Monday 31 May 2021

2021 Indy 500 Post Review

The 2021 Indy 500 Post Review.

This years Indianapolis 500 is the 105th running of the race. The winner was none other than former Indy 500 winner Hélio Castroneves.



The Meyer Shank Racing driver took the lead for the final time with three laps to go overtaking Álex Palou, to win his fourth Indy 500 race.

Meanwhile second was Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou, he was he was five tenths of a second behind Castroneves in the end. Third place was Team Penske driver Simon Pagenaud, he was he was six tenths of a second behind Castroneves in the end. Fourth place was Arrow McLaren SP driver Patricio O'Ward, he was nine tenths of a second behind Castroneves in the end.

2021 Extreme E Championship Round 2 Recap - Ocean X-Prix

Review of Round Two of the 2021 Extreme E Championship season was the Ocean X-Prix at Lac Rose, Senegal.

In Qualifying, Team X44 lead qualifying with the team of Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez.

In the first Semi-Final race that was won by Rosberg X Racing with the team of Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor. Second was Team X44 with the team of Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez, they were two seconds behind the leaders in the end. While, third was Abt Cupra XE with the team of Mattias Ekström and Jutta Kleinschmidt, they were three seconds behind the leaders in the end.

In the second Semi-Final race that was won by JBXE with the team of Kevin Hansen and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky. Second was Veloce Racing with the team of Jamie Chadwick and Stéphane Sarrazin, they were thirty seconds behind the leaders in the end. While, third was Hispano-Suiza Xite Energy Team with the team of Oliver Bennett and Christine Giampaoli Zonca, they were forty-three seconds behind the leaders in the end.

In the Final race, Rosberg X Racing took the race win with the team of Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor. Second was Veloce Racing with the team of Jamie Chadwick and Stéphane Sarrazin, they were fourteen seconds behind the leaders in the end.



Next stop Arctic X-Prix at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland for Round Three of the 2021 Extreme E Championship season in thirteen weeks time.

2021 Italy MotoGP Review, Jack Miller remains at Ducati for 2022

Review of the sixth round of the 2021 MotoGP season at the Mugello Circuit, in Mugello, Italy.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that race was won by Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1.



Second was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Miguel Oliveira on his works KTM RC16, he was two and half seconds behind Quartararo at the end. While, third was Team Suzuki Ecstar rider and Current MotoGP Champion Joan Mir on his works Suzuki GSX-RR, he was three seconds behind Quartararo at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-three four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Remy Gardner on the Kalex. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Raúl Fernández on the Kalex, he was just two hundredths of a second behind Gardner at the end of the race. While, third was SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi on the Kalex, he was eight seconds behind Gardner at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Leopard Racing rider Dennis Foggia on the Honda. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Jaume Masiá on the KTM, he was four hundredths of a second behind Foggia at the end of the race. While, third was Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 rider Gabriel Rodrigo on the Honda, he was two tenths of a second behind Foggia at the end of the race.

Finally, it was also confirmed last week (25/5/21), Jack Miller has signed a new one-year deal with that will see him continue to compete with the works Ducati team in MotoGP for 2022 season.



Miller currently sits fourth place in the championship, with a best finish of two successive victories at Jerez and Le Mans respectively.

Sunday 30 May 2021

Jason Dupasquier 2001-2021

Before I start, Motorsport is dangerous sport. No matter if its Go-Karting, motorbikes, Formula 1, Indy Car, any kind of Motorsport is dangerous, but Motorsport can be safer between tracks, fans, spectators, tracks marshals, people in pits, cars and drivers too.

Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier died this morning (30/5/2021) following an accident in qualifying for the Moto3 round at Mugello.



Dupasquier was involved in a crash with Ayumu Sasaki and Jeremy Alcoba near the end of the day's qualifying session.

Dupasquier fall between turns nine and ten and was hit by his own motorbike, and then by Sasaki's; the session was red-flagged immediately. In a later interview, Alcoba stated that he thought he had also run over Dupasquier. FIM medical intervention vehicles quickly arrived at the site and the rider was treated on the track for about 30 minutes prior to a medical helicopter arriving and airlifting him to hospital.

