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Inside Line F1 Podcast
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 Formula…
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Inside Line F1 PodcastVitantonio Liuzzi: FIA Driver Steward & F1's start-up driver takes the Inside Line
Vitantonio Liuzzi's love for Formula 1 is unmatched and infectious; his love story with Formula 1 is next to none. Tonio went from being World Karting Champ…
Inside Line F1 PodcastInside Line F1 Parody Awards
Our most-awaited season-ending episode is here - the Inside Line F1 Parody Awards. Most drivers say that our F1 Parody Awards are the best; better than the FIA…
Inside Line F1 PodcastDr Helmut Marko on Red Bull's 2025 drivers, celebrating Max Verstappen's win & more
"Negotiations are ongoing. I am positive that there will be a decision & announcement this week." "Yes, this is the first time share holders are involved (in a…
Inside Line F1 PodcastPapaya really RULES, McLaren's 26 Year Wait Ends🏆2024 Abu Dhabi GP Review
Welcome to the season finale review episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast! Join us as we review the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP—a race that had it all! McLaren ends a…
Inside Line F1 PodcastFarewells & Donuts at Yas Marina - 2024 Abu Dhabi GP Preview
6, if not 7, drivers racing in the 2024 Formula 1 Season will be enjoying a farewell at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, Franco…
Inside Line F1 PodcastFIA-sco for McLaren as Lando Norris deserved the penalty in Lusail - 2024 Qatar GP Review
Max Verstappen won yet another race in a car that wasn't the fastest. But which car was the fastest in the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix? On Friday, it was the…
Inside Line F1 PodcastAndretti used Cadillac to get to F1 (or reverse?) & other stories for Lusail - 2024 Qatar GP Preview
Why did Formula 1 make a "U" turn on their stance against having an 11th team in Andretti joining the grid? Did Formula 1 "use" Andretti to lure General Motors…
Inside Line F1 PodcastTake a bow Max Verstappen, Helmets off to George Russell - 2024 Las Vegas GP Review
For the second successive year, the Las Vegas Grand Prix delivered an entertaining race. The cold temperatures and the circuit layout brought Mercedes into…
Inside Line F1 PodcastTime to crown a F1 World Champion in Las Vegas? 2024 Sin City Grand Prix Preview
Should Formula 1 have called this the Sin City Grand Prix!? Can Max Verstappen clinch his fourth F1 world title in Las Vegas? It is the *best* city in the…
Inside Line F1 PodcastPrema's F1 ambitions with Rene Rosin, Antonelli-Bearman & other F2 drivers in F1
Formula 1 graduates-to-be Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman have *one* thing in common in their season as team-mates in Formula 2, and that's Prema -…
Inside Line F1 Podcast"All talent, little luck" in Max Verstappen's P17 to P1 win at Interlagos - 2024 São Paulo GP Review
We get it. Lando Norris is probably bitter at how his Drivers' Championship challenge is turning out to be. But how could he not identify what a great drive…
Inside Line F1 PodcastLewis Hamilton to drive a McLaren & Mercedes at Interlagos - 2024 São Paulo GP Preview
Ferrari has won 3 races in a row only two times in the last 2 decades - in 2008 and then in 2019. Could they do the unthinkable and win again at Interlagos?…
Inside Line F1 PodcastThe Carlos Sainz Show that Lando Norris could have won? 2024 Mexico City GP Review
The 2024 Formula 1 season is turning on its head, and how. It's almost as though we don't want this season to end. Red Bull Racing was the fastest in the first…
Inside Line F1 PodcastHow will Lando Norris respond to Max Verstappen? Sergio Perez's last F1 race? 2024 Mexico City GP Preview
"Monaco levels of downforce, Monza levels of top speed" - this phrase will be overused for the weekend of the 2024 Mexico City GP! Will the "high altitude"…
