2 Soft Compounds

2 Soft Compounds is a weekly Formula 1 podcast hosted by UK radio broadcaster and lifelong F1 fan, Rick Houghton, alongside Australian motorsport journalist, Damien Reid. With sharp, unfiltered takes and insider perspective, each episode breaks down the stories, strategy and drama behind the world’s fastest sport.

2 Soft Compounds is a sports podcast hosted by Poddworx Dubai, with 56 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Poddworx Dubai hosts 2 Soft Compounds, a sports show with 56 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  Dutch GP: Zandvoort - The Last Hoorah!

  Aug 26, 202631 minS2

  Zandvoort was supposed to be Max's home turf party - instead it all went Pete Tong! This week on 2 Soft Compounds, hosts Rick Houghton and Damien Reid dig into the slippery patch warning, the unusual line into Turn 3, and how Liam Lawson's pressure tipped a rare driver error at the worst possible moment. They also unpack Max's Red Bull extension through 2030, Red Bull's off weekend pace, Ferrari's habit of arguing strategy over the radio, and a tense Mercedes podium fight as Russell holds off a charging Hamilton. Plus there's a McLaren deep dive with Norris looking unstoppable while Piastri's dip becomes the real story and a driver of the weekend that came down to a one split-second call in a cloud of smoke. Production Credits: Presented by: Rick Houghton & Damien Reid Studio Engineer & Editor: Ben Dover Executive Producer: Ian Carless Produced by: Poddworx Dubai

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  Episode #11

  Hungarian GP: Aston Martins Big Fix, Norris' Podium & Ferrari Shenanigans

  Jul 29, 202627 minS2

  Aston Martin's 16-part reset shaved two seconds off their pace, giving Rick and Damien plenty else to dig into from a chaotic Hungary weekend. This week on 2 Soft Compounds, hosts Rick Houghton and Damien Reid cover all the action from the Hungarian Grand Prix, including George Russell's mystifying anti-stall off the grid, McLaren's team-order tension between Norris and Piastri, Ferrari's self-inflicted strategy mess, Carlos Sainz's nine ignored blue flags, and a quietly brilliant, more humble Max Verstappen carving his way past Hamilton. Plus there's Cadillac's endless brake dramas, an Audi–Racing Bulls midfield scrap worth watching, and news that Bahrain's Grand Prix will relocate to Malaysia amid Middle East disruption to the F1 calendar. Production Credits: Presented by: Rick Houghton & Damien Reid Studio Engineer & Editor: Ben Dover Executive Producer: Ian Carless Produced by: Poddworx Dubai

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  Belgium GP: F1’s Algorithm Problem - Who's Really Driving?

  Jul 24, 202627 min

  Spa should have settled the algorithm debate, but instead it just made the case worse. This week on 2 Soft Compounds, Rick Houghton and Damien Reid dig into the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, from AI-driven energy deployment and neutralising some of the world's best racing corners, to George Russell's Eau Rouge meltdown, Kimi Antonelli's win, Isack Hadjar's faultless drive and the Lewis Hamilton–Russell Lap 1 clash that cost Ferrari a pit stop and a fine. Plus there's Aston Martin's GT3-beating slowness, Toto Wolff's not-so-subtle digs at Russell, and a Hungary preview that has the lads split on whether McLaren finally turns their small upgrades into a big result. Production Credits: Presented by: Rick Houghton & Damien Reid Studio Engineer & Editor: Ben Dover Executive Producer: Ian Carless Produced by: Poddworx Dubai

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  Episode #9

  F1's Battery Problem and Rick's Red Flag Protocol

  Jul 7, 202631 minS2

  Silverstone should have been a classic, but instead it became another Formula One battery-management argument. This week on 2 Soft Compounds, Rick and Damien dig into the British Grand Prix weekend, from boost games and artificial overtaking to Kimi Antonelli’s championship grit, Max Verstappen’s Red Bull frustration, Christian Horner rumours and an FIA safety car finish that short-changed the crowd. Plus theres Lego chaos, loose aero bits and the introduction of Rick’s genius “Red Flag Protocol”, the Pinot Noir-fuelled rule change that might just fix messy race endings once and for all. Production Credits: Presented by: Rick Houghton & Damien Reid Studio Engineer & Editor: Ben Dover Executive Producer: Ian Carless Produced by: Poddworx Dubai

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  Episode #8

  Austrian GP: Lift & Let Live!

  Jun 30, 202630 minS2

  This week on 2 Soft Compounds, hosts Rick and Damien jump straight into the Styrian Grand Prix story that left the paddock shaking their heads: the single waved yellow at the Red Bull Ring that decides pole, and the uncomfortable reality that the rules demand a "lift" without ever defining one. George Russell plays the rulebook perfectly, race control hesitates to escalate, and everyone's left asking the same thing: is the system rewarding safety, or interpretation? From there, the guys dig into the bigger 2026 stories: Aston Martin's brutal pace drop, Adrian Newey's candid take, Fernando Alonso's future, the cost cap and upgrade credits arms race, Russell's tyre management, Ferrari's puzzling tyre sequence, and a proper Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen throwback fight. Plus, Silverstone is next, where long straights and fast corners could expose the regulation limits even more. Production Credits: Presented by: Rick Houghton & Damien Reid Studio Engineer & Editor: Ben Dover Executive Producer: Ian Carless Produced by: Poddworx Dubai

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