Sky Sports partners with The Fast and the Curious podcast — SkimNews
Get the Sports newsletter
Daily sports — scores, transfers, the storylines from the leagues you actually follow. Free.
- Sky Sports announced a long-term strategic partnership with The Fast and the Curious podcast on Tuesday 18 August 2026, timed to Formula 1's return at the Dutch Grand Prix Sprint weekend.
- The Fast and the Curious, hosted by Betty Glover, Christian Hewgill and Greg James since launching in 2023, has built a fan base by mixing expert insight and behind-the-scenes access with humour aimed at welcoming new F1 viewers.
- Billy McGinty, Sky Sports director of F1, said the deal offers something 'genuinely new and exciting,' combining commercial benefits with the hosts' ability to relate to everyday fans and grow fandom together.
- Greg James, the podcast's self-styled 'team principal,' called the partnership 'a very large mid-season upgrade' and said it lets the show build on its identity — knowledgeable without being intimidating, welcoming to new fans.
- The partnership will include cross-promotional social posts and integration of The Fast and the Curious content within Sky's digital ecosystem, while preserving the podcast's existing format and hosts.
- A signature feature of the podcast — having F1 drivers serve as regular co-hosts — will continue, including past moments with Kimi Antonelli, Ollie Bearman and a discussion with Lewis Hamilton about making LGBTQ+ people feel welcomed by the sport.
- The Dutch Grand Prix Sprint weekend begins Friday, with every session live on Sky Sports F1 as the season resumes after the summer break.
Why it matters: The deal gives Sky Sports a complementary off-broadcast funnel to convert casual listeners into F1 viewers, which matters as the sport courts new and younger audiences. For The Fast and the Curious, Sky's distribution and access amplify a show whose defining edge — driver co-hosts and accessible storytelling — Sky's linear coverage can't replicate on its own.
Ask SkimNews