Inside Line F1 PodcastFerrari 1-2, but why no penalty for Max Verstappen? 2024 United States GP Review
Ferrari's 1-2 finish in the 2024 United States Grand Prix needs to be celebrated, for the result itself, and how Ferrari set themselves up for victory. After…
Inside Line F1 PodcastRed Bull to take the fight to McLaren at COTA? 2024 United States GP Preview
Formula 1 is back again! And of course, to make up for the weeks of no racing, we're straight into a triple header of races in the Americas. It is expected…
Inside Line F1 PodcastAnother F1 break, Rookie race opportunity lost - Inside Line F1 Podcast
Is Formula 1 playing "reverse psychology"? After years of complaining that "24 races are too much", we're in another break period where one might feel that…
Inside Line F1 PodcastRicciardo steals hearts, Norris steals the show - 2024 Singapore GP Review
The 2024 Singapore Grand Prix - was this Daniel Ricciardo's last Formula 1 race? If so, it's unfair that Ricciardo and his legion of fans didn't get a chance…
Inside Line F1 PodcastLando Norris HAS to win, Daniel Ricciardo's last F1 race? 2024 Singapore GP Preview
Frankly, the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix is Lando Norris' best chance to make BIG inroads into Max Verstappen's 59 points lead in the Drivers' Championship. If…
Inside Line F1 PodcastOscar Piastri wins with Papaya Rules, Naomi Campbell returns to F1 - 2024 Azerbaijan GP Review
We're 24 hours too late with our 2024 Azerbaijan GP review episode, however, we've covered more than just the racing on-track. Did you know that Naomi…
Inside Line F1 PodcastAdrian Newey to Aston Martin, but who will win in Baku? 2024 Azerbaijan GP Preview
Legendary Formula 1 engineer & designer Adrian Newey will team up with Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll and several other star engineers at Aston Martin F1 Team…
Inside Line F1 PodcastHelmut Marko on 20 years of Red Bull Racing - Inside Line F1 Podcast exclusive
2024 marks 20 years since the inception of Red Bull Racing. Who better than Helmut Marko, one of the main architects of the team, to narrate some stories about…
Inside Line F1 PodcastPapaya Rues a Ferrari win at home in Monza - 2024 Italian GP Review
Could McLaren have one-stopped their way to win the 2024 Italian Grand Prix at Monza? How did Charles Leclerc and Ferrari manage to snatch a surprise win at…
Inside Line F1 PodcastHelmut Marko on Dutch GP loss, Kimi Antonelli & being Max Verstappen - Inside Line F1 Podcast exclusive
One of Motorsport and Formula 1's most-influential figures Dr. Helmut Marko returned as a guest on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. Dr. Marko, who is Red Bull's…
Inside Line F1 PodcastFrom Zand Dunes to the Temple of Speed - 2024 Italian GP Preview
This episode is a double - the 2024 Dutch GP review and the 2024 Italian GP preview. Yes, it's a double header, and we're making space in our publishing…
Inside Line F1 PodcastTour de Zandvoort for Max Verstappen - 2024 Dutch GP Preview
After weeks of traveling to other race venues to cheer for Max Verstappen, the "Orange Army" finally gets a home race to cheer for...Max Verstappen! Let's face…
Inside Line F1 PodcastPart 2: 2024 F1 Mid-season Review (funny takes only)
A week to go before the start to the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix race weekend. Here's part 2 of our ever-popular mid-season review. In this episode of the Inside…
Inside Line F1 PodcastPart 1: 2024 F1 Mid-season Review (funny takes only)
Yes, we're all missing Formula 1 in this forced summer shut down period. It is forced - at least for the fans. And after the run of races we had before the…
Inside Line F1 PodcastLewis Hamilton wins by DSQ and Numerology - 2024 Belgian GP Review
Driver 44, Lewis Hamilton, won the 44-lap long 2024 Belgian Grand Prix after the FIA issued document number 44, that disqualified the original race winner and…
