Inside Line F1 Podcast
Inside Line F1 Podcast
300 episodes
Hosted by FIA-accredited print-TV journalists and popular Motorsport commentators, the Inside Line F1 Podcast is a weekly show that offers an alternative view on the sport, business and politics of Formula 1. You probably know us from our famous Helmut Marko interview! And yes, we've made Indian Cricket legend Ravi Shastri narrate his Formula 1 stories - twice. On our channel, along with lots of Formula 1 banter, you will find race reviews, previews, interviews and features through the Formula 1 season...and in the summer/winter breaks. Join thousands of Formula 1 fans on our verified WhatsApp broadcast channel for frequent interactions and engagement with us. Our show hosts: Soumil Arora, @f1statsguru, Mithila Mehta & Kunal Shah. Formula 1 drivers on our show: Mika Hakkinen, Nico Rosberg, Charles Leclerc, David Coulthard, Karun Chandhok, Romain Grosjean, Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris among others. Broadcasters on the Inside Line F1 Podcast: Peter Windsor, Steve Slater, Ben Edwards, Bob Varsha, Atle Gulbrandsen, Matthew Marsh among others. We are an independent Formula 1 podcast available everywhere on the Internet - search 'Inside Line F1 Podcast' on your favourite audio streaming app. Miss us as you wait for our next episode? Follow us on Instagram. Hosts: Soumil Arora, Mithila Mehta & Kunal Shah Stats: Sundaram Ramaswami (aka @f1statsguru) Data: Nithyanand Ram Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt Millions of listeners seek out Bingepods (Ideabrew Studios Network content) every day. Get in touch with us to advertise, join the network or click listen to enjoy content by some of India's top audio creators. studio@ideabrews.com
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Simply lovely, that! How did Max Verstappen nail it once again? 2025 Saudi Arabian GP Qualifying
The 2025 #F1 Saudi Arabian GP Weekend is far from over yet! In this LIVE episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Kunal Shah and Sundaram Ramaswami discuss a dramatic, yet an edge-of-your-seat worthy Saturday qualifying…
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F1 needs Lando Norris needs to fight back - 2025 Saudi Arabian GP Preview
Lando Norris needs to bounce back in form. Period. What's on our minds ahead of this weekend's race? Here's the lowdown from the Inside Line #F1 Podcast - If McLaren is set to dominate Formula 1 in 2025, the sport…
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Oscar Piastri's F1 title chase begins | Race reactions from 2025 Bahrain GP
Oscar Piastri DOMINATES. Mercedes SHINE. Red Bull STRUGGLE. Yes, we’re still talking about this a whole 24 hours later. In this episode of the Inside Line #F1 Podcast, Kunal Shah and Soumil Arora react to everything…
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Oscar Piastri is the first repeat pole sitter of 2025 - Qualifying Reactions from the 2025 Bahrain GP
Kunal Shah goes solo as he reacts to the Qualifying session for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. • Can Lando Norris get on to the podium? • Can Oscar Piastri take the lead in the Drivers' Championship for the first time…
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McLaren got bullied by Max Verstappen at Suzuka | #F1 2025 Japanese GP Review
The 2025 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka delivered for us! Join the conversation LIVE with Kunal Shah and Soumil Arora! In this episode, we dive into the big questions surrounding McLaren’s race strategy: 🟠 Did they…
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How Did Max Verstappen Claim Pole? And Other Qualifying Reactions - 2025 Japanese GP
We’re live once again post 2025 F1 Suzuka GP Qualifying! — Join our conversation on everything from FP1 to qualifying and what it means for Sunday’s race. 🟢 Verstappen’s pole was razor-thin (0.012s!), but Quali told…
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BOLD predictions & BIG stories from Suzuka - 2025 Japanese GP Preview
Let’s talk all things Japanese GP 2025! It’s shaping up to be one of the most intense weekends and it's only the third one of the season. Yuki Tsunoda makes his long-awaited Red Bull Racing debut, but can he handle…
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Alpine's reserve & F1's next Indian star Kush Maini on the Inside Line F1 Podcast
Kush Maini is making history! As Alpine’s newest Formula 1 Test & Reserve driver, the Indian sensation joins us for an exclusive deep dive into his F1 dream, the highs and lows of F2, and what’s next for his racing…
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The Oscar Piastri Show, Hustle From Russell, Plan ♾️ | #F12025 #ChineseGP Review
