Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring outside of Budapest.
So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict Max Verstappen for the race win in the Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton second in the Mercedes and third place for Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari. Don't forget Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Pérez, Carlos Sainz Jr., the McLaren drivers, the Aston Martin drivers, the Alpine drivers, and the AlphaTauri drivers as-well for a podium place.
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Monday 26 July 2021
2020/21 Formula E World Championship - London ePrix - Round 7 Recap
Review of Round Seven of the 2020-21 Formula E season held around the ExCeL London in East London, U.K. for two races that weekend.
On Saturday's race, that was won by BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver Jake Dennis in his Spark-BMW. Second was Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team driver Nyck de Vries in his Spark-Mercedes, he was five seconds behind Dennis in the end. Meanwhile, third was Mahindra Racing driver Alex Lynn in his Spark-Mahindra, he was seven seconds behind Dennis in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
On Sunday's race, that was won by Mahindra Racing driver Alex Lynn in his Spark-Mahindra. Second was Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team driver Nyck de Vries in his Spark-Mercedes, he was six tenths of a second behind Lynn in the end. Meanwhile, third was Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans in his Spark-Jaguar, he was six seconds behind Lynn in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Eight of the 2020-21 Formula E season at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit for the Berlin ePrix in a three weeks time.
On Saturday's race, that was won by BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver Jake Dennis in his Spark-BMW. Second was Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team driver Nyck de Vries in his Spark-Mercedes, he was five seconds behind Dennis in the end. Meanwhile, third was Mahindra Racing driver Alex Lynn in his Spark-Mahindra, he was seven seconds behind Dennis in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
On Sunday's race, that was won by Mahindra Racing driver Alex Lynn in his Spark-Mahindra. Second was Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team driver Nyck de Vries in his Spark-Mercedes, he was six tenths of a second behind Lynn in the end. Meanwhile, third was Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans in his Spark-Jaguar, he was six seconds behind Lynn in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Eight of the 2020-21 Formula E season at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit for the Berlin ePrix in a three weeks time.
Tuesday 20 July 2021
2021 WRC Round 7 recap - Rally Estonia
Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round seven of Rally Estonia.
Last weekends was the seventh round of the World Rally Championship at Rally Estonia (15th-18 July) that was won by Kalle Rovanperä in his works Toyota Yaris WRC, becoming the youngest driver in history to win a World Rally Championship round, at the age of twenty.
While, Craig Breen finished second in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Breen was sixty seconds behind Rovanperä at the end. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Neuville was seventy-two seconds behind Rovanperä 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 Toksport WRT driver Andreas Mikkelsen in his Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Andreas Mikkelsen finished in ninth place overall, he was eleven minutes behind Rovanperä 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 Aleksey Lukyanuk in his own backed Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Aleksey Lukyanuk finished in eighth place overall, he was ten minutes behind Rovanperä 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 Sami Pajari. Sami Pajari finished in twenty-first place overall, he was twenty-eight minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
Next stop, Round Eight of the 2021 WRC season for Ypres Rally Belgium in five weeks time.
Last weekends was the seventh round of the World Rally Championship at Rally Estonia (15th-18 July) that was won by Kalle Rovanperä in his works Toyota Yaris WRC, becoming the youngest driver in history to win a World Rally Championship round, at the age of twenty.
While, Craig Breen finished second in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Breen was sixty seconds behind Rovanperä at the end. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Neuville was seventy-two seconds behind Rovanperä 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 Toksport WRT driver Andreas Mikkelsen in his Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Andreas Mikkelsen finished in ninth place overall, he was eleven minutes behind Rovanperä 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 Aleksey Lukyanuk in his own backed Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Aleksey Lukyanuk finished in eighth place overall, he was ten minutes behind Rovanperä 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 Sami Pajari. Sami Pajari finished in twenty-first place overall, he was twenty-eight minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
Next stop, Round Eight of the 2021 WRC season for Ypres Rally Belgium in five weeks time.
2021 6 Hours of Monza Review
Review of Round Three of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, on the outskirts of Milan, Italy.
The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the Hypercar class too of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López 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 seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was United Autosports USA to complete the podium, with the team of Filipe Albuquerque, Philip Hanson and Fabio Scherer in their Oreca 07, Gibson 4.2 L V8 also took LMP2 class as-well; they were four laps 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 fourteen 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 nineteenth place overall and they were seventeen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Highlights of the 6 Hours of Monza below, enjoy.
Next Stop 24 Hours of Le Mans in five weeks time for Round Four of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the Hypercar class too of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López 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 seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was United Autosports USA to complete the podium, with the team of Filipe Albuquerque, Philip Hanson and Fabio Scherer in their Oreca 07, Gibson 4.2 L V8 also took LMP2 class as-well; they were four laps 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 fourteen 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 nineteenth place overall and they were seventeen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Highlights of the 6 Hours of Monza below, enjoy.
