2018 World RX Round 2 Recap - World RX of Portugal

Review of Round Two of the 2018 World Rallycross Championship season was the World RX of Portugal, at Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre, Northern Portugal.

In the four Heats, those were won by Sébastien Loeb (winning twice), Timmy Hansen and Andreas Bakkerud (winning twice).

In the first semi-final that was won by PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was EKS Audi Sport driver Andreas Bakkerud in his Audi S1, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was GC Kompetition driver Guerlain Chicherit in his Renault Mégane RS, he was three seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.

In the second semi-final that was won by Team Peugeot Total driver Timmy Hansen in his Peugeot 208. Second was Team Peugeot Total driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was three tenths of a second behind Hansen in the end. While, third was PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver Petter Solberg in his Volkswagen Polo R, he was seven tenths of a second behind Hansen in the end.

In the final race, PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson took the race win in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was Team Peugeot Total driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was two seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver Petter Solberg in his Volkswagen Polo R, he was four seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.



Next stop World RX of Belgium at Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet for Round Three of the 2018 World Rallycross Championship season in two weeks time.

2018 WRC Round 5 recap - Rally Argentina

Recap of the last round of WRC from this weekends Round five of Rally Argentina.

Last weekend was the fifth round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally Argentina (26th-29th April) that was won by Ott Tänak in the works Toyota Yaris WRC.



While, Thierry Neuville finished second in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Neuville was forty seconds behind Tänak at the end. Meanwhile, M-Sport World Rally Team driver Dani Sordo finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Sordo was seventy-five seconds behind Tänak at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Škoda Motorsport driver and Current WRC-2 champion Pontus Tidemand in his Škoda Fabia R5. Pontus Tidemand finished in tenth place overall, he was tweleve minutes behind Neuville at the end of the rally.



Highlights of the rally below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Six of the 2018 WRC season for Rally Portugal in three weeks time.

2017/18 Formula E - Paris ePrix - Round 7 Recap

Review of Round Seven of the 2017-18 Formula E season held at the Paris Street Circuit in Paris, France.

The race was won by Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne in his Spark-Renault. Second was Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler driver and current Formula E Champion Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Audi, he was five second behind Vergne in the end. Meanwhile, third was DS Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird in his Spark-Citroën, he was nine seconds behind Vergne in the end.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Eight of the 2017-18 Formula E season at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit in Berlin, Germany for the Berlin ePrix in three weeks time.

2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Review

Review of the fourth round of the 2018 F1 season at Baku City Circuit in the the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Overall, I thought it was the best race of the season so far and one of the best Grand Prix I have seen for a while. Sebastian Vettel on pole for Sunday's race. Come race day, Vettel was unstoppable, lead the first half of the Grand Prix. By lap 30, Vettel pitted for tyres while Valtteri Bottas lead, while Vettel waiting to retake the lead of the race for Bottas to pit for his second stop of the race when the race awake itself on lap 39, when the Safety Car was deployed for the second time in the race involving both Red Bull drivers' Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen collided with each other at the first corner.



Meant that Bottas got a free pit-stop and retain the lead with Vettel behind in second place. When the Safety Car period end on lap 47, things change Vettel attempted to overtake Bottas at the first corner on lap 48 he locked up and ran wide letting both Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Kimi Räikkönen for second and third place, and then later in the lap for Sergio Pérez for fourth place. Giving Mercedes a one-two finish with Bottas bolted clear over the rest of the field, until at the start of lap 49 when Bottas cruelly picked up a left-rear puncture at the end of the start-finish straight and instantly retiring out of the race.

Giving Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton the lead with three laps to go and stayed there till the end to give Lewis Hamilton the race win in this seasons Azerbaijan Grand Prix and his first race win of the season.



While, Kimi Räikkönen finished in second place in Ferrari, Räikkönen was two and half seconds behind Hamilton at the end.

Meanwhile, Sergio Pérez finished in third place in the Force India to complete the podium for Pérez's first podium finish since the 2016 European Grand Prix at Baku, Pérez was four seconds behind Hamilton at the end.



Quick mention to Charles Leclerc in the Sauber finishing sixth place in a impressive weekend from the former F2 Champion, Leclerc was nine seconds behind Hamilton at the end.



Finally, a quick mention to Brendon Hartley in the Toro Rosso finishing tenth place becoming the first New Zealand driver to score point since Chris Amon did at the 1976 Spanish Grand Prix, Hartley was eighteen seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-one lap race.



Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (DNF, Puncture)

Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (pole, finished fourth)
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished second)

Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (DNF, Collision with Verstappen)
Max Verstappen - 7 (DNF, Collision with Ricciardo)

Force India - 7
Sergio Pérez- 9 (finished third)
Esteban Ocon- 6 (DNF, Collision with Räikkönen)

Williams - 7
Lance Stroll - 8 (finished eighth)
Sergey Sirotkin - 6 (DNF, Collision with Pérez)

Renault - 8
Nico Hülkenberg - 7 (DNF, Crashed out)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 9 (finished fifth)

Toro Rosso - 6
Pierre Gasly - 5 (finished twelfth)
Brendon Hartley - 7 (finished tenth)

Haas - 5
Romain Grosjean - 6 (DNF, Crashed out)
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished thirteenth)

McLaren - 6
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished seventh)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 6 (finished ninth)

Sauber - 7
Marcus Ericsson - 5 (finished eleventh)
Charles Leclerc - 10 (finished sixth)


Next stop Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona in two weeks time for the Spanish Grand Prix.

24 years on, Remembering Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger

This Monday coming up (30/4/18) and Tuesday (1/5/18) it will be 24 years that Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna has past away from us, from the accidents at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 were Ratzenberger crashed his Simtek at Villenunve in Qualifying and Senna crashed his Williams at Tumbrello in the race itself. Both would have been 58 this year if there still around today. So for this post remembering both Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger.





The sport has change since their deaths, with the safety of both cars and tracks to improve safety year after year. So never forget Ayrton and Roland, both are still missed throughout the world of motor-racing in general.

Confirmed: Jenson Button to contest 24 Hours of Le Mans with SMP Racing LMP1 team

It was confirmed of Friday (28/4/18) Jenson Button will contest this seasons 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, with the SMP Racing LMP1 team, starting with this year's Le Mans 24 Hours.





The former McLaren F1 driver will make his WEC debut at Le Mans in one of SMP's two AER-powered, Dallara-built BR1s alongside Russian duo Vitaly Petrov and Mikhail Aleshin.

This follows Button's first steps into sportscar racing with Honda in Super GT, which Button is contesting full-time this season after making his debut in last year's Suzuka 1000km.



Button is expected to contest every race on the 2018/19 WEC schedule with the exception of next week's Spa opener, which clashes with the Fuji Super GT round.

Petrov and Aleshin will race at Spa as a duo, while Stephane Sarrazin, Matevos Isaakyan and Egor Orudzhev form the line-up in the sister #17 BR1-AER.

A new challenge ahead for the former Formula 1 World Champion.

Group C car + LMP1 car = Porsche 919 Evo

Porsche may not be competing in the LMP1 category in the World Endurance Series this season, but that doesn’t matter Porshce's retired 919 Hybrid look liked it added a Group C vibe to it renamed it the 919 Evo. A lighter, more powerful 919 Hybrid unshackled from the WEC’s rules and regulations.Resulting a 1m 41.770 lap time around Spa, neearly eight tenths of a second faster than the 1m 42.553s pole time that Lewis Hamilton pole did at last seasons’s Belgian Grand Prix!



Engine and Hybrid systems remain the same, with the rules out the window the 2.0-litre turbocharged V4 engine goes up from 500bhp to 720bhp. Power from the electronics has increased from 400 to 440bhp, giving 8.49 megajoules of boost.

The front diffuser and rear wing are new, much bigger than the original parts they replace meaning 53 per cent more downforce than last year’s car in Spa qualifying trim. This, Porsche claims, is more downforce than an F1 car if you believe.

Porsche also added a four-wheel brake-by-wire system, different power steering and stronger suspension wishbones. Removal of the air conditioning, windscreen wiper, several sensors and the pneumatic jacks mean weight is down by 39kg to just 849kg. Meaning the Porsche 919 Evo is faster than a Formula 1 car around Spa!

F1 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Predictions

Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit in the the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Sebastian Vettel for the race win in the Ferrari, Valtteri Bottas second in the Mercedes, and third plac for Lewis Hamilton in the other Mercedes. Don't forget Kimi Räikkönen, the Red Bull drivers, the Renault drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Force India drivers, the Haas drivers and Pierre Gasly as well for a podium place.

2018 USA MotoGP Review

Review of the third round of the 2018 MotoGP season at Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas in USA.

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 was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was three and half seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was Team Suzuki Ecstar rider Andrea Iannone on his works Suzuki GSX-RR, he was seven seconds behind Márquez at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Sky Racing Team VR46 rider Francesco Bagnaia on the Kalex.



