Review of the first round of the 2021 MotoGP season at Losail, Doha in Qatar for MotoGP's first night race of the season. And for the season ahead, all MotoGP classes are reviewed (MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE).
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that race was won by Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales on his works Yamaha YZR-M1.
Second was Pramac Racing rider Johann Zarco on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP21, he was only ten tenths of a second behind Viñales at the end. While, third was Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP21, he was eleven tenths of a second behind Viñales at the end of the race.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-three four-stroke class), that race was won by Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider Sam Lowes on the Kalex. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Remy Gardner on the Kalex, he was two seconds behind Lowes at the end of the race. While, third was Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio on the Kalex, he was five seconds behind Lowes at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Jaume Masiá on the KTM. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Pedro Acosta on the KTM, he was four hundredths of a second behind Masiá at the end of the race. While, third was Petronas Sprinta Racing rider Darryn Binder on the Honda, he was a tenth of a second behind Masiá at the end of the race.
Review of the first round of the 2021 F1 season at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was a great race to watch to start the season. Max Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race, Verstappen took the lead ahead of Sir Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton pitted early for fresh hard tyres on lap 13, while Verstappen for fresh mediums on lap 17 to give Hamilton the lead. Hamilton pitted for fresh hard tyres on lap 28 to give Verstappen the lead again, Verstappen pitted for fresh hard tyres on lap 39 giving Hamilton the lead again. Verstappen did catch up to Hamilton at the end of the race, he could not overtake him for love or money to give Current Formula 1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton his first race win of the season to win this seasons Bahrain Grand Prix.
While, Max Verstappen finished in second place in the Red Bull, Verstappen was seven tenths of a second behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was thirty-seven seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-six lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished third, fastest lap)
Red Bull Racing - 9
Max Verstappen - 9 (pole, finished second)
Sergio Pérez - 9 (finished fifth)
McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 6 (finished seventh)
Lando Norris - 9 (finished fourth)
Aston Martin - 4
Sebastian Vettel - 3 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished tenth)
Alpine - 5
Fernando Alonso - 6 (DNF, Brakes)
Esteban Ocon - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 9 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eighth)
AlphaTauri - 7
Pierre Gasly - 6 (DNF, Collision damage with Ricciardo)
Yuki Tsunoda - 9 (finished ninth)
Alfa Romeo - 6
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (finished eleventh)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 6 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Nikita Mazepin - 2 (DNF, Crashed out)
Williams - 5
George Russell - 6 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (DNF, Turbocharger)
Next stop Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, at Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in three weeks time.
Yuki Tsunoda will make his Grand Prix debut at this weekend Bahrain Grand Prix, making him the twenty-first Japanese driver to race in Formula 1. Which means this post is Top Seven Japanese F1 drivers.
Rules are simple for this list, they must raced more than two full seasons in F1 and scored points. Starting with number seven:
Number 7: Shinji Nakano
Story: Nakano came into Formula 1 after finishing sixth place the Formula Nippon Championship (Super Formula in 2021) in 1996.
Nakano started his F1 career at Prost in 1997, scoring two points, best result of two sixth place finishes. In 1998, Katayama moved to Nakano to finish his Formula 1 career.
After Formula 1, Nakano, did a few seasons in CART (IndyCar Series in 2021) and raced at Le Mans a few more times.
Overall, Shinji Nakano scored two points and best finish of eighteenth place in the drivers' standings in 1997.
Number 6: Ukyo Katayama
Story: Katayama came into Formula 1 after winning the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship (Super Formula in 2021) in 1991.
Katayama started his F1 career at Larrousse in 1992. After a season Katayama moved to Tyrrell and stayed there for four seasons, with a best season in 1994 scoring five points, best result of two fifth place finishes. In 1997, Katayama moved to Minardi to end his Formula 1 career.
After Formula 1, Katayama did a few seasons in JGTC (Super GT in 2021) and raced at Le Mans a few more times with a best result of second place in 1999 for Toyota alongside Keiichi Tsuchiya and Toshio Suzuki.
