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Max Verstappen is making McLaren toil harder than anyone imagined to clinch their first Drivers' World Championship since 2008. After the 2025 Qatar GP, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri & Lando Norris are all tied on 7 race wins apiece. Given the way the season has gone, which driver actually deserve the 2025 F1 Drivers' Championship more? Carlos Sainz scored another podium on merit for Williams, Ferrari's struggles and did Kimi Antonelli let Norris drive past in the last laps to the end? Soumil Arora and Kunal Shah discuss the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. #F1 #F12025 #QatarGP #MaxVerstappen #LandoNorris #OscarPiastri #McLaren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lando Norris' first proper chance to clinch the Drivers' Championship of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Will he clinch it on his first attempt, or will the title battle go down to the wire in Abu Dhabi? In Las Vegas, Norris was frazzled by Max Verstappen on the front row. Will this trend continue in Qatar? And btw, have we all resigned to the fate that Oscar Piastri won't be crowned F1 World Champion in 2025? Qatar will be the final "Sprint and Grand Prix" format of the F1 2025 season. Traditionally, Red Bull Racing has struggled to get their car in optimal working range when there is just one FP1 session. Given their plank woes, will McLaren suffer similar fate i.e. require more "track time" to find the accurate ride height to race with? How aggressive will McLaren go, or will they be conservative given Norris' 24-points lead at the top of the table? The battle for P6 in the Constructors' Championship is another one to watch. A lot of money is at stake and we expect teams and drivers to throw everything at it. 📢 F1 journalists & bloggers — if you quote this interview, please credit: Inside Line F1 Podcast. Sharing is caring. So is attribution. 🧡 Don’t forget to like, comment with your thoughts, and subscribe for more exclusive F1 interviews and breakdowns! Follow Us: X: https://x.com/insidelinef1pod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidelinef1pod/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3P2RsaP89xP1xvG7twj8pd Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-line-f1-podcast/id632531804 Follow our hosts: ► Soumil Arora: https://www.instagram.com/iamsoumilarora/ ► Sundaram Ramaswami: https://www.instagram.com/f1statsguru/ ► Kunal Shah: https://www.twitter.com/kunalashah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Both McLaren drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, have been disqualified from the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix for excessive skid wear. What do the rule say, and crucially, how does this impact the F1 title battle in the 2025 Formula 1 season? Max Verstappen dominates the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix, but would he have won even if Lando Norris didn't make a boo-boo of the start? Is Oscar Piastri's championship challenge over and done with? And above all else, were you entertained by the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix...and we mean entertained on-track. Kimi Antonelli's P17 to P5, how did that happen? How did he climb through the grid but Lewis Hamilton couldn't? Nico Hulkenberg in the points yet again for Sauber, while Carlos Sainz claimed the "best of the rest" for Williams. Soumil Arora and Kunal Shah discuss the McLaren's double DSQ and other stories from the the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1 gets ready for its final triple headers of races - Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. But will there be more to Las Vegas than "cold temperatures" and the full focus on tyre warm up? What impact does the cold temperatures have on F1 car and driver performance? Will Mercedes continue to lead the "cold weather" performance table? Has McLaren cured their Las Vegas outlier issues, and will Red Bull give Max Verstappen a well balanced car that he can score BIG with? We have bold F1 predictions for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, including which driver is in the hot seat - and hence, needs to perform better as the season ends to a close. All eyes on the celebrities, the night life, the cold weather and of course, the ongoing F1 title battle. Let's see if Max Verstappen signs off already or keeps his hopes alive for Qatar. Soumil Arora and Kunal Shah preview the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. #F1 #F12025 #LasVegasGP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lando Norris with his champions' drive, Max Verstappen with yet another masterclass in Brazil consecutively, and Kimi Antonelli coming on his own on the podium at Interlagos. A race start full of incidents, and a race that entertained all the way till the final lap. Ferrari's double DNF made headlines, but not so much as John Elkann's unnecessary statement about Charles Leclerc & Lewis Hamilton "talking more" rather than focusing on driving. Did Andrea Kimi Antonelli deserve a penalty for his part in the Oscar Piastri tangle? Liam Lawson's "defensive masterclass" to make his 1-stopper work and lots more stories from Interlagos. We are LIVE with the review of the Brazilian GP, right here on the Inside Line #F1 Podcast. #F1 #F12025 #BrazilGP #SaoPauloGP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 points up for grabs in Brazil as the 2025 Formula 1 season enters the final 4 races of the season. The Sao Paulo GP will host a Sprint and Grand Prix this weekend, and there are two reasons why Max Verstappen will score MAX in Brazil at the legendary Interlagos. Only one of them is numerology! Will Mercedes be in the mix to give Verstappen a points cushion against the McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri? And what about Yuki Tsunoda, who is fighting to keep his place in Red Bull Racing. We love Interlagos, and it seems as though the F1 Sprint format is tailor-made for this historic circuit. Gabriel Bortoleto is the future of Brazil in Formula 1 and while Oliver Bearman is being talked up as the next Ferrari driver, we suspect even Bortoleto might have an outside chance!The battle for P2 in the Constructors' Championship hots up, as does the battle for P6. Lots to race for...and fight for in Sao Paulo this weekend. Join Soumil, Sundaram and Kunal on the livestream to discuss the 2025 Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Send us your thoughts and predictions in the comments! #F1 #F12025 #BrazilGP #SaoPauloGP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lando Norris leads the Drivers' World Championship again. For the first time since he surrendered the lead to team-mate Oscar Piastri in April this year, Norris snatched the lead by a point with a commanding win in Mexico. However, it was FIA and Race Control that stole the limelight after questionable calls and penalties in the race. Was Lewis Hamilton's time penalty fair, and if so, why was Max Verstappen not penalised? Also, should Charles Leclerc have given up position to Hamilton? Race Control and Ferrari seemed to have miss that key moment! More on Mercedes' radio drama between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, Oliver Bearman's heroic drive to 4th and Gabriel Bortoleto claiming the last and final points scoring position on this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast. Join Soumil, Sundaram and Kunal on the livestream to discuss the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix. Send us your thoughts and predictions in the comments! #F1 #F12025 #MexicoCityGP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 races in the season to go, the F1 World Constructors' championship decided, a spicy battle coming up for the F1 Drivers' Championship, and we're doing the preview LIVE for the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix with Kunal Shah and Soumil Arora here on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. Will Max Verstappen continue to eat into Oscar Piastri's points gap? If so, how many points do you think could Verstappen outscore Piastri by? Will McLaren be in contention this weekend, or have Red Bull Racing and Mercedes out-developed them in the second half of the 2025 Formula 1 season? Lewis Hamilton will score a podium for Ferrari in his debut season in 2025, however, could the podium come in Mexico's F1 race? Ferrari do seem to have unlocked pace and performance in the 2025 United States Grand Prix. Red Bull will announce 4 drivers for their F1 teams, Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls, for next year. Which 4 drivers will make the cut for Red Bull? Will Arvid Lindblad get his maiden F1 chance in 2026? Finally, can you name all 9 rookie drivers participating in FP1 in the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix? Send us your thoughts and predictions in the comments! #F1 #F12025 #MexicoCityGP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F1 World Champion team McLaren hasn't looked this helpless for a while, isn't