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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Vettel - Ecclestone, F1's CEO
Sebastian Vettel recently said that he fails to understand the 'selfie generation' and social media. This is possibly why he is 'most suited' to replace Bernie Ecclestone as F1's oh-so-important CEO, say Mithila and Kunal in this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast:New F1 Season, Old F1 Problems
The repeat mismanagement of the qualifying fiasco has brought Formula 1's power struggles to the fore, say Mithila and Kunal in this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast. While the FIA & FOM seem to have ganged up against the teams, the fans have been neglected yet again. And for a change, the drivers too.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: 10 Awesome Reasons To Follow F1 In 2016
Thank GOD for a phenomenal 2016 Australian Grand Prix - a race which saw a lethal mix of action, suspense and tyre strategy, ingredients that Formula 1 races have recently been lacking.
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Exclusive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz G500 First Drive
It's been pronounced dead several times, but the G-Wagen by Mercedes-Benz is more alive than ever. At the mature age of 36, it gets yet another refresh - a relatively minor one, as you wouldn't "modify a Rembrandt painting,"
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: New F1 Season, Old F1 Problems
This new Inside Line F1 Podcast episode talks about the new F1 season approaching and the same old problems seem to be weighing the sport down (again).
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First Drive: New MINI Clubman
The latest from Munich - that's where the Oxford/UK-built vehicles are designed these days - is the second-generation Clubman - and that is what will be launched in India later in 2016.
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2016 Geneva Motor Show: Five Best and Worst Cars
The Geneva auto show is probably the most glamorous of all auto shows. This year's show, however, was overshadowed by the diesel scandal triggered by an ongoing feud between the North American EPA and Volkswagen. Electrification became a more universal topic than in past years. Here is our strictly subjective list of the Five Best and the Five Worst trends and vehicles at this year's show.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: How to Measure a Good F1 Test?
Before we get to answering 'How to measure a good F1 test?', we tell you why we were missing in action for a few weeks. We also tell you why we love Formula 1 testing as we try and indicate the 'Sign Of Times To Come' (for 2016).
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First Drive: 2017 Audi A4
The new 5th generation Audi A4 was shown at the 2016 Auto Expo, and is a car that will drive into India in the second half of the year.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: F1 Plans To Go Social
After years of ignoring social media and its power, it seems that F1 might just embrace it with a storm - a 'Driver of the Day' may be selected from this new media. In this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Mithila and Kunal tell you how clichd such ideas are and how F1 could push the limits on social media too.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast:What If Hamilton Had Raced For Red Bull Racing?
Taking cue from Christian Horner's statements, Mithila and Kunal speculate on 'what if' Lewis Hamilton had raced for Red Bull Racing from 2012. Would he still be a triple World Champion?
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Year Of The Underdog
No, this episode isn't about Lewis Hamilton or his dog Roscoe. But the spotlight is on the underdogs of the sport - the Force India F1 Team and IF they will bull-y Red Bull or Williams this season.
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2016 Inside Line F1 Podcast Awards
We start 2016 with a bang! Mithila and Kunal are proud to present the 2016 Inside Line F1 Podcast Awards. Our version of the awards promise to reward the most entertaining and humourous moments in the sport.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Ecclestone Steps Down
So it seems that the Ecclestone surname isnt necessarily a ticket to outstanding business acumen say Mithila and Kunal in the last episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast. And by last, we mean the last of 2015. Happy New Year!
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Prost-Pastor Bromance
Alain Prost is rumoured to play a Niki Lauda-type role for Renault when they return as a manufacturer team to Formula 1 in 2016. Would this mean that a Prost-Pastor bromance is in the offing a la Lauda-Hamilton?
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Motor-mouth Hamilton
After a three week break, the Inside Line F1 Podcast is back with their 40th episode of the 2015 F1 season! This season has been about Lewis Hamilton - his wins, losses, social media antics, music and the stuff he's said. Mithila and Kunal go about listing all that the three time World Champion has said in the last few weeks and all that the others have said about him.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Party's Over, Lewis!
Has 'heavy partying' compromised Lewis Hamilton's pace wonder Mithila and I in this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast. And if so, shouldn't Nico Rosberg hire a professional party planner already? I also explain why Hamilton's race in P2 was far better than all of Rosberg's races in P2 this season.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Thank God For Max Verstappen
In this week's episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Mithila and Kunal tell you why young Max is exactly what Formula 1 needs right now and how 'when' is more interesting than 'which' when it comes to discussing his move to a top team.
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Revenge Is A Dish Best Served On The Podium
Valtteri Bottas got his revenge in Mexico, but did Nico Rosberg get his too? Could an aggressive approach by Pirelli have livened up the inaugural Mexican Grand Prix from being a boring and a processional race?
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Inside Line F1 Podcast: Sir Lewis Hamilton CBE
Is that the next title for Lewis Hamilton? Join Mithila and Kunal as they celebrate Lewis Hamilton's third Formula 1 Drivers' Championship and a FANtastic race in the United States of America.
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