And Away We Go F1 Podcast
And Away We Go F1 Podcast goes beyond the track limits to talk about Formula 1, travel, food and lifestyle of F1 destinations.
Hosted by Dianne Bortoletto a pre-Drive to Survive (D2S) F1 fan, and Monique Ceccato, a post-D2S fan. In each episode, they recap the race, unpack F1 rumours, hold thought-provoking discussions, interview interesting people, and chat about the lifestyle surrounding the world’s greatest sport, including travel, food and, if Lewis’ outfit warrants it, fashion.
Although they’re separated by 14,000 kilometres—Di in Margaret River in southwest Western Australia and Monique in Norway—F1 brought them close together. Since discovering they both live to hear the words “Lights out and away we go!” they’ve been blowing up each others’ inboxes with facts, opinions, and rumours every race weekend. When messages escalated to long voice memos, the idea for And Away We Go F1 Podcast was born.
As travel writers and food lovers, Di and Mon bring a new perspective to Formula 1, going beyond the track limits to share the places, people and cuisine of each F1 host destination with listeners.
Thanks for listening. Until lights out....
And Away We Go F1 Podcast © 2024 by Dianne Bortoletto & Monique Ceccato is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Episodes
34 episodes
Ep34: British F1 Grand Prix, Hectic AF, history made and a harsh penalty for Oscar Piastri
The Formula 1 British Grand Prix did not disappoint. Wind, rain, sunshine and rain again, and again, brought the safety car out more times than changes to Red Bull’s second seat. The best story of the weekend was Nico Hulkenberg’s first podium ...
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Episode 34
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39:24
Ep33: Austria F1 Grand Prix, the McLaren Fight and first thoughts on F1 the movie
Flying solo this week, Di recaps all the action from Spielberg at the Austrian Grand Prix. While Monique is living her best travel writer life on board a cruise in Svalbard seeing polar bears and kayaking through icebergs, Di revelled in the th...
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Episode 33
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25:55
Ep32: It's F1 fashion, darling (and some movie and team principle talk)
After missing in action last week, Di is back on deck to tackle all of the important topics with Mon, like how difficult watching the F1 in another language is, the best and worst dressed drivers at the F1 Movie premiere, and the re-signing of ...
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Episode 32
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28:52
Ep31: The Canadian Grand Prix, minus one familiar voice...
While Dianne is away, the internet doesn't want to play, so Monique is holding down the fort and hosting this episode solo. Unfortunately, there's no banter between friends, and no poking fun at Di for having to watch the entire race weekend in...
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Episode 31
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19:39
Ep30: Binging on F1: The Academy and making tough calls on who to put in the car to replace Stroll
Though there wasn't a race to keep us occupied this week, we managed just fine with seven episodes of F1: The Academy to get through on Netflix. Spoiler alert: we loved it. Why? You'll have to have a listen.While we're free of racing act...
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Episode 30
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24:57
Ep29: Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix, a Max Verstappen moment, and a touch of Spanish food inspiration
We can all thank Mercedes, a dodgy power unit, and a terrible Red Bull tyre strategy for this week's Grand Prix action. The race, held in Barcelona, was a bit of a bust until lap 55, when Kimi Antonelli's car, once again, failed him. A safety c...
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Episode 29
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42:00
Ep28: Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, failed new rule and Monaco travel tips
To spice up the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, the FIA introduced a mandatory two-pit stop rule where drivers had to use two different compound tyres. After a lot of hype and talk about this new rule, it made the race oh-so-utterly boring. Di des...
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Episode 28
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34:29
Ep27: F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - it was all in the safety cars and strategy
Considering Imola is a race track the commentators kept telling us was 'a hard one to overtake on', this year's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was anything but boring. We lost count of the number of overtakes we saw on track. And, we couldn't possib...
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Episode 27
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33:31
Ep26: The F1 season so far...Alpine, Antics, Lifetime Bans and Lego
We're only six races into the 2025 F1 season, but it feels like we've been through a whole lot more together. Just in the last week, we've seen a Doohan demotion, a team principal departure (ciao, Ollie Oakes), and one of the current drivers' d...
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Episode 26
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35:38
Ep25: F1 Miami Grand Prix - Aussie hat trick! So much to unpack
We love sprint weekends! This one was full of action; we had the youngest ever F1 pole sitter, a rain-delayed sprint race, penalties and DNFs in both the sprint and the main race, and some very cool sponsor activations. The best part? A...