Overall, Ukyo Katayama scored five points and best finish of seventeenth place in the drivers' standings in 1994.
Number 5: Kazuki Nakajima
Story: Son of former Team Lotus driver Satoru Nakajima, came into Formula 1 after finishing fifth place the GP2 Series (Formula 2 in 2021) in 2007.
Nakajima started his F1 career at Williams in 2007, for the final round of the season. Stayed at Williams for 2008 and 2009 scoring nine points in his first full season, best result of sixth place at Melbourne.
After Formula 1, Nakajima raced in Super GT, Formula Nippon/Super Formula which include winning two titles in 2012 and 2014. Also, Nakajima raced in FIA WEC with Toyota winning 2018-19 WEC Championship alongside Fernando Alonso and Sébastien Buemi. Also, winning three 24 Hour of Le Mans races in 2018 alongside with Fernando Alonso and Sébastien Buemi, 2019 alongside with Fernando Alonso and Sébastien Buemi, and 2020 alongside with Brendon Hartley and Sébastien Buemi.
Overall, Kazuki Nakajima scored nine points and best finish of fifteenth place in the drivers' standings in 2008.
Number 4: Satoru Nakajima
Story: Nakajima came into Formula 1 after winning the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship five out of six times during 1981 till 1986.
Nakajima started his F1 career at Team Lotus in 1987, scoring seven points in his first season, best results of two fourth place finishes. In 1990, Nakajima moved to Tyrrell for two more seasons to finish his Formula 1 career.
After Formula 1, Nakajima build his own team called Nakajima Racing focusing on Super Formula and Super GT Championships in Japan and winning multiple championships in Super Formula.
Overall, Satoru Nakajima scored sixteen points and best finish of twelfth place in the drivers' standings in 1988.
Number 3: Aguri Suzuki
Story: Suzuki came into Formula 1 after winning the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship in 1988.
Suzuki started his F1 career at Larrousse in late 1988 at Suzuka. Moving to Zakspeed in 1989. Returning back to Larrousse for 1990 for his best season scoring six points, best result of a third place finish at his home Grand Prix at Suzuka. Suzuki stayed with Larrousse for another season. Then in 1992, Suzuki moved to Footwork (Arrows) for two seasons. Suzuki made one Grand Prix appearance in 1994 at Jordan replacing the banned Eddie Irvine at Aida. Then in 1995, moving to Ligier doing a handful of Grand Prix to end his Formula 1 career.
After Formula 1, Suzuki did a few seasons in JGTC and raced at Le Mans a few more times with a best result of third place in 1998 for Nissan alongside Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Masahiko Kageyama. In 2000, Suzuki build his own team called ARTA focusing on Super Formula and Super GT Championships in Japan and winning multiple championships in Super GT. In 2006, Suzuki enter his own F1 Team into Formula 1 with the assistance of Honda called Super Aguri, which stayed in the sport for two and half seasons. In 2014, Suzuki enter the Formula E championship with his own team called Team Aguri for two season selling the team in 2016 renamed as Techeetah.
Overall, Aguri Suzuki scored eight points and best finish of twelfth place in the drivers' standings in 1990.
Number 2: Kamui Kobayashi
Story: Kobayashi came into Formula 1 after finishing sixteenth place the GP2 Series in 2009.
Kobayashi started his F1 career at Toyota in late 2009 after Timo Glock got injured at Suzuka, Kobayashi scored points in his second Grand Prix at Abu Dhabi finishing sixth place. When Toyota withdrew from Formula at the end of 2009, Kobayashi moved to Sauber in 2010 for three seasons with the best season in 2012 scoring sixty points, best result of a third place finish at his home Grand Prix at Suzuka. After a season away from F1, Kobayashi return to Caterham in 2014 to finish his Formula 1 career.
