Well, this is odd. For the first time in 56 episodes and nearly 2 years of the show, I was NOT on an episode of #Motorsport101. Still feels kinda weird. I have to give a hearty thanks though to Adam Johnson and Ryan King who did an incredible job of filling in in my absence. It genuinely makes me proud to know that I don’t necessarily HAVE to be there for every episode.

In this absolutely heaped 2 hour edition of the show – We talk about the borefest for F1 in Monza, but the bigger news of Jenson Button and Felipe Massa taking a break and retiring respectively, the prospect of F1 being bought out, Formula E and Season 3 talk comes up too.

We talk about the shocking MotoGP weekend at Silverstone, as Maverick Vinales shocked the world with the 7th different winner in the last 7 rounds, the first of its kind in MotoGP since 1982, all the drama of Zarco’s crash, and IndyCar in Watkins Glen as Scott Dixon dominated Josef Newgarden for the win, as half the field ran out of fuel!

Enjoy!

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What a tale of two races. Formula 1 has a very controversial Belgium Grand Prix as Max Verstappen took his aggressive style to new heights as Nico Rosberg won a very easy race, Lewis Hamilton used a K-Mag Safety Car to finish on the podium, and exploited some loopholes in the rules to do it.

And then we mention the RIDICULOUS conclusion to the Texas Firestone 600 as James Hinchcliffe leads 188 laps only to be beaten on the line by Graham Rahal by 0.008 as they went 4-wide around Texas on multiple occasions. Yeah, safe to say the weekend was pretty polarizing.

We also talk about F1 2016, because reasons. Enjoy the show!

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This episode, VERY nearly didn’t happen. King’s Laptop packed up, and my Internet was a walking nightmare. But we JUST got over the line as RJ O’Connell filled in at the eleventh hour! MANY thanks to him!

In this hodge-podge of an episode, we talk MotoGP’s Grand Prix of Brno as Cal Crutchlow became the first British MotoGP premier class winner since Barry Sheene in 1981, Johann Zarco’s wretched run in the wet, John McPhee’s Moto3 win as Keith Huewen and Julian Ryder reached the point of orgasm – All the IndyCar talk from Pocono as Will Power hit Simon Pagenaud where it hurt in the title race, and more F1 news as the Halo doesn’t know whether it wants to be in or out.

All that and some more Olympic talk too! Enjoy!

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The gang is bang together for this week’s #Motorsport101, and in this edition, Johnson nearly gets himself slapped with a restraining order from Laura Trott, his new “bae”.

Also, we talk some of the Olympics, MotoGP in Austria as Ducati win fo the first time in nearly SIX YEARS as the hills were alive with the sound of 2-stroke Prototypes, Romano Fenati’s removal from VR46, a ridiculous race in NASCAR’s XFinity Series, and the massive problem we believe Motorsport has in terms of perception on a large scale.

Oh, and it was my birthday when we recorded this. Don’t worry, it NEVER gets mentioned.

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Another sombre tone to start this week’s episode after the loss of three prolific figures in Motorsport in the week prior – Jack Sears, the first ever BTCC Champion, Chris Amon, who manly regarded as one of the greatest drivers to have never won a GP, and Bryan Clauson, the exceptional dirt tracker and three-time Indy 500 starter. We honor them on the show, and if you want to support the Dirt Tracking that Clauson was so exceptional in, you can donate here: http://usacbf.org/give/

In this edition, we focus on IndyCar, and Target’s departure from Chip Ganassi, as well as the Mid-0hio Indy 200 as Simon Pagenaud returned to the top step in an epic showdown with Will Power, but it was Mikael Aleshin and Conor Daly who stole the show during the race.

We also talk about GP2’s hectic race weekend in Germany as Sergei Sirotkin won via going through the pits twice, and Pierre Gasly had a rollercoaster of a weekend, involving an empty fire extinguisher. Seriously.

And we also run through the IndyCar and Formula 1 grids and speculate over potential seats for 2017. Fun times! Enjoy the show, with new guest host R.J O’Connell!

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This was a manic episode to record. We originally were going to do TWO episodes this week. But then we had technical gremlins. But we still managed to get 105 minutes of massive F1 discussion in, including:

F1 Strategy Group’s three-pronged decisions (Radio lifted, track limits lifted, Halo delayed for 2018, Wet Weather Standing Restarts)
– Lewis Hamilton wins piss-easy German GP after Rosberg’s poor start (And 115 narratives)
– That Rosberg and Verstappen Incident and the precedent it seemingly sets, oh, and the shite pitstop.
– The state of Red Bull vs Ferrari going forward
– The Brutal nature of everything Daniil Kyvat
– Midfield Silly Season stuff, Williams/Perez/Renault/End of the line for Felipe Massa?
– Esteban Ocon a top contender for Manor?! Is Haryanto FINALLY done?!

