Review of Round Nine of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season was on the National Circuit at Silverstone, in Northamptonshire
In the first race, MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save driver Jason Plato took the race win in his MG6 GT. Second was eBay Motors driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport and also took Independents class too, he was one second behind Plato in the end. While third place was Airwaves Racing driver Mat Jackson in his Ford Focus ST Mk.III, he was one and half a seconds behind Plato in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, once again it was MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save driver Jason Plato took the race win in his MG6 GT. Second was eBay Motors driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport and also took Independents class too, he was one second behind Plato in the end. While third place was CHROME Edition Restart Racing driver Alain Menu in his Volkswagen CC, he was two seconds behind Plato in the end
While in the third race, Airwaves Racing driver Mat Jackson took the race win in his Ford Focus ST Mk.III and also took Independents class too. Second was CHROME Edition Restart Racing driver Árón Smith in his Volkswagen CC, he was three seconds behind Jackson in the end. While third place was eBay Motors driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was over five seconds behind Jackson in the end.
Next stop Brands Hatch for Round Ten and the final round of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season in two weeks time.
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Tuesday 30 September 2014
Monday 29 September 2014
F1 2014 Japanese Grand Prix Predictions
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
So predictions for the race itself, Lewis Hamilton for the win in his Mercedes, Nico Rosberg second in the other Mercedes, and Valtteri Bottas third in the Williams. And don't forget Felipe Massa, the two Red Bull drivers, the two McLaren drivers or even the two Ferrari drivers either for a podium position.
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So predictions for the race itself, Lewis Hamilton for the win in his Mercedes, Nico Rosberg second in the other Mercedes, and Valtteri Bottas third in the Williams. And don't forget Felipe Massa, the two Red Bull drivers, the two McLaren drivers or even the two Ferrari drivers either for a podium position.
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
2014 Aragon MotoGP Review, and Lorenzo finally wins this season
Review of round fourteen of the 2014 MotoGP season at Motorland Aragón, on the outskirts of Alcañiz in east of Spain for the Aragon GP.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1 to give Jorge Lorenzo this first MotoGP win of the season. In dry/wet race second place was surprisingly, NGM Forward Racing rider Aleix Espargaró on his Forward-Yamaha YZR-M1 and also taking the Open class win as-well, he was ten seconds behind Lorenzo at the end. While, third was Ducati Team rider Cal Crutchlow on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP14, he was ten seconds behind Lorenzo at the end. But, only seventeen-thousandths of a second behind second place Espargaró in the end!
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Paginas Amarillas HP 40 rider and current Moto3 Champion Maverick Viñales on the Kalex. Second was Marc VDS Racing Team rider Esteve Rabat on the Kalex, he was one second behind Viñales at the end of the race. While, third was Caterham Moto Racing rider Johann Zarco on the Caterham Suter, he was five seconds behind Viñales at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Sky Racing Team by VR46 rider Romano Fenati on the KTM. Second was Estrella Galicia rider Álex Márquez on the Honda, he was six hundredths of a second behind Fenati at the end of the race. While, third was Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo rider Danny Kent on the Husqvarna, he was three tenths of a second behind Fenati at the end of the race.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1 to give Jorge Lorenzo this first MotoGP win of the season. In dry/wet race second place was surprisingly, NGM Forward Racing rider Aleix Espargaró on his Forward-Yamaha YZR-M1 and also taking the Open class win as-well, he was ten seconds behind Lorenzo at the end. While, third was Ducati Team rider Cal Crutchlow on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP14, he was ten seconds behind Lorenzo at the end. But, only seventeen-thousandths of a second behind second place Espargaró in the end!
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Paginas Amarillas HP 40 rider and current Moto3 Champion Maverick Viñales on the Kalex. Second was Marc VDS Racing Team rider Esteve Rabat on the Kalex, he was one second behind Viñales at the end of the race. While, third was Caterham Moto Racing rider Johann Zarco on the Caterham Suter, he was five seconds behind Viñales at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Sky Racing Team by VR46 rider Romano Fenati on the KTM. Second was Estrella Galicia rider Álex Márquez on the Honda, he was six hundredths of a second behind Fenati at the end of the race. While, third was Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo rider Danny Kent on the Husqvarna, he was three tenths of a second behind Fenati at the end of the race.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
Monday 22 September 2014
Team Penske confirms V8 Supercars entry for 2015
Top IndyCar and NASCAR race team Team Penske has confirmed entry in the 2015 V8 Supercars that was confirmed last week (15/9/14).
Team Penske will cooperate with Dick Johnson Racing to run Ford Falcons in the championship next year, will have a 51% controlling stake in the team, the team will be named as DJR Team Penske next season,with that news it was also confirmed that 2003 and 2004 V8 Supercars Champion Marcos Ambrose will return to the series and drive one of the Fords.
The partnership between Team Penske and Dick Johnson Racing will bring race winning experience more than ever. Team Penske has produced more than 400 race wins and 26 national championships in its storied history while Dick Johnson Racing has earned over 80 victories and seven Australian Touring Car/V8 Supercar titles in over 35 years of racing. And that means 2015 in V8 Superscars will be more competitive and more exciting then ever.
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Team Penske will cooperate with Dick Johnson Racing to run Ford Falcons in the championship next year, will have a 51% controlling stake in the team, the team will be named as DJR Team Penske next season,with that news it was also confirmed that 2003 and 2004 V8 Supercars Champion Marcos Ambrose will return to the series and drive one of the Fords.
The partnership between Team Penske and Dick Johnson Racing will bring race winning experience more than ever. Team Penske has produced more than 400 race wins and 26 national championships in its storied history while Dick Johnson Racing has earned over 80 victories and seven Australian Touring Car/V8 Supercar titles in over 35 years of racing. And that means 2015 in V8 Superscars will be more competitive and more exciting then ever.
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
2014 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Review
Review of Round four of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship at 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in Austin, United States.
Audi Sport Team Joest team won the race overall and WEC LMP1 class too of André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer in their Audi R18 e-tron quattro.
While, the second Audi of Tom Kristensen, Loïc Duval and Lucas Di Grassi took second place in their Audi R18 e-tron quattro to complete an Audi one-two finish, they were 53 seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Toyota Racing team of Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Nicolas Lapierre in their Toyota TS030 Hybrid, they were 63 seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP1-L class (a new category this season, designed solely for privateers without hybrid systems in their cars), the Rebellion Racing team of Nicolas Prost, Nick Heidfeld and Mathias Beche in their Rebellion R-One with a Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 engine won LMP1-L class class. They finish in seventh place overall and they were eight laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP2 class, the KCMG team of Matthew Howson, Richard Bradley and Tsugio Matsuda in their Oreca 03R with a Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 engine won in LMP2 class. They finish in eighth place overall and they were twelve laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Pro class, was won by Aston Martin Racing team of Darren Turner and Stefan Mücke won in their Aston Martin Vantage GTE. They finish in eleventh place overall and they were sixteen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Am class, was won by Aston Martin Racing team of Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy, and Christoffer Nygaard in their Aston Martin Vantage GTE. They finish in eighteenth place overall and they were twenty-two laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Next Stop 6 Hours of Fuji in four weeks time for round five of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
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Audi Sport Team Joest team won the race overall and WEC LMP1 class too of André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer in their Audi R18 e-tron quattro.
