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In our 140-minute special F1 Season Preview edition of Motorsport101’s #SZNPREVSZN, we preview F1’s 2021 Season, as well as survey the paddock. From Mercs and Red Bull’s struggles and gains, to an ultra-competitive midfield, and whether there’s any hope for Haas or Williams at the back.

We also pay tribute to the tragic passings over the last few days of Murray Walker OBE, Formula 1’s greatest broadcaster and Top Gear presenter and Queen of the Nurburgring, Sabine Schmitz.

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It was a chaotic opening weekend for Formula E in Diriyah, that included, but wasn’t limited to, the most dominant first race in the series history from Nyck de Vries, two pretty scary major incidents in FP3 and Race 2 from Edo Mortara and Alex Lynn, EIGHT post-race penalties, and Sam Bird running down a pitlane with high fives. It’s a trip.

Oh and there was a bomb threat. As you do. Formula E’s Season Opener here on Motorsport101!

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Okay, again, a little weird, if you’re on YouTube, yes, this is the full Episode 290 of Motorsport101, including the Season Preview for Formula E we uploaded there early. Also in the episode, we get miserable over the Daytona 500, despite the underdog winner in Michael McDowell, and talk about the possibility of whether F1 might finally bring in Sprint Races. Enjoy!

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It’s truly the presence of a miracle! The boys finally convinced Dre to watch a Sports Car race! And it was a damn fun Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona as Wayne Taylor Racing took a hat-trick and fourth win in the last five years! We talk about them, the Cadillac and Kevin Magnussen’s debut, and heartbreaking finish, and we laugh at LMP3’s Meme Class!

We also catch up on all of January’s news, and Dre wears a weird shirt.

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A much, MUCH requested Watch Party from years ago, as the boys sit down and watch along to Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, a film that probably did more to capture the spirit of NASCAR than Days of Thunder did!

WARNING: We watched the unrated, Director’s Cut version of the movie, it’s about 15 minutes longer than the cinema version. Now, note, the unrated version contains multiple ableist slurs and a couple of jokes that imply non-consent. It’s a product of its time and while we don’t endorse it, this is what the movie is, and some discretion may be advised!

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Now, I know what you’re thinking – You’re quite right, Episodes 285 and 286 are missing! That’s intentional, they’re both still in the works, but we wanted to get this episode out first, we recorded this on Wednesday and it involves a full preview of IMSA’s Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, featuring a full run down of the field and state of play!

We also catch up with January’s news, including a surprise MotoGP to F1 switch for Suzuki’s Davide Brivio, calendar changes due to COVID-19 in all the major series we cover, and asking why (Sir) Lewis Hamilton is still a free agent.

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Finally, we got the F1 season over and done with! In this episode, we review an absolute snoozer of an Abu Dhabi GP, as Max Verstappen dominated from start to finish over a surprisingly subdued Mercs, and a less than 100% Lewis Hamilton returning from his COVID-19 case.

We also discuss McLaren selling off 33% of their team to a sports group and discuss the changes in the WEC as the Hypercar category comes closer to fruition. Oh, and Cam goes OFF on an awful ending to the Kyalami 9 Hours. Next up, the Motorsport101 Awards!

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Behold, the Bahrhombus! This was our Motorsport101 Race of the Year and for good reason. We covered all of the George Russell substitution and how he was robbed of the win. Twice. How Sergio Perez went from 18th on the opening lap to win, as well as midfielders taking up the entire Top 5. And the long-term ramifications of Lewis Hamilton missing the race, Russell’s future, and a moment for Sergio Perez finally winning at the 190th attempt. Enjoy!

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WARNING: This episode features heavy discussion on a near-fatal accident. Despite Grosjean being okay, you may find the discussion upsetting. Discretion is advised.

Continuing our trip down memory lane with the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir, and the moment F1 stood still, with Romain Grosjean’s accident at Turn 3 the forefront of an overshadowed race. We break it all down in this extended special episode originally livestreamed on YouTube.

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And on Day 366 of March 2020, or as much as it feels that way, the final M101 of 2020 is here, as we celebrate the end of one of, if not, the greatest season of Motorsport, we’ve ever covered on this show, with MotoGP’s Season Finale at Portimao, Portgual.

And on this one, Miguel Oliveira had the homecoming of dreams as he took a Grand Slam on home turf in complete dominance, as the new Champions struggled, and *checks notes*… Ducati won a title?!

Also, we had the Suzuki drunken afterparty, and two other World Titles settled in dramatic fashion as Albert Arenas held on to win the Moto3 title, and Remy Gardner took his first career win as Luca Marini and Sam Lowes would have desperate last attempts to win the Moto2 off Enea Bastianini.

Thank you for all your support in 2020, and we’ll be back on New Year’s Day for another brand new (sort of) episode!

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