{"podcast":{"title":"Away We Go Podcast","slug":"away-we-go-podcast-7123528","podcast_index_feed_id":7123528,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/away-we-go-podcast/","website_url":"http://www.awaywegopodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2f02c01a-9596-4f8d-b279-ed470917fbaa/AWG-White-Podcast-stacked-1400px.jpg","author":"Dianne Bortoletto","episode_count":77,"summary":"Away We Go Podcast goes beyond the track limits to explore Formula 1, from racing to the travel, food and lifestyle of Grand Prix destinations. Hosted by Dianne Bortoletto, a pre-Drive to Survive F1 fan, travel writer and publicist with experience working in motorsport, the podcast offers a different perspective on the sport. Expect race recaps, informed opinion, thoughtful discussion, and interviews with journalists, industry insiders and guests who have experienced Formula 1 up close. The show combines Formula 1 analysis with stories from the paddock and insights into the places, people and culture that surround the sport. Until lights out. Away We Go Podcast © Copyright - all rights reserved #f1podcast #bestF1podcast #australianF1podcast #femaleF1podcast #formula1podcast #f1podcastspotify #bestf1podcastaustralia #newF1podcst","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T10:17:34.743435+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/away-we-go-podcast-7123528"},"episode":{"title":"Ep62: Australian Grand Prix: mayhem in Melbourne, Mercedes 1-2, big crashes & Piastri heartbreak","slug":"ep62-australian-grand-prix-mayhem-in-melbourne-mercedes-1-2-big-crashes-piastri-heartbreak","published_at":"2026-03-09T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/away-we-go-podcast-7123528/ep62-australian-grand-prix-mayhem-in-melbourne-mercedes-1-2-big-crashes-piastri-heartbreak","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/away-we-go-podcast-7123528","url":"http://www.awaywegopodcast.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c4983c5c-e618-4bcb-9c7d-be5cdd7893cb.mp3","summary":"The 2026 Formula 1 season opened in Melbourne with a dramatic Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes locked out the front row, Ferrari launched brilliantly at the start, and Max Verstappen charged through the field after starting from the back. I’m joined by Simone Scanu , co-founder of Formula Live Pulse , to break down everything that happened at Albert Park — from strategy calls to rookie performances. Key Talking Points Mercedes lockout and race pace Ferrari’s explosive race start Oscar Piastri’s heartbreaking crash before the race Max Verstappen charging from P20 Rookie standouts in the opening race Strategy decisions and the virtual safety car Broadcast frustrations with missing battery data Aston Martin’s worrying reliability issues Australian Grand Prix Podium George Russell Kimi Antonelli Charles Leclerc A strong opening weekend for Mercedes — and a huge result for rookie Antonelli. Prediction Tracker Update The Away We Go F1 Prediction Tracker is underway — and Melbourne delivered a few surprises. Very few players predicted a Mercedes win, and almost nobody picked Antonelli on the podium. The leaderboard is wide open after race one. Register free and play along: https://awaywegopodcast.com/play-along/ International Women’s Day We congratulate the Australian Grand Prix Corporation for renaming turn 6, In Her Corner after two prominent women working in Formula 1, Hannah Schmitz, head strategist at Red Bull Racing, and Laura Mueller, race engineer for Esteban Ocon at HAAS F1. This episode also celebrates women working in Formula 1 media and content creation, including: The Paddock Journal - www.thepaddockjournal.com Paddock Passions - https://www.instagram.com/paddockpassion Tiggy – It’s Paddock Project - https://www.instagram.com/itspaddockproject Toni Cowan Brown - h…","meta_description":"The 2026 Formula 1 season opened in Melbourne with a dramatic Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes locked out the front row, Ferrari launched brilliantly at th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1866,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/away-we-go-podcast-7123528/episodes/ep62-australian-grand-prix-mayhem-in-melbourne-mercedes-1-2-big-crashes-piastri-heartbreak/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/away-we-go-podcast-7123528/ep62-australian-grand-prix-mayhem-in-melbourne-mercedes-1-2-big-crashes-piastri-heartbreak.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}