While, the second Audi of Tom Kristensen, Loïc Duval and Lucas Di Grassi took second place in their Audi R18 e-tron quattro to complete an Audi one-two finish, they were 53 seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Toyota Racing team of Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Nicolas Lapierre in their Toyota TS030 Hybrid, they were 63 seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP1-L class (a new category this season, designed solely for privateers without hybrid systems in their cars), the Rebellion Racing team of Nicolas Prost, Nick Heidfeld and Mathias Beche in their Rebellion R-One with a Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 engine won LMP1-L class class. They finish in seventh place overall and they were eight laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP2 class, the KCMG team of Matthew Howson, Richard Bradley and Tsugio Matsuda in their Oreca 03R with a Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 engine won in LMP2 class. They finish in eighth place overall and they were twelve laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Pro class, was won by Aston Martin Racing team of Darren Turner and Stefan Mücke won in their Aston Martin Vantage GTE. They finish in eleventh place overall and they were sixteen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Am class, was won by Aston Martin Racing team of Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy, and Christoffer Nygaard in their Aston Martin Vantage GTE. They finish in eighteenth place overall and they were twenty-two laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Next Stop 6 Hours of Fuji in four weeks time for round five of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
Round Twelve Recap of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship
Review of Round Twelve of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship at Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas.
Chip Ganassi Racing team won the race overall and Prototype class too of Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in their Riley DP, Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6. While, OAK Racing team finished second place in their Morgan LMP2, Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8, with the drivers of Alex Brundle and Gustavo Yacaman; they were two seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Action Express Racing team finished third place in their Corvette DP, Chevrolet 5.5L V8, with the drivers of João Barbosa, and Christian Fittipaldi; they were eleven seconds behind the leaders.
In Prototype Challenge Class (all teams using Oreca FLM09 race car), 8Star Motorsports team won Prototype Challenge Class and finished in eighth place overall; with the drivers of Luis Díaz and Sean Rayhall; they were a lap behind the leaders.
In GT Le Mans Class, SRT Motorsports team won GT Le Mans Class and finished in twelveth place overall in their Ferrari 458 Italia GT2; with the drivers of Jonathan Bomarito and Kuno Wittmer; they were a lap behind the leaders.
In GT Daytona Class, Riley Motorsports team won GT Daytona Class and finished in twenty-eighth place overall in their SRT Viper GT3-R; with the drivers of Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating; they were 4 laps behind the leaders.
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Chip Ganassi Racing team won the race overall and Prototype class too of Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in their Riley DP, Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6. While, OAK Racing team finished second place in their Morgan LMP2, Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8, with the drivers of Alex Brundle and Gustavo Yacaman; they were two seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Action Express Racing team finished third place in their Corvette DP, Chevrolet 5.5L V8, with the drivers of João Barbosa, and Christian Fittipaldi; they were eleven seconds behind the leaders.
In Prototype Challenge Class (all teams using Oreca FLM09 race car), 8Star Motorsports team won Prototype Challenge Class and finished in eighth place overall; with the drivers of Luis Díaz and Sean Rayhall; they were a lap behind the leaders.
In GT Le Mans Class, SRT Motorsports team won GT Le Mans Class and finished in twelveth place overall in their Ferrari 458 Italia GT2; with the drivers of Jonathan Bomarito and Kuno Wittmer; they were a lap behind the leaders.
In GT Daytona Class, Riley Motorsports team won GT Daytona Class and finished in twenty-eighth place overall in their SRT Viper GT3-R; with the drivers of Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating; they were 4 laps behind the leaders.
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Post 700, 2014 Singapore Grand Prix Review and thoughts, Hamilton takes the lead in the standings
This is post 700 on my blog, that's my little celebration on this blog. 2014 Singapore Grand Prix review of round fourteen of the F1 season at Marina Bay Street Circuit, and thoughts on the race as well.
Good points
Bad points
A dominating race weekend from Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes, pole position on Saturday by just 0.007 of a second from team-mate Nico Rosberg, lead most of the laps, and a fastest lap to conclude with an impressive race win on Sunday winning the race by over half a minute to give Lewis his seventh Grand Prix win of the season.
While, team-mate Nico Rosberg who started in second place on the grid in the Mercedes had a terrible Sunday altogether. Rosberg was forced to start from the pit lane after a glitch on his way to the grid meant that he was unable to pull away without assistance. Having struggled to climb up the order, ROsberg ultimately retired at the first round of pit-stops when his car failed to select a gear to give Nico his second DNF of the season.
Meanwhile, current F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel finished in second place in the Red Bull, to give Vettel his best result of the season so far.
While, team-mate Daniel Ricciardo finished in third place, in the Red Bull, to complete the podium.
And with Nico Rosberg second DNF of the season, and Lewis Hamilton winning the Singapore Grand Prix, it now gives Hamilton the lead of the F1 driver championship by 3 points ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg. Daniel Ricciardo is now only 60 points behind Hamilton with five races to go.
Next stop Suzuka in two weeks time for the Japanese Grand Prix.
End of blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Good points
- Lewis Hamilton (pole, fastest-lap and race win)
- Red Bull Racing (Sebastian Vettel, finished 2nd; Daniel Ricciardo, finished 3rd)
- Fernando Alonso (finished 4th)
- Felipe Massa (finished 5th)
- Jean-Éric Vergne (finished 6th)
- Force India (Sergio Pérez, finished 7th; Nico Hülkenberg, finished 9th)
- Pastor Maldonado (finished 12th)
- Marcus Ericsson (finished 15th, on the lead lap, ahead of both Marussia drivers)
Bad points
- Nico Rosberg (DNF, Gearbox)
- Jenson Button (DNF, Engine)
- Valtteri Bottas (finished 11th, lost seventh place on the last lap with power steering system problems)
- Kamui Kobayashi (DNS, Power unit)
- Sauber (Adrian Sutil, DNF, Water pressure; Esteban Gutiérrez, DNF, Electrical)
A dominating race weekend from Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes, pole position on Saturday by just 0.007 of a second from team-mate Nico Rosberg, lead most of the laps, and a fastest lap to conclude with an impressive race win on Sunday winning the race by over half a minute to give Lewis his seventh Grand Prix win of the season.
