This episode is hands down our most-special episode. We recorded our early & bold (or boldest!) predictions for the 2023 Formula 1 season...with a live audience. Yes, we engaged with some of our most-ardent listeners (who also happen to be Formula 1 fans, of course) in the real world. As you all know, we hosted our first-ever meet-up in the physical world in mid-January in Mumbai. Here's a glimpse of the fun we had - lots of banter, serious talk, predictions and above all else the joy of mee...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 2023Ep. 3
Why was Mick Schumacher stopped from doing post-season celebratory donuts? Why did the FIA designate an area for donuts? And of course, Schumacher's synchronised spinning with Nicholas Latifi. Are Ferrari hyping their 'dummy pit stop' a bit too much? Could Max Verstappen have slowed down Charles Leclerc as Sergio Perez chased him down in the closing stages of the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix? Of course, Verstappen shrugged off such as a suggestion as not 'fair racing' Aston Martin - Alfa Romeo bein...
Nov 21, 2022•31 min•Season 2022Ep. 71
It's officially the Sao Paolo GP - even though we're accustomed to calling it the Brazilian GP over the years! Call it what you may, this is Lewis Hamilton's 'honorary' home race after he was granted honorary citizenship of Brazil - a heart-warming gesture, to say the least. For our regulars, you already know that we will be hosting this season's final live race watchalong for this weekend's race. The super host and pundit will the legendary Peter Windsor. The event is FREE and open to all fans!...
Nov 10, 2022•30 min•Season 2022Ep. 68
Max Verstappen soared Sky high in the 2022 Mexico Grand Prix. So much so that he & Red Bull Racing decided to 'boycott' one of the most-famous official broadcasters of the sport. Join our race watchalong sessions with the award-winning journalist & team manager (Williams & Ferrari), Peter Windsor. On the live stream, you can discuss with Peter & our hosts various race-related topics - performances, insights & more. Join us to enhance your real-time race viewing experience! Ge...
Oct 31, 2022•29 min•Season 2022Ep. 66
Apart from Sergio Perez & the Mexican Formula 1 fans - there's a lot to look forward to this weekend. Audi-Sauber's most-recent announcement, the Alpine-FIA protest, a carry forward from the last race in COTA - and a Mexican Wave, perhaps? Join our race watchalong sessions with the award-winning journalist & team manager (Williams & Ferrari), Peter Windsor. On the live stream, you can discuss with Peter & our hosts various race-related topics - performances, insights & more. ...
Oct 27, 2022•29 min•Season 2022Ep. 65
After a three-week break, it's finally RACE WEEK. The Singapore Grand Prix returns to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix after a three year hiatus. Since three is the number in play, will this prove to be a lucky hunting ground for driver who races car #3 (Daniel Ricciardo, of course)? Of course, there's a greater chance that driver who raced car #33 (Max Verstappen, remember?) till last year is the downright favourite. But let's look back before we look forward? Join our race watchalong sessions with ...
Sep 25, 2022•41 min•Season 2022Ep. 57
In the build-up to the 2022 Italian GP & in our preview episode, we asked if Red Bull Racing would finally conquer Monza. They did; as did Max Verstappen. But did the late-race Safety Car rob Ferrari & the tifosi of a possible race win at home in Monza? Could we see rule changes to prevent races ending under the Safety Car? Join our race watchalong sessions with the legendary British Formula 1 commentator Steve Slater (ex-Sky TV, ESPN, Star Sports). On the live stream, you can discuss wi...
Sep 12, 2022•35 min•Season 2022Ep. 55
Red Bull Racing haven't scored a single podium at Monza in the hybrid-turbo era. But we expect that to change this Sunday. Yes, it is tough to imagine someone other than Max Verstappen winning the 2022 Italian Grand Prix...in front of the tifosi. As for Ferrari, let's hope the dash of yellow in their special livery brings better performance & results. Mercedes has scored more points (average) than Ferrari since the 2022 Australian GP (basically, since race #3). Join our race watchalong sessi...
Sep 08, 2022•33 min•Season 2022Ep. 54
The 2022 Belgian Grand Prix will be remembered for Max Verstappen-Red Bull Racing's dominance; a race that Verstappen won from 14th place. However, there were lots of talking points from the race otherwise. 'Plan G', remember? And also, Lewis Hamilton's refusal to visit the circuit medical centre after his opening lap incident with Fernando Alonso. Tune in to our 2022 Belgian GP review episode. Join our race watchalong sessions with the legendary British Formula 1 commentator Steve Slater (ex-Sk...
Aug 29, 2022•37 min•Season 2022Ep. 51
In one of our summer break specials, we bring to you an in-depth interview with Daniel Ricciardo's trainer, Michael Italiano. The Inside Line F1 Podcast is brought to you by Eight Sleep, the most-trusted name in high-performance sleep. Would you like to sleep on a bed-mattress designed by Formula 1 engineers to enhance your sleep quality? Here's an exclusive offer for our listeners. Save $150 at checkout on the Eight Sleep Pod Pro Cover. Go get yours today: https://www.eightsleep.com/insideline ...
