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Short Corners

Short Corners

Peter Windsor 180 Episodes Aug 20, 2026

Short Corners is a podcast hosted by Peter Windsor, a former F1 team manager and award-winning journalist. The show features absorbing livestreams and special features packed with F1 anecdotes and insights into the driving styles of today's F1 stars. The title references a phrase coined by Rob Wilson to describe the extraordinary talent of the greatest F1 drivers.

Episodes

Denny Hulme - in his own words with Peter Windsor
Denny Hulme - in his own words with Peter Windsor Aug 20, 2026 508 A true F1 hero, Denny Hulme dug deep in 1970, when his friend and mentor, Bruce McLaren, lost his life in a Goodwood testing accident. At the time, Denny was in the very early stages of recovery from extensive burns to his hands - mainly to his left hand and forearm but also to his right hand - after surviving a spectacular methanol fire at Indianapolis. Eschewing advice from the medics, Denny the
Sir Jack Brabham - in his own words with Peter Windsor
Sir Jack Brabham - in his own words with Peter Windsor Aug 20, 2026 818 Visit our new merchandise store to Make Corners Great Again! https://sl1nk.com/l0uanyxShortly after announcing his retirement from F1 - after the Mexican GP, 1970 - Sir Jack Brabham looked back at the early days of his career and talked about his sheer love of driving. As a bonus feature, this podcast also includes a short interview with Sir Jack after his heartbreaking, last-corner, out-of-fuel d
Emerson Fittipaldi - in his own words with Peter Windsor
Emerson Fittipaldi - in his own words with Peter Windsor Aug 17, 2026 1124 I sat down with Emerson Fittipaldi in his São Paulo office in 2015 - to talk with Emerson the double World Champion (1972, 1974), double Indy 500 winner (1989, 1993) and all-round father of all that is great about Brazilian motor racing. What a driver. What a person.With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets: https://jetcraft.comTo TrackNinja, a lap-timer
Niel Allen - in his own words with Peter Windsor
Niel Allen - in his own words with Peter Windsor Aug 16, 2026 938 Niel Allen is without question one of the fastest racing drivers I ever saw. A quiet Australian who did things his own way - first by building a commercial property empire in Sydney, then by racing a succession of stunning race cars prepared by the unmatchable Peter Molloy - Niel by the late 1960s/early 1970s was right up there with the best of the many internationals who raced in Australia at tha
Niki Lauda - in his own words with Peter Windsor
Niki Lauda - in his own words with Peter Windsor Aug 15, 2026 1765 In an interview recorded with Peter in early 2014, Niki Lauda talks about his racing career, his business world and life in general. Niki was World Champion in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and in 1984 with McLaren-TAG Porsche; in 1976 he famously survived a fiery crash at the Nürburgring; and, away from racing, Niki founded Lauda Air in 1979; and, as non-executive Chairman of AMG-Mercedes F1, in the
F1 Livestream 0804 (driving styles) with Peter Windsor
F1 Livestream 0804 (driving styles) with Peter Windsor Aug 8, 2026 7881 In this special August Break livestream Peter takes your questions and comments around a particular theme - about how Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen take T14 in Hungary.  Delving deep into the subtleties of shorter corners and rotation zones, Peter, sketching live on camera, offers his explanation of why stars like Max, Kimi and Charles Leclerc are able to drive the way they do. Kimi recently s
F1 Livestream 0729 (post-Hungary) feat. Mark Slade with Peter Windsor
F1 Livestream 0729 (post-Hungary) feat. Mark Slade with Peter Windsor Aug 2, 2026 7604 Lots of great questions and comments here as we head into the August break in the turbulence of Hungary.  Mark Slade, a race engineer who knows how to win at the Hungaroring, joins us with his unique understanding not only of the events of the past weekend but also for the likely reasons behind George Russell's slow getaway. Mark's explanatory diagram is included within the chapter headi
Camchat 0727 (post-Hungarian GP) feat. Cameron with Peter Windsor
Camchat 0727 (post-Hungarian GP) feat. Cameron with Peter Windsor Jul 28, 2026 4325 Cameron's in excellent Wind-Up-Windsor form for this podcast, focusing, as he does, on Oscar, Max, Kimi and Lewis with much more squeezed in between.  The August break may be upon us; nothing tranquil about today's chat, however. Enjoy.With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets: https://jetcraft.comTo TrackNinja, a lap-timer and data app designed
F1 Livestream 0722 (Spa debrief/Hungary preview) with Mark Slade and Peter Windsor
F1 Livestream 0722 (Spa debrief/Hungary preview) with Mark Slade and Peter Windsor Jul 23, 2026 5883 It was great to have Mark Slade with us again to guide us through the power management complexities of the Belgian GP and to provide an insight into what we might expect in Hungary this weekend. In this livestream there were also lots of penetrating questions from listeners/viewers - so a big thanks to all who took part. Mark Slade has served as Race Engineer and Chief Engineer at McLaren, Mercede
Camchat 0720 (post-Belgian GP) feat. Cameron with Peter Windsor
Camchat 0720 (post-Belgian GP) feat. Cameron with Peter Windsor Jul 21, 2026 4547 Although this Monday morning debrief kicks off with chat about the Belgian GP trophy and Acting the Goat, it quickly dissolves into analysis of the George-Lewis clash on lap one; the ever-expanding excellence of Kimi;  the heroism of Max; and the P2 for Charles and Ferrari. We know you like your coffee, but, on this occasion, post-The Open (let's hear it for Foxy!), post-The World Cup (even D
F1 Belgian GP - full analysis with Peter Windsor
F1 Belgian GP - full analysis with Peter Windsor Jul 21, 2026 2901 Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli scored a perfectly-judged win at Spa after passing the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc in the closing stages - after making the pass, you could say, that he had been denied at Silverstone. Max Verstappen drove valiantly into P3 for Red Bull, despite a top speed disadvantage and numerous deployment issues - and he might have been P2 had not Leclerc's pit stop been &quo
F1 Livestream 0715 (Belgian GP preview) with Peter Windsor
F1 Livestream 0715 (Belgian GP preview) with Peter Windsor Jul 16, 2026 8057 In this livestream Peter and viewers/listeners look ahead to this weekend's Belgian GP at Spa - with plenty of other storylines along the way.  A big thanks to all who joined YT chat for this stream - great stuff, as ever. With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets:https://jetcraft.comTo TrackNinja, a lap-timer and data app designed to help users impr

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