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NOTE: This was recorded before the news of Sergio Marchionne's passing. (Monday, July 23rd) Can you tell which regular member of the Podcast didn't take this race too well? Hint: His name starts with A and ends with Dre Harrison. In this special episode, we focus on the German Grand Prix, which had one of the barmiest second halves ever, with rain, team orders, rule infrignements and a heartbreaking crash from the lead! You know when most of the 90 minutes was on the race itself, it's a true classic! Also, the news, featuring Force India's financial difficulties, and the possibility of 18-inch rims returning to F1, as well as the banning of tyre warmers for 2021! Enjoy the show!

Andre and Louis are back with another edition of #BikeLive! This week, we reviewed the Sachsenring, as Marc Marquez made it an incredible 9 wins from pole, in a row! We break down how he did it, as well as another surprise 2nd from Valentino Rossi, and how Jorge Lorenzo slipped from the lead! We also broke down Moto2, with Brad Binder scoring his 1st Moto2 win, in a podium of guys looking for their first class victory as Joan Mir and Luca Marini finished close behind! And in Moto3, Jorge Martin did it again, breaking the field to take his 5th win of the season! We also break down all the World Superbike silly season news, with Tom Sykes departure from Kawasaki ands Yamaha's 2019 team confirmed, as well as the news of Monster sponsoring the Yamaha MotoGP team! All that in Episode 69 (Nice!) of #BikeLive

Viva La France! Andre, Ryan and RJ are back for another Motorsport101, now with 100% more French National Anthems! In this edition, Keepin It 101 is back, as we talk the 2018 World Cup, as well as Formula E's Season Finale in New York, as JEV was crowned the series fourth new champion in as many seasons, despite a spirited effort from Sam Bird! We also talk IndyCar's Grand Prix of Toronto where a critical mistake from Josef Newgarden gifted an easy win to Scott Dixon to turn the screw in the Championship, as Team Canada drove up to finish 3rd and 4th! We also mention the return of Laguna Seca to the 2019 calendar! All that and more in another Motorsport101, enjoy!

So, here we are folks - The 150th episode of Motorsport101, and to celebrate, here's some of our greatest segments over the last 150 shows! Including - My terrible prediction skills, numerous rants and moments of rage, being screwed on results shows, Adam Johnson getting a restraining order, and THAT infamous Shag, Marry, Kill segment, hosted by yours truly, Andre Harrison! Thanks to everyone for supporting us through the 150, it's been a hell of a ride so far, and we're so grateful that you're still here with us!

NOTE: This was recorded after William Dunlop's passing, but before James Cowton's passing, which will be addressed on next week's show. Andre Harrison and Louis Suddaby return for a Superbike Sunday edition of #BikeLive as we had BSB at Knockhill and World Superbikes hit up Misano before their 9 week break! Jonathan Rea took yet another double but he really had to work for the Race 2 win as only .6 covered him, Marco and Michael over the line! And in BSB, it was Leon Haslam and Jake Dixon who split wins in Scotland, and Danny Buchan took a big step forward with two third places as well! Enjoy!

It's a loaded episode of Motorsport101 this week, as Andre Harrison, RJ O'Connell, Ryan King and Zoe Hamilton breakdown a monster weekend as the British Grand Prix and IndyCar's Iowa Corn 300 landed! Sebastian Vettel stole the GP as Raikkonen caused another Hamilton strop in the best British GP in quite some time! We also breakdown Santino Ferrucci's meltdown in Formula 2! We also review the Iowa Corn 300, as James Hinchcliffe stormed through from 11th on the grid to win, as Josef Newgarden and Robert Wickens were shafted out of podiums due to Ed Carpenter and a late caution. We also breakdown the sad news as Dee Ann Andretti, first lady of the Andretti family, passed away this past week. Check back next week for Episode 150!

Bad news! Dre isn't here! Good news! Hazel Southwell of eracing.net joins RJ and King for a review of a manic Austrian GP! Both Mercedes suffer mechanical issues for the first time since their return, Daniel Ricciardo's gearbox fails on his 29th Birthday, and Max Verstappen holds off a hard charging Kimi Raikkonen to win?! And Grosjean 4th? Yeah, safe to say, it was pretty mental.

