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Hosted by FIA-accredited print-TV journalists and popular Motorsport commentators, the Inside Line F1 Podcast is a weekly show that offers an alternative view on the sport, business and politics of Formula 1. You probably know us from our famous Helmut Marko interview! And yes, we've made Indian Cricket legend Ravi Shastri narrate his Formula 1 stories - twice. On our channel, along with lots of Formula 1 banter, you will find race reviews, previews, interviews and features through the Formu ...
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Lando Norris is NOT your F1 World Champion stereotype
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Yes, we are stirring the pot. But was Lando Norris on anyone's list of favourites for the F1 2025 World Champion? And yes, we ask this while celebrating Norris' crowning glory.Could Max Verstappen have done something "different" to win the race, but also the title? And what about Oscar Piastri?Soumil Arora, Sundaram Ramaswami and Kunal Shah discuss…
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Lando Norris' crowning moment? | F1 2025 #AbuDhabi GP Review
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It's all happening in Abu Dhabi, and our man Kunal Shah is on-site. Will it be Lando Norris, or will it be Max Verstappen? And of course, can Oscar Piastri do anything of his outside chance to win?Yes, McLaren-Lando Norris need to do better to handle the pressure, but what about the Race Control? The last time the title battle went down to the wire…
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Who deserves the 2025 F1 championship more? | F1 2025 #QatarGP Review
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Max Verstappen is making McLaren toil harder than anyone imagined to clinch their first Drivers' World Championship since 2008.After the 2025 Qatar GP, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri & Lando Norris are all tied on 7 race wins apiece. Given the way the season has gone, which driver actually deserve the 2025 F1 Drivers' Championship more?Carlos Sainz …
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Has "The Lando Norris Era" Begun in F1? F1 2025 Qatar GP Preview Show
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Lando Norris' first proper chance to clinch the Drivers' Championship of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Will he clinch it on his first attempt, or will the title battle go down to the wire in Abu Dhabi? In Las Vegas, Norris was frazzled by Max Verstappen on the front row. Will this trend continue in Qatar? And btw, have we all resigned to the fate that…
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BIG plot TWIST in F1 title battle | F1 2025 #LasVegasGP Controversy Review
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Both McLaren drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, have been disqualified from the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix for excessive skid wear. What do the rule say, and crucially, how does this impact the F1 title battle in the 2025 Formula 1 season? Max Verstappen dominates the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix, but would he have won even if Lando Norris didn't…
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WHO will the cold BITE? F1 2025 #LasVegasGP Preview Show
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F1 gets ready for its final triple headers of races - Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. But will there be more to Las Vegas than "cold temperatures" and the full focus on tyre warm up?What impact does the cold temperatures have on F1 car and driver performance? Will Mercedes continue to lead the "cold weather" performance table? Has McLaren cured the…
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One hand on the F1 title, Lando? Ferrari will implode | F1 2025 #SaoPauloGP Review Show
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Lando Norris with his champions' drive, Max Verstappen with yet another masterclass in Brazil consecutively, and Kimi Antonelli coming on his own on the podium at Interlagos. A race start full of incidents, and a race that entertained all the way till the final lap. Ferrari's double DNF made headlines, but not so much as John Elkann's unnecessary s…
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Max will score MAX in Brazil | F1 2025 #SaoPauloGP Preview
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33 points up for grabs in Brazil as the 2025 Formula 1 season enters the final 4 races of the season. The Sao Paulo GP will host a Sprint and Grand Prix this weekend, and there are two reasons why Max Verstappen will score MAX in Brazil at the legendary Interlagos. Only one of them is numerology! Will Mercedes be in the mix to give Verstappen a poi…
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Is Lando Norris Really Back? | F1 2025 #MexicoCityGP
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Lando Norris leads the Drivers' World Championship again. For the first time since he surrendered the lead to team-mate Oscar Piastri in April this year, Norris snatched the lead by a point with a commanding win in Mexico. However, it was FIA and Race Control that stole the limelight after questionable calls and penalties in the race. Was Lewis Ham…
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Hola Mexico! What's in store this weekend? | F1 2025 #MexicoCityGP
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5 races in the season to go, the F1 World Constructors' championship decided, a spicy battle coming up for the F1 Drivers' Championship, and we're doing the preview LIVE for the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix with Kunal Shah and Soumil Arora here on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. Will Max Verstappen continue to eat into Oscar Piastri's points gap? If so,…
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Has Oscar Piastri ever looked this helpless?