After Formula 1, Kobayashi raced in Super Formula, raced in WEC with Toyota which include multiple second place finishes at Le Mans and winning 2019-20 WEC Championship alongside Mike Conway and José María López. Also, winning 2018 and 2019 Daytona 24 Hour race with Cadillac alongside Renger van der Zande, Jordan Taylor and Fernando Alonso in 2018; and alongside Renger van der Zande, Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon in 2019.
Overall, Kamui Kobayashi scored one hundred and twenty-five points and best finish of twelfth place in the drivers' standings in 2012.
Number 1: Takuma Sato
Story: Sato came into Formula 1 after winning the British Formula 3 Championship in 2001 (now discontinued in 2021).
Sato started his F1 career at Jordan in 2002. For 2003 Sato went to BAR Honda as a test-driver for the exemption of the last round of the season replacing Jacques Villeneuve for the Japanese Grand Prix. In 2004 Sato got the drive full-time with the best season in 2004 scoring thirty-four points, best result of a third place finish at the United States Grand Prix. Sato moved to new Super Aguri team in 2006 for two and half seasons to finish his Formula 1 career.
After Formula 1, Sato raced in Super Formula for a few seasons and moved to IndyCar Series in 2010 which includes winning the Indianapolis 500 twice in 2017 and 2020.
Overall, Takuma Sato scored forty-four points and best finish of eighth place in the drivers' standings in 2004.
Hopefully, Yuki Tsunoda will join the list in a few years time.
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir.
So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Max Verstappen for the race win in the Red Bull, Sergio Pérez second in the other Red Bull, and third place for Sir Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes. Don't forget Valtteri Bottas, the McLaren drivers, the Aston Martin drivers, the Alpine drivers, the Ferrari drivers, and Pierre Gasly as-well for a podium place.
Today post is a 2021 F1 preview, all the teams and drivers. Also, predicting this seasons Drivers' and Constructors' Championships ahead for 2021. Starting of with last seasons Constructors' Champions Mercedes:
Mercedes: the team to beat for the Drivers' and Constructors' Championship this year. F1 W12 looks fast and reliable in testing. Sir Lewis Hamilton looks to retain his title. While, Valtteri Bottas retains for another season.
Red Bull: Out goes Alexander Albon in comes Sergio Pérez alongside Max Verstappen for another season. RB16B looks fast in testing (fastest in testing), better car, better power units in testing so far. Challenging for both championships is a must for Red Bull.
McLaren: Renault power-units are out, Mercedes power-units are in. Out goes Carlos Sainz, Jr in comes Daniel Ricciardo alongside Lando Norris for another season. McL35M looks fast in testing. McLaren could be a contender for wins this season, third in the Constructors' standings once again might be the realistic target for McLaren this season.
Aston Martin: Out goes the Racing Point name, in comes Aston Martin. Out goes Sergio Pérez in comes Sebastian Vettel alongside Lance Stroll for another season. AMR21 looks fast in testing, third in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for Aston Martin this season.
Alpine: Out goes the Renault name, in comes Alpha Tauri. Out goes Daniel Ricciardo in comes Fernando Alonso after two seasons away alongside Esteban Ocon for another season. A521 look fast in testing. A few podiums may happen again this season and fourth in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for Alpine this season.
Ferrari: Out goes Sebastian Vettel in comes Carlos Sainz, Jr alongside Charles Leclerc for another season. SF21 looks much faster than last seasons car SF1000 which includes improvement to the Power-Unit, fourth in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for Ferrari this season.
AlphaTauri: Out goes Daniil Kvyat in comes Yuki Tsunoda alongside Pierre Gasly for another season. AT02 look fast in testing. A few podiums may happen this season and fifth in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for AlphaTauri this season.
Alfa Romeo: Antonio Giovinazzi and Kimi Raikkonen are retain for another season. Eighth in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for Alfa Romeo this season.
Haas: Out goes both Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean, in comes Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin. VF-21 is basically the VF-20 underneath, the car will not be developed this season, the team will focus on the 2022 car, getting points early will be vital and not finishing last in the constructors' standings must be their target this season at Haas.
