1000-1. Those were the odds on Jack Miller last Thursday to win the Assen Grand Prix. But via some sort of miracle, in one of the most ridiculous MotoGP weekends ever, he took a restarted victory ahead of Marc Marquez and Scott Redding, MotoGP’s first Indpendent victory since Toni Elias at Estoril 2006. We review all of the madness at a very wet and dry Assen this past weekend, including Rossi’s fall, Lorenzo’s case of the “yips”, and the first weekend with three new winners since 2013 as Takagami Nakagami and Francisco Bagnaia also took wins in their respective classes, in ANOTHER Moto3 highlight reel finish!

We also took Road America for IndyCar, in their most attended race ever, as Will Power reminded us he’s still Will Power with a dominant victory ahead of a rampant Tony Kaanan, with Graham Rahal finishing 3rd. We also took over the Push-To-Pass and the fact it may be a little too overpowered in the context of the finish, and Conor Daly’s rotten luck returning with a suspension failure.

We also take some of your listener questions, talk more about Top Gear and Matt LeBlanc’s threat to quit over Chris Evans, and talk more about Bernie Ecclestone wanting to change the revenue scale for Formula 1… About time.

Oh, and Johnson’s back. That’s a thing. Enjoy the episode, and stay tuned, with a little luck, we got a BIG week coming for the Podcast to start July. Stay tuned…

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First up, VERY sorry this was delayed, had technical issues putting this episode together, but hopefully, it won’t happen again!

In this episode, we discuss everything from Le Mans, from Toyota’s heartbreaking penultimate lap breakdown, to the Ford GT being broken, to the fall of Manor, and much, much more!

We also talk the European GP in Baku, as Nico Rosberg took a dominant win, as Lewis Hamilton struggled with a Quali crash, and him being unable to workout his steering wheel settings. Whoops. We also talk the nature of Baku itself, and whether it should remain on the calendar, as well as the curious case of Sergio Perez’s 2nd podium in three rounds!

And we talk some gaming as I talk about Valentino Rossi: The Game, and F1 2016 news post-E3. Thanks for listening, and don’t worry, Adam Johnson will be back REAL soon!

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Like Jem And The Holograms, only not quite as cool. I’ve got to be honest guys, we had a bit of a chronic oversight on this one, as we didn’t talk about Le Mans this week, because Johnson was still in Portugal doing work for RC Racing TV. But to make up for it, we got another special guest, and it’s Matheus Carneiro, the host of Mystery Science Theater F1! He’s one of the finest F1 video makers out there right now, and you should really check him out:

Matt’s YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOFHUnfBG7hPdlXyYGw8Hrw
Matt’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/skellingtor

On this episode, we talk all the action from the Canadian Grand Prix, as Vettel tricked us into thinking Ferrari had a shot, the talk around Seagulls, and praise Valterri Bottas and Carlos Sainz for awesome drives behind the scenes.

We also talk about the Firestone 600 in Texas, a weekend heavily affected by rain, a nasty crash between Conor Daly and Josef Newgarden, and the state’s record flooding meaning we won’t be seeing a conclusion until August 27th!

All that and more, so sit down and enjoy!

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It’s been an awful, awful week in the sporting world, and at the start of the show, we pay tribute to Luis Salom, who tragically died during Free Practise 2 for the Grand Prix of Catalunya this past weekend. We’ll also be talking about the safety commission’s effect on the weekend, and the comments from Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, as the politics took hold.

We’ll be reviewing the MotoGP race as well, including Rossi vs Marquez 3, the Iannone/Lorenzo incident, and all the other drama from an entertaining, yet sombre weekend in Spain.

Also on the bill, IndyCar’s Dual of Detroit, as Conor Daly stole the show despite Sebastian Bourdais and Will Power getting their first wins of the season, and why Power can’t go one weekend without finding something to moan about.

And we also talk about some Formula 1, as Baku’s layout gets revealed, and King unleashes a behemoth rant regarding Top Gear’s already falling ratings.

It’s come under awful circumstances, but for what it’s worth, I hope you all enjoy the show. Thanks for listening.

