The best F1 shows never to be broadcast

Motorsport could spread its wings and move into other television

11/08/2011 by Mr. C

On learning that the UK rights to F1 coverage were soon to be up for grabs, broadcaster Channel 4 pitched a proposal to Bernie Ecclestone. Sadly, the BBC / Sky partnership won through, but details of C4's pitch came to light this week thanks to the design consultancy Graphic House.

Alternatives to F1 in 2012

How can we get around Sky's expensive broadcast package

29/07/2011 by Stuart Taylor

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.

I can sing a sidewall (a song for Pirelli)

The best way to remember the important F1 tyre colours

22/03/2011 by Christine

Sidepodcast presents the ultimate F1 tyre teaching aid for 2011 - a song for Pirelli.

A moment of silence

Commemorating the disappearance of an important part of the F1 paddock

02/02/2011 by Bridget Schuil

Let us have a moment of silence... Maybe I should explain why we're having a moment of silence before we start. TBEC will no longer be gracing the F1 paddock with his presence.

BBC F1 streamlined commentary - You snooze, you lose

How the UK F1 broadcaster will downsize their presenting team

26/01/2011 by Stuart Taylor

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.

Bernie Ecclestone is not a humorologist

Three incidents that demonstrate an inability to make jokes

11/01/2011 by Bridget Schuil

Bernie Ecclestone is not a humorologist (a practitioner of humorology). Our Great Leader is a prime example of someone low on the HiQ (humour intelligence quotient) scale. While we have no doubt that his IQ is high, Mr. Ecclestone's ability to make jokes (and endure being the butt of them) is woefully lacking. This is demonstrated by many incidents, but I will only enter into discussion of three to save time.

Christmas in the paddock - The perfect presents

Handing out festive gifts to our Formula One favourites

06/12/2010 by Lukeh

You may not have noticed this so I think it would be best to make sure we all know - Christmas is coming. Just a few weeks are left to buy our friends and families what they want for Christmas as well as dodgy sweaters, selection boxes and the normal Christmas line up of dodgy goods. This Christmas though, don't just think about your family when you're tucking into that yummy Christmas lunch or getting drunk whilst a disaster occurs on Eastenders - think about Formula 1 drivers.

Bernie turns 80

Wishing Bernie Ecclestone a very happy birthday as he reaches a milestone

30/10/2010 by Stuart Taylor

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.

Five for five - Everything you need know about the championship contenders

A look at the strengths and weaknesses of those in the title fight

18/09/2010 by Stuart Taylor

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.

F1 summer break comics

A recap of recent Formula One news stories

18/08/2010 by Stuart Taylor

The talented Mr Stuart Taylor, he of the website Chain Bear, has found time to offer his take on some recent Formula 1 news stories. Enjoy!

F1 predictions, Hockenheim

Picking out the patterns from the Formula One weekend

22/07/2010 by Stuart Taylor

The beginning of the 2010 season began in much the same way as 2009: with a lot of changes and everyone unsure of which way the tides would turn. This year we were given the mouth-watering prospect of having most of the strongest drivers in the strongest teams, which made it even more predictable as we’d never seen so many people in the simultaneous position to win races and championships.

New rules: F1 does it the traditional way

An exclusive insight into the inner works of the sport's governing body

05/05/2010 by Stuart Taylor

Sidepodcast's favourite illustrator Stuart Taylor, again takes time out from the ever brilliant Chain Bear, to bring us more F1 humour. This time offering an exclusive insight into the inner workings of the sport's governing body.

Old man and me

It's a bad start to Michael Schumacher's big comeback

13/03/2010 by Mr. C

Hypothetically speaking, imagine there were a seven times Formula 1 World Champion, who despite a career marred by controversy, opted to bow out at the top of his game. Imagine also, that in doing so he earned the respect of even his strongest critics, and that during his last appearance managed pull off the move of the race, putting a number on his replacement in the process.

USF1, it could be so very much worse

If Hermann Tilke was involved in setting up the F1 team

16/02/2010 by Stuart Taylor

The USF1 team may be coming under increasingly vocal criticism for the way they've managed their Formula 1 entry so far, but Stuart Taylor of the wonderful Chain Bear, today reminds that if left to Bernie, the situation could be much worse.

Just another brick in the wall

Another perspective on Nelson Piquet Jr's move to NASCAR

18/01/2010 by Stuart Taylor

Following up on his fantastically well received 2009 Season Review, Stuart Taylor from the wonderful Chain Bear returns with his take on the news that Nelson Piquet Jnr might be competing in NASCAR this season.

The illustrated 2009 F1 season review

A new take on the traditional look back at the Formula One season

20/12/2009 by Stuart Taylor

Sidepodcast listener Stuart Taylor has provided us a guest post with a difference, an absolutely fantastic illustrated guide to the 2009 Formula 1 season. Please leave caption suggestions in the comments and let us know your favourite.

We Heart Lukeh

Photoshop wizardry at its finest

29/08/2009 by Christine

Our Sidepodcommunity have many talents amongst them and we do like to showcase these whenever we can. Lukeh for example is a whizz on Photoshop and if anyone has a thought about something that would make a good photo, just a word or two in the right direction and he's the man who can sort it out.

F1 on the cheap

Formula One investigates capping the finances of the teams

15/05/2009 by Mr. C

F1 is no stranger to controversy, but whilst many of the sports trials and tribulations have been well publicised during recent weeks, one particular disagreement may have slipped beneath the mainstream press' radars.

A song for Felipe Baby

Paying tribute to the Brazilian driver in his time of need

25/04/2009 by Christine

Massa hasn't really had an easy time of it recently. Following on from his strong, but disappointing, finish to 2008, the Ferrari hasn't really been up to scratch. It's understandable that the drivers confidence might not be as sky high as you would expect but just lately, they seem to have been very downbeat about this whole racing business.

The twelve days of F1 Christmas

Celebrating the festive season with a Formula One themed carol

23/12/2008 by Mr. C

During a recent live recording of F1 Debrief, the Sidepodcommunity managed to butcher the 12 Days of Christmas like never before.