{"id":163456,"date":"2025-09-27T09:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/163456\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T09:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:06:07","slug":"alex-albon-on-night-races-car-numbers-and-helmet-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/163456\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Albon on night races, car numbers and helmet designs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">How different is driving at night compared to racing during the day? What impact does being a celebrity have on an F1 driver\u2019s life? How are car numbers decided? And what\u2019s the process behind designing a special helmet?<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">In the latest episode of <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiRjEgRXhwbGFpbnNfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC90YWdzL2YxLWV4cGxhaW5zLjJDZDBqNWFvRDNFT29hYW9hU2RnaUQiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/f1-explains.2Cd0j5aoD3EOoaaoaSdgiD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 Explains<\/a>, <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiV2lsbGlhbXNfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL3RlYW1zL3dpbGxpYW1zIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/williams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Williams<\/a>\u2019 <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiQWxleCBBbGJvbl9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vZHJpdmVycy9hbGV4YW5kZXItYWxib24iLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/alexander-albon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Albon<\/a> joins podcast host Christian Hewgill in the Formula 1 paddock to answer your questions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The full episode of F1 Explains is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYWxsIG90aGVyIHBvZGNhc3QgYXBwc19saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL2F1ZGlvYm9vbS5jb20vY2hhbm5lbHMvNTEwNDYyNi1mMS1leHBsYWlucyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiZXh0ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/audioboom.com\/channels\/5104626-f1-explains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">all other podcast apps<\/a>, or you can listen using the player above on this page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">F1 Explains is the award-winning official F1 podcast which answers your questions about the sport. You can send your questions to <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiRjFFeHBsYWluc0BGMS5jb21fbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoibWFpbHRvOkYxRXhwbGFpbnNARjEuY29tIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/mailto:F1Explains@F1.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1Explains@F1.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How different is driving at night compared to racing during the day? 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