2 hr 9 min
Episode #234: DAS Reboot (F1 2020 Season Preview) The Motorsport101 Podcast
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Das, Das, Das, you gotta pull on the Das... The boys return in full force with more updates on COVID-19 crippling the Motorsport calendar, an EPIC weekend of World Superbikes in Philip Island and then a full F1 Season Preview!
Introductions, Plugs, and other odds-and ends
ALL THE LATEST CORONAVIRUS POSTPONEMENTS
- Most Likely F1 @ Vietnam
- MotoGP @ Qatar, Thailand
- WSBK @ Qatar
- SFormula @ Suzuka
ALL OF THE NEWS THAT ISN'T CORONAVIRUS
- Seven constructors unify over FIA/Ferrari settlement
- Hinch is going (back) to TV!
- I'm Jimmie Johnson, IndyCar rookie? Boom, Confetti?
- Meanwhile in Australia: Team Sydney Motorsport a "National Embarassment"
FORMULA E MARRAKESH EPRIX
- Rumours of DS Techeetah's demise are greatly exagerrated as Da Costa wins by 11.4 seconds, takes points lead
- Günther denies Vergne 2nd in the final corners after JEV charges from 11th
- BUE 4th, MOR 5th
- From "Mitch, bruh" to "MITCH BRAH!" 24th to 6th
- DIG 7th, LOT 8th after running T3 most of the day, ROW 9th, BIR 10th
- Mercedes has really cooled off (DEV 11th after DTP, VAN 15th)
- SIM breaks driveshaft on last lap
WSBK PHILLIP ISLAND. HOLY. SHIT.
- Race 1: Toprak wins on Yamaha factory debut, edging Lowes by 0.007s, Redding by 0.041!
- Rea crashes, fails to score points in opening race for 1st time; Sykes leads 11 laps and sinks to 9th
- Superpole: Rea earns redemption in wire-to-wire win, holds off Toprak by 0.067 and Redding by 0.072!
- Race 2: Lowes triumphs in battle with Rea by 0.037s!
- Toprak one of four retirements in Race 2
FORMULA 1 SEASON PREVIEW: BETTER THINGS ARE(N'T) POSSIBLE
Group A, The Big :eggplant: Six - Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull
Group B, The Formula 1.5 Trophy - Racing Point, McLaren, Renault, AlphaTauri, Alfa Romeo, Haas, Williams
Das, Das, Das, you gotta pull on the Das... The boys return in full force with more updates on COVID-19 crippling the Motorsport calendar, an EPIC weekend of World Superbikes in Philip Island and then a full F1 Season Preview!
Introductions, Plugs, and other odds-and ends
ALL THE LATEST CORONAVIRUS POSTPONEMENTS
- Most Likely F1 @ Vietnam
- MotoGP @ Qatar, Thailand
- WSBK @ Qatar
- SFormula @ Suzuka
ALL OF THE NEWS THAT ISN'T CORONAVIRUS
- Seven constructors unify over FIA/Ferrari settlement
- Hinch is going (back) to TV!
- I'm Jimmie Johnson, IndyCar rookie? Boom, Confetti?
- Meanwhile in Australia: Team Sydney Motorsport a "National Embarassment"
FORMULA E MARRAKESH EPRIX
- Rumours of DS Techeetah's demise are greatly exagerrated as Da Costa wins by 11.4 seconds, takes points lead
- Günther denies Vergne 2nd in the final corners after JEV charges from 11th
- BUE 4th, MOR 5th
- From "Mitch, bruh" to "MITCH BRAH!" 24th to 6th
- DIG 7th, LOT 8th after running T3 most of the day, ROW 9th, BIR 10th
- Mercedes has really cooled off (DEV 11th after DTP, VAN 15th)
- SIM breaks driveshaft on last lap
WSBK PHILLIP ISLAND. HOLY. SHIT.
- Race 1: Toprak wins on Yamaha factory debut, edging Lowes by 0.007s, Redding by 0.041!
- Rea crashes, fails to score points in opening race for 1st time; Sykes leads 11 laps and sinks to 9th
- Superpole: Rea earns redemption in wire-to-wire win, holds off Toprak by 0.067 and Redding by 0.072!
- Race 2: Lowes triumphs in battle with Rea by 0.037s!
- Toprak one of four retirements in Race 2
FORMULA 1 SEASON PREVIEW: BETTER THINGS ARE(N'T) POSSIBLE
Group A, The Big :eggplant: Six - Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull
Group B, The Formula 1.5 Trophy - Racing Point, McLaren, Renault, AlphaTauri, Alfa Romeo, Haas, Williams
2 hr 9 min