Inside Line F1 Podcast: Can Hamilton bounce back in 2016?

With a 36-point deficit in the drivers' championship, can and will Hamilton win his fourth title in 2016?

Or will Nico Rosberg's lady luck shine all season long? While Ferrari vs. Mercedes might seem to be a farce, Rosberg vs. Hamilton is serious business for this year.

Apart from Hamilton's race notes, Rosberg needs to read and learn from his party notes after the German's post-win celebration at Burger King eatery.

And we ask the question everyone wants to - are Hamilton's off-track activities making him lose focus on-track? He might not have anymore jokers left, but isn't he the joker himself?

Looking at the Chinese GP, it was a rare feat that all 22 cars finished the grand prix and with that three different teams made it to the podium, while Fernando Alonso finished his first full race of the season.

Could Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo have raced to the podium had it not been for their opening lap issues?

Also, did Mercedes try too hard to get Hamilton to test all of Pirelli's compounds in China? We tell you why Force India is a dream team as they 'follow their leader' and has Haas run out of 'beginner's luck'?

18 driver, 18 bills and 18 credit card payments - it seems that 'Dutch' is the flavour of the Formula 1 season.

We also speculate why Raikkonen, Jolyon Palmer, Kevin Magnussen and Rio Haryanto missed the #racingunited dinner in China.

Finally, 22 minutes to dry a damp patch on the main straight? Whoever said that the Chinese are most efficient!

Season 2016, Episode 12:

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.