Episode 84 - What We Need to do is Get in the Cockpit

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By Christine Blachford

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A catchup with all that's happened since the Brazilian showdown, this episode of the Debrief takes in yet more Red Bull misfortune, that Toro Rosso shoot-out and what is going on in France.

Intro

We got a bit carried away with Sidepodpanel, but F1 Debrief is back!

Good Week / Bad Week

Good week for Martin Brundle who has a job, and Sebastien Loeb who thinks he could have had one if he wanted. Bad week for the Red Bulletin and the current points system.

News and Views

We look at Red Bull news which features the constant bad luck of Mark Webber. Now with a broken leg, he's going to miss out on some serious winter testing, but how much will that harm him? We also cover Force India news and ponder their McLaren B team status. Then it's time to think about what we saw in Barcelona testing, and finally take a look at what havoc Bernie is creating on the calendar now.

Feedback

One full voicemail with some end of season round ups to follow, and a half a voicemail as it's actually led on to a much better idea. There's also a couple of Facebook messages and a few emails as well.

Housekeeping

There's a new commenting feature to test out for us, some daily posts to try and create some order, and as ever, we want your feedback.

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47 Responses

  • 24/11/2008 at 00:46:52#1 - Christine said:

    Looks like it's Mystic Lou again this week :)

  • 24/11/2008 at 00:48:37#2 - Steven Roy said:

    You managed to edit all of that already. How is that remotely possible?

  • 24/11/2008 at 00:49:06#3 - lou said:

    Looks like it’s Mystic Lou again this week

    yay! am i the most mystic now :) I think i was even with Dom before...

    also, how did you get that done sooo quickly Christine?! that's amazing!

  • 24/11/2008 at 00:49:39#4 - lou said:

    How is that remotely possible?

    Christine = super woman :)

  • 24/11/2008 at 00:56:21#5 - Dom said:

    I think i was even with Dom before…

    If it was just 30 seconds less! I feel like Felipe. ;)

  • 24/11/2008 at 00:57:35#6 - Christine said:

    If it was just 30 seconds less! I feel like Felipe.

    Aww. :)

  • 24/11/2008 at 00:58:31#7 - lou said:

    If it was just 30 seconds less! I feel like Felipe.

    awww. lol there is always next week :)

  • 24/11/2008 at 10:09:09#8 - Dank said:

    Buemi almost definitely driving for STR next season: http://www.aut...s/report.php/id/72237

  • 24/11/2008 at 10:59:30#9 - Scott Woodwiss' favour... said:

    I've decided I have to take drastic action to get used to those 2009 cars. So, I'm going to find a wallpaper of one for my laptop and keep it there until I'm used to the sight of them. I recommend this to everyone else. Yes, we might hate the sight of them, but at the end of the day, we're going to have to get used to them one day. :P

  • 24/11/2008 at 13:38:36#10 - Alex Andronov said:

    TED NEWS!!!! HE'S GOING TO THE BBC!

  • 24/11/2008 at 13:39:20#11 - Alex Andronov said:

    TED NEWS!!!! HE’S GOING TO THE BBC!

    I'm only just back and you probably all know this already but I thought I would share!

    Hello everyone.

  • 24/11/2008 at 13:39:35#12 - Alex Andronov said:
  • 24/11/2008 at 13:44:32#13 - me said:

    TED NEWS!!!! HE’S GOING TO THE BBC!

    I’m only just back and you probably all know this already but I thought I would share!

    WE DID NOT!!!!

    ...are you sure?

    hi, btw.

  • 24/11/2008 at 13:45:53#14 - Alex Andronov said:

    It's in quarentine, as is my attempt to repost...

  • 24/11/2008 at 13:47:56#15 - Alex Andronov said:

    hi, btw.

  • 24/11/2008 at 13:50:16#16 - me said:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7745347.stm

    "The pit-lane reporters will be Ted Kravitz and Lee McKenzie"

    this deserves a post of it's own. gimmie 5.

  • 24/11/2008 at 13:53:12#17 - Alex Andronov said:

    Well they always say that it's important to work on your entrance. After two weeks off what a comment to start with.

