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In our final episode of 2016, Mithila and Kunal try and decode how Lewis Hamilton managed to get himself on the cover of the TIME Magazine – from ‘Hammer Time to the TIME’, literally. While Formula 1 might have much to learn from how America organises their sports events, we’re glad they’ve not learned and adapted to the ‘oval racing’ concept! Thank you, Formula 1. (What Formula 1 Can Learn From Rush)
We spotted Bernie Ecclestone on Instagram. Who would’ve thought? We didn’t take him too seriously when he announced that ‘Formula 1 plans to go social‘ sometime ago. And no, Ecclestone wasn’t playing Santa Claus! Speaking of Santa, Formula 1’s favourite Santa this Christmas is Nico Rosberg. He’s left the most-desirable gift behind, but who will be the lucky recipient? On that note, we wonder how the Wolff-Bottas relationship isn’t already a conflict of interest. Wolff has voiced concern for Williams in case Mercedes do poach Bottas. Did he worry about Mclaren at all when they poached Hamilton a few seasons ago? (Formula 1’s Game of Thrones)
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Nico Rosberg launched his book or photo-album or let’s call it photo-book ‘Finally’ last week. We loved the name and share our guesses of what it could mean for him. Daniel Ricciardo has already messed up the silly season for 2018 by publicly stating his two-year commitment towards Red Bull Racing. In which case, has he called dibs on the Red Bull Racing cockpit over Carlos Sainz Jr.? With 3 drivers and 2 cockpits, Red Bull Racing already have a problem for 2018 more than a year before the season has started, the ‘problem of plenty’! (Help, Red Bull Needs Energy)
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Finally, after all those overestimated PR statements, Ferrari admitted that they made a fool out of themselves in 2016. Sergio Marchionne’s advice to Sebastian Vettel for 2017 is ‘Keep Calm & Drive On’. Let’s hope that the Ferrari-Vettel-Raikkonen trio is able to enthral us in the new season because a Mercedes-Ferrari rivalry with a Red Bull mixer would be absolutely thrilling and just the high that Formula 1 and its fans need. On that note, here’s wishing everyone a Happy New Year and a Happy New Season!
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(Season 2016, Episode 45)
PS: In yet another fan byte, we’ve had Jwallant send us an interesting message where he shares his favourite Formula 1 joke with us. The byte is a part of this episode. Thank you, Jwallant.
Co-hosted by Mithila Mehta and Kunal Shah, the Inside Line F1 Podcast is a weekly show on Formula 1 that attempts to simplify the sport and business of Formula 1. This show also aims to add some much needed humour to the otherwise serious sport of Formula 1. In 2016, the show has crossed 150,000 listens and is top-rated on iTunes and Audio Boom. The show is available on Kunal’s F1 Blog and partner websites such as Motorsport, Firstpost, NDTVAuto, Sport360, Scroll, Talking About F1, Motor Octane and others.
