1 season... from the surprise of Aston Martin's back-to-back podiums to Red Bull's dominance to Mercedes still not having any sidepods... this s...
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S1: E9: The Silliest of Seasons
F1 Motorsport Journalist Rory Smith and Alex Mack discuss the chaos that is motorsport's silly season of drivers shuffling around from team-to-team (Even getting sued by some!). The duo also discuss McLaren Racing's crowded driver line-up, Ferr...
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33:29
S1: E8: Is Motorsport Ready to Face the Future?
Rory and Alex chat about what lays ahead for the two predominant open wheel motorsport series and the challenges that they face. From F1's latest controversies involving former world champions to IndyCar's staffing shortage, the series are more...
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S1: E7: The State of F1 & Motorsport in America + Miami GP Preview
In this week's episode, Alex and Rory discuss the state of motorsport in the USA, as Formula 1 heads to Miami for their inaugural grand prix in the sunshine state. - What's really caused the massive uptick in interest in F1?- H...
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S1: E6: Is the F1 Championship Already Decided? + IndyCar Long Beach Recap
Will anyone be able to match Ferrari and Charles Leclerc this season? Can Red Bull overcome their engine reliability woes? Has Mercedes luck ran out? Was the Australian GP a bit of an aberration for McLaren?Ro...
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S1: E5: Lights Out and Away We Go! Formula 1 Returns! Bahrain + Saudi GP
Motorsport journalist Rory Smith and Alex Mack break down the first two weeks of the Formula 1 Season at Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Where does each team stand after the first two races of the season? Biggest surprises and disappointments across ...
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S1: E4: Bahrain GP Preview, IndyCar at Texas, & McLaren Drama
Motorsports journalist Rory Smith and Alex Mack preview the first race of the 2022 Formula Season, the Bahrain Grand Prix, as well as IndyCar's next stop at Texas Motor Speedway.The duo preview what to look out for in both races, give t...
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S1: E3: Formula 1 Season Preview & Predictions
Motorsports Journalist Rory Smith and Alex Mack dive into the 2022 F1 Season, working through each team in the paddock, starting with the return of Kevin Magnussen and the Haas F1 team all the way up to the reigning constructor's champion, Merc...
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S1: E2: IndyCar St Pete Recap, F1 Testing Results, & Haas/Andretti Speculation
Motorsports Journalist Rory Smith and Alex Mack recap the IndyCar season opener in St Petersburg, Florida; where Scott McLaughlin won from pole. The duo call out the winners and losers from the weekend, including the surprise letdown of Arrow M...
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31:05
S1: E1: A New Season! Andretti Global? & IndyCar Opener
Motorsports Journalist Rory Smith and his American friend Alex Mack kick off the new The Pits Podcast with the news around Michael Andretti's submission to enter F1 in 2024, the latest from the various F1 livery/aero reveals around the paddock,...
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