Dirty Side of the Track

US based Formula 1 podcast made by fans for fans. American host Brian is joined by his British co-host Rob as they discuss all things F1. Not trying to be experts but just looking to bring the fun side of F1 with some of the technical parts sprinkled in. Once the season starts we will have a regular section focused on Fantasy F1 which you can join in with.#F1 #Formula1 #motorsport

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Breakdown of the Shakedown

February 01, 2026 • Dirty Side of the Track • Season 5 • Episode 5

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This week saw the F1 teams head to Barcelona for 5 days of pre-season shakedown testing (of which they could choose three to run the car on track).

We read waaaaay to much into all of this and one of us makes an outrageous claim!

Episode running order as always is...

1) News & Social

All the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels

2) Brian's Video Vault

https://youtu.be/t_f9pxCV_Ts?si=3ul9AVSHi0vg8uDT Dirty Side of the Track 2026 livery reveal. Dirty Side channel. 1 min 22. Music by Rumin band. Epic. Like & subscribe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0IpRVr4Vc. Cadillac Formula 1® Team Has Arrived. Cadillac Formula 1 Team channel. 1.30.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHBhI1nm2ec. “We are ready for Bahrain!” | James Vowles Team Update. Atlassian Williams F1 Team Channel. 3 mins.

3) Cadillac Corner

Updates from the team we saw this week

4) Breakdown of the Shakedown

Review of the amount of laps done by each team and what that may or may not tell us (clue - it tells us nothing yet!)
Main stories from each team
Review of the fastest lap times done because why not read way too much into meaningless shake down times!

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