Sorry it's taken a bit longer than billed, but here's a big IndyCar catchup Podcast before our Arlington episode drops this weekend as the season finally takes a proper chill week!

Dre and RJ wrap-up a very straightforward beat em' up weekend for Alex Palou in St Petersberg as Marcus Ericsson and Scott McLaughlin could only try to keep up, but spend the majority of the time catching up on all things Phoenix, returning to the IndyCar calendar for the first time in eight years, and with it - A huge win for Josef Newgarden to dethrone Alex Palou's 22-race streak of leading the standings.

How we got there? Another Palou and Rinus Veekay collision on an oval. Whoops. Phoenix also gave us another potentially brilliant oval performance from Christian Rasmussen, who RJ has now nicknamed "Mr Excitement" was on the brink of a potential win, until he had a crash with Will Power in the late stages, damaging his car out of competition. All that and more discussed as Dre and RJ go in depth on the season so far, in this episode of Motorsport101!

After all the talk, all the hype and all the debate, the 2026 F1 Season finally got underway at the Australian Grand Prix in Albert Park, and it was a hectic event to say the least. Adrian Newey said his car was unsafe for purpose before we even turned a wheel!

Mercedes were every bit the bookies favourite many thought they were, taking complete control of the weekend with a 1-2 finish. But we didn't get there without a huge FP3 crash and a race against the clock for the Mercedes pitcrew to fix it in time. Not ideal! It also had to deal with Max Verstappen spinning into the wall, Ferrari punching them in the nose via a lightning start, and Oscar Piastri crashing on his sighting lap. Strange way of keeping the curse alive. 

Dre and RJ debate all of that, as well as promising signs out of Red Bull's Isack Hadjar, Gabriel Bortoleto scoring points for Audi on debut, Arvid Lindblad doing the same for Racing Bulls, and why Aston Martin is even more fucked than we thought. And are they throwing Honda under the bus?

And finally, just in the nick of time, here's our F1 Season Preview! Dre, Cam and RJ break down everything you need to know about the 2026 season, from the brand new car, the complicated new mechanics behind them, and then go team-by-team breaking down the state of the field!

Aston Martin gets moved to the top of the order as we examine their pre-season from hell, and an AMR26 that feels unfinished as it gets unwrapped at Albert Park. We join them alongside the new team in Cadillac and how their first steps into F1 have gone down, and Williams, who are rumoured to be heavily overweight again.

Then there's the midfield, which could be a very nasty scrap between Haas, the new repackaged Audi team, Racing Bulls and Britain's youngest ever F1 driver in Arvid Lindblad, and a return to form for Alpine, now powered by Mercedes.

And then the top contenders, who all think someone else amongst them are fastest. Red Bull scaring the field early with powerful energy deployment, Ferrari's innovations like a smaller turbo and a "Rotisserie Chicken" active rear wing, and then Mercedes the heavy favourites vs the quiet McLaren as reigning Champions, but why? 

All that and more in a heaped final M101 before F1 2026 kicks off!

The first regular episode of the Motorsport101 Podcast in quite sometime as our main series kick off to start 2026, and here comes MotoGP's Season Opener from Buriram for the Thai Grand Prix. And for Marco Bezzecchi, he started 2026 how he ended 2025, with victory!

Aprilia's greatest day in MotoGP, with all, four of their bikes in the Top 5, taking advantage of Michelin's stiffer casing on their tyres, and an F-Duct device last seen in Formula 1 in 2010 with McLaren. As you do! But the weekend also had a controversial moment in the Sprint Race as Marc Marquez was stripped off the win due to an illegal overtake on Pedro Acosta in a fight that both men seemingly loved. Was it the right call? Dre, RJ and Cam discuss!

There's also more on the state of Yamaha's struggles, whether Ducati should be nervous and more!

Man, we flew in terms of pace on this one. 20 minutes on the big track news and we still got it done in less than 100. Go us!

Dre Harrison, Cam Buckley and RJ O'Connell sit down to preview the 2026 MotoGP Season, and it's off the back of some heated circuit news - Phillip Island, the holy grail of MotoGP races in Australia, is moving to the Adelaide Street Circuit in 2027, on a six-year deal. There's a lot going on there, in terms of Australian Politics, the nature of whether promoters are obligated to support their races, is a street circuit safe enough for bikes? It goes on and on, and we talk about it.

Afterwards, a review of all 5 factories heading into the 2026 MotoGP season starting this weekend in Buriram, Thailand. Yamaha's awful winter of discontent and dealing with the potential loss of its franchise player. Honda's silent improvement and confidence in challenging for wins. KTM's more stable future, but might be dealing with life after Pedro Acosta. Aprilia, and more aero than god, and can they challenge Ducati, who have made so many power moves, Pecco Bagnaia is surplus to requirements?  

All that and more in Season Preview Season, Part 2!

It's Season Preview Season for 2026! And this week it's IndyCar's turn to go under the microscope as Dre, RJ and Cam breakdown all you need to know heading into the opening race on March 1st in St Petersberg.

