Inside Line F1 Podcast: Who will it be, Hamilton or Rosberg?

While the odds may be stacked in Rosberg’s favour, this is F1 – and nothing’s over till it’s over. Could Max Verstappen and Red Bull be Hamilton’s best ally in the ‘duel of the desert'?

Here’s a prediction we’re going to stick our heads out and make – respective of the outcome, when fans look back on the season they’ll probably believe that ‘the best driver did not win'.

Niki Lauda thinks that Verstappen could be the greatest ever F1 driver – but he needs to be “careful” on his way. Cute that Lauda still thinks that Max will listen to him. As we all know, Verstappen listens to NOBODY!

Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz admits that the drivers themselves don't understand F1's rules. What hope do we ordinary mortals have then?

Bernie Ecclestone said some pretty interesting [and scandalous] things last week. He said Singapore “was just an airport” before F1 happened and talked about Americans and their short attention spans.

Ecclestone proposed a new double header race format and we tell you what we think about it. Of course, as fans, we're thrilled!

Mithila’s wish for Abu Dhabi is for fans to be treated to a serious Hamilton vs Rosberg wheel to wheel battle on track. Could there be a better way to decide the championship?

F1 bids goodbye to two great drivers, Felipe Massa and Jenson Button. Finally, we make a confident prediction about Verstappen in Abu Dhabi.

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Kunal Shah is a former racer who works in the sports business industry. He pens his view on Formula 1 on his personal blog: kunalsf1blog.