Sidepodcast

• 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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Once again, we’re reviewing other people’s websites, this time looking closely at the teams to see how they fare. The first five can be found here, in Part 1 of the series, and this is Part 2, looking at the final five. I’ll be checking out how good they are from a fan’s point of view, whilst the geeky one will lift the hood on the technical bits.

Toyota

There’s more detail here about the car than anywhere I’ve seen so far, Toyota don’t seem afraid to share things with the fans. There’s an incredibly deep interactive experience looking at the team’s setup for Grands Prix, the motorhome, etc. There doesn’t seem to be much in the way of connecting with their fans, but there are videos, images, wallpapers, and a nice set of features that will keep you reading for a short while.

Toyota’s site is stuffed to the rafters with content. With technical details, images, videos and an immersive factory tour, you’ll want make sure you have some free time before visiting this place.

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• File: episode63.m4a
• Length: 38:52
• Size: 35.3 MB
• Transcript: episode63.pdf

A cracking race at Monaco means there’s no time to catch up on the news, which is good, because there wasn’t any. Today, it’s all about the racing.

Intro

Thankfully we had an extra day to make this show, how it’s going to work for Canada, we just don’t know.

Good Week / Bad Week

Good week for Williams and Alonso, bad week for spying and being outdoors.

Qualifying

Only Coulthard could have such an intriguing crash - there’s the wheel but where’s the car?

The Race

So many incidents, so little time, but it all comes back to Sutil.

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