    [Pats self on back]

  • 24/11/2008 at 14:03:22#18 - Christine said:

    Well they always say that it’s important to work on your entrance. After two weeks off what a comment to start with.

    Spectacular! Both the news and the entrance. We missed you. :)

  • 24/11/2008 at 15:47:09#19 - Scott Woodwiss' favour... said:

    me: 24/11/2008 at 13:50

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7745347.stm

    “The pit-lane reporters will be Ted Kravitz and Lee McKenzie”
    this deserves a post of it’s own. gimmie 5.

    Halleluyah! We can still do Ted News! :D

  • 24/11/2008 at 15:55:35#20 - Alex Andronov said:

    Spectacular! Both the news and the entrance. We missed you.

    Awww thanks!

  • 24/11/2008 at 15:57:48#21 - me said:

    Awww thanks!

    do we need a sidepodsummary to fill you in on what you've missed?

  • 24/11/2008 at 16:18:03#22 - Steven Roy said:

    do we need a sidepodsummary to fill you in on what you’ve missed?

    I am sure Kathi can send the summary file she is working on. That should cover everything.

  • 24/11/2008 at 16:32:23#23 - R.G (FIGHTING TALK!!!!... said:

    Buemi almost definitely driving for STR next season: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72237

    Get in. Mission 1 completed, now for Sato.

    Lovin' the show. How you got 41 minutes amazes me, but you guys are the equivelent of an F1 God of podcastiry.

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:20:31#24 - Nelson said:

    I just found this little David Coulthard video, http://www.you.../watch?v=0dX0GGVd3Is.

    The end is priceless. So sad to see him go yet so happy to see him part of the BBC F1 transmissions.

    Enjoy.

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:26:02#25 - me said:

    I just found this little David Coulthard video

    :)

    should mention. title features bad language (even worse than dan's :) ), probably not safe for work.

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:29:30#26 - Nelson said:

    should mention. title features bad language (even worse than dan’s :) ), probably not safe for work.

    True, actually forgot to mention that.

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:29:48#27 - R.G (Undergoing secret... said:

    should mention. title features bad language (even worse than dan’s ), probably not safe for work.

    How many times did he, erm, swear last night? After the infamous, er, incident at the start.

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:31:19#28 - me said:

    How many times did he, erm, swear last night? After the infamous, er, incident at the start.

    think it was just the once. didn't realise we needed a swear box for hosts too :)

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:33:21#29 - Kris said:

    Although I've not tried your super-duper alpha commenting thing yet, you've hit upon the precise feature I've been desperate for without ever realising I needed it ;)

    I struggle to keep abreast of what conversations are going on where, never quite sure which post to click on to get involved and usually only comment if I'm amongst the first readers on a post.

    This should allow me to get a little more involved on a day-to-day basis. Thank you!

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:35:25#30 - me said:

    This should allow me to get a little more involved on a day-to-day basis. Thank you!

    pls yell if you have any issues with it. i'm now running it most of the time.

    there are issues, like lack of comment editing and stuff, but for a first revision it works quite well.

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:36:24#31 - Kris said:

    Its certainly allowed me to spot this and reply in double quick time ;)

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:37:26#32 - lou said:

    Well they always say that it’s important to work on your entrance. After two weeks off what a comment to start with.

    Welcome back Alex!! :D I hope the holiday was good. Probably the best entrance you could have made :)

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:47:48#33 - Fiox said:

    What is it with red bull and the name "sebastian" first team seb - vettel and bourdais and now leob, sureley they've exhasted all the sebastians in motor racing but if your is sebastian and webber is injured you're in luck.

  • 24/11/2008 at 17:48:34#34 - me said:

    What is it with red bull and the name “sebastian” first team seb - vettel and bourdais and now leob, sureley they’ve exhasted all the sebastians in motor racing but if your is sebastian and webber is injured you’re in luck.

    to be honest, if you're not webber you're in luck :)

  • 24/11/2008 at 18:13:47#35 - Fiox said:

    to be honest, if you’re not webber you’re in luck :)

    Well I'm hoping that one day, not too far away top gear creates an F1 team, but untill then "sebastian stig" will have to run down webber again

  • 24/11/2008 at 18:16:38#36 - Steven Roy said:

    What is it with red bull and the name “sebastian” first team seb - vettel and bourdais and now leob, sureley they’ve exhasted all the sebastians in motor racing but if your is sebastian and webber is injured you’re in luck.