While, team-mate Nico Rosberg who started in second place on the grid in the Mercedes had a terrible Sunday altogether. Rosberg was forced to start from the pit lane after a glitch on his way to the grid meant that he was unable to pull away without assistance. Having struggled to climb up the order, ROsberg ultimately retired at the first round of pit-stops when his car failed to select a gear to give Nico his second DNF of the season.
Meanwhile, current F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel finished in second place in the Red Bull, to give Vettel his best result of the season so far.
While, team-mate Daniel Ricciardo finished in third place, in the Red Bull, to complete the podium.
And with Nico Rosberg second DNF of the season, and Lewis Hamilton winning the Singapore Grand Prix, it now gives Hamilton the lead of the F1 driver championship by 3 points ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg. Daniel Ricciardo is now only 60 points behind Hamilton with five races to go.
Next stop Suzuka in two weeks time for the Japanese Grand Prix.
End of blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Sunday 21 September 2014
KTM will enter MotoGP in 2017
It was confirmed on Wednesday (17/9/14) that KTM plans to compete in MotoGP from 2017 onwards.
KTM had previously dabbled in the premier class when it supplied V4 engines to Team Roberts for a season in 2005, with three times British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne as their rider.
Since then, it has remained in the 125cc, 250cc championships in the past, and the current Moto3 championship, winning the 125cc manufactures title in 2005, Moto3 manufactures title in 2012 and 2013 and winning riders' championships for both Sandro Cortese in 2012 and for Maverick Viñales in 2013.
KTM did announced that, unlike the more traditional route of other manufacturers in MotoGP, it will not be entering a factory team, but will instead build a customer bike akin to that in Moto3 Championship.
Its move to MotoGP will come a year after the new technical regulations take effect and KTM head of motorsport Pit Beirer revealed that the bike would be powered by a V4 engine, will be in a tubular frame as their Moto3 bikes, and will be built and made in Austria with KTM, and with testing due to begin towards the end of next year.
KTM will join Honda, Yamaha, Ducati, Suzuki and the recently announced Aprilia as an official MotoGP manufacturer in 2017.
So who's next coming into MotoGP as a manufacture? Kawasaki, BMW or Mahindra perhaps?
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
KTM had previously dabbled in the premier class when it supplied V4 engines to Team Roberts for a season in 2005, with three times British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne as their rider.
Since then, it has remained in the 125cc, 250cc championships in the past, and the current Moto3 championship, winning the 125cc manufactures title in 2005, Moto3 manufactures title in 2012 and 2013 and winning riders' championships for both Sandro Cortese in 2012 and for Maverick Viñales in 2013.
KTM did announced that, unlike the more traditional route of other manufacturers in MotoGP, it will not be entering a factory team, but will instead build a customer bike akin to that in Moto3 Championship.
Its move to MotoGP will come a year after the new technical regulations take effect and KTM head of motorsport Pit Beirer revealed that the bike would be powered by a V4 engine, will be in a tubular frame as their Moto3 bikes, and will be built and made in Austria with KTM, and with testing due to begin towards the end of next year.
KTM will join Honda, Yamaha, Ducati, Suzuki and the recently announced Aprilia as an official MotoGP manufacturer in 2017.
So who's next coming into MotoGP as a manufacture? Kawasaki, BMW or Mahindra perhaps?
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Saturday 20 September 2014
It's Official: Jack Miller moves to MotoGP with LCR Honda next season
It was confirmed on Wednesday (17/9/14), Moto3 Championship leader Jack Miller will jump into MotoGP in 2015 after signing a three-year contract with Honda.
Miller will be joining Cal Crutchlow at LCR Honda next season and becomes the first rider to move from the lowest grand prix class to MotoGP since Leon Haslam in 2001. And it will be the first time the LCR Honda squad will run two riders in the premier class.
Also, Miller will ride an Open spec Honda RCV1000R, while Cal Crutchlow will ride the Factory spec Honda RC213V at LCR next season.
This deal has been heavily rumoured for a few months now, and personally I think he should have waited for another season getting into MotoGP and do a season in Moto2, it could be an interesting 2015 season ahead for Jack Miller.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
Miller will be joining Cal Crutchlow at LCR Honda next season and becomes the first rider to move from the lowest grand prix class to MotoGP since Leon Haslam in 2001. And it will be the first time the LCR Honda squad will run two riders in the premier class.
Also, Miller will ride an Open spec Honda RCV1000R, while Cal Crutchlow will ride the Factory spec Honda RC213V at LCR next season.
This deal has been heavily rumoured for a few months now, and personally I think he should have waited for another season getting into MotoGP and do a season in Moto2, it could be an interesting 2015 season ahead for Jack Miller.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Comfirmed: Alvaro Bautista stays with Gresini Aprilia until 2016
It was confirmed yesterday (16/9/14) that Alvaro Bautista will race with Aprilia's new MotoGP bike next season after extending his deal with the Gresini team.
Aprilia confirmed last week it is returning to MotoGP next season, having completed a four-year deal with Gresini Racing. Bautista has extended his contract with Gresini until the end of the 2016 season.
Gresini is yet to announce its second rider for next year, with Bautista's current team-mate Scott Redding having announced he will ride with Marc VDS Racing next season, and it's strongly rumoured that World Superbikes Aprilia rider Marco Melandri will be Bautista's team-mate.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
Aprilia confirmed last week it is returning to MotoGP next season, having completed a four-year deal with Gresini Racing. Bautista has extended his contract with Gresini until the end of the 2016 season.
Gresini is yet to announce its second rider for next year, with Bautista's current team-mate Scott Redding having announced he will ride with Marc VDS Racing next season, and it's strongly rumoured that World Superbikes Aprilia rider Marco Melandri will be Bautista's team-mate.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
Tuesday 16 September 2014
F1 2014 Singapore Grand Prix Predictions
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix on the night-time street race of Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. So predictions for the race itself, Lewis Hamilton for the win in his Mercedes, Nico Rosberg second in the other Mercedes, and Daniel Ricciardo in the Red Bull. And don't forget Sebastian Vettel, the two Williams drivers, the two McLaren drivers or even the two Ferrari drivers either for a podium position.
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
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Monday 15 September 2014
2014 San Marino MotoGP Review, Rossi and Yamaha Wins!
Review of the round thirteen of the 2014 MotoGP season at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, on the outskirts of Misano Adriatico in east of Italy for the San Marino GP. And the news of Scott Redding will be rejoining Marc VDS Racing in MotoGP for 2015, running the factory Honda RC213V.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1 to give Yamaha and Valentino Rossi their first MotoGP win of the season. Second place was the other Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was one and a half a second behind Rossi at the end. While, third was Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedrosa on his works Honda RC213V, he was four seconds behind Rossi at he end.
