Episode #65: They See Me Stroll-In', They Hatin'
Well, at least it was a quiet week in motorsport, I suppose... Motorsport101 is back for Episode #65, and for once, there's NO racing to talk about! So instead we dive into a STACKED mailbag, and talk through a huge pile of news and topics including: - Williams F1's signing of Lance Stroll, and fans' naivety about his combination of rich parents and undeniable driving talent, - JR Hildebrand ...
1hr 49m Nov 11, 2016
1hr 49m
Episode #64: Mind Your F*cking Language
Motorsport101 Podcast, this is Davina. Please, do not swear. In this week's episode, Dre isn't here! :( But, RJ O'Connell is back to humour us all with his dose of Tennessee! We talk the Mexican GP as Lewis Hamilton wins his 51st career race to tie him with Prost for 2nd all-time. and the grand finale as Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel went to war for the podium, with the...
2hr 16m Nov 04, 2016
2hr 16m
Episode #63: A Booty Call To Ayrton Senna
Okay, no lie, this is our most controversial episode ever. A lot of cursing, a lot of laughs, and a game of shag, marry, kill that goes WAY out of hand. God help us all. In the episode, we also talk about the boring United States Grand Prix, as well as Hamilton's 50th win, Verstappen being awful, cliched AND winning DOTD for the 7th time, and Tay-tay being in attendance. Also, the talk from M...
2hr 5m Oct 28, 2016
2hr 5m
Episode #62: Give Him 5
Somehow, we actually kept this one relatively short. Well, short for us anyway. In this edition of Motorsport101, me and Ryan King take the helm as Johnson is absent. BECAUSE WE'RE PROFESSIONALS. We also talk about Marc Marquez's stupendous MotoGP World Title #3, the post-mortem for a miserable Yamaha team after both riders fall, and Dani Pedrosa's potentially season-ending broken collarbone. ...
1hr 27m Oct 21, 2016
1hr 27m
Episode #61: But First, Lemme Take A Selfie
Disclaimer: We haven't ACTUALLY been blocked by Lewis Hamilton. Yet. In this episode, the LONGEST in Motorsport101 history, we talk about the Japanese Grand prix, Nico Rosberg having one hand on the Championship, and yet more media wars as Lewis Hamilton takes some selfies during a press conference and ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. Also, we talked about Formula E's Season 3 opener in Hong Kong, a hea...
2hr 19m Oct 14, 2016
2hr 19m
Episode #60: A Dog Merc Afternoon
Now available with bonus filters on Snapchat if accessed during an FIA Press Conference, it's time for Motorsport101 Episode #60! Guest starring e-racing.net's Katy Fairman dropping the KNOWLEDGE on Formula E Season 3, as well as revealing she's a Daniel Ricciardo girl. Shoeys all round! This week's stacked edition includes: - King's Ryder Cup banter - Johnson's BTCC Finale Report - your Mala...
2hr 13m Oct 07, 2016
2hr 13m
Episode #59: The Marquez Inquisition
No-one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Sadly, very little Dre on this one, as I was stuck in a bookies in this one, but I did supply some sizzling hot takes via a pre-recorded, so I'm kinda still here! Sort of! In this episode, we talk all the news out of Aragon in MotoGP as Marc Marquez put one hand on the Championship, Sam Lowes was actually good, and our first World Champion for the year w...
2hr 12m Oct 01, 2016
2hr 12m
Episode #58: Pagenaud's Glorious Domination
GLORIOUS! NO I WON'T POD-IN I WON'T POD-IN TILL IM VICTORIOUS AND I WILL DEFEND I WILL DEFEND! In this bumper two-man edition of the #Motorsport101 Podcast, we talk about Simon Pagenaud winning the Verizon IndyCar Series crown in dominant fashion at Sonoma, as well as the massive silly season story of Josef Newgarden potentially heading to Penske. We also talk about Nico Rosberg's blistering ...
2hr Sep 23, 2016
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Episode #57: The Super Samurai
WARNING: This episode wasn't straightforward to record, so much so that we ran into technical problems. It shows. Sorry. Hopefully it won't happen again. In this episode, we do all the talk from Misano as Dani Pedrosa made history as MotoGP celebrated its eighth different winner in as many races for the first time ever, a MASSIVE IndyCar Silly Season update, and dish out our new Mailbag segmen...
