Dirty Side of the Track

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week we are fully gearing up for the new #F1 season!! We get to cover testing, F1 Fantasy, Drive to Survive, AND preview the first race of he #Formula1 season next week in Bahrain! Running order: 1) News & Social - Weekly round up of all the things that caught our eye in the news and on social media Brian's Video Vault  Ask Me Anything: Formula 1 Logistics Co-Ord...

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week we had the pleasure of welcoming a group of listeners onto the show as we have our first Discord Community episode where we take a look at some key topics regarding the upcoming season. Would love more folk to join the community and you can find the link at the bottom of these show notes. Running order: 1) News & Social - Weekly round up of all the things that ca...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Well this is hard for us to believe but this weeks episode features a chat with #Formula1 legend, Valtteri Bottas. As you know we are not journalists as this is a pod by fans for fans so we tried to mix up the kinda things we talked with him about. We cover his early days growing up in Finland, F1 highlights, favorite meme he has been in, and also life away from #F1 .  To cap...

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week we had the extreme pleasure of talking to TikTok F1 sensation, Antonia Rankin aka F1 Antonia. She has created a great blend of technical detail, easy explanations, and fun content on her channel.  She is also a superb role model for women looking to get into the sport and has a great attitude to some of the male gatekeeping that can take place in the F1 fan community...

“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 Nigel Mansell. We knew of his championship win in 92 and some other highlights of his long career but preparing for this episode really allowed us to dig into the man behind the mustache. Listen as we take a closer look at his career from his early days in racing, to sell...

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week we had the extreme pleasure of talking to the Missed Apex podcast founder & host, Richard "Spanners" Ready. Missed Apex is one of the biggest F1 podcasts around and we were truly honored to have Spanners come join us on the Dirty Side Really hoping you guys like this as much as we enjoyed doing it. Running order: 1) News & Social - Brief round up of...

“Send us a Hey Now!” This week we had the extreme pleasure of talking to ex-Mclaren & Aston Martin Chief Communications Officer, Matt Bishop. He's been in & around #Formula1 for over 25 years and as a fan before that for even longer. We are so grateful he shared his experiences and stories with us.  Really hoping you guys like this as much as we enjoyed doing it. Running order: 1) New...

“Send us a Hey Now!” While everyone else might be doing boring old previews, here at the Dirty Side you know we like to mix things up so tune in to listen to our #Formula1 2023-View.  See what we did there!  Yes, we pride a play on words over actual content quality ;-) Not a huge amount of #F1 news around but wecontinue to dig deep and find the best news and social media that caught our eye. Episo...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Happy New Year and here we go with Season 2 on the Dirty Side of the Track!! Not a huge amount of #F1 news around but we dig deep to kick off 2023 with with the news and social media that caught our eye over our holiday break. Episode running order is: 1) News & Social Videos from the world of #Formula1   Marriott Bonvoy Good Travel Talk With Lewis Hamilton. Marriott Bonvo...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with the 54th and final episodeof the year! We bring the curtain down on our first full year as an #F1 podcast by looking back at our first year and finish up on some end of year Dirty Side Awards. It's been an amazing year and we just want to say thanks to all of you for listening. We're taking Christmas off and will be back for Season 2 of the D...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 53 as we welcome back ESPN's Nate Saunders to the Dirty Side. We had him on back in June so it's great to have him back on to discuss his thoughts on the 2022 #F1 season, views on what we might see in 2023, and he takes his place among the 100 Seconds of DRS hall of fame. Episode running order is: 1) News & Social 2) Chat with Nat...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 52 as we take one last look at the #F1 2022 season through the lens of our #SAPSTATS . Episode running order is: 1) News & Social Videos  Driver's 2022 predictions  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWPsrJfUSd0 Danny Ric overtakes  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYqU6hNEjuM Forfeit Challenge  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8SBhGDgkE0...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 51 as we are joined by Rob Reed & #PitlanePaul  to have our #F1 end of season review We tried to stick to the following outline but with the four of us getting together it might meander a little along the way! 1) Quick recap of the news & social we found 2) Rob's World Cup forfeit 3) Season review Personal Highlights / Favorite Mom...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 50 as we review the #AbuDhabiGP and bring down the curtain on the 2022 #Formula1 season. How have we done this 50 times???? So appreciative of everyone that listens & supports us.  Anyway, enough of the soppy stuff and onto the race.  Maybe not the best race in the world but we try to pull the best bits out of it and also have a special tha...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 49 as we review the #BrazilGP This was just amazing from qualy to sprint to race.  Totally epic with so much to get through.  On that note it's a slightly lomger one today but hope you can understand why as we are crammed to the rafters with content! To hear our take on how it all unfolded then click play and take a listen. Episode running...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 48 as we find ourselves in a non-race week. However, we have a great interview this week for you as we talk to Kyle, the founder of the Petrolhead Cafe that is soon to open a bricks & mortar venue in Hartford, CT early next year.  We discuss his love of MotoGP, his views on F1, as well as hearing about the labor of love to finally open up h...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 47 as we review the #MexicanGP We had split opinions on this one...kinda. Rob enjoyed more than Brian but neither are gonna rank this one that high. To hear our take on how it all unfolded then click play and take a listen. Episode running order is: 1) News & Social round up of all things #Formula1 2) Our #MexicanGP review 3) Review by #Pit...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 46 as we review the race from the #COTA circuit in the #USGP We love this track here at the Dirty Side and today was another great installment at a track purpose built for F1 To hear our take on how it all unfolded then click play and take a listen. Episode running order is: 1) News & Social round up of all things #Formula1 2) Our #USGP rev...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 45 as we reflect on the way in which the 2022 World Drivers Championship was decided. Taking a trip back in time to where it all begain in #Bahrain , we take a look at how the battle between Max Verstappen & Charles Leclerc unfolded as the season progressed. To hear our take on it all then click play and take a listen. Episode running order...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 44 as we review the race from the #Suzuka circuit in the #JapaneseGP It's fair to say that this one took a lot of waiting around for, went through a period where we were not even sure it would happen, then proceeded to give us a shortened race with huge levels of entertainment and confusion. To hear our take on how it all unfolded then cli...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 43 as we review the race from the #MarinaBay circuit in the #SingaporeGP It's fair to say that this was a wet one and if it could be summed up by one color, that color would be green i.e. the stripe on the tires we saw the most of on the cars. A kinda boring race to start with while they tried to avoid sliding on the greasy track but then...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 42 as we pull up an extra bar stool at our virtual #F1 sports bar and welcome Rob Reed to join us for the entire episode. It's a new format we'd like to try out so let us know what you think and maybe one day you can join us on the third bar stool. With the third stool taken we take a look at all the things that have caught our eye in...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 41 as we review the life & career of one of the greats of #F1 in our latest #ValesTales featuring Alberto Ascari. We knew little about the man who has a corner named after him at #Monza other than he was a two times world champion. Join us as we take a closer look at him and just why Italians hold him in such high regard, the eerie links be...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 40 as we review the race from #Monza in the #ItalianGP To kick things off though we take a look at the Queen's reign through the lens of #F1 as we pay tribute to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II earlier in the week. Back to the racing and it's fair to say that this one divided opinion at the Dirty Side with Rob enjoying the race way...

“Send us a Hey Now!” Hey now, here we go with episode 39 as we review the race from  #Zanvoort in the #Netherlands The #DutchGP served up some spicy strategy especially around the tires as well as a dash of controversy if you wann join the tin hat brigade. To hear our take on how it all unfolded then click play and take a listen. Episode running order is: 1) News & Social round up of all thing...