Originally a written article on Motorsport101.com, Dre reviews all the news that dropped on November 12th, including Alpine x Mercedes, Dan Fallows being removed from his role at Aston Martin, Niels Wittich fired as FIA Race Director, and F1 trying a new season launch in February 2025. Enjoy!

And just like that, the title race is just about over. 

In this episode of Motorsport101, Dre, RJ and Cam review the penultimate round of the 2024 MotoGP World Championship at Sepang, and Saturday provided the quintessential metaphor for the 2024 Championship. Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin go to war in qualifying, the lap record gets absolutely shattered in the process, Bagnaia takes pole... only to tuck the front and crash at Turn 9 in the Sprint. Martin wins and puts the Championship almost out of reach, even with Pecco coming back to win the Grand Prix. 

With it, it's a 24-point lead for Martin heading into Catalunya for the new title decider... surely he can't blow it from here? Also, we talk about NASCAR's Wall-riding controversy with Christopher Bell and William Byron. 

If you've been reading the news, it's not been the greatest of weeks. Forgive us if you don't like it, but we wanted to dedicate the first few minutes of this Podcast to reflect on Donald Trump being re-elected as President of the United States, and what it may mean for us Motorsport fans. We hope it resonates with you. Remember, this will always be a safe space for everyone to enjoy their Motorsport. This is a show made by all walks of life, FOR all walks of life and we're here for everyone. And we do mean everyone.

Afterwards, we review the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix, one of the wildest race weekends of recent years. It consisted of no less than a Sprint Race that had a rather disruptive McLaren team orders swap, a qualifying session that was moved to Sunday morning due to it being rained off on Saturday night, that qualifying session having FIVE red flags and Alex Albon withdrawing from the weekend after wrecking a tub, and then one of the biggest comebacks in F1 history in the race.

In conditions that time replicated a monsoon, Max Verstappen went from 17th on the grid to win in dominant fashion, with Lando Norris slipping to 6th as McLaren struggled in the rain. With it, Max extends his Championship lead to 63 points, essentially ending the Championship fight right there and then. We try to break down all of the title action.

On top of that, Alpine had their first double podium finish since Korea 2013 and Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly's bravery in wet conditions got them 2nd and 3rd, and 35 points on the weekend, lifting them to sixth in the WCC. Could it be a $30m payday for the French team?

All that and yet more stewarding mess, on the next Motorsport101!

Valencia has suffered some horrible flooding in the last few days, with over 150 lives lost. With that in mind, we decided to change tact and talk a little bit about the horrible situation the region is facing at the moment, what could happen if Valencia doesn't host the finale, and how we got to this situation in the title battle with a quick review of the Thailand Grand Prix weekend, with Bagnaia claiming his ninth win of the season and Ai Ogura winning the Moto2 World Championship.

Valencia based team Aspar have launched a fundraiser to help support the victims of the flooding. If you can, please donate at the link here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/asparteamxvalenciacatastrophe?attribution_id=sl:bb336837-0e27-419e-b7a4-bd36f3755e44&lang=es_ES&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

What was that Limmy would often say? If in doubt, don't back down, double down? Well, welcome to F1's 2024 Mexican Grand Prix and yet another Verstappen and Norris Championship flashpoint.

The weekend started with a McLaren right to review into the Austin penalty that Lando Norris recieved, and while we all thought it was going to get thrown out, it did prompt another round of discussions as to the FIA and its guidelines on overtaking fairly, and the talk that those rules are set to be changed again. Should they?

Dre and RJ also break down the two incidents that Max caused during the race itself that led into 20 seconds worth of time penalties for the Dutchman and his Championship lead being reduced down to 47 points. 

Oh and by the way, Ferrari won again! Carlos Sainz dominated the whole weekend to take a comfortable win and with Charles Leclerc scoring 16 points in 3rd with the Fastest Lap, Maranello sits just 29 points behind McLaren in the battle for the Constructors Championship. It's not on, surely? Does Dre have to rebuild the church, AGAIN?

All that and more on Sergio Perez and Franco Colapinto's futures on another Motorsport101!

This wasn't a race, it was a duel between Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin. And for the second year in a row, Martin was pipped at the last as Marquez took the race by the scruff of the neck and won one of the fastest MotoGP races in modern history - 51 seconds faster than 2023's edition and on the same bike!

Dre, Cam and RJ break down a heated front fight between the two at the front as Pecco Bagnaia fell to third and 10 seconds off the lead. There was also controversy as Marco Bezzecchi was actually punished for a Long Lap Penalty despite being caught in Maverick Vinales' aero wake post-sprint. Dre and Cam go OFF on the state of stewarding and ponder if it's even fit for purpose. 

There's a bunch of catch-up news too, including Toprak's World Superbike Title, Carlos Tatay getting his insurance money (At fucking last), and KTM's financial struggles. All that and more on another Motorsport101!

It was the track limits penalty seen around the world. Lando Norris and Max Verstappen take an off-road excursion and for some reason, Lando was given a time penalty for it. All that while Charles Leclerc dominated the race and took home a 1-2 for Ferrari. Safe to say, this was a busy one! 

