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August 24, 2020

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 racingpodcasts

Episode #250: Love/Eight Relationship

Here’s Part2 of 5 on our enormous catchup, originally recorded live in our 250th episode special on YouTube, we talk Hamilton dominating in Hungary, Robert Shwartzmann’s incredible F2 feature race win, and Marc Marquez somehow trying to race a week after a broken arm. No, really.

EPISODE 250 SETLIST

INTRODUCTIONS FOR NEWCOMERS AND HOUSEKEEPING
– Who are we, how did we get here

FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX
– Lewis Hamilton dominates en route to 8th Hungarian victory
– Verstappen 2nd after a sighting-lap accident holds off Bottas in 3rd
– Stroll puts his best race together in a long time 4th, Perez 7th – pending investigation of course!
– After trying weekend, ALB 5th
– VET salvages 6th and Ferrari’s only points (LEC 11th)
– RIC 8th, SAI 9th (is it time to pump the brakes on the McLaren hype train!)
– MAG penalized to 10th – but a points a point after slick tyre gamble!
– More bumbling the moments of reflection against racial injustice(edited)
[16:50]
CALENDAR EXPANSIONS
– Nurburgring, Algarve, and Imola are in
– CoTA, Montreal, La Ciudad de Mexico, and Interlagos are out

F2 AND F3 IN HUNGARY
– F2 Feature: Schwartzman runs down everyone on alternate strategy, Mazepin brings up a Russian 1-2, MSC third after holding net lead all day
– F2 Sprint: Ghiotto BARELY holds on to victory after Ilott one-stops his way to 2nd, MSC collects back-to-back podiums
– F3 Race 1: Theo Pourchaire picks up 2nd win of 2020 after Sargent/Smolyar T1 crash; when Liam Lawson’s car hits 88 mph we’ve seen some serious shit
– F3 Race 2: Bent Viscaal picks up 10 seconds of penalties, David Beckmann promoted to race victory

MOTOGP JEREZ 2 PREVIEW
– Marc Marquez somehow declared fit, withdraws on Saturday after inflammation on broken arm

August 24, 2020

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 racingpodcasts

Episode #249: El Diablo

This is the first of FIVE podcasts we’re dropping at once as we play catchup through July and August, we’re very sorry this took so long, but if you like a binge-listen and like to reminisce over our old takes, here you go! In this episode we talk MotoGP’s season opener in Jerez as Fabio Quartararo took his first MotoGP win… and some guy called Marquez got hurt!

MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix
– Marc Marquez nearly falls from the lead, comes back from the back to run 2nd, high-sides, breaks his arm – AND HE STILL WANTS TO RACE NEXT WEEK
– Fabio Quartararo notches up first career victory, Vinales 2nd after S/S gamble, Dovi holds on for 3rd after tumultuous offseason – what’s their chances of a title now?
– JM43 4th, FM21 5th, PE44 6th – covered by a blanket; KTM simpin’ hours as MO88 is 8th and BB33 recovers to 13th with race-winning pace
– FB63 7th, DP9 9th , TN30 10th
– VR46 retires, JM36, AE41 put it on the floor – Oh and we also didn’t have Rins or Crutchlow

Supporting Acts in Jerez
– Moto2: Rossi’s half brother Marini wins, Nagashima retains points lead with 2nd place finish
– Moto3: Arenas wins and McPhee drops it on the last corner!
– MotoE: Eric Granado seal clubs the field in EV fashion

INDYCAR DOUBLES THE CORN
– Race 1: Conor Daly on pole – but Pagenaud completes the Last-to-First challenge and defeats Dixon in 2nd! Rookie Askew 3rd ahead of O’Ward 4th – and Herta/Veekay wreck leaves us thankful for the Aeroscreen
– Race 2: Newgarden crushes all comers, leads 214 of 250 laps in pole-to-win victory; Power 2nd, Rahal 3rd, Dixon only 5th
– Ericsson now has five straight top 10s, Harvey bags two 7ths

Indy 500 attendance updates – 25% attendance cap, TV blackout over

In closing – We have to make our community better

July 29, 2020

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Episode #248: Last 2 First

The boys are back to play catchup with IndyCar’s Double Header in Iowa’s cornfields and catch up with all of Early July’s news!

