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Okay, another hybrid news episode with all the regulars, and Chris DeHarde, catching up with all of May's Motorsport news, and THAT IndyCar iRacing incident!

It was an F1 season like no other. Seven different winners in the first seven rounds, from six different teams. The last ballad of Michael Schumacher, the rise of Sergio Perez, the end of the Hamilton era at McLaren, and an iPhone cost £400. But at the end of it all, Fernando Alonso was poised to capture his third World Championship. But Sebastian Vettel wasn't going to give it up without a fight... Enjoy, as Motorsport101 rewatches, the 2012 Season Finale at Interlagos.

Watchalong Link: https://www.facebook.com/MotoGP/videos/215718166003868/?v=215718166003868 (Yes, MotoGP really uploaded this for free) In a brand new, downtime series while we await the return of Motorsport, the first of back-to-back Watch Party episodes, where the gang rewatch a classic Motorsport race. This time around Andre is joined by RJ, Ryan, Cam and Chris DeHarde, and it's the critical 2015 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix that gets rewatched. For context, the 2015 Season was going down to the wire between Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Reigning Champion Marc Marquez was out of the picture with a vicious Honda, but still had four wins going into the flyaways. With three rounds to go, Rossi still had an 18 point lead over Lorenzo, but had to start from Row 3 as Marquez took pole position. What came next was a classic, but also a race that set the tone for the sport's most heated incident...

Hey folks, Dre here. Tricky plan, but here's what's going to be happening going forward - This episode is the last two news segments for out April 1st and 15th recordings, and combined into a single episode. The next two, are standalone episodes of our new series "Watch Party", where we rewatch classic races, taking full advantage of pretty much every major Motorsport series-opening their archives in the interim! So look forward to MotoGP's Philip Island 2015 and F1's Brazil 2012 GP's coming up soon! In this episode we discuss the passing of Sir Sterling Moss, Kyle Larson's racist slur online, Williams going into a big boy loan and a whole lot more!

A very strange one. We recorded this episode nearly 3 weeks ago, and if anything, it hits even harder now. Here's how the Australian GP got cancelled amongst the Coronavirus pandemic. #CANCELLED II: THE SETLIST CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS - And the strange, strange saga of the Australian Grand Prix that wasn't - McLaren's withdrawal, positive tests in the paddock, would they or wouldn't they try and race? CATCHING UP ON MOTO2/3 https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2020/QAT/Moto2/RAC/Session.pdf?v1_9f6831e1 - Moto2: Tetsuta Nagashima Does It For Shoya - powering through from 14th on the grid to first career M2 victory on KTM debut - Baldassarri and Bastianini bash all race for 2nd - Lorenzo gets the edge - MERICA HOURS ONLY JOE ROBERTS IS IN THIS https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2020/QAT/Moto3/RAC/Session.pdf?v5_f28bd064 - Moto3: It's Albert Arenas - but only just - over 2nd place man McPhee - Little Binder falls on last lap ESPORTS EVENTS [The All Star eRace Presented By The Rice]

Sorry this one took so long, Dre was somewhat held back by the recent lockdown in the UK and the job closing doors temporarily. It's a bit weird uploading this now, but here's a five-person booth leading into an IndyCar season... that hasn't started yet. A catch-up on COVID-19 is coming up in next week's show! MOTORSPORT 101: EPISODE 235 THE NEWS - EVEN MORE CORONAVIRUS POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS (Rome ePrix, new date for MotoGP Thai GP, no more Bahrain GP tix, CRISIS CELL) - F1: An update on the Ferrari/FIA statement and Seven Constructors statement, financial regs highlights - AND THEY DROPPED THE HELMET DESIGN RULE - MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo confirm Catalan GP wildcard return with Yamaha 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES PREVIEW https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uMyKvkRDRaeoJmas6Q5Bv6PeTMTtKZ5LotSDB3No1aY/edit?usp=sharing

Das, Das, Das, you gotta pull on the Das... The boys return in full force with more updates on COVID-19 crippling the Motorsport calendar, an EPIC weekend of World Superbikes in Philip Island and then a full F1 Season Preview! Introductions, Plugs, and other odds-and ends ALL THE LATEST CORONAVIRUS POSTPONEMENTS - Most Likely F1 @ Vietnam - MotoGP @ Qatar, Thailand - WSBK @ Qatar - SFormula @ Suzuka ALL OF THE NEWS THAT ISN'T CORONAVIRUS - Seven constructors unify over FIA/Ferrari settlement - Hinch is going (back) to TV! - I'm Jimmie Johnson, IndyCar rookie? Boom, Confetti? - Meanwhile in Australia: Team Sydney Motorsport a "National Embarassment" FORMULA E MARRAKESH EPRIX - Rumours of DS Techeetah's demise are greatly exagerrated as Da Costa wins by 11.4 seconds, takes points lead - Günther denies Vergne 2nd in the final corners after JEV charges from 11th - BUE 4th, MOR 5th - From "Mitch, bruh" to "MITCH BRAH!" 24th to 6th - DIG 7th, LOT 8th after running T3 most of the day, ROW 9th, BIR 10th - Mercede

