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Gareth Jones On Speed
THE podcast for petrol-heads, by Gareth Jones (of ITV1's Speed Sunday & How2, and A1GP pit lane reporter), his car-mad uber-geek mate Zog, Alex Goy (Creative Director at DriveTribe). On Speed covers everything on 4 wheels, from Alfa Romeo to Zonda; Ferrari to Williams; Alpine to McLaren; Ford to Porsche; Alfa to Mercedes; VW to Jaguar; classic cars; concept cars; road cars; race cars. There's every kind of motorsport Formula One, WRC, Le Mans, F2, IndyCar, and drivers, from Damon Hill and…
Episodes
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #446 for 11 Aug 2022
#446 Punk As F1. The 2022 On Speed Summer Music Compilation. 12 of Gareth’s punk/car songs gathered together. Drivers old and new and team owners discuss what…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #445 for 28 Jul 2022
#445 Too Much Motorsport? As various series compete for our attention we ask which formulas do we choose to watch? Where next for the French Grand Prix? Who…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #444 for 14 Jul 2022
#444 Phew what a scorcher! We discuss the hot track action at the Austrian Grand Prix and the debut of the stunning Peugeot 9X8 at the 6 Hours of Monza. Plus…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #443 for 30 Jun 2022
#443 Goodwood 2022. We discuss the bevy of “motortainment” at this year’s Festival of Speed and the extraordinary cars that set the fastest times during the…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #442 for 16 Jun 2022
#442 Le Mans, Emira & DeLorean. Gareth & Alex share their 2022 experience of the 24 Hours Of Le Mans. Alex drives the Lotus Emira. We discuss and the proposed…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #441 for 26 May 2022
#441 Sublime Or Ridiculous? The Electrogenic MINI versus the 2022 Range Rover. Formula One versus the Indy 500. We compare two British iconic cars. How does…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #440 for 12 May 2022
#440 Dacia Duster. Gareth spends a week driving the budget SUV. Can the Romanian value brand really deliver a functional 4WD car? Plus the answer to the…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #439 for 28 Apr 2022
#439 Trucks. Commercial vehicle publisher Matthew Eisenegger joins Gareth to talk trucks. Who are the big players in European HGVs and who are the disruptors?…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #438 for 14 Apr 2022
#438 Melbourne GP & DBX 707. Sarah Leach fights homesickness to report on the Australian Grand Prix. Alex Goy drives an Aston Martin that is the world’s…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #437 for 31 Mar 2022
#437 Lotus Eletre Launch. Gareth, Alex Goy & Richard Porter attend the launch of the new Lotus “Hyper SUV”. We react to the car’s appearance, talk to the car’s…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #436 for 24 Mar 2022
#436 F1 Is Back. Bahrain GP Report. We react to the dramatic 1st race of the 2022 season. Who are the winners and losers at this point? Do the new car…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #435 for 17 Mar 2022
#435 Porpoising, Names & Rocket Science. Are the F1 teams ready for the first race? We ask questions about the correct names of drivers and teams. Are Mercedes…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #434 for 24 Feb 2022
#434 New F1 Cars & Teams? The Morgan Super3. Andretti to F1? We try to understand the new F1 aero creations. Alex gets excited about a new British 3-wheeler…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #433 for 10 Feb 2022
#433 Lewis, Drones & Electronics. Lewis is back, or is he? A drone pilot gives advice on filming cars with UAVs. How is the semiconductor shortage affecting…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #432 for 27 Jan 2022
#432 Nominative Determinism, City Cars and Whatever Happened To..? Utter nonsense from Formula E. Does your name choose what you drive? We pick the perfect…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #431 for 13 Jan 2022
#431 The Desert, Space and Zog’s Bike. Audi go rally raiding with a (sort-of) electric car. We look at the truly incredible stuff that is due to happen in…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #430 for 30 Dec 2021
#430 Genesis GV70. Gareth spends a week in a car from a new brand created specifically to take on the existing premium giants. Is the car good enough to…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #429a for 16 Dec 2021
#429a The Miracle Of Christmas. The spectacular F1 finale, was it fair? We design the Xmas GP. We give each other money-no-option car-related gifts, virtually…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #428 for 25 Nov 2021
#428 Qatar GP & Electrogenic 356. Lewis’ fightback, can he still win the 2021 F1 World Championship? Alex Goy drives an electric classic Porsche with a…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #427 for 11 Nov 2021
#427 Mexico & Why We Hate Alex. Max Verstappen inches closer to his first championship. New Division perform The Tale Of Me And You. Alex makes us green with…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #426 for 28 Oct 2021
#426 USGP, ULEZ & Extreme E. We discuss Max's win in Austin, the future of (not) driving in London and the Island E Prix in Sardinia. Plus: F1 examines its…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #425 for 14 Oct 2021
#425 Talking Turkey, Lunaz, Morgan & Corvette. Did Mercedes make the right decision for Lewis in Turkey? James Bond’s No Time To Die cars, the all-electric DB6…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #424 for 30 Sep 2021
#424 Sochi, Distinguished Gents & Not Ferraris. Lando almost wins, Lewis wins 100 times. Alex goes for a ride with some distinguished gents and we discuss the…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #423 for 16 Sep 2021
#423 Sprint, Crash & Spéirling. McLaren and Ricciardo return to winning, how did this happen? Does The Sprint improve Formula One? McMurtry’s new midget…
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Video Podcast 060: On Speed Will Return.
