{"podcast":{"title":"F1 Nation","slug":"f1-nation-442607","podcast_index_feed_id":442607,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5024396.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5024396","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43481897.png","author":"Formula 1","episode_count":297,"summary":"Step inside the Formula 1 Paddock for race previews, reviews, interviews and analysis with Tom Clarkson and expert guests. Get answers to your questions on F1 Explains with Christian Hewgill. Email F1Explains@F1.com An official F1 podcast. For in-depth F1 interviews, listen to F1 Beyond The Grid","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T20:18:48.199670+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/f1-nation-442607"},"episode":{"title":"F1 Explains: how a Grand Prix gets started","slug":"f1-explains-how-a-grand-prix-gets-started","published_at":"2026-06-12T02:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/f1-nation-442607/f1-explains-how-a-grand-prix-gets-started","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/f1-nation-442607","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8915553","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/arttrk.com/p/ABMA5/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8915553.mp3?modified=1781197468&sid=5024396&source=rss","summary":"Five red lights go out and the race is on! The start of a Formula 1 Grand Prix is a high-pressure moment - not just for the drivers, but for the woman who controls the start. Rebecca Lee is the Head of Single-Seater Operations at the FIA and the F1 Permanent Starter. She joins Christian Hewgill to answer your questions about the race start procedure. What are the rules at the start of a race? How does she keep everyone safe? Most excitingly, how does she decide when to push the button which turns the lights off, and send 22 Formula 1 cars into battle? Send us your F1 questions - we'll find the best person to answer them Emails and voice notes welcome - F1Explains@F1.com Listen to more official F1 podcasts F1 Nation's preview and review of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix is on this feed Alex Albon talks making Williams history on F1 Beyond The Grid Keep up with the Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix Follow @F1 on social media Download the F1 app or visit F1.com","meta_description":"Five red lights go out and the race is on! The start of a Formula 1 Grand Prix is a high-pressure moment - not just for the drivers, but for the woman who…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1497,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/f1-nation-442607/episodes/f1-explains-how-a-grand-prix-gets-started/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/f1-nation-442607/f1-explains-how-a-grand-prix-gets-started.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}