The Inside Line F1 Podcast is LIVE again after the 2025 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix is done and what a tough day at the office for strategists and race engineers! Join in on our conversation LIVE and drop your…
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Hamilton wins hearts, Piastri wins pole - Qualifying & F1 Sprint Reactions - 2025 Chinese GP Review
Oscar Piastri has finally taken a pole this weekend. But is there even more to this weekend’s run at the Shanghai International Circuit? From the hustle by George Russell to split the McLarens, the frenzy over the…
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FIA's forced rule tweak, McLaren-Norris-Piastri's biggest test yet - 2025 Chinese GP Preview
🏁 The 2025 Chinese Grand Prix is here, and the stakes have NEVER been higher! 🏁 McLaren is on fire. Ferrari is struggling. Red Bull is searching for answers. And Oscar Piastri needs a big weekend to keep his title…
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THIS is why we LOVE Formula 1 - 2025 Australian Grand Prix Review
The first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season had its fair share of drama and chaos, even before racing started! Yes, we had 4 rookies (5, if you count Alonso!), Carlos Sainz and eventually even title hopeful Oscar…
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Ferrari out-qualified by Williams, Racing Bulls & Mercedes - Qualifying Reactions from 2025 Australian GP
And just like that, Qualifying for the 2025 Australian Grand Prix is DONE! We finally have our first pecking order of the season—who delivered, who crumbled, and who just sent a massive warning to the rest of the grid…
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Big Storylines That Will Shape the Season Opener | 2025 Australian GP Preview
The 2025 F1 season is HERE! After months of anticipation, Formula 1 roars back to life in Melbourne this weekend. The Inside Line F1 Podcast is BACK to regular programming, and the 2025 Australian Grand Prix is…
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Inside the F1 2025 Pre-Season Test with Scarbs F1: What We’ve Learned with Craig Scarborough
The 2025 F1 season is about to begin, and pre-season testing has given us the first glimpse of what’s to come. • But how much of it is real? • What can we learn? • Who’s sandbagging? • What is kept hidden? • We’ve got…
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When F1 pre-season testing has gone wrong...
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…
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F1 2025 Pre-Season Testing: What REALLY Matters & What to Ignore
F1 2025 Pre-Season Testing is here! But how much do testing times really tell us? 🤔 From Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut to McLaren vs. Red Bull, in this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Kunal Shah breaks down…
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F1 75: The Good, The Bad, The Legendary!
The biggest Formula 1 season launch event in history just wrapped up at The O2! In this season opener for 2025, Kunal, Sundaram, and Soumil dive deep into F1 75 LIVE. Why did F1 host the event? Was it a success? We…
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Red Bull's Arvid Lindblad on the Inside Line F1 Podcast
Who is Arvid Lindblad and why is he so crucial to Red Bull Racing's future driver plans in Formula 1? What is Red Bull Racing's plan for "life after Max Verstappen"? Soumil Arora and @f1statsguru sat down for a…
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F1 2025 Early & Bold Predictions (with a live audience)
At our season kick-off event in Mumbai in mid-January, your Inside Line F1 Podcast hosts Soumil Arora and Kunal Shah were joined by FIA-accredited Formula 1 journalist Abhishek Takle to share early and bold predictions…
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Vitantonio Liuzzi: FIA Driver Steward & F1's start-up driver takes the Inside Line
Vitantonio Liuzzi's love for Formula 1 is unmatched and infectious; his love story with Formula 1 is next to none. Tonio went from being World Karting Champ one year to making his Formula 1 debut in the next; and…
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Inside Line F1 Parody Awards
Our most-awaited season-ending episode is here - the Inside Line F1 Parody Awards. Most drivers say that our F1 Parody Awards are the best; better than the FIA Gala Awards, of course. "The winner is never who you…
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Dr Helmut Marko on Red Bull's 2025 drivers, celebrating Max Verstappen's win & more
"Negotiations are ongoing. I am positive that there will be a decision & announcement this week." "Yes, this is the first time share holders are involved (in a driver decision)." Inside Line F1 Podcast's Kunal Shah…
