Okay, toss the scripts out of the window on this one! With an incredible coup, RJ only went and got us Ryan Nanni! Host of the Shutdown Fullcast of College Football fame, and someone you may have also seen as an alumni of Secret Base, the incredible video wing of SB Nation!

We talk to Ryan, an F1 novice about the first race of the season, and Red Bull completely tearing the field a new asshole, a race of complete and utter dominance. The return of Magic Alonso as Aston Martin might actually be good, with Fernando 3rd and an injured Lance Stroll 6th!

We talk Ferrari, who have been honsing right from the start this year, with Charles Leclerc’s engine stopping from 3rd, and rumours swirling that is was a mechanical human error that might have both of their energy stores dead already. BEFORE A WHEEL WAS TURNED. And Mercedes, who are just slow. When was the last time Lewis Hamilton finished 50 seconds behind the winner with no shenanigans?!

All that, and Esteban Ocon’s hat-trick of penalties in a very, very special, Motorsport101!

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Welcome back to the circus. It’s time for the big one, the 2023 Motorsport101 F1 Season Preview!

And we’re not going to lie folks, we’re not going to pretend like there’s a huge amount to be excited for besides just seeing cars go round.

Red Bull were expected to defend their title, cost cap breach be damned. Then they beat the brakes off the field in testing and they’re odds on for Verstappen and Red Bull to repeat. Welp. We’ve got Ferrari, who have hired Fred Vasseur to try and solve their problems, and while they look fast, they still have tyre wear problems. And Mercedes are a bit of a wildcard and have the best driver line-up, but even Hamilton hopped in the W14 and thought: “We’re not ready yet.”

Aston Martin was the story of testing, an injured Stroll and a genuinely quick car with startling gains, while Alpine kept it very quiet, and McLaren’s car was melting itself in Bahrain testing, while their bosses openly admitted they missed their development targets. Reassuring huh?

Haas have plodded along with a returning Nico Hulkenberg while their team boss laps up the Drive To Survive acclaim. AlphaTauri were overshadowed by selling rumours, Alfa Romeo are coasting off likeability, and Williams has a slow car, a blown up management structure and F1’s first full-time American in 16 years.

With me so far? We’ve also got the biggest ever season at 23 rounds, yet more sports washing being swept under the rug and more infighting as to whether the sport wants 11 teams or not.

Enjoy the M101 Season Preview, feature length, on Motorsport101!

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Welcome back to #SeasonPreviewSeason on the Motorsport101 Podcast, and were start up with IndyCar as their 2023 Seasons kicks off this weekend in St. Petersburg!

In this feature length edition of the show (110 minutes), we break down all of the runners and riders of the 2023 season in detail. Why AJ Foty entered the season in such a problematic way. Does Meyer Shank have a plan for the future? Is Juncos got a surprise package in Canapino? Did Rahal Letterman Lanigan expand too quickly?

Is McLaren now a part of the sport’s Big 3? What will Andretti Autosport do after such an embarrassing 2022? And can Chip Ganassi use their final season of Alex Palou to mount a challenge at Penske’s three-headed monster? And was it a good thing the series scrapped the Indy 500 being worth double points?

All that and more discussed on an epic Motorsport101!

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So you mean to tell me that Ryan King only came back on the show because Dan Ticktum got caught speeding at 115mph?! Yes, yes we did!

In this episode of Motorsport101, we catch up with more FIA politics as the sport’s governing body clarified its stance on political activism during their weekends… and yeah, the Internet flipped out on this one. But was it justified. King helps Dre and Cam explain why it just isn’t as simple as saying they’re putting the clamps on the drivers.

We also talk about Formula E in Hyderabad and it was a classic case of F-E chaos reigning supreme. Jean-Eric Vergne survived a late onslaught from Nick Cassidy despite the latter having nearly 4% more usable energy in a sprint finish. Sam Bird took out himself and his teammate after missing his braking point, and ruined Max Gunther and Sasha Fenestraz’s races at the same time.

Jake Hughes crashed after his mirror fell off his car and jammed his steering wheel. And Rene Rast altered the title after doing the right thing and avoiding an Oliver Rowland divebomb. Straight over the top of Jake Dennis’ Andretti. Jake Struggles is alive and well.

A race so crazy, Nico Muller nearly scored points. In a Cupra. Really.

I’ve missed this series. Welcome back, to Motorsport101…

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Sorry this one was a little later than planned, we’ve been a bit spread out over the last week or so, normal service will resume soon!

But here’s our review on the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, and all within it as a new chapter in sportscar racing began!

And yet, some things didn’t change! Meyers Shank retained the crown in a 1-2 for Acura, with the #10 of Wayne Taylor Racing close behind as a 24 hour race became a 24 minute sprint at the bell!

