RJ O'Connell

Key Info

Location: Bristol, Connecticut (by way of Florence, Alabama)
Age: 3X
Favourite F1 Driver: Fernando Alonso, Juan Pablo Montoya, Yuki Tsunoda, Charles Leclerc, Luca Badoer
Favourite F1 Team: Minardi
Favourite Football Teams: Buffalo Bills (American version) Atlanta United FC (World’s game)
Favourite MotoGP Riders: Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Franco Morbidelli, Marco Simoncelli
Favourite Other Sports Teams: Atlanta (Professional Baseball Club), Nashville Predators

RJ has been a regular co-host of Motorsport101 since 2017. He is one of the leading English voices in Japanese motorsport, covering SUPER GT, Super Formula, and other series at Dailysportscar and Super GT World (the former as a writer, the latter usually via social media). Such is his expertise that he is also a commentator for the Super Taikyu Series’ official English broadcasts.

He has also covered Formula One and IndyCar for RaceFans.net from 2021 to 2023, attending five F1 rounds as an accredited journalist, plus the Le Mans 24 Hours, Daytona 24 Hours, and Sebring 12 Hours for DSC.

RJ O'Connell's Blog Posts:

RJ O'Connell

Alfa Romeo Sauber, but as Baseball

Alfa Romeo’s title sponsorship of Sauber F1 Team is something that the team have been beckoning for nearly five years: A visible title sponsor to…

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Opinion Pieces

The Jenson Effect

…Oh, you weren’t expecting me here. And in written form, no less. Well, hi. It’s me, RJ. And in the most predictable and on-brand fashion,…

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