Second was Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex, he was a two and half seconds behind Bagnaia at the end of the race. While, third was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Miguel Oliveira on the KTM, he was four seconds behind Bagnaia at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 rider Jorge Martín on the Honda. Second was Leopard Racing rider Enea Bastianini on the Honda, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Martín at the end of the race. While, third was Redox PrüstelGP rider Marco Bezzecchi on the KTM, he was four seconds behind Martín at the end of the race.

2018 World RX Round 1 Recap - World RX of Barcelona

Review of Round One of the 2018 World Rallycross Championship season was the World RX of Barcelona, at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on the outskirts of Barcalona, Spain.

In the four Heats, those were won by Mattias Ekström, Petter Solberg (winning twice) and Timmy Hansen.

In the first semi-final that was won by PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver Petter Solberg in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson in his Volkswagen Polo R, he was under three seconds behind Solberg in the end. While, third was EKS Audi Sport driver Andreas Bakkerud in his Audi S1, he was three seconds behind Solberg in the end.

In the second semi-final that was won by EKS Audi Sport driver Mattias Ekström in his Audi S1. Second was Team Peugeot Total driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was three and half seconds behind Ekström in the end. While, third was GRX Taneco Team driver Niclas Grönholm in his Hyundai i20, he was fives seconds behind Ekström in the end.

In the final race, EKS Audi Sport driver Mattias Ekström took the race win in his Audi S1. However, he was later stripped of his win after he forced pole-sitter Petter Solberg out of contention on the first corner of the first lap. Therefore giving PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson the race win in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was Team Peugeot Total driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was twelve tenths of a second behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was EKS Audi Sport driver Andreas Bakkerud in his Audi S1, he was two and half seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.



Next stop World RX of Portugal at Pista Automóvel de Montalegre for Round Two of the 2018 World Rallycross Championship season in two weeks time.

Round Three Recap of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Review of Round Three of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Long Beach Street Circuit.

Mustang Sampling Racing team won the race overall and Prototype class too of João Barbosa and Filipe Albuquerque in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 5.5 L V8. While Tequila Patrón ESM team finished in second place in their Nissan Onroak DPi, Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6; the team of Ryan Dalziel and Scott Sharp; they were four and half seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Wayne Taylor Racing team finished third in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 5.5 L V8; the team of Jordan Taylor and Renger van der Zande; they were five seconds behind the leaders.

In GT Le Mans Class, Corvette Racing team won GT Le Mans Class and finished in eleventh place overall in their Chevrolet Corvette C7.R; with the drivers of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner; they were a lap behind the leaders.

While GT Daytona Class did not participate for this race.

Next Stop Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in three weeks time for round four of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

2018 Chinese Grand Prix Review

Review of the third round of the 2018 F1 season at the Shanghai International Circuit, on the outskirts of Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Overall the race itself was enjoyable and entertaining race to watch. It was the race where Sebastian Vettel started on pole for Sunday's race with his team mate Kimi Raikkonen on the front row as-well, lead the race. Sebastian Vettel got away well at the start, while Raikkonen lost positions, falling to fourth behind Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen.

After the first pit-stops, Bottas overtake Vettel for the lead of the race. On Lap 30, the Toro Rosso cars of Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly collided with each other, with debris left on the track resulted in the safety car being brought out. During the safety car period, both Red Bull cars pitted for fresh tyres on the same lap.

Bottas maintained the lead of the race at the safety car restart, while Daniel Ricciardo who was sixth after the safety car period show off amazing overtaking master class on fresh tyres overtaking Raikkonen, Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Vettel. On Lap 45, Ricciardo overtook Bottas for the lead of the race, which he would retain until the chequered flag to conclude with a race win in this seasons Chinese Grand Prix for Daniel Ricciardo's first race win of the season.



While, Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the Mercedes, Bottas was nine seconds behind Ricciardo at the end.

Meanwhile, Kimi Räikkönen finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Räikkönen was ten seconds behind Ricciardo at the end of the fifty-six lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 6 (finished fourth)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second)

Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 7 (pole, finished eighth)
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished third)

Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 9 (race win, fastest lap)
Max Verstappen - 6 (finished fifth)

Force India - 5
Sergio Pérez- 5 (finished twelfth)
Esteban Ocon- 5 (finished eleventh)

Williams - 5
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished fourteenth)
Sergey Sirotkin - 5 (finished fifteenth)

Renault - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 8 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished ninth)

Toro Rosso - 4
Pierre Gasly - 3 (finished eighteenth)
Brendon Hartley - 5 (DNF, Collision damage with Gasly)

Haas - 5
Romain Grosjean - 4 (finished seventeenth)
Kevin Magnussen - 6 (finished tenth)

McLaren - 6
Fernando Alonso - 7 (finished seventh)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (finished thirteenth)

Sauber - 4
Marcus Ericsson - 5 (finished sixteenth)
Charles Leclerc - 3 (finished nineteenth)


Next stop Baku, Azerbaijan for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in two weeks time.