Dre, Cam and RJ break down the controversial penalty as Lando Norris dropped off the podium as a result of leaving the track and gaining an advantage, even while Max Verstappen forced him off the road. We discuss how Max is bending a flawed rulebook to his will and why Norris might have been a bit naive about the situation. 

We also break down Ferrari at the front, while not bringing an upgrade package to COTA unlike their rivals, they were still able to dominate the running. And with Maranello just 48 points back from the Constructors Championship lead, are they back in the race for not just second, but the outright title?

There's also some clean up like the Haas/Toyota partnership, Liam Lawson's return as he gained 10 placed from 19th to 9th, and Franco Colapinto's continued success. So tuck in your BiB's and enjoy another Motorsport101!

It's Season Review time again on the Motorsport101 Podcast network and in this edition, it's time for the boys to review the 2024 IndyCar Season!

The boys spend 140 minutes going up and down the grid and talk about their season, highlights and lowlights, and what's to come for 2025. There was a lot to catch up with that we didn't give full coverage to, like Ed Carpenter's bold move to release Rinus Veekay for Alexander Rossi at ECR, what next for Juncos, and Marcus Armstrong leaving Chip Ganassi for Meyer Shank, their new technical partner.

The midfield contains a new name in AJ Foyt and how they might be the team to watch for 2025 with David Malukas inbound - Is that a dress rehearsal for a future Penske seat? And why Dre is fed up with McLaren writing cheques their ass can't cash.

And the "Big 6" of the field, we reckon six men could have won the title if it had all fallen their way - Scott McLaughlin, Pato O'Ward, Will Power, Colton Herta, Scott Dixon and even Alex Palou himself weren't unflappable. We break down the shouda, woulda, couldas, as well as talk about how Alex triumphed. There's also a discussion on the future of the series as a whole heading into 2025. Strap in, it's a monster edition of Motorsport101!

First up, a small apology - We didn't have a show last week due to technical problems. My PC had a Blue Screen of Death and faulty RAM meant I couldn't record properly, apologies for the delay and hence, these episodes being merged in a sense. Apologies again - Dre

The last two MotoGP races weren't exactly classics, so much so, we've combined them into one episode, and turns out we ended up talking for an hour anyway, funny that.

Indonesia is talked over at the start, as Jorge Martin crashed at his specialist skill - The Sprint Race, before coming back to dominate the Grand Prix and scoring his first race win in four months ahead of Pedro Acosta and Francesco Bagnaia. But there was discussion to be had on the heavy attrition, with just 12 riders finishing the race, more delays over tyre pressure judgements and the startling lack of attendance.

Then this past weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, with Pecco dominating again, his fourth perfect weekend of the year with a Sprint/GP Double, with Pedro Acosta taking his first career pole position, only to crash on both races. Jorge Martin had to dig deep from 11th on the grid, but still managed 4th and 2nd.

Dre and Cam review all the action, as well as talk about Gresini and their latest PR Gaffe, as Manuel Gonzalez angers their Moto2 title sponsor QJ Motor via the controversial Japanese headband. All that and some David Alonso flowers on a bumper M101!

It was the overtake heard around the world. Jorge Martin runs slightly wide on the final lap of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, and Enea Bastianini sent it in a divebomb for the win. He ran wide, Jorge nearly crashed with the contact involved, and Bastianini goes on to win his second race of the year.

Enter Dre and Cameron, who weren't exactly impressed a divebomb that ugly wasn't even investigated by Freddie Spencer in the stewards box. But it's also the sort of move that goes directly against the sport's rich history of No Holds Barred passing on the final lap. Is this a culture that has to change, or does the sport have the right idea. 

There was also the bozo gene kicking in again, as Pecco Bagnaia blamed a dud Michelin rear tyre for his start, before a hasty recovery elad to him endoing the bike and crashing, leaving Jorge Martin with a 24 point lead heading to Argentina. The boys review a Championship that seemingly no one wants to win. 

All that and more such as Michelin's beloved new front tyre being scrapped and more teasings of a calendar, in a new Motorsport101!

A newsworthy weekend on and off the track, Motorsport101 is back to review the Singapore Grand Prix and Dre and RJ produce a classic episode.

On it, Lando Norris might have just pulled off the strangest dominant win of all-time. On the face of it, 21 seconds in front of Max Verstappen and just a fastest lap away from a Grand Slam. But with three near-misses that nearly led to an embarassing wreck. Lucky or good? Or both?

Speaking of Max Verstappen, he was in the middle of a huge swearing scandal as FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem compared swearing in the sport to rapping, which irked Lewis Hamilton and set off a chain of events that led to community service for Max, and him holding his own press conferences outside (Blackjack and Hookers not included). Dre goes OFF on this one, claiming almost everyone involved in the story *unserious*.

And we may not have realised it at the time, but we may have just witnessed Daniel Ricciardo's final race in F1, with RB set to drop the Aussie for Liam Lawson immediately come Austin. Justified? Emotions? Legacy?

All that and more on a heaped Motorsport101!