F1 Explains: race strategy in 2026 - with Bernie Collins
F1 Nation
Formula 1
4.3 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
So much has changed for the 2026 F1 season. How has it affected the job of a race strategist? The new cars and new tyres mean teams have to think differently when planning their pit stops. Race-winning strategist and Sky Sports F1 expert Bernie Collins joins Christian Hewgill to explain it all.
Bernie also answers your questions on what F1 teams are doing during the April break in racing, how much it costs to race in F1, and what happens when drivers don't set a time in qualifying.
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| 0:00.0 | How am I going to figure this out of this month? |
| 0:02.0 | So many bills. |
| 0:03.0 | Kids, lunch is at school. |
| 0:04.0 | They need any new clothes, |
| 0:06.0 | gas and electric, |
| 0:08.0 | 25 pounds, |
| 0:09.0 | 20 pounds, |
| 0:10.0 | 25 pounds, |
| 0:11.0 | 50 pounds, |
| 0:12.0 | 755 pounds. |
| 0:14.0 | New government policies are making every day easier, |
| 0:17.0 | like offering 30 hours funded childcare |
| 0:19.0 | to help working families save on average £8,000 per year. |
| 0:23.4 | This is just one of the ways the UK government is tackling the cost of living. |
| 0:27.3 | See more at gov.uk.uk slash cost of living help. |
| 0:36.0 | Hello, everybody. Welcome to F1 Explains the official Formula One podcast that is all about answering your questions on the greatest sport in the world. My name is Christian Hugel. And how this podcast works is you email F1 explains at F1.com on any topic you like, so long as it is Formula One dependence, we insist on that much, |
| 0:55.1 | and we find an expert from the world of Formula One to put your question to. |
| 0:59.5 | And this week, our experts is, I can say this extremely comfortably, |
| 1:04.3 | one of our most popular guests in F1 Explains History, |
| 1:07.0 | someone who's been with us right from the start, |
| 1:08.7 | and someone who you always go absolutely mad for on this podcast, former Formula One strategist and part of the Sky Sports F1 television team, |
| 1:17.1 | Bernie Collins, what a joy it is to have you here. Welcome back to F1 Explains. |
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