OMG! It's happening! Lewis Hamilton & Max Verstappen will arrive at Abu Dhabi on equal points. It's the 'perfect' setting for Formula 1 and we have to ask - did the FIA have a role to play in this?

Whilst celebrating Max Verstappen's almost pole lap for the 2021 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, one has to ask, did Verstappen-Red Bull Racing make it tougher for themselves in Saudi Arabia? Is this 'deal or no deal' role of the FIA a normal one? Would you rate Verstappen's driving as fair? All of this and more in this weeks' much-awaited episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast.

(Episode description follows below)

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Soumil and Kunal re-live the Verstappen vs. Hamilton duel - because that's what the 2021 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix will be remembered for. And then of course, Valtteri Bottas pipping Esteban Ocon at the finish line to claim a place on the podium. Tune in!

(Season 2021, Episode 75)

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