Gareth Jones On Speed

#337 WEC Spa, i30N and F1 in Europe. We discuss the start of the Endurance Superseason. Gareth drives Hyundai’s hottest hatch, and we look forward to the Spanish Grand Prix. Plus Sniff Petrol on Alonso’s win, barn finds and why Jenson’s always good news.

Video#50 Hyundai i30N Performance. Gareth trails forward to the car he drives in the next audio episode of Gareth Jones On Speed and explains what N stands for....in his mind.

#336 F1 Team Road Cars. We answer a question set by On Speed listener Thomas Nissen: “Which F1 teams’ road cars would you drive”. Plus Sniff Petrol on Williams’ new sponsor, Roy Lanchester, Tesla and McLaren. New On Speed music: Dangerous by “The Darned”.

#335 Ioniq Hybrid and Penguin Speed Shop. A week in the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, just how good is the “South Korean Prius”? Also Gareth meets John Wilcox at The Penguin Speed Shop to see the beautiful work they do restoring classics and customising cars.

#334 Australian Grand Prix. F1’s back, with a new logo, new title music and the debut of the halo at the race weekend. We discuss the implications of the changes. Sniff Petrol on Mercedes’ timekeeping and Guenther Steiner. Plus new music: F1’s Back 2018.

#333 New Old Cars: Resto-Modding. The trend for new builds of old cars and equipping old cars with new tech. Sniff Petrol on McLaren-Renault and Sergey Sirotkin. Plus the Gen2 Formula E car and the Le Mans LMP1 line-up. Plus we remember Ana-Marie Borg.

#332 The Beast From The East and 2018 F1 Cars. We discuss the weather, and the appearance of the new season’s cars they emerge in Barcelona. Sniff Petrol on F1 agreements and Max Mosely. Plus Elfyn ap Gwyndaf new Welsh On Speed music for St David's Day.

#331 Musée des 24h du Mans Pt2. Enhanced Podcast with images. We lose ourselves in the spectacular collection of cars that raced at the Le Mans 24 Hours since its inception in 1923 until the present day and discuss the evolution of the cars on display.

#330 Musée des 24h du Mans Pt1. We tour the finest museum on Earth dedicated to the greatest race in the world, and drool over the incredible collection of model cars and stunning display of full-size cars that chart the development of the motor car.

#329 Motoring and Celebrities. Do autonomous cars mean the love of cars is becoming redundant, or simply a hobby? We list the famous people we’ve personally seen and the cars they were spotted in. Plus Sniff Petrol on Sergey Sirotkin and autonomy.

#328 Cars To Mars. SpaceX are about to fire their new Falcon Heavy to Mars, carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster. Will they succeed with the first launch of this complex, massive rocket? Plus Sniff Petrol on Elon Musk’s sanity and Claire Williams’ baby.

#327 Mercedes X-Class. Gareth takes a posh pickup around north Wales in some rather inclement weather. Journalists from the commercial vehicle press give us their impressions of the X-Class and discuss how autonomy and electrification is coming to trucks.

#326 Festive Special. Gifts we’d really like. Dave Stebbings’ 6 Degrees of Ford Cortina and Never Mind The Buzzcars. Sniff Petrol on motorsport Xmas. The Contenders For The F1 World Championship 2018 perform (Christmas Rapping) Put Me In The Fastest Car.

#325 Ted Kravitz. Sky F1’s pit-lane reporter describes his work covering the season just gone and looks forward to the one to come and how his famed notebook is an essential part of his equipment. Plus Sniff Petrol on Yemen and Robert Kubica.

#324 Motorsport and TV. Motor 1’s Alex Goy shares his experiences as a nascent racing driver in the Race Of Remembrance. We discuss what’s wrong with the coverage of our favourite sport on television. Plus Sniff Petrol on Zimbabwe and French translations.