If you're a fan of Formula 1 (and you know who you are), you need to listen to the Nov. 7 edition of the podcast "An Aside with Joe," courtesy of the most excellent people at sidepodcast.com. It's an incredibly insightful bit of podcastery.
Veteran F1 journalist Joe Saward hits on Toyota-BMW-Bridgestone-Honda-Renault, FOTA, FLAVIO!, a near brawl with Ron Dennis, tracks that are hostile to overtaking, the Barrichello/Button dynamic and the parasitic bloggers (I'm exaggerating slightly).
It's one of the best podcasts I've heard in a while. To the point, meaty, not meandering and endlessly sidetracked with tangents and useless and unwitty repartee. Excellent questions from the mysterious "Mr. C" and tons and tons of F1 information packed into this one-hour beauty.
Listen to the podcast HERE. Joe's own blog is http://joesaward.wordpress.com/
Huge ups to Christine and the brilliant Englishpeople who run Sidepodcast.com



He is an absolute legend and up there as one of the best F1 journo's there is
Posted by: Leigh O'Gorman | November 12, 2009 at 01:06 PM
I absolutely love these. Most podcasts are interesting, fun, insightful etc., but with this series you feel like you've been educated, and by the coolest college lecturer in town.
Posted by: Pat W | November 12, 2009 at 02:39 PM
This was quite informative... I need to find out who Gino is (as Joe didn't seem to like this guy...) :) :)
Posted by: AZZO45 | November 13, 2009 at 09:59 AM
@ AZZ045
He's the big guy with the goatee who's always at the back of the Ferrari garage.
He's (and one or two other Ferrari people) gone to work for Lotus' corporate affairs department.
http://www.courrierlaval.com/imgs/dynamique/articles/gros/Rosato.jpg
...but yeah, a bit of a knob by all accounts.
Posted by: Leigh O'Gorman | November 13, 2009 at 01:14 PM
Thanks Leigh
Posted by: AZZO45 | November 13, 2009 at 02:37 PM
This is a must-read from Joe, particularly the discussion in the comments:
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/thieving-from-the-thieves/
Posted by: Pat W | November 14, 2009 at 05:27 PM