Ever get the bad feeling we recorded this one early? Sadly, the bulk of this was taped BEFORE the news struck about Qatar's cancellation and Thailand's postponement, but hey, it's a fun time as we catch up with the news, remind you all we're BACK TO WEEKLY SHOWS, and preview the runners and riders for the 2020 MotoGP Season? Can Marquez make it 5 in a row? Introductions, plugs, etc - IndyCar Preview next week - F1 Preview too? Or in two weeks? Who knows EXPRESS NEWS - Oh christ here's more COVID-19 worries - F1 Testing: Mercedes drops the DAS bomb - IndyCar: NANDO BACC ITS OUR FUCKIN YEAR BAYBEE Alonso joins Arrow McLaren SP for Indy 500 - Jr. Formulas: Daruvala (Carlin), M. Sato (Trident) fill final F2 seats; Flörsch steps to F3 with Campos - WEC: Are y'all happy, Toyota detractors? Is this what you wanted all this time? MOTOGP SEASON PREVIEW TIME HONDA (incl. LCR) - Can they once again overcome poor health and bike problems? #93 - Marc Marquez #73 - Alex Marquez #30 - Takaaki Nakagami #35 - Cal Crutch

Not the way we wanted to talk about NASCAR at the top of a Podcast, but here we are... At least Mitch Evans came through, eh? THE MIRACLE ON DAYTONA BEACH - Ryan Newman out of hospital 42 hours after near-fatal Daytona 500 crash - Let's talk about superspeedway racing as it is now FORMULA E MEXICO CITY EPRIX - Braaah. Mitch Evans muscles past polesitter Lotterer, drives to dominant 2nd career victory and championship lead - LOT's race comes undone with wing damage - DEV suffers brake failure, VAN crashes out of P5 late - Bird drops it from 2nd in fight with DAC, JEV makes it two Techeetahs in the top 4 - BUE ends his scoreless drought to finish 3rd - Sims claws back from 18th to 5th and 1 point out of championship lead - LDG goes from 15th to 6th, ROW 7th, MOR 8th - Mahindra teammates go from back row to 9th (DAM) and 10th (WEH) after CAL disqualified for energy usage FORMULA 1 PRE-SEASON LAUNCHES AND TESTING - Surprise, Mercedes looks great - Ferrari and Red Bull aren't finished developing (and Red Bull'

The gang returns to review a bumper pair of F1 races, as well as yet another massive F1 adjacent scandal! THE NEWS - MotoGP: Yamaha commits to the future, signing Quartararo to partner Viñales in 2021 and beyond, Rossi to decide future later; Lorenzo rejoins as test rider (perhaps as a wildcard?); THE AMERICANS ACTUALLY GET A REAL TV DEAL - Formula 1: Lawrence Stroll buys into Aston Martin, bringing the AM name to F1 in 2021 in place of Racing Point; The Great Mercedes Quit Story that Wasn't; Aitken leaves Renault for Williams; (Tony Fernandes in trouble and its not QPR-related?) - IndyCar: Scott McLaughlin confirms Indy GP debut at Penske; Tony Kanaan announces IndyCar farewell tour and splits Foyt's #14 with Bourdais and rookie Kellett; Everyone's Favourite Driver Gets the VS-Coyne Seat; Honda shuts down proposed Andretti-Alonso tie-up - Junior Formula Roundups: F2 - Lundgaard to ART; F3 - Piastri @ Prema, Matteo Nannini @ Jenzer, Kari, D. Schumacher, Fraga @ Charouz; Indy Lights - Kirkwood @ Andretti, San

