“Send us a Hey Now!”

This week saw the F1 teams head to Barcelona for 5 days of pre-season shakedown testing (of which they could choose three to run the car on track).

We read waaaaay to much into all of this and one of us makes an outrageous claim!

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels 

2) Brian's Video Vault            

• https://youtu.be/t_f9pxCV_Ts?si=3ul9AVSHi0vg8uDT Dirty Side of the Track 2026 livery reveal. Dirty Side channel. 1 min 22. Music by Rumin band. Epic. Like & subscribe
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0IpRVr4Vc. Cadillac Formula 1® Team Has Arrived. Cadillac Formula 1 Team channel. 1.30. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHBhI1nm2ec. “We are ready for Bahrain!” | James Vowles Team Update. Atlassian Williams F1 Team Channel. 3 mins. 

3) Cadillac Corner

• Updates from the team we saw this week

4) Breakdown of the Shakedown

• Review of the amount of laps done by each team and what that may or may not tell us (clue - it tells us nothing yet!)
• Main stories from each team
• Review of the fastest lap times done because why not read way too much into meaningless shake down times!

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This week saw the livery launches from Haas, Alpine, Mercedes, Ferrari, and Audi.

We pull them all apart and give our "expert" opinion on them all.

We also visit Cadillac Corner again with some more suspect jingles.

This week we also welcome Perry to the Dirty Side of the track to chat about his F1 fandom.

Great conversation and he also takes on the Dirty Side Fastest Lap.

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels 

2) Brian's Video Vault           

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ne7pMFqL7g The Small Town Building Cadillac’s First Formula 1 Car. General Motors and Cadillac. 12 mins. Lee put this on Discord. Great behind the scenes view of what it is taking to get ready for the season
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XCoUtZfEgc. FORMULA 1 QUIZ | HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT F1 | F1 TRIVIA 40 QUESTIONS 🏁. Sports Quiz. 11 mins. 

3) Cadillac Corner

• Updates from the team we saw this week

4) A chat with Perry

• Perry takes on the Dirty Side Fastest Lap
• We chat with him about his F1 fandom

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The season is almost here as this week saw the livery launches from Red Bull and Racing Bulls.

We also had Cadillac on track and to celebrate we have our first visit to our new feature......Cadillac Corner 

This week we also welcome Lizzie to the Dirty Side of the track to chat about her F1 fandom.

That's not an accidental repeat of last weeks guest notes as we have our second guest in a row called Lizzie!

Lizzie is an active member of F1 Threads which is where we managed to convince her to come on.

Great conversation and she also takes on the Dirty Side Fastest Lap.

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels 

2) Brian's Video Vault           

•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-liL_cpEMQ. F1 Drivers Race 100 Years Of Cars. 24 Mins on Red Bull channel. 

3) Cadillac Corner

• We take a look at the testing livery
• Pitlane Paul sends us in a first review of the season from their first day on track

4) A chat with Lizzie

• Lizzie takes on the Dirty Side Fastest Lap
• We chat with her about her F1 fandom

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“Send us a Hey Now!”

This week we welcome Lizzie to the Dirty Side of the track to chat about her F1 fandom.

Lizzie is an active member of F1 Threads which is where we managed to convince her to come on.

Great conversation and she also takes on the inaugural running of the Dirty Side Fastest Lap

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault           

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVasys-MGrU. F1 Moments That Made Us Laugh And Cry In 2025. Formula 1 channel. 16 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaPzgM5rKmk. Valtteri Bottas vs. Sergio Pérez | Hot Ones Versus. First we Feast channel. 9 mins.

3) A chat with Lizzie

• Lizzie takes on our first ever Dirty Side Fastest Lap
• We chat with her about her F1 fandom

Support the show

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It's the start of the year so first of all, Happy New Year!

This week we are joined by the third leg of the Dirty Side stool, Pitlane Paul.

He talks to us about getting ready for the new season and how that is different this year given that Valtteri will be back on the grid as a driver for Cadillac.

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault          

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=01ei2F_sZJW3jIMv&v=lV_KHBYHr4Q&feature=youtu.be Thank you for 2025 | Lollipopman Wrap - Lollipopman comics - 5 mins. Stick around for George’s powerpoint at the end
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc6v67s6Jyk The 2025 F1 Season Animated! Formula One channel - 3 mins. Love these so much every year and this one does not miss the mark
• https://youtu.be/GaDFJr5wSz0?si=k7qPVEqafl1D-jGq. Everything You Need To Know About the Formula 1 2026 Regulations. Formula 1 channel. 8 mins. Worth the time.

3) 2026 preview with Pitlane Paul

• A look at what the three of us know about the new regs
• Diving into what it takes to get a new team on the grid and how Valtteri's preparations for this year are different to last year

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“Send us a Hey Now!”

