The Marshall Pruett Podcast

MP 32: Ford's Sebastien Bourdais on Le Mans

Sebastien Bourdais, Le Mans native and four-time Champ Car champion, is back to race at his home event--the famed 24 Hour contest--with the Ford GT team, gives his thoughts on getting back to Le Mans after making his last start in 2012, and shares an emotional insight into what it's like being the hometown boy at the world's biggest motor race.
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MP 31: Porsche's Timo Bernhard, Le Mans Preview

Timo Bernhard, Porsche factory LMP1 driver and reigning WEC champion in the 919 Hybrid, shares his thoughts on how the defending Le Mans winners will perform in 2016, whether the Porsche team is under added pressure to repeat, and talks about his giant new book.
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MP 30: Corvette's Tommy Milner, Le Mans Preview

Tommy Milner, defending class winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and one of America's most talented GT racers, checks in after his Corvette Racing team led the Le Mans test day and previews the battle for GTE-Pro supremacy at the the 24 Hour, tells us whether having a proven car like a Corvette C7.R is better than one of the new turbocharged Ford and Ferraris, weighs in on the Corvette vs. Ford fight at Le Mans, how the Corvette Racing program benefits young drivers, and closes on the need for a hashtag campaign to find something embarrassing for teammate Oliver Gavin to wear if they win again this year...
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MP 29: Ford's Scott Dixon on His Le Mans Debut

Scott Dixon, the four-time IndyCar Series champion, 2008 Indy 500 winner, and two-time winner of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, is achieving a long-held dream of competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He's part of Ford's big return to the event and shares his thoughts and feelings about the opportunity, the crazy logistics involved in getting to France, and how he might struggle with understanding the language once he arrives...
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MP 28: Audi's Oliver Jarvis, Le Mans Preview

Oliver Jarvis, Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 Hybrid driver, reviews the Le Mans test day after he and his teammates posted the fastest lap around the 8.5-mile circuit, talks about the changes to the R18 for 2016, and shares his views on whether the reduced P1 field will change how Audi and the other teams approach race strategy across the 24-hour race.
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MP 27: David Hobbs' Le Mans Memories

David Hobbs, legendary driver and broadcaster, shares some fascinating and funny stories about his first Le Mans start in 1962 and many of the 20 runs that followed through 1989. A master storyteller, Hobbs' accounts of his time as a driver for the Ford GT40 program, with Colin Chapman's Lotus effort, and in a variety of Porsches make for an interesting listening experience.
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MP 26: Aston Martin's Darren Turner, Le Mans Preview and Memories

Darren Turner, factory driver for the Aston Martin Racing team, dives into the 2016 race and what he expects to find in the wildly competitive GTE-Pro class, has me laughing at his biggest pet peeve while driving at Le Mans, and winds the clock back a little bit to talk about the unloved AMR-One prototype from 2011...
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MP 25: Toyota's Anthony Davidson, Le Mans Preview and Tech Insights

Anthony Davidson, Toyota's 2014 WEC LMP1 champion, breaks down the new TS050 Hybrid prototype and how it performed during the Le Mans test day, this thoughts on how the two-car Toyota team will get on in the 24 Hour race, discusses the high-tech systems inside the car and how it has changed his driving style, and shares some incredible insights on what it's like being a driver surrounded by the world's most advanced racing technology.
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MP 24: Audi's Allan McNish, Le Mans Preview and Career Evolution

Allan McNish, three-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, joins me to discuss his thoughts on how the 2016 race might play out, how his Audi team could fare, the progress of his young Jedi--Ford GT driver Harry Tincknell, his expanded role within the VW/Audi group, and his first appearance at Le Mans in 1997. And, somehow, we started off the conversation on the topic of impotence...
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MP 23: Dan Gurney's Le Mans Memories

Dan Gurney, the 85-year-old American icon and winner of the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, takes me through his history at the great French endurance race that started in 1958, the lessons he learned and indelible memories that came from 10 visits, and what it was like racing and winning for Ford with A.J. Foyt in the legendary GT40 Mk IV.
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MP 22: Mario Andretti's Le Mans Memories

Mario Andretti, the greatest racecar driver of all time, shares his love for the 24 Hours of Le Mans me as he chronicles his debut with the factory Ford GT40 program in 1966, trips with Porsche in the 1980s and 1990s, his final outing in 2000, and his readiness to race again--at 74 years of age. 
One more time for Mario at Le Mans? He'd jump at it in a...
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MP 21: Derek Bell's Le Mans Memories

Derek Bell, the five-time winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, spent 90 minutes with me as we began with his first Le Mans start in 1970 as a factory Ferrari driver with Ronnie Peterson, then moved through the next three decades on his time with Renault, Porsche, and ended with his final event in 1995. 
And would Bell, now 74, like to have a go in Porsche's Le Mans-winning 919 Hybrid? And which marque does he believe will win the 84th running of the great endurance race? Stay tuned until the end...
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MP 20: Sebastien Bourdais, Detroit 1 IndyCar Winner

Sebastien Bourdais, winner of the first IndyCar round at Detroit on June 5, joins me to discuss KVSH Racing's return to Victory Lane, the rebuilding process it has undergone, and shares his thoughts on whether IndyCar should adopt an F1-style Virtual Safety Car system.
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MP 19: Will Power, Detroit 2 IndyCar Winner

Will Power, winner of the second Dual in Detroit Verizon IndyCar Series round on Sunday, June 5, speaks with me about finding his way out of the wilderness to reach Victory Lane, the mental strength required to deal with a rough season leading up to his first win in more than a year, and whether he can mount a run for his second championship for Team Penske with so much internal competition from his teammates.
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MP 18: Bryan Herta on Winning the 2016 Indy 500

Bryan Herta won his second Indy 500 on Sunday at the 100th running of the great race, and spoke with me about his Mexican-themed celebration, the insane fuel saving strategy that steered Alexander Rossi to Victory Lane, being fired by Michael Andretti and eventually partnering with him to win Indy, and whether his 16-year-old son Colton could be in his future 500 plans.
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MP 17: Alexander Rossi, Indy 500 Winner

Alexander Rossi, rookie winner of the 100th Indy 500 for Andretti-Herta Autosport and Honda, spoke with the Marshall Pruett Podcast the morning after his incredible triumph. 
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MP16: Joe Huffaker, My Racing Life and Career

From his shop in the San Francisco Bay Area, Joe Huffaker produced some of the most futuristic--and mildly insane--cars for Indy 500 I've ever seen. He's also responsible for a number of fantastic sports car and junior open-wheel designs, which is why I went to interview him about his incomparable career and creations in 2011.
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MP 15: Ken Hamilton on the Crazy 1982 Eagle Aviation Indy Car

Yes, it's that car. The insane Eagle Aviation-Chevy Ken Hamilton attempted to qualify for the 1982 Indy 500. What a priceless turd. I spoke with Ken who gave me the entire history on its design origins and shared the hilarious tales of trying to get the nightmare up to speed...
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MP 14: Dario Franchitti's Indy 500 Memories

Dario Franchitti, three-time Indy 500 winner, recounts his first memories of the great oval, walks through his success at the Speedway, the final win in 2012 (that also pissed him off), and his role as a coach and mentor to Chip Ganassi Racing's younger drivers looking to follow in his footsteps.
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MP 13: Geoff and Matt Brabham

Geoff Brabham, a 10-time Indy 500 starter, and his son Matt--a rookie in 2016--sit with Marshall to discuss their family history, Geoff's first 500, and goals for Matty's debut.
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