2hr 10m Sep 18, 2016
2hr 10m
Episode #56: A Dreless Endeavour
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 heap...
1hr 59m Sep 09, 2016
1hr 59m
Episode #55: Coke vs Pepsi, The Racing Edition
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...
1hr 43m Sep 03, 2016
1hr 43m
Episode #54: A Calculated Gamble
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 wretche...
1hr 22m Aug 26, 2016
1hr 22m
Episode #53: Too Hot To Trott
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 i...
2hr 2m Aug 19, 2016
2hr 2m
Episode #52: Still Chasing 200
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 T...
2hr 19m Aug 13, 2016
2hr 19m
Episode #51: Divebombs For Harambe
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 Rosber...
1hr 48m Aug 05, 2016
1hr 48m
Episode #50: The OTHER Golden Era
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...
2hr 17m Jul 29, 2016
2hr 17m
Episode #49: King Of The Sachsenring
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...
1hr 20m Jul 22, 2016
1hr 20m
The #Motorsport101 International Fantasy Draft
And here it is, the first ever, Motorsport101, International Fantasy Draft! Inspired by the NBA on TNT's "All-Star Fantasy Draft" from 2010, in this special episode, 5 General managers attempt to pick the greatest 8-man (Or woman) stable of drivers possible, to create their own superteams, with the GM's including: Andre Harrison, Ryan King and Adam Johnson from Motorsport101, Matt Carneiro fro...
1hr 15m Jul 18, 2016
1hr 15m
Episode #48: The Duke Of Silverstone
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 c...
1hr 41m Jul 15, 2016
1hr 41m
Episode #47: Everything You Know Is Wrong
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 frustr...
1hr 50m Jul 08, 2016
1hr 50m
Episode #46: One Thousand To One
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'...
1hr 41m Jul 01, 2016
1hr 41m
Episode #45: The Toyota And The Hare
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 Ha...
1hr 27m Jun 25, 2016
1hr 27m
Episode #44: Seb And The Seagulls
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...
1hr 20m Jun 17, 2016
1hr 20m
Episode #43: Goodbye, Thirty-Nine
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...
1hr 24m Jun 10, 2016
1hr 24m
Episode #42: Oh Say Can You Rossi
(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 Newga...
1hr 55m Jun 03, 2016
1hr 55m
Episode #41: The Power Of Hinchtown
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...
1hr 37m May 27, 2016
1hr 37m
Episode #40: The Church Of Verstappen
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 ...
1hr 42m May 20, 2016
1hr 42m
Episode #39: You Know Nothing, Dr. Marko
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 ac...
1hr 37m May 13, 2016
1hr 37m
Episode #38: Reversal Of Fortunes
(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...
1hr 26m May 06, 2016
1hr 26m
Episode #37: Dre Against Humanity
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 bac...
1hr 18m Apr 29, 2016
1hr 18m
Episode #36: Shanghai Noon
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! It's been that kind of week in Motorsport. Alternative titles included: "Handbags at 10 paces", but I didn't want to upset some female listeners. So, on this week's show: -We actually open the show with Jorge Lorenzo confirming he's actually doing the damn thing and going to Ducati for 2017. We totally don't repeat ourselves from last week. Honest. - We talk A LOT ...
1hr 37m Apr 22, 2016
1hr 37m
Episode #35: The Other Captain America
About time we did a MotoGP Episode huh? In this edition of #Motorsport101, we dedicate the first hour to not only all of the Circuit of the Americas weekend, but also the massive news story of Jorge Lorenzo's potential Ducati switch, and why the prospect may too big to resist. We also talk about Formula 1 and the Chinese GP (Note: We recorded this before the news of Alonso's health and Hamilto...
