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Well testing is over and now we wait for the new season to start! 

We reflect on what all three testing sessions told (or didn't tell) us, we reflect on moments of innovation, impact of new regs, and we also rank where we think each team is based on what we know.

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=hs7PcFX-Tmw. The Biggest Technical Innovations Spotted At F1 Testing! | F1 TV Tech Talk | 2026 Bahrain Testing. Formula 1 channel. 12 mins. 

3) Cadillac Corner

• Updates from the team covering what they don't buy from Ferrari, F2 ambitions, and the Cadillac whiskey sour

4) Final Testing Report Card

• We rank the teams from 1-11 based on how we think they performed in testing

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This week saw the F1 teams head to Bahrain for the first round of pre-season testing. 

We saw all the new liveries on display and got a first look at them on track as portions of the testing were televised.

We pick apart the various theories coming out of testing and also rank the liveries to create our combined leaderboard.

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=P7qAimzZ5YY Cadillac 2026 Super Bowl Commercial The Mission Begins Cadillac Formula 1 Racing. 1 min 6 seconds.
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUiGK79Dxl5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== extremecarsofficial_ Instagram. The moment when the Cadillac Formula 1 team unveiled their 2026 car in Times Square, New York City!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-rzpNM21zk. 10 Tales from F1 Testing. Formula 1 channel. 9 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyw8etDrQ-c. Formula 1: Drive To Survive Season 8 Official Trailer | Netflix. Formula 1 channel. 2 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HWVT-fzlmY. Asking F1 drivers the REAL questions | Get to know Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad. Visa cash app RB F1 channel. nearly 8 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeBRmSFcRxs&t=9s. Valtteri Bottas REVEALS why he chose Cadillac! Kym Illman channel. 13 mins.

3) Cadillac Corner

• Updates from the team we saw this week in terms of the livery launch at the Super Bowl and Times Square

4) Livery Leaderboard

• We rank the liveries from 1-11 and use our combined scores to create the Dirty Side Livery Leaderboard

 5) Testing Tribulations

• We take a look at all the key data coming out from testing and try to see if you can really use it to understand where teams really are in terms of performance.

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This week we got a few of our Discord members to come along for our annual Discord episode and share their views on a few topics.

With Andy, Az, and Lee we discuss what we all think will happen this year, what we think the big dramas will be that Drive to Survive 27 will look back on, and what our heart over head views are (both good and bad) for the upcoming season.

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=HEjafiNA-7c. Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas Talk New Cadillac F1 Team, Style and Mullets. Esquire UK. 3 mins. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0SXVCRkc8E. Ted & Craig PREDICT the F1 2026 pecking order so far. Sky Sports F1. 5 mins

3) Discord Crystal Ball

• Five way discussion on the upcoming season on a variety of topics

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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

Support the show

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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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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.

Support the show

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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.

Support the show

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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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