Dupasquier's death is the first fatality in MotoGP series since Luis Salom's crash in the 2016 during pratice for the Barcelona Moto2.

Condolences goes to Jason's family and friends, Dupasquier current sits tenth in the Moto3 standings with best finsih of seventh place at Jerez.



Rest in Peace Jason Dupasquier, you will be much missed.

Wednesday 26 May 2021

2021 Indianapolis 500 Preview/Predictions

This weekends is the famous Indianapolis 500. Last Sunday (23/5/21) was Pole Day was for this weekends Indianapolis 500. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixion will start on pole for this Sundays 500. While, Andretti Autosport driver Colton Herta and Ed Carpenter Racing driver Rinus VeeKay will start on the front row as-well.



So predictions for the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, for the win I am going to pick Scott Dixion in the Ganassi. Second place for Hélio Castroneves in the Meyer Shank Racing, and third place for Patricio O'Ward in the McLaren.


Tuesday 25 May 2021

Max Mosley 1940-2021

Max Mosley, who led Formula 1’s governing body the FIA for 16 years between 1993 to 2009, has passed away at the age of 81 on Sunday (23/5/21). Condolences goes out to the family and friends of Max Mosley.

Mosley, was an amateur racer in his 20s in the lower Formulas. Realising his limitations behind the wheel he co-founded the March Engineering squad that competed in Formula 1 in the early 1970s but his career in motorsport became more involved in the political scene.

In 1991, Mosley was elected President of the Manufacturers’ Commission of FISA before being elected President of FISA in 1991.

Mosley became FIA president in 1993 replacing Jean-Marie Balestre. Mosley’s FIA Presidency will be remembered on making Formula 1, Motor-racing in general safer after the fatal crashes of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, that prompted an overhaul of safety measures in Formula 1 and throughout motorsport and even the car industry safer as-well.

Mosley Presidency came to an end in 2009 amid off-track strife both in Formula 1 and in his personal life, Mosley was replaced by current FIA president Jean Todt.

R.I.P. Max Mosley

Monday 24 May 2021

2021 WRC Round 4 recap - Rally de Portugal

Recap of the last round of WRC from this weekends Round Four of Rally de Portugal.

This weekend was the fourth round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally de Portugal (20-23rd May) that was won by Elfyn Evans in his works Toyota Yaris WRC.



While, Dani Sordo finished second in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. Sordo was only twenty-three second behind Evans at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Current WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier finished third in the works Toyota Yaris WRC, Ogier was eighty-three seconds behind Evans 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 seventh place overall, he was ten minutes behind Evans 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 Kajetan Kajetanowicz in his own backed Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Kajetan Kajetanowicz finished in thirteenth place overall, he was fourteen minutes behind Evans at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in Junior-WRC class (Competing in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by M-Sport) that was won by Mārtiņš Sesks. Mārtiņš Sesks finished in twenty-fifth place overall, he was thirty-seven minutes behind Evans at the end of the rally.

Next stop, Round Five of the 2021 WRC season for Rally Italia Sardegna in two weeks time.

2021 Monaco Grand Prix Review

Review of the fifth round of the 2021 F1 season on the streets of Monte Carlo, for the Monaco Grand Prix.

It was a dominating race from Max Verstappen, although could have been different. Charles Leclerc qualified on pole despite crashing in the final minutes of qualifying. Come pre-race, Leclerc had a driveshaft failure (caused by cracked left-rear wheel hub), there was not enough time to repair the problem before the race, and thus Leclerc did not start the Grand Prix. Which left the pole position empty. This left Max Verstappen, who started on the front row as-well, to take the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout, leading all the seventy-eight laps to win this seasons Monaco Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's second race win of the season.



While, Carlos Sainz Jr. finished in second place in the Ferrari, Sainz Jr. was nine seconds behind Verstappen at the end.