Inside Line F1 PodcastMcLaren to deliver an Oscar-worthy performance at Spa? 2024 Belgian GP Preview
We're onto our 5th Grand Prix in 6 weekends; are you complaining!? At this weekend's 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, McLaren will be taking on Red Bull Racing in…
Inside Line F1 PodcastA Piasco for an Oscar Piastri win - 2024 Hungarian GP Review
We called it! In the week leading up to the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, we had our "we told you so" moment when we predicted an Oscar Piastri win in Hungary…
Inside Line F1 PodcastCan Mercedes win 3 races in a row? 2024 Hungarian GP Preview
Mercedes has never won "three in a row" in this era of Formula 1. Can they claim this stat by winning the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix? Based on the 2024 British…
Inside Line F1 PodcastRavi Shastri on the "Old Youngster" Lewis Hamilton & predicting his win at Silverstone
Indian Cricket legend & Formula 1 fan since the ages Ravi Shastri predicted a Lewis Hamilton victory on the Saturday of the 2024 British Grand Prix on the…
Inside Line F1 PodcastArise, Sir Lewis Hamilton! 2024 British GP Review
What an emotional win for Lewis Hamilton in front of his home fans at Silverstone! The 2024 British Grand Prix will go down in memory as one of the…
Inside Line F1 PodcastThe best circuit for the next Verstappen-Norris battle! 2024 British GP Preview
The Lando Norris-Max Verstappen battle will continue at one of Formula 1's most-legendary and oldest circuits on the calendar, Silverstone. Lewis Hamilton's…
Inside Line F1 PodcastWill Norris-Verstappen friendship survive the test of F1? 2024 Austrian GP Review
Will Max Verstappen and Lando Norris' friendship survive the test of Formula 1? Seemingly, that's the key question after their race-altering incident in the…
Inside Line F1 PodcastHelmut Marko Interview, C3 to help Norris to beat Verstappen at Red Bull's home? 2024 Austrian GP Preview
Can McLaren challenge Red Bull Racing? And could Ferrari and Mercedes potentially join their fight? These might be the two questions we ask ourselves at every…
Inside Line F1 PodcastMcLaren quickest, but Max Verstappen always wins! 2024 Spanish GP Review
Why did Lando Norris claim that he should have won the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix? In fact, why did Norris run a different race strategy vs. Max Verstappen, and…
Inside Line F1 PodcastIn the end, Max Verstappen always wins - 2024 Canadian GP Review
In the end, Max Verstappen won the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix, also his 60th win in Formula 1. However, there were two other drivers who could've equally won the…
Inside Line F1 PodcastKerbs, Qualifying, Max's Vengeance - 2024 Canadian GP Preview
The "kerbs" at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal, that's where everyone's eyes could be in the build-up to this weekend's 2024 Canadian Grand Prix…
Inside Line F1 PodcastWhy is Monaco different? 2024 Monaco GP Preview
Everything about Monaco is different. Yes, it is. It's not just the race distance or the circuit length, but even the podium ceremony. Did you know that in…
Inside Line F1 PodcastVerstappen-Norris, will the battle continue? 2024 Emilia Romagna GP Review
Max Verstappen & Lando Norris have finished in the top-2 positions in the last 3 races of the 2024 Formula 1 season. The question on everyone's mind is - will…
Inside Line F1 PodcastNew pecking order, Fun facts-stats & more - 2024 Emilia Romagna GP Preview
Could a new pecking order emerge at the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix? It's the first European race of the season and we expect teams to bring a plethora of…
Inside Line F1 PodcastF1 TV's Alex Jacques on Newey-Ferrari, Sainz-Audi & More (Voices of F1)
The Adrian Newey bombshell has finally dropped...on Red Bull Racing and all of Formula 1. But what Newey does next is more of interest, of course. F1 TV's lead…