INDYCAR REV GROUP GP
– Race 1: Death, Taxes, Dixon AGAIN – great pit work and damn good driving propel Scott Ronald Dixon to career win #49
– Power holds off rookie Palou for 2nd
– Pole winner Newgarden stalls in the pits
– Harvey spins off, Daly tagged by Pato
– Rossi has another clunker of a race
– Race 2: Felix Rosenqvist outduels Pato O’Ward for first career IndyCar win
– Rossi finally gets it going in 3rd, Ericsson 4th, Herta 5th in back-to-back races
– Late controversy – did Daly hold up O’Ward?

THE NEWS
– DOUBLE FIGHT CLUB: TOP ROPE DROPKICKS AND BUBBA WALLACE AT BRISTOL EDITION
– F1: Bottas, Russell, Latifi extended, SPICY Vettel to Aston Martin rumours, Mugello official
– MotoGP: IT’S FINALLY OFFICIAL – Pol to Repsol Honda, A-Marq to LCR, Morbidelli back at SRT (with Rossi soon to follow?) Crutchlow to Aprilia
– SBK/SSP: Krummenacher quits MV Agusta
– FE: Kiwi swap! Cassidy in at Virgin (2021), Hartley out at Dragon (now)

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 racingpodcasts

Episode #233: The Marquez Initiative (2020 MotoGP Season Preview)

Ever get the bad feeling we recorded this one early? Sadly, the bulk of this was taped BEFORE the news struck about Qatar’s cancellation and Thailand’s postponement, but hey, it’s a fun time as we catch up with the news, remind you all we’re BACK TO WEEKLY SHOWS, and preview the runners and riders for the 2020 MotoGP Season? Can Marquez make it 5 in a row?

Introductions, plugs, etc
– IndyCar Preview next week
– F1 Preview too? Or in two weeks? Who knows

EXPRESS NEWS
– Oh christ here’s more COVID-19 worries
– F1 Testing: Mercedes drops the DAS bomb
– IndyCar: NANDO BACC ITS OUR FUCKIN YEAR BAYBEE Alonso joins Arrow McLaren SP for Indy 500
– Jr. Formulas: Daruvala (Carlin), M. Sato (Trident) fill final F2 seats; Flörsch steps to F3 with Campos
– WEC: Are y’all happy, Toyota detractors? Is this what you wanted all this time?

MOTOGP SEASON PREVIEW TIME

HONDA (incl. LCR) – Can they once again overcome poor health and bike problems?
#93 – Marc Marquez
#73 – Alex Marquez
#30 – Takaaki Nakagami
#35 – Cal Crutchlow

YAMAHA (incl. SRT) – A factory in flux, is this their year to leapfrog a vulnerable Honda?
#46 – Valentino Rossi
#12 – Maverick Viñales
#20 – Fabio Quartararo
#21 – Franco Morbidelli

DUCATI (incl. Pramac & Avintia) – NOW WITH MORE RIDE HEIGHT DEVICES – Can all this engineering put them over the top?
#04 – Andrea Dovizioso
#9 – Danilo Petrucci
#43 – Jack Miller
#63 – Pecco Bagnaia
#5 – Johann Zarco
#53 – Tito Rabat

SUZUKI – The potential new contender?
#42 – Alex Rins
#36 – Joan Mir

KTM (incl. Tech3) – Are KTM…good?
#44 – Pol Espargaro
#33 – Brad Binder :beginner:
#88 – Miguel Oliveira
#27 – Iker Lecuona :beginner:

APRILIA – Everything is fine
#41 – Aleix Espargaro
#29 – Andrea Iannone #38 – Bradley Smith
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20 good minutes with Motos 2 & 3

BOLD PREDICTIONS

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 racingpodcasts

Episode #232: Rocket Tough

Not the way we wanted to talk about NASCAR at the top of a Podcast, but here we are… At least Mitch Evans came through, eh?

THE MIRACLE ON DAYTONA BEACH
– Ryan Newman out of hospital 42 hours after near-fatal Daytona 500 crash
– Let’s talk about superspeedway racing as it is now

FORMULA E MEXICO CITY EPRIX
– Braaah. Mitch Evans muscles past polesitter Lotterer, drives to dominant 2nd career victory and championship lead
– LOT’s race comes undone with wing damage
– DEV suffers brake failure, VAN crashes out of P5 late
– Bird drops it from 2nd in fight with DAC, JEV makes it two Techeetahs in the top 4
– BUE ends his scoreless drought to finish 3rd
– Sims claws back from 18th to 5th and 1 point out of championship lead
– LDG goes from 15th to 6th, ROW 7th, MOR 8th
– Mahindra teammates go from back row to 9th (DAM) and 10th (WEH) after CAL disqualified for energy usage