We are taking a couple of weeks off from recording full length episodes so have delved into our back catalog to bring you a couple of our favorites.

Up this week is Rob's choice where he chose that we relisten to the episode we did back in Season 1, episode 32.

What was special about that episode you ask?

Only the appearance of one Jacques Villeneuve on the pod!

Yes, the World Champion himself graced our pod with his company and it was an epic ride.

So, if you didn't catch it the first time (or even if you did), take a listen as we recap his amazing F1 career.

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“Send us a Hey Now!”

We are taking a couple of weeks off from recording full length episodes so have delved into our back catalog to bring you a couple of our favorites.

Up this week is Brian's choice where he chose that we relisten to the Vale's Tale episode we did back in Season 2, episode 5 on the subject of Nigel Mansell.

So, if you didn't catch it the first time (or even if you did), take a listen as we recap his amazing F1 career.

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It's the end of the season so before we hang up our microphones for 2025 we need to give out our end of season awards.

We also have a bumper crop of stats to take a look at as we look back at the season that was 2025.

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault         

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqxYSbtDTrw&pp=0gcJCSkKAYcqIYzv. Alex Albon Reviews the Komatsu PC238 Excavator! Atlassian Williams Racing. 7 mins.
• https://youtu.be/DVFjIVikz9g?si=B82maoAQdqKeW9Qj. Working 9 to drive, ep 2. Visa CashApp RB channel. 5 mins.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbWbUcRortI. The F1 Rookies' Season Review! Formula 1 channel. 13 mins. 
• https://youtu.be/IC-OoENFVMc?si=JgpOEMtJQwZ3m_Bw. First Sakura | VF-25 Gets A New Look For The Japanese GP 🇯🇵. MoneyGram Haas channel. 1 min.

3) 2025 Sap-Stats

• A round up of the stats we didn't get to from Abu Dhabi
• A look at some of the best stats of the 2025 season

4) Dirty Side End of Season Awards

• Our social media voted awards
• The Dirty Side given awards
• The overall 2025 "The Pits" and "King of the Pits" awards

Support the show

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We went racing for the final time this season with the WDC on the line at the Abu Dhabi GP.

It might have been a more intriguing/anxious race rather than exciting but still kept us interested until the very end.

We'll review the race as well as the crowning of this years Champion.

The flow will be...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault     

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_kToRyvDTM. Alex Albon drives Karun Chandhok to the Qatar GP! Sky Sports F1. 4 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqZI2TR766o. Double stacks, difficult starts and more | 2025 Qatar GP F1 Akkodis Race Debrief. Mercedes channel. 11 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjjQI9W5JkY&t=178s&pp=0gcJCSIKAYcqIYzv. Following Max Verstappen's Race Day Like NEVER BEFORE | Behind The Charge. Oracle Red Bull Racing. 10 mins.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYaESNIPNME. Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson play GeoGuessr BLINDFOLDED. Visa Cash App RB channel. 7 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACATkaiQHtE F1 2025 finale promo (Canal+). French TV teaser trailer for this weekend done in a Star Wars theme. 1 min of TV genius

3) Abu Dhabi GP Review

• Practice, Qualy, and the Race
• King of the Pits vs The Pits
• Pitlane Paul
• Casino Games update
• Final WDC & WCC updates
• Rob vs Brian final season result

Support the show

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“Send us a Hey Now!”

After the events of Vegas with the double McLaren disqualification, it was time for them to lick their wounds and see what Qatar would bring.

Well what it brought was a very poor racing weekend but with the promise of an epic end to the season.

Oh, and it also involved a discussion concerning cows & camels....well it did for Paul anyway.

The flow will be...

1) News & Social

• All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault     

• https://x.com/ShwartzmanRob/status/1994397376669458447?s=20. Roll Deep. Twitter, Robert Shwartzman feed. Clip. WHAT JUST HAPPENED. #83 INDYCAR Driver for Prema Racing. Former Ferrari DA? WHAT. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_0R4RFDXh0. The Best Reactions from the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix. P1 with Matt and Tommy. 19 mins. Just cannot get enough of these. This one was grand.

3) Qatar GP Review

• Practice, Sprint Qualy, Sprint, Qualy, and race
• King of the Pits vs The Pits
• Pitlane Paul
• Casino Games update
• WDC & WCC updates

4) Abu Dhabi GP Preview

• Preview of the last race of the season and the crowning of a World Champion....but who?

Support the show

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Also please like, follow, and share our content on Threads, X, BlueSky, Facebook, & Instagram, links to which can be found on our website.

One last call to arms is that if you do listen along and like  us then first of all thanks, but secondly could we ask that you leave a review and a 5 star rating - please & thanks!

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