Meanwhile, Lando Norris finished in third place in the McLaren to complete the podium, Norris was nineteen seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the seventy-eight lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 6 (finished seventh, fastest lap)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (DNF, Wheel nut)

Red Bull Racing - 9
Max Verstappen - 10 (race win)
Sergio Pérez - 8 (finished fourth)

McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Lando Norris - 9 (finished third)

Aston Martin - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 10 (finished fifth)
Lance Stroll - 7 (finished eighth, lap down)

Alpine - 6
Fernando Alonso - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished ninth, lap down)

Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 7 (pole, DNS, Driveshaft/Wheel Hub)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 9 (finished second)

AlphaTauri - 7
Pierre Gasly - 9 (finished sixth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (finsihed sixteenth, lap down)

Alfa Romeo - 6
Kimi Räikkönen - 6 (finished elevnth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 7 (finished tenth, lap down)

Haas - 3
Mick Schumacher - 3 (finished eighteenth, three laps down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished seventeenth, three laps down)

Williams - 5
George Russell - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)


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

Thursday 20 May 2021

Confirmed: McLaren F1 Team retains Lando Norris for 2022 season on a multi-year deal

It was confirmed Yesterday (19/5/21), that McLaren F1 team will retain Lando Norris for 2022 season on a multi-year deal (likely on a two-year deal till 2023, with an option for 2024), alongside Daniel Ricciardo, completing the team's driver line-up for 2022.


Norris currently sits fourth place in the Drivers' standings, best finish of a third place finishes so far this season at Imola.

Overall, a very good decision from McLaren to keep Lando Norris for another few seasons.

Overall, the right choice for McLaren going into 2022.

Monday 17 May 2021

2021 F1 Monaco Grand Prix Predictions

After a season away, predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix on the streets of Monte Carlo. The home Grand Prix for Charles Leclerc.

So Predictions for the race, and for the win I predict Max Verstappen for the race win in the Red Bull, Sir Lewis Hamilton second in the Mercedes, and third place for Sergio Pérez in the other Red Bull. 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.

2021 France MotoGP Review

Review of the fifth round of the 2021 MotoGP season at Le Mans Bugatti track in Le Mans, in central France.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Ducati Lenovo Team rider Jack Miller on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP21.



Second was Pramac Racing rider Johann Zarco on his Ducati Desmosedici GP21, he was four seconds behind Miller at the end. While, third was Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was fourteen seconds behind Miller at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-three four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Raúl Fernández on the Kalex. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Remy Gardner on the Kalex, he was fourteen tenths of a second behind Fernández at the end of the race. While, third was SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi on the Kalex, he was five seconds behind Fernández at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by GasGas Valresa Aspar Team rider Sergio García on the KTM. Second was Rivacold Snipers Team rider Filip Salači on the Honda, he was two seconds behind García at the end of the race. While, third was BOE Owlride rider Riccardo Rossi on the KTM, he was five seconds behind García at the end of the race.

Finally in the MotoE race (a single make class with all the riders riding the Energica Ego MotoE bike), that was won by One Energy Racing rider Eric Granado. Second was Ongetta SIC58 Squadracorse rider Mattia Casadei, he was three tenths of a second behind Granado at the end. While, third was Octo Pramac MotoE rider Alessandro Zaccone, he was four tenths of a seconds behind Granado at the end.

Saturday 15 May 2021

Turkish Grand Prix Cancelled, replaced by the Styrian Grand Prix

It was confirmed on Friday (14/5/21), this seasons Turkish Grand Prix has been officially cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, just two weeks after it was put on the Formula 1 calendar.



The Turkish Grand Prix was set to be the seventh round of the season, on June 13th replacing the Canadian Grand Prix, which was cancelled because of travel restrictions in Canada. The race is off (for now) due to the UK's travel red list of high-risk countries where seven Grand Prix teams are based.

Making it the third race to be cancelled this season due to the pandemic following the Chinese and Canadian Grand Prixs.

Coronavirus, officially named Covid-19, that has killed over 3,300,000 people, with nearly 162,000,000, cases reported.

Meanwhile, the race has been already replace by the Styrian Grand Prix will run at the Red Bull Ring on June 27th with the Austrian Grand Prix a week after on the same track on July 4th, while the French Grand Prix, which has now been moved a week earlier on the June 20th.



