A whirlwind episode of the show as Dre, RJ, King and Cam go deep into MotoGP’s Season Finale at Valencia as Jorge Lorenzo announced his shocking, yet no-shocking retirement, an F1 race where a NASCAR Overtime period broke up, and Macau too!

MOTOGP VALENCIA GRAND PRIX
– Gracias, Jorge. A reflection on the riding career of one of the best to ever do it
– MotoGP: Marc Marquez completes the greatest season of all time
– FQ20 completes his rookie year in 2nd, JM43 3rd for Pramac Ducati
– What the fuck, Johann Zarco
– Dovi 4th, Rins & Mir 5th & 7th, MV12 and VR46 6th & 8th, Espargabros 9th & 10th
– Moto2: Binder finishes year with hat trick, finishes 3 points behind A. Marquez in final classification after AM73 falls, Luthi 2nd, Navarro 3rd
– Moto3: #NotTheGolfer by 0.005s! Garcia takes 1st career win over Migno, and first-time podium getter Artigas
– MotoE: Eric Granado does the double in Valencia – but it’s Matteo Ferrari who wins the title by 10 points over Smith!

FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL
– Max Verstappen DIDN’T find a way to lose in Brazil but HOLY SHIT
– Gasly drag-races Hamilton over the line for his first podium at Toro Rosso!
– Hamilton drops -5s after contact with Albon for 2nd – promoting Sainz to 3rd, McLaren’s first podium since 2014!
– VET & LEC have a touch that goes terribly awry
– BOT breaks down
– RAI & GIO 4th and 5th for Alfa!
– RIC 6th, NOR 8th, PER 9th, KVY 10th

THE REST OF THE NEWS
– Best thing of the weekend: Rainey rides again at Suzuka with Lawson and Roberts (and Takuma Aoki too!)
– The Macau GP Recap: Richard Verschoor – former Red Bull Junior – upsets current RBJT #1 Vips in feature race, AMERICA’S NUMBER 1 LOGAN SARGENT 3rd; Shwartzman out on L1, #HatTricktum bid ends early
– Do you ever just get so mad that your lead driver quits that you end your manufacturer involvement?
– IndyCar Catchup: Jack Harvey & MSR going full-time with Andretti technology; Indy Lights runner-up Rinus Veekay promoted to #21 ECR Chevrolet full-time, Hulkenberg declines offer for road courses in #20

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Hey, in a doubleheader for the week, here’s a special episode talking about a preview for Season 6 of Formula E as their season has… already started. Whoops. But special guest Hazel Southwell joins as with King and RJ to break it all down! Enjoy!

MOTORSPORT 101 2019-20 FORMULA E PREVIEW PRESENTED BY INSIDE-ELECTRIC DOT COM

THE NEW REGS
– No more twin motors
– More attack mode power
– More energy conservation! (energy delete during FCY/SC, no attack mode during FCY/SC)
– More qualifying bonus points!

THE CALENDAR
Diriyah ePrix: NIGH
Santiago ePrix (maybe) 18 Jan
ePremio de la Ciudad: 15 Feb
Marrakech the Fever: 29 Feb
Sanya ePrix: 21 Mar
Rome Circuit ePrix: 4 Apr
Opera Paris ePrix: 18 Apr
Seoul Circuit ePrix: 3 May
Jagonya Ayam: The Race: 6 Jun
Tempelhof: 21 June
Brooklyn Nets ePrix: 11 July
THE LONDON EXCEL FINALE: 25-26 July

KENTAGONToday at 12:30 PM
THE TEAMS:
:new: Porsche (Jani:beginner:/Lotterer)
:new:* Mercedes EQ (Vandoorne/de Vries :beginner:)
NIO 333 (Turvey/Ma)
Dragon (Hartley:beginner:/Müller:beginner:)
Venturi (Massa/Mortara)
Jaguar (Evans/Calado:beginner:)
Mahindra (Wehrlein/d’Ambrosio)
BMW (Sims/Günther)
Nissan e.DAMS (Buemi/Rowland)
Virgin (Bird/Frijns)
Audi (LdG/Abt)
DS Techeetah (JEV/AFdC)

BOLD PREDICTIONS

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Welcome to a slightly delayed but special edition of the Podcast, as we dedicate this one to Lewis Hamilton in the twilight of his six world title. His career to date, the struggles he’s faced, the controversy on and off the track, any contenders to the throne, and his impact on F1, with Dre, Cam, RJ and King!

The Lewis Hamilton longform section:
– The story of his 2019, a very different but still dominant Lewis, points-racking while others fell
– His all-time legacy on track, his favourite moments, his highlights
– His impact off-track, from fashion, to rap, to cracking America, to his sporting impact back home
– What next? What would it take for him to be the GOAT? What future do you see for him?
– Any challengers for his mantle?

