Road To Success

Justin Hawkins On Top Gear, The Ferrari He Should’ve Kept & Getting The Stig’s Approval

15K views · 1d ago · 58:30

Being famous doesn’t mean you’ve made it. Justin Hawkins, frontman of The Darkness, joins us to discuss the reality behind rock star life — from appearing on Top of the Pops while still skint to the creative disagreements and compromises that come with keeping a band together.

Topics: Meet Justin Hawkins · The Ferrari He Regrets Selling · Why Cars and Guitars Feel Different · Buying a Ferrari Without Chasing Wealth · Famous, on TV and Still Skint · Top Gear Chaos and Spinning Out

Tom Hartley JNR Exclusive: The Biggest Deals, Family Competition, Showroom Build & More

91K views · 4d ago · 1:10:51

Guest: Tom Hartley JNR Exclusive

Find out in 60 seconds if YOU are owed money with Refund Club here Tom Hartley Junior joins us to reveal what it takes to buy and sell some of the world’s most extraordinary cars. From handling Bernie Ecclestone’s collection to selling a Ferrari to Eric Clapton, Tom shares the stories, relationships and instincts behind a business where individual deals can run into tens of millions.

Topics: Meet Tom Hartley Junior · Selling Bernie Ecclestone’s Collection · How Classic Cars Led to Formula One · How Do You Value an F1 Car? · A £2.5 Million Average Sale · Why Auctions Haven’t Worked for Tom

Design Legend Afzal Kahn On Buying The "F1" Plate & The Offers He Has Had For It...

95K views · 1w ago · 1:06:28

The man behind Kahn Design, Chelsea Truck Company and the famous F1 number plate joins Ben in the van to reveal the decisions, risks and obsession behind his automotive business. From investing £500,000 into wheel manufacturing to creating the Aston Martin Vengeance, Kahn explains how he built his brands — and why designing something he loves can matter more than making a profit.

Topics: Meet the Man Behind Kahn Design · Investing £500,000 into His First Wheels · From Body Kits to Building Complete Cars · Buying the Famous F1 Number Plate · Unauthorised F1 Listings & His Valuation · Creating the Aston Martin Vengeance

Inside The Secret World Of £3M+ Hypercars: Who Buys Them & Why Most Fail

24K views · 2w ago · 59:56

Guest: Jens Sverdrup

What does it REALLY take to build a multi-million-pound hypercar company, and why do so many fail before producing a single car? In this episode of Road To Success, Ben sits down with Jens Sverdrup, Executive Chairman of Zenvo Automotive, to uncover the reality behind the world's most exclusive hypercar brands.

Topics: Meet Jens Sverdrup: The Man Behind Zenvo · Why So Many Hypercar Companies Fail · Is £100 Million Enough to Start a Hypercar Brand? · What Makes a Hypercar Different From a Supercar? · Why Hypercars Cost Millions to Build · Why Jens Has Refused to Sell Cars to Certain Buyers

Nigel Mansell Exclusive: The Last Self-Made Formula 1 Champion

136K views · 2w ago · 1:15:20

Guest: Nigel Mansell Exclusive

Formula 1 legend and World Champion Nigel Mansell joins Ben Fowler on Road To Success for an extraordinary conversation about his racing career, his fierce rivalry with Ayrton Senna, the terrifying crashes that nearly cost him his life, and why he believes modern Formula 1 has lost some of what made the sport so special.

Topics: Introducing F1 Legend Nigel Mansell · How Colin Chapman Discovered Nigel Mansell · Nigel's First Experience of Karting · The Struggle to Afford a Racing Career · Being Told He Would Never Succeed · Risking Everything to Chase His F1 Dream

Monaco Billionaire Exposes His Secrets, Buying a $50M Yacht, Hypercars & Sponsoring The UFC!

62K views · 3w ago · 1:06:18

David Natroshvili went from fearing he could lose everything to building Spribe into a a really successful company. David reveals how he struggled to raise just $100,000, walked around a London gaming conference with nothing but an iPad, and ultimately scaled to tens of millions of monthly players and hundreds of thousands of bets every minute.

Topics: Who Is David Natroshvili? · Growing Up During Georgia’s Civil War · Going From Ground Zero to Billionaire · Returning To The University That Helped Him · Losing Everything & Fearing He’d Be Homeless · David’s Relationship With Gambling

George vs Kimi, Surviving a Plane Crash & Driving F1 Cars On The Nürburgring - David Coulthard

86K views · 1mo ago · 1:02:58

Guest: David Coulthard

David Coulthard joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on life at the very top of Formula One. From helping shape the early days of Red Bull and driving an F1 car around the Nürburgring, to controversial McLaren team orders, his relationship with Ron Dennis, the tragedy and perspective that shaped his career, and whether he’d ever consider becoming a team principal.

