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Cairns Catches Up

Tom Cairns hosts a podcast series where he talks to iconic people who work or had worked within the motorsport world. He discusses with them about their careers, where they have worked and what they have done. Each episode will talk about the championships which the guest is synonymous with, find out what stage of their careers they are at from their point of view and where the focus should be at to make those racing series better than they are currently.

Ranging from broadcasters to racing drivers, the emphasis of the show is to help fill the audience with some fascinating insights from guests on interesting topics including Formula 1, BTCC, Indycar and even finding out how to go about finding opportunities to work within the motorsport community.

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Series 1: Episode 7 - Alex Jacques - "The aim in commentary is to never drop below a 7 out of 10 at any time."

May 21, 2025 • Tom Cairns • Season 1 • Episode 7

Tom Cairns hosts Episode 7 of Cairns Catches Up. Joining him is Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques to take us through the journey that has seen him rise to being lead commentator for F1TV including his spells of Formula 2 and Formula 3.

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Episode contents:

Introduction - 0:00
Alex's commentary debut in the GP2 Series - 5:51
F1 involvements - 10:58
F2/F3 - 13:16
Alex's best F2/F3 commentary moments - 18:31
The challenge of being the new commentator to the audience - 20:53
Pierre Gasly's win at Monza 2020 - 24:09
2021 Styrian & Austrian GP weekends for Channel 4 - 30:23
F1 2025 - 33:46
Future of F1 - 38:57
24 Hours of Le Mans and Indy 500 - 41:00
F1 Esports - 45:13
Future of Alex Jacques - 48:53
Alex's advice on people wanting to work in motorsport - 51:30

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For your information, this podcast was recorded in April 2025.

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