Push To Talk Podcast

Hello again, here we are with Episode 35 of the Push to Talk Podcast. We are talking to Lucas Foresti today, a racing driver from Brazil with a background in single seaters and currently competing in the Brazilian Stock Car Series. We had some connection issues while recording, so at some points the sound quality is not very good, our apologies for that! www.lucasforesti.com.br www.stockcar.com.br

Hi everyone, we are back from a short break with Episode 34 of the Push to Talk Podcast. Our guest today is Riccardo Ragazzi. He’s been racing GT cars for some years, and since 2015 he has participated in the Blancpain Endurance Series as a member of the Kaspersky Motorsport team. kasperskymotorsport.com

Our guest today has been working as a freelance journalist covering Formula 1 since the late 1980’s. He contributes to several publications around the world, including Europe and Japan, so you might have read some of his work. He joined us for a chat about how his career started, his early years covering the World Championship, and also shared his insights into current events and other things happening in the world of Formula 1. Find Luis on Facebook

Our guest today is Antti Kalhola. If you are a motorsport fan you have probably seen one of his videos on YouTube. He joined us for a chat about his passion for motorsport, how he started making videos as well as his creative process. Antti’s YouTube Channel

Our guest today is Marco Cioci. He has been racing GTs on a top level for many years, and has been on the podium in Le Mans and a few other big events as well! He is currently racing for Kaspersky Motorsport in several GT championships around the world. www.marcocioci.com www.kasperskymotorsport.com

The Monaco Grand Prix is coming up, and our guest this week was born there. Stéphane Richelmi is currently competing in the FIA WEC in LMP2, and talked to us about his career in single seaters, as well as his current and future plans. FIA WEC Signatech Alpine

Our guest today is Alexei Lukyanuk, a rally driver from Russia who is competing in the FIA European Rally Championship.  www.alexeylukyanuk.com www.fiaerc.com

Our guest today is Emiliano Ventura. He looks after the physical fitness and nutrition of some of the top drivers in the WTCC, DTM and more.  

Our guest today comes from Japan, his name is Yu Kanamaru. He has been racing in Europe for a few seasons and this year he is competing the Formula 3.5 V8 with Teo Martin Motorsport. www.yukanamaru.com www.teomartinmotorsport.com www.formulav8.com

It’s an honour for us to have our first FIA World Champion on the show. Raul Boesel won the 1987 World Sportscar Championship, driving one of the famous SilkCut Jaguars. He is a veteran of Formula 1, Indycar, and much more. He spoke to us not just about his years in motorsport, as well as his new career as a DJ. www.soundcloud.com/raulboesel  

You might recognize the voice of today’s guest from the radio transmissions from Race Control to the teams in the FIA World Endurance Championship. We hope you enjoy the interview with Mr. Eduardo Freitas, Race Director for the FIA WEC. www.fia.com www.fiawec.com

If you follow any form of GT or sportscar racing, you’ve heard of AF Corse. They enter factory and privateer Ferraris in different championships around the world. Team owner Amato Ferrari joined us for a short interview from Misano, where they were competing in the first round of the Blancpain Sprint Series. Right now they are in Silverstone of the first round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. www.afcorse.it

Our guest today has an unusual background: He has competed in junior formulas but is also a trained engineer and is working with Rob Huff at Honda in the World Touring Car Championship. www.jasmotorsport.com www.hondaracingwtcc.com www.fiawtcc.com

Today’s guest should be well known to our listeners in North America. His name is João Barbosa. He’s been racing in the US for many years and is the winner of the 2014 and 2015 IMSA United Sportscar Championship, together with team mate Christian Fittipaldi. He spoke to us just before last month’s Sebring 12 hours. www.joao-barbosa.com www.axracing.com www.imsa.com  

Our guest today is Tiago Monteiro, a Honda factory driver in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. He’s been in the WTCC for several seasons but has a long career including Formula 1, Champ Car, competing in the The Le Mans 24h both in GT’s and prototypes, and much more. He shared some thoughts with us about the upcoming WTCC season, which starts this weekend, as well some great stories from the past years. We hope you enjoy the show! www.tiagomonteiro.com www.fiawtcc.com www.hondaracingwtcc.com www.jasmotorsport.com

Today we have Alex Moiseev as our guest. He is competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series, but is also involved in the running of Kaspersky Motorsport. He spoke to us about this project, as well as his racing career. www.kasperskymotorsport.com www.blancpain-gt-series.com

We are going back to Brazil this week, to talk with Sérgio Sette Câmara, a young driver that is part of the Red Bull Junior Team and is competing in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. www.sergiosettecamara.com www.redbulljuniorteam.com www.fiaf3europe.com    

Today we have Filipe Albuquerque as our guest. He has a long and successful CV in junior formulas, and has been an Audi factory driver for several years, driving their cars in the Le Mans 24h, DTM and various GT championships. He has another busy season ahead, competing in the WEC in LMP2, the Blancpain Endurance Series, and the IMSA Weathertech Sportcar Championship. Besides all that, he is also Portuguese and a good friend of ours, so we’re very proud to have him on the show! www.filipealbuquerque.com www.audi-motorsport.com www.w-racingteam.com www.rgrsport.com www.axracing.com www.fiawec.com www.blancpain-gt-series.com www.imsa.com

Our guest is Sérgio Jimenez, from Brazil. This year he will be driving an Audi R8 LMS for WRT in the Blancpain Sprint and Endurance Championships, as well taking part once again in the Brazilian Stock Car Championship. www.sergiojimenez.com.br www.w-racingteam.com www.blancpain-gt-series.com www.stockcar.com.br

Today we are joined by Jacob Greaves, team manager of Greaves Motorsport. They are a team with a long history in Endurance and Sportscar Racing, and winners of the Le Mans 24h and European Le Mans Series. We had a chat about the team, as well as other projects they are involved with. There were some audio problems on our side during the interview, so unfortunately the sound quality is not as good this time. Greaves Motorsport will be back in action this year, defending their tile in the ELMS and taking part once again in the Le Mans 24h. www.greavesmotorsport.com www.greaves3d.com www.driverdb.com www.lemans.org www.fiawec.com www.europeanlemansseries.com