Topics: Welcome David Coulthard! · Joining Red Bull & Helping Build The Team · Driving A Red Bull F1 Car Around The Nürburgring · Walking Away From Formula One · The Advice That Shaped David's Career · What It's Really Like Interviewing F1 Drivers

Misha Charoudin’s Toughest Lap At Nurburgring, Aero Secret’s With Lapo & 2026 Crash Costs Revealed?!

165K views · 1mo ago · 1:57:39

Misha returns to the podcast alongside Lapo for a deep dive into the engineering, risk and reality behind pushing cars to their limits at the Nürburgring. They break down how aerodynamics and downforce actually work, the story behind building their business together, and why the Nürburgring remains one of the most demanding places in the world to develop a car.

Topics: Lapo Introduction · How Their Aero Business Began · How Downforce Actually Works · Lapo’s Journey Into Engineering · Why Aero Data Can Be Misleading · Is An Engineering Project Ever Truly Finished?

Supercar Blondie: Why I TURNED DOWN $100,000,000! How I Built The World's Biggest Car Media Brand

136K views · 1mo ago · 1:08:53

Guest: Supercar Blondie

Supercar Blondie reveals how she went from a radio presenter with just 300 followers to building one of the biggest automotive media brands in the world. From rare hypercars and multi-million-dollar auctions to social media, AI, fame and her next chapter in America, this is the story behind Supercar Blondie that most people never get to see.

Topics: Meet Supercar Blondie · Chasing the World’s Rarest Cars · The Car Industry Laughed at Her · When Her Videos Hit 500 MILLION Views · Hate, Self-Doubt & Therapy · Making Almost $500,000 From ONE Video

Ferrari Collector on Buying A $38M 250 GTO, Joining Ferrari’s Elite List & Honest Thoughts on Luce

115K views · 1mo ago · 57:26

Ferrari collector David Lee opens up on what it really takes to build one of the world’s most incredible car collections. From buying a Ferrari 250 GTO for nearly $40 million, to navigating Ferrari’s exclusive allocation system, David explains why even extreme wealth doesn’t always guarantee access to the cars you want.

Topics: Ferrari collection and dream cars · The 288 GTO childhood dream · Countach posters and first supercars · Ferrari ownership and allocation rules · Why Jay Leno avoids Ferrari buying games · Building status for limited Ferrari models

John Hennessey Opens Up: Hypercar Rivalries, The Grand Tour & Building 300MPH Cars

80K views · 1mo ago · 1:19:05

Guest: John Hennessey Opens Up

From removing asbestos and environmental hazards to building some of the fastest hypercars on the planet, John Hennessey’s journey has been anything but conventional. In this episode, John reveals how Hennessey evolved from modifying cars to challenging Bugatti, building the Venom F5, and launching the new Blackbird.

Topics: From Asbestos Removal to Multi-Million Pound Hypercars · Why John Hennessey Hates Losing · Hennessey and the New Grand Tour · Can the New Grand Tour Recreate the Magic? · Why Blackbird Rejects the Horsepower Race · Blackbird Sells Out at Monterey Car Week

The Grand Tour’s New Host’s: Can Francis, Thomas & James Really Replace Jeremy, Richard & James?

251K views · 1mo ago · 48:13

Hagerty is insurance for people who love cars. Find out why & get a quote today The Grand Tour is entering a completely new era. Francis Bourgeois, Thomas Holland and James Engelsman sit down to talk about the pressure of following Clarkson, Hammond and May, why previous attempts to replace the legendary trio haven’t always worked, and what makes them believe this time could be different.

Topics: Meet The New Grand Tour Hosts · Is Francis Really A Petrolhead? · Ben’s Honest Reaction To The New Grand Tour · How They Created The New Grand Tour · Learning To Think Bigger Than YouTube · How Francis Bourgeois Started Making Videos

My $6M Crashed Bugatti, Mat Armstrong & Trading Millions - FX Alex G

222K views · 2mo ago · 1:12:41

Find out in 60 seconds if YOU are owed money with Refund Club here; From working three jobs to owning Bugattis, trading one for a plane, streaking the Super Bowl and ending up in jail five times... Alex G’s story is anything but normal.

Topics: Who Is Alex G? · How Mat Armstrong Got Involved · Trading A Bugatti For A Plane · Growing Up In A Cuban Family · Why Alex Doesn’t Care About Money · Is Alex G Actually Legit?