Welcome back to BikeLive, and despite the fact it's obviously coming home, Marc Marquez won one of the greatest races of all time as bike racing came home in Assen! Dre and Louis break down all the carnage, from Rossi giving Lorenzo a french kiss during the early stages, the eight man leading group with over 100 overtakes, the closest Top 15 in GP history, and all the other incidents too! We also break down Moto2 as Pecco dominated from start to finish, and in Moto3, Jorge Martin broke the field late on to win, as Marco Bezzechi blinked with his first real mistake of the year! It's epic, enjoy!

BikeLive is back, right in the middle of the biggest war of words to ever come out of the Kawasaki camp! Andre Harrison and Louis Suddaby look back on the Eurosport weekend at Laguna Seca, and review not just the racing, but also a controversial double interview British Eurosport conducted with both Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes before the weekend started, with words so heated, Kawasaki themselves didn't even know it had happened! Sykes, blew a gasket! We also review the racing, with another double victory from Jonathan Rea, Chaz Davies with two second places, and Eugene Laverty back on the podium for the first time since returning to the series. We also preview Assen's TT for MotoGP this weekend, enjoy!

Maximum Breaks in the house! Welcome to Episode 147 of #Motorsport101 as Andre Harrison, Ryan King and RJ O'Connell break down all the weekend action in F1's French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard, and the Kohler Grand Prix of Road America! In F1, Lewis Hamilton dominated the weekend from the front, but Vettel drew aye for bumping Bottas off at Turn 1. We also had logistical nightmares getting into the track, two home town heroes not making it past the opening lap, and a full review of F2 and GP3 as well, with comments about the F2 car itself going viral. We also talk IndyCar at Road America, where Josef Newgarden put together a brilliant performance to hold off a resurgent Ryan-Hunter Reay, and Alexander Rossi drew controversy for not one, but two controversial incidents on track with Robert Wickens and Takuma Sato!

Lorenzo lays the hammer. Welcome back to #BikeLive as Andre Harrison and Louis Suddaby review the action from a packed weekend in Catalunya, and at Snetterton! In Moto2, Fabio Quartararo shocked the world with his shock first ever GP wins, with Miguel Oliveira going from 17th to 2nd in a brilliant comeback... before Simone Corsi punted him after the race was over! In MotoGP, Jorge Lorenzo won back-to-back in another dominant weekend for the the 99, as Marc Marquez recorded from another superhuman save to finish 2nd, as a war of attrition broke out. And in Moto3, Jorge Martin blew a comfortable lead and Enea Bastianini won a glorious shitshow as championship leader Marco Bezzi starts to turn the crew. Also, we review BSB in Snetterton as Leon Haslam took another double to extend his winning streak to five, as rivals Bradley Ray falls twice, collecting Glenn Irwin in Race 2 in the process. Enjoy and come back next week for a World Superbikes in Laguna Seca review!

Two down, one to go for Fernando Alonso as after 20 years of trying, Toyota finally takes their Le Mans victory, in... surprisingly tame fashion! In this episode, Patrick Hoffstetter, Ryan King and RJ O'Connell break down all the weekend's action, as well as a shocking DQ in the LMP2 class, and all the GT Action as well! (Editor's Note: I was at work, sorry about that. Also, Pat's audio at best was sketchy at times, again, sorry about that. I'm back on #BikeLive tomorrow!)

BikeLive is back! Andre Harrison and Louis Suddaby break down all the news from Brno and World Superbikes! Jonathan Rea made yet more history with his record-breaking 60th victory in the sport, beating Carl Fogarty! He then clashed with Sykes in Race 2 in what was the most heated moment of the 2018 season to date! We also had Alex Lowes taking his first World Superbike win in said Race 2, with Melandri and Sykes making critical errors, and Aprilia having their best weekend of the season. In Supersport, the great wall of Jules Cluzel was forged again, as he held off Sandro Cortese for his 3rd win in 4 rounds, and another chaotic Supersport 300 race, with a Yamaha actually winning after a rule change. Shocking. Also, a preview for MotoGP in Mugello and BSB in Snetterton. Enjoy!

