Parade lap dancing

Warming up to the Belgian Grand Prix

02/09/2012 by Christine

To celebrate the return of Formula One after a rather lengthy summer holiday, we've got the epic comeback of a favourite in the Sidepodcast show lineup. It's none other than the Parade Lap - the build up to the build up to a race. With the fabulous Spa offering plenty to talk about, join us as the marvellous Giggles presides over an unpredictable hour of pre-GP broadcasting. Some of it will sound different, some will be the same, but there's no doubt it will be brilliant chaos.

The Parade Lap extravaganza

The Parade Lap returns for all the build up to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

01/11/2009 by Christine

It's here, the end of the season, and the last Parade Lap of the year. Having taken a break for the last few race weekends, the Parade Lap is back to send off the F1 season in style.

Jump in my car

The Italian GP brings Parade Lap to the close of its regularly scheduled programming

13/09/2009 by Mr. C

We've reached the final European race of the season, which means it's potentially the last Parade Lap of the year, barring one or two specials depending on how the championship pans out. That being the case, our host Alex has upped the ante and taken the Parade Lap into the garage.

We've got a hill to climb

The Belgium GP is on its way, with Parade Lap all that's standing in its way!

30/08/2009 by Christine

I'm not sure there's any way we can follow the awesome qualifying yesterday, or really precede the potential race we have today. But that is what we are going to aim to do! The Parade Lap is here to brighten up your morning, and while away an hour until the race coverage begins.

The final countdown

Fresh from a summer break, the Parade Lap returns for the European Grand Prix

23/08/2009 by Christine

The worst thing about the summer break is not the lack of racing, or the lack of news and driver interviews, is it? There has been something much more important missing from your lives - the Parade Lap! Well, now it's back in all it's mad-cap, crazy segmented glory.

Hungary for some racing

Alex joins us for another Parade Lap show, building up to the Hungarian race

26/07/2009 by Christine

It's been a crazy weekend so far, and if you're hoping for someone to make sense of it all, you've come to the wrong place. The Parade Lap is your one-stop way into the BBC coverage, who will then try and guide you through the racing action. We're here for the laughs.

Just an F1 minute

The Parade Lap returns to build up to the German Grand Prix

12/07/2009 by Christine

All those rehearsals we've been doing should take effect now, in the first Parade Lap in our new setup. We're joined by Alex who will hopefully keep things running smoothly whilst we panic about everything we've broken in trying to make it better.

I want a bigger Bibendum

Previewing the British Grand Prix with Parade Lap host Alex

21/06/2009 by Christine

With an entire day wiped out of our podcasting schedule, we are marvellously behind which means Alex is even more in charge than he was before. Living up to his title as the host, naturally.

The real reason fans don't attend the races

The 2009 Turkish Grand Prix gets the Parade Lap treatment

07/06/2009 by Christine

Why would you go all the way to Turkey and watch a race in the empty grandstands when you can stay at home and enjoy an hour of banter from the Sidepodcast Crew and Alex, an hour of build up by the BBC, and then coverage of the whole track?

The jewel in the Parade Lap crown

Alex joins us to provide all the build up to the Monaco Grand Prix

24/05/2009 by Christine

The Parade Lap is back and this time we're celebrating everything cliché as we get you started on this Monaco Grand Prix morning. You may find the odd mention of F1 but with our guest host Alex from SofaF1 joining us, chances are it will be all about the music and the giggles.

It starts and ends with a P

The Parade Lap returns for the Spanish Grand Prix with a bonus host

10/05/2009 by Christine

Lo and behold, the long-awaited return of the Parade Lap. It's fair to say that the future of this show has been, and still is, unknown, but for this week, it is back. We're bringing in guest host Alex from SofaF1 to help us along the way, and the usual mix of songs and chatter will lead us nicely into the BBC coverage.

So what are you baking for the race?

Previewing the Brazilian Grand Prix with music, cupcakes and more

02/11/2008 by Christine

It's the last Grand Prix of the season, and we're hosting a two-hour bumper edition of the Parade Lap as an introduction to the deciding race. However, no one wants to talk about that pesky sport business, we all want to know how the cupcake is going.

The morning show for the night race

The Singapore Grand Prix is here, and the Parade Lap is back to celebrate

28/09/2008 by Christine

We're up in time for the Singapore Grand Prix, and because we're so excited about the first ever night race, we're going for an extra half an hour. 90 minutes of chatter and music to get you warmed up and ready for the racing action.

It's all about breath control

Building up to the Italian Grand Prix, the Parade Lap is back!

14/09/2008 by Christine

Time once again for the Parade Lap, a nice chilled out way of starting the race build up. I say chilled out, but with everything going on at the moment, it might be that we talk about more than just waffles this week. Either way, we'll be live for an hour before the ITV coverage starts in the UK.

Hoping for rain on our Parade

The inaugural pre-race build up show is here for the Belgian GP

07/09/2008 by Christine

Here is the first ever Parade Lap show, the brainchild of Mr C and / or Steven Roy. We're going live for an hour before the ITV build up coverage starts (in the UK), hoping to be a nice relaxing way to ease into race day.