F1 EXPLAINS: Overtaking, braking and qualifying – Aston Martin's Stoffel Vandoorne answers your questions

What are the rules when F1 drivers go wheel-to-wheel? How do they know when to hit the brakes? Why do drivers wait until the last moment to set their qualifying lap times?

In the latest episode of F1 Explains, Aston Martin Reserve Driver Stoffel Vandoorne joins hosts Christian Hewgill and Katie Osborne to answer these listener questions and more.

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Prior to joining Aston Martin, Vandoorne previously raced for McLaren in 2017 and 2018 as well as experiencing success in other categories of motorsport, notably winning the GP2 title in 2015.

To listen to the full episode, hit go on the audio player above – or click here to listen on your preferred podcasting platform.

The weekly F1 Explains podcast puts listener questions to F1 experts and insiders. Laura from Belgium, Todd from Virginia, Richard from Texas and Luana from Switzerland had their questions answered on this episode. You can email your questions for the team to F1Explains@F1.com.

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Recent guests have included McLaren engineer Tom Stallard, 1996 World Champion Damon Hill and F1 strategists Bernie Collins and Ruth Buscombe Divey.

You can listen to previous episodes about how the F1 calendar is planned, how F1 helmets are designed, how F1 brakes work and many more topics by searching for F1 Explains on your podcast app.