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Episode 25
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45:08
Ep24: Gunn for hire - interview with F1 veteran Stuart Gunn
The co-author of Mark Webber’s two books, plus about 16 others, seasoned Formula 1 editorial manager and writer Stuart Gunn opens up about his 40-year career working on F1 events and writing about motorsport.From insights into the biogr...
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Episode 24
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49:05
Ep23: F1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix - Australians have waited 15 years for this
It was glorious back-to-back wins for McLaren’s Oscar Piastri who now leads the F1 World Drivers Championship, the first time an Australian had led the WDC since Mark Webber in 2010, Piastri’s manager. Max Verstappen put up a fight, but...
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Episode 23
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32:50
Ep22: Bahrain Grand Prix - Perfection from Piastri and a unique souvenir
It was perfection from Piastri with a pole position that Monique watched from the Paddock Club. The oldest F1 track in the Middle East delivered excitement with plenty of overtaking action, penalties galore, an opportune safety car, a DNF, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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37:56
Ep21: Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix - unpacking the snoozefest
There might not have been much excitement on the track, but there’s plenty to unpack from the Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix at Suzuka. It was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen’s first pole since Austria last year, which he converted to a win in a flawl...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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37:12
Ep20: Motorsport Australia, what does it do? Interview with CEO Sunil Vohra
Motorsport Australia is the governing body of four-wheeled motorsport in Australia with delegated authority from the FIA, but what does it do? We sit down with Motorsport Australia CEO Sunil Vohra who tells us how you can get involv...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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35:50
Ep19: Chinese F1 Grand Prix, Piastri’s first pole and Lewis’s first win in red
The 2025 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix delivered all the action, epic results, and kept fans in suspense - and then dreams were shattered with post-race disqualifications. The Sprint Race added an exciting win for the Tifosi, and Australians are...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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35:36
Ep18: Melbourne GP 2025 - the season opener!
Well, who could have predicted that? The 2025 Formula 1 season opener was an absolute rollercoaster of a ride, with some characteristically uncharacteristic weather patterns passing over Melbourne and more DNFs than Mazepin mustered up over his...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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33:03
Ep17: Flops, drops, and all the surprises; our predictions ahead of the 2025 F1 season
To say we’re excited for the upcoming 2025 F1 season is an understatement: we’ve said it at least 35 million times in just this episode. There’s so much to look forward to when the lights go out at Melbourne’s Albert Park this Sunday, 16th Marc...
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Episode 17
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32:27
Ep16: IWD Special - which F1 destination would you choose for a holiday?
Travel can make the world a better place. If you could travel to any Formula 1 race destination for a holiday, which would you choose and why? A special episode for International Women’s Day where we ask five female travel podcaster...
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Episode 16
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33:33
Ep15: F1 75 Launch unpacked
Lights, camera, glamour. For the first time in Formula 1’s 75-year history, the season was launched in a mega glitzy showcase in a sold out show at London’s O2 Arena. A slick production, there was a lot of video, plenty of bright lights, lots o...
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Episode 15
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33:27
Ep14: What commentators really think - interview with Paul Marinelli
From bumping into Ayrton Senna on the streets of Adelaide to commentating alongside the legend Murray Walker, and the bizarre way he met the parents of an Irish F1 driver Eddie Irvine, motorsport PR, commentator and journalist Paul Marinelli te...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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41:57
Ep13: Grid kids and girls on track - interview with Karting Australia Lee Hanatschek, Part 2
Has the rise of Formula 1 seen an increase in girls jumping in karts to race?Karting Australia Chief Operating Officer Lee Hanatschek talks about girls on track, the successful and very cute grid kids program, and how young racers are more ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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27:32
Ep12: It starts in karts - interview with Karting Australia Lee Hanatschek, Part 1
Just about every racer starts in karts including McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and F1 rookie Jack Doohan, who will soon line up on the grid driving for Alpine F1 team. Karting Australia Chief Operating Officer Lee Hanatschek tells us about Os...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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33:58
Ep11: Her back to the track - interview with photographer Sabine Albers
Behind the lens, Sabine Albers put in 17-hour days photographing her first Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, but she wasn’t even looking at the cars. With her back to the track, Sabine was photographing the reactions of the designer-dressed crowd, most ...
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Episode 11
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35:19
Ep10: She raced (and beat) Liam Lawson - interview with racer Rianna O'Meara-Hunt
From four wheels to no wheels, hear what female racer Rianna O’Meara-Hunt is racing now - it floors Di and Mon who then had to know everything about the E1 series. From her training camp in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Rianna shares stories ab...
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Episode 10
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31:23