Williams: George Russell and Nicholas Latifi are retain for another season. FW43B looks much faster than last seasons car FW43, eighth in the Constructors' standings might be the realistic target for Williams this season.
So predictions time, who's going to win the World Drivers' Championship this season for 2021? My prediction is Max Verstappen to take his first World Drivers' Championships this season because of performance and reliability in testing. The improvements from both Red Bull and Honda might be enough for Verstappen to win this seasons title.
But, if Verstappen doesn't step up Lewis Hamilton could take his eighth World Drivers' Title if things goes his way. Don't count out either Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez will also challenge for this years title as-well. Don't even count out both McLaren drivers too will go into this season as the dark horses for this season title if both Mercedes and Red Bull drivers' struggle. It will be another close drivers' championship once again this year in my opinion, as it might go down to the wire.
My top three prediction for the Drivers' Championship are:
1st Max Verstappen
2nd Lewis Hamilton
3rd Sergio Pérez
Constructors' Championship: I will predict that Red Bull will win the constructors championships. And don't forget Mercedes and McLaren, they will be certainly be challenging the constructors championship as-well.
My top three prediction for the Constructors' Championship are:
1st Red Bull
2nd Mercedes
3rd McLaren
Predictions for this weekends Bahrain Grand Prix in the next post, for now, Bye.
As the title says a Sebring 12 Hours Review of the race at Sebring International Raceway.
JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing team won the race overall and Daytona Prototype international class too of Sébastien Bourdais, Loïc Duval and Tristan Vautier in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 5.5 L V8.
While, Mazda Motorsports team finished in second place in their Mazda RT24-P, Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4; the team of Jonathan Bomarito, Oliver Jarvis and Harry Tincknell; they were a second and a half behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian team finished in third place in their Acura ARX-05, Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6; the team of Dane Cameron, Juan Pablo Montoya and Olivier Pla; they were two and half seconds behind the leaders.
In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports team of Scott Huffaker, Mikkel Jensen and Ben Keating in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in sixth place overall and they were five laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In GT Le Mans Class, WeatherTech Racing team won GT Le Mans Class and finished in eighth place overall in their Porsche 911 RSR-19; with the drivers of Matt Campbell, Mathieu Jaminet and Cooper MacNeil; they were fifteen laps behind the leaders.
In LMP3 class (all cars using the Nissan 5.6 L V8 engine), CORE Autosport team of Jon Bennett, Colin Braun and George Kurtz in their Ligier JS P320 won LMP3 class. They finish in thirteenth place overall and they were twenty laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In GT Daytona Class, Pfaff Motorsports team won GT Daytona Class and finished in eighteenth place overall in their Porsche 911 GT3 R; with the drivers of Lars Kern, Zacharie Robichon and Laurens Vanthoor; they were twenty-nine laps behind the leaders.
Sabine Schmitz, who became the first and only female to win the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, has passed away at the age of 51 on Tuesday (16/3/21) following a battle with cancer. Condolences goes out to the family and friends of Sabine Schmitz.
She became known as the "Queen of the Nurburgring" and estimated she had driven around the Nordschleife more than 20,000 times.
Schmitz became the first and only female driver to take overall victory in 1996 in a BMW M3 alongside Johannes Scheid and Hans Widmann.
She would repeat the victory a year later, in a BMW M3 once more, this time alongside Johannes Scheid, Hans-Jürgen Tiemann and Peter Zakowski.
Schmitz later gained acclaim for an appearance on Top Gear in 2004 in which she drove a Jaguar S-Type diesel around the Nordschleife in 9 minutes and 12 seconds (embarrassing Jeremy Clarkson time of 10 minutes). Then in 2005 driving a Transit van around the track Nordschleife over 10 minutes (scaring Richard Hammond in the process), and subsequently became a presenter on the show in 2016.
Schmitz was diagnosed with cancer in 2017, which forced her to step away from racing.
She possibly one the top three female drivers in motorsport history alongside the likes of Michèle Mouton and Danica Patrick.