1hr 32m Apr 15, 2016
1hr 32m
Episode #34: World Champion Punditry
You think Johnny Herbert is still on Fernando's Christmas Card list? In this episode of Motorsport101, focused mostly on SO MUCH OF BAHRAIN: - Nico Rosberg won, Lewis Hamilton gets torpedo'd by Val Bottas and Vettel blows up on the line. Amazingly, the race was still good. - Has public opinion already turned on Haas? We talk the cynicism behind Grosjean's 5th place finish. - We talk Stoffel Va...
1hr 38m Apr 07, 2016
1hr 38m
Episode #33: Formula One Mis-Management
I'm taking a chance uploading this Podcast, after receiving a cease and desist letter from Formula One Management. IF this Podcast still survives, here's what's on it: - We talk about Formula One Management's draconian attack on RaceDepartment's Mod community for their older F1 games, as well as their take down of Automobilista, the latest racing game from Reiza Studios, after it was taken dow...
1hr 18m Apr 01, 2016
1hr 18m
Episode #32: "...At Least The Race Was Good?"
I'm going to let you into a little secret Podcast fans - This episode, very nearly didn't happen. See, we record episodes normally on a Monday, so that we can edit and upload it for early access Patreon backers for Wednesday. But Adam's mixer doesn't really work with Skype, so we postponed the recording for this Wednesday so we could test out some new Software... And THANK GOD WE DID. As a resu...
1hr 30m Mar 25, 2016
1hr 30m
Episode #31: Three Sebastians, One Hope
It's been another funky old week in Motorsport this time around, as another episode of #Motorsport101 rolls on! And in this episode: - We talk Formula E in Mexico City, and why it might be a black mark for the series going forward, as Sebastien Buemi and Jerome D'Ambrosio wrecked the damn place, and Lucas Di Grassi's Abt Team gets caught cheating. Again. - We review IndyCar's Season Opener in ...
1hr 58m Mar 18, 2016
1hr 58m
Episode #30: Civil War, IndyCar and The Grid Girl
God, we're 30 episodes in already?! That went quick. Anywho, in this edition of the Motorsport 101 Podcast: - We're joined by one half of the awesome Grid Girls Podcast, friend of the show, Sarah Connors! She fills in for Adam, and she is awesome. Trust me on this! (Follow her on Twitter - @Sarah_Connors, as well as @TheGridGirls, it's a great show and Sarah was a delight to have on!) - We tal...
1hr 44m Mar 11, 2016
1hr 44m
Episode #29: Baby, Let Me Trash Your Halo
We're totally the first Motorsport folks to use a Beyonce reference here. Yep. In this episode of #Motorsport101: - We talk about today's shocking first reveal of the new Halo design as the FIA pushes on for cockpit protection in Formula 1, why the drivers are split, and the bigger picture of safety and how its discussed in F1. Obvious to say, it's been a heated topic and we do our best to we...
1hr 27m Mar 04, 2016
1hr 27m
Episode #28: Rio 2016, Not The Olympic Games
I really think Carmen and Marcus need to just hug it out. Anyway, welcome to Episode 28 of the Motorsport101 Podcast, and in this loaded edition: - We talk Formula E in Buenos Aries, Sam Bird's victory, as well as brilliant fightback from Sebastian Buemi to finish 2nd, as well as the potential of a GP in New York, and the new Berlin layout announced earlier this week. - A HUGE Manor section, ...
1hr 18m Feb 19, 2016
1hr 18m
Episode #27: K-Mag And The Deltawings
Trust me to make an episode sound like an 80's pop band. Jem is my name, no-one else thinks the same... Anywho, a shorter episode than normal, but it's still a pretty loaded episode for just under 70 minutes, including: - Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Review/Debate about Balance of Performance - Talk about the 2017 rule changes, the push for closed cockpits, ground affect aero not a thing? - Max ...
1hr 6m Feb 05, 2016
1hr 6m
Episode #26: The Reboot Awakens
Aha, topical pun! Oh man, things have changed around here! It’s going to be a big time re-adjustment around here, as we’re moving forward with committing to the Podcast as our top priority! We’ll be talking all about the expanding plans for the #Motorsport101 Podcast going forward, as well as: – Changes to Motorsport101 as a Podcast (VIDEO FOR THIS WILL BE UP ON WEDNESDAY) – F1 moving to Cha...