it? Max Verstappen's resurgence with Red Bull Racing is making minced meat of the papaya cars! Or is it only Oscar Piastri who struggled in the 2025 USA GP? Lando Norris took his time, but managed to finally overcome the challenge of Charles Leclerc to claim the second step on the podium. Williams Racing drivers were clumsy, while Pirelli's attempts to induce a two-stopping race didn't yield. The heat & wind played its part, but weren't the reasons why the 2025 USA GP was borderline boring, even though Max Verstappen ate a large part of the gap between him and a possible fifth F1 world title. Can Ferrari win a race this year? Worse, will McLaren win again in 2025? And if you were the Team Principal of McLaren would you favour one driver over the other? Join Soumil Arora, Sundaram Ramaswami & Kunal Shah live on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. #F1 #F12025 #USAGP #COTA #MaxVerstappen #OscarPiastri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oscar Piastri leads the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship. But he's been uncharacteristic in the last two races in Baku and Singapore. Will Piastri swim or sink as the last quarter of races (6) of the 2025 Formula 1 season commence this weekend with the 2025 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas? Max Verstappen - will he continue to out-qualify and out-race the McLaren drivers? The Red Bull Racing package will be tested again and in warmer conditions in Austin, Texas. Also, will Verstappen deliver his "revenge" against Lando Norris for the qualifying impeding in Singapore? Will Mercedes *finally* announce George Russell & Andrea Kimi Antonelli for 2026 and beyond? And finally, can Ferrari break their "winless" duck at the circuit they had their last 1-2 finish at in 2024? Join Soumil Arora, Sundaram Ramaswami & Kunal Shah live on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. #F1 #F12025 #USAGP #COTA #MaxVerstappen #OscarPiastri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unsurprisingly, McLaren win the 2025 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship, equaling Red Bull Racing's record of least races taken to win the teams' title. Surprisingly, George Russell scored his first win around the streets of Singapore - building on a classic pole lap from Saturday. He was unmatched on Sunday, as Max Verstappen, in second, couldn't charge further, and held back the "faster" McLaren of Lando Norris. The Ferrari duo struggled with brake wear issues with Lewis Hamilton picking up a post-race time penalty of 5 seconds. Fernando Alonso, who was furious with Hamilton's "track limit" violations had a feisty race with a slow pit stop. Carlos Sainz went from P18 to the points after Alexander Albon's team work helped keep Liam Lawson at bay. Join Kunal Shah & Soumil Arora live on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. #F1 #F12025 #SingaporeGP #Singapore #MaxVerstappen #OscarPiastri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not the McLarens that could stop Max Verstappen from finally winning in Singapore. So what could stop him? Also, which driver could bring out the Safety Car in Singapore? Has Oscar Piastri recovered from the team orders saga in Monza and has he left the demons from Baku behind? Lando Norris' best race of 2024 was Singapore last year. He will need another solid race to build his Drivers' Championship title further. Rain, heat, humidity, Safety Cars, barriers, racing under the lights - just some of the variables in play for every Singapore Grand Prix. Who will win in 2025? Join Kunal Shah, Soumil Arora, and Sundaram Ramaswami live on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. #F1 #F12025 #SingaporeGP #Singapore #MaxVerstappen #OscarPiastri #McLarenF1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guenther Steiner joins Kunal Shah on the Inside Line F1 Podcast for a no-holds-barred interview on Formula 1, Ferrari, and Netflix’s Drive to Survive. From Haas memories to an F1 return, Steiner speaks his mind. In this exclusive interview, Guenther talks Ferrari rumors, the impact of Drive to Survive on Formula 1, his unfiltered thoughts on the current F1 2025 season, and even MotoGP. Expect raw insights, sharp opinions, and the Steiner honesty we all know from his Haas F1 Team days. Subscribe to Inside Line F1 Podcast for more exclusive F1 interviews, driver stories, and behind-the-scenes insights from the Formula 1 paddock. #f1 #gunthersteiner #f1podcast #f1interview #formula1 📢 F1 journalists & bloggers — if you quote this interview, please credit: Inside Line F1 Podcast. Sharing is caring. So is attribution. 