A bonus turnaround episode to preview the Rolex 24, and Formula E's return to Santiago where the track didn't disintegrate, and Max Gunther stole the show for an emphatic first win! THE NEWS - F1: Roy Nissany joins Williams as primary test driver, returns to F2 with Trident; Saudi Arabia plans new circuit and 2023 F1 debut; new Miami GP circuit revealed; Nicholas Latifi picks 6 as his number - F2 and F3: Hitech GP joins F2 grid; Tsunoda's F2 promotion with Carlin confirmed; Matsushita all but confirms a deal with MP Motorsport // Jake Hughes returns to F3 with HWA, joined by 2nd-gen stars Jack Doohan, Enzo Fittipaldi - SFormula: Honda's lineup includes Red Bull Junior Vips, and Tatiana Calderon as first woman in series since '97 - W Series: Dates added for United States, Mexico Grand Prix weekends - IndyCar: James Hinchcliffe lands new Indy 500 sponsor and closes in on drive; Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin tests IndyCar for Penske; Kimball joins Foyt full-time, Hanley re-ups with DragonSpeed - MotoGP: I

So, this is Part 2 of the hotly anticipated season opener, and Dre, RJ, King and Cam tackling the Autosport Top 50 for 2019. And Dre having something close to a mental breakdown over it. From funky NASCAR spots, to IndyCar's very weird rankings, to the really awkward spot where Fernando Alonso ended up. It's all here. Good luck.

We're BACK! Welcome to the 2020 season of Motorsport101, and another double taping here on M101! In Part 1, we catch up with Christmas, the New Year and all the news that dropped inbetween, including: THE NEWS: EVERYTHING WE MISSED ON HOLIDAY EDITION - #GHOSNY2020 - F1: 2020 spec tyres rejected, big extensions for Leclerc @ Ferrari and Verstappen @ Red Bull, Kubica brings backing to Alfa Romeo, Williams sells the Advanced Engineering firm, keep Chadders and bring in Ticktum, AlphaTauri is official now - F2/F3: The latest signings - Deletraz & Piquet at Charouz, Drugovich @ MP, Tsunoda @ Carlin, Vesti & Sargent @ Prema F3, Pourchaire @ ART, Peroni @ TBD - IndyCar:As Penske Corporation formally take over, ECR signs Conor Daly, and Coyne signs rookie Álex Palou; DragonSpeed is back for 6 races, Alonso might have smoothed things over with Honda a little, Kyle "Boot Cut" Busch wants to do Indy - MotoGP and WSBK: DIRTY IAN PISSED HOT, Rossi open to SRT Yamaha switch (the era of El Diablo begins?) - Sports

And finally, our season finale, as the gang all return for the 4th Annual Motorsport101 Awards! Including such classics as "The Golden Cock" for biggest fails, Race of the Year, special awards such as the "Never Log Off" award. and pay special tribute to McLaren's failed IndyCar project, and the late Anthoine Hubert! Merry Christmas from all of us at Motorsport101, and see you in the new year for the Autosport Top 50!

It's the moment you've all been waiting very patiently for, as the four of us, review Abu Dhabi's boringness, and then take on the 2019 Season as a whole, it's our F1 2019 Season Review! THE NEWS - F1: Nicholas Latifi's official Williams appointment officially official, for sure - A whole lotta F2 signings: Schumacher/Schwartzman to Prema, Gelael/Ticktum to DAMS, Armstrong to ART, Markelov/Alesi to HWA, Ilott to Virtuosi - FIA (FINA-FUCKIN-LLY) makes Formula E a world championship - FIA inducts Fernando Alonso into its hall of fame again (and every other WEC premier class champion) - Peugeot picks its partner - Swiss-based Rebellion Racing! - IndyCar: IT'S THE COYNE SWEEPSTAKES! Hinch, SSC, and Palou! FORMULA 1 ABU DHABI GP - LH44 drops the hammer from the word go, completes his SIXTH grand slam - VER & LEC complete the podium (despite a ghastly clerical error for LEC's car) - BOT goes 20th to 4th in the only non-DRS overtaking of the first 18 laps - TV directors miss 80% of the good stuff of this race

Anyone for Denny's? Because Lewis Hamilton just ordered a Grand Slam! Dre, RJ, King and Cam return for a 2-part show on the final F1 weekend of the year! In Part 1, all the news at the top, as well as an in-depth (short) review of another stale Season Finale at Abu Dhabi, as Lewis Hamilton dominated, and Charles Leclerc had a rather embarrassing admin error... ...Check back soon for Part 2, as we review the entire F1 season! THE NEWS - F1: Nicholas Latifi's official Williams appointment officially official, for sure - A whole lotta F2 signings: Schumacher/Schwartzman to Prema, Gelael/Ticktum to DAMS, Armstrong to ART, Markelov/Alesi to HWA, Ilott to Virtuosi - FIA (FINA-FUCKIN-LLY) makes Formula E a world championship - FIA inducts Fernando Alonso into its hall of fame again (and every other WEC premier class champion) - Peugeot picks its partner - Swiss-based Rebellion Racing! - IndyCar: IT'S THE COYNE SWEEPSTAKES! Hinch, SSC, and Palou! FORMULA 1 ABU DHABI GP - LH44 drops the hammer from the word go, com

