It’s the episode we originally meant to upload last week until… something else came up. Sorry about that!

In this edition of the show, we take care of the other major breaking news story of last week, Andretti’s bid of getting on the grid for 2026 being rejected by F1’s management wing. Where do they go from there, and will they persue the 2028 Grid instead with FOM leaving that option out there?

And finally, a full review of the 24 Hours of Daytona as Porsche won a heated 23 hour and 58 minute battle with Cadillac’s #31 car with Tom Blomqvist gunning for Porsche’s Felipe Nasr right at the very end. We talk about that almost race long fight, as well as the other big picks of RJ’s #01 Cadillac suffering another failure, as well as the #10 Acura’s explosion in the night as well.

We also talk about LMP2 with a Lieger that went horribly wrong (Like, bringing out five cautions wrong), as well as an impressive win for ERA Motorsport and IndyCar’s Christian Rasmussen leading the charge, as well as a dominant win in GTD Pro for RISI Competizione and Ferrari!

…And just how did a 24 hour race end 2 minutes early anyway? All that and more on another Motorsport101!

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Okay, forgive the numbering being a bit out here, but as you can probably have guessed, this came up rather suddenly. Don’t worry, Episode #496 on Andretti’s rejection and the Rolex 24 Hours is coming out Monday, forgive us for the hold-up.

In this special episode, all FOUR hosts (Yes, we got King in for this one too), break down all the angles from the biggest transfer of the social media era of F1, as Lewis Hamilton will be joining Ferrari in 2025.

The shock of the move itself and how we got to this point. How did Lewis go from signing a 2-year extension in August to activing a release clause just 5 months later? Can he bring in some of his own favourite staff? And can he co-exist with Charles Leclerc, another elite driver? Can Fred Vasseur (Who’s worked with them both), control that relationship?

Then there’s the greater ramifications. Carlos Sainz is now confirmed to be out of Ferrari at the end of the year, where does he end up if he stays on the grid for 2025? And then how do you define the morale at Mercedes? It can’t be great when they’re about to lose a transcedent star. Who do you replace Lewis with? Is it Alex Albon? Fernando Alonso? Esteban Ocon? Or do you gamble on F2’s Andrea Kimi Antonelli, their golden prospect?

It’s a deep-dive to end all deep-dives, in a bonus Motorsport101!

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