All that, and King rages at Rosberg’s move on Verstappen. A LOT. Enjoy the new episode and check back next week for an IndyCar Special!

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Well, here we are. 50 episodes. Yikes. When this show first started in October 2014, it was just a 10 episode University assignment. And now, here we are, nearly 2 years later, celebrating episode Fiddy. You are the best audience a guy could ever wish to ask for. So on behalf of King, AJ and me, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for letting us into your ears. You guys are the best. Special thanks to:

Zara Daniela – The artist you see every episode, she kicks so much ass.
Emily de Silva – Bigtime editor for us on video.

All our special guests over the last 50, Sarah Connors, Sascha Wagenblast, Crekkan, Louis Suddaby, and even Scott Woodwiss (I’m kidding, Scott).

All our Patreon backers and merch buyers! You guys are INSANE and it makes me immense with pride that you want to rock our logo.

Also, in this special episode, we streamed live on YouTube! It included all the talk from Hungary (Including Rosberg’s double yellows, and how much it sucked. And that was just the radio bullshit), we answer YOUR questions, talk about the Robot Wars reboot and find out who won the International Fantasy Draft!

So again, massive thanks for 50 episodes. Love you all. Dre

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It’s just a two-man show for #Motorsport101 this week, but it’s still gonna be fire!

We talk about MotoGP’s insane Germany weekend, as Marc Marquez took his seventh consecutive victory at the Sachsenring, with one of Motorsport’s great gambles, and the suffering that Yamaha and Ducati dealt with as they struggled strategically. We also talk Johann Zarco’s title being gift-wrapped after a tight victory over Jonas Folger, and Kharui Pawi proving Argentina was no fluke as he completely dominated the Moto3 round.

IndyCar’s also on the bill as we talk the Honda IndyCar Grand Prix of Toronto, and how miserable an affair it was as Scott Dixon got screwed out of a surefire win via the Caution flag system, as Will Power took his 3rd win in the last 4 rounds. We also talk Emma Davies Dixon going FULL Ayesha Curry as she tweeted her disdain for the series after Simon Pagenaud (And half the field) crossed the pit exit lines again. But hey, James Hinchcliffe got on the podium, so that’s all good, right?

We also talk about the Italian Grand Prix potentially moving to Monza, some follow-up thoughts on the International Fantasy Draft, and a soft announcement for our special Episode 50 plans! Thanks for watching!

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Unfortunately, #Motorsport101 hasn’t been invited to form a new government just yet. However, it will give you not ONE, but TWO new episodes this week!

In this first “standard” episode, we talk about a newsworthy British GP, from Hamilton’s dominant performance, the Safety Car start rule, Max Verstappen’s performance, as well as the horseshit that cost Nico Rosberg his 2nd place as the Radio communication rule stands trial. And we address the mongoloids who boo the drivers for next to no reason.

We also talk IndyCar’s Iowa Corn 300, as Josef Newgarden DESTORYED the field to take one of the most dominant IndyCar wins of modern times, and weigh up his chances in F1 as we hail him potentially as the best American open-wheeler on the planet right now. We had to get talk on Will Power’s great finish too, as well as Tony Kaanan nearly killing Alexander Rossi, and Ryan King’s “totally not a date” date with friends of the show Sarah Connors and Elizabeth Werth. Cue the fanfiction.

We also talk about Kimi Raikkonen staying at Ferrari for 2017 and Chris Evans departure and the future of Top Gear going forward. It’s Rory Reid by the way. Spoilers.

And finally, we talk about the International Fantasy Draft, coming to #Motorsport101 this coming Monday. It’s massive, trust me!

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Safe to say, this was a pretty hectic weekend in Motorsport. We recorded this episode the same day it all unfolded, so our feelings were pretty raw. Hope it comes off well.

In the episode, we mainly focus around the Austrian Grand Prix, and the Formula E Season 2 Finale in London. There’s lengthy discussions about the Hamilton/Rosberg crash, the nature of F1 fandom in general, Ferrari’s frustrating strategy calls as Vettel’s rear goes pop, and the rest of the race in general, as Wehrlein scored a precious point for Manor, Jenson Button finished 7th for McLaren too, as seven different teams got into the points.

We’ll also talk the Formula E Season 2 Finale as Lucas Di Grassi took himself and Sebastian Buemi out of contention on the opening lap, turning the 2nd race into a Time Attack session, in spectacular fashion. We also talk about the state of the sport going forward, and the season at large as big changes are planned for Season 3.

That and some more of your questions, in a bumper edition of the show! Enjoy!

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