Aug 07, 2022•24 min•Season 2022Ep. 47
How did Max Verstappen win the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix? And how did Ferrari & George Russell end up losing it? Could Lewis Hamilton have challenged for the win had it not been for a DRS issue in Qualifying? And what if Verstappen didn't have his power unit issue in Qualifying, too? Hear our 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix review episode. The Inside Line F1 Podcast is brought to you by Eight Sleep, the most-trusted name in high-performance sleep. Would you like to sleep on a bed-mattress designed...
Aug 01, 2022•33 min•Season 2022Ep. 46
Charles Leclerc needs to win. He needs to win against Max Verstappen, yes, but before that, he needs to win against Ferrari (as ironic as it sounds!). In the last 5 races, he's either had reliability or strategy - but never both. If we are to have a title battle in the 2022 Formula 1 season, we need Leclerc to score big in the races in July. Can Ferrari finally win in Austria? Their last win was back in 2003! The Inside Line F1 Podcast is brought to you by Eight Sleep, the most-trusted name in h...
Jul 07, 2022•32 min•Season 2022Ep. 40
It's hard to argue that Carlos Sainz won the 2022 British Grand Prix for Ferrari...and for himself, of course. He literally engineered his own race from the cockpit a la Sebastian Vettel style! But could Ferrari have done better with Charles Leclerc? Just why so much uncertainty when it comes to tyre strategy? Either way, Leclerc, the only driver on the hard after the Safety Car, was one of the reasons we had the epic 10-lap shoot-out to the chequered flag! Legendary British commentator Ben Edwa...
Jul 04, 2022•49 min•Season 2022Ep. 39
The 2022 Monaco Grand Prix was unusual, fun & chaotic. Did the late start & fewer race laps rob us of more fun and chaos on the streets of Monaco? Soumil & Kunal review the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix on the Inside Line F1 Podcast, along with the stats review segment by @f1statsguru aka Sundaram. The Inside Line F1 Podcast is brought to you by Eight Sleep, the most-trusted name in high-performance sleep. Here's an exclusive offer for our listeners. Save $150 at checkout on the Eight Sleep...
May 30, 2022•38 min•Season 2022Ep. 30
After the inaugural 2022 Miami GP, there are two things one can absolutely not argue against - first, this was the best Miami GP ever. But of course, it was also the only one. Second, this is the best Miami GP review ever. But of course, it is with the legendary Steve Slater - the 'Voice of F1' in Asia. The Inside Line F1 Podcast is brought to you by Eight Sleep, the most-trusted name in high-performance sleep. Here's an exclusive offer for our listeners. Save $150 at checkout on the Eight Sleep...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 2022Ep. 26
Here it is, our Miami GP preview with Bob Varsha, the 'Voice of F1' in America. The Inside Line F1 Podcast is brought to you by Eight Sleep, the most-trusted name in high-performance sleep. Here's an exclusive offer for our listeners. Save $150 at checkout on the Eight Sleep Pod Pro Cover. Go get yours today: https://www.eightsleep.com/insideline In this episode, Bob, Soumil and Kunal discuss various topics - from the overreaction around the 'fake marina' to the talks around Miami replacing Mona...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 2022Ep. 25
Ferrari's first home race of the season - the tifosi will be out in full force. Will they be celebrating a Ferrari win? Or will Red Bull Racing have found an answer to their pace and reliability woes? Also, it's AlphaTauri's home race, too. It's also time for the first F1 Sprint of the 2022 Formula 1 season. The drama has only peaked each time we had a Sprint last season. What's to expect this year? Also, new rules for Sprint from 2022. The Spaniards, Germans and Canadians need a change of perfo...
Apr 21, 2022•21 min•Season 2022Ep. 23
Charles Leclerc wins it in style - pole position, race win & fastest lap. The 2022 Australian Grand Prix was a boring-ish race that was also fun. Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen failed to see the chequered flag for the second time in three races due to reliability issues with his car. Did you know? Max Verstappen is yet to score a pole position in the 2022 Formula 1 season Subscribe to our newsletter! It's free, informative, insightful and visually appealing. You can read more and sign up. ...
Apr 10, 2022•31 min•Season 2022Ep. 20
Supercars & Formula 1 - that's a crossover we've been waiting for since ages. It's delightful to see Formula 1 go down this road. But four DRS zones around the Albert Park Circuit? Do we want Formula 1 to go down this road? Last we remember, Formula 1 was trying to find way to get rid of the DRS. But of course, we want to be entertained, DRS or not. Subscribe to our newsletter! It's free, informative, insightful and visually appealing. You can read more and sign up. In this episode of the In...
