Ahead of the Dewar Trophy and Simms Medal presentations the podcast team sat down with Williams' chief technical officer Pat Symonds to discuss the winners of the two awards as well as Formula 1's 2017 regulations. 

We also cover the greatest racing driver excuse of all time, courtesy of Ayrton Senna, and Pat's time at Benetton. It's the eighth time Pat has graced the microphone on this site and his ability to distill technical discussions into something even I can understand remains undimmed. Enjoy.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy