Inside Line F1 Podcast

Every sport needs to build and worship its heroes, the current flavour for Formula 1 being Lewis Hamilton. But Formula 1 took one step too far when it asked Valtteri Bottas, Hamilton's title rival, to sing praises for the reigning World Champion not once, but twice. Enough, lads. Let's respect the title rivalry between the two Mercedes drivers.

We know Roger Federer's prize money from his Grand Slam wins. We also know of Real Madrid's earnings from their exploits across various football championships. It's a norm for most sports series to reveal winning prize money, so why not for Formula 1? We would love to know (officially!) what Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton earn from Formula 1 for raising the performance bar to newer levels every fortnight. Should this be one more change the sport makes for 2021? Also in this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, we react to the rumour that Formula 1 cars could be powered by 50% electric power come 2025 - if so, by what year would Formula 1 become Formula E? The supposed $175 million budget cap for each team - how many teams can actually spend that much? We thank Ferrari for handing Karun Chandhok his best career moment in Formula 1. And finally, we relish at the prospect of Max Verstappen racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in an Aston Martin hypercar come 2021 or whenever! Tune in (Season 2019, Episode 24) Here's what's in store for you in this episode: 0:00-3:00: Max Verstappen could race Aston Martin's hypercar in the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans. Verstappen's inspiration for Le Mans? Nico Hulkenberg! 3:00-6:00: From 2021, Formula 1 teams could collectively spend $2 billion every season to try and entertain us. That's the leaked $175 million per team x 10 teams 6:00-9:00: Formula 1 should making teams' winning prize money public - we'd love to know what Mercedes-Hamilton make for boring us all season after season 9:00-12:00: What year could Formula 1 become Formula E? Mithila picks 2030. What's your pick? 12:00-15:00: Ferrari handed Karun Chandhok his best career moment in Formula 1 yet! Btw, did Sergey Sirotkin just replace Fernando Alonso as Mclaren's reserve driver for 2019? 15:00-end: Moments in Time with Lucien Subscribe: iTunes (http://bit.ly/insidelinef1podcast) , audioBoom (http://bit.ly/insidelineviarss) (RSS feed for all devices) and Google Podcasts (http://bit.ly/ilf1pgooglepodcasts) Official Page: Facebook (http://bit.ly/insidelineonfacebook) Follow our hosts on Twitter: Mithila Mehta (http://www.twitter.com/mith_m) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah) Image courtesy: Red Bull Content Pool

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We know Roger Federer's prize money from his Grand Slam wins. We also know of Real Madrid's earnings from their exploits across various football championships. It's a norm for most sports series to reveal winning prize money, so why not for Formula 1? We would love to know (officially!) what Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton earn from Formula 1 for raising the performance bar to newer levels every fortnight. Should this be one more change the sport makes for 2021?

Formula 1 unanimously decided to defer the announcement of its 2021 regulations till October this year. The WEC announced their 'hyper car' regulations from 2021 just a few days ago. Basically, everyone is leading fans to believe that 2021 is the year when Motorsport will undergo a revolution.

Formula 1 unanimously decided to defer the announcement of its 2021 regulations till October this year. The WEC announced their 'hyper car' regulations from 2021 just a few days ago. Basically, everyone is leading fans to believe that 2021 is the year when Motorsport will undergo a revolution. In this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast (http://bit.ly/ilf1ponkf1b) , we talk of the possible headlines you will still read come 2021. What else could Mercedes do to prove their superiority as a Formula 1 team? If RIC & HUL had wet dreams of a Ferrari power unit in their Renault car when Fiat Chrysler was talking up Renault and finally, will Formula 1 teams hire 'gladiators' instead of drivers for 2021? Tune in! (Season 2019, Episode 23) Here's what's in store for you in this episode: 0:00-3:00: 5 headlines we could still read come the 2021 Formula 1 Season. Also, how Christian Horner pulled off a massive stunt to prove why he should replace Chase Carey (if at all) 3:00-6:00: Formula 1 teams to hire gladiators come 2021? 6:00-9:00: Mercedes are controlling Formula 1, alleged Helmut Marko. But Red Bull Racing is controlling Formula 1's Raft Race 9:00-12:00: 3 audacious things that Mercedes could do to prove their greatness and superiority as a Formula 1 team 12:00-15:00: If you're a budding Formula 1 racer, here's some advice for you and it is probably better than what Jacques Villeneuve has been telling you 15:00-end: The possible Fiat Chrysler-Renault merger, did RIC & HUL have wet dreams of a Ferrari power unit in their Renault for at least a few nights? Finally, Ferrari should promote the race strategists from their Le Mans operations to Formula 1! Subscribe: iTunes (http://bit.ly/insidelinef1podcast) , audioBoom (http://bit.ly/insidelineviarss) (RSS feed for all devices) and Google Podcasts (http://bit.ly/ilf1pgooglepodcasts) Official Page: Facebook (http://bit.ly/insidelineonfacebook) Follow our hosts on Twitter: Mithila Mehta (http://www.twitter.com/mith_m) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah) Image courtesy: Formula 1's official press release

