Gareth Jones On Speed

#557 Welcome Home Elfyn Evans. Gareth travels to Dolgellau in north Wales to join the people there welcoming Elfyn Evans back to his hometown as World Rally Champion. Elfyn's father, Gwyndaf Evans tells Gareth about his son's character and journey.

#497 The Hungarian GP & Lola. Oscar Piastri gets his first Grand Prix win, McLaren are happy, but is Lando? Did Max Verstappen behave like a child? Gareth talks to Mark Preston the Sporting Director of Lola as the brand returns to front-line motorsport.

#556 Llongyfarchiadau We celebrate Elfyn Evans the 1st ever Welsh World Rally Champion, with anthems & music for Elfyn ap Gwyndaf. What went wrong at the Bahrain GP in Malaysia? Dutch cars and people. Alex reveals all about the radical Jaguar Type 01.

#555 WRC, WEC & VW. The World Rally Championship gets a new TV deal. Are the Automobile Club de l'Ouest & The World Endurance Championship happy? Will Volkswagen really kill SEAT? What other car brands could also vanish? Plus: Grok Bot in in your Tesla.

#554 Live Long And Monza. We mark Star Trek Day and the rise of Kimi Antonelli, Where did Gasly's pace come from? Alex goes car spotting in the south of France and racing robot cars. Plus, the return of the Jensen Interceptor.

#553 Back To Cars. What have Gareth, Alex and Zog been up to during the summer break? And what’s going on happening on track and on the road right now? Plus: The Freedom 250 IndyCar race and a Williams icon returns, well, kind of.

#552 Electronica. The 2026 Gareth Jones On Speed Summer Music Compilation. Famous robots, renowned androids and sentient computers introduce a selection of the show's electronic music from the last 21 years of the podcast.

#551 Creators, Grizzly & Goodwood. Gareth & Alex discuss the process of making car content. Is Fiat’s new Grizzly advert a work of genius? Alex goes up the hill in an Aston Martin Valkyrie. Plus, Andy Burnham’s plans for cars in Britain.

#550 The British Grand Prix. We celebrate F1 at Silverstone, the circuit looked great, it was an exciting race, but maybe we need a new anthem? Could Gareth have the perfect replacement? Plus Trump phones the FIA.

#549 Le Mans 2026 Pt2. The team settle into the grandstand to witness the world’s greatest motor race. We go late into the night with the sound of the cars on the circuit at the start/finish straight and at Tertre Rouge.

#548 Le Mans 2026 Pt1. We make the trip to La Sarthe in a vast Hyundai Santa Fe and establish base camp at Team Langoustine. Gareth admires the rich mix of cars parked at the camp site and records the glorious sound of the cars on track.

#547 We Need To Talk About Luce. Alex and Gareth get to grips with the reaction to Ferrari’s first 5 seat EV, heresy or genius? Plus, MG returns to building in Europe, Stellantis launch a new platform and Alex drives the Alpine A110 R Ultime.

#546 An Unexpected Journey. Gareth discusses the cars he sees on a trip to an interesting and important place and explains why he's going there. Plus, new On Speed music: Supra Fiery Cannonballs perform "Why Can't We All Just Get Along".

#545 Miami, Twisted & Bentley. F1 returns after its enforced break, did the rules fix the racing? We discuss rear wing nomenclature. We remember Alex Zanardi. Plus, Alex Goy drives a Twisted Range Rover in Yorkshire and a Bentley on the Isle Of Man.

#544 WILD WRC! Graham King joins Gareth to discuss the shenanigans in the first 4 rounds of the World Rally Championship. Why is the sport struggling, and how to fix it. Plus, could a song have brought rallying back to Scotland?

#543 Artemis & Beyond. Space journalist Richard Hollingham joins us to discuss the 1st crewed lunar mission since 1972. The new moon race, has political support, sponsors and mass public engagement, but will the US beat China to a human landing?

#542 Old Skool On Speed. Richard Porter joins us to discuss 3 cars that we’ve notice recently that are worth comment and a Jaguar that we can’t talk about. Plus, Adrian Newey’s “energy” and cars in space. New music: the On Speed remix of DVLA by ADO88.

#541 Harvesting & Deployment. We discuss the “Yo-Yo” Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes stun, but are the new cars actually any good? Why you should be watching IndyCar and F2. Plus: questions that need answers and music with F1’s Back 2026.

#540 Anticipation, Hope & Glee. Stevie Sackin joins Gareth & Zog to make our final guesses to the pecking order of the forthcoming F1 season. Plus: what is Sigur Rós recorded an On Speed sting?

#539 Just Testing. Gareth & Zog try to read what they can (but not too much) into the performance of the teams at the 1st F1 test at Bahrain, which teams are looking good? Plus, what if The KLF did an On Speed sting?