FORMULA 1 PRE-SEASON LAUNCHES AND TESTING
– Surprise, Mercedes looks great
– Ferrari and Red Bull aren’t finished developing (and Red Bull’s RB16 looks a handful)
– Renault might be…okay? Williams might be…okay!?
– Racing Point has “The Mercedes at Home”

– INDYCAR: James Hinchcliffe rejoins with Andretti Autosport for the Indy 500; Dick Johnson says McLaughlin is bound for America after 2020
– F1/FE: Vandoorne promoted to primary reserve driver role at Mercedes-AMG
– AUTOMOTIVE/VASC: General Motors shuttering Holden brand in Australia
– WEC: Aston Martin withdraws Valkyrie Hypercar – now leaving Toyota to consider its future
– WRC: Elfyn Evans wins one half of a very warm Rally Finland Rally Sweden
– JUNIOR FORMULA: GT Sport champion Fraga wins Toyota Racing Series; F2 & F3 fields filling out (Matsushita, Aitken, Samaia)

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 racingpodcasts

Episode #231: The Big Bash

The gang returns to review a bumper pair of F1 races, as well as yet another massive F1 adjacent scandal!

THE NEWS
– MotoGP: Yamaha commits to the future, signing Quartararo to partner Viñales in 2021 and beyond, Rossi to decide future later; Lorenzo rejoins as test rider (perhaps as a wildcard?); THE AMERICANS ACTUALLY GET A REAL TV DEAL
– Formula 1: Lawrence Stroll buys into Aston Martin, bringing the AM name to F1 in 2021 in place of Racing Point; The Great Mercedes Quit Story that Wasn’t; Aitken leaves Renault for Williams; (Tony Fernandes in trouble and its not QPR-related?)
– IndyCar: Scott McLaughlin confirms Indy GP debut at Penske; Tony Kanaan announces IndyCar farewell tour and splits Foyt’s #14 with Bourdais and rookie Kellett; Everyone’s Favourite Driver Gets the VS-Coyne Seat; Honda shuts down proposed Andretti-Alonso tie-up
– Junior Formula Roundups: F2 – Lundgaard to ART; F3 – Piastri @ Prema, Matteo Nannini @ Jenzer, Kari, D. Schumacher, Fraga @ Charouz; Indy Lights – Kirkwood @ Andretti, Santi @ HMD (fmr. Team Pelfrey); 14-yos Montoya and Noda prepare for F4 debuts
– WSBK Portimao tests and Rev Limits
– Formula E: Sanya ePrix suspended and postponed due to Coronavirus; Series reveals its Gen 2 Evo kit

TRANSITION TO THE WINTER SPORTS CAR DASH
– LMDh is here! Convergence is here!
TOYOTA 415S APPRECIATOR05/02/2020
THE WINTER SPORTS CAR DASH PT. I: DAYTONA “TWENTY FOUR HOURS!”
– Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac does it again – Kamui, Dixon, Briscoe and vd Zande set distance record en route to victory
– Mazda Team Joest finally sees the chequers – but also involved in race’s clumsiest wreck
– IT’S BIG BOY SEASON IN GTLM – BIG M8 wins again! (Mostert, Farfus, Edwards, Krohn)
– Hanley and Newey lead DragonSpeed to LMP2 victory
– Battle of the mid-engined VAG cars, Lambo wins 3 in a row in GTD

THE WINTER SPORTS CAR DASH PT. II: BATHURST 12 HOUR – ROO CREW CROSSING
– Bentley Team M-Sport finally overcomes Bathurst demons, wins the 12 Hour with Gounon, Pepper, Soucek
– Attrition during – and even well before – the race
– McLaren 2nd, 888 Mercedes 3rd after GruppeM pinged for pitwork infraction

THE FORTNIGHT AHEAD: F1 car launches, Mexico City ePrix

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 racingpodcasts

Episode #230: Maximum Gunther

A bonus turnaround episode to preview the Rolex 24, and Formula E’s return to Santiago where the track didn’t disintegrate, and Max Gunther stole the show for an emphatic first win!