Stay safe everyone.

Tuesday 11 May 2021

2021 BTCC Round 1 Recap

Review of Round One of the 2021 British Touring Car Championship season was at Thruxton, in Hampshire.

In the first race, BTC Racing driver Josh Cook took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R and also took Independents class win. Second was Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com driver Tom Ingram in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance, he was two seconds behind Cook in the end. While third place was MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square driver Jake Hill in his Ford Focus ST, he was four seconds behind behind Cook 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 Racing with Cataclean driver Daniel Rowbottom in his Honda Civic Type R, he finished in eighth place and was thirteen seconds behind Cook in the end.



Meanwhile in the second race, BTC Racing driver Josh Cook took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R and also took Independents class win. Second was BTC Racing driver Dan Cammish in his Honda Civic Type R, he was two tenths of a second behind Cook in the end. While third place was MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square driver Jake Hill in his Ford Focus ST, he was sixteen tenths of a second behind behind Cook in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Halfords Racing with Cataclean driver Daniel Rowbottom in his Honda Civic Type R, he finished in fourth place and was five seconds behind Cook in the end.



Finally in the third race, Laser Tools Racing driver and current BTCC Champion Ash Sutton took the race win in his Infiniti Q50 and also took Independents class win. Second was Adrian Flux with Power Maxed Racing driver Jason Plato in his Vauxhall Astra, he was four and half seconds behind Sutton in the end. While third place was MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square driver Jake Hill in his Ford Focus ST, he was five seconds behind behind Sutton in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Racing with Wera and Photon Group driver Sam Osborne in his Ford Focus ST, he finished in twelfth place and was twenty-five seconds behind Sutton in the end.



Next stop Snetterton for Round Two of the 2021 British Touring Car Championship season in five weeks time.

Monday 10 May 2021

2020/21 Formula E World Championship - Monaco ePrix - Round 4 Recap

Review of Round Four of the 2020-21 Formula E season held on the Monaco Grand Prix circuit in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

DS Techeetah Formula E Team driver and Current Formula E Champion António Félix da Costa took the race win in his Spark-DS. Second was Envision Virgin Racing driver Robin Frijns in his Spark-Audi, he was two and half seconds behind da Costa in the end. Meanwhile, third was Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans in his Spark-Jaguar, he was three seconds behind da Costa in the end.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Five of the 2020-21 Formula E World Championship season at Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla, Mexico for the Puebla ePrix in six weeks time.

2021 Spanish Grand Prix Review

Review of the fourth round of the 2021 F1 season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, on the outskirts of Barcelona, for the Spanish Grand Prix.

It was an entertaining race to watch from start to finish. Current Formula 1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton on pole for Sunday's race for his one hundredth pole position in Formula 1 becoming the first driver to achieve over one hundred poles in doing so.


At the start of the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappenwho took the lead ahead of Hamilton going into turn 1. By lap 43, Hamilton opted to take a second pit-stop for fresh medium tyres, while Verstappen opted to stay on the track with his used medium tyres. With that gap reduced lap by lap, by the start of lap 60 Hamilton took the lead from Verstappen at turn 1 and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons Spanish Grand Prix for Sir Lewis Hamilton's third race win of the season.


While, Max Verstappen finished in second place in the Red Bull, Verstappen was sixteen seconds behind Hamilton at the end.

Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was twenty-six seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the sixty-six lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished third)

Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 9 (finished second, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished fifth)

McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished sixth)
Lando Norris - 6 (finished eighth, lap down)

Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)

Alpine - 6
Fernando Alonso - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished ninth, lap down)

Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 10 (finished fourth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished seventh)

AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Yuki Tsunoda - 4 (DNF, Electrics)

Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)

Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished nineteenth, two laps down)

Williams - 5
George Russell - 6 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)


Next stop Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix in two weeks time.

Thursday 6 May 2021

2021 F1 Spanish Grand Prix Predictions

Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix Predictions at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, on the outskirts of Barcelona. The home Grand Prix for Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Fernando Alonso.