In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software), Cardion AB Motoracing rider Karel Abraham won Open class and finish eleventh overall on his Honda RCV1000R, he was 54 seconds behind Rossi at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Marc VDS Racing Team rider Esteve Rabat on the Kalex. Second was the other Marc VDS Racing Team rider Mika Kallio on the Kalex, he was two seconds behind Rabat at the end of the race. While, third was Caterham Moto Racing rider Johann Zarco on the Caterham Suter, he was four seconds behind Rabat at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Estrella Galicia rider Álex Rins on the Honda. Second was the other Estrella Galicia rider Álex Márquez on the Honda, he was four hundredths of a second behind Rins at the end of the race. While, third was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Jack Miller on the KTM, he was three seconds behind Rins at the end of the race.
Meanwhile, after the races were finished, it was confirmed (14/9/14) that Scott Redding will be rejoining the Marc VDS Racing in MotoGP for 2015 as the dominant Moto2 team moves up to the top class running a factory spec Honda.
Reading himself been due to step-up from Open to Factory machinery with Gresini Racing. But, after the news of Gresini Racing team running the new Aprilia works team next season. Marc VDS Racing team have stepped up to the premium series next season with Reading on the Honda RC213V.
Currently leading the Moto2 standings with Tito Rabat and Mika Kallio, Marc VDS Racing had explored a MotoGP move several times in recent years but appeared set to wait until the 2016 rules before the Honda opportunity emerged.
And with the news that Scott Reading is returning with the Marc VDS Racing next season in MotoGP. It was also confirmed that the team has already signed MotoGP champion Marc Marquez's younger brother Alex Marquez who is currently a Moto3 title contender to join Esteve Rabat in its Moto2 line-up next year.
Good luck to Scott Reading returning back at Marc VDS Racing next season.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1 to give Yamaha and Valentino Rossi their first MotoGP win of the season. Second place was the other Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was one and a half a second behind Rossi at the end. While, third was Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedrosa on his works Honda RC213V, he was four seconds behind Rossi at he end.
In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software), Cardion AB Motoracing rider Karel Abraham won Open class and finish eleventh overall on his Honda RCV1000R, he was 54 seconds behind Rossi at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Marc VDS Racing Team rider Esteve Rabat on the Kalex. Second was the other Marc VDS Racing Team rider Mika Kallio on the Kalex, he was two seconds behind Rabat at the end of the race. While, third was Caterham Moto Racing rider Johann Zarco on the Caterham Suter, he was four seconds behind Rabat at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Estrella Galicia rider Álex Rins on the Honda. Second was the other Estrella Galicia rider Álex Márquez on the Honda, he was four hundredths of a second behind Rins at the end of the race. While, third was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Jack Miller on the KTM, he was three seconds behind Rins at the end of the race.
Meanwhile, after the races were finished, it was confirmed (14/9/14) that Scott Redding will be rejoining the Marc VDS Racing in MotoGP for 2015 as the dominant Moto2 team moves up to the top class running a factory spec Honda.
Reading himself been due to step-up from Open to Factory machinery with Gresini Racing. But, after the news of Gresini Racing team running the new Aprilia works team next season. Marc VDS Racing team have stepped up to the premium series next season with Reading on the Honda RC213V.
Currently leading the Moto2 standings with Tito Rabat and Mika Kallio, Marc VDS Racing had explored a MotoGP move several times in recent years but appeared set to wait until the 2016 rules before the Honda opportunity emerged.
And with the news that Scott Reading is returning with the Marc VDS Racing next season in MotoGP. It was also confirmed that the team has already signed MotoGP champion Marc Marquez's younger brother Alex Marquez who is currently a Moto3 title contender to join Esteve Rabat in its Moto2 line-up next year.
Good luck to Scott Reading returning back at Marc VDS Racing next season.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
2014 WRC Round 10 recap, VW WRC Manufacturers Champions!
Recap of the last round of WRC from this weekends Round 10 of Rally Australia.
This weekends was the tenth round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally Australia (12th-14th September) was won by current WRC champion Sébastien Ogier in the works Volkswagen Polo R WRC. Meanwhile, team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala finished second in the other works Volkswagen Polo R WRC, Latvala was 7 seconds behind Ogier at the end. Meanwhile, Andreas Mikkelsen finished third in the third works Volkswagen Polo R WRC to complete a Volkswagen podium whitewash. Mikkelsen was 78 seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
With the Volkswagen podium whitewash, it was also confirmed with three rallies to spare ,that Volkswagen have retain their WRC Manufacturers title for a second year in a row, congrats to Volkswagen for winnings this years title in a dominating season for Volkswagen.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Nasser Al-Attiyah in his own backed Ford Fiesta RRC. Nasser Al-Attiyah finished in eleventh place overall, he was over 12 minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
Highlights of the rally bellow, enjoy.
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This weekends was the tenth round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally Australia (12th-14th September) was won by current WRC champion Sébastien Ogier in the works Volkswagen Polo R WRC. Meanwhile, team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala finished second in the other works Volkswagen Polo R WRC, Latvala was 7 seconds behind Ogier at the end. Meanwhile, Andreas Mikkelsen finished third in the third works Volkswagen Polo R WRC to complete a Volkswagen podium whitewash. Mikkelsen was 78 seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
With the Volkswagen podium whitewash, it was also confirmed with three rallies to spare ,that Volkswagen have retain their WRC Manufacturers title for a second year in a row, congrats to Volkswagen for winnings this years title in a dominating season for Volkswagen.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Nasser Al-Attiyah in his own backed Ford Fiesta RRC. Nasser Al-Attiyah finished in eleventh place overall, he was over 12 minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
Highlights of the rally bellow, enjoy.
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Formula E - Beijing ePrix - Round 1 Recap
Review of Round One of the 2014-15 Formula E season held at the Beijing Olympic Green Circuit in Beijing, China. It was the first Championship race of the single-seater, electrically-powered racing car series' inaugural season. The race was won by Audi Sport ABT driver Lucas di Grassi. Second was Andretti Autosport driver Franck Montagny, he was three seconds behind di Grassi in the end.
Meanwhile, third was Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird, after Audi Sport ABT driver Daniel Abt was third on track, but was penalised for exceeding "the maximum permitted electrical power during the race," and was relegated to tenth place, promoting Bird to the final place on the podium. Bird was six and a half seconds behind di Grassi in the end.
But the main action was during the last lap of the race, with Nico Prost leading the race and Nick Heidfeld closed the gap going into the last corner, Heidfied attempted an overtaking manoeuvre on Prost. Prost attempted to block the move, but hit Heidfeld, sending the German driver into a spin. Heidfeld's car then hit the curb sideways, and flipped into the barrier. The collision forced both drivers to retire from the race, and Di Grassi went through to claim victory. Overall, give credit to race car for its touch safety cell. Meanwhile, the track needs more improvement if the series goes back there next season. If this was a Formula 1 race, the race track would've be heavily criticize on safety.
