Who knew a Daniel Ricciardo special could bring so many more talking points than just the man from down under?!

Broadcaster Jennie Gow is joined in this antipode-an assault on your senses by former Jordan and Cosworth executive Mark Gallagher (from Australia), F1 Photographer Darren Heath (coming to you from New Zealand) and from the UK but a man who literally wrote the book on Daniel Ricciardo, it's ESPN Journalist Nate Saunders.

As I've already suggested, we discuss Dan and his move from Renault to McLaren - we speculate at just how good he could be with the Woking warriors - but we cover SO MUCH MORE...

We reflect on the sad and untimely passing of a paddock great - Adrián Campos as Mark remembers their time together trying to build an F1 team.

The Vettel follicle photos are discussed and actually, for Nate (who himself is a little light on top) we talk about what a refreshing and brave attitude it is to have for a problem that besets a large part of the population. This takes us down a road of discussing just how much we all like Vettel and some of the panel even think he can win a race this year...and they've put money on it to prove it!

Hamilton comes up too (don't worry) as we converse about contracts and the Niki effect. Just what is holding up the deal and what could it mean for the future of the relationship between Mercedes and Lewis?

And the QUESTION FOR YOU TO ANSWER - where will Daniel Ricciardo finish in the standings at the end of this year and how many races do you think he will win? Match your answers to those from the panel.

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Fast Talkers is back for the New Year and this time it's available as a podcast as well as a YouTube show!

We have a great panel to talk F1 this week alongside Motorsport Broadcaster and Journalist, Jennie Gow.

Getting stuck into the debate this week are:
Freelance Broadcaster and Journalist Natasha Henry, 
F1 Editor for Motorsport.com Jon Noble 
and former F1 Mechanic Marc Priestly.

23 races - that's the magic number F1 are targeting this year but is that realistic, is it right and what about the season opener being in Bahrain and not Melbourne - will that throw up and big surprises? What sort of strain will a 23 race calendar put on the teams and is it a realistic expectation?

What the heck is holding up Hamilton? He's the only man without a contract now and the silence has got everyone talking. So what's going on? Our panel have their say.

Plus, we talk about the 'Renaulution' - Cyril is gone - Alonso is back and Davide Brivio makes the switch from MotoGP to F1 (like someone else we know!!!)

And have your say below - how many races do you think will actually happen in 2021...it's an all new year and an all new Fast Talkers. 

Thanks for joining us!