Motorsport101 is back, and Chris DeHarde, Andre Harrison, RJ O’Connell and Ryan King are back to break down a wild weekend for Formula E in Marrakech, including a teammate collision seen around the world!
There’s also a lot of Ferrari related news with Mauricio Arrivabene being booted out at the team, Mick Schumacher joining their academy, and then a full preview of the Rolex 24 at Daytona for next week! Enjoy!
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Motorsport 101 returns for the first time in 2019…with a show all about events in 2018!
This week’s show sees Dre, King and RJ look back on the Formula E season in Saudi Arabia as the Gen 2 car makes its debut, bringing ‘attack mode’ with it.
Plus, we bring back a proud Motorsport 101 tradition, as Dre gives his live reaction to the Autosport top 50 list! (You might want to listen all the way to the end)
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For the first time in Motorsport101 history, all 4 staple hosts under the same roof, as Adam Johnson comes back to host the Motorsport101 awards with RJ O’Connell, Ryan King and Andre Harrison!
In this special 2 hour edition, we hand out awards for the very best and worst in Motorsport in the year of our lord 2018. Including the series of the year, a hot fight between Charles Leclerc and Robert Wickens for Rookie of the Year, and can we find a way to NOT give Driver of the Year to Lewis Hamilton?! We struggle.
Oh, and be sure to listen all the way to the end for our blooper reel for 2018, as we left a LOT on the cutting room floor, trust me. Have a lovely Christmas, and we’ll see you in 2019!
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This is it folks, the final Formula 1 related show of 2018, and it’s our end of season, Formula 1 review!
Andre, RJ and Ryan sit down and go team-by-team and review the 2018 F1 season! From Mercedes victories, to Ferrari’s struggles, to Renault winning the 1.5 title, to the rise of Charles Leclerc. It’s all here in this 150 minute special.
Oh, and check out the Mercs section for a blooper of the year candidate! Enjoy!
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Surprise! We didn’t take a break after all! We still have a couple more weekly shows before we take a breather!
In this week’s episode, Ryan King, RJ O’Connell and Hazel Southwell preview the 2018-19 Season 5 of Formula E as they begin a new era with their 2nd generation of car, and an exciting driver and team line-up including new talents like Pascal Wehrlein, and Stoffel Vandoorne!
Also:
– W Series reveals list of 55 “qualifiers”
– 2019 F1 broadcasts to feature Amazon Web Service features
– 2019 F1 entry list published
– F2 and F3 release calendars, and F3 unveils new car
– Star-studded entry list taking shape for Daytona 24
– WRX in conflict over the direction of the series. i.e. electrification.
Enjoy, F1 Season Review next week!
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And I’d like to take a minute just sit right there, and let me tell you how I became the fresh prince of Abu Dhabi!
Dre, RJ and Ryan are back again with a review of the final round of the 2018 F1 Season in Abu Dhabi, formerly the Will Smith invitional!
Lewis Hamilton took his 11th win of 2018, and took the all-time points record in a close fight with Sebastian Vettel, with Max Verstappen in 3rd. We also said goodbye to legendary two-time champ, Fernando Alonso.
We also go into the news, with 19 of the 20 F1 seats confirmed for 2019, Robert Kubica coming back, with Alex Albon finally confirmed, and Lance Stroll’s in pink. Yay! All that, Formula E, and a whole lot more on Episode 171, enjoy!
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Dre is back! Glory to the Church! That and a highlight reel of crazy from Macau, Indy 500 news, NASCAR’s Sprint Cup finale and a heck of a lot more with Ryan and RJ! Here’s the full setlist for you:
65TH MACAU GRAND PRIX
– Dan Ticktum repeats as Macau champion, leading wire-to-wire for his 2nd win at the title race
– Sophia Flörsch and Sho Tsuboi’s crash mars the race
– Joel Eriksson 2nd, Sacha Fenestraz 3rd, Mick Schumacher 5th
– Augusto Farfus wins the FIA GT World Cup for BMW
– 56 year old Gabriele Tarquini becomes WTCR champion
THE NEWS ELSEWHERE
– Renault Nissan Alliance is in trouble
– Latest on Albon at Nissan e.Dams
– Super GT/Super Formula Champion Naoki Yamamoto may be lined up for F1 practices via Honda
– Jordan King going to make Indy 500 debut with RLL
– Ex-Force India leader Bob Fernley appointed boss of McLaren Indy
– Sébastien Ogier wins his 6th straight WRC title in his last year with M-Sport Ford / Toyota wins Constructors’ title with 1-2 in Australia
– Joey Logano defeats Truex, Harvick, KyBusch to win his first NASCAR Cup Series title
– USF2000 driver Igor Fraga wins the GT Sport Nations Cup in Monaco
THE WEEK AHEAD
– Abu Dhabi! F1, F2, and GP3 Series conclude.
