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[Risil]

In this week's episode, Gary Anderson mentioned an amusing incident when everyone's front wings were found to be illegally low at round one because the FIA's weighbridge was flexing in the middle once the cars had rolled onto it. Does anyone remember what year that was?

[Jops14]

I'm not a fan of Tom Clarkson as an interviewer at all. I wish he'd just shut up and let people speak. I do listen to some of the episodes if the guest is good, but by and large I'm not keen.

Ugh the amount of times he interrupts guests as they get on a roll to interject with a “hh have to stop you there, really?”
“Yeah.”
“And how many shoes could you fit in a shoebox”

And we never get back to the interesting point they were making

[Jops14]

They didn't make the connection explicit but the thing about the Senna story is that Williams obviously couldn't get a revised opinion from Senna when the time came to try and sign Frentzen.

Two of the interviewees also independently mentioned Frentzen's manager, who had looked after Keke Rosberg when he was with Williams and clearly had a good relationship with Head and Williams.

Thought it was fascinating on Frentzen va Schumacher, that always gets trotted out, was the point that by the end of the year Schumacher was miles ahead and anyone at Mercedes would say, but that rep basically carried frentzen into Williams

[jonpollak]

In those early PR stakes the dynamic was more Corrina vs.Tanja but yeah.

Jp

[CSF]

The Michelin attempt to cheat in the latest podcast is very odd. What were they playing at.    For all the crap that comes Bridgestone/Ferrari's way for the 2003 protest it really does bring to light that Michelin were trying very sneaky. 

[messy]

Another season over!! Well, apart from the Q&A episodes etc. Been really good again, although next season I'd like it if there were a few more 'theme' episodes rather than specific race episodes. Enjoyed them finally taking a deep dive into Frentzen at Williams and Schumacher's injury comeback. I hope the Q&A episode is about eight hours long.

[FirstnameLastname]

I’m hoping for an ‘arrows demise’ episode soon

[messy]

One more episode coming - a full, open to all eras Q&A which should be good. Hopefully will be up tomorrow as usual but I'm not sure given it's a bonus episode.

Also just found out Toby Moody has been replaced full time by Matt Beer in the MotoGP podcast. Not sure how I feel about that.

[Alfisti]

Interesting to hear Heidfeld say he found Webber the toughest guy over a lap. In races he was fine but he just couldn't find the same 1 lap pace. 

[FirstnameLastname]

One more episode coming - a full, open to all eras Q&A which should be good. Hopefully will be up tomorrow as usual but I'm not sure given it's a bonus episode.

Also just found out Toby Moody has been replaced full time by Matt Beer in the MotoGP podcast. Not sure how I feel about that.

I think the open all eras podcast is in a few weeks. It’s for charity, so you request your question via a note on your donation toward Blood Cancer UK charity

[CoolBreeze]

I hope they air the following:

 

Suzuka 2000 - Schumacher's 1st WDC for the Scuderia

Spa 1998 - The 1st lap demise and Schumacher's clash with DC

Sepang 2003 - Kimi's first win

Austria 2002 - The infamous team orders

Spa 2000 - The overtake

Monaco 2005 - BAR's ban

Brazil 2004 - JPM's final win for Williams

[Risil]

I think they might have done Spa 2000.

[messy]

Yeah, they had Mika on to talk about it I think?

I want to see stuff about those new teams in the late 90s and early 2000s - Stewart, Prost, Jaguar etc. Maybe the downfall of Tyrrell too, where Ken walked out on the eve of the 1998 season because BAT insisted on Ricardo Rosset over Jos Verstappen. That 1998 Tyrrell was pretty quick in flashes, with Verstappen I reckon they’d have scored points with it, so Ken was probably fully justified. Tyrrell nosedived from being credible midfielders through the early and mid 90s to backmarkers so quickly.

Edited by messy, 30 March 2023 - 10:07.

[Peat]

S2E9 Spa 2000 with Mika Hakkinen

 

You're welcome.

Edited by Peat, 30 March 2023 - 10:13.

[FirstnameLastname]

New Episode just came up on my feed this morning.

It’s the charity ‘ask anything’ episode to wrap up this series. Looking forward to listening to it while I’m out and about in the car today

[FirstnameLastname]

New series launched yesterday! Was a pleasant surprise when I got in the car and it sprang up at the top of my feed.

