Dirty Side Digest #19

On the Dirty Side this week…

Sometimes on the Dirty Side we don’t quite see things as maybe everyone else.

But that’s OK as we’re self-proclaimed bozos sitting on virtual bar stools chatting F1 as we see it.

This week we were not sure how good (or bad) the Imola GP was but online it seemed everyone loved it and is holding it up as a reason why the iconic circuit should remain on the calendar.

Well, we’re not so sure about that but then again we’ll just refer you to paragraph two above.

So we have our take on Imola for you to check out and see if you agree as well as then pivoting towards the Monaco predictions.

As the week has unfolded a bit it seems the mandated two stopper may not work as we hoped given it seems red flags will count.

The regulation wording is not actually saying you must have two pit-stops, it’s saying you must use three sets of tires and within that three you must adhere to the current rule of running two different compounds if it is a dry race.

This means that if we get a turn 1 red flag, and teams change tires, this will count as one of the tire changes meaning teams can go back to a one stopper.

Given how high the chances are of a red flag in Monaco this means if we got another red flag at a restart we’d be back to last years farce of a no-stopper.

Please can we all pray to the F1 gods that we go red flag free and that any crashes just need VSC or SC to resolve!

Oh, and check out the “in the marbles” section below for the Sap lap of Monaco!

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

Pirelli got to assess the new C6 this weekend at Imola and decide if they opt for new compound selections going forward

New official F1 movie trailer dropped - check it out below in the vault

Martin Brundle received an OBE from Prince William

Is McLaren’s tire advantage due to phase change material in the brake drum?

FIA stepped back on the penalty structure for swearing. Reduced from 40k euros down to 5k euros and removed the potential for a race ban

Max ran at the Nürburgring in a Ferrari 296 GT3 under the name Franz Hermann

Brian’s Video Vault

What’s in the vault this week?

• F1 | Main Trailer. Warner Bros channel. 2 mins 24. Haters are already out in force for a movie they haven’t seen but I’m excited to see this.

• Richard Hammond & James May Drive The Top Gear Track One Last Time. Drive Tribe channel. 8 mins. Almost just to prove Rob watched Brian’s videos last week, this one follows on from the race and they do a drive around the track for old times sake. Enjoyed but it’s a bit sad thinking of the good old days.

• Ten Times F1 History Was Made! Formula 1 channel. 18 mins. This was good. Not great. But still nice to see some historical moments for sure.

• Will Yuki Tsunoda's Japanese Cooking Impress Professional Chefs? Oracle Red Bull Racing channel. 7 mins. We know Yuki loves to cook - this was fun.

• Kimi Takes His Dad and Team for EPIC Miami Hot Laps! Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. 4 mins. Liked the idea a TON, but just had low energy?

• How Well Do The Drivers Know F1 History? | The F1 Timeline Challenge. Formula 1 channel. 8 mins. This was good - always fun to see who knows F1 history. Some surprising youngsters near the top!!!

• Can Liam Lawson & Isack Hadjar Win The Ultimate Trivia Quiz? | It Takes Two. Formula 1 channel. 10 mins. This is great. Enjoy this format more than I probably should.

• The Day I Made It To F1. Formula 1 channel. 21 mins! This is the best of the bunch in my opinion.

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!