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Papaya really RULES, McLaren's 26 Year Wait Ends🏆2024 Abu Dhabi GP Review
Welcome to the season finale review episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast! Join us as we review the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP—a race that had it all! McLaren ends a 26-year drought with a historic Constructors' Championship…
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Farewells & Donuts at Yas Marina - 2024 Abu Dhabi GP Preview
6, if not 7, drivers racing in the 2024 Formula 1 Season will be enjoying a farewell at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, Franco Colapinto, Kevin Magnussen, Zhou Guanyu, Valtteri…
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FIA-sco for McLaren as Lando Norris deserved the penalty in Lusail - 2024 Qatar GP Review
Max Verstappen won yet another race in a car that wasn't the fastest. But which car was the fastest in the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix? On Friday, it was the McLaren. On Saturday, it was the Mercedes, but on Sunday, was it…
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Andretti used Cadillac to get to F1 (or reverse?) & other stories for Lusail - 2024 Qatar GP Preview
Why did Formula 1 make a "U" turn on their stance against having an 11th team in Andretti joining the grid? Did Formula 1 "use" Andretti to lure General Motors and Cadillac to the sport? OR did Andretti use GM-Cadillac…
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Take a bow Max Verstappen, Helmets off to George Russell - 2024 Las Vegas GP Review
For the second successive year, the Las Vegas Grand Prix delivered an entertaining race. The cold temperatures and the circuit layout brought Mercedes into play and it was George Russell who maximised his chances - in…
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Time to crown a F1 World Champion in Las Vegas? 2024 Sin City Grand Prix Preview
Should Formula 1 have called this the Sin City Grand Prix!? Can Max Verstappen clinch his fourth F1 world title in Las Vegas? It is the *best* city in the world to celebrate, after all, or so we're told. In fact,…
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Prema's F1 ambitions with Rene Rosin, Antonelli-Bearman & other F2 drivers in F1
Formula 1 graduates-to-be Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman have *one* thing in common in their season as team-mates in Formula 2, and that's Prema - the team they race for in the premier feeder series to…
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"All talent, little luck" in Max Verstappen's P17 to P1 win at Interlagos - 2024 São Paulo GP Review
We get it. Lando Norris is probably bitter at how his Drivers' Championship challenge is turning out to be. But how could he not identify what a great drive Max Verstappen put in, in the wet weather, to go from P17 at…
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Lewis Hamilton to drive a McLaren & Mercedes at Interlagos - 2024 São Paulo GP Preview
Ferrari has won 3 races in a row only two times in the last 2 decades - in 2008 and then in 2019. Could they do the unthinkable and win again at Interlagos? The final race of the ongoing triple header, the 2024 São…
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The Carlos Sainz Show that Lando Norris could have won? 2024 Mexico City GP Review
The 2024 Formula 1 season is turning on its head, and how. It's almost as though we don't want this season to end. Red Bull Racing was the fastest in the first third of the season, McLaren followed in the second third.…
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How will Lando Norris respond to Max Verstappen? Sergio Perez's last F1 race? 2024 Mexico City GP Preview
"Monaco levels of downforce, Monza levels of top speed" - this phrase will be overused for the weekend of the 2024 Mexico City GP! Will the "high altitude" impact the pecking order? Long straights followed by low…
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Ferrari 1-2, but why no penalty for Max Verstappen? 2024 United States GP Review
Ferrari's 1-2 finish in the 2024 United States Grand Prix needs to be celebrated, for the result itself, and how Ferrari set themselves up for victory. After mid-season struggles with bouncing, Ferrari backed their…
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Red Bull to take the fight to McLaren at COTA? 2024 United States GP Preview
Formula 1 is back again! And of course, to make up for the weeks of no racing, we're straight into a triple header of races in the Americas. It is expected that all teams will bring upgrades to Austin, after all,…
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Another F1 break, Rookie race opportunity lost - Inside Line F1 Podcast