Highlights of the race bellow, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Two of the 2014-15 Formula E season in Putrajaya, Malaysia for the Putrajaya ePrix in eleven weeks time.
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Meanwhile, third was Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird, after Audi Sport ABT driver Daniel Abt was third on track, but was penalised for exceeding "the maximum permitted electrical power during the race," and was relegated to tenth place, promoting Bird to the final place on the podium. Bird was six and a half seconds behind di Grassi in the end.
But the main action was during the last lap of the race, with Nico Prost leading the race and Nick Heidfeld closed the gap going into the last corner, Heidfied attempted an overtaking manoeuvre on Prost. Prost attempted to block the move, but hit Heidfeld, sending the German driver into a spin. Heidfeld's car then hit the curb sideways, and flipped into the barrier. The collision forced both drivers to retire from the race, and Di Grassi went through to claim victory. Overall, give credit to race car for its touch safety cell. Meanwhile, the track needs more improvement if the series goes back there next season. If this was a Formula 1 race, the race track would've be heavily criticize on safety.
Highlights of the race bellow, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Two of the 2014-15 Formula E season in Putrajaya, Malaysia for the Putrajaya ePrix in eleven weeks time.
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Saturday 13 September 2014
Aprilia returns to MotoGP with Gresini Racing next season
It has been confirmed on Friday just before the San Marino MotoGP race weekend (12/9/14), Aprilia will return to MotoGP as a factory team next season, with Gresini Racing running its bikes for the next four years.
Despite, Aprilia did intended to return to the series in 2016, the Italian company have advanced its plans by 12 months and intends to race an upgraded version of its current ART bike, which will feature a new seamless shift gearbox and pneumatic valve motor.
Aprilia was last involved in MotoGP as a works outfit in 2004, although the company's machinery has been used in the CRT and Open classes in recent seasons, currently by Ioda Racing and Paul Bird Motorsport.
The agreement with Aprilia will see Gresini Racing's 18 year long-standing Honda partnership come to an end. Which, include a 2001 250cc title with Daijiro Kato and the 2010 Moto2 title with Toni Elías.
No word on who will race on the Gresini Aprilia’s rider line-up for next season, but it is widely expected that World Superbikes Aprilia rider Marco Melandri and current Gresini rider Alvaro Bautista will ride on the new Aprilias'. Although, there are rumours that he has an option with Forward Yamaha for next season.
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Despite, Aprilia did intended to return to the series in 2016, the Italian company have advanced its plans by 12 months and intends to race an upgraded version of its current ART bike, which will feature a new seamless shift gearbox and pneumatic valve motor.
Aprilia was last involved in MotoGP as a works outfit in 2004, although the company's machinery has been used in the CRT and Open classes in recent seasons, currently by Ioda Racing and Paul Bird Motorsport.
The agreement with Aprilia will see Gresini Racing's 18 year long-standing Honda partnership come to an end. Which, include a 2001 250cc title with Daijiro Kato and the 2010 Moto2 title with Toni Elías.
No word on who will race on the Gresini Aprilia’s rider line-up for next season, but it is widely expected that World Superbikes Aprilia rider Marco Melandri and current Gresini rider Alvaro Bautista will ride on the new Aprilias'. Although, there are rumours that he has an option with Forward Yamaha for next season.
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Wednesday 10 September 2014
Ferrari President Luca Di Montezemolo to quit after 23 years
Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo has confirmed this morning (10/09/14) that he is stepping down from his position after almost 23 years, despite stating during the Italian Grand Prix weekend that he had no intention to leave.
Di Montezemolo's future has been the subject of much speculation in recent weeks, with rumours linking him to Italian airline Alitalia.
But following another disappointing race at the teams home race at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Sergio Marchionne, head of the Fiat group which owns Ferrari, described the comments as "rubbish" and made clear that "nobody is indispensable".
Di Montezemolo, who is to step aside on October 13, with Marchionne replacing him as Chairman, said the impending floatation of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on the New York Stock Exchange prompted his departure.
To me this an end of an era of one of the most charismatic person in Formula 1 and in the car industry. Joined Fiat in 1973 was moved to Ferrari, where he became Enzo Ferrari's assistant and, in 1974, manager of the F1 team. During his involvement with the team, Ferrari won the Formula 1 Constructors Championship in 1975, 1976, and 1977, and Drivers' Titles with Niki Lauda in 1975 and 1977.
In 1991 after thirteen seasons away, appointed president of Ferrari, which had been struggling since Enzo Ferrari's death. Montezemolo made it his personal goal to win the Formula One World Constructors' Championship once again after many years of not winning titles.
And making the Ferrari road car business from heavy debts into solid profit.
Which concluded with eight Constructor Champiosnhips and six Drivers' Titles in his 23 years tenure, with Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkionen taking those Drivers' Titles.
And bringing blockbuster race winning drivers to the team, which includes Kimi Raikkionen, Fernando Alonso and bringing in Michael Schumacher in 1996 to bring them five Drivers' Titles and six Constructors Titles in his tenure at the team.
Not winning the Drivers' and the Constructors' Titles for the last six seasons may have cost him job at Ferrari. Overall, he did what he needed to achieve and that is putting Ferrari back into the winning circle in those two periods of Ferrari history.
Does this effect Fernando Alonso decision to stay at Ferrari for years to come? who knows.
It's an end of an era of one of the most charismatic person in Formula 1 and at Ferrari.
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Di Montezemolo's future has been the subject of much speculation in recent weeks, with rumours linking him to Italian airline Alitalia.
But following another disappointing race at the teams home race at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Sergio Marchionne, head of the Fiat group which owns Ferrari, described the comments as "rubbish" and made clear that "nobody is indispensable".
Di Montezemolo, who is to step aside on October 13, with Marchionne replacing him as Chairman, said the impending floatation of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on the New York Stock Exchange prompted his departure.
To me this an end of an era of one of the most charismatic person in Formula 1 and in the car industry. Joined Fiat in 1973 was moved to Ferrari, where he became Enzo Ferrari's assistant and, in 1974, manager of the F1 team. During his involvement with the team, Ferrari won the Formula 1 Constructors Championship in 1975, 1976, and 1977, and Drivers' Titles with Niki Lauda in 1975 and 1977.
In 1991 after thirteen seasons away, appointed president of Ferrari, which had been struggling since Enzo Ferrari's death. Montezemolo made it his personal goal to win the Formula One World Constructors' Championship once again after many years of not winning titles.
And making the Ferrari road car business from heavy debts into solid profit.