Only two points separate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari in the 2019 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship. Can Hamilton clinch the title this season? Yes, you read it right - we mean the Constructors' Championship. It was back in 2013 when Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull outscored the second-placed team, Mercedes. Given Mercedes' superiority in every department, we could see Hamilton outscore Ferrari (or Red Bull?) in 2019. 

Only two points separate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari in the 2019 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship. Can Hamilton clinch the title this season? Yes, you read it right - we mean the Constructors' Championship. It was back in 2013 when Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull outscored the second-placed team, Mercedes. Given Mercedes' superiority in every department, we could see Hamilton outscore Ferrari (or Red Bull?) in 2019.  Also in this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast - what could be Ferrari's next mistake this season? We make a list of five mistakes (silly, but funny!) that the Italian giants could make. Renault were to score race wins from 2020, at least that's what they said in 2017 - is the French team lining up excuses already? Mclaren have Mercedes-like qualities (said Zak Brown), not so much when it comes to their Indy 500 fiasco. But are Mclaren right to follow Fernando Alonso-like ambitions in other Motorsport series? There's a lot in this episode, tune in, have fun! (Season 2019, Episode 22) Subscribe: iTunes (http://bit.ly/insidelinef1podcast) , audioBoom (http://bit.ly/insidelineviarss) (RSS feed for all devices) and Google Podcasts (http://bit.ly/ilf1pgooglepodcasts) Official Page: Facebook (http://bit.ly/insidelineonfacebook) Follow our hosts on Twitter: Mithila Mehta (http://www.twitter.com/mith_m) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah) Image courtesy: Mercedes 

There's no official news on Season 2 of the Netflix-F1 show. But we know it's happening! In this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, we discuss the 10 personalities from the Formula 1 paddock that should absolutely feature in Season 2.

There's no official news on Season 2 of the Netflix-F1 show. But we know it's happening! In this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, we discuss the 10 personalities from the Formula 1 paddock that should absolutely feature in Season 2. Also in this episode, we talk (again!) about Sebastian Vettel's retirement rumours, how Ferrari could be/is Charles Leclerc's only hope for the next few seasons and why Nico Hulkenberg to Red Bull Racing is more imaginative than real. Tune in, laugh along!  (Season 2019, Episode 21) Subscribe: iTunes (http://bit.ly/insidelinef1podcast) , audioBoom (http://bit.ly/insidelineviarss) (RSS feed for all devices) and Google Podcasts (http://bit.ly/ilf1pgooglepodcasts) Official Page: Facebook (http://bit.ly/insidelineonfacebook) Follow our hosts on Twitter: Mithila Mehta (http://www.twitter.com/mith_m) and Kunal Shah (http://www.twitter.com/kunalashah) Image courtesy: Google + some of our creative editing!

The 2019 Formula 1 Championships aside, Ferrari seem out of contention for the 2019 Free Practice World Championships too. Or is it that the former World Champions are too embarrassed to keep topping the not-so-relevant sessions? We discuss more in this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast.  Also, this episode is a summary of What They Said This Week - the 'they' in question being Toto Wolff, Renault and Robert Kubica. We bid adieu to Niki Lauda whilst reminiscing memories of the yesteryears. Monaco brought an end to the 8 drivers / 8 teams juggernaut in Formula E, will it also do so for Formula 1? Or are Mercedes on course to win every race this season? If not, how many races could Ferrari win in 2019? Tune in!  (Season 2019, Episode 20)  Listen to us on iTunes, audioBoom, Google Podcasts and every other audio-streaming platform on the internet. Follow us on Facebook for daily updates from the world of Formula 1. 

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