Dirty Side of the Track

“Send us a Hey Now!” Well we are still in the off season and we have no guests this week so it's proper "scraping the barrel" kinda content this week. With the next season of Drive to Survive coming soon we decided to preview what we feel each of the main story lines per episode will be and then maybe have a little fun with how that story will be told. You've been warned - this...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Well we are still in the off season so we thought we would help get everyone ready for the 2025 F1 season. We did a beginners guide to F1 around 3 years ago so we decided to blow the dust off that and bring it up to date for a 2025 edition. Episode running order is: News & Social Slim pickings this week but we found a few stories to bring you Brian’s Video Vault https://ww...

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week the guys bring back the Rob vs Brian contest.  They will battle it out all season to see who takes home the coveted title of "Best and most awesome host of the Dirty Side". To kick things off they both give their predictions for the WCC order. After getting the competition out of the way they then both rate their top 10 driver pairings from 2025.  Forget th...

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week the guys catch up with the one and only Pitlane Paul. Last year did not end brilliantly for Paul and Valtteri as it saw VB's time in F1 come to an end for now in terms of having a drive for next season. Paul talks openly about what it was like as they came to terms with both the performance of the car, and how silly season unfolded. He also gives his view on bot...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Our "In the mirrors" series will look back at some of our favorite episodes from our time here on the Dirty Side. This time it is our Brawn GP episode. Today, we’re diving into one of the most extraordinary chapters in Formula 1 history: the Brawn GP season of 2009. It was the year a team rose from the ashes of Honda Racing, defied all odds, and clinched the champion...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Today, we honor a legend who embodied resilience, brilliance, and an unrelenting drive for perfection: Niki Lauda. From his early days as an underdog in Formula 1 to his reign as a three-time World Champion, Lauda’s story is one of passion, grit, and an unshakable will to overcome every obstacle. We’ll take you through the highs and lows of his remarkable career—the daring dec...

“Send us a Hey Now!” t's the Abu Dhabi GP and the close of the 2024 F1 season. With the drivers title being sewn up by Max Verstappen a few races ago, the only thing left up for grabs was the World Constructors Championship. We would either be looking at a first McLaren title since 1998 or a first Ferrari title since 2008. The race itself was a bit of a stinker as tends to be the case with th...

“Send us a Hey Now!” It's the Abu Dhabi GP and the close of the 2024 F1 season. With the drivers title being sewn up by Max Verstappen a few races ago, the only thing left up for grabs was the World Constructors Championship. We would either be looking at a first McLaren title since 1998 or a first Ferrari title since 2008. The race itself was a bit of a stinker as tends to be the case with t...

“Send us a Hey Now!” It's the Qatar GP which is not only a sprint weekend but also round 23 of 24 already!! Would McLaren seal the World Constructors Championship by outscoring Ferrari & Red Bull by enough points or would it roll on to the last round next week? Would Qatar deliver us a decent race after being a bit of a snoozefest recently? This episode takes a look at all this and more a...

“Send us a Hey Now!” After a few weeks off, the #F1 show arrived under the bright lights of #LasVegas Cold temperatures and late nights made it a challenge for both those attending and those trying to watch as much live action as possible on TV. Regardless it was great to have racing action back and giving us somethint to talk about! Episode running order as always is... 1) News & Social All t...

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week is the last off week before we take on the triple header that will round out season 2024 of Formula 1. While last week was a show about nothing as we struggled for content, this week as at the opposite end of the content spectrum as we welcome the Virtual Statman aka Sean Kelly to the Dirty Side. Sean has provided stats to the on air broadcasting of #F1 for over 20 y...

“Send us a Hey Now!” We are in another break as we sit between triple headers and it's fair to say we struggled for content this week! We first wrap up the events of the Brazil GP as we recorded so soon after the race that we missed a few things out including a Fantasy recap. Then we have 3 small sections where Brian guides us through alternative F1 themes, we talk about the last official ope...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Mexico gave us a great race last time out and we predicted great things for Brazil. Had we cursed this race weekend or would Brazil still deliver? Well it delivered.....big time! It's been a track in recent years that has thrown up some great races and this weekend was not going to risk being a snoozefest! Well it's fait to say that Mexico put right those historical...

“Send us a Hey Now!” After the highs served up by COTA last week, we had been a little downbeat on our feelings for what Mexico might bring. It's been a track in recent years that has not thrown up much excitement and went as far as forcing us to call last years episode the Siesta Fiesta! Well it's fait to say that Mexico put right those historical wrongs and served us up a really entert...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Well we finally went racing again and wow, what a return it was! COTA usually serves up some great racing and it did not disappoint this time around either! It was action packed as we had the sprint to contend with as well as an epic finish to the race itself. We won't even get to draw breath before we're off to Mexico as this was the first in a triple header that wi...

“Send us a Hey Now!” We are nearly at the end the fall lull as we finally get to preview a race as F1 heads to COTA next week! As well as the usual look at the weeks best news & videos, Rob takes a turn at running a quiz show for Brian.  Based on the higher lower type game, how will Brian fare in the challenge? Speaking of Brian, he's been busy making radio jingles for the pod and boy oh...

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week is yet another off week as we make our way through this fall break. However, while there may not be a race to talk about we had the very great pleasure of talking with former ESPN and NBC NASCAR pitlane reporter, Mike Massaro.   It was a great chat and we think we managed to find the point where NASCAR and F1 meet.  We also have the one and only running of the 100 se...

“Send us a Hey Now!” We are in the fall lull as we patiently wait for F1 to return to COTA at the end of October! The news was a little slow this week but there was one big story that broke as Danny Ric aka the honey badger was dismissed from his duties and will be replaced for the rest of the season by Liam Lawson. The guys also talk about how they'll pass the lull which means a strange play...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Well it was the Singapore GP at Marina Bay Street Circuit this week and it gave us...well....errmmm, actually not a lot. Last year we probably rode the high of a Sainz win which maybe papered over the cracks of a poor race.  There seems to be something about this track that does not lend itself to close racing.  Even the addition of the 4th DRS zone did little to generate the...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Well it was the Azerbaijan GP at Baku City Circuit this week and it gave us some great action in the battle for the win! It may have looked like being a snoozefest early on as both Rob & Brian got worried about one-stopper tire management hell, but at around the one third distance this race ignited and gave us an absolute belter!! There was action all throughout the top 12...

“Send us a Hey Now!” We are in between Monza & Baku so find ourselves in a break week. After the fall out from Monza in regards to the Oscar vs Lando situation, we decided to take a look at different ways in which teams have structured their teams down the years in terms of a clear number one and number two versus trying to balance two number one drivers. To kick things off the guys review the...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Well it was the Italian GP at Monza this week and it's fait to say that this #F1 season just keeps on giving. This weeks episode was recorded within 30 mins of the race end as we were both so excited to get talking about this one! However, before we get into the race weekend review we pick the bones out of what caught our eye in the news this week from the obvious big sto...

“Send us a Hey Now!” It was the return of cars on track this week as F1 arrived in Zandvoort for the Dutch GP. Both Rob & Brian can't quite work out if they enjoyed the race or not! The guys pull the race weekend apart and debate the best bits and worst bits and finally make a decision on whether they enjoyed it or not. As well as the race review we have our usual round up of what caught...

“Send us a Hey Now!” We are nearly at the end of the F1 summer break and that means Pitlane Paul will be packing his bags and travelling to race tracks with Valterri again soon. Before he worries about how many pairs of underwear to pack he joins us to re-unite the three bozos and jump on a virtual bar stool. We ask him about how things we all get excited about are received in the paddock such as...

“Send us a Hey Now!” We are into the F1 summer break and that means no cars on track for a while. We've been lucky enough to get some guests lined up to fill the void and this week welcome back to the Dirty Side a guest who came on very early in our podcast; Rob from the F1 Fantasy Hub. If you are not familiar with him then he is part of the F1 Fantasy game community and creates lots of conte...