US based Formula 1 podcast made by fans for fans. American host Brian is joined by his British co-host Rob as they discuss all things F1. Not trying to be experts but just looking to bring the fun side of F1 with some of the technical parts sprinkled in. Once the season starts we will have a regular section focused on Fantasy F1 which you can join in with.#F1 #Formula1 #motorsport
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Well we are still in the off season and we have no guests this week so it's proper "scraping the barrel" kinda content this week. With the next season of Drive to Survive coming soon we decided to preview what we feel each of the main story lines per episode will be and then maybe have a little fun with how that story will be t…
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F1 Crash Course - 2025 Edition
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Well we are still in the off season so we thought we would help get everyone ready for the 2025 F1 season. We did a beginners guide to F1 around 3 years ago so we decided to blow the dust off that and bring it up to date for a 2025 edition. Episode running order is: News & Social Slim pickings this week but we found a few stori…
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Constructing the Constructors
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week the guys bring back the Rob vs Brian contest. They will battle it out all season to see who takes home the coveted title of "Best and most awesome host of the Dirty Side". To kick things off they both give their predictions for the WCC order. After getting the competition out of the way they then both rate their top 1…
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That's Paul Folks
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week the guys catch up with the one and only Pitlane Paul. Last year did not end brilliantly for Paul and Valtteri as it saw VB's time in F1 come to an end for now in terms of having a drive for next season. Paul talks openly about what it was like as they came to terms with both the performance of the car, and how silly s…
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Today, we honor a legend who embodied resilience, brilliance, and an unrelenting drive for perfection: Niki Lauda. From his early days as an underdog in Formula 1 to his reign as a three-time World Champion, Lauda’s story is one of passion, grit, and an unshakable will to overcome every obstacle. We’ll take you through the high…
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In the mirrors - Brawn GP Revisited
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Our "In the mirrors" series will look back at some of our favorite episodes from our time here on the Dirty Side. This time it is our Brawn GP episode. Today, we’re diving into one of the most extraordinary chapters in Formula 1 history: the Brawn GP season of 2009. It was the year a team rose from the ashes of Honda Racing, de…
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Dirty Side Season Review & Awards
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“Send us a Hey Now!” t's the Abu Dhabi GP and the close of the 2024 F1 season. With the drivers title being sewn up by Max Verstappen a few races ago, the only thing left up for grabs was the World Constructors Championship. We would either be looking at a first McLaren title since 1998 or a first Ferrari title since 2008. The race itself was a bit…
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Abu Dhabi GP - Papaya Perfection Prevents Prancing
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“Send us a Hey Now!” It's the Abu Dhabi GP and the close of the 2024 F1 season. With the drivers title being sewn up by Max Verstappen a few races ago, the only thing left up for grabs was the World Constructors Championship. We would either be looking at a first McLaren title since 1998 or a first Ferrari title since 2008. The race itself was a bi…
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Qatar GP - Penalties, Perplexities, & Punctures
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“Send us a Hey Now!” It's the Qatar GP which is not only a sprint weekend but also round 23 of 24 already!! Would McLaren seal the World Constructors Championship by outscoring Ferrari & Red Bull by enough points or would it roll on to the last round next week? Would Qatar deliver us a decent race after being a bit of a snoozefest recently? This ep…
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Viva Max Vegas
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“Send us a Hey Now!” After a few weeks off, the #F1 show arrived under the bright lights of #LasVegas Cold temperatures and late nights made it a challenge for both those attending and those trying to watch as much live action as possible on TV. Regardless it was great to have racing action back and giving us somethint to talk about! Episode runnin…
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Chatting stats with Sean Kelly
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week is the last off week before we take on the triple header that will round out season 2024 of Formula 1. While last week was a show about nothing as we struggled for content, this week as at the opposite end of the content spectrum as we welcome the Virtual Statman aka Sean Kelly to the Dirty Side. Sean has provided sta…
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“Send us a Hey Now!” We are in another break as we sit between triple headers and it's fair to say we struggled for content this week! We first wrap up the events of the Brazil GP as we recorded so soon after the race that we missed a few things out including a Fantasy recap. Then we have 3 small sections where Brian guides us through alternative F…
