Is this Formula 1’s busiest ‘off-season’ yet? There’s been an overdose of stories in this period: from Mercedes hiring Valtteri Bottas as Nico Rosberg’s replacement, Formula 1’s sale and Bernie Ecclestone being forcibly replaced to Juan Pablo Montoya’s Race of Champions victory on debut and Sebastian Vettel’s single-handled efforts winning Germany their 7th Race of Champion Nations Cup!

In this week’s episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, we tell you why Formula 1 would never go the Race of Champions way, even if it is a fun format. We also decode why Max Verstappen may also snub ROC.

Pascal Wehrlein’s crash last year was heart-stopping, but foes it worry Monisha Kaltenborn about her budgets for 2017? The team debates this and a filming fan who may have caught the entire incident on their phone.

Finally, F1’s sale saw the unthinkable but long overdue happen – Bernie Ecclestone’s dismissal. Much like Formula 1 hopes to benefit by bringing Ross Brawn back, we’re sure the sport can benefit much by bringing back the uber talented and mercurial Juan Pablo Montoya.

Listen to all of this and more in this week’s podcast below.

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