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Here's the final episode of our three-part series - 'What's your Force India F1 team story?'
In this episode, Ravikant Sabnavis and Kunal Shah talk about working with the billionaire owners of the Force India F1 Team - Vijay Mallya & Subrata Roy.
The duo joke about how one owner chased 'glory on track' while the other chose 'personal glory', the cultural differences between two of Asia's largest private sports investors of the previous decade and more.
This episode also has in discussion the famous Monaco Yacht Party that was hosted by Vijay Mallya in Monaco on the Indian Empress, how Force India became Sahara Force India - the resultant changes in team name, logo and others.
Charles Leclerc wins it in style - pole position, race win & fastest lap. The 2022 Australian Grand Prix was a boring-ish race that was also fun. Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen failed to see the chequered flag for the second time in three races due to reliability issues with his car.
Did you know? Max Verstappen is yet to score a pole position in the 2022 Formula 1 season
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In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Soumil and Kunal decode the stories from the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. What happened to Carlos Sainz Jr.? How did Alexander Albon make his almost no-stop strategy work? They celebrate George Russell's maiden Mercedes podium & wonder if there's more behind Lewis Hamilton's 'difficult' radio message to the team.
Rejoice for Mclaren - but pain and agony for Fernando Alonso & Aston Martin.
Supercars & Formula 1 - that's a crossover we've been waiting for since ages. It's delightful to see Formula 1 go down this road.
But four DRS zones around the Albert Park Circuit? Do we want Formula 1 to go down this road?
Last we remember, Formula 1 was trying to find way to get rid of the DRS. But of course, we want to be entertained, DRS or not.
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In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Soumil and Kunal preview the upcoming 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Should there be more than two detection points for the four DRS zones? Will the Ferrari vs. Red Bull Racing battle continue?
It's already the third race of the season - who needs to fire already!? The duo pick their own lists; does yours include Carlos Sainz Jr., too?
Lucien Byfieldt from South Australia is back with his 'Moments in Time' segment for this episode. So there are more than a few reasons to tune in already!
Here's episode 2 of our 'What's your Force India F1 Team story?' series with Ravikant Sabnavis and Kunal Shah.
Soumil Arora quizzes the duo about the One from a Billion Hunt, Raise the Flag, Shah Rukh Khan's face on the nose of the Force India F1 Team car, the #MasterBlaster campaign to commemorate Sachin Tendulkar's cricketing career, Adrian Sutil & Paul Di Resta getting bowling tips from cricket legend Allan Donald and more.
Here's episode 1 of our 'what's your Force India F1 Team story?' special episode. Soumil Arora hosts Ravikant Sabnavis and Kunal Shah, both former personnel of the team, to bring out some of their memories of working for one of the best-performing mid-field teams of recent times.
In this episode, the duo explain what it's like to work in Marketing in a Formula 1 team + how similar or different the function is from regular marketing roles. They also explain how Force India focussed on building the category of Formula 1 in a new market, the challenges that came with it and some of the more fan favourite activities and campaigns over the years.
What was the Force India Formula 1 Team all about? How did it get a cricket-crazy nation to love Formula 1?
How was it to work with Vijay Mallya and Subrata Roy, the two Bad Boy Billionaires (as Netflix calls them)? How did the noise around the two owners impact the team?
What was it like to have one of the most-popular actors in the world Shah Rukh Khan promote the team? And of course, how was it to finally race at 'home' during the Indian Grand Prix?
How did the 'One from a Billion Hunt' come about & what eventually happened to the ambitious grassroots program that the team had launched?
Soumil Arora hosted Ravikant Sabnavis and Kunal Shah (who our listeners already know), both former Force India F1 Team personnel, in a conversation that revealed several behind-the-scenes moments with one of the most-iconic mid-teams of recent times.
The conversation will be released over three parts in the next few weeks on these dates:
What a race! What battles! And what strategy - after a double DNF in Bahrain, Red Bull Racing came prepared to take the fight to Ferrari and fight they did. Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc battled for victory - and for many, just watching them battle for laps at end mattered more than who the eventual winner was!
(Okay, that last statement is true only for Kunal, maybe!)
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In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Soumil and Kunal dissect Red Bull Racing vs. Ferrari - and how Round 2 of Leclerc vs. Verstappen was dictated by car setups and team strategy. And of course, how on earth could Red Bull Racing fall so easily for Ferrari's dummy (ref: Sergio Perez's unlucky pit stop).
The battle between the Alpines, Lewis Hamilton's P10 (resultant radio + stats), a retirement for each power unit manufacturer and more.
Was Ferrari's form in Bahrain track-specific? Or do they genuinely have a quick car across all circuits? We'll know soon as Formula 1 races in Saudi Arabia this weekend.
And if the Ferrari is genuinely quick, Carlos Sainz Jr. needs to win the 2022 Saudi Arabian GP more than any other driver including Max Verstappen. Why, you wonder?
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In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Soumil (who's audio source changed unexpectedly!) and Kunal look forward to the 2022 Saudi Arabian GP and discuss why Sainz needs to win more than any other driver this weekend.
A lot of questions still remain unanswered for the 2022 Formula 1 season and we put forward some of ours in this episode. Has Mercedes found an answer to their troubles? Will Red Bull Racing reveal what dogged their cars in Bahrain? How soon before we see a three-way battle at the front? Will Mclaren & Aston Martin continue to struggle? And of course, will Alfa Romeo & Haas continue to shine? Will Mick Schumacher rise up to the Kevin Magnussen challenge?
There's a lot more in this power-packed ~20 mins long episode. Tune in!
A lot happened in the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix - a Ferrari 1-2, double DNF for the Red Bulls and Lewis Hamilton's 7th consecutive podium finish. And of course, heroics from Valtteri Bottas & Kevin Magnussen.
Tune in to the race review episode on the Inside Line F1 Podcast with Soumil and Kunal.
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Topics discussed -
Is there a pecking order falling in place after Bahrain?
Were cars able to follow each other closely?
What were the issues that Max Verstappen was fighting through the race?
What was the eventual race strategy & which double World Champion predicted 3 stops pre-race?
Why did the Alfa Romeo drivers have poor starts?
Will 5 days be enough for Red Bull to sort out their fuel system-related issues and finally, could this issue plague other teams through the course of the season?
Here it is, our 2022 Bahrain GP qualifying review - Charles Leclerc on pole, followed by Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr.
Soumil and Kunal discuss the heroes & zeroes from today's qualifying. Kevin Magnussen, Valtteri Bottas & even Nico Hulkenberg? And poor Daniel Ricciardo, he can't seem to catch a break.
Tune in!
(This is our traveling audio setup, so pardon the quality)