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Braziliant Max & Alpine's peak performance
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Mexico gave us a great race last time out and we predicted great things for Brazil. Had we cursed this race weekend or would Brazil still deliver? Well it delivered.....big time! It's been a track in recent years that has thrown up some great races and this weekend was not going to risk being a snoozefest! Well it's fait to say…
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Mexican GP - Prancing Pinata
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“Send us a Hey Now!” After the highs served up by COTA last week, we had been a little downbeat on our feelings for what Mexico might bring. It's been a track in recent years that has not thrown up much excitement and went as far as forcing us to call last years episode the Siesta Fiesta! Well it's fait to say that Mexico put right those historical…
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COTA - Red Team Redemption
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Well we finally went racing again and wow, what a return it was! COTA usually serves up some great racing and it did not disappoint this time around either! It was action packed as we had the sprint to contend with as well as an epic finish to the race itself. We won't even get to draw breath before we're off to Mexico as this …
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“Send us a Hey Now!” We are nearly at the end the fall lull as we finally get to preview a race as F1 heads to COTA next week! As well as the usual look at the weeks best news & videos, Rob takes a turn at running a quiz show for Brian. Based on the higher lower type game, how will Brian fare in the challenge? Speaking of Brian, he's been busy maki…
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Drafting meets downforce - A chat with Mike Massaro
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week is yet another off week as we make our way through this fall break. However, while there may not be a race to talk about we had the very great pleasure of talking with former ESPN and NBC NASCAR pitlane reporter, Mike Massaro. It was a great chat and we think we managed to find the point where NASCAR and F1 meet. We a…
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“Send us a Hey Now!” We are in the fall lull as we patiently wait for F1 to return to COTA at the end of October! The news was a little slow this week but there was one big story that broke as Danny Ric aka the honey badger was dismissed from his duties and will be replaced for the rest of the season by Liam Lawson. The guys also talk about how the…
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Singa-Bore GP AKA a Crockpot Race
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Well it was the Singapore GP at Marina Bay Street Circuit this week and it gave us...well....errmmm, actually not a lot. Last year we probably rode the high of a Sainz win which maybe papered over the cracks of a poor race. There seems to be something about this track that does not lend itself to close racing. Even the addition…
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Baku Street Boys
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Well it was the Azerbaijan GP at Baku City Circuit this week and it gave us some great action in the battle for the win! It may have looked like being a snoozefest early on as both Rob & Brian got worried about one-stopper tire management hell, but at around the one third distance this race ignited and gave us an absolute belte…
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Who does number two work for?
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“Send us a Hey Now!” We are in between Monza & Baku so find ourselves in a break week. After the fall out from Monza in regards to the Oscar vs Lando situation, we decided to take a look at different ways in which teams have structured their teams down the years in terms of a clear number one and number two versus trying to balance two number one d…
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Mamma Mia Monza!
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Well it was the Italian GP at Monza this week and it's fait to say that this #F1 season just keeps on giving. This weeks episode was recorded within 30 mins of the race end as we were both so excited to get talking about this one! However, before we get into the race weekend review we pick the bones out of what caught our eye i…
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Zand-Roar or Zand-Bore?
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“Send us a Hey Now!” It was the return of cars on track this week as F1 arrived in Zandvoort for the Dutch GP. Both Rob & Brian can't quite work out if they enjoyed the race or not! The guys pull the race weekend apart and debate the best bits and worst bits and finally make a decision on whether they enjoyed it or not. As well as the race review w…
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Paddock Prattle with Pitlane Paul
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“Send us a Hey Now!” We are nearly at the end of the F1 summer break and that means Pitlane Paul will be packing his bags and travelling to race tracks with Valterri again soon. Before he worries about how many pairs of underwear to pack he joins us to re-unite the three bozos and jump on a virtual bar stool. We ask him about how things we all get …
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Is this the wheel life? Is this just fantasy?