🧡 Don’t forget to like, comment with your thoughts, and subscribe for more exclusive F1 interviews and breakdowns! Follow Us: X: https://x.com/insidelinef1pod Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/insidelinef1pod/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3P2RsaP89xP1xvG7twj8pd Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-line-f1-podcast/id632531804 Follow our hosts: ► Soumil Arora: https://www.instagram.com/iamsoumilarora/ ► Sundaram Ramaswami: https://www.instagram.com/f1statsguru/ ► Kunal Shah: https://www.twitter.com/kunalashah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's relive the race because this weekend has more than delivered. So much to talk about, so little time. But let's get into it shall we? Join Kunal Shah, Soumil Arora, and Sundaram Ramaswami live on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. Max Verstappen - is there anything the Dutchman can’t do in his Red Bull Racing RB21? Verstappen scored back to back wins for the first time since Canada-Spain 2004! Can he make a late challenge for the F1 title in 2025, and if not, at least for P2? McLaren’s underwhelming weekend overall, Oscar Piastri’s jump start & crash, Lando Norris’ inability to make inroads into the top-5 & capitalise on Piastri’s no-score. Ferrari’s strange lack of pace, Lewis Hamilton-Charles Leclerc swap but not swap back, a missed chance for the Scuderia? They lost P2 to Mercedes in the Constructors’ Championship! Williams’ fine show by Carlos Sainz, but when will they fire with both drivers!? Liam Lawson’s defence, Yuki Tsunoda’s DRS train ways to best-result with Red Bull Racing, an unwell George Russell’s podium with Mercedes and Kimi Antonelli being on the pace. #F1 #F12025 #AzerbaijanGP #Baku #MaxVerstappen #OscarPiastri #CarlosSainz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most-interesting stories and talking points to look out for from the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Max Verstappen-Red Bull Racing, have they found something in the setup that can bring them in the fight between the McLaren drivers? Can Verstappen and his legion of fans believe in a (very) late title fight in the 2025 Formula 1 season? As for Ferrari, Charles Leclerc will be the favourite for pole position, but can he finally convert a pole to win around the streets of Baku? Leclerc has scored 4 consecutive pole positions for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but has converted none of them into race wins. Will Ferrari be in the fight, can they maximise a race weekend performance, or will the bumpy streets of Baku catch them out? McLaren can win the 2025 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship in Baku by scoring a 1-2 finish, and if they do so, they will be the "fastest" team to win the title in the season - with 7 races to go. However, will "papaya rules" (or "papaya mess") be in focus yet again on a weekend they can make history? Oscar Piastri & Lando Norris have been equally matched for several races, and that should continue in Baku. As for the mid-field, there's a high percentage chance that one of the teams could spring a surprise podium, after all, we have had surprise podium visitors and plenty of weird moments in Baku - which is also the highlight of the preview show for the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. #F1 #F12025 #AzerbaijanGP #Baku Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Worst rookie • Toto Wolff • F1 gossip — Andrea Kimi Antonelli's season becomes a lightning rod: Is he overrated, or is the rookie narrative broken? This episode stitches together Toto Wolff's blunt lines, absurd golf-buggy headlines, a pit-stop inspired theft, sponsor drama, and two hosts who refuse a boring answer. Pits to Podium Ep 2 is our weekly off-track F1 show. We open with a brutal rookie debate, then shift into team reactions (Toto Wolff), viral oddities (golf buggies), a jaw-dropping pit-stop theft story, WRC crossovers, and hot takes from Kunal Shah and Soumil Arora. (Missed episode 1? Here's the link: https://youtu.be/tT15EZNM0vY) Equal parts outrage, comedy, and insight — watch the clip at 13:20 for the SARDINIA lunch call-out and 14:10 for countdown of Ferrari's mule cars 📍Chapters: 00:30 - 01:00 - Intro & What to Expect 01:00 - 05:30 - Worst Rookie? 