Apr 07, 2022•30 min•Season 2022Ep. 19
Was Ferrari's form in Bahrain track-specific? Or do they genuinely have a quick car across all circuits? We'll know soon as Formula 1 races in Saudi Arabia this weekend. And if the Ferrari is genuinely quick, Carlos Sainz Jr. needs to win the 2022 Saudi Arabian GP more than any other driver including Max Verstappen. Why, you wonder? Subscribe to our newsletter! It's free, informative, insightful and visually appealing. You can read more and sign up. In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast,...
Mar 25, 2022•20 min•Season 2022Ep. 15
A lot happened in the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix - a Ferrari 1-2, double DNF for the Red Bulls and Lewis Hamilton's 7th consecutive podium finish. And of course, heroics from Valtteri Bottas & Kevin Magnussen. Tune in to the race review episode on the Inside Line F1 Podcast with Soumil and Kunal. Subscribe to our newsletter! It's free, informative, insightful and visually appealing. You can read more and sign up. Topics discussed - Is there a pecking order falling in place after Bahrain? Were c...
Mar 21, 2022•27 min•Season 2022Ep. 14
We're getting closer to the start of the 2022 Formula 1 season and soon it will be time to get the sandbags off! On Saturday, we will sort of know the pecking order for the first third of the season. On Sunday, we will know if the cars and tyres will deliver what we're all waiting in anticipation for - classic wheel-to-wheel battles. Subscribe to our newsletter! It's free, informative, insightful and visually appealing. You can read more and sign up. In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast...
Mar 18, 2022•19 min•Season 2022Ep. 12
The inimitable and much-missed Steve Slater joins us as a guest on this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast. Steve was the 'voice of F1' in Asia for nearly two decades - millions of fans growing up to his '5 red lights illuminate...' start sequence. His partnership with Chris Goodwin was one of the most memorable Motorsport broadcast partnerships of its time. Subscribe to our newsletter! It's free, informative, insightful and visually appealing. You can read more and sign up. In this episode o...
Feb 21, 2022•54 min•Season 2022Ep. 8
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Feb 19, 2022•2 min
Which commentator's voice did you listen to while growing up as a Formula 1 fan? That's the easiest way to explain our 'voices of F1' segment on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. In this off-season, we will invite leading commentators & broadcasters (past and present) on our show and bring to you Formula 1 from their lens. Our first guest is Atle Gulbrandsen, one of the most-experienced Formula 1 commentators in the world. Atle leads the official Formula 1 broadcast in Norway & has been doing ...
Jan 17, 2022•31 min•Season 2022Ep. 2
Lando Norris revisits the Inside Line F1 Podcast this week; courtesy our friends at Parc Ferme, one of the premier Motorsport websites in the Nordics. (Episode description continues below) Use 'PUMAINSIDELINE' to avail an additional 5% discount on Puma's Motorsport merchandise collection (exclusive for our listeners in India). Subscribe to our newsletter! It's free, informative, insightful and visually appealing. You can read more and sign up. What was Lando Norris' worst season in his Motorspor...
Jan 10, 2022•31 min•Season 2022Ep. 1
'Max deserved winning the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, but did Lewis deserve it a little more'? this question will be debated for the seasons to come. But of course, such was the nature of the entire 2021 Formula 1 season; a season that was about the 'fine margins' between Mercedes & Red Bull Racing cars and between the two title protagonists. Soumil cites stats to prove Max's case whereas Kunal pursues the emotional route to explain Lewis' - who do you think was the more deserving win...
Dec 20, 2021•21 min•Season 2021Ep. 78
It's tough to argue that Michael Masi & Race Control didn't interfere in the final outcome of the Drivers' Championship for the 2021 Formula 1 season. In the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, why did they not red flag the race with a view to resume it later (a la 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix)? Would that have been the most-fair way to act? And of course, would Race Control have acted in the same way if the season finale wasn't a title deciding one? Is the culprit the 'general agreement' that exists b...
Dec 14, 2021•25 min•Season 2021Ep. 77
What will Max Verstappen do in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix? For starters, he would want to beat Lewis Hamilton - it is a winner takes all contest, after all. But what if he doesn't have the car to do so? The Yas Marina Circuit has undergone major changes this year. Will Verstappen keep it clean? Has the fan sentiment drifted away from the young Dutchman after his iffy race in Saudi Arabia? And of course, is he now the underdog going into the season finale for 2021? Lewis Hamilton has won the l...
Dec 09, 2021•25 min•Season 2021Ep. 76
OMG! It's happening! Lewis Hamilton & Max Verstappen will arrive at Abu Dhabi on equal points. It's the 'perfect' setting for Formula 1 and we have to ask - did the FIA have a role to play in this? Whilst celebrating Max Verstappen's almost pole lap for the 2021 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, one has to ask, did Verstappen-Red Bull Racing make it tougher for themselves in Saudi Arabia? Is this 'deal or no deal' role of the FIA a normal one? Would you rate Verstappen's driving as fair? All of this ...
Dec 06, 2021•36 min•Season 2021Ep. 75