    Toro Rosso look like having Sebastien Buemi in their team next season and Schumacher's half brother is Sebastian Stahl so there are a few options yet. I think if I was a young driver I would change my name to Sebastian just in case.

  • 24/11/2008 at 20:02:42#37 - Gavin Brown (RubberGoat) said:

    Christine and me:

    I just left a message for your F1 review Mega Mix - is there only a 10 minute limit on your sidepodcast answer phone? I left a rambly message in the hope that you would just extract the bits that you liked later on... But I didn't quite finish off my message because it cut me off after 10 minutes :-(

    Could I perhaps call again if it's OK? I mean, I don't want to cram the inbox full unnecessarily if others will try and call and leave a message for the Mega Mix...

  • 24/11/2008 at 20:08:52#38 - me said:

    Could I perhaps call again if it’s OK? I mean, I don’t want to cram the inbox full unnecessarily if others will try and call and leave a message for the Mega Mix…

    pls call as often as you like.

    if you tell us it's a replacement for the last call, we'll pretend we never heard the first. if it's a continuation we'll splice 'em together.

    don't worry scott does it all the time ;)

  • 24/11/2008 at 20:11:18#39 - Gavin Brown (RubberGoat) said:

    if you tell us it’s a replacement for the last call, we’ll pretend we never heard the first one. if it’s a continuation we’ll splice ‘em together.

    Right, I'll do that. First I'll gather my thoughts and be a bit more coherent this time :-D

  • 24/11/2008 at 20:12:35#40 - Gavin Brown (RubberGoat) said:

    don’t worry scott does it all the time ;)

    Does he leave messages with Bernie Ecclestone and Jeremy Clarkson impressions on them :-D ?

  • 24/11/2008 at 20:15:53#41 - Steven Roy said:

    Does he leave messages with Bernie Ecclestone and Jeremy Clarkson impressions on them ?

    I was channel flicking earlier on and found Hammond on with Paul O'Grady plugging his latest book. Hammond for reasons I didn't hear was doing an impression of Clarkson. I onder if he heard Dan's wuestion last night and just fancied a go.

  • 24/11/2008 at 20:16:35#42 - me said:

    I was channel flicking earlier on and found Hammond on with Paul O’Grady plugging his latest book. Hammond for reasons I didn’t hear was doing an impression of Clarkson. I onder if he heard Dan’s wuestion last night and just fancied a go.

    :D

  • 24/11/2008 at 20:55:38#43 - shaun said:

    Hi, cheers for playing my answer-phone message in this show guys :)

    What do i think of you and the show? well i said it all in the answer-phone message, cheers :)

  • 24/11/2008 at 20:59:25#44 - Gavin Brown (RubberGoat) said:

    Well I've re-sent my voicemail ... hope it makes sense and you enjoy it :-)

    I'm really looking forward to hearing all you guys in the 'Mega Mix' - it sounds like a really interesting idea...

  • 24/11/2008 at 21:00:45#45 - me said:

    I’m really looking forward to hearing all you guys in the ‘Mega Mix’ - it sounds like a really interesting idea…

    cheers :)

  • 25/11/2008 at 01:30:28#46 - Journeyer said:

    Reminds me of the latest F1 Rejects podcast. Their top 10 was: top 10 Sebastians who they want to drive for RBR/STR. Hahaha!

  • 19/12/2008 at 09:46:41#47 - Anon said:

    I don't want to be a buzzkill but i think its a real shame hamilton won. He won fewer races than massa, he made more stupid mistakes than massa (Bahrain, canada, fuji a couple of examples) And his car and team didn't fail on him once. He has the fewest points per race for any champion since the new points came in.

    My conclusion on 2008: Mclaren won hamilton the drivers championship, Ferrari lost massa the championship, Alonso the best driver :)


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