Oh, and Lewis Hamilton won.

Baku welcomed us back with open arms and shunted cars. This week, in the first of two episodes, Dre, King and RJ look back at the Formula 1 GP in Azerbaijan as Lewis Hamilton stole his 1st win on the year after his teammate inherited the lead from a Safety Car as Red Bull’s Mega Power’s collided after Max Verstappen threw one block too many at the front.

We also talk Sebastian Vettel’s lunge that didn’t work, all the crazy contact through the opening lap, Roman Grosjean spinning behind the Safety Car, Checo back on the podium, and the news that front wings are getting simplifed for 2019! Tune in now!

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M101 is back, and we’re blessing the rains in Alabama, as we got a 4 day weekend!

Rain so bad, the race had to be re-run on Monday.with Josef Newgarden dominating proceedings to take his 2nd win of 2018, with Ryan Hunter-Reay’s best IndyCar finish in over 2 years, and James Hinchcliffe rounding off the podium.

We get into the battle at the front, the rain, TWO cases of fight club between Marco Andretti, Zachary, Clackary, Machary, and Gabby Chaves and Simon Pagenaud nearly getting into a fistfight, and much, much more in this IndyCar special episode with Andre Harrison, RJ O’Connell and Ryan King!

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We’re back with the second part of another double taping! In this episode, we catch up with the IndyCar GP of Long Beach as Alex Rossi put on a dominant display to take the win over Will Power. The race also had the pass of the year from Sebastien Bourdais on Scott Dixon, and Graham Rahal wrecking Simon Pagenaud’s race off Lap 1.

We also bring in Hazel Southwell to talk all things Rome ePrix, as Sam Bird continued his title challenge with a win after “Driver for Hire” Felix Rosenqvist hit a kerb and took himself out. We also talk the awful pit lanes, Mitch Evans falling on his sword like a true gladiator, and much more more!

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Sometimes you gotta lick the stamp and deliver that son of a bitch. Daniel Ricciardo steals your girl, and your race wins, taking advantage of some brilliant double stacking and a sudden Safety Car to take his first win of the season, stealing the mantle off of Valtteri Bottas, who drove brilliant to overtake Sebastian Vettel on the undercut.

We also mention Max Verstappen finally taking responsibility for a silly move on Sebastian Vettel, ruining the German’s race, the Gasly/Hartley incident that caused the Safety Car, Lewis Hamilton’s mediocre record-breaking weekend, and a whole lot more from Shanghai, with Andre Harrison, Ryan King, RJ O’Connell, Zoe Hamilton… and “Floyd”. Enjoy!

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And here’s Part 2 of our doubleheader from last week as Ryan, Dre, Chris and RJ break down the IndyCar Grand Prix of Phoenix as Josef Newgarden stole an autograph contest and a win from Robert Wickens (Stop me if you’ve heard that one before!), with Alex Rossi filling out the podium!

We also pay tribute to Jim Clark in the 50th anniversary of his passing!

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Thanks to Josh Sutill for the next two episode titles!

And who’d have thought that Formula 2 would be the Main Event in Bahrain! In a weekend filled with ridiculous Motorsport, it would Artem Markelov and Lando Norris stealing the show in Bahrain with wins for both, in what was a pair of fantastic races!

Also, Formula 1’s race was pretty great too as Sebastian Vettel narrowly held of Valtteri Bottas to take his 2nd straight win in Bahrain, and in 2018, in a race with a broken leg, strategy screw-ups, and a Lewis Hamilton triple overtake, as you do!

And we also discuss the outlines for F1 in 2021 as the first draft of plans were unveiled by Liberty Media!

Check back on Sunday for Episode 132!

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Apparently, Haas is overpowered, who knew!

In another 5-person show, Ryan, RJ, Dre, Zoe and Chris break down:

– How do you know it’s post-Australia? The possibility of changing the race weekend format again? This time, a qualifying race. Yay?!
– Holy shit, Haas is getting ALL the salt from the other midfielders! Force India and McLaren want investigation into Haas/Ferrari relationship after amazingly, building a car based around one that won 5 GP’s is a good idea!
– The preview into the inevitable, us talking about the 2021 regulations, ahead of their outline unveiling next week. Is Customer Cars a thing again?
– Formula 2 starts this weekend! A preview ahead of the opener in Bahrain. Stuff that, IndyCar’s back for a Triple Header this weekend in Phoenix! Yay, ovals!
– Billy Monger returns in British F3, scores podium. (Hey, Jamie Chadwick got one too!) (Oh, and this might be the fairytale so many want it to be)
– Spare Mailbag Questions that aren’t directly tied into a main segment!

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PARTY TIME! This episode contains copious amounts of F1, Pokemon, adverts, an upgrade to the sin bin and Fernando Alonso changing part of his name for a number!

After a dramatic, but still somewhat dull Australian Grand Prix, Andre Harrison, RJ O’Connell and Ryan King are joined by Zoe Hamilton and Chris DeHarde to breakdown Lewis Hamilton’s spectacular 2nd as Seb stole the winner’s trophy, the traffic, Liberty Media’s new package, along with ESPN shitting the bed, Haas throwing away a Double Top 5 via pitstop debauchery, and a whole lot more!

Enjoy! And points to anyone who can tell me what Pokemon tune that is!

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ALL RISE FOR A READING FROM THE WALL OF VERGNE

In Episode 128, Dre, RJ, King and Zoe all review the Formula E race in Punta Del Este as Jean-Eric Vergne and Lucas Di Grassi went to war in something resembling Alonso vs Schumacher from Imola 2005. We also keep an eye on Bird, Mitch Evans stunning drive, and we managed to collar Hazel Southwell in an airport again… only this time, the airport fought back!

We also discuss IndyCar’s new TV deal with ABC and the new Women in Karting programme from the FIA! Stay tuned for Episode 129 later this week on the Australian Grand Prix!

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The Formula One season is back and in this five-person edition, Motorsport 101 looks ahead to the 2018 season! In this week’s show, we ask…

Can Mercedes make it five in a row in the hybrid era?
Will Ferrari or Red Bull lead the chase of the Silver Arrows?
Are Haas for real, and will anybody upset the big three?
How will Sirotkin and Leclerc get on as Formula 1 rookies?

All of that, and much more, in the Motorsport 101 Formula 1 Season Preview!

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