Motorsport101 is an alternative Motorsport podcast, made by all walks of life, for all walks of life, hosted by Dre Harrison, alongside Cameron Buckley and RJ O'Connell! Every week we tackle the biggest show on the motor racing planet, Formula One, as well as Indycar, Formula E! We aim to be a refreshing, newer, more modern take on the world of Motorsport, and we hope you enjoy the show!
Apologies for the lateness, Dre was on holiday, but beforehand, we recorded our IndyCar episode of the Grand Prix of Portland, where giving Alex Palou clean air was a hazardous mistake from all involved. You're all shocked right? Yes, Palou becomes just the third man in the history of North-American open wheel to have back-to-back six wins seasons, taking advantage of strartegy, traffic, and…
The Summer of Marquez just got cancelled. The British Grand Prix marked the first race back from the 2026 Summer Break and with it, Aprilia came back with a thunderous vengence with Double Sweeps of both the Sprint and Grand Prix podium. Jorge Martin dominated the Sprint, and Raul Fernandez ripped out a 4-second lead during the Grand Prix and didn't look back enroute to his second Grand Prix…
Okay, like One-Piece, consider this one a filler episode. With no major Motorsport from the series we usually cover, we decided to do a catch-up episode where we dabble in some series we cover elsewhere, as well as two larger stories, as RJ catches up with Dre on Super GT and Igor Fraga's hellacious backflip at Fuji Speedway, and a messy IMSA 6 Hours of Road America as Kevin Estre and Jack Aitken…
Hey, remember the reigning World Champion? Remember him? Yeah, he just went out and whopped the field's ass in Hungary, as Lando Norris took his first win of the 2026 season at the Hungaroring as Ferrari's efforts were thwarted again and for the first time all season, Mercedes looked human. Dre and Cam talk about McLaren, and the fact they can never have a normal Hungarian GP, with Oscar Piastri…
Sorry this one came around a bit late, didn't want it to get lost to F1's Hungarian GP, this one's a bit special as Chris DeHarde of Frontstretch.com joins Dre, RJ and Cam to talk about all things Nashville as Alex Palou commit a wild case of daylight robbery in Nashville, on a Monday?! Yeah, the race was going to be immdiately after the World Cup Final, but mother nature decided there was other…
It's the rise of the machines, depending on who you ask. Kimi Antonelli wins another race at the Belgian Grand Prix, and with a battery-short George Russell put in the gravel trap thanks to Lewis Hamilton, we're back to a 45-point lead for the Italian teenager with just one race to go before the Summer Break. Is the Italian starting to run away with it? We also discuss both that and the…
Let's get the formalities out of the way - Marc Marquez was a fastest lap in the Sprint away from a perfect weekend. Pole, both wins, 37 points in the bag and with it, his deficit to the Championship is now just 18 points. But around him, it's yet more chaos for the title contenders. Fabio di Giannantonio switched aero packages heading into Sunday's action and he tucks the front and crashes. Alex…
In maybe the biggest silly season move in IndyCar history (At least according to William "Billy" Buxton and to be fair, he's probably right), that in startling news, Scott Dixon is leaving Chip Ganassi after 25 years with the team, to move to McLaren on a multi-year contract for 2027 and beyond. Dre, Cam and RJ talk about all the potential ramifications, because not only is Dixon heading to…
The biggest F1 race of all-time, by attendance alone - 175,000 in the house at Silverstone for the 2026 British Grand Prix, and for the first time in over 600 days, Charles Leclerc is back in the win column. But it was a rocky road to get there. The weekend looked like it was going to be a fight between Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton after the latter took Sprint Pole, and Kimi won said Sprint…
Ai Ogura is no longer a surprise. After 22 years of waiting, we have a Japanese winner in MotoGP again, and he did it in stunning style. We've joked for a while that Ogura has a knack for having brilliant late-race pace, and the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen was no exception. In a weekend dominated by Aprilia, Ogura surged past Jorge Martin and Raul Fernandez at the half-way mark and was completely…