Recently Williams launch their Williams FW43B to the world with their new car and livery, and the livery was adventurous to say the least. People either compared looking like a 2005 Sauber C24, a Paracanthurus hepatus fish (Finding Dory) or even the comment of someone made it in a create a livery in the recent F1 games (my opinion as-well, although the colours are right for a Williams).
So when the last time an adventurous livery came into F1. It was HRT (Hispania Racing Team) in 2011, to give the F111 a little jazz help them get some more sponsors onto the car. The team employed Hollywood concept vehicle designer Daniel Simon, known for his work on the 2011 film Tron: Legacy to design the car's livery. When the car was launch it has slogans on the car such as "This could be you" on the side-pods, "This is a cool spot" on the rear wing plate and "your logo here" on the front wing plate (shown below) to encourage sponsors to put their brand on their car. Also, adding large racing numbers onto the car which will help the viewers know who driving what car.
Once again people either compared looking like a 2005 BAR 007 or it looked cringe worthy with the slogans. Personally, I liked the livery. The colours worked for starters, it was clear to see on the TV, the livery was easy on the eye. Slogans wasn't offensive at all, it was to encourage sponsors to put their brand on their car.
Well did it work, encourage sponsors on the car? kind of (really, no), one on the front wing plate (don't know who they're); while the team had new owners by the middle of 2011 putting the HRT logos on the side-pods by the Belgian Grand Prix.
By 2012, the team went back to a conservative livery (and a bit of a boring one too) ending the adventurous livery from 2011.
Murray Walker, who is widely regarded as the voice of Formula 1, has passed away at the age of 97 on Saturday morning (13/3/21). Condolences goes out to the family and friends of Murray Walker.
He became recognised with his F1 and BTCC commentary, Walker commentated on his first Grand Prix for the BBC at Silverstone in 1949 and became a full-time F1 commentator in 1978 alongside F1 Champion James Hunt from 1979 till his death in 1993.
Then a new partnership with Jonathan Palmer till 1996. When the F1 rights moved to ITV in 1997, Murray moved to ITV as-well but not Palmer, was replace with Martin Brundle which was a popular partnership till 2001 when Murray Walker retire from commentary at the end of the 2001 season at the United States Grand Prix.
Rumour has it Porsche are considering entering Formula 1 as an engine manufacture, depending what direction of the sport's next engine regulations will be in 2025. If it suits Porsche needs (be more greener), they may return to the grid by 2025.
So what is Porsche history with Formula 1. Porsche enter in the odd Grand Prixs' (mostly the German Grand Prix) between 1957 till 1960. Then in 1961, Porsche enter as a full-time constructor and finished third in the constructors' standings best finishes of multiple second place finishes. Then in 1962, Dan Gurney won the French Grand Prix with the Porsche 804, for Porsche only Grand Prix as a constructor. However, at the end of the 1962 season Porsche withdrew from Formula 1 despite outperforming Ferrari in 1962, because of high costs (VW didn't majority own them till 2011, so they were an independent car manufacture), focus more on sports-car racing, in particular Le Mans.
By late 1983, Porsche return to Formula 1 as an engine manufacture with McLaren to build them their 1.5 litre V6 Turbos. Badged as TAG engines between 1983-87, funded by TAG who retained the naming rights to it, there was another reason Porsche were reluctant to have their name on the engines, fearing bad publicity if they failed. That didn't happen at all, McLaren winning twenty-five Grand Prixs' for Niki Lauda (six wins) and Alain Prost (nineteen wins). A Drivers' Championships for Niki Lauda (1984) and two for Alain Prost (1985 and 1986). TAG engines took McLaren to two Constructors' Championships in 1984 and 1985.
By 1987, McLaren opted to swap over to Honda power for 1988, despite Porsche had a 3.5 litre V12 in the works for 1989. For McLaren it was the right option.
During 1990, Porsche shop around for a constructor to race their brand newish V12. Two options were Onyx and Arrows, Porsche opted for Arrows (re-branded as Footwork for 1991) team on a four year deal till the end of 1994.