Which concluded with eight Constructor Champiosnhips and six Drivers' Titles in his 23 years tenure, with Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkionen taking those Drivers' Titles.
And bringing blockbuster race winning drivers to the team, which includes Kimi Raikkionen, Fernando Alonso and bringing in Michael Schumacher in 1996 to bring them five Drivers' Titles and six Constructors Titles in his tenure at the team.
Not winning the Drivers' and the Constructors' Titles for the last six seasons may have cost him job at Ferrari. Overall, he did what he needed to achieve and that is putting Ferrari back into the winning circle in those two periods of Ferrari history.
Does this effect Fernando Alonso decision to stay at Ferrari for years to come? who knows.
It's an end of an era of one of the most charismatic person in Formula 1 and at Ferrari.
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Michael Schumacher leaves hospital for recovery at home
Michael Schumacher has left hospital and will now continue his rehabilitation at home, his manager has announced on Tuesday (9/9/14).
The former seven-time Formula 1 World Champion suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident while on a family holiday at the Meribel resort, situated in the French Alps, on December 29.
"Henceforth, Michael's rehabilitation will take place at his home," read the statement issued today by Sabine Kehm, his manager.
"Considering the severe injuries he suffered, progress has been made in the past weeks and months.
"There is still, however, a long and difficult road ahead."
Schumacher was initially cared for at Grenoble's University Hospital and underwent two operations before being transferred in June to a rehabilitation clinic in Switzerland. It was at this point it was announced he was no longer in a coma.
"We would like to extend our gratitude to the entire team at CHUV Lausanne for their thorough and competent work," the statement added.
"We ask the privacy of Michael's family continue to be respected, and that speculation about his state of health is avoided."
The former seven-time Formula 1 World Champion suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident while on a family holiday at the Meribel resort, situated in the French Alps, on December 29.
"Henceforth, Michael's rehabilitation will take place at his home," read the statement issued today by Sabine Kehm, his manager.
"Considering the severe injuries he suffered, progress has been made in the past weeks and months.
"There is still, however, a long and difficult road ahead."
Schumacher was initially cared for at Grenoble's University Hospital and underwent two operations before being transferred in June to a rehabilitation clinic in Switzerland. It was at this point it was announced he was no longer in a coma.
"We would like to extend our gratitude to the entire team at CHUV Lausanne for their thorough and competent work," the statement added.
"We ask the privacy of Michael's family continue to be respected, and that speculation about his state of health is avoided."
Tuesday 9 September 2014
2014 BTCC Round 8 Recap
Review of Round Eight of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season was on the International Super Sports Car Circuit at Rockingham Motor Speedway, in Northamptonshire.
In the first race, eBay Motors driver Colin Turkington took the race win in his BMW 125i M Sport and also took Independents class too. Second was MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save driver Sam Tordoff in his MG6 GT, he was three seconds behind Turkington in the end. Meanwhile, third was MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save driver Jason Plato in his MG6 GT, he was eight seconds behind Turkington in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, once again eBay Motors driver Colin Turkington took the race win in his BMW 125i M Sport and also took Independents class too. Second was MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save driver Jason Plato in his MG6 GT, he was eight seconds behind Turkington in the end. Meanwhile, third was MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save driver Sam Tordoff in his MG6 GT, he was eight and a half seconds behind Turkington in the end.
While in the third race, Exocet Racing driver Rob Austin took the race win in his Audi A4 and also took Independents class too. Second was CHROME Edition Restart Racing driver Alain Menu in his Volkswagen CC, he was three seconds behind Austin in the end. While third place was Pirtek Racing driver and 2013 BTCC Champion Andrew Jordan in his Honda Civic, he was over six seconds behind Austin in the end.
Next stop Silverstone for Round Nine of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.
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In the first race, eBay Motors driver Colin Turkington took the race win in his BMW 125i M Sport and also took Independents class too. Second was MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save driver Sam Tordoff in his MG6 GT, he was three seconds behind Turkington in the end. Meanwhile, third was MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save driver Jason Plato in his MG6 GT, he was eight seconds behind Turkington in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, once again eBay Motors driver Colin Turkington took the race win in his BMW 125i M Sport and also took Independents class too. Second was MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save driver Jason Plato in his MG6 GT, he was eight seconds behind Turkington in the end. Meanwhile, third was MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save driver Sam Tordoff in his MG6 GT, he was eight and a half seconds behind Turkington in the end.
While in the third race, Exocet Racing driver Rob Austin took the race win in his Audi A4 and also took Independents class too. Second was CHROME Edition Restart Racing driver Alain Menu in his Volkswagen CC, he was three seconds behind Austin in the end. While third place was Pirtek Racing driver and 2013 BTCC Champion Andrew Jordan in his Honda Civic, he was over six seconds behind Austin in the end.
Next stop Silverstone for Round Nine of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Monday 8 September 2014
2014 Italian Grand Prix Review and thoughts
2014 Italian Grand Prix review of round thirteen of the F1 season at Monza, and thoughts on the race.
Good points
Bad points
The race itself was a very good race to watch, with pole sitter Lewis Hamilton lost three places after a poor start due to a loss of power, allowing team-mate and rival Nico Rosberg into the lead, and Kevin Magnussen and Felipe Massa into second and third respectively. With Hamilton passing Magnussen and Massa within laps of each other he made sure to catch up to his team-mate to the pit-stops. Then on lap 29, Rosberg missed the first chicane allowing Hamilton to take the lead to conclude a fastest lap and an impressive win to give Lewis his sixth Grand Prix win of the season.
While, team-mate Nico Rosberg finished in second place in the Mercedes to give the team its seventh one-two finish of the season.
Meanwhile, Felipe Massa finished in third place, in his Williams, to give his first podium finish of the season.
Nico Rosberg still leads the drivers' championship from team-mate Lewis Hamilton, but the gap is now reduce from 29 points to 22 points in the standings with six races to go. While, Daniel Ricciardo is third in the standings is now 64 points from Spa to now 72 points behind Rosberg after his fifth place finish at Monza.
Next stop Marina Bay Street Circuit in two weeks time for the Singapore Grand Prix.
