{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6819ae2bf30c20bff775e8a1/6a0ee082d7997e788c47aa25?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How F1 became hostage to its manufacturers - The Undercut with Damon Hill and Mark Hughes","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6819ae2bf30c20bff775e8a1/1779359867996-57b0c5ef-fe5b-4ffb-bbf5-faa139d2b2dd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On the latest episode of The Undercut, Damon Hill and Mark Hughes explore the complex relationship that F1 has with automotive manufacturers - a relationship that many would argue is to blame for the knot that the sport has put itself in with the 2026 regulations. With another big manufacturer - Chinese car giant BYD - exploring joining the grid, is it time for F1 to de-couple itself from the 'myth' that road relevancy was every really an important aspect of the sport? That's the question at the heart of this wide-ranging conversation...</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club </em></strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRace/membership\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>on Patreon today</em></strong></a><strong><em>. </em></strong></p>","author_name":"The Race Media Ltd"}