05:30 - 05:50 - Toto Wolff Reaction 05:50 - 06:10 - Golf-buggy & Viral Clips 06:10 - 09:41 - Pit-stop Thief Story 09:41 - 11:28 - WRC / Rally Crossover 11:28 - 13:29 - Sponsorship & Brand Plays 12:15 - 13:30 - Sardinia Luncheon 13:30 - 14:43 - the X-Z modes of 2026 14:43 - 16:00 - Ferrari x Cadillac 16:00 - 17:30 - Mirrors in the smoke 17:30 - 18:30 - MAX's side hustles 18:30 - 20:00 - ALO defends HAM 20:00 - 20:30 - TOTO's side hustles 20:30 - 22:00 - FIA vs Indycar 22:00 - 24:00 - F2 vs Indycar Subscribe for weekly off-track F1 stories. Follow us on IG/X for cut clips and behind-the-scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did McLaren do the right thing? No, not for Oscar Piastri alone, but even for Formula 1? How much is too much when it comes to being "fair" in their intra-team battle? Will McLaren "engineer" a DNF for Piastri to make things fair after Lando Norris' DNF from Zandvoort? What if McLaren's stop for Norris was 15s slow? How would they have handled the "papaya rules" and driver swap? McLaren's team orders saga shouldn't take away from one key fact - Max Verstappen & Red Bull Racing dominated the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. We can bet that this was one dominant display by Verstappen-Red Bull that most fans enjoyed! Soumil Arora and Kunal Shah dissect the 2025 Italian Grand Prix where we saw Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing dominate. But how did Red Bull Racing rise up to be the class of the field? #F1 #F12025 #ItalianGP #Monza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Ferrari do the unthinkable at win at home in Monza in front of the tifosi? Of the top-4 teams, there's only one team yet to score a win - Ferrari. Oscar Piastri is more than a full race win ahead of Lando Norris in terms of championship points. Will this situation see a change of approach from either McLaren driver? Can Lando Norris just "send it" and see if it sticks? If the Drivers' Championship battle seems settled to you, we tell you the other narratives to follow in Formula 1 starting from the 2025 Italian Grand Prix. #F1 #F12025 #ItalianGP #Monza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2025 Dutch Grand Prix had it all - a maiden podium, surprise DNFs, a bold Max Verstappen, the Orange Army, an over ambitious teenager & lots of "lucky" strategy under the 3 x Safety Car periods. Ferrari's double DNF, Lewis Hamilton's driver error leading to a crash & retirement, Andrea Kimi Antonelli's crash with Charles Leclerc, Leclerc's spirited overtake on George Russell, and the Sainz-Lawson incident. Lots of talking points from the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri won the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix from pole and led every lap of the race. However, Lando Norris' unexpected (and unfair) power unit failure swung the points gap to 34 points. A championship deciding power unit failure, is it? Lewis Hamilton handed a 5 place grid drop for the 2025 Italian Grand Prix, Ferrari's home race, for failing to slow down for "double yellow" flags on the reconnaissance laps to the grid. Basically, Hamilton was penalised for his pre-race actions on grounds of safety. Soumil Arora and Kunal Shah review the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix on the Inside Line F1 Podcast. #F1 #F12025 #DutchGP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a mandatory "holiday", Formula 1 is back this weekend with the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. Yes, Max Verstappen's home race. What are the key talking points this weekend? What will the media play up, and what will the teams play down? Also, we're racing at a legendary circuit - Zandvoort. Enjoy it as long as it lasts!Will rain "Unleash the Lion" aka Max Verstappen at home in front of the Orange Army? Could the cooler conditions bring Mercedes into contention, and similarly, will Ferrari have used the summer break wisely to add a spring to their step? As for McLaren, the Drivers' Championship battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris resumes at Zandvoort. Will the summer break have halted Norris' momentum (he won 3 out of 4 races prior to the summer break)? Lots in store this weekend, including overtaking moves at Turn 1, Turn 3 and maybe the Turn 11-12 sequence? Pirelli is bringing tyre compounds that are one step softer than last year + the pit lane speed limit is up from 60 kmph to 80 kmph. We will see a variety of race strategy at play, and this could spice up the action on-track and in the pit lane. Soumil Arora and Kunal Shah preview the upcoming 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. #F1 #F12025 #DutchGP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices