Dirty Side of the Track

“Send us a Hey Now!” It is one year since we spoke to Valtteri Bottas here on the Dirty Side of the Track. Things like this don't happen to us all the time so we're not even sorry about dining out on this again. We have a quick one minute sample of the great track our friend Andy did to celebrate this episode and then it's straight into the chat with Number 77 himself!! If you want...

“Send us a Hey Now!” It's a News Special this week as two large stories dominate the headlines in #F1. First of all we had the decision confirmed by F1 that the Andretti bid to join the grid will not be happening as they got denied a spot on the 2025 pitlane. As if the first story wasn't big enough, we then got hit with the news that Lewis Hamilton has exercised an option in his contract...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Join us as we focus on one of the news stories this week that has Rob in particular really riled up; the subject of adding more street tracks to the calendar and replacing the custom made race tracks. The guys take a look at the existing street tracks, debate if Canada & Australia count, and then decide which street tracks they would keep and which they would swap out for...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Join us as we review the life & career of one of the greats of #F1 in our latest #ValesTales featuring Alain Prost. Listen as we take a closer look at his career from his early days in karting and then into F1 where he drove for McLaren, Williams, and Ferrari. He has a record that stacks him against the very best in the sport but does he have a personality to go with it? E...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Here we go with the second episode of Season 3 on the Dirty Side of the Track! Last week we took a look back at the history of F1 but this week we switch our attention to the 2024 season. For the first time on the Dirty Side we will commit to early predictions before a wheel has turned in testing.  Then, later in the year, we can either look back and celebrate our predictions...

“Send us a Hey Now!” HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Here we go with the first episode of Season 3 on the Dirty Side of the Track! To kick things off we are going to take a look back at the history of F1 to bring you all up to speed before we move our attention to the coming 2024 season. We take a look at the cars, the champions, and the headlines of each decade since the 1950s. Episode running order: News &amp...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey Now....it's the end of the year, the end of the F1 season, and the end of Season 2 of the Dirty Side of the Track which can only mean one thing; it's our annual awards show! Buckle in and get ready to hear our award ceremony as we give out a variety of awards as we build towards our prestigious title of "King of the Pits - Season Award". We also have fo...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with the third and final entry in our trilogy of #F1 Season 23 review episodes, This one is a bumper edition as we are joined by 4 guests in the shape of friend of the show Rob Reed and Discord community members Az, Nimrod, and Lee! We go right back to the start of the 2023 season and work our way through going over the main story lines that developed acros...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with a season review with the one and only Pit-Lane Paul! Rather than just do a regular season review we wanted to ask him about the insane amount of travel he does over the course of an #F1 season. He talks us though the year and drops in some absolutely amazing facts about the countries he has visited.  You are not going to want to miss this! Episode runn...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with the second in our trilogy of #F1 Season 23 review episodes, This one is a bumper stat edition as we go diving into the world of F1 stats to find the best we can.....oh, and maybe invent some new ones while we are at it! Episode running order: News & Social Review of the latest F1 news that caught our eye on the internet and social media channels Br...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with our first off-season episode of 2023! We're going to break our season re-cap into three parts with a quick look back at things that stick in the Bozos memories outside of the championship battle, part 2 will be a Sap-Stat extravaganza as we really pull the season apart (hopefully with Pit-lane Paul), and then the final installment will be with the...

“Send us a Hey Now!” F1 moved into the final race weekend of the 2023 season as the curtain came down at the Abu Dhabi GP. Not the most entertaining of races if truth be told as a record breaking Max secured another victory and Ferrari battled Mercedes for second spot in the constructors championship. Listen to our final race review of the season as the guys pull apart the weeks news as well as do...

