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Midweek Motorsport Series 20: Episode 23

·1 hr 21 min·5 clips
Michelle's racing career was over until the Iron Dames called, but now a foot injury threatens her Le Mans debut.
The episode is a live broadcast from Le Mans during the event's preliminary sessions. It begins with a discussion about Michelle, a driver for the Iron Dames Porsche team, who sustained a foot injury, jeopardizing her participation and impacting the team's lineup. The hosts then shift to broader motorsport news, focusing on calendar clashes. They analyze the 2025 Formula One schedule, which places the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on the same weekend and time zone as the Indy 500, prompting criticism from guest Ryan Maree. The conversation expands to other scheduling conflicts, such as the WEC Prologue clashing with the 12 Hours of Sebring. Technical and regulatory updates are covered, including safety regulations for liquid hydrogen-powered cars and new World Rally Championship rules for 2027 that will permit SUVs as base cars. The episode provides on-track updates from Le Mans, noting practice times and incidents, like an LMP3 collision. An interview with Porsche Penske driver Nick Tandy delves into his successful season start in IMSA, his approach to endurance racing, and the strategic differences for his non-points-scoring entry at Le Mans. Tandy also shares personal anecdotes about his son Felix's karting career, including serious accidents. The show concludes with previews of upcoming sessions and a transition to other hosts for continued Le Mans coverage.

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Le Mans strategy and a Porsche comeback drive the episode, with a few live-radio stumbles.

Midweek Motorsport balances an emotional recovery story with Le Mans strategy. The Michelle thread is the centerpiece: her career was more or less over, the FIA Women in Motorsport and Iron Dames call came through, a test at Misano showed her speed straight away, and the recent…

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You get Le Mans pit-lane strategy, a Porsche-to-Iron Dames comeback, and a live-radio wobble.

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