Next Stop 24 Hours of Le Mans in five weeks time for Round Four of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
2021 British Grand Prix Review
Review of the tenth round of the 2021 F1 season at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, for the British Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable, entertaining race to watch and the best race win of the season. Max Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. In the hot and dry British Grand Prix. Verstappen took the advantage at the start, although Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton wasn't giving up. Hamilton and Verstappen collided with each other at copse corner, Verstappen spun sideways across the gravel trap on the outside of the track, and collided with the tyre wall at over 150 mph. The crash saw a red flag brought out following Verstappen retirement and Hamilton received a ten-second time penalty for causing the collision.
After and during the race, Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko accused Hamilton of dangerous driving and suggested that the seven-time champion be banned for one race, while Team principal Christian Horner echoed Marko's statement and Verstappen's post-race tweet, saying that the penalty issued to Hamilton mid-race wasn't enough and that Hamilton's move was "desperate" and his victory as "hollow". After the race, Hamilton became the target of racial abuse on-line following the race.
In my opinion, it was both drivers fault, Verstappen looked like he was Michael Schumacher trying to block/ram Hamilton into the old pit straight wall (like Hungary 2010), while Hamilton looked like he was Ayrton Senna trying to pass Verstappen at copse (like Japan 1990). The ten-second penalty was fair for Hamilton, although went in their too hot for his own good. While the Red Bull hierarchy needs to calm down, they looked like a couple of babies throwing their toys out of the pram with their comments.
As for the people who racistly abused Hamilton on-line after British Grand Prix they are no fans to me or to Formula 1 and hopefully they will get arrested for their racist comments, you can criticized the person for their actions is one thing but to through racistly abused someone is completely over the line.
After the race restarted, it was Charles Leclerc who took the lead, and was set to win the race. Until the end of lap 40 when Hamilton overtake Bottas for second place, Hamilton to catch Leclerc in 12 laps with a nine seconds he need to gain to win. With Leclerc having power-unit problems, by lap 50 Hamilton took the lead from Leclerc at the exit of copse corner and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons British Grand Prix for Sir Lewis Hamilton's fourth race win of the season.
While, Charles Leclerc finished in second place in the Ferrari, Leclerc was four seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was eleven seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-two lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 5
Max Verstappen - 6 (pole, DNF, Collision with Hamilton)
Sergio Pérez - 5 (finished sixteenth, fastest lap)
McLaren - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished fifth)
Lando Norris - 8 (finished fourth)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (DNF, Overheating)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eighth)
Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished seventh)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished ninth)
Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 10 (finished second)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished sixth)
AlphaTauri - 6
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished eleventh)
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished tenth)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 4 (finished eighteenth, lap down)
Nikita Mazepin - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Williams - 6
George Russell - 8 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Next stop the Hungaroring, for the Hungarian Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable, entertaining race to watch and the best race win of the season. Max Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. In the hot and dry British Grand Prix. Verstappen took the advantage at the start, although Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton wasn't giving up. Hamilton and Verstappen collided with each other at copse corner, Verstappen spun sideways across the gravel trap on the outside of the track, and collided with the tyre wall at over 150 mph. The crash saw a red flag brought out following Verstappen retirement and Hamilton received a ten-second time penalty for causing the collision.
After and during the race, Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko accused Hamilton of dangerous driving and suggested that the seven-time champion be banned for one race, while Team principal Christian Horner echoed Marko's statement and Verstappen's post-race tweet, saying that the penalty issued to Hamilton mid-race wasn't enough and that Hamilton's move was "desperate" and his victory as "hollow". After the race, Hamilton became the target of racial abuse on-line following the race.
In my opinion, it was both drivers fault, Verstappen looked like he was Michael Schumacher trying to block/ram Hamilton into the old pit straight wall (like Hungary 2010), while Hamilton looked like he was Ayrton Senna trying to pass Verstappen at copse (like Japan 1990). The ten-second penalty was fair for Hamilton, although went in their too hot for his own good. While the Red Bull hierarchy needs to calm down, they looked like a couple of babies throwing their toys out of the pram with their comments.
As for the people who racistly abused Hamilton on-line after British Grand Prix they are no fans to me or to Formula 1 and hopefully they will get arrested for their racist comments, you can criticized the person for their actions is one thing but to through racistly abused someone is completely over the line.
After the race restarted, it was Charles Leclerc who took the lead, and was set to win the race. Until the end of lap 40 when Hamilton overtake Bottas for second place, Hamilton to catch Leclerc in 12 laps with a nine seconds he need to gain to win. With Leclerc having power-unit problems, by lap 50 Hamilton took the lead from Leclerc at the exit of copse corner and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons British Grand Prix for Sir Lewis Hamilton's fourth race win of the season.