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“Send us a Hey Now!” We are into the F1 summer break and that means no cars on track for a while. We've been lucky enough to get some guests lined up to fill the void and this week welcome back to the Dirty Side a guest who came on very early in our podcast; Rob from the F1 Fantasy Hub. If you are not familiar with him then he is part of the F1 Fan…
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F1 Threads - Helz Angels
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“Send us a Hey Now!” We are into the F1 summer break and that means no cars on track for a while. We've been lucky enough to get some guests lined up to fill the void and we kick things off by welcoming Helz from the F1 Threads community to the pod. If you are not familiar with Threads then it is the Meta version of X and has been really booming re…
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Belgian GP - Don't go weighing my car
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 14 of the F1 2024 season and we head to Spa for the last race before the summer break. F1 signs off for the summer with a banger of a race and also some post-race drama just ensure we all come back after the break! The running order of this episode is: 1) News & Social All the best bits from both the sports news out there…
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Hungary goes radio ga-ga
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 13 of the F1 2024 season and we head to Hungary for the penultimate race before the summer break. Fair to say that radio messages feature highly here...maybe more so than actual racing! The running order of this episode is: 1) News & Social All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our e…
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Blackstock and two talking bozos
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week is an off week as we sit between Britain & Hungary. However, while there may not be a race to talk about we had the very great pleasure of talking with Elizabeth Blackstock. She is the US editor of Planet F1 as well as a published author with the Racing with Rich Energy book, podcaster, and chef! It was a great chat a…
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British GP - Guess who's Sap?
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 12 of the F1 2024 season and we head to Britain for the final leg of the triple header. The Sap man makes a return to the pod this week after his European adventures. He shares his tales of visiting Silverstone for FP1, FP2, meeting Paul, and shaking Sir Jackie Stewart's hand. On top of that we had an absolute stonker of …
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Austrian GP - The hills are alive with the sound of blimey
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 11 of the F1 2024 season and we head to Austria for the second of the triple header. Rob is joined by Rob this week after he has recovered from the illness that stopped him joining last week. And what a race week to recover for! It was a sprint weekend and in addition it's fair to say that there was plenty for the two Rob…
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Spanish GP Review.....where's Sap?
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 10 of the F1 2024 season and we head to Spain for the first of a triple header. Rob has to find a last minute co-host as the planned deputy for Sap was planned to be Rob Reed but he got struck down with illness. Music man Andy valiantly stepped in at the last minute after only half-watching the race. At the same time Rob …
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It's lights out and away we Scho!
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week is an off week as we sit between Canada & Spain. However, while there may not be a race to talk about we had the very great pleasure of talking with Mark Schofield from SB Nation. It was a great chat and we won't give anything away other than to say we think you're in for a real treat. We also preview the race in Spai…
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Canadian GP - Montreal Monsoon Madness
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 9 of the F1 2024 season and we head to Canada for one of our fav tracks in F1. This could well be due to us being bias given we were there last year but we both really love this venue. For the first time since Canada 23, we were back together face to face and had a great time at Brian's local bar watching the race then re…
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Monaco GP - Charlie wins in Monte Carlo
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 8 of the F1 2024 season and we headed over to Monaco for the most famous race in F1. It was a race that split opinion at Dirty Side headquarters but there was plenty to discuss. The running order of this episode is: 1) News & Social 2) Brian's Video Vault https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OilCkgk0e5Y. MONACO F1: Billionaire…
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The Imo-blah GP
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 7 of the F1 2024 season and we headed over to Italy for the first European race this year in Imola. It was the very definition of a slow burner with the race being a bit of a stinker in all honesty until a final 10 lap dash from Lando generated some drama. In addition to the race review we also have a preview of Monaco wh…
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week is an off week as we sit between Miami & Imola. However, we are not finished with Miami just yet so we're going back for seconds. The main thing to catch up on was the outstanding reviews from Pitlane Paul plus some of the TV audience stats. In addition we also have a preview of the Emilia Romagna GP from Imola next w…