THE NEWS
– F1: Roy Nissany joins Williams as primary test driver, returns to F2 with Trident; Saudi Arabia plans new circuit and 2023 F1 debut; new Miami GP circuit revealed; Nicholas Latifi picks 6 as his number
– F2 and F3: Hitech GP joins F2 grid; Tsunoda’s F2 promotion with Carlin confirmed; Matsushita all but confirms a deal with MP Motorsport // Jake Hughes returns to F3 with HWA, joined by 2nd-gen stars Jack Doohan, Enzo Fittipaldi
– SFormula: Honda’s lineup includes Red Bull Junior Vips, and Tatiana Calderon as first woman in series since ’97
– W Series: Dates added for United States, Mexico Grand Prix weekends
– IndyCar: James Hinchcliffe lands new Indy 500 sponsor and closes in on drive; Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin tests IndyCar for Penske; Kimball joins Foyt full-time, Hanley re-ups with DragonSpeed
– MotoGP: Iannone set for February hearing on doping case, M101 favorite Jakob “Jump Man” Kornfeil announces shock retirement citing lack of funds
– WSBK: Full 23-bike field announced for 2020 season – just one rider left to confirm
– Dakar Rally: Carlos Sainz, Sr. wins Dakar Rally for the third time, Alonso finishes 13th after rolling over, Ricky Brabec and Honda break KTM’s winning streak in bikes

RIP Paulo Gonçalves, 1979-2020

THE WINTER SPORTS CAR DASH (this can be moved to the top of the show)
* Daytona 24 Hours preview
– DPi: Can Cadillac make it four in a row? Can Acura rise above BoP adjustments to win their first? Can Mazda finish the fight?
– GTLM: A brand-new Corvette, a retooled Porsche, a big M8, and a Ferrari from Texas in the seven-car bar fight
– LMP2: Pro-Am Prototype class boosted by familiar names
– GTD: Nine manufacturers, and a slew of star drivers from Busch to Van Gisbergen, Thiim to T-Bell, Nielsen and Legge to Allmendinger and Caldarelli

* Bathurst 12 Hours preview – the stars to watch
– Bamber, Vanthoor and Lowndes lead Porsche’s defense
– Whincup & SVG join Mercedes attack
– Dixon at R-Motorsport Aston Martin

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 racingpodcasts

Episode #229: One List Too Many

So, this is Part 2 of the hotly anticipated season opener, and Dre, RJ, King and Cam tackling the Autosport Top 50 for 2019. And Dre having something close to a mental breakdown over it.

From funky NASCAR spots, to IndyCar’s very weird rankings, to the really awkward spot where Fernando Alonso ended up. It’s all here. Good luck.

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 racingpodcasts

Episode #228: Metal Ghosn Solid

We’re BACK! Welcome to the 2020 season of Motorsport101, and another double taping here on M101! In Part 1, we catch up with Christmas, the New Year and all the news that dropped inbetween, including:

THE NEWS: EVERYTHING WE MISSED ON HOLIDAY EDITION
– #GHOSNY2020
– F1: 2020 spec tyres rejected, big extensions for Leclerc @ Ferrari and Verstappen @ Red Bull, Kubica brings backing to Alfa Romeo, Williams sells the Advanced Engineering firm, keep Chadders and bring in Ticktum, AlphaTauri is official now
– F2/F3: The latest signings – Deletraz & Piquet at Charouz, Drugovich @ MP, Tsunoda @ Carlin, Vesti & Sargent @ Prema F3, Pourchaire @ ART, Peroni @ TBD
– IndyCar:As Penske Corporation formally take over, ECR signs Conor Daly, and Coyne signs rookie Álex Palou; DragonSpeed is back for 6 races, Alonso might have smoothed things over with Honda a little, Kyle “Boot Cut” Busch wants to do Indy
– MotoGP and WSBK: DIRTY IAN PISSED HOT, Rossi open to SRT Yamaha switch (the era of El Diablo begins?)
– Sports Cars: Rolex 24 in a few weeks! Scott Dixon is doing the Bathurst 12 Hour!

Check back in on Tuesday for Part 2, and the gang looking at the Autosport Top 50… Oh boy.

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 racingpodcasts

Episode #227: The 2019 Motorsport101 Awards

And finally, our season finale, as the gang all return for the 4th Annual Motorsport101 Awards! Including such classics as “The Golden Cock” for biggest fails, Race of the Year, special awards such as the “Never Log Off” award. and pay special tribute to McLaren’s failed IndyCar project, and the late Anthoine Hubert!

Merry Christmas from all of us at Motorsport101, and see you in the new year for the Autosport Top 50!

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