Detroit was a wild one, and this time it was for all the right reasons… mostly. The new street circuit down Jefferson Avenue was an awful layout but made for some decent recent in the end. But one thing still remains clear. Alex Palou is still HIM. His first ever Street Circuit win now puts in the drivers seat for the $1m bonus and he at times looked DOMINANT in a 74 lap leading charge. Dre and Cam make the most of the performance!

We also talk about a potential referendum on McLaren after Pato O’Ward made another big blunder, crashing into the wall while trying to pass Santucci. Alongside Felix Rosenqvist pushing Alexander Rossi into the wall, just what is going on with a team that should now be contending?

And we get into the big news of Conor Daly being fired from Ed Carpenter Racing after a poor, but not outlandishly bad run of form, with Ryan Hunter-Reay coming out of retirement to race the #20 instead. Is there more to it than what it appears?

All that and more on another loaded Motorsport101!

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Look, we try to make this one seem like it was interesting, but sometimes you get what you’re given. Max Verstappen completely dominated the Spanish Grand Prix, winning with a Grand Slam (by 24 seconds), and with it, has now led 155 consecutive laps in F1. Can anything stop him? Sergio Perez couldn’t after getting knocked out in Q2 and could only manage 4th. 53 points back? Are we done here?

Also, we try to make sense of the midfield post upgrades. Ferrari had a disatwrous weekend with their new sidepods, with Sainz finishing 5th after starting second, and a freak Q1 elimination for Charles Leclerc could only have him manage 11th. Rough.

Mercedes though? Double podium after getting the best out of their new package, a good sign in their fight with Aston Martin. Who were just… kind of there? And hey, good for Lance Stroll beating Fernando for once!

All that and much more on another Motorsport101!

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No, the thumbnail is not kidding, that really IS a NASCAR Stock Car on track alongside Le Mans prototypes. It’s wild.

But here’s a special edition of Motorsport101 previewing the 24 Hours of Le Mans for 2023, the Centenary running of the World’s Greatest Race!

We break down all of the loaded Hypercar category! Toyota are the favourites with their wealth of experience and fleet of amazing drivers, but can they bring it home? Can Ferrari in their first Le Mans since returning to the top flight win their first overall race since 1965?

How about the fleet of FOUR Porsches? They’ve been in and around the top runners in IMSA and in WEC but can they go one further? How about Cadilliac? And who wins the battle of the wooden spoon between Vanwall and their… “revamped” line-up and our “friends” at Glickenhaus?

Find out in this hour long special edition, on Motorsport101!|

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Good news gang, for the first time, we can say Charles Leclerc finished a Monaco Grand Prix! It’s a plus!

But oh man, shock news! We actually got a good Monaco GP! I know right? Red Bull actually came *this* close to losing one, due to a torrential downpour with just 25 laps to go, and Fernando Alonso almost undercutting Max for the win in transition… but they put slicks on it! *headdesk*

We also breakdown the most bonkers Quali lap from Max Verstappen that got him there in the first place! A massive three tenths of a second gain from Max with just one sector to go, and jaws dropping the world over with Esteban Ocon almost stealing pole with three minutes left!

We also break down some of the struggles of some of the sport’s reserve drivers. Sergio Perez crashed in Q1 and struggled to make ground from the back of the field in 16th. And Lance Stroll missed the weighbridge in Q2, and was stuck in 14th before retiring after clattering into the Lowes hairpin on Inters. Who had it worse?

Motorsport101 on a dramatic Monaco Grand Prix!

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Well, that was a hell of an Indianapolis 2.5 right? We kid, but the 107th Indy 500 was yet another case of the tension being dialled up to the maximum in the final 50 laps! And in extra cool news, Ryan Erik King is back on the show this time around to break it all down!

But first, we had to peel RJ O’Connell off of the ceiling as he celebrated his mans, Josef Newgarden finally winning the Indy 500 at his 12th attempt, the 2nd longest wait before anyone finally got their face on the Borg-Warner. And from 17th on the grid too!

We had to address the elephant in the room though, and that was the finish. Not only did we get three red flags in the final 15 laps, we also gort a 1-lap shootout for the win in a moment where the series dusted off a rule that hardly ever gets used in order to do it. Was it controversial, an Abu Dhabi 2021, or something inbetween? We try to make sense of it.

And we wonder, is Pato O’Ward becoming too aggressive for his own good? He went the complete opposite way compared to his last Indy 500 clash with Marcus Ericsson, divebombing him with 7 laps to go, while on fresher tyres… and then claimed he’ll be more aggressive next time. Is he ruining his title campaign?

All that and so many more stories in our review of the Indy 500 on Motorsport101!

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