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Good points
- Mercedes (Lewis Hamilton, pole, fastest-lap and race win; Nico Rosberg, finished 2nd)
- Williams (Felipe Massa, finished 3rd; Valtteri Bottas, finished 4th)
- Daniel Ricciardo (finished 5th)
- Sergio Pérez (finished 7th)
- Kamui Kobayashi (finished 17th, ahead of team-mate Marcus Ericsson, Jules Bianchi and Esteban Gutiérrez)
Bad points
- Ferrari (Fernando Alonso, DNF, ERS; Kimi Raikkonen finished 9th)
- Nico Hülkenberg (finished 12th)
- Romain Grosjean (finished 16th)
- Esteban Gutiérrez (finished 20th, finished 19th on the road, but a 20 seconds penalty was added to race time for causing collision with Grosjean)
- Max Chilton (DNF, Accident)
The race itself was a very good race to watch, with pole sitter Lewis Hamilton lost three places after a poor start due to a loss of power, allowing team-mate and rival Nico Rosberg into the lead, and Kevin Magnussen and Felipe Massa into second and third respectively. With Hamilton passing Magnussen and Massa within laps of each other he made sure to catch up to his team-mate to the pit-stops. Then on lap 29, Rosberg missed the first chicane allowing Hamilton to take the lead to conclude a fastest lap and an impressive win to give Lewis his sixth Grand Prix win of the season.
While, team-mate Nico Rosberg finished in second place in the Mercedes to give the team its seventh one-two finish of the season.
Meanwhile, Felipe Massa finished in third place, in his Williams, to give his first podium finish of the season.
Nico Rosberg still leads the drivers' championship from team-mate Lewis Hamilton, but the gap is now reduce from 29 points to 22 points in the standings with six races to go. While, Daniel Ricciardo is third in the standings is now 64 points from Spa to now 72 points behind Rosberg after his fifth place finish at Monza.
Next stop Marina Bay Street Circuit in two weeks time for the Singapore Grand Prix.
End of blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Friday 5 September 2014
Confirmed: Haas F1 Team using Ferrari turbo engines from 2016 and onwards
It was announced on Wednesday (3/9/14) that Haas F1 Team will use Ferrari V6 Turbo engines and gearbox's when they join the Formula 1 grid from 2016.
This has been heavily rumoured that Haas F1 Team will use the Ferrari power-units since the Canadian Grand Prix. The deal was confirmed by Ferrari chief Marco Mattiacci on the eve of the team's home race in Italy this weekend.
In my opinion, this is no major surprise that the news has happen on Wednesday. As this has been rumoured since the news that the Haas F1 Team will be joining F1 grid from the 2016 onwards. And no word yet if the deal is being extended beyond the engine supply deal such as loaning out drivers and technicians to the new Haas Team.
Also, as-well as that, it was announced on Tuesday (2/9/14), that the team will rename from Haas Formula to the Haas F1 Team.
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This has been heavily rumoured that Haas F1 Team will use the Ferrari power-units since the Canadian Grand Prix. The deal was confirmed by Ferrari chief Marco Mattiacci on the eve of the team's home race in Italy this weekend.
In my opinion, this is no major surprise that the news has happen on Wednesday. As this has been rumoured since the news that the Haas F1 Team will be joining F1 grid from the 2016 onwards. And no word yet if the deal is being extended beyond the engine supply deal such as loaning out drivers and technicians to the new Haas Team.
Also, as-well as that, it was announced on Tuesday (2/9/14), that the team will rename from Haas Formula to the Haas F1 Team.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
Wednesday 3 September 2014
Top Six 1950's Formula 1 Cars
With Formula 1 returning back this week for the Italian Grand Prix. This post is the top six 1950's Formula 1 cars of all time, similar post to the top six 1980's Formula 1 cars from last year, and the top six 1960's, 1970's and 1990's Formula 1 cars post from a few months back. So starting with number six:
Number 6: 1957-58 Vanwall VW5
Story: The Vanwall VW5 was designed by Frank Costin, the Vanwall VW5 was powered by the Vanwall 2.5 litre Straight-six engine. Which, took the Vanwall VW5 to nine wins between 1957 till 1958, five wins for Stirling Moss, three for Tony Brooks, and one shared win between Tony Brooks and Stirling Moss. Although the Vanwall VW5 never took a drivers' championship in those two seasons. It did took Vanwall to the 1958 F1 Constructors championship, the first for any Formula 1 Constructor as it was introduce in 1958.
Number 5: 1959-60 Cooper T51
Story: The Cooper T51 was designed by Owen Maddock, the Cooper T51 was powered by the Climax 2.5 litre Straight-six engine. Which, took the Cooper T51 to five wins in 1959, two wins for Jack Brabham, two wins for Stirling Moss, and one for Bruce McLaren. Which took, Jack Brabham to the 1959 F1 Drivers' Title, his first of three titles, and Cooper to the 1959 Constructors' Championships. And the T51 earned a significant place in motor racing history to become the first rear-engined car Formula 1 car to win both championships as the previous race cars before were front-engined cars.
Number 4: 1938-51 Alfa Romeo 158/159
Story: The Alfa Romeo 158/159 was designed by Gioacchino Colombo, the Alfa Romeo 158/159 was powered by the Alfa Romeo 1.5 litre straight-eight supercharged engine. The Alfa Romeo 158/159 started its life in 1938, and continued after the Second World War which includes 37 wins between 1938 till 1953. But in Formula 1, the Alfa Romeo 158/159 took ten Grand Prix wins in-between 1950 and 51, five for Juan Manuel Fangio, four for Giuseppe Farina, and one shared win between Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli. Which took, Giuseppe Farina to the 1950 F1 Drivers' Title the first ever Drivers' Champion in Formula 1, and Juan Manuel Fangio to his first F1 Drivers' Title in 1951.
Number 3: 1954-60 Maserati 250F
Story: The Maserati 250F was designed by Gioacchino Colombo and Valerio Colotti, the Maserati 250F was powered by the 2.5 litre Maserati Straight-six engine. Which, took the Maserati 250F to eight wins in-between 1954 and 60, six for Juan Manuel Fangio and two for Stirling Moss. Which took, Juan Manuel Fangio to the 1957 F1 Drivers' Title, and his final Drivers' Title as-well.
Number 2: 1952-53 Ferrari 500
Story: The Ferrari 500 was designed by Aurelio Lampredi, the Ferrari 500 was powered by the 2 litre Ferrari Straight-four engine. Which, took the Ferrari 500 to thirteen wins in-between 1952 and 53, eleven for Alberto Ascari, with nine Grand Prix wins in a row between 1952; one each for Giuseppe Farina and Piero Taruffi. Which took, Alberto Ascari to the 1952 and 1953 F1 Drivers' Titles.
Number 1: 1954-55 Mercedes-Benz W196
Story: The Mercedes-Benz W196 was designed by Rudolf Uhlenhaut, the Mercedes-Benz W196 was powered by the 2.5 litre Mercedes Straight-eight engine. Which, took the Mercedes-Benz W196 to nine wins out of twelve Grand Prixs' in-between 1954 and 55, eight for Juan Manuel Fangio and one for Stirling Moss. Which took, Juan Manuel Fangio to the 1954 and 1955 F1 Drivers' Titles.