INSTAGRAM EXCLUSIVE MAILBAG!!!
Enjoy!
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So, the Brazilian GP happened, and nothing of note took place. Oh. besides a guy two laps down screwing Max Verstappen out of back-to-back wins. WHAT?! Ryan King and RJ O’Connell break it all down, including:
SUPER GT MOTEGI GRAND FINAL
THE FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL
– Verstappen/Ocon collision, kerfuffle, and fallout
– Oh and Lewis Hamilton wins his 73rd GP from pole
– Raikkonen holds off Ricciardo for P3 in nailbiting finish
– BOT P5, VET P6 after crushing the scales
– LEC P7 in fantastic weekend for Alfa-Sauber
– GRO P8, MAG P9, PER P10
– Toro Rosso have the funniest spat
NEWS
– FERNANDO ALONSO IS GOING BACK TO INDY, THANK YOU BASED GOD
– F1 OFFICIALLY going back to Vietnam!
– Max Günther gets final full-time FE seat at Dragon Racing
– Haas signs test driver Pietro Fittipaldi
THE WEEKEND AHEAD: It’s Macau Week Y’all (and NASCAR i guess)
Enjoy!
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Bad news! Dre is out for the next two weeks! Good news, we managed to fill another show with news and mailbag questions! Here’s the list:
THE NEWS, WHICH HAS ALREADY HAPPENED
[INDYCAR]
– Hulman family matriarch Mary Hulman George passes at 83
– Alluded to last week, Marcus Ericsson joins Schmidt Peterson Motorsports for 2019
– Marco Andretti remains in #98 car, and becomes part-owner
– First test completed at CoTA
– Queensland, Australia govt invites Mark Miles for discussions of revival of Gold Coast Indy
– IndyCar Media to manage global distribution of series media rights
– Paul Tracy’s TV job at risk for incendiary FB comments and unconvincing “I was hacked!” comments
[FORMULA 1]
-Fernando Alonso and Jimmie Johnson to swap rides in Bahrain Nov. 26
-Rob Smedley the latest of departures from Williams Racing after the 2018 season
-F2 standout Sergio Sette Camara becomes newest McLaren Young Driver
-RBR boss Horner remarks that a good Honda engine would help Red Bull fight Mercedes and Ferrari, forgetting that Renault parts weren’t the shit that was breaking
– F1 tenatively announces that Vietnam GP in Hanoi will commence from 2020, circuit layout leaked
– Formula E: YouTube race streaming deal announced for United Kingdom for S5
– Road To Indy: $2 Million USD in guaranteed scholarships announced for all rungs of MRTI – Indy Lights champion gets $1.1M towards three-race IndyCar programme
– Supercars: Adam’s sons go to war in New Zealand and Petty Olympics break out in parc ferme
THE PREVIEWS, OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN
– 2018 Autosport Awards Nominees!
– Formula 1: Brazilian Grand Prix
– Super GT: Motegi GT 250km Grand Final
Enjoy!
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Lewis Hamilton is a 5-time Formula One World Champion. May the blessed one touch us all.
Dre, Ryan and RJ look back on an interesting Mexico GP, with varying Red Bull success. Verstappen dominates, Ricciardo is robbed of a 1-2 due to a hydraulic failure. Vettel came through the field for 2nd, while Mercedes suffers their worst on-track performance, maybe of the whole hybrid era.
We also review the Super Formula season finale and break down some of the news, including the Ferrucci’s owing to the Italian courts 400k, and Ed Jones getting another shot with ECR. Enjoy!
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