ALO’s Wrapper-gate, RIC’s Pre-Race Notes, NOR-MAZ’s Bromance & More – F1 2021 Quirky Moments

Sergio Perez's car restart is one of the quirky moments of F1 2021 yet (courtesy: Red Bull Content Pool)
6 days on-track, 10 car/livery reveals and several quirky moments in F1 2021 already. Here are some of our favourites!
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3 days x pre-season testing + 3 days x 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix = several quirky moments of the 2021 Formula 1 season already; Sergio Perez’s restart on the formation lap being one of many. While recording this episode, we realised how important a role Windows & Bill Gates have played in our lives by teaching us the ever-crucial ‘restart’ action!

Bold Predictions – 2021 F1 Season

To give you a hint of the other stories in this episode – Fernando Alonso’s wrapper-gate, Daniel Ricciardo’s pre-race printed notes, Mclaren’s ‘boys in orange’ radio to make sure RIC doesn’t drive into the Renault pit box, Sebastian Vettel’s Capt. Planet mode, Kimi Raikkonen’s random number selection, Valtteri Bottas’ ‘undriveable’ message and of course, Lando Norris coming out in support of Nikita Mazepin and more.

Do you have a quirky moment you would like to share with us? Leave a comment below or drop us a message via our Facebook page.

This Pits to Podium segment of the Inside Line F1 Podcast is hosted by Soumil Arora and Kunal Shah.

(Season 2021, Episode 20)

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Music courtesy: Lucien Byfieldt

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Kunal Shah is an FIA-accredited Formula 1 journalist who has been reporting on Formula 1 for nearly two decades. He worked with the Force India Formula 1 Team for 6 seasons in Marketing, Sponsorship and Commercial roles. As a former single-seater racer, he was responsible for Force India's grassroots talent program, One from a Billion Hunt. Presently, he co-writes a regular Formula 1 column for Firstpost, speaks on Inside Line F1 Podcast & Pits to Podium and produces broadcast/OTT content for NENT Group (Viasport & Viaplay).

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