Is Formula 1 playing "reverse psychology"? After years of complaining that "24 races are too much", we're in another break period where one might feel that Formula 1 could've well slotted in a Grand Prix between…
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Ricciardo steals hearts, Norris steals the show - 2024 Singapore GP Review
The 2024 Singapore Grand Prix - was this Daniel Ricciardo's last Formula 1 race? If so, it's unfair that Ricciardo and his legion of fans didn't get a chance to bid him a proper farewell at a race and on-track.…
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Lando Norris HAS to win, Daniel Ricciardo's last F1 race? 2024 Singapore GP Preview
Frankly, the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix is Lando Norris' best chance to make BIG inroads into Max Verstappen's 59 points lead in the Drivers' Championship. If McLaren score 1-2 (Norris-Piastri), and they're capable of…
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Oscar Piastri wins with Papaya Rules, Naomi Campbell returns to F1 - 2024 Azerbaijan GP Review
We're 24 hours too late with our 2024 Azerbaijan GP review episode, however, we've covered more than just the racing on-track. Did you know that Naomi Campbell, the celebrity who waived the chequered flag in Baku, was…
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Adrian Newey to Aston Martin, but who will win in Baku? 2024 Azerbaijan GP Preview
Legendary Formula 1 engineer & designer Adrian Newey will team up with Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll and several other star engineers at Aston Martin F1 Team from 2025 onward. Will it be yet another winning combination…
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Helmut Marko on 20 years of Red Bull Racing - Inside Line F1 Podcast exclusive
2024 marks 20 years since the inception of Red Bull Racing. Who better than Helmut Marko, one of the main architects of the team, to narrate some stories about the multiple World Championship winning team? In this…
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Papaya Rues a Ferrari win at home in Monza - 2024 Italian GP Review
Could McLaren have one-stopped their way to win the 2024 Italian Grand Prix at Monza? How did Charles Leclerc and Ferrari manage to snatch a surprise win at home in front of the tifosi? We dissect LEC's…
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Helmut Marko on Dutch GP loss, Kimi Antonelli & being Max Verstappen - Inside Line F1 Podcast exclusive
One of Motorsport and Formula 1's most-influential figures Dr. Helmut Marko returned as a guest on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. Dr. Marko, who is Red Bull's Motorsport Advisor, took time to discuss several topics with…
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From Zand Dunes to the Temple of Speed - 2024 Italian GP Preview
This episode is a double - the 2024 Dutch GP review and the 2024 Italian GP preview. Yes, it's a double header, and we're making space in our publishing calendar. But making space for what or for who? Well you'll know…
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Tour de Zandvoort for Max Verstappen - 2024 Dutch GP Preview
After weeks of traveling to other race venues to cheer for Max Verstappen, the "Orange Army" finally gets a home race to cheer for...Max Verstappen! Let's face it - the Dutch Grand Prix exists only for one reason.…
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Part 2: 2024 F1 Mid-season Review (funny takes only)
A week to go before the start to the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix race weekend. Here's part 2 of our ever-popular mid-season review. In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Soumil Arora, @f1statsguru and Kunal Shah…
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Part 1: 2024 F1 Mid-season Review (funny takes only)
Yes, we're all missing Formula 1 in this forced summer shut down period. It is forced - at least for the fans. And after the run of races we had before the summer break, we're not alone in wishing that there was no…
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Lewis Hamilton wins by DSQ and Numerology - 2024 Belgian GP Review
Driver 44, Lewis Hamilton, won the 44-lap long 2024 Belgian Grand Prix after the FIA issued document number 44, that disqualified the original race winner and Hamilton's George Russell from the race. Yes, numerology…
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McLaren to deliver an Oscar-worthy performance at Spa? 2024 Belgian GP Preview
We're onto our 5th Grand Prix in 6 weekends; are you complaining!? At this weekend's 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, McLaren will be taking on Red Bull Racing in their den at the legendary Spa Francorchamps circuit. Max…
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