News:
– Holy shit, Peugeot are coming back to the WEC Hypercar era
– Also holy shit, F1 aims to be carbon-neutral by 2030 as “next big challenge”
– Shocker, Mercs 2020 could be its final year in 115th quit threat
– Iker Lecouna to make MotoGP debut early at Valencia, Main bosses kinda want Lorenzo to quit Honda?
– MotoGP forms agreement for Hungarian MotoGP round in 2022, increasing round count to 167
– Charles Leclerc to take an engine penalty in Brazil, 10-place grid penalty

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In shocking news, Lewis gets over the line for World Title #6 with a 2nd place at COTA, and another Mercs 1-2 as Ferrari crumble over the tyres and the bumps! We also get a MotoGP race in Sepang, marred in tragedy as Maverick Vinales wins, but with a tragic passing for Afridza Mundandar in the Asia Talent Cup.

Oh and Penske bought IndyCar. As you do.

THE NEWS, PART 1
IndyCar: Penske Entertainment Corporation just bought IndyCar and IMS (feat. post-prod insert chat with Chris)
F1 2021 concept finally unveiled!
F1: Giovinazzi returns to Alfa Romeo for 2020; Hulkenberg turns down Williams seat and faces end of F1 tenure

FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
– Lewis Hamilton is one of Britain’s greatest athletes ever, full stop
– Bottas locks up 2nd in the WDC with a comprehensive pole-to-win victory, VER completes podium in 3rd
– Ferrari’s pace is so amazing, LEC was able to finish 4th
– ALB goes from 6th, to the back, back to 5th
– Renault’s car is quicker without driver assists – RIC 6th, HUL 9th
– SAI 7th, NOR 8th, PER goes from pit lane to 10th
– VET retires after his best Lightning McQueen impersonation
– Folks, clearly it’s time to rescind Daniil Kvyat’s Germany podium /s

THE NEWS, PART 2
Back to IndyCar: Zak Brown denies Arrow displaced Hinch – who is being offered $500k to sit on the bench and do PR
WSBK: Honda finally unveils new 2020 bike, for factory riders Bautista and Haslam, & satellite rider Takahashi
IMSA/NASCAR: Kyle Busch driving Rolex 24 for AVS Lexus
Autosport cuts price of weekly magazine to 3.99/mo

SUPER GT MOTEGI GRAND FINAL – IT’S MY SETLIST AND THIS RACE GETS A SEGMENT
– Jenson Button & Naoki Yamamoto finish 6th in Button’s final race

MOTOGP MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
– Vinales takes comprehensive lights to flag victory
– Marquez sets single-season points record with 2nd place finish
– Dovi goes from 10th on the grid to finish 3rd after fending off Rossi and Rins
– Yamaha SRT’s high hopes fade down the stretch – FM21 6th, FQ20 drops from pole to 7th
– Zarco puts it on the floor from 9th
– Moto2: AND NEWWWWWWW…! Alex Marquez finally wins the Moto2 title, Brad Binder wins 3rd out of 5 races
– Moto3: Dalla Porta wins 3rd race in a row, Garcia records first podium
– Closing: RIP Afridza Mundandar

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A 150-minute special edition of the show, as all four of the boys go over a madhouse Mexico GP without the finish, an Australian GP that DID have a mad finish with Maverick Vinales throwing the house at Marc Marquez, and a shocker as the Mayor of Hinchtown… leaves office?!

FORMULA 1 GP DE MÉXICO
– VER concedes pole position by narcing on his own damn self after BOT crashes in Q3 – so LEC goes to pole!
– HAM salvages win out of bad start and 48-lap stint on hard tyres wow awesome
– VET splits the two Mercedes, BOT keeps title fight alive barely in 3rd
– Poor pit stop for Ferrari leads to LEC dropping out of lead fight
– ALB finishes ahead of VER, whose race gets worse after early turmoil
– PER 7th in front of home fans! VAMOS VAMOS VAMOS CHECO
– RIC salvages points and dignity for Renault, 16th to 8th
– GAS 9th, HUL 10th after KVY penalized for last-lap collision

MOTOGP AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
– Marquez wins! Viñales puts it on the floor in the last lap!
– HOLY SHIT APRILIA LED A DRY WEATHER RACE (AI29 6th/AE41 10th)
– Jesus christ Petrux and FQ20 had a big one
– Crutchlow 2nd, new teammate Zarco only 13th on debut with LCR
– Holy shit Pramac got a 3-4 with Miller on the podium (and Bagnaia 4th!)
– Mir 5th and Rins 9th, Dovi 7th, Rossi 8th after a rocket start
– Moto2: IT’S A KTM 1-2! Binder wins from Martin, Luthi in 3rd chips away at AM73’s points lead with two rounds left
– Moto3: AND NEEEEWWWW THIRD LEVEL CHAMPION OF THE WORLD…Lorenzo Dalla Porta!