“Send us a Hey Now!” F1 headed to the glitz and glamor of Las Vegas this week. The thought of a race here had split many F1 fans in terms of whether they felt it would be any good.  Even Pitlane Paul was not looking forward to this one and he loves the US. Could Las Vegas deliver a good race and quieten down the doubters? Could they make sure all drain covers stayed in place and fans would be able...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Well somehow the bozos made it to 100 episodes of the Dirty Side of the Track. We got lucky and were able to have Pitlane Paul join us as he pulled over from his road trip down to Vegas. It's an episode looking back at our favorite moments as well as giving shout outs to all those that make the Dirty Side what it is. There is also a mega-100 Seconds of DRS montage that yo...

“Send us a Hey Now!” F1 packed up their stuff in Mexico and headed off to the last in a triple header. Their destination was the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo for the Brazil GP. Last week the guys felt that this would be a strong circuit for Mercedes & McLaren and that they could take the fight to Max. Would they be right?  Well tune in to find out! The guys pull apart the weeks news as well...

“Send us a Hey Now!” F1 left Austin and crossed the border into Mexico this week for the Mexican GP. It is Sergio Perez's home race and with all the pressure on him at the moment he was keen to put in a good performance for the colorful home crowd. Max could break his own wins in a season record while Lewis was on the hunt to make up for last weeks disqualification. The guys pull apart the we...

“Send us a Hey Now!” F1 trucked up in Austin this week to be met by a barrage of cowboy boots & hats....and that was just the drivers! It was a sprint weekend so we had an action packed Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the guys to discuss. The guys pull apart the weeks news as well as doing break down of all the main events over the race weekend.   Episode running order: News & Social Revie...

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week we had the pleasure to sit down with Dre Harrison. Not sure who is is?  Well... Dre has been on the content creation scene for a few years now and launched a podcast called Motorsport 101 as part of his University degree.  It was so successful that he kept it going. He was recently rewarded for all his efforts by being made part of the all new WTF1 team at the start...

“Send us a Hey Now!” F1 rolled into Qatar this week to be met by scorching temperatures, wind, and sand. Tires became a real talking point of this race weekend and really impacted the Sunday event. It was a sprint weekend so we had an action packed Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the guys to discuss. We saw Max crowned a triple world champion with them all back to back while Oscar continued his (a...

“Send us a Hey Now!” F1 is on a break week ahead of the Qatar GP next week at the Losail Circuit. Here at the Dirty Side we decided to shine our spotlight on Sergio Perez and discuss whether we think he is living up to expectations at Red Bull or whether he is heading for the exit. We also pull apart the weeks news & social media stories that caught our eyes, open up the video vault, and take...

“Send us a Hey Now!” F1 headed to the land of the rising sun this week as the Japanese GP took place at the Suzuka Circuit. The story of the week for some conspiracy theorists out there (and our very own Sap) was the the technical directive had brought Red Bull back into the pack which had seen Sainz grab the win on the last time out. However, right from the first practice, Max was on a mission to...

“Send us a Hey Now!” F1 headed to the heat and humidity of Singapore this week as the Singapore GP took place at the Marina Bay Circuit under the lights. Max had the chance to make it eleven wins in a row but the track is one that Red Bull have struggled at in the past.  What transpired was a huge turn up for the books as Red Bull struggled and Carlos Sainz took full advantage to bring home his Fe...

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week we had the pleasure to sit down with Allison & Lynnette, AKA the I give an F1 podcast. They are based down in Texas and they started their F1 podcast at the start of the year.  We've been following their content on Instagram for a while now and if you don't follow them yet then you should. We talk to them about their F1 origin story and we explore the &...

“Send us a Hey Now!” F1 headed to the home of Ferrari this week as we rocked up in Monza for the Italian GP. Max had the chance to make it ten in a row and set a new Formula One record in the process while Ferrari were hoping to deliver something for the home crowd. We usually find ourselves loving the Monza qualifying but then not finding as much entertainment in the race itself.  This year was d...

“Send us a Hey Now!” The F1 summer break is over!!! We had cars back on track as Formula 1 descended on the small coastal town of Zandvoort in the Netherlands. So great to have racing back and it did not disappoint as we had a banger of a race weekend. Crashes, driver replacements, weather causing carnage - this race had it all. Episode running order: News & Social Review of the latest F1 news...