Video#60 Gareth's been away, but On Speed will return very soon.
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #422 for 26 Aug 2021
#422 Le Mans, Dandelions & Optimus Prime. Gareth’s away, so Alex Goy and Sarah Leach join Zog to talk racing news, concept cars, and Simon Cowell’s next move…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #421 for 05 Aug 2021
#421 Bumper Bonus Music Edition. The Gareth Jones On Speed 2021 Summer Music Compilation. 13 bespoke On Speed songs. Gareth explains the background to more…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #420 for 22 Jul 2021
#420 Hyundai i30 Premium & The British Grand Prix. Gareth spends 10 days in a clever, subtle hybrid with a tiny engine, more interesting than it sounds. Zog &…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #419 for 08 Jul 2021
#419 Emira, Gigafactories & Lewis. All the details on the new Lotus sports car. Good news for electric cars in the UK, but is it enough? Hamilton signs for…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #418 for 24 Jun 2021
#418 Indy, Aston, Audi, W Series & F1. News from US open-wheel racing, Audi’s march towards electrification, the new Aston F1 road car, the all-female racing…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #417 for 10 Jun 2021
#417 Signs of The Times. Sarah meets Fernando Alonso, Alex rides in a blower Bentley and a Rimac, Zog and Gareth both spot key moments in the move to EVs. Is…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #416 for 27 May 2021
#416 Audi e-tron Sportback quattro. Gareth charges up to north Wales in Audi’s mighty electric SUV. How good was the electric car/recharging experience? Is the…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #415 for 13 May 2021
#415 Alonso, Zenvo & Car Trek. Sarah heads off to meet Fernando in Spain, Alex drives the Zenvo TS-R, Zog reports on a new ultimate speed record and the…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #414 for 29 Apr 2021
#414 EVs, WEC, FE & Indy. Lots of new electric vehicles appear. The World Endurance Championship begins, but where’s Glickenhaus? What went wrong for Formula E…
Gareth Jones On SpeedGareth Jones On Speed #413 for 15 Apr 2021
#413 Car Pubs & Extreme E. As pubs reopen we list our favourite car connected watering holes. Did the first Extreme E-Prix in Saudi Arabia deliver on its…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #412 for 01 Apr 2021
#412 F1's Back. We review the 1st race of the 2021 F1 season and catch up on Formula 2 too. Otmar Szafnauer and Adrian Newey do a little gardening and Billy…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #411 for 25 Mar 2021
#411 GO, GO, GO! We preview the 2021 F1 season, but not before we celebrate the career of the great Murray Walker and wish him an emotional goodbye. We play…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #410 for 11 Mar 2021
#410 F1 liveries. The team colours and the hidden messages behind them on the new cars as they are launched for the 2021 F1 season. Ferrari return to the top…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #409 for 25 Feb 2021
#409 Welsh Wheels. Celebrating St David’s Day Gareth and Welsh motoring journalist Alex Grant examine the state of car manufacturing and motorsport in Wales…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #408 for 11 Feb 2021
#408 Bitcoin & Hydrogen. Why did Tesla spend billions on virtual money? How hydrogen really could be the energy medium of choice for road and race cars in the…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #407 for 28 Jan 2021
#407 Extreme E, WEC And F1. We get excited about the new electric SUV race series, but is it just greenwash? Hypercars will race in the World Endurance…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #406 for 14 Jan 2021
#406 Hyundai and Apple, The Dakar and RC Cars. The iCar is back. We drool over the Prodrive BRX Hunter and the challenge of the Dakar Rally. Radio Controlled…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #405 for 31 Dec 2020
