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A very strange one. We recorded this episode nearly 3 weeks ago, and if anything, it hits even harder now. Here's how the Australian GP got cancelled amongst the Coronavirus pandemic.


#CANCELLED II: THE SETLIST


CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS

- And the strange, strange saga of the Australian Grand Prix that wasn't - McLaren's withdrawal, positive tests in the paddock, would they or wouldn't they try and race?


CATCHING UP ON MOTO2/3



https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2020/QAT/Moto2/RAC/Session.pdf?v1_9f6831e1

- Moto2: Tetsuta Nagashima Does It For Shoya - powering through from 14th on the grid to first career M2 victory on KTM debut

- Baldassarri and Bastianini bash all race for 2nd - Lorenzo gets the edge

- MERICA HOURS ONLY JOE ROBERTS IS IN THIS


https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2020/QAT/Moto3/RAC/Session.pdf?v5_f28bd064

- Moto3: It's Albert Arenas - but only just - over 2nd place man McPhee

- Little Binder falls on last lap


ESPORTS EVENTS

[The All Star eRace Presented By The Rice]

- Qualifying races: Verstappen, Van Buren and Simoncic win the three qualifier races - as several big names hit trouble

- Main Event: Jernej (yer-nay) Simoncic wins biggest prize of eSports career in lights-to-flag victory

- McLaren Shadow's Kevin Siggy 2nd, Van Buren 3rd

- IndyCar represent! Rosenqvist finishes 7th, best of the "real racers", Herta 10th

- Verstappen, Leigh each involved in first-corner dramas


[Veloce eSports’ #NotTheAusGP]

- Techmological Differences and bogus DSQs in qualifying

- Dani Bereznay leads wire-to-wire

- Jarmo Opmeer 2nd, Tomek Poradzisz 3rd after holding off James Baldwin

- Lando Norris brings the entertainment - dueling with (Ben) Daly, nailing the dummy grid start

- Vandoorne and Deletraz - what is Deletraz doing?

- Thibault Courtois was in this?


[NASCAR's Replacements 100]

- Penske Racing spotter Josh Williams proves our motto, beats Hendrick star William Byron after dueling all race

- Dale Jr, Bubba Wallace, Parker Kligerman salvage top tens despite wrecks