Sidepodcast

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Our first look at the Singapore circuit was a wonder to behold, as the drivers struggled to make it round in once piece, whether due to their own issues, or the bumpy circuit.

Free Practice 1

The lovely lights of Singapore are merely a backdrop for all the on track action as first Webber and then Barrichello mess up their first go at attacking the newest street circuit.

Free Practice 2

Whilst Barrichello and Webber take to the track, Glock and Fisichella mess it up, and Hamilton and Alonso continue to fight it out for the top spot.

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Obviously it was wet in Spa, it always is, and the drivers struggled their way round two free practice sessions. Tune in to F1 Digest for a full round up of proceedings.

Free Practice 1

A slow start to the day, although we’ve seen worse, gave way to some pretty slippery laps and no major incidents. The laptimes weren’t particularly outstanding, and I don’t think anyone learnt anything from this session.

Free Practice 2

The predicted rain meant things got going very quickly, but the inactivity once the weather hit balanced it out a bit. Plenty of incidents as well, with many drivers meeting the barriers.

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It’s a running joke in almost every single conversation about Formula 1 that Mark Webber is the unluckiest man on the grid. If he’s leading a race, his engine will blow up. If he’s in front of his home crowd, he will spin off spectacularly. If he needs the points, he’ll have someone crash into the back of him. If it’s just a regular day, his gearbox will fail.

My heart goes out to the guy, but I’ve been doing some thinking. It seems to me that he has made the biggest mistake of his life by joining Red Bull. The unluckiest man in F1, joining the unluckiest team?

Let’s discuss.

First, I’d like to wow you with some facts and figures.

In 2005, running two cars, RBR suffered 9 retirements. In 2006, it was 12. In 2007, it was up to 14. One race in to 2008 and they’ve already notched up 2. (Yes, alright so did a lot of teams, but stay with me, here.)

Sister team Toro Rosso had 8 retirements in 2006, 17 the following year and 1 so far this year.

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It’s seems like all I ever do these days is promote the work Christine is doing on other websites.

Today’s no exception, because her first guest post is now publicly available on vee8. The subject this time is Mark Webber’s new BBC column.

For those not aware, this site is a spin off from frequent commenter doctorvee’s personal blog. The doc has long been a serial F1 blogger but realised recently that he created enough F1 content to stand up on it’s own and vee8 is the result.

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Sidepodcast takes a little journey into the middle of the English countryside, and samples the delights at an F1-related pub.

Intro

When broadband dies, there’s only one thing to do: road trip! We explain why we’re out and about near Milton Keynes.

Good Week / Bad Week

Honda staff, and Super Aguri, may have money coming their way, whilst top bods at McLaren are summoned to Italy, and Renault sign their way into new markets.

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An outside broadcast from Autosport International, Episode 47 takes you behind the scenes at the UK’s biggest motorsport show from the comforts of the restaurant at the NEC.

Intro

Where we are, what we’re eating and why we’re absolutely exhausted.

Good Week / Bad Week

This week has been good for drivers and personnel getting jobs and signing contracts, whilst others are being left behind as time advances towards the start of the season.

News and Views

Alex Wurz joins Honda? Who’d have thought that would happen. We discuss why he’s settling for a test role again, and what is in store for the team now. We also share our first impressions from the McLaren and Toyota launch - is Honest Ron not living up to his name, and why do Toyota seem to lack passion in every single department?

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Prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix, Red Bull took it upon themselves to set up camp in the city of Budapest. Join Sidepodcast, as we catch up with the team to see what went down at the historical Chain Bridge when the Bulls met the Lions.

Gerhard Berger, Tonio Liuzzi and Mark Webber all hit the streets in their Formula 1 chargers while a special guest joined in to oversee the action.

Music played: Black Lab, Mine Again

Music comes from music.podshow.com, with special thanks going to Red Bull Racing and RTV GmbH for the use of their video footage and images.

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In a behind-the-scenes special, Sidepodcast takes a look at Red Bull Racing’s Faces for Charity campaign. This initiative saw more than 30,000 F1 fans sending in personal photographs to replace the racing cars traditional livery.

With insight from Mark Webber and Christian Horner, Christine talks you through how this amazing idea, that managed to raise over $1,000,000 for the Wings for Life spinal cord research foundation, came to life. From uploading her photo to a website all the way to the cars hitting the track.

Music played:

3 Blind Mice, Your Face is Not Enough
Allison Crowe, Sea Of A Million Faces

Music comes from music.podshow.com, with special thanks going to Red Bull Racing, RTV GmbH and GEPA Pictures GmbH, for the use of their video footage and images.