In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Soumil has the eye on the biggest risks teams face, how testing failures impact the season, and why Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari test is way tougher than Vettel’s or Alonso’s debut!

Btw, no Formula 1 car suffered from reliability issues on the first day of the pre-season test, but the Bahrain International Circuit did! There was a circuit wide power outage for almost an hour.

A very good day to everyone who started the day early today to watch F1 cars go round a track over and over again!

But some more questions WILL be answered as the sessions begin today!

✅ McLaren’s 2025 direction – Dynamic technical?

✅ Can Alpine bounce back from last year’s pre-season testing failures?

✅ Do bad tests mean a doomed season?

✅ Who is rooting for the rookies?

✅ How can the teams sharpen their skills throughout the season?

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Stay tuned with us as we look at developing storylines throughout the season:

Watch: Kunal’s break down on what REALLY matters in F1 Testing

Can Red Bull dominate again? Or will McLaren & Ferrari close the gap? Mercedes’ new W16 F1 concept – Have they fixed their problems?

Tune in!

(Season 2025, Episode 06)

Follow our hosts: Soumil Arora, @f1statsguru & Kunal Shah

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