#405 Suzuki Ignis 4WD Hybrid. Gareth takes what is arguably the cutest little car on sale in the UK today on a road trip to Wales and Yorkshire. An attractive…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #404 for 17 Dec 2020
#404 Xmas Special. We review the season gone by, give gifts, virtually, read terrible Christmas cracker jokes, write poems and perform the Welsh tradition of…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #403 for 03 Dec 2020
#403 Crash & Burn? We discuss the dreadful crash and fire that Romain Grosjean narrowly survived at the Bahrain Grand Prix. We speculate on who will replace…
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Video Podcast 059: Suzuki Ignis Trailer.
Video#59 Gareth trails forward to an upcoming episode of Gareth Jones On Speed, a review of the impossibly cute Suzuki Ignis 4WD Hybrid.
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Gareth Jones On Speed #402 for 12 Nov 2020
#402 F1 & SUVs. Is Lewis Hamilton of the verge of being the G.O.A.T, or is he that already? Alex drives some massive premium SUVs. Mustang and Hummer…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #401 for 29 Oct 2020
#401 Audi TT RS. Gareth spends a week thrashing around north Wales in an Audi TT RS Coupé 400PS Audi Sport Edition S tronic, a short car with a long name. Just…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #400pt2 for 15 Oct 2020
#400 On Speed Episode 400 LIVE Pt2. We look back at some of Gareth Jones On Speed’s greatest hits, and include clips of a selection of your and our favourite…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #400pt1 for 08 Oct 2020
#400 On Speed Episode 400 LIVE Pt1. The first of two shows celebrating this landmark achievement. An edited audio version of the video livestream broadcast on…
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Video Podcast 058: On Speed Ep 400 LIVE Trailer.
Video#58 Gareth trails forward to Gareth Jones On Speed episode 400 LIVE. Our first ever live video stream on YouTube to celebrate our 400th episode.
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Gareth Jones On Speed #399 for 24 Sep 2020
#399 The Spirit of Le Mans. The 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours was run with no supporters in the grandstands, we explain how were there in spirit. We catch up on F1…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #398 for 10 Sep 2020
#398 VW Grand California. Gareth and Violet take the big brother of the famous Volkswagen camper on an adventure to Wales, but unfortunately the trip doesn't…
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Video Podcast 057: VW Grand California.
Video#57 Gareth trails forward to an upcoming episode of Gareth Jones On Speed which reviews Volkswagen's Grand California camper.
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Gareth Jones On Speed #397 for 20 Aug 2020
#397 Tomorrow’s Car World. The 2020 On Speed Summer Music Compilation. William Woollard, Kate Bellingham, Raymond Baxter and Jackie Stewart at the 1979 Earls…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #396 for 06 Aug 2020
#396 Back Home. We review the British Grand Prix, and the recent successful return to Earth of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and other new space missions to…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #395 for 23 Jul 2020
#395 So Far So Good. We assess how it’s going for Lewis Hamilton and those trying to stop him from winning his 7th World Championship. Are Racing Point the 2nd…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #394 for 09 Jul 2020
#394 Return To Racing. At last, real cars on a real track. We review the opening race of the season at Austria and ask did racing with social distancing and no…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #393 for 02 Jul 2020
#393 Ready To Race Again. As Formula One gets ready to return to racing we look at how they will run a Grand Prix during the pandemic and remind ourselves of…
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Gareth Jones On Speed #392 for 18 Jun 2020
#392 The New Normal. Gareth is temporarily released from lockdown and revisits an old friend: the Hyundai i30n Performance. Does the revised version of this…