Episode #187: The 1,000th Mediocrity The Motorsport101 Podcast

Welcome to the first part of an M101 double header recording! Dre, King and RJ taking on Formula 1's 1000th pile of mediocrity in China, Formula E's return to Rome, and in the next episode, Marquez losing the streak at COTA in MotoGP and IndyCar's GP of Long Beach as Alex Rossi took another dominant victory!

FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX: IT SURE WAS A #RACE1000
* HAM leads Mercedes 1-2, 3rd straight to open 2019 (first time since 92)
* Ferrari’s strategy debacle- VET 3rd LEC 5th
* VES 4th, GAS 6th+FL for Red Bull
* RIC finally gets his first “F1.5” win
* PER mystifies off the line to finish 8th
* ALB goes from pit lane to P10, wins DOTD
* McLaren’s race trashed on opening lap, was KVY penalty too harsh?
* Results and Standings
https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2019/races/1002/china/race-result.html

FORMULA E ROME EPRIX: FREE TO PLAY WINNER
https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/results/race-results/?championship=2022018&race=20180207&session=RaceResult
* That pileup tho
* As 2014-15 Champion Piquet exits Jaguar, Evans takes their first win
* Pole sitter Lotterer finishes 2nd
* STOFFEL FINALLY GETS A PODIUM
* Championship standings

JAPAN SECTION
- The Rained-out, blacked-out Super GT Review
http://cobans.co.jp/2019/gt_result/19_gt01_gt500_race.pdf
http://cobans.co.jp/2019/gt_result/19_gt01_gt300_race.pdf
- “As Seen In GT Sport” Super Formula Preview
https://superformula.net/sf2/en/2019/04/4861/

Enjoy!