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# F1 podcast: What went on behind the scenes in Melbourne
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-podcast-australia-cancelled-what-went-on-behind-the-scenes/
- Published: 2020-03-13T10:58:55.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T19:28:51.000Z
- Description: The Race F1 Podcast tells the full story of the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix
- Author: Glenn Freeman
- Tags: Formula 1, #image-bottom-right

The Race F1 Podcast tells the full story of the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix.

Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell and Edd Straw were all at Albert Park for this shortest of weekends and offer [the inside line on what really happened](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/australian-gp-cancellation-stand-off-the-full-inside-story/) there.

From the sense of [unease about F1 being there](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/inside-f1s-freaky-thursday-in-melbourne/) that set in on Thursday through to [McLaren’s withdrawal](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mclaren-withdraws-from-australian-grand-prix/), the escalation of the situation is tracked.

There’s also an in-depth discussion of the political machinations that delayed the announcement of the race being off and the wider landscape at play.

And with the season possibly not starting for several months, which teams and drivers could gain or lose from this?

The Race F1 Podcast is available free to download from all good podcast suppliers.