Matt Baker, Simon Lazenby, Naomi Schiff and Karun Chandhok are this week's Sky Sports F1 podcast panel!The group discuss everything F1 related, including Max Verstappen and Red Bull's opening race victory in Bahrain, Aston Martin challenging Mercedes & Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton's mission for his 8th world title.

Can Aston Martin really challenge Mercedes and Ferrari?

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Matt Baker is joined by Bernie Collins and Matt Gallagher to look back at the action from the Monaco Grand Prix where Ferrari's Charles Leclerc lifted the 'curse' and won in his hometown. They discuss if there is a potential title fight this season after the gap to Red Bull looks to tighten, they question should Monaco still be on the calendar and what changes they would make to the race, and finally they predict what could happen to Esteban Ocon after Alpine boss Bruno Famin said "there will be consequences" after his collision with team-mate Pierre Gasly.

Has Leclerc ignited a title fight and does the Monaco GP need to change?

Could we really be in for the most competitve qualifying session of the season, at the track where qualifying is everything? Well, Ted thinks we just might. Here he is to bring you all of the talking points ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend.

Ted's Podbook: Marvelous Monaco

Matt Baker is joined by Sky Sports F1 commentator Harry Benjamin and RB’s Yuki Tsunoda, to look back on a drama-filled Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Yuki gives us his first-hand, driver perspective of how his weekend at Imola went, his best start to a season with RB and the possibility of taking a seat a Red Bull.Yuki also discusses how more physical training has helped with his consistency during a race weekend and we look ahead to the spectacle of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Saunas, swearing and wagyu beef | Yuki Tsunoda reviews Imola

Ted Kravitz is outside the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari with the fans as F1 gears up for this weekend's on track action.Ted tells us about tributes to Ayrton Senna, 30 years after the Brazilian's death at the circuit and how the current drivers are shaping up for the seventh race of the season.

Ted's Podbook: Ciao from Imola

Thirty years on from the tragic deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at Imola, here's a chance to listen again to a moving conversation between Simon Lazenby, legendary F1 commentator Murray Walker, and journalists Maurice Hamilton and David Tremayne.They pay tribute to the two drivers, talk about their memories of Senna both on and off the track and discuss the legacy the Brazilian has left on the sport.

Can Aston Martin really challenge Mercedes and Ferrari?

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