STRAIGHT TORQUE from Mahindra Racing
STRAIGHT TORQUE is a podcast about the world of Formula E, brought to you by Mahindra Racing. Tune in as we go under the skin of the world's first all-electric street racing championship. Fans get insight into the sport through personal conversations with drivers, paddock personalities and special guests. This is the place for motorsport news and views. For more information on the team visit https://www.mahindraracing.com/
Episodes
26 episodes
S4E5 - The Next Generation
Gen 3 is here... and it's the fastest, lightest and most sustainable yet! Join host Derin Adetosoye as she introduces us to the new FIA Formula E Gen 3 race car with guests Alexander Sims and Mahindra's Technical Director Lewis Butler. The thre...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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8:36
S4E4 - It's All A Simulation
What goes on at the factory whilst the race team is away? Jack Nicholls asks the question as he returns to host Episode 4 of the new series of Straight Torque by Mahindra Racing. In this episode he is joined by two special guests and unsung her...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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22:11
S4E3 - Track Chat: What's New In '22?
In the latest episode of Mahindra's special podcast, Alexander Sims and Oliver Rowland sit down with Jack Nicholls to discuss the three exciting new additions to the Formula E calendar in Season 8. Starting with the trip to Jakarta in June, fol...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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14:46
S4E2 - Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
In a very special episode of Straight Torque, Mahindra Racing’s Team Principal and CEO Dilbagh Gill is joined by the CEO of Formula E, Jamie Reigle. Hosted by Nicki Shields, the episode looks into what it takes to run the world’s first all-elec...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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26:06
S4E1 - The One Where We Launch The Car
As Mahindra Racing launch their new Season 8 race car and driver line-up, they also begin a brand new series of the Straight Torque podcast. In the first episode, host Nicki Shields is joined by Team Principal Dilbagh Gill and drivers Oliver Ro...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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27:44
S3E4 - Best of British
Ahead of the FIA Formula E World Championship’s return to UK soil with the upcoming London E-Prix, Nicki Shields chats with Mahindra Racing’s Alex Lynn and Alexander Sims to find out all about the team’s British drivers in the build-up to their...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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22:20
S3E3 - Track Chat 2
In the third episode of the new season, Nicki Shields and the two Mahindra Racing drivers Alex Lynn and Alexander Sims come together for part 2 of ‘Track Chat’. They discuss the upcoming races on the Season 7 Formula E calendar, including the e...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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11:26
S3E2 - High Performance with Jake Humphrey
In this exciting new episode, broadcaster, entrepreneur and host of the High Performance podcast Jake Humphrey joins our host Nicki Shields and Mahindra Racing’s Alexander Sims and Alex Lynn to talk through his sporting career, his esteemed pod...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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47:44
S3E1 - Track Chat
In the first episode of the new season, Nicki Shields joins Mahindra Racing’s new drivers Alexander Sims and Alex Lynn to talk through the upcoming tracks on the Season 7 Formula E racing calendar. From the glamour of Monaco to the heat of Sant...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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26:45
S2E10 - Introducing: Alexander Sims
As Mahindra Racing announces Alexander Sims as a race driver for its 2020/21 Formula E campaign – when the series becomes a World Championship, Jack Nicholls sits with the man himself and Team Principal Dilbagh Gill in a new episode of Straight...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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19:32
S2E9 - The One Where Nicki Meets Alex
Ahead of Alex Lynn’s debut for Mahindra Racing at the Berlin E-Prix Season Six Finale, which will see teams compete in a record six races in nine days, Nicki Shields put him under the spotlight in a brand new episode of Straight Torque. Get to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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21:40
S2E8 - Esports and Isolation
Nicki Shields welcomes Jerome D’Ambrosio, Mahindra Racing Simulator and Development Driver and World’s Fastest Gamer Rudy van Buren and mind performance coach Simon Fitchett to talk about the explosion of esports since real-life racing has been...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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38:07
S2E7 - Fight today for a better tomorrow (Earth Day Special)
Nicki Shields takes the reins for our special Earth Day podcast. Today, we’re bringing you a special environmentally friendly episode with some amazing guests including Mahindra Racing CEO and Team Principal Dilbagh Gill, Co-Founder and Directo...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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39:29
S2E6 - Ask the Engineers
After our Series 1 episode, 'Elevenses with the Engineers' went down so well with our listeners, we've brought our motley crew back together for a chat over tea and cake. Saunders Carmichael-Brown guest hosts as he invites Team Principal Dilbag...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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49:40
S2E5 - The Romance of Racing
Happy Valentine’s Day from Mahindra Racing! What else could we do but bring together four people in love; in love with racing! Nicki Shields hosts the latest episode of Straight Torque with an epic line-up of special guests: The Racing Driver, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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25:10
S2E4 - Strike a Pose
Nicki Shields is back in the driving seat as we return with another episode of Straight Torque. This time we delve into the snap-happy world of motorsport photography with our award-winning team photographer Lou Johnson, Mahindra Racing’s Susta...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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22:35
S2E3 - Merry Quizmas!
Guest host Jack Nicholls gets into the festive spirit as Mahindra Racing’s Quiz Master for a special episode of Straight Torque. Dilbagh Gill and Nick Heidfeld go head-to-head with Jerome D’Ambrosio and Pascal Wehrlein in a game of the Merry Hu...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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18:31
S2E2 - The Man Bun Effect
Nicki Shields returns to grill Pascal on his “Samurai Wehrlein” alter ego, his plans for a Lightning McQueen helmet at the Berlin E-Prix and some more serious racing questions with his teammate, Jerome D’Ambrosio. Over a lot of laughter, the tr...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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17:44
S2E1 - Returning to Electrify the Racetrack
We’re back with a brand-new series of Straight Torque, bringing you more behind-the-scenes, access all areas and off the record chats with special guests during the 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship. In this episode Jerome d’Ambrosio and P...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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27:00
S1E7 - My Greatest Defeat with Will Buxton
Guest host and motorsport journalist Will Buxton has recently published a book called ‘My Greatest Defeat’ which is a collection of honest and revealing insights from 20 of the greatest racing drivers. Mahindra Racing invited Will to host our l...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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29:43
S1E6 - Roast the Media
Mahindra Racing Team Principal, Dilbagh Gill, took the reins in the latest episode of STRAIGHT TORQUE to turn the tables and grill renowned ABB FIA Formula E Championship journalists at the Monaco E-Prix. When Jerome D’Ambrosio and Pascal Wehrl...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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33:24
S1E5 - We call it Race to Road
Nicki Shields chats to Nick Heidfeld and Dilbagh Gill about the Automobili Pininfarina ‘Battista’ – the beast that is quicker than an F1 car and has taken the world by storm. Did we mention that it’s fully electric and one of the most powerful,...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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17:17
S1E4 - Elevenses with the Engineers
Jerome D’Ambrosio crashes our podcast studio to take over as a rogue guest host, while a gaggle (we think that’s the collective phrase) of our engineers meet up over freshly brewed tea and coffee to chew the fat (and many pieces of cake). Over ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:14
S1E3 - Radio rants, a meeting of minds and where do we go next?
Nicki Shields hosts as we search for answers to all the questions on our minds right now: How does Pascal Wehrlein react when he’s made to listen to his team radio messages?What’s the story about Formula E being devise...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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24:12
S1E2 - All we do is win
Celebrate with us as Nicki Shields gives us all the reactions from Jerome D'Ambrosio's stunning win at the Marrakesh E-Prix - Mahindra's racing second consecutive victory at the Moroccan race. Pascal Wehrlein joins to talk his Formula E debut. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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20:32