Inside Line F1 PodcastNewey, Sprint, Celebrities, Alonso Penalty? 2024 Miami GP Preview
Could Fernando Alonso get a penalty yet again? He's had 2 in the first 5 races of the 2024 Formula 1 season...for "racing" his rivals on-track. This race, last…
Inside Line F1 PodcastVerstappen-Red Bull went unchallenged - 2024 Chinese GP Review
The Ferrari challenge faded in China. McLaren and Lando Norris were a distant second best. Truth be told, Max Verstappen-Red Bull Racing went unchallenged in…
Inside Line F1 PodcastHi, Shang-hai - 2024 Chinese GP Preview
5 years and 105 races later, the Chinese Grand Prix is back to host Formula 1. The BIGGEST talking point of the weekend will be the Sprint format - and the…
Inside Line F1 PodcastFerrari Aces Strategy, Really!? 2024 Japanese GP Review
Is Ferrari really on the mend? They only scored a 3-4 finish in the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix BUT that finish came at the back of very good tyre…
Inside Line F1 PodcastStill feeling BEARish about F1? 2024 Saudi Arabian GP Review
What a Formula 1 debut weekend for Oliver Bearman! For starters, he didn't crash - and mind you, he had two FPs less than the other 19 races at the world's…
Inside Line F1 PodcastMBS & Red Bull to overshadow F1 action...again? 2024 Saudi Arabian GP Preview
Mohammed Ben Sulayem was jealous of the attention Christian Horner was getting with his scandal. So MBS decided to a scandal or three, for that matter, of his…
Inside Line F1 PodcastWho will reign in Bahrain? Key stories to track from the 2024 Bahrain GP (Preview)
Will Red Bull Racing reveal their decision from the investigation into Christian Horner's alleged misdemeanours at Formula 1's opening race in Bahrain? What's…
Inside Line F1 PodcastF1 2024 - Early & Bold Predictions
The 2024 Formula 1 season is upon us...almost! Here are our early and bold predictions for the upcoming season. In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast…
Inside Line F1 PodcastOtmar Szafnauer Interview on Andretti, Pink Mercedes, Aston Martin-Alpine, Perez-Ocon (Part 2)
How does one get hired as a Team Principal? Is Otmar Szafnauer in touch with Andretti to lead their Formula 1 team? What was the Pink Mercedes saga all about…
Inside Line F1 PodcastOtmar Szafnauer Interview on Lawrence Stroll, Vijay Mallya, Force India, Alpine & More (Part 1)
Here's our much-awaited Otmar Szafnauer interview. The entire interview is so good that we decided to split it into two parts. In part 1 and on the Inside Line…
Inside Line F1 PodcastInside Story: ONLY Actor to have his face on an F1 Car, #MasterBlaster (re-run)
Indian Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan aka King Khan is world famous. But did you know, he's the ONLY actor in the world to have his face on a Formula 1 car?…
Inside Line F1 PodcastBest & Weird F1 2023 Stats
How will one remember the 2023 Formula 1 season? We suspect that it will be more about the stats than the competition itself - that's for Formula 1, the…
Inside Line F1 PodcastF1 in Schools - Finding the future faces of F1
F1 in Schools, have you heard of F1's efforts to promote STEM among school students? Yes, it is like F1 Academy but for engineers, project managers, marketing…
Inside Line F1 PodcastWhy you SHOULD watch the 2023 Abu Dhabi GP!
Red Bull Racing may have wrapped up a 1-2 finish in the Drivers' Championship for the first time in their Formula 1 history, but the battle for 4th in the…
Inside Line F1 PodcastF1 hits jackpots, manhole hits Sainz - 2023 Las Vegas GP Review
What a race, just what a race! The inaugural 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix was Formula 1 hitting a jackpot, at least on-track. Just the way a manhole hit Carlos…
Inside Line F1 PodcastArise, King Fernando - 2023 Sao Paulo GP Review
Max Verstappen may be running away with wins and re-writing records and history books in 2023, but there is so much more to this season than Verstappen's…