The team breakdown all the news of series changes, including Honda and Chevrolet now becoming charter owners within IndyCar and where they could place a potential factory entry into the series for 2027 and beyond. There's also sad news regarding the seeming end of the Prema Racing team. 

Then we go team-by-team and analyse their chances. Romain Grosjean is back with NXT Champion Dennis Hauger at Dale Coyne. What can Mick Schumacher do with Rahal Letterman Lanigan, tackling ovals in a way his Dad refused? What about Will Power, now at Andretti. Can Marcus Ericsson and Nolan Siegel survive their high profile seats? Is Christian Rasmussen the next breakout star? And can anyone stop Alex Palou?

It's a 2 hour Motorsport101 special, lock in! 

Sorry this one took a little longer one to get out, as you're about to hear, it's a busy week for your man Dre, trust him on this one.

This is an extended episode of Motorsport101, given the circumstances of timings, we decided to merge a massive Silly Season explosion of stories in MotoGP, IndyCar's controversial latest addition to the calendar and the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, into one episode! 

MotoGP had Fabio Quartararo heavily hinted at moving to Honda, Jorge Martin going the other way to Yamaha, and Pedro Acosta replacing Pecco Bagnaia at Ducati. None of them official, but backed by Uri Puigdemont, which might as well make it kosher. We break down all the action in the first act of the show.

The second chapter has IndyCar add an 18th race to the schedule as it twerks for President Trump and races around the Capitol Building in Washington DC. Wonder if it'll be in the shape of the boot. 

And finally, Porsche took glory at the Rolex 24 with the #7 car going back-to-back, and lead driver Felipe Nasr holding off Action Express's Jack Aitken to win by just 1.5 seconds, with the Brazilian driver taking his three-peat. A full review on top of all the news on a loaded M101! 

It's that time again! For the last few years, we've covered the IMSA Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and this year is no exception! Along with Dre, is RJ O'Connell covering IMSA this season for Racer.com and DailySportsCar.com, and Cameron Buckley, who's sportscar knowledge is the reason he still hasn't paid rent yet!

All four of the classes are covered, including former Williams F1 driver Logan Sargeant making his debut via the LMP2 category and Era Motorsport, a fleet of IndyCar talent in the GTD categories including Scott McLaughlin, Kyle Kirkwood and James Hinchcliffe, and a car-by-car breakdown of everything in GTP, with 11 cars competing for likely outright victory.

Can a heavily update BMW be a more driveable car now they're away from Rahal control? Is Porsche, now solely focusing on IMSA when it comes to Sportscars, still have the operational excellence coming off the win last season. What about Acura, now with Alex Palou back for another run? And what will a heavily revived Cadillac bring to the table aiming to solve its top speed woes?

All that and more on another Motorsport101!

Forgive us for taking a little longer this year, both Dre and Cameron have been sick in recent weeks, but here is our bit first special of the year, looking back on the best, worst and everything inbetween in the 2025 M101 Awards, the 10th time we've done it!

We've got the best overtake as Kamui Kobayashi makes a brilliant appearance against the best of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, who was the best series in Motorsport between IMSA, WEC, F1 and IndyCar? Who takes Rookie of the Year between Connor Zilisch and Isack Hadjar? And who made the biggest gains between Williams, Sauber and MotoGP's Alex Marquez!

And of course the hotly contest big trio of awards, who takes the infamous Golden Cock betwen NASCAR, the FIA and Papaya Rules, as well as Max Verstappen going head to head with Alex Palou yet again for Driver of the Year... can the Spaniard finally take it?

And in our final Podcast before Christmas, Dre, RJ and Cam sit down for a nearly 3 hour long roundtable on the 2025 Formula 1 Season.

The gang go team-by-team to breakdown their strengths, weaknesses, and what to expect heading into a radical 2026 regulation change. From Alpine and a miserable surrender half way through the season, to Kick Sauber's great comeback under the helm of Jonathan Wheatley and HULKENPODIUM.

Aston Martin are setting up for their big crescendo under Adrian Newey, Racing Bulls had to deal with their bigger brothers mess, while Williams turned another huge corner to crack the Top 5. 

At the front, Ferrari shat the bed, Mercedes still don't know how they're so fast, Red Bull's end of an era, and how McLaren dominated the season but still nearly ended up embarassed. All that and so much more inbetween in a Mega, Double length Motorsport101! Have a wonderful Christmas and we'll see you back here for the M101 Awards!

Return of the Marc, watch my flow, you know that I'll be back (Here I go...)

Welcome to a bumper edition of the M101 Podcast as Dre, RJ and Cam review the 2025 MotoGP Season, with all the factories and their status spoken about as we enter a critical off-season!

For Yamaha, is the switch to the V4 from their in-line history going to be enough for them to persuade Fabio Quartararto to sacrifice another two years of his prime to figure out. Is Honda going to sign a big hitter and if, which of their veterans are they going to release for them? And are they finally heading in the right direction?

Is KTM about to be bought out from a new force from China, and if so, will that be enough to convince Pedro Acosta to stick around? Has Aprilia's progressed been masked by an injured Marquez? And what does Ducati do next after a messy season on and off the track? 

All that and more across 2 hours on Motorsport101!