We also talk LMP2, a crazy class where the “Bus Bros” clashed with overall winner Simon Pagenaud and the class victory was determined by… 0.016 seconds in an incredible comeback for James Allen (No, not that one!)

We also talk about Porsche’s struggles with their new prototype, Maro Engel committing more violence enroute to another class win, the battles in GTD, the baptism of fire for the BMW’s, and the new Porsche 911’s getting BOP’ed into oblivion. Enjoy!

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A Podcast of two halves on this one. In the first half of the show, we discuss a bit of F1 catchup, with Red Bull announcing a tie-up with Ford with their 2026 power-units as Red Bull Ford Powertrains was born. But also FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s pretty awful month.

In 3 weeks the man was called out for sexist comments from 2001, alienated the current teams further with comments about protecting the sport itself if the Saudi’s truly bid “$20bn” for it, and pushing for Andretti to get into F1 as early as 2025… and now he’s stepping back from the day-to-day running of the sport. What does it mean, and where do we sit on it?

In the second half, we get into the Double header of Formula E races in Diriyah as Porsche continued their run of dominance. Only this time it was Wehrlein at the front as he dominated both races to flip the script on Mexico City, with Jake Dennis following him home both times to make it three Wehrlein-Dennis 1-2’s since the season began. We also discuss Sam Bird’s up and down weekend by getting back on the podium and Rene Rast bringing McLaren’s first podium of the season too. Mitch Evans had a wild weekend too!

Oh and most importantly… What the hell is going on with the DS Powertrain teams?!

All that and more on the next Motorsport101!

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You asked for it, and you got it! Dre sits down with Cam and RJ, massive sportscar lovers and experts to preview tomorrow’s Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona!

It’s the dawn of a new era in sportscar racing and the new top flight is broken down, including Porsche’s headstart in testing with Penske, Acura and where they fit in against Cadillac, and a round-up of the qualifying, that had the shocker of Nick Tandy in a wall! Can Meyer Shank defend the crown from last year?!

We also break down LMP2 and the Bus Bros of Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin showing up, and the new GT3 cars in the GTD Pro and Daytona classes as well! Enjoy the bonus episode and see you for a full review next week!

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Formula E is back! And there wasn’t a struggle to be found as Jake Dennis retained his scintillating form at the end of the 2022 season with one of the most dominant wins in series history as Gen3 got underway in Mexico City!

Jake Dennis won by 7 seconds with Porsche’s in 1st, 2nd and 4th as Pascal Wehrlein passed some f***ing cars to get to second, and then Andre Lotterer in 4th in the second Andretti. With the pre-season talking hinting about DS Powertrains being at the top, this was an upset! And we gotta give Jake Hughes his flowers for a damn good McLaren debut in the leading group, and Sasha Fenestraz for making the duels at the first time of asking.

And Lucas Di Grassi ended up on pole. With Mahindra’s at both ends of the grid. Because even when things change in Formula E, chaos still reigns.

All of that and more on another, Motorsport101!

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We’re back for the new year and we’re kicking things off with a Gen3, Season 9 Preview of Formula E! And we got a special guest, and that was Mx S Garlick of the Motion E Podcast. Check them out at the link up above!

In this 105-minute special, we break down some of the issues that have plagued the series in their Gen3 crossover, from admin issues and a Eurovision reboot, to the format changes and braking issues that could plague the opening round in Mexico this weekend.

We also break down the field team-by-team. It’s a very different field from before, down from 12 teams to 11, and some exciting new names. McLaren take over where Mercedes left off with Rene Rast returning.

Maserati’s first single-seater Motorsport adventure in 60 years, and DS and Penske combining their forces into a superteam with Stoffel Vandoorne and Jean-Eric Vergne becoming quite possibly the strongest driver pairing in series history.

Only Jaguar are actually keeping their line-up the same, but can Mitch Evans push for a title for the 3rd year running. Are Porsche leaving soon, and can Antonio Felix Da Costa get them into title contention? And just how many struggles is Jake Dennis due? (Outside of that Twitter account)

All that and more on the first M101 of 2023! Oh, and don’t worry, Dre does discuss that elephant in the room…

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from everyone at Motorsport101!

To close out 2022, it’s another one of our yearly traditions as we sit down with Autosport’s Top 50 countdown of their best pound-for-pound drivers in 2022! And as usual, Dre is going in blind as he doesn’t know ANYTHING about the list!

And to make things even cooler, for Christmas, we brought back Ryan Erik King to join us in Cam’s slot to help us run down the list! It was a real fun time and another feature-length special. Will Dre have a heart-attack this time? Will he be mad at the hipster IndyCar driver picks? Or Kevin Magnussen making the Top 50?! All that and more in another Motorsport101!

(We’ll be back in a week or so’s time to breakdown… Formula E’s Gen3 debut season. Ooft.)

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