Gareth Jones On Speed

#326 Festive Special. Gifts we’d really like. Dave Stebbings’ 6 Degrees of Ford Cortina and Never Mind The Buzzcars. Sniff Petrol on motorsport Xmas. The Contenders For The F1 World Championship 2018 perform (Christmas Rapping) Put Me In The Fastest Car.

#325 Ted Kravitz. Sky F1’s pit-lane reporter describes his work covering the season just gone and looks forward to the one to come and how his famed notebook is an essential part of his equipment. Plus Sniff Petrol on Yemen and Robert Kubica.

#324 Motorsport and TV. Motor 1’s Alex Goy shares his experiences as a nascent racing driver in the Race Of Remembrance. We discuss what’s wrong with the coverage of our favourite sport on television. Plus Sniff Petrol on Zimbabwe and French translations.

#323 The Brazilian GP and Lewis Hamilton. We discuss Felipe Masa’s final home race and take stock of Britain’s now 4x World Champion. Sniff Petrol on the dangers of Sao Paulo and Elon Musk’s latest plan. Plus we perform Lewis’s anthem.

#322 Toyota C-HR and Wales Rally GB Pt2. Gareth ventures into the Welsh forests to the Dyfnant stage as the Rally Of Legends thrills the crowds. Plus we are in pole position at the ceremonial finish as Elfyn Evans announced as the winner of Wales Rally GB

#321 Toyota C-HR and Wales Rally GB Pt1. Gareth takes a Toyota CH-R to north Wales to see and hear the WC cars on the Tir Pince Super Special Stage and explore the Deeside Rally Village and (almost) makes it to the Gartheiniog stage.

#320 Gareth’s Soarer and Professor Unwind. Gareth tells the story of his 1994 Toyota Soarer. Professor Stanley Unwind returns for a “Shortly Diversion On The Historicals Of Motoring Sport.” Plus new On Speed music from The Right Hot Silly Poppers.

#319 Start-ups and Richard’s new Porsche. We look at some of the best and worst car start-ups that have emerged or vanished in recent years. Richard shows us his Porsche 997 Carrera S. Plus Sniff Petrol on Aston Martin in F1 and the Vanguard GT.

#318 The Singapore Grand Prix and Frankfurt. How badly did Vettel mess up his championship and how lucky was vegan poet Lewis Hamilton? Sniff Petrol on the Honda-Toro Rosso partnership and F1 pit communications. Plus the stars of Germany’s motor show.

#317 Volvo V90 D4 Momentum. Gareth spends a week driving, and being driven by a car with level 2+ autonomy. How good is Volvo’s Pilot Assist and does the classic estate car still have a role in an age of SUVs?

#316 Fastonbury: The 2017 Gareth Jones On Speed Summer Music Compilation. Andy Kerbshaw live at the greatest music and motorsport festival. With Alonso, Magnussen, Kubica, Palmer, from F1 and Meeke and Evans from the WRC. Plus new music from The Sundaes.

#315 Motorsport Exodus. Gentlemanly behaviour on track, and shenanigans in F1 and other race series. The halo come to F1, Porsche leave the WEC, and the mp4e towards electrification in cars and motorsport. Plus Sniff Petrol on an F1 returnee and Beyoncé.

#314 Ford Focus RS. Gareth spends a week in Ford’s best drivers’ car on some of Wales’ best driving roads. Does this very highly-modified family 5 door hatch satisfy Gareth’s inner Elfyn Evans?

#313 The 2017 24 Hours Of Le Mans Pt2. The race mp4es into the night and we mp4e to the bar for a “Top-Up” with friends, listeners, and touring car driver Tom Ingram. Plus the stunning sound of the cars during the dramatic climax to the big race.

#312 The 2017 24 Hours Of Le Mans Pt1. Gareth, Stevie and Zog take up a position in the main grandstand to witness the pomp and circumstance of the build-up along with the thrilling start and the exciting first stages of the world’s greatest motor race.

#311 The Trip To Le Mans. The On Speed team take a Jaguar XJ R-Sport to the Circuit De La Sarthe. We look and listen to the cars running the 24 Hours Of Le Mans this year and tell the story of three dramatic years from the rich history of the great race.

#310 Electric and connected cars. Richard goes to the Monaco ePrix with the Jaguar Formula E team. The BMW i8: green car or supercar? Connected cars, here to make life better or riskier? Plus Sniff Petrol on Button at Monaco and Alonso at Indy.

#309 Barcelona, Monaco and Indy. Lewis fights back at the Spanish GP. Alonso choses the Indy 500 over the Monaco Grand Prix, is this good for F1? What we can expect from Button’s return to F1. Plus Sniff Petrol on crying children and IndyCar culture.

#308 Porsche 718 Boxster S To North Wales. Gareth spends a week ushering a bright orange 6-speed manual 350bhp Stuttgart ragtop around Snowdonia. Could this be the most nimble car ever on this podcast?

#307 Uber, Las Vegas and Bentley. Our Uber experiences at home and abroad. The Bentley EXP 12 Speed 6e Concept, will it work as a real car? Sniff Petrol on Alonso at Indy. Plus The On Speed band perform My Cars Electric live from 10 Years On Speed.