Sidepodcast

• File: episode70.m4a
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Having been away from Sidepodcast Towers for too long, it’s time to sit back, relax and catch up with the news and events from the past few days. We also discuss our last summer outing at Goodwood.

Intro

If last week’s show was good because of him, perhaps it’s time to think about going solo?

Good Week / Bad Week

Perhaps not.

Good week for helmets and making friends, but a bad week for Ferrari and F1 in general.

News and Views

We discuss details from the three day test at Hockenheim including Renault’s continual engine failures, the comparison between McLaren and Ferrari, and whether the anvil wing/shark fin is going to take over the sport.

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• File: episode66.m4a
• Length: 28:30
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The world of Formula 1 took a back seat this weekend as Le Mans took over, but Sidepodcast keeps it F1 related… for the most part.

Intro

Oh, wait, this bit is about Le Mans.

Good Week / Bad Week

Albert Park appears to have a bright future, but we’re curious on the compromise, Force India are struggling with a former driver, Toro Rosso may have a new investor - but are they ready, and the track in Montreal is set for a change.

News and Views

If it wasn’t for testing this week, the news would literally be just about tyre compounds. Thankfully, there were three days in Barcelona to give us something to discuss - Davidson at Honda, the Toro Rosso still being slow, Heidfeld getting some extra track time, and Ferrari’s running out of fuel.

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• File: episode65.m4a
• Length: 42:49
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The shorter I want the show to be, the longer it gets, but there is so much to discuss, from Max to the race, from pit stops to marmots, it’s all in this Canadian GP wrap-up.

Intro

Please can we do a short show? Pretty please?

Good Week / Bad Week

A good week for teams, but also a bad week for teams. And what number is Rubens really on? Read Ollie’s Barrichello notes here.

News and Views

A little bit of an update on Max, and how the teams have reacted to his vote of confidence.

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• File: episode62.m4a
• Length: 33:24
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With Sidepodcast’s weekly show taking a 3-week break, there’s plenty of news to catch up on, with gossip from before, after and including the Turkish GP.

Intro

An innovative new way to generate feedback.

Good Week / Bad Week

Good week for Stepney and Kubica, bad week for France and security.

News and Views

The demise of Super Aguri, and Lewis’ cool image, and the rise of KERS and budget capping.

The Race

How to make the sessions more exciting, some Ted News, and how many are fighting for the championship?

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• File: episode61.m4a
• Length: 37:08
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Slightly on the late side, we cover all the news and gossip from the week gone by, plus the action from the Circuit de Catalunya.

Intro

Don’t call me woman, and take a breath now and again.

Good Week / Bad Week

Flattering week for Force India and Murray Walker, not so good for McLaren.

News and Views

Valencia could be in trouble, and is EveryRace really worth the effort?

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I’ve had quite a bad day over here at Sidepodcast Towers, and in order to release some of the tension, I’m gonna pick on a couple of news stories that have wound me up today.

More Stories From Nothing

As ever, Autosport has managed to extract as much as possible out of a single situation to make as many stories as possible. In this case, Hamilton’s reaction to questions about whether he’s expecting a bad reception in Spain.

Hamilton: “No.”

Autosport: “That’s all we needed to know.”

Wonders Will Never Cease

Danica Patrick won a race last weekend, which is brilliant for her, for motorsport, for womankind, etc, etc. But apparently, the BBC think she may not be worthy of a namecheck.

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• File: episode60.m4a
• Length: 19:59
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It’s good to be back and talking about Formula 1 instead of weddings. Oh, except for all that wedding talk.

Intro

Nothing to report here, honestly.

Good Week / Bad Week

Good week for France but a bad week for potential teams, all because of Max. Also, Coulthard may fall at the hands of Vettel.

News and Views

Super Aguri are again lacking the budget to do anything worthwhile, is this a story we’ve heard before? Max is interfering in regulations again, and we recap the four day test in Barcelona.

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Several times last year, I felt like I was a one man marketing machine for Renault’s online F1 presence. Not a week went by it seemed without me extolling the virtues of the team’s blog, website or even their attempts to embrace Second Life.

This year on the other hand, there couldn’t be a more stark contrast in my opinions.

It all went wrong back in January when the team decided to split the ‘fan’ section from the ‘team’ section. Presumably this was to satisfy the sponsors and the groups legal team who were probably a bit uneasy about all those fans with their outspoken opinions.

Once the split had occurred though, things appeared to go from bad to worse.

Regarding the ‘fans’ section - after four months of waiting there still isn’t any form of news feed to track either blog updates or user comments, the picture submission section is rarely updated and despite many attempts of trying, the “submit an MP3 podcast” page has never yielded a successful response from ourselves or any other member of the public. It’s utterly, utterly useless.

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People of Sidepodcastland.

Apologies for the short notice.

Due to unforeseen / slightly foreseen circumstances, we will be taking a short hiatus.

I’d like to say it’s not because Max’s video has scared me away from the internet, but you know…

More news soon.

You can imagine that researching F1 Minute means I read a lot more news now than I used to. In fact, quite often, I’ll be talking to the man and he won’t know what I’m on about. Did you read that right? I’m ahead of him. Brilliant.

Anyway, I was browsing Autosport.com today, and saw the return of their traditional posts headed up Preview Quotes: #Team Name#. You know what that means, don’t you? The season is truly coming back. I was excited, I may have even whooped out loud. But then I saw that Autosport didn’t just have one post about the Previews. They’d managed to stretch it out to three posts.

I know this isn’t unusual for Autosport, we’ve certainly picked up on it in the past. I know a lot of other bloggers find their site very frustrating. I’ve been giving them the benefit of the doubt, but it’s starting to get a little bit ridiculous.

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