F1: Is Honda in trouble? NASCAR: Is the Chase a Gimmick?

Here at Motorsports Unplugged we'll be joined this week by Gene Boyer and racing expert Bill Marlowe to challenge the racing world with two big topics. With this past week's debacle for Honda in their Abu Dhabi test, is Honda in for a nightmare 2015 Formula One season with McLaren? Or were they smart to get it out early in testing before the official Jerez tests in February? Does NASCAR really have a great points to Championship format or is too much of a gimmick that will bite them if one or more manufacturers don't get in the playoffs for 2015? 

Michele Rahal is a former professional racing driver having driven for Tom Gloy Motorsports in Formula Atlantic, for Nissan, Honda and The Championship Group. Gene Biyer is a racing enthisiast since childhood who hangs his hat in IndyCar and Formula One. Bill Marlowe is former NASCAR, IMSA and Formula Atlantic engineer as as a driver in Formula Atlantic. Bill Marlowe has engineered for marquee teams and drivers including: Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, the Woods Brothers, Micael Waltrip Racing and Bill Elliot. He's engineered at Indianapolis in IndyCar for Lyn St. James and Robby Unser and in The NASCAR truck series for Ultra Motorsports.