2017/18 Formula E - Rome ePrix - Round 5 Recap

Review of Round Six of the 2017-18 Formula E season held at the Circuto Cittadino dell'EUR in Rome, Italy.

The race was won by DS Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird in his Spark-Citroën. Second was Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler driver and current Formula E Champion Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Audi, he was a second behind Bird in the end. Meanwhile, third was Techeetah driver André Lotterer in his Spark-Renault,, he was ten seconds behind Vergne in the end.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Seven of the 2017-18 Formula E season at the Paris Street Circuit for the Paris ePrix in two weeks time.

25 years on, that lap!

It's been 25 years today since Ayrton Senna's first lap at a damp/wet/dry Donnington Park. Started from forth place on the grid behind Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher. Then on the first lap, blocked by Michael Schumacher, which Karl Wendlinger overtake for forth place. After that Magic!, passing Karl Wendlinger, Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill and Alain Prost on the first lap right before the Melbourne loop, on a wet Donnington track to give Senna one of the best opening laps in history! As this Youtube video below shows.



Despite he was in an underpowered McLaren MP4/8 (had a non-works Ford V8, which had 100 bhp less than the Williams FW15C Renault V10 engine at that period) won the European Grand Prix, at Donnington Park, in wet/damp/dry conditions. And Senna was over a minute ahead of Damon Hill and lapping the rest of the field as-well.



That was a great of a driver Senna is.

2018 WTCR Round 1 Recap - Race of Morocco

From the start of 2018 season, both World Touring Car Championships and TCR International Series is merge into one series and renamed as the World Touring Car Cup adapting TCR rules.

Review of Round One of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup season was the Race of Morocco, on the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in Marrakech, Morocco.

In the first race, BRC Racing Team driver Gabriele Tarquini took the race win in his Hyundai i30 N TCR. Second was YMR driver Thed Björk in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was half a second behind Tarquini in the end. While third place was Sébastien Loeb Racing driver Robert Huff in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, he was three seconds behind Tarquini in the end.



Meanwhile in the second race, Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team driver Jean-Karl Vernay took the race win in his Audi RS 3 LMS TCR. Second was Sébastien Loeb Racing driver Mehdi Bennani in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, he was nine tenths of a second behind Vernay in the end. While third place was Campos Racing driver Pepe Oriola in his Cupra León TCR, he was three seconds behind Vernay in the end.



Finally in the third race, BRC Racing Team driver Gabriele Tarquini took the race win in his Hyundai i30 N TCR. Second was YMR driver Yvan Muller in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was two and half seconds behind Tarquini in the end. While third place was YMR driver Thed Björk in his Hyundai i30 N TCR to complete a Hyundai podium whitewash, he was three seconds behind Tarquini in the end.



Next stop Race of Hungary at the Hungaroring for Round Two of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup season in three weeks time.

2018 BTCC Round 1 Recap

Review of Round One of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season was at Brands Hatch's Indy Circuit, in Kent.

In the first race, WIX Racing with Eurotech driver Jack Goff took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2) and also took Independents class win. Second was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was half a second behind Goff in the end. While third place was BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was two and half seconds behind Goff in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy (for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or won outright the Jack Sears Trophy championship) was won by Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Dan Cammish in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he finished in eighth place and was fifteen seconds behind Goff in the end.


Meanwhile in the second race, Power Maxed Racing driver Senna Proctor took the race win in his Vauxhall Astra. Second was Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing driver Jake Hill in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win and the Jack Sears Trophy as-well, he was six tenths of a second behind Proctor in the end. While third place was AmD with Cobra Exhausts driver Ollie Jackson in his Audi S3 Saloon, he was seventeen tenths of a second behind Proctor in the end.


Finally in the third race, Speedworks Motorsport driver Tom Ingram took the race win in his Toyota Avensis and also took Independents class win. Second was Ciceley Motorsport with Mac Tools driver Adam Morgan in his Mercedes-Benz A-Class, he was three seconds behind Ingram in the end. While third place was DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing driver Rob Austin in his Alfa Romeo Giulietta, he was four seconds behind Ingram in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing driver Mike Bushell in his Volkswagen CC, he finished in fifth place and was ten seconds behind Ingram in the end.


