Inside Line F1 Podcast

Since buying Formula 1 in 2017, Liberty Media finally have control over all major elements that define the series - a budget cap, new regulations and the recently signed Concorde Agreement. Helmets off to Liberty Media for delivering these radical changes despite the challenges thrown by the ongoing pandemic. And of course, it's great that all 10 teams will continue in the sport till at least 2025.

In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast (https://link.chtbl.com/ilf1p) , Mithila and Kunal talk about Mercedes' debrief videos on social media - do rival teams use them for educational purposes? Also, what's the purpose of Ferrari's 'hourglass challenge' videos? Lando Norris needs to host a 'champagne popping masterclass' - others are failing miserably while trying to replicate his trick. We tell you why the machines were right in the AWS Fastest Formula 1 Driver Rankings and more. Tune in!

(Season 2020, Episode 40)

Here's what's in store for you in this episode: 0:00-5:00 - Liberty Media stage managed the signing of Concorde Agreement very well

5:00-10:00 - Chase Carey has delivered what Liberty Media set out to do when they bought the sport from Bernie Ecclestone in 2017. Btw, Ecclestone offered an interesting insight on why he paid Ferrari a higher sum than the others

10:00-15:00 - The machines played it safe with the AWS fastest Formula 1 driver ranking by getting the top-3 rankings right. More on the 'ban on engine modes in qualifying', we simplify why the FIA are forcing this rule. It's not about slowing down Mercedes

15:00-20:00 - Mercedes' debrief videos on social media - do rival teams use them to train their strategists? Btw, you HAVE to tune in to one of Ferrari's 'hourglass challenge' videos. Tommy Hilfiger falling prey to the typical depiction of a female Formula 1 fan - we disapprove!

20:00-25:00 - Helmut Marko needs to be more gracious in Red Bull Racing's repeated defeat to Mercedes.

Follow our hosts on Twitter: Mithila Mehta (https://www.twitter.com/mith_m)  and Kunal Shah (https://www.twitter.com/kunalashah)

Image: Formula 1 Creator: Bryn Lennon 

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At the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, the heat and tyres were expected to halt Mercedes' dominant run once again. However, Mercedes-Hamilton delivered their strongest performance of the season to further their championship advantage. The race was also proof that two-stop races won't always be a belter! 

Such has been Mercedes' form in the 2020 Formula 1 season, that Max Verstappen finishing second in a race is definitely an over-achievement. The 2020 Spanish Grand Prix was no different - as Hamilton led from the start to score yet another dominant win, Verstappen snucked into P2 at Turn 1. Valtteri Bottas' chase could go only as far as P3 while Sebastian Vettel exposed Ferrari's race management abilities yet again. Join Soumil and Kunal's race debrief of the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix in our Pits To Podium (https://bit.ly/5thingsHungary) segment.

Also back on the Inside Line F1 Podcast (https://bit.ly/insidelinef1pod) is Mithila - with her unique stories, views and assessments of the current affairs of Formula 1. Tune in!

(Season 2020, Episode 39)

Here's what's in store for you in this episode: 0:00-5:00 - Yada Yada!

5:00-10:00 - Motorsport & Olympics - the Quadruple Crown of Motorsport? FIA re-banning the 'party mode' in qualifying - good or bad?

10:00-15:00 - Will Aston Martin end up picking the weakest pairing from the four driver options available to them for 2021? Daniel Ricciardo's 'Seb spin' reference.

15:00-20:00 - Could Ferrari hire super-sub Nico Hulkenberg in place of Sebastian Vettel for the 2020 Formula 1 season? Roscoe has gotten involved in the Lewis Hamilton-Valtteri Bottas title battle

20:00-40:00 - A Pits To Podium race debrief of the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix 

Follow our hosts on Twitter: Mithila Mehta (https://www.twitter.com/mith_m) , Soumil Arora (https://twitter.com/iamsoumilaroraa) and Kunal Shah (https://www.twitter.com/kunalashah)

Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt (https://lucienbyfieldt.bandcamp.com/) Image: Red Bull Content Pool

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At the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, the heat and tyres were expected to halt Mercedes' dominant run once again. However, Mercedes-Hamilton delivered their strongest performance of the season to further their championship advantage. The race was also proof that two-stop races won't always be a belter! 

Such has been Mercedes' form in the 2020 Formula 1 season, that Max Verstappen finishing second in a race is definitely an over-achievement. The 2020 Spanish Grand Prix was no different - as Hamilton led from the start to score yet another dominant win, Verstappen snucked into P2 at Turn 1. Valtteri Bottas' chase could go only as far as P3 while Sebastian Vettel exposed Ferrari's race management abilities yet again. Join Soumil and Kunal's race debrief of the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix in our Pits To Podium (https://bit.ly/5thingsHungary) segment.

Also back on the Inside Line F1 Podcast (https://bit.ly/insidelinef1pod) is Mithila - with her unique stories, views and assessments of the current affairs of Formula 1. Tune in!

(Season 2020, Episode 39)

Here's what's in store for you in this episode:

0:00-5:00 - Yada Yada!

5:00-10:00 - Motorsport & Olympics - the Quadruple Crown of Motorsport? FIA re-banning the 'party mode' in qualifying - good or bad?

10:00-15:00 - Will Aston Martin end up picking the weakest pairing from the four driver options available to them for 2021? Daniel Ricciardo's 'Seb spin' reference.

15:00-20:00 - Could Ferrari hire super-sub Nico Hulkenberg in place of Sebastian Vettel for the 2020 Formula 1 season? Roscoe has gotten involved in the Lewis Hamilton-Valtteri Bottas title battle

20:00-40:00 - A Pits To Podium race debrief of the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix 

Follow our hosts on Twitter: Mithila Mehta (https://www.twitter.com/mith_m) , Soumil Arora (https://twitter.com/iamsoumilaroraa) and Kunal Shah (https://www.twitter.com/kunalashah)

Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt (https://lucienbyfieldt.bandcamp.com/)

Image: Red Bull Content Pool

Could Mercedes be challenged by Max Verstappen-Red Bull Racing at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, too? From how we see it, there might be a small chance. And if are you Max Verstappen, that's probably enough. For starters, the track temperature will be warmer - teams are used to testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in February and racing in May. The mid-August summer could see higher than normal track temperatures - one of the few factors that can rattle the otherwise robust Mercedes cars. And of course, the higher downforce and flowing nature of the circuit that loads the front-left tyre.

Also in our Pits To Podium (https://bit.ly/pitstopodium) segment, we discuss possible tyre strategies for the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel's new chassis, Sergio Perez's return, George Russell's Saturday heroics and the ultra competitive mid-field battle. Tune in to hear our '5 things to watch for' for this weekend's race.

(Season 2020, Episode 38)

Follow our hosts on Twitter: Soumil Arora (https://twitter.com/iamsoumilaroraa) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah)

Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt (https://lucienbyfieldt.bandcamp.com/)

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Could Mercedes be challenged by Max Verstappen-Red Bull Racing at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, too? From how we see it, there might be a small chance. And if are you Max Verstappen, that's probably enough. For starters, the track temperature will be warmer - teams are used to testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in February and racing in May. The mid-August summer could see higher than normal track temperatures - one of the few factors that can rattle the otherwise robust Mercedes cars. And of course, the higher downforce and flowing nature of the circuit that loads the front-left tyre.

Also in our Pits To Podium (https://bit.ly/pitstopodium) segment, we discuss possible tyre strategies for the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel's new chassis, Sergio Perez's return, George Russell's Saturday heroics and the ultra competitive mid-field battle. Tune in to hear our '5 things to watch for' for this weekend's race.

(Season 2020, Episode 38)

Follow our hosts on Twitter: Soumil Arora (https://twitter.com/iamsoumilaroraa) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah)

Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt (https://lucienbyfieldt.bandcamp.com/)

At the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing delivered a superlative performance backed by a bold strategy to halt Mercedes' dominant run in 2020 and score their first victory of the season. In this Pits To Podium (https://bit.ly/pitstopodium) segment, Soumil and Kunal discuss Verstappen's max-imum drive, Pirelli's 'ballooning' tyres, Mercedes' blisters and Charles Leclerc's Alonso-esque climb to fourth.

And of course, what does Valtteri Bottas need to do to change his fortunes? Is Sebastian Vettel the recipient of 'The Kimi Raikkonen' treatment from Ferrari? We decode lap times to try solve the mystery of Nico Hulkenberg's suspicious third pit-stop and more. Tune in!

(Season 2020, Episode 37)

Follow our hosts on Twitter: Soumil Arora (https://twitter.com/iamsoumilaroraa) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah)

Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt (https://lucienbyfieldt.bandcamp.com/)

At the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing delivered a superlative performance backed by a bold strategy to halt Mercedes' dominant run in 2020 and score their first victory of the season. In this Pits To Podium (https://bit.ly/pitstopodium) segment, Soumil and Kunal discuss Verstappen's max-imum drive, Pirelli's 'ballooning' tyres, Mercedes' blisters and Charles Leclerc's Alonso-esque climb to fourth.

And of course, what does Valtteri Bottas need to do to change his fortunes? Is Sebastian Vettel the recipient of 'The Kimi Raikkonen' treatment from Ferrari? We decode lap times to try solve the mystery of Nico Hulkenberg's suspicious third pit-stop and more. Tune in!

(Season 2020, Episode 37)

Follow our hosts on Twitter: Soumil Arora (https://twitter.com/iamsoumilaroraa) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah)

Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt (https://lucienbyfieldt.bandcamp.com/)

Could the FIA be setting a new precedent in Formula 1 after their ruling in the Renault-Racing Point protest? Picture this for 2021: a team could copy a rival's car (the Racing Point way!), pre-pay €400,000 as a penalty to the FIA, start the season with -15 points and go racing!

In this Pits To Podium (https://bit.ly/pitstopodium) segment, Soumil and Kunal discuss the ruling - one that still allows Racing Point to retain their competitive advantage. Will Mercedes be implicated at some stage? How deep can this protest against Racing Point's copying of Mercedes' W10 go? Tune in!

Btw, here's our '5 things to watch for' episode for the upcoming 70th Anniversary Grand Prix (https://audioboom.com/posts/7651189-70th-anniversary-gp-5-things-to-watch-for) !

(Season 2020, Episode 36)

Follow our hosts on Twitter: Soumil Arora (https://twitter.com/iamsoumilaroraa) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah)

Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt (https://lucienbyfieldt.bandcamp.com/)

Image: Racing Point

Could the FIA be setting a new precedent in Formula 1 after their ruling in the Renault-Racing Point protest? Picture this for 2021: a team could copy a rival's car (the Racing Point way!), pre-pay €400,000 as a penalty to the FIA, start the season with -15 points and go racing!

In this Pits To Podium (https://bit.ly/pitstopodium) segment, Soumil and Kunal discuss the ruling - one that still allows Racing Point to retain their competitive advantage. Will Mercedes be implicated at some stage? How deep can this protest against Racing Point's copying of Mercedes' W10 go? Tune in!

Btw, here's our '5 things to watch for' episode for the upcoming 70th Anniversary Grand Prix (https://audioboom.com/posts/7651189-70th-anniversary-gp-5-things-to-watch-for) !

(Season 2020, Episode 36)

Follow our hosts on Twitter: Soumil Arora (https://twitter.com/iamsoumilaroraa) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah)

Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt (https://lucienbyfieldt.bandcamp.com/) Image: Racing Point

The 70th Anniversary Grand Prix will be Formula 1's second-ever back-to-back race at the same venue. In this Pits To Podium (https://bit.ly/pitstopodium) segment, Soumil and Kunal discuss the 5 things to watch for in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. Will Mercedes embarrass their rivals one more time? Can Pirelli's soft tyres induce different tyre strategies that could bring Max Verstappen in the mix for P2 at least? Will Racing Point recover to be the kings of the mid-field or will it be Mclaren yet again?

Also, will Formula 1 treat us to some special content to celebrate this feat? Could Nico Hulkenberg end up racing for more than one team in 2020? Will teams opt for a lower downforce setup for the second race at Silverstone? Tune in to get a round-up of the stories to look forward to for the 2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone.

(Season 2020, Episode 34)

Follow our hosts on Twitter: Soumil Arora (https://twitter.com/iamsoumilaroraa) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah)

Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt (https://lucienbyfieldt.bandcamp.com/) Image: Ferrari

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