On the Dirty Side this week…
As always, an off week means we have to think about what we’ll fill the episode with.
The start of a triple header in Imola meant that we knew we’d have a race preview to cover and of course we also needed to update our Casino game picks for this series of races.
This week we saw a great post on Threads from the Paddock Passion account that posed the question, if you were to pick another team to give us an equal number of 12 constructors, who would you pick?
Now, of course this being the Dirty Side of the track we couldn’t just debate our choices.
No way!
We had to make a game out of it. Pieces of folded paper were involved as we are so high tech on this pod.
Anyway, we won’t spoil the outcome but will cover the list of contenders in the marbles section below.
News & Social in a nutshell
These are the main stories we covered this week but obviously you need to listen to the episode to hear what our thoughts were on them all
Oliver Oakes resigns from Alpine less than a year in role….
Flavio takes over and drops Doohan for Colapinto. Was it an argument over this that led to Oakes’ resignation?
Stories come out that Oake’s brother has been arrested and could well be connected to Hitech. Oliver reportedly flees to Dubai. More to come on this for sure.
Audi have restructured to make Binotto the head of Audi F1 and CEO Adam Baker has left.
MBS is thinking of scrapping the cost cap as he says he does not see the point of it.
Carlos Sainz Snr is thinking of running for FIA president in the upcoming election
Jochen Mass passed away at the age of 78. He won one GP in his career and had 8 podium appearances
Brian’s Video Vault
What’s in the vault this week?
“THAT’S CRAZY!’ Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and the FDA Team take on the FOCUS CHALLENGE. Ferrari channel. 3 mins. Feel free to skip totally.
Battling the Jeddah HEAT with Carlos Sainz! | Give Everything. Williams channel. 6 mins. Was interesting. I might invest in some of the cooling technology for myself on a daily basis… But the random temperature info of random things…?
Drivers React To Their F1 25 Ratings! Formula 1 channel. 14 mins. I like these every year and this was no exception. Was fun.
Richard Hammond VS James May – Plane vs Car RACE! Drivetribe. 19 mins. NEEDED THIS this week. Excellent. Hammond and May back at it.
"WHAT A COMEBACK!" | The Great American Quiz with ALEX, CARLOS and LIA. Williams channel. 10 mins. Was good. Could have been better. A bit chaotic, which if fine, until Lia, the American, mispronounced a state…
In the marbles
Diving into the marbles that make up the dirty side of the track is where you’ll find some subscriber only content!
So you have probably already heard the 12th constructor debate and know who we chose, but here are some of our fav cars from each one we featured…
1 - Lotus
The Jim Clark edition of the Esprit - Photo from Car & Driver
2 - Hyundai
The Elantra N TCR competes in multiple touring car series - Photo from Wikipedia
3 - Lamborghini
Rob’s first poster on the bedroom wall answer…..The Countach! Photo from Car & Classic
4 - Porsche
Oldie but a goldie, a 1993 Porsche 911 turbo S - Photo from the RobbReport.com
5 - Toyota
Various versions of the Supra have featured in Gran Turismo - Photo from gran-turismo.com
6 - Honda
The NSX GT - the road version was a beast! Photo from Honda Racing
7 - BMW
Martini livery? Hell yeah!!! The 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL. Photo from RMSotherbys.com
8 - Bugatti
Has to be the car that changed the game; the Veyron! Photo from Bugatti Newsroom
9 - Nissan
Not a minivan….the Nissan Skyline! Photo from CarBuzz.com
10 - Brabham
Not popping out to buy milk in the Brabham BT62 - Photo from British GQ
11 - Ford
Gulf gets us every time! The Ford GT40. Photo from GT Spirit
12 - Koenigsegg
The fastest roadcar in the world for 2017 - The Agera. Photo from Wikipedia
13 - Peugeot
The hot hatch Rob never owned; the 205 GTI. Photo from Manor Park Classics
14 - Alfa Romeo
The 33 Stradale - as always, a beautiful Alfa. Photo from Drive.com
15 - Volkswagen
An old school classic in the hot hatch space; the Golf GTI. Photo from Motor1.com
16 - Dodge
An absolute beast to control in Gran Turismo; the Viper SRT10 Coupe. Photo from Supercars.net
Hope you enjoyed our debate but we’d be keen to hear what you thought and which constructor you would have selected.
Please get in touch and let us know!
Catch you after Imola
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