Redbull Racing launch season and some interesting insight into their purchase of Jaguar and Minardi and how they grew the teams.

I always prefer these topic episodes over individual race ones - but they are all excellent regardless.

Edited by FirstnameLastname, 07 July 2023 - 08:21.

[Peat]

Gosh, Horner was 31yrs old when he became Team Principal of RBR. 

[Dan333SP]

Weird question but did they ever have a listener Q&A episode where they covered their favorite engine sounds of the era? Glenn referenced that in some episode but I think I've listened to all of the Q&A episodes and never heard that. Maybe just missed it. 

[toolish]

Weird question but did they ever have a listener Q&A episode where they covered their favorite engine sounds of the era? Glenn referenced that in some episode but I think I've listened to all of the Q&A episodes and never heard that. Maybe just missed it.

May have been a members only episode. You can ask Glenn on Twitter.

Edited by toolish, 08 July 2023 - 04:13.

[FirstnameLastname]

Melbourne 2000 is the latest episode

it’s mental that was 23 years ago. Feels like almost yesterday… Button debut, I remember the shootouts at Williams and him being so hyped. The Jaguar team debut… loved the green liveries. That awful puke coloured minardi…

23 years… wow

[P123]

The Telefonica liveried Minardis looked great on track.

[FirstnameLastname]

It’s the long awaited Spa 98 episode today… Thursdays drive to work is always enhanced when a BBV10s pod appears at the top of my feed

[Ferrim]

"This is quite appalling, this is the worst start for a Grand Prix that I have ever seen in the whole of my life"

It will be 25 years on the 30th.

[Risil]

I had a quick look at the broadcast of the start and had missed that Murray also compares it briefly to the start at Indianapolis in 1964.

[blackmme]

It’s the long awaited Spa 98 episode today… Thursdays drive to work is always enhanced when a BBV10s pod appears at the top of my feed

The very lovely and seemingly universally liked Louise Goodman’s comments and opinions on Ralf behaviour were very interesting.

Clearly not a lot of love lost between Gary Anderson and Mike Gascoyne (who wasn’t even mentioned by name) either!

 

Great episode of a fabulous podcast.

 

Regards Mike

Edited by blackmme, 24 August 2023 - 19:41.

[flatlandsman]

That is the great part about these pods, the little details, and it is up to the people running them to be forthright in their questions all too often they are a bit soft!!

[Peat]

The Mansell/Indycar 1993 special was dizzyingly good. 

[Dan333SP]

The Mansell/Indycar 1993 special was dizzyingly good. 

 

Very much enjoyed that one, got me to go back and watch some of the highlights of 1993 like the Cleveland duel between Emerson and Nigel. 

[chdphd]

That stuff about his back fluid was mental

[flatlandsman]

I did try the 98 one but got a little fed up with the endless reading of Autosport articles, I would prefer to listen to people talking and passing on their recollections, rather than sort of rehashing press from 40 years ago, You have guests, use them more please. I suppose they have to cater for all listeners.

[Risil]

Louise Goodman was great!

[potmotr]

Really love this series, and I have no problem with Glenn Freeman's format. Also more guests means way more post production which probably means fewer episodes.

[Risil]

Loved Edd Straw's description of Esteban Tuero and Tora Takagi's collision in the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix as being what Alain Prost's defenders think happened at the chicane in 1989.

[CSF]

I wonder if they will do a live show this winter. 

[lustigson]

I don't follow present F1 all that much, but the Bring Back V10s podcast is one of the highlights of my week. 

[Risil]

New series out, starting with Suzuka 1989. Very good coverage of the crazy way FISA reacted to Senna's collision with Prost. Although little will be new to dedicated readers of our amazing thread from a few years ago.

Maurice Hamilton though!

[Dan333SP]

The Christmas quiz was fun too, I drew a blank on a lot of the driver-related questions but at least correctly identified all of the onboard engine sounds, was off by a couple years with the Renault but otherwise spot on. 

[FirstnameLastname]

Alex Zanardi 1999 episode out today…

[Risil]

Alex Zanardi 1999 episode out today…

This was a good one. Lots of insight from the ex-Williams guest, and steel brakes only got a passing mention!