So the 2012 pre-season test frenzy is over and we've all had a good look at the new cars. But if you think the cars we saw in Barcelona will be the same models we see at the first race in Melbourne, then you are naive indeed! In fact, the teams are all working endlessly back at the factories to manufacture the final development parts in order to have the best possible chassis for the season ahead.
Unfortunately for the Woking Team, their development been so hectic that they have been somewhat careless with their documents. Now, the blueprints for a massive upgrade to Jenson Button's car have been leaked to sad people in internet chatrooms.
Hey guys, did you hear that Sky have stolen our beloved F1? So now, if you don't have Sky Sports, you have to pay £20 (£30 HD) a month to keep up with the sport we know and love. I say, boo to that! I can't afford that kind of cash and neither can a bunch of you guys, I'd wager. But the Sidepodcast community is so awesome, we can't just let disband, so here are some other ideas.
In the last couple of Sidepodcast Debrief shows, Mr C has made a point of asking why can’t engineers/regulators make cars that work in the rain when he can drive his car perfectly fine when storms are a-brewing? Whether or not Mr C was just being cheeky, this is a probably a good time to explore the mechanics of the difficulties in racing in the rain. There will be some maths and a little bit of physics, but I’ll keep it light and we’ll all get through this together, I promise!
2011 is giving us great racing at the expense of a predictable championship, whereas the exciting championship of 2010 came with races so predictable that Sidepodcast nearly had to rename itself 'Side', such was their lack of enthusiasm for audio blogging. But which is better for the sport: the races of the championships?
Following the news that the BBC will be downsizing their Formula 1 line up for 2011, Chain Bear can exclusively reveal how the UK broadcaster plans to overcome difficulties caused by the doubling up of duties.
Inspired by the excellent Autobiography of Formula One (a book, which, if you haven't got it already, oh my goodness you need to get it right now. Stop reading this post and get it), I have compiled together the story of the season told only in quotes from F1 personnel (and some journalists). It's a bit lengthy but doesn't take too long to read as they are only a sentence each, really. It was fun to do!
This week marked the 80th birthday of one Bernie Ecclestone, and to celebrate the occasion, Stuart Taylor of the inimitable Chain Bear has been giving the event some thought.
Our youngest challenger, Sebastian Vettel has packed the note from his mummy allowing him to stay up and race in Singapore. Still yet to be weaned off the generous teat of the ever-coddling Red Bull mother goose, Dietrich Mateschitz, Vettel has yet to know the hard reality of a cold hard season in the gutter.
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