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Lando Hope & Glory - Miami GP
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 6 of the F1 2024 season and we are living it up n Miami! It was another sprint race of the season and did not disappoint in any way. The main event was also epic as we finally saw Lando Norris bring home a win after so many near misses in the past. It's fair to say that the guys could not be happier even though Rob was ha…
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week is an off week as we sit between China & Miami. However, we have a great episode as there was a huge amount of news to dissect not least the story about Adrian Newey looking to leave Red Bull! We also preview the race in Miami which will actually be at a time that will allow Sap to tune in and watch live. The running …
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A Red Bull in a China Shop
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 5 of the F1 2024 season and we are back to China after a few years off. It was also the first sprint race of the season with yet another format after they tweaked it yet again! The weekend saw rain as well as fire plus some questionable strategies as well as decision making. We also get a triple helping of Pitlane Paul as…
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F1 Coffee Corner & China Preview
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week is an off week as we sit between Japan & China. However, we have a great episode as we caught up with Terry from the F1 Coffee Corner for a chat about all things F1. We also preview the race in China The running order of this episode is: 1) News & Social 2) Brian's Video Vault https://youtu.be/5Imrg30sv_s?si=Qs2P_kuJC…
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Japanese GP - The Red Bull-et Train
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 4 of the F1 2024 season and we are back to the pattern of a Red Bull 1-2 as Max converted his pole to a win and Checo brought his car home in second. While this week's episode will follow a normal flow, we are thrilled to be joined by a guest host. James Coker joined us just before Miami last year and he was very new to t…
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The Dirty Side Driver Draft
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week we are deciding the driver line up for the 2025 season via a highly scientific and well thought out method; picking names out of a hat! There is also a bumper crop of videos to go with the usual news and social round up before we wrap things up with a look ahead to the Japanese Grand Prix next week which will be held …
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Ferrari's Aussie Operation
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 3 of the F1 2024 season and we have a new winner for the season! Carlos Sainz was undergoing surgery not so long ago but today he was standing on the top step of the podium after driving his Ferrari to victory! It's fair to say Rob was pretty happy as the resident Ferrari fan as Charles came home second to make it a Ferra…
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Down Under with Pitlane Paul
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week we are joined live from Australia by Pitlane Paul! He is in the Adelaide hills so the signal just about held out for us which was a relief! For the last couple of weeks we have been asking folk for questions to put to him and on this episode we hold a live Q&A with him. We have him join our news & social roundup as we…
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Saudi Arabian GP - A Pain in the Haas
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“Send us a Hey Now!” Round 2 of the F1 2024 season and Brian the grinch is closer than ever to ditching F1 and starting a pickleball podcast. It's fair to say this race was not a banger but maybe not as bad as last week's race in Bahrain. Big stories such as the rise of Oliver Bearman get looked at along with Kevin Magnussen playing a great game of…
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Bahrain GP - Groundhog Race
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week it's all about the start of a new season....or is it? Are we just trapped in last year playing out again? It's fair to say the opening race was not a banger but the guys pull out all the main bits and even give some insights on maybe some optimism for the season ahead.....well, Rob does anyway. Brian the grinch is get…
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Pre-season Testing - Rake Expectations
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week it's all about cars on track as pre-season testing finally arrived! The guys look at all aspects of testing from aero rakes, flow vis paint, commentary padding, livery rankings, and of course trying to work out what to make of the times put up by each team. In addition to that there is the first appearance of a Pitlan…
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week it's all about the last of the liveries as we have now seen all 10 cars that will form the grid for the 2024 season! We also react to some of the team principal sound bites from the week as well as take a closer look at the wheel rims, Brian's videos, and then a look at the new and improved F1 Fantasy game that launch…
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“Send us a Hey Now!” This week it's all about the news again.....well kinda! The off season really is giving us a lot to talk about so this weeks proper episode is focused on livery reveals and what we make of the four we have seen this week. We are then going to celebrate the one year anniversary of our chat with Valtteri Bottas by republishing th…
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