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Number 6: 1957-58 Vanwall VW5
Story: The Vanwall VW5 was designed by Frank Costin, the Vanwall VW5 was powered by the Vanwall 2.5 litre Straight-six engine. Which, took the Vanwall VW5 to nine wins between 1957 till 1958, five wins for Stirling Moss, three for Tony Brooks, and one shared win between Tony Brooks and Stirling Moss. Although the Vanwall VW5 never took a drivers' championship in those two seasons. It did took Vanwall to the 1958 F1 Constructors championship, the first for any Formula 1 Constructor as it was introduce in 1958.
Number 5: 1959-60 Cooper T51
Story: The Cooper T51 was designed by Owen Maddock, the Cooper T51 was powered by the Climax 2.5 litre Straight-six engine. Which, took the Cooper T51 to five wins in 1959, two wins for Jack Brabham, two wins for Stirling Moss, and one for Bruce McLaren. Which took, Jack Brabham to the 1959 F1 Drivers' Title, his first of three titles, and Cooper to the 1959 Constructors' Championships. And the T51 earned a significant place in motor racing history to become the first rear-engined car Formula 1 car to win both championships as the previous race cars before were front-engined cars.
Number 4: 1938-51 Alfa Romeo 158/159
Story: The Alfa Romeo 158/159 was designed by Gioacchino Colombo, the Alfa Romeo 158/159 was powered by the Alfa Romeo 1.5 litre straight-eight supercharged engine. The Alfa Romeo 158/159 started its life in 1938, and continued after the Second World War which includes 37 wins between 1938 till 1953. But in Formula 1, the Alfa Romeo 158/159 took ten Grand Prix wins in-between 1950 and 51, five for Juan Manuel Fangio, four for Giuseppe Farina, and one shared win between Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli. Which took, Giuseppe Farina to the 1950 F1 Drivers' Title the first ever Drivers' Champion in Formula 1, and Juan Manuel Fangio to his first F1 Drivers' Title in 1951.
Number 3: 1954-60 Maserati 250F
Story: The Maserati 250F was designed by Gioacchino Colombo and Valerio Colotti, the Maserati 250F was powered by the 2.5 litre Maserati Straight-six engine. Which, took the Maserati 250F to eight wins in-between 1954 and 60, six for Juan Manuel Fangio and two for Stirling Moss. Which took, Juan Manuel Fangio to the 1957 F1 Drivers' Title, and his final Drivers' Title as-well.
Number 2: 1952-53 Ferrari 500
Story: The Ferrari 500 was designed by Aurelio Lampredi, the Ferrari 500 was powered by the 2 litre Ferrari Straight-four engine. Which, took the Ferrari 500 to thirteen wins in-between 1952 and 53, eleven for Alberto Ascari, with nine Grand Prix wins in a row between 1952; one each for Giuseppe Farina and Piero Taruffi. Which took, Alberto Ascari to the 1952 and 1953 F1 Drivers' Titles.
Number 1: 1954-55 Mercedes-Benz W196
Story: The Mercedes-Benz W196 was designed by Rudolf Uhlenhaut, the Mercedes-Benz W196 was powered by the 2.5 litre Mercedes Straight-eight engine. Which, took the Mercedes-Benz W196 to nine wins out of twelve Grand Prixs' in-between 1954 and 55, eight for Juan Manuel Fangio and one for Stirling Moss. Which took, Juan Manuel Fangio to the 1954 and 1955 F1 Drivers' Titles.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
Tuesday 2 September 2014
Sochi ready to race
Six weeks before Russian Grand Prix at the new Sochi Autodrom in Sochi. The circuit was officially open on last Monday (25/08/14), the track was christian by none other than current Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel completed several laps of the track driving an Infiniti Q50 Hybrid. The video below shows Sebastian Vettel, taking the first full lap of the Sochi Autodrom in the Infiniti Q50 Hybrid road car.
Sochi is now ready to race.
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Sochi is now ready to race.
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Monday 1 September 2014
F1 2014 Italian Grand Prix Predictions
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, near Milan. For the home race for both Ferrari and Toro Rosso teams.
And so predictions for the race itself, Lewis Hamilton for the win in his Mercedes, ahead of Nico Rosberg in the other Mercedes, and Valtteri Bottas third in the Williams. Don't forget the Red Bull drivers, McLaren drivers, Ferrari drivers or Felipe Massa either for a podium place as-well.
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And so predictions for the race itself, Lewis Hamilton for the win in his Mercedes, ahead of Nico Rosberg in the other Mercedes, and Valtteri Bottas third in the Williams. Don't forget the Red Bull drivers, McLaren drivers, Ferrari drivers or Felipe Massa either for a podium place as-well.
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2014 UK MotoGP Review
Review of the round twelve of the 2014 MotoGP season at Silverstone, on the outskirts of Northampton, UK
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Márquez on his works Honda RC213V. Second place was the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was seven tenths of a second behind Márquez at the end. While, third was the other Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was eight seconds behind Márquez at the end.
In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software), NGM Forward Racing rider Aleix Espargaró won Open class and finish ninth overall on his FTR-Yamaha YZR-M1, he was 33 seconds behind Márquez at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Marc VDS Racing Team rider Esteve Rabat on the Kalex. Second was the other Marc VDS Racing Team rider Mika Kallio on the Kalex, he was six hundredths of a second behind Rabat at the end of the race. While, third was Paginas Amarillas HP 40 rider and 2013 Moto3 Champion Maverick Viñales on the Kalex, he was two tenths of second behind Rabat at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Estrella Galicia rider Álex Rins on the Honda. Second was the other Estrella Galicia rider Álex Márquez on the Honda, he was he was a hundredth of a second! behind Rins at the end of the race. While, third was Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 rider Enea Bastianini on the KTM, he was he was six hundredths of a second! behind Rins at the end of the race.
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In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Márquez on his works Honda RC213V. Second place was the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was seven tenths of a second behind Márquez at the end. While, third was the other Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was eight seconds behind Márquez at the end.
In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software), NGM Forward Racing rider Aleix Espargaró won Open class and finish ninth overall on his FTR-Yamaha YZR-M1, he was 33 seconds behind Márquez at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Marc VDS Racing Team rider Esteve Rabat on the Kalex. Second was the other Marc VDS Racing Team rider Mika Kallio on the Kalex, he was six hundredths of a second behind Rabat at the end of the race. While, third was Paginas Amarillas HP 40 rider and 2013 Moto3 Champion Maverick Viñales on the Kalex, he was two tenths of second behind Rabat at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Estrella Galicia rider Álex Rins on the Honda. Second was the other Estrella Galicia rider Álex Márquez on the Honda, he was he was a hundredth of a second! behind Rins at the end of the race. While, third was Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 rider Enea Bastianini on the KTM, he was he was six hundredths of a second! behind Rins at the end of the race.
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