{"podcast":{"title":"The Race Formula E Podcast","slug":"the-race-formula-e-podcast-1219540","podcast_index_feed_id":1219540,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/681ccafa24b1daf01a70f34a","website_url":"https://www.the-race.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/681ccafa24b1daf01a70f34a/1761989600708-d07e2a77-1b6e-4cf7-8730-410fcfb61370.jpeg","author":"The Race Media Ltd","episode_count":116,"summary":"Get the inside track on all things Formula E with The-Race.com's Formula E journalist Sam Smith and other Formula E insiders. They regularly get together to discuss all the action on and off-track from each Formula E round, with drivers and team bosses helping them lift the lid on the series that is bursting with top manufacturers and professional drivers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T20:21:31.551347+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-formula-e-podcast-1219540"},"episode":{"title":"Pre-season testing reviewed + Your questions answered","slug":"pre-season-testing-reviewed-your-questions-answered","published_at":"2025-11-06T11:29:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-formula-e-podcast-1219540/pre-season-testing-reviewed-your-questions-answered","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-formula-e-podcast-1219540","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-race-formula-e-podcast/episodes/pre-season-testing-reviewed-your-questions-answered","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccafa24b1daf01a70f34a/e/690b819e317c91fd9a83b689/media.mp3","summary":"Formula E pre-season testing returned to Valencia after a year away and gave hosts Andrew van de Burgt and Sam Smith several headaches during the traditional guessing game of who might be favourites for the coming season. Was there any kind of hierarchy forming? What are the chances of Oliver Rowland going back-to-back? And just where does Stoffel Vandoorne fit in to the Gen4 driver market? These are just some of the questions that are tackled in the latest episode of The Race Formula E podcast, which sees Smith getting trackside at Valencia where he was especially impressed by one manufacturer. The second women’s test is also picked over, as are several listeners' questions as our team discuss Jacques Villeneuve’s questionable Formula E legacy, Felipe Massa’s poor choice in picking fights, and why a Chinese manufacturer is yet to be seen in recent Formula E action. FREE WEEK: Want to sample bonus episodes and ad-free listening for FREE? Until the end of Tuesday 11th November, everything new that we publish for The Race Members' Club on Patreon is available to view FREE OF CHARGE, including our in-car insights podcasts over the Brazilian GP weekend. Go to Patreon.com/therace Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Formula E pre-season testing returned to Valencia after a year away and gave hosts Andrew van de Burgt and Sam Smith several headaches during the traditio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3335,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-race-formula-e-podcast-1219540/episodes/pre-season-testing-reviewed-your-questions-answered/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-formula-e-podcast-1219540/pre-season-testing-reviewed-your-questions-answered.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}