However, the 3.5 litre V12 Porsche engine was basically new right, no. Due to Porsche wasn't that flush with money in 1991 it was two 1.5 litre V6 that was use during McLaren days merge into one V12 engine. During 1991 F1 season, the engine inside the footwork was too large, heavy, underpowered and unreliable inside the Footwork A11C and FA12. Resulting in five times they retired (mostly the engine fault) in the races while seven times they did not qualify for the races in the first six races between Footwork drivers Michele Alboreto, Alex Caffi and Stefan Johansson.
By Round seven at the French Grand Prix in July, the Footwork (Arrows) team had decided to abandon the disastrous Porsche V12 engines in favour of a return to Ford V8 engines for the rest of 1991 F1 season, while Porsche fix the problems. By Round fifteen at the Japanese Grand Prix in October, Porsche formally terminated its deal with the team, and the manufacture has not appeared in Formula One since.
Hopefully, if Porsche returns to Formula 1 in 2025 this time they will do a better job with a stronger budget to compete against the likes of Ferrari and Mercedes this time, if it happens.
It was confirmed yesterday (5/3/21) that Pirelli will retain as Formula 1's tyre supplier till the end of 2024.
Pirelli, has been Formula 1's sole tyre supplier since returning in 2011 replacing Bridgestone.
The original contract was intended to run until the end of 2023, Pirelli had an option in the contract for another season to extend the deal till 2024.
Overall, a good decision from the FIA to keep Pirelli till the end of 2024.
It was confirmed on Friday (5/3/21), Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão on the Algarve in Portugal will host a Grand Prix once again for the Portuguese Grand Prix on May 2nd for the third round of the season.
Portuguese Grand Prix returned to the calendar after a 24-year absence in 2020 and for the first time Portimão was used as the host for the round.
The original 2021 calendar did not feature the Portuguese Grand Prix. But, the postponements of Australian and Chinese Grand Prixs' due to Covid-19 restrictions in those countries, led to two new rounds on April 18 and May 2 in which the Portuguese Grand Prix was one.
Coronavirus, officially named Covid-19, that has killed over 2,500,000 people, with over 116,000,000, cases reported.
Recap of the last round of WRC from this weekends Round 2 of Arctic Rally, Finland.
This weekends was the second round of the World Rally Championship at the Arctic Rally in Northern Finland (26th-28th February) that was won by Ott Tänak in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC.
While, Kalle Rovanperä finished second in his works Toyota Yaris WRC, Rovanperä was seventeen seconds behind Tänak at the end. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Neuville was twenty seconds behind Tänak at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Group R5 specifications), that was won by Movisport driver Esapekka Lappi in his Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. Esapekka Lappi finished in tenth place overall, he was over six minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.
While in WRC-3 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Teemu Asunmaa in his own backed Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Teemu Asunmaa finished in thirteenth place overall, he was eight minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.
Next stop, Round Three of the 2021 WRC season for Croatia Rally in eight weeks time.
Review of Round One of the 2020-21 Formula E season held on the Riyadh Street Circuit in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, for two races that weekend. for Formula E first ever night race.
On Friday's race, that was won by Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team driver Nyck de Vries in his Spark-Mercedes. Second was ROKiT Venturi Racing driver Edoardo Mortara in his Spark-Mercedes, he was four seconds behind de Vries in the end. Meanwhile, third was Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans in his Spark-Jaguar, he was four and half seconds behind de Vries in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
On Saturday's race, that was won by Jaguar Racing driver Sam Bird in his Spark-Jaguar. Second was Envision Virgin Racing driver Robin Frijns in his Spark-Audi, he was two seconds behind Bird in the end. Meanwhile, third was DS Techeetah driver and Current Formula E Champion António Félix da Costa in his Spark-DS, he was seven seconds behind Bird in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Two of the 2020-21 Formula E World Championship season in Rome, Italy for the Rome ePrix in six weeks time.