THE NEWS
– WSBK in brief: Rea sweeps Qatar, Krummenacher wins SSP title!
– SPAM goes young: O’Ward and Askew signed for 2020; Hinch now a free agent linked to RLL and Coyne
– THE SEBASTIEN STREAK IS OVER! Ott Tanak wins the World Rally Championship for Toyota (and apparently has one foot out the door to Hyundai!)
– We really really almost lost Scotty Mac at Surfer’s Paradise holy fucking damn
– Nick Cassidy wins 2019 Super Formula title at Suzuka
– W Series: New rules decree series champion cannot return to series starting this year

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Funny show this one with Dre, King and Cam. This was originally going to be a show dominated by MotoGP’s Japanese GP Weekend. Unfortunately, we this show quickly became a live reaction show to the breaking news of the time that Renault got DQ’ed from the Japanese Grand Prix, and… things got out of hand at the end. Enjoy!

HOLY SHIT RENAULT CHUCKED OUT OF JAPAN AND MAYBE A LOT MORE

MOTOGP: Japanese Grand Prix

– Marc Marquez goes to double digits, winning 10th race of the year, ties Mick Doohan for top flight wins, Honda takes constructors title
– Fabio 2nd yet again to win Rookie of the Year, Dovi 3rd
– Rossi bins it, we have to mention Andrea Iannone’s new tattoo, Aprilia suffer HORRENDOUS weekend.
– Luca Marini goes back-to-back to win in Moto2 over Thomas Luthi and Jorge Martin’s first podium, Alex Marquez pulls two miracle saves in a weekend
– Lorenzo Dalla Porta puts one hand on Moto3 title with massive win, with Canet falling, Arenas and Vietti on the podium
– Big KTM reshuffle as Lecouna goes to Tech3 next year in MotoGP with Brad Binder going straight to the factory team
– Jeremy Burgess claims Rossi has “hung around a bit too long”
– Ducati hints at wanting Maverick Vinales for 2021

NEWS:
– Pato O’Ward leaves Red Bull Driver Academy, Yuri Vips races in Super Formula
– Santiago Formula E round in jeopardy due to MAJOR civil unrest.
– F1 to Broadcast itself on Twitch… To a small part of continental Europe
– Scott Redding wins British Superbike Title
– W Series Season 2 Grid!
– FIGHT CLUB returns, controversial cautions! #Playoffs
– F1 vetos Reverse Grid Race trial

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Guess who’s back? Back again? Dre is back! Tell a friend!

He returns to Motorsport101 alongside Cam, RJ and King for a show stacked with a Japanese GP affected by Typhoon Hagadis, a World Superbike round riddled with politics in a poorly ran Argentine round, and all the news in Motorsport!

MOTUL PETIT LE MANS WEEKEND MEMORIES

FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
– Hagibis’ impact on the weekend
– Naoki Yamamoto did the damn thing in FP1
– Renault’s Japanese GP result – and maybe their entire season – could be at risk #BrakeBiasGhazi
– Bottas beats both Ferraris off the line, romps to first win since Baku
– No, seriously, what’s gotten into Charles Leclerc

WSBK SAN VILLICUM ROUND ARGENTINA

THE NEWS
– FORMULA E: Valencia Testing updates with Ryan King
– FORMULA 1: MIAMI GP BACK IN THE HOME OF THE 2019 CAMPEONES DEL TANK BOWL
– MOTOGP: Nakagami to sit out final 3 races with shoulder injury – Zarco returns!
– BATHURST 1000: Scott McLaughlin finally wins the big one in a grand stand finish – though not without a little controversy
– NASCAR: Y’all seen that flip at ‘Dega? Oh and Ryan Blaney won
– F2: HWA Racelab to take over BWT Arden entry for 2020

Oh boy, Villicum was literally a hot mess
– Two highsides, poltiics and the birth of “The Villicum 6” as only 12 bikes raced on Saturday
– Alvaro Bautista actually stays upright, wins Race 1
– Race 2, cooler weather means laps 5 seconds faster, Jonathan Rea doubles up, Chaz Davies returns to podium in Race 2
– Jules Cluzel wins World SSP
– Hellacious Drama at Evan Bros as Caricasulo barges title rival Krummenacher…
– …Who then accuses the team of bias towards his Italian teammate!

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