Anyone for Denny’s? Because Lewis Hamilton just ordered a Grand Slam! Dre, RJ, King and Cam return for a 2-part show on the final F1 weekend of the year! In Part 1, all the news at the top, as well as an in-depth (short) review of another stale Season Finale at Abu Dhabi, as Lewis Hamilton dominated, and Charles Leclerc had a rather embarrassing admin error…

…Check back soon for Part 2, as we review the entire F1 season!

THE NEWS
– F1: Nicholas Latifi’s official Williams appointment officially official, for sure
– A whole lotta F2 signings: Schumacher/Schwartzman to Prema, Gelael/Ticktum to DAMS, Armstrong to ART, Markelov/Alesi to HWA, Ilott to Virtuosi
– FIA (FINA-FUCKIN-LLY) makes Formula E a world championship
– FIA inducts Fernando Alonso into its hall of fame again (and every other WEC premier class champion)
– Peugeot picks its partner – Swiss-based Rebellion Racing!
– IndyCar: IT’S THE COYNE SWEEPSTAKES! Hinch, SSC, and Palou!

FORMULA 1 ABU DHABI GP
– LH44 drops the hammer from the word go, completes his SIXTH grand slam
– VER & LEC complete the podium (despite a ghastly clerical error for LEC’s car)
– BOT goes 20th to 4th in the only non-DRS overtaking of the first 18 laps
– TV directors miss 80% of the good stuff of this race (VET passes ALB for 5th, PER passes NOR for 7th, SAI passes HUL for 10th)

FORMULA 2 YAS MARINA
– The Feature: Sergio Sette Camara takes pole, rides on to come-from-behind victory ahead of alternate strategists Matsushita & Zhou
– The Sprint: Ghiotto bows out of F2 with sprint race win; Latifi locks up championship-runner up spot and F1 drive with 2nd, Camara 3rd
– The Final Championship Standings #SalutAnthoine #StayStrongJM

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WAIT, THAT’S ZOE HAMILTON’S MUSIC! The Scottish lass returns to break down Formula E’s Season Opener with Dre, RJ and Cam, as Sam Bird and Alex Sims split wins we embrace Dynamax Lotterer! And break down an Abu Dhabi race that already happened! (Yeah, we were a bit late here, sorry!)

FORMULA E DIRIYAH EPRIX: PART 1
http://fiaformulae.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2019-20/01_R01%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20Championship/201911221504_Race/03_Classification_Race.PDF
– Sims wins pole!
– “Dynamax” Lotterer finishes 2nd on Porsche debut (cue gloating from Cam)
– Vandoorne 3rd in Mercedes’ “debut!”
– JEV breaks down in the first leg of a no good, kinda bad weekend
– Buemi breaks down, Rowland drives on to 4th, Frijns 5th, de Vries the top rookie in 6th

FORMULA E DIRIYAH EPRIX: PARTE DOS
http://fiaformulae.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2019-20/02_R02%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20Championship/201911231504_Race/12_LapChart_Race.PDF
– Sims wins yet another pole – and converts it into a victory!
– As Bird goes from hero to zero while trying to race DIG, DAC, & EVA from 2nd!
– It’s a BMW 1-2, until it isn’t! Günther penalized for passing under Safety Car (and so are Lotterer and de Vries)
– DIG moves up to 2nd and VAN gets yet another podium!
– CAL goes from 21st to 7th, JEV goes from 24th (and an early stop/go penalty) to 8th!
– What the hell was that rejoin from Buemi

NEWS
– IndyCar Silly Season: Bourdais out at Coyne – lands at JDC-Miller Motorsports in IMSA
– KING LOST THE CURRY BET
– Marc Marquez hurt his other shoulder
– Johann Zarco (King: “Number Five”) really did just sign with Avintia
– We had a fucking race fixing scandal for NASCAR’s participation cup

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