The second part of our M101 double header this week looks back at the historic Zurich ePrix as Lucas Di Grassi returned to winning ways, although it wasn't enough to keep him in the title hunt. We also preview one of the biggest motor races on the planet as Daily Sportscar's Stephen Kilbey joins us to look ahead to the 24 Hours of Le Mans!

The first of two episodes in as many days! In Episode 12 squared, we review one of the tamest Canadian GP's in recent times. Seb takes his 50th victory in F1, Val surprises again in 2nd, and Lewis Hamilton would struggle with a car on its 7th weekend on its power unit. We also talk IndyCar's DXC 600 in Texas, as Scott Dixon dominated the 2nd half to take the win and the Championship lead as Simon Pagenaud also got a good result in 2nd. Also we break down the accidents of Power and Zachary Clachary De Machary, and Ed Carpenter banging into Robert Wickens (Who was on fire yet again!) Check back tomorrow for a massive Le Mans preview!

So, pretty quiet 10 days huh? Andre Harrison and Louis Suddaby are back to break down another ridiculous weekend in bike racing as MotoGP headed back to Mugello, the blue ribbon event on the calendar! In MotoGP, it was Jorge Lorenzo who at the 24th time of asking, would become just the 7th man to ever win for multiple manufacturers, and he'd do it in dominant fashion. Andrea Dovizioso made it a 1-2 for the Ducati team, with a dream pole for Rossi being converted into 3rd as Marquez crashed from 2nd! In Moto2's race of the year, Miguel Oliveira used his smarts to win a tight race with Iron Balda, Joan Mir and Francisco Bagnaia in a leading group of 4! And in Moto3, Jorge Martin won a great tactical dogfight with Fabio DiGi and Marco Bezzechi, with the mega scrap being for 4th! We also break down the maddest week in MotoGP silly season history! Pedrosa retiring? Lorenzo to Repsol Honda? Petrucci to Ducati! Iannone to Aprillia! It's all broken down here in a 135 minute special edition of #BikeLive!

Welcome back to Motorsport101, and in this edition, Andre Harrison, Ryan King and Zoe Hamilton break down IndyCar's Dual in Detroit! In Race 1, Scott Dixon made history by taking 3rd on the all-time wins list, in a tight contest with Ryan Hunter-Reay, brought into play via a Graham Rahal shunt to the wall. In Race 2, Alexander Rossi dominated the early going, but went too hard on his tyres and paid the price as a rampant Hunter-Reay caught up the extra stop and reeled the youngster in, beating him via a puncture in the late going! All that and a lot more here, enjoy!

...No, I don't know how we dragged this into an hour either. Oh right, because Formula 2 was a MILLION times better! We talk the Monaco GP weekend, Ricciardo's stunning drive for a boring race, his sublime quali lap, and figuring out ways to try and improve this shitty race already! We also talk F2, as Artem Markelov and Antonio Fuoco traded wins, George Russell got friendly with the walls, and Lando Norris punts a Swiss man into oblivion, and still extends his championship lead! Enjoy!

BikeLive is back for World Superbikes at home in Donington, and it was a shock, as for the first time in 51 races, a Kawasaki or Ducati DIDN'T win, as Michael van der Mark would take a shock DOUBLE! Jonathan Rea would love with two more podiums, but Toprak Razgatiloglu would steal a podium in Race 2 with a stunning ride. And in the Supersport races, Sandro Cortese won the wheel of wins, and Ana Carrasco took back-to-back wins for the first time in the history of the 300 class! Dre and Louis with all the action!

Welcome to Part 1 of the greatest day in Aussie Motorsporting history! In part 1 of this double header, we review the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500, and it was Will Power who overcome the greatest challenge yet of Ed Carpenter. We also talk Alexander Rossi gaining 28 places from Row 11 to finish in 4th, the new aerokit itself, all of the individual spinouts including the end of Danica's career, and a whole lot more! Check back soon for the Monaco Grand Prix episode!