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(NOTE: This was recorded on May 31st, before the passing of Luis Salom. Obviously, we’ll address it on next week’s show, but for now, on behalf of all of us, our thoughts and prayers are with the Salom family, his loved ones, and his team.)

Murica. Fuck yeah. Alexander Rossi takes the 100th Indy 500, and he was 250-1 to win in a shocking final lap fuel dash against Carlos Munoz and Josef Newgarden. We break it all down, and a shoutout to the first lady of #Motorsport101, Sarah Connors, the world’s biggest Rossi fan!

We also talk about the Monaco GP, as Daniel Ricciardo had a win ripped out from underneath him as Red Bull botch a stop and Lewis Hamilton takes his first Monaco win since 2008, as Rosberg struggles, and Sergio Perez continues his knack of finding the podium.

We also talk all the extra news, including the difficult topics of Jules Bianchi’s family suing Marussia, the FIA and Formula 1 groups after labelling his death “avoidable”, the news that Adam Cooper allegedly committed sexual harassment to a fan online, the confirmation of the Halo and Aeroscreen being used in F1 from 2017, and we talk about the first episode of Top Gear’s return. That’s a fact.

And we’re joined by friend of the show and brilliant YouTube personality Christoper Cook from CookProductions1/2. Find him at http://www.youtube.com/CookProductions1 and enjoy the show!

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OH MY GOD, JAMES HINCHCLIFFE! Let’s be real here, his Pole Position will go down as the feel good story of the year for Motorsport, a year on from his near-fatal accident. We talk at length about this unreal comeback, and Indy 500 qualifying in general, including Josef Newgarden on the front row, Andretti’s return to from, as well as Penske and Ganassi’s struggles – Oh and Graham Rahal’s family is being salty again.

There’s also a really powerful segment regarding Sage Karam’s troubles since Justin Wilson’s tragic accident last August, after a piece by Brant James made it into USA Today. I highly recommend you give it a listen: http://sports.usatoday.com/2016/05/23/indycar-sage-karam-indianapolis-500-trauma-justin-wilson-death/

We talk about MotoGP’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, as Jorge Lorenzo stole a W under Marc Marquez’s nose, Rossi suffers a blowout, we talk the “Quick Restart” shambles in Moto2 and talk about one of the greatest Moto3 races ever as Brad Binder wins his 3rd on the bounce!

We also talk about Renault’s war over engine upgrades, Rio Haryanto’s sponsor struggles, and Le Mans’ future plans. Could there be a French GP again? Woof. All that and more on the latest #Motorsport101

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Making some history up in here! To celebrate our 40th episode here, we have 4 hosts on the show for the first time ever! Joining us, representing Bike Live, is the one and only Louis Suddaby! Follow him on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/LouisSuddaby23

In the show, we talk all thing Spanish GP, as Max Verstappen made history to become F1’s youngest ever, and first ever Dutch winner, the lost opportunity for Ferrari, and the collision heard around the world as Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton took each other out of a GP for the first time in their 62 race history together.

We talk Nelson Piquet and his exclusion from the Pau GP over in the FIA F3 European Championship and the precedent it may cause given the nature of its race.

We mention MotoGP and the ever-shifting rider market as Maverick Vinales heads to Suzuki, Andrea Iannone heads to Suzuki as Ducati tie up Andrea Dovizioso and Honda retain Dani Pedrosa.

And we also talk IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Indianapolis as Simon Pagenaud continues his sensational run of form to take his third consecutive win, as he brought home another Penske 1-2 over Helio Castroneves, as Conor Daly stole the show by leading 14 laps, with James Hinchcliffe scoring a podium almost a year to the day after his near-fatal accident.

All that and much more, on #Motorsport101’s 40th episode! Oh, and after James said he would be donating his prize money to Alberta’s Fire appeal, here’s a link where you can donate to the Red Cross over there. Thank you. We personally will donate 2p for every play this gets for the next week. (Till May 27th) https://donate.redcross.ca/ea-action/action?gclid=CMrfyqSD6cwCFQWfGwodEIcLaQ&ea.client.id=1951&ea.campaign.id=50639

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This totally wasn’t a controversial week you guys! I suspect we may have done the “Swap” jokes a week early. Whoops. But on this edition of #Motorsport101:

– We talk about everything to do with the Kyvat/Verstappen swap deal for Red Bull Racing, and why we think it may actually do more harm than good.

– Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes both had to make statements defending their own backs after accusations of conspiracies ran hot in Sochi after another miserable bit of luck for our Lew Lew. *sighs*

– We talk about Romain Grosjean and the possibility of him heading to NASCAR for a one-off round, and the possibility of beer company Heineken potentially joining F1 as a sponsor.

– We review all the EXCITING (Haha), action from MotoGP in Le Mans as Jorge Lorenzo dominates, Marquez and Dovi participate in synchronised crashing, Rins and Vinales impress, and we ask whether this is the best #Moto3 class ever after Aron Canet nearly stole another podium for the rookies.

– And over in IndyCar, we talk about the strong possibility of Watkins Glen hosting the series again as a Boston replacement, as well as the chances of a Non-Championship round in China in October.

All that and 15 NASCAR references on #Motorsport101! Don’t forget to check is out on YouTube, and back us on Pateron if you really enjoyed! Thanks for listening!

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(Note: We recorded this on Monday, BEFORE the news of Kyvat and Verstappen’s switch. We’ll address that on next week’s episode)

Somehow, I just get the feeling that it’s not gonna be Hamilton’s year. Maybe. Anywho, in this episode of #Motorsport101:

– We’re down one producer! Adam Johnson’s on holiday, so filling in for the week is friend of the show Sarah Connors! She’s wonderful, and if you haven’t already, check her out on the Grid Girls Podcast, also here on Soundcloud! https://soundcloud.com/the-grid-girls

– We talk about Sochi, and for a race that stunk, there was a massive amount worth talking about, including Rosberg’s 7th consecutive win, Hamilton’s furious comeback to 2nd, and tease whether he can still win the Championship from 46 points back.

– Of course, we’ll talk about Danill Kyvat delivering the Double Piledriver to Sebastian Vettel on the opening lap, and the subsequent reactions.

– We’ll also be mentioning the conspiracy theories of those accusing Mercedes of rigging the races, Red Bull’s aero-screen debuting, the inconsistency of the stewards and Hamilton’s unprofessional-ism in reacting to his reprimands, and F1’s 2017 engine regulations and why not everyone is in favour of it.

– We also talk about IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Boston being cancelled and potential alternatives, and we also talk about the nature of Intermediate classes in racing like GP2 and Moto2 as Efren Vazquez lost his Suter seat in Moto2 after just 4 races.

I got a feeling that next week’s Podcast is going to be AMAZING. But until then, enjoy, and if you did, why not click the like button, re-post, all that good stuff!

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This Podcast is a solid 8/10 on the Sass-O-Meter. Mostly because we talk extensively about Graham Rahal. But in this edition of #Motorsport101:

– We review IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Alabama, as Simon Pagenaud continues his ridiculous run of from with back-to-back wins, but it wasn’t without controversy (Again), as Graham Rahal went to war with the Frenchman, as well as Conor Daly for playing backmarker. Gotta get that Dale Coyne marketing money, right?

– We talk about the snoozefest of MotoGP in Jerez as Valentino Rossi destroyed the field to take his first win in 10 races, the over-saturation of Rossi media coverage, and THAT performance in Moto3 from Brad “Goddamn” Binder.

– We briefly talk about the Paris ePrix for Formula E, not so much for the boring GP, but more for the awful treatment that fans suffered on the day, and why the series seems to be showing more and more logistical cracks.

– We also debate a bunch of F1 topics, from Bernie Ecclestone doubling down on his comments about the potential of female drivers, could there be an eSports viability for the F1 games down the road, and how Vijay Mallya of Force India owes the country of India $1.3 BILLION DOLLARS, like something out of an Austin Powers movie.

That and a CRAZY Cards Against Humanity deck made by friend of the show Evan Byrne. WARNING – HIGHLY OFFENSIVE CONTENT: https://t.co/aUYtysqz0Y. But shoutout to him, we appreciate the effort.

Thanks for watching and check back next week when Lewis Hamilton inevitably dominates Russia.

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