WAIT, THAT'S ZOE HAMILTON'S MUSIC! The Scottish lass returns to break down Formula E's Season Opener with Dre, RJ and Cam, as Sam Bird and Alex Sims split wins we embrace Dynamax Lotterer! And break down an Abu Dhabi race that already happened! (Yeah, we were a bit late here, sorry!) FORMULA E DIRIYAH EPRIX: PART 1 http://fiaformulae.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2019-20/01_R01%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20Championship/201911221504_Race/03_Classification_Race.PDF - Sims wins pole! - "Dynamax" Lotterer finishes 2nd on Porsche debut (cue gloating from Cam) - Vandoorne 3rd in Mercedes' "debut!" - JEV breaks down in the first leg of a no good, kinda bad weekend - Buemi breaks down, Rowland drives on to 4th, Frijns 5th, de Vries the top rookie in 6th FORMULA E DIRIYAH EPRIX: PARTE DOS http://fiaformulae.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2019-20/02_R02%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20Championship/201911231504_Race/12_LapChart_Race.PDF - Sims wins yet another pole - and converts it into a victory! - As Bird

A whirlwind episode of the show as Dre, RJ, King and Cam go deep into MotoGP's Season Finale at Valencia as Jorge Lorenzo announced his shocking, yet no-shocking retirement, an F1 race where a NASCAR Overtime period broke up, and Macau too! MOTOGP VALENCIA GRAND PRIX - Gracias, Jorge. A reflection on the riding career of one of the best to ever do it - MotoGP: Marc Marquez completes the greatest season of all time - FQ20 completes his rookie year in 2nd, JM43 3rd for Pramac Ducati - What the fuck, Johann Zarco - Dovi 4th, Rins & Mir 5th & 7th, MV12 and VR46 6th & 8th, Espargabros 9th & 10th - Moto2: Binder finishes year with hat trick, finishes 3 points behind A. Marquez in final classification after AM73 falls, Luthi 2nd, Navarro 3rd - Moto3: #NotTheGolfer by 0.005s! Garcia takes 1st career win over Migno, and first-time podium getter Artigas - MotoE: Eric Granado does the double in Valencia - but it's Matteo Ferrari who wins the title by 10 points over Smith! FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRA

Hey, in a doubleheader for the week, here's a special episode talking about a preview for Season 6 of Formula E as their season has... already started. Whoops. But special guest Hazel Southwell joins as with King and RJ to break it all down! Enjoy! MOTORSPORT 101 2019-20 FORMULA E PREVIEW PRESENTED BY INSIDE-ELECTRIC DOT COM THE NEW REGS - No more twin motors - More attack mode power - More energy conservation! (energy delete during FCY/SC, no attack mode during FCY/SC) - More qualifying bonus points! THE CALENDAR Diriyah ePrix: NIGH Santiago ePrix (maybe) 18 Jan ePremio de la Ciudad: 15 Feb Marrakech the Fever: 29 Feb Sanya ePrix: 21 Mar Rome Circuit ePrix: 4 Apr Opera Paris ePrix: 18 Apr Seoul Circuit ePrix: 3 May Jagonya Ayam: The Race: 6 Jun Tempelhof: 21 June Brooklyn Nets ePrix: 11 July THE LONDON EXCEL FINALE: 25-26 July KENTAGONToday at 12:30 PM THE TEAMS: :new: Porsche (Jani:beginner:/Lotterer) :new:* Mercedes EQ (Vandoorne/de Vries :beginner:) NIO 333 (Turvey/Ma) Dragon (Hartley:beginner:/Mülle

Welcome to a slightly delayed but special edition of the Podcast, as we dedicate this one to Lewis Hamilton in the twilight of his six world title. His career to date, the struggles he's faced, the controversy on and off the track, any contenders to the throne, and his impact on F1, with Dre, Cam, RJ and King! The Lewis Hamilton longform section: - The story of his 2019, a very different but still dominant Lewis, points-racking while others fell - His all-time legacy on track, his favourite moments, his highlights - His impact off-track, from fashion, to rap, to cracking America, to his sporting impact back home - What next? What would it take for him to be the GOAT? What future do you see for him? - Any challengers for his mantle? News: - Holy shit, Peugeot are coming back to the WEC Hypercar era - Also holy shit, F1 aims to be carbon-neutral by 2030 as "next big challenge" - Shocker, Mercs 2020 could be its final year in 115th quit threat - Iker Lecouna to make MotoGP debut early at Valencia, Main bosses