1hr 39m Jan 23, 2016
1hr 39m
Episode #25: The Awkward Reunion
Oh erm… Hi there. Been a little while huh? I need to explain myself methinks. Basically, the way this Podcast was hosted was a MESS. A ton of massive files to upload, it slowed the site down massively, and file size limits meant that I had to butcher the quality of the Podcast just to make sure it fitted with WordPress’ limited conventions. It took me and my website designer Steph THREE month...
2hr 19m Jan 23, 2016
2hr 19m
Episode #24: DeflateGate 2: Illegally Blonde
I owe you for the episode title, George. Motorsport 101, where you wait a long time, then two Episodes come along at once. We decided that Monza was so newsworthy, we decided to give you another episode, immediately! In this bonus episode, we talk about the Italian Grand Prix in all its mediocrity, Lewis Hamilton’s embarrassing social media faux-pas after ignoring Justin Wilson’s minute of si...
1hr 1m Jan 23, 2016
1hr 1m
Episode #23: Heaven's Gained A Badass
*sighs* It’s been another rough month in Motorsport since the last time we did one of these. IndyCar lost a great driver, and a tremendous human being in Justin Wilson. We talk about his tragic accident at Pocono this past weekend and his impact on the sport, as he passes on at the age of 37. We also talk about the IndyCar Season Finale as Scott Dixon won at Sonoma from 9th on the grid to win...
1hr 18m Jan 23, 2016
1hr 18m
Episode #22: Ciao, Jules
I think you can guess why we named this episode how we did. We kept the Bianchi talk brief, and the reason why, is because I hate being sad. Me and Ryan are passionate fans and aspiring journalists sure, but we also enjoy what we do, and we love having a laugh while talking some Motorsport, and that’s what we’ve done for 22 episodes now. I hope you all can understand that when listening. Cheers...
1hr 29m Jan 23, 2016
1hr 29m
Episode #21: King On Kling
Hey folks, welcome back to Motorsport 101, and in this episode, we talk about Women’s Soccer! Yay for the England and USA teams on 3rd and 1st respectively. They’re all awesome. Fun fact: Me and King have enormous crushes on Alex Morgan and Meghan Klingenberg, so if you ever end up seeing a random black guy in your girls’ judo class, you know why! But seriously, in this stacked episode: – We ...
1hr 55m Jan 23, 2016
1hr 55m
Episode #20: The Sound of Masochism
Good news! Due to upgrading the website, the quality of the show should be much better now I effectively have no file size limit! Hooray for breaking my wallet out! In this episode of Motorsport 101, me and Ryan King look back over the Austrian Grand Prix, a race where all of a sudden, Nico Rosberg took probably the best win of his career to date as Lewis Hamilton had no answer, Felipe Massa h...
1hr 23m Jan 23, 2016
1hr 23m
Episode #19: "Sage Karam Is My Homeboy"
First up, before anything else, a hearty thank you to you, the #DreNation for supporting this show. This was originally a University project, and it scored at 80% yesterday, meaning I got a first! Seriously, I’m over the moon and I couldn’t have done this without my web designer Stephanie Hunter, my co-hosts Sascha Wagenblast, Gino Van Den Broceke, Scott Woodwiss and of course, my partner in cr...
1hr 54m Jan 23, 2016
1hr 54m
Episode #18: The Full Monty
Man, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. A whole month as a matter of fact. I apologize, I’ve been extremely busy with University assignments so this kind of got pushed to one side. I wasn’t going to bother producing more episodes beyond “Newgarden of Eden” to be honest, as this whole Podcast was a University project, BUT, thanks to you the listeners, you convinced me to keep going,...
1hr 34m Jan 23, 2016
1hr 34m
Episode #17: Newgarden Of Eden
Welcome back to the Motorsport 101 Podcast! We took a week off but we’re back, and we’re sweeping through another round of ridiculous Motorsport action this past week and a half or so. We go through the recent news, as Force India keep pushing for an open engined formula, as well as bypassing Pirelli when it comes to potential tyre choices, whether Claire Williams as a point when it comes to p...
1hr 19m Jan 23, 2016
1hr 19m