So Predictions for the race, and for the win I predict Sir Lewis Hamilton for the race win in the Mercedes, Max Verstappen second in the Red Bull, and third place for Valtteri Bottas in the other Mercedes. Don't forget Sergio Pérez, the McLaren drivers, the Aston Martin drivers, the Alpine drivers, the Ferrari drivers, and Pierre Gasly as-well for a podium place.

Monday 3 May 2021

2021 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Review

Review of Round One of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship at Spa-Francorchamps.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the Hypercar class too of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima in their Toyota GR010 Hybrid; Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6. While, second place was the Alpine Elf Matmut, with the team of Nicolas Lapierre, André Negrão and Matthieu Vaxivière in their Alpine A480, Gibson 4.5 L V8; they were sixty-seven seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Toyota Gazoo Racing team, with the team of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in their Toyota GR010 Hybrid; Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6; they were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.

In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), United Autosports USA team of Filipe Albuquerque, Philip Hanson and Fabio Scherer in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in fourth place overall and they were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Pro class, was won by Porsche GT Team team of Kévin Estre and Neel Jani won in their Porsche 911 RSR-19. They finish in fifteenth place overall and they were five laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Am class, was won by AF Corse team of Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo and Alessio Rovera in their Ferrari 488 GTE Evo. They finish in twentieth place overall and they were ten laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

Highlights of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps below, enjoy.



Next Stop 8 Hours of Portimão in six weeks time for Round Two of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

2021 Spain MotoGP Review

Review of the fourth round of the 2021 MotoGP season at Circuito de Jerez, Jerez in southern Spain.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Ducati Lenovo Team rider Jack Miller on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP21.



Second was Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP21, he was two seconds behind Miller at the end. While, third was Petronas Yamaha SRT rider Franco Morbidelli on his on his Yamaha YZR-M1, he was two and half seconds behind Miller at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio on the Kalex. Second was SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi on the Kalex, he was seventeen tenths of a second behind Di Giannantonio at the end. While, third was Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider Sam Lowes on the Kalex, he was two seconds behind Di Giannantonio at the end.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Pedro Acosta on the KTM. Second was Petronas Sterilgarda Max Racing Team rider Romano Fenati on the Husqvarna, he was four tenths of a second behind Acosta at the end of the race. While, third was Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 rider Jeremy Alcoba on the Honda, he was half a second behind Acosta at the end of the race.

Finally in the MotoE race (a single make class with all the riders riding the Energica Ego MotoE bike), that was won by Octo Pramac MotoE rider Alessandro Zaccone. Second Dynavolt Intact GP rider Dominique Aegerter, he was four tenths of a second behind Zaccone at the end. While, third was Pons Racing 40 rider and Current MotoE Champion Jordi Torres, he was six tenths of a seconds behind Zaccone at the end.

2021 Portuguese Grand Prix Review

Review of the third round of the 2021 F1 season held at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, on the outskirts of Portimão, for the Portuguese Grand Prix.

Overall the race itself was a good race to watch. Valtteri Bottas took pole for Sunday's race. At the start of the race Bottas took the lead at the start head of team-mate Current Formula 1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton. Just like last year Hamilton repeat history, on lap 20 Hamilton took the lead on the outside of turn 1 passing his team-mate Bottas. Hamilton never looked back; leading most of the rest of the laps, to win this seasons Portuguese Grand Prix for Sir Lewis Hamilton's second Grand Prix win of the season.


While, Max Verstappen finished in second place in the Red Bull, Verstappen was twenty-nine second behind Hamilton at the end.

Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was thirty-three seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the sixty-six lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.


Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (pole, finished third, fastest lap)

Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 8 (finished second)
Sergio Pérez - 8 (finished fourth)

McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished ninth)
Lando Norris - 8 (finished fifth)

Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)

Alpine - 8
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished eighth)
Esteban Ocon - 8 (finished seventh)

Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 8 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eleventh)

AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished tenth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)

Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (DNF, Collision with Giovinazzi)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)

Haas - 5
Mick Schumacher - 6 (finished seventeenth, two lap down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished nineteenth, two lap down)

Williams - 5
George Russell - 6 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)


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