Dirty Side Digest #22

On the Dirty Side this week…

Last week it’s fair to say that we were a bit sidetracked by packing and organizing for our trip to Montreal.

That meant we didn’t have time to publish a newsletter.

What that means is that we’ll have a bumper edition now to catch up on the last couple of weeks and also pop some of our Montreal photos in the marbles section (tip - you’ll need to subscribe to see that section)

So, before we set off on our travels we had just dropped our chat with Antonia Rankin. She joined us early on in our podcast journey and also fairly early in her journey. Fast forward two years and her rise has been fantastic to watch. So we asked her to come back on and fill us in on what she’s been up to (Hint - it’s a lot!!)

This week we may have mentioned that we went to the Canadian GP!

It was a magnificent weekend and while we took no notes in order to do our usual review, we did our best to recount the events of the weekend while it was still fresh in our heads. Episode is here and then a photo diary is down in the marbles.

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

The F1 2026 calendar has been announced

The FIA has granted Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad a Super License prior to his 18th birthday

That’s all we got - we were too excited about Canada!

Brian’s Video Vault

What’s in the vault this week?

• None this week but here are last weeks videos

• Lia Block drives Claire Williams in a rally car. DirtFish channel. 13 mins. Felt at times like Claire was trying too hard, but liked it overall for sure

• Lollipopman had his fastball this week.

• Could Carlos Sainz beat Lando Norris in a Boxing Match? The Lie Detector. Sky sports F1. 10 mins - was great!!!! Must watch

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!