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F1 World Champion team McLaren hasn't looked this helpless for a while, isn't it? Max Verstappen's resurgence with Red Bull Racing is making minced meat of the papaya cars!Or is it only Oscar Piastri who struggled in the 2025 USA GP? Lando Norris took his time, but managed to finally overcome the challenge of Charles Leclerc to claim the second ste…
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Max Verstappen: It's Revenge Time at COTA - 2025 USA GP Preview
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Oscar Piastri leads the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship. But he's been uncharacteristic in the last two races in Baku and Singapore. Will Piastri swim or sink as the last quarter of races (6) of the 2025 Formula 1 season commence this weekend with the 2025 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas?Max Verstappen - will he continu…
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George Russell finds the GAP in SinGAPore, McLaren win Constructors' | F1 2025 #SingaporeGP Review
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Unsurprisingly, McLaren win the 2025 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship, equaling Red Bull Racing's record of least races taken to win the teams' title. Surprisingly, George Russell scored his first win around the streets of Singapore - building on a classic pole lap from Saturday. He was unmatched on Sunday, as Max Verstappen, in second, couldn'…
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Everyone wants Max Verstappen to win, is it? | F1 2025 #SingaporeGP Preview
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It's not the McLarens that could stop Max Verstappen from finally winning in Singapore. So what could stop him?Also, which driver could bring out the Safety Car in Singapore?Has Oscar Piastri recovered from the team orders saga in Monza and has he left the demons from Baku behind?Lando Norris' best race of 2024 was Singapore last year. He will need…
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Guenther Steiner interview on Drive to Survive headlines, Hamilton-Ferrari disappointment & being "unemployed" - Inside Line F1 Podcast exclusive
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Guenther Steiner joins Kunal Shah on the Inside Line F1 Podcast for a no-holds-barred interview on Formula 1, Ferrari, and Netflix’s Drive to Survive. From Haas memories to an F1 return, Steiner speaks his mind.In this exclusive interview, Guenther talks Ferrari rumors, the impact of Drive to Survive on Formula 1, his unfiltered thoughts on the cur…
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Baku breaks Piastri, Verstappen in title fight? | F1 2025 #AzerbaijanGP Review
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Let's relive the race because this weekend has more than delivered. So much to talk about, so little time. But let's get into it shall we? Join Kunal Shah, Soumil Arora, and Sundaram Ramaswami live on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. Max Verstappen - is there anything the Dutchman can’t do in his Red Bull Racing RB21? Verstappen scored back to back wins…
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Plan C (combat) for Charles, Baku is Leclerc’s only chance? 2025 Azerbaijan GP Preview
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The most-interesting stories and talking points to look out for from the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Max Verstappen-Red Bull Racing, have they found something in the setup that can bring them in the fight between the McLaren drivers? Can Verstappen and his legion of fans believe in a (very) late title fight in the 2025 Formula 1 season? As for Ferr…
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Rookie Drama, Toto's Take & A Pit-Stop Theft — Pits to Podium Ep 2
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Worst rookie • Toto Wolff • F1 gossip — Andrea Kimi Antonelli's season becomes a lightning rod: Is he overrated, or is the rookie narrative broken? This episode stitches together Toto Wolff's blunt lines, absurd golf-buggy headlines, a pit-stop inspired theft, sponsor drama, and two hosts who refuse a boring answer.Pits to Podium Ep 2 is our weekly…
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McLaren do F1 & Oscar Piastri wrong, while Max Verstappen dominates | F1 2025 #ItalianGP Review Show
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Did McLaren do the right thing? No, not for Oscar Piastri alone, but even for Formula 1? How much is too much when it comes to being "fair" in their intra-team battle? Will McLaren "engineer" a DNF for Piastri to make things fair after Lando Norris' DNF from Zandvoort? What if McLaren's stop for Norris was 15s slow? How would they have handled the …
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Dreaming of a Ferrari win in Monza, Charles Leclerc or Lewis Hamilton? | F1 2025 #ItalianGP Preview
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Can Ferrari do the unthinkable at win at home in Monza in front of the tifosi? Of the top-4 teams, there's only one team yet to score a win - Ferrari.Oscar Piastri is more than a full race win ahead of Lando Norris in terms of championship points. Will this situation see a change of approach from either McLaren driver? Can Lando Norris just "send i…
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Hadjar's dream podium, Ferrari & Lando Norris' nightmare double DNF | F1 2025 #DutchGP Review
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The 2025 Dutch Grand Prix had it all - a maiden podium, surprise DNFs, a bold Max Verstappen, the Orange Army, an over ambitious teenager & lots of "lucky" strategy under the 3 x Safety Car periods. Ferrari's double DNF, Lewis Hamilton's driver error leading to a crash & retirement, Andrea Kimi Antonelli's crash with Charles Leclerc, Leclerc's spir…
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F1's back, baby! Rain will "unleash the Lion" | F1 2025 #DutchGP Preview
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After a mandatory "holiday", Formula 1 is back this weekend with the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. Yes, Max Verstappen's home race.What are the key talking points this weekend? What will the media play up, and what will the teams play down? Also, we're racing at a legendary circuit - Zandvoort. Enjoy it as long as it lasts!Will rain "Unleash the Lion" aka…
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Lando Norris, the slower McLaren driver won at the Hungaroring | F1 2025 #HungarianGP Post-Race Show
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Oscar Piastri has lost two race wins to Lando Norris purely on luck! First, Silverstone, and second was today in Hungary. We predicted this "race strategy situation" in our race preview. The second McLaren (Norris, in this case) on the road would get the favoured tyre strategy in the race while the first McLaren (Piastri, in this case) would go cha…
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Charles Leclerc grabs pole, Lewis Hamilton grabs headlines | F1 2025 #HungarianGP Qualifying Show
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Charles Leclerc grabbed a surprise pole position, his first of the 2025 Formula season, at the Hungaroring. But does he have the pace to win the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix against the mighty McLarens?On the contrary, does McLaren have a pace advantage that allows them to overtake Leclerc around a circuit that's famously known as "Monaco without the …
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Max Verstappen puts Mercedes rumours to bed...for now, Alonso misses FP1 | F1 2025 #HungarianGP
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Max Verstappen has confirmed he'll stay with Red Bull for 2026 — but is the story really over? As rumors of a secret Toto‑Max meeting swirl, we preview the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix and the big narratives around F1's summer chaos.Inside this episode:🏎️ Verstappen’s big decision: trust or bluff?🏎️ What Cadillac’s signing of Sergio Perez means for 20…
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