Pokemon GO Monsters At Formula 1 Races?

Published: Sept. 20, 2016, 6:05 p.m.

With Jenson Button\u2019s help we\u2019ve cracked the perfect idea to bring younger audiences to F1 races \u2013 install Pokemon Go monsters at every Grand Prix! Maybe they\u2019re already working on this and decided to live test in Singapore on the perfect target audience, Max Verstappen. Yes, we are referring to the \u2018Godzilla\u2019 on track. Although, this novel idea of ours may lead to more jaywalkers on track - like the marshal in Singapore (but seriously, shouldn't the FIA be penalised for this incident?)! After encountering the Hulk at the start of the race on Sunday, young Verstappen did have the perfect teenager of a weekend.

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Nico Rosberg won in Singapore, but the race went down to the wire. In an attempt to bring Lewis Hamilton back on the podium, did Mercedes jeopardize Rosberg\u2019s win? What if the situations were reversed? There'd be carnage!

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It was also Rosberg\u2019s 200th Formula One start \u2013 and another driver\u2019s 300th, tune in to find out who. As the Drivers\u2019 Championship battle continues, we're not taking sides yet - 6 races or nearly 1/3rd of the season yet remaining. But Ferrari, what were they thinking? Or were they thinking at all? After being butted off the podium, maybe Kimi Raikkonen tipped the Singapore cops about Maurizio Arrivabene\u2019s cigarette butt, we think.

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Ferrari praised Raikkonen\u2019s race as a \u2018World Champion\u2019 effort, but they didn\u2019t act like a World Champion team. We\u2019d not blame them though; it\u2019s been nearly a decade since their last crown. While we missed Raikkonen\u2019s uncomfortable waving on the podium and the mumbling, the Iceman did get some overtaking practice in Singapore along with some opportunity for to play his radio classics.

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We thank Red Bull Racing for allowing us to enjoy the Max Verstappen vs. Daniil Kvyat battle on-track without issuing team orders. Although, we were almost certain to hear back a \u2018NO\u2019 had they instructed Kvyat to move over. In some ways, did this \u2018personal\u2019 battle help Kvyat get some closure on the unceremonious demotion? Let\u2019s hope so. And of course, thank you to Red Bull Racing for livening up the last 14 laps of the race with a well though of tyre strategy for Daniel Ricciardo, who is increasingly becoming our choice for the \u2018Driver of the Season\u2019 and should\u2019ve won \u2018Driver of the Day\u2019 in Singapore.

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We are impressed by Niki Lauda\u2019s humour, top marks for his comeback to Max Verstappen on their ongoing \u201cpsychiatrist\u201d banter. A new but expected power struggle seems to be brewing in Formula 1 between Bernie Eccelstone and Chase Carey, which way will things go? Carey\u2019s biggest short-term task will be to retain Fernando Alonso after 2017. In the meanwhile, we\u2019re happy to enjoy some hilarious jokes at Mr. Chase Carey\u2019s expense. Are we the first ones to do so?

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NASCAR has named a race \u2018Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,\u2019 will Formula 1 ever get so cool? And if it ever thinks of doing so, let\u2019s call the Singapore Grand Prix night race the \u2018The Dark Night\u2019! Finally, we congratulate Alex Zanardi, a true champion and remember one of our greatest - Keep Fighting Michael! Tune in!

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(Season 2016, Episode 30)

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The Inside Line F1 Podcast is hosted by Mithila Mehta and Kunal Shah. This Formula One podcast offers a unique humourous view on the sport. Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/insidelineonfacebook and on Google+: http://bit.ly/insidelineongoogleplus

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