Next stop Donington Park for Round Two of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.

2018 WRC Round 4 recap - Tour de Corse - Rallye de France

Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round four of Tour de Corse - Rallye de France.

Last weekends was the fourth round of the World Rally Championship at the Tour de Corse - Rallye de France (7th-9th April) that was won by Current WRC champion Sébastien Ogier in his works Ford Fiesta WRC.



While, Ott Tänak finished second in the works Toyota Yaris WRC. Tänak was thirty-six seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Neuville was sixty-seven seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Škoda Motorsport driver Jan Kopecký in his Škoda Fabia R5. Jan Kopecký finished in eighth place overall, he was ten minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.

While in WRC-3 class (Group R1, R2 and R3 cars) that was won by Jean-Baptiste Franceschi in his own backed Ford Fiesta R2T. Jean-Baptiste Franceschi finished in eighteenth place overall, he was twenty-nine minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.

Highlights of the rally below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Five of the 2018 WRC season for Rally Argentina in three weeks time.

2018 Argentina MotoGP Review

Review of the second round of the 2018 MotoGP season at Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero in North Argentina.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that race was won by LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow on his Honda RC213V.



Second was Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Johann Zarco on his Yamaha YZR-M1, he was quarter of a second behind Crutchlow at the end. While, third was Team Suzuki Ecstar rider Álex Rins on his works Suzuki GSX-RR, he was two and half seconds behind Crutchlow at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Italtrans Racing Team rider Mattia Pasini on the Kalex. Second was Dynavolt Intact GP rider Xavi Vierge on the Kalex, he was nine tenths of a second behind Pasini at the end of the race. While, third was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Miguel Oliveira on the KTM, he was a second and a half behind Pasini at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Redox PrüstelGP rider Marco Bezzecchi on the KTM. Second was Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider Arón Canet on the Honda, he was four and half seconds behind Bezzecchi at the end of the race. While, third was Del Conca Gresini Moto3 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio on the Honda, he was five seconds behind Bezzecchi at the end of the race.

2018 Chinese Grand Prix Predictions

Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit, on the outskirts of Shanghai.

So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Lewis Hamilton for the race win in the Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel second in the Ferrari, and third place for Valtteri Bottas in the other Mercedes. Don't forget Kimi Räikkönen, the Red Bull drivers, the Renault drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Force India drivers. the Haas drivers and Pierre Gasly as well for a podium place.

2018 Bahrain Grand Prix Review

Review of the second round of the 2018 F1 season at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Overall the race itself was a great race to watch. It was the race where Sebastian Vettel controlled the race on his 200th Grand Prix start, on pole for Sunday's race, lead the race throughout. Despite a late charge from Valtteri Bottas at the end of the race, it was Vettel who was victorious to win this seasons Bahrain Grand Prix for Vettel's second race win of the season.



While, Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the Mercedes, Bottas was seven tenths of a second behind Vettel at the end.

Meanwhile, Bottas's team-mate and Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium despite he had to start in ninth place after a Gearbox change on Friday, Hamilton was six and half seconds behind Vettel.

Finally, a quick mention to Pierre Gasly in the Toro Rosso finishing fourth place in a impressive weekend from the former GP2 Champion, Gasly was sixy-two seconds behind Vettel.



Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 7 (finished third)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second, fastest lap)

Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 10 (pole, race win)
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (DNF, Wheel)

Red Bull Racing - 6
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (DNF, Electrical)
Max Verstappen - 5 (DNF, Puncture)

Force India - 5
Sergio Pérez- 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon- 6 (finished tenth, lap down)

Williams - 5
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Sergey Sirotkin - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)

Renault - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 8 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)

Toro Rosso - 8
Pierre Gasly - 10 (finished forth)
Brendon Hartley - 6 (finished seventeenth, lap down)

Haas - 7
Romain Grosjean - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Kevin Magnussen - 9 (finished fifth)

McLaren - 7
Fernando Alonso - 7 (finished seventh, lap down)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 7 (finished eighth, lap down)

Sauber - 8
Marcus Ericsson - 9 (finished ninth, lap down)
Charles Leclerc - 7 (finished twelfth, lap down)


Next stop Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix in a weeks time.

2018 Bahrain Grand Prix Predictions

Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir.

So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Sebastian Vettel for the race win in the Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton second in the Mercedes, and Kimi Räikkönen third in the Ferrari. Don't forget Valtteri Bottas, Red Bull drivers, the Renault drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Force India drivers and the Haas drivers as well for a podium place.