Dirty Side of the Track

Not sure what we can write in the show notes for this one!
First ever #F1 race attended in person for the two of us and it was all we imagined and so much we could never of dared to imagine.
Attending the 2023 Canadian GP was just a superb adventure and one neither of us will ever forget.
So other than say thanks to Pitlane Paul we think we'll just let you listen to our account of a weekend in #Montreal.
Oh, and yes, we're still smiling!!

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 it all off he then becomes the latest guest to take on the 100 Seconds of DRS.
Episode running order:
1) 00:00 News & Social

• Videos referred to:
  • First Fire-up for 2023 Car. Ferrari. 34 seconds. If you thought livery launches were dumb, then avoid this completely. https://youtu.be/8j2nWjRWqsk
  • Searching for... Oscar's First Day. McLaren (in partnership with Google). 5 mins. Kinda fun. Excited for Oscar. But the bar is high given the Alpine Piasco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH3XUYHq3i4
  • Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant REACT to the FW45!. Sky Sports F1. Quick interview wiht Will Buxton and Alex and Logan. 5 mins - It's OK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6-5a4zFqU0
  • “Drive to Survive” Helped Put Formula 1 Racing on the Map - Daniel Ricciardo. Late Show with Steven Colbert. Was fine. 7 mins. Good interview, but colbert just knows so little about F1. Coulda been better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3qmBUCeIHQ
  • Jimmy Fallon, Jim Farley and Sergio “Checo” Pérez Race Go-Karts in Partnership with Ford | The Tonight Show. 6 mins. DONT EVEN WATCH. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7PonWBWvE

2) 14:10 Our chat with #ValtteriBottas
3) 39:24 The #100SecondsofDRS with Valtteri
4) 41:48 Our thoughts on the chat + #SapStats Valtteri Edition
5) 50:37 Next Weeks show
6) 52:08 Play out to superb Valtteri song done by Andy https://youtu.be/MCcArhiy9PE
The other two songs we referred to by Andy are:

• Thanks to Pit-Lane Paul https://youtu.be/kg5uWGqjYFI
• Sandwich Rant Remix https://youtu.be/NIeoD7JCQP8

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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 remind everyone that it was just a blip.
The guys pull apart the weeks news as well as doing break down of all the main events over the race weekend. There is also a big discussion around the future of Logan Sargeant.
Episode running order:

• News & Social
  • Review of the latest F1 news that caught our eye on the internet and social media channels
• Brian's Video Vault
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kXjDN_YCrY. Hotel room rates drop ahead of Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. KTNV channel in Vegas
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsNyag6JGv4. F1 Drivers Vs WILD Japanese Game Show! 🇯🇵. Red Bull proper channel.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfwC5dUcx_w. Singapore GP 2023 | Highlights | Formula 1 Animated Comedy. Lollipopman.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6khoBjn50VI&t=566s. Ask Me Anything - Esteban sits down with Reddit. Alpine channel. 12 mins
• Japanese GP Review
  • Review of the whole race weekend from practice to podium
  • King of the Pits vs The Pits
• Pitlane Paul
  • Our man on the inside gives us his view of the race
• Fantasy Update

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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 a look ahead to the Qatar GP.
Episode running order:

• News & Social
  • Review of the latest F1 news that caught our eye on the internet and social media channels
• Brian's Video Vault
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIy_SusOaA . Lollipopman, of course, after a race week. Great Japanese GP video.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S66UTRb8rKA. Top secret access to Mission Control during F1 Qualifying #JapaneseGP. McLaren channel.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHJJxGKZzjA. Giggles And Goofing About With Lando and Oscar | Goggle Games. Formula 1 channel.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89-GJHoqtiQ. Rookies Reunited | Catching Up With George, Lando and Alex! Formula 1 channel.
• Check in on Checo
  • Doing well at Red Bull or time for him to be moved on?
• Qatar Preview

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This weeks episode covers the usual social & news round up of all things going on in the world of #F1 covering items such as Cristiano Ronaldo's legs (?), Kimi's neck, Red Bull's engine, 2022 unveiling schedule, and much more.
Then we do our second driver review. A few episodes ago we looked at Brian's choice of Jim Clark, and now we turn the spotlight to Rob's first pick; the one and only Michael Schumacher.
We take a look at his early life, route into F1 involving taxi cab attacks in London, and then his progression from rookie to greatest of all time.
Rob may never be allowed back in the UK following the revelations of his viewpoint around a certain high profile moment in Schumacher's career and once again we have some heated debate as the pair don't see eye to eye on this one.
So, bring your popcorn, pull up a bar stool, and enjoy.
#F1 #Formula1 #MichaelSchumacher #Benetton #Ferrari #Mercedes #GOAT #DirtySideoftheTrack