While, Charles Leclerc finished in second place in the Ferrari, Leclerc was four seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was eleven seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-two lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 5
Max Verstappen - 6 (pole, DNF, Collision with Hamilton)
Sergio Pérez - 5 (finished sixteenth, fastest lap)
McLaren - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished fifth)
Lando Norris - 8 (finished fourth)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (DNF, Overheating)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eighth)
Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished seventh)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished ninth)
Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 10 (finished second)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished sixth)
AlphaTauri - 6
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished eleventh)
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished tenth)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 4 (finished eighteenth, lap down)
Nikita Mazepin - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Williams - 6
George Russell - 8 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Next stop the Hungaroring, for the Hungarian Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Sunday 18 July 2021
2021 British Grand Prix - Saturday's Sprint Race Review
Review of the tenth round of the 2021 F1 season at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, for Saturday's Sprint Race at the British Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable race to watch. Sir Lewis Hamilton on pole for Saturday's race. At the start of the Sprint Race, Max Verstappen took the lead ahead of first corner from Hamilton and didn't look back, comfortably lead the race throughout, leading all the seventeen laps to win the Sprint Race to give Max Verstappen the pole for tomorrows race and three points to his championship lead.
While, Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton finished in second place in the Mercedes, Hamilton was fifteen tenths of a second behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was eight seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the seventeen lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
The British Grand Prix tomorrow.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable race to watch. Sir Lewis Hamilton on pole for Saturday's race. At the start of the Sprint Race, Max Verstappen took the lead ahead of first corner from Hamilton and didn't look back, comfortably lead the race throughout, leading all the seventeen laps to win the Sprint Race to give Max Verstappen the pole for tomorrows race and three points to his championship lead.
While, Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton finished in second place in the Mercedes, Hamilton was fifteen tenths of a second behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was eight seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the seventeen lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
The British Grand Prix tomorrow.
Saturday 17 July 2021
Celebrating Life Jules Bianchi, six years on
Its been six years today that Jules Bianchi has past away from us, from an accident he was competing in the Japanese Grand Prix nine months before his death, were he collided with a recovery vehicle resulting him going into a coma for nine months resulting his death six years ago today.
Today it should be celebrating life and never ever forgetting Jules Bianchi.
Today it should be celebrating life and never ever forgetting Jules Bianchi.
Wednesday 14 July 2021
F1 2021 British Grand Prix Predictions
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone the home of the British Grand Prix, where seven Formula one teams (Mercedes AMG, Red Bull, Williams, McLaren, Aston Martin, Alpine, and Haas) and three Formula 1 drivers (Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, George Russell) is their home Grand Prix.
So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict Lewis Hamilton for the race win in the Mercedes. Max Verstappen second in the Red Bull, 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.
So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict Lewis Hamilton for the race win in the Mercedes. Max Verstappen second in the Red Bull, 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.
Monday 12 July 2021
2020/21 Formula E World Championship - New York ePrix - Round 6 Recap
Review of Round Six of the 2020-21 Formula E season held at the Brooklyn Street Circuit in New York City, U.S.A. for two races that weekend.
On Saturday's race, that was won by BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver Maximilian Günther in his Spark-BMW. Second was DS Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne in his Spark–DS, he was two seconds behind Günther in the end. Meanwhile, third was Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team driver Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Audi, he was three seconds behind Günther in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
On Sunday's race, that was won by Jaguar Racing driver Sam Bird in his Spark-Jaguar. Second was Envision Virgin Racing driver Nick Cassidy in his Spark-Audi, he was four seconds behind Bird in the end. Meanwhile, third was DS Techeetah Formula E Team driver and Current Formula E Champion António Félix da Costa in his Spark-DS, he was five seconds behind Bird in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Seven of the 2020-21 Formula E World Championship season at ExCeL London, London, UK for the London ePrix in two weeks time.
On Saturday's race, that was won by BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver Maximilian Günther in his Spark-BMW. Second was DS Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne in his Spark–DS, he was two seconds behind Günther in the end. Meanwhile, third was Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team driver Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Audi, he was three seconds behind Günther in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
On Sunday's race, that was won by Jaguar Racing driver Sam Bird in his Spark-Jaguar. Second was Envision Virgin Racing driver Nick Cassidy in his Spark-Audi, he was four seconds behind Bird in the end. Meanwhile, third was DS Techeetah Formula E Team driver and Current Formula E Champion António Félix da Costa in his Spark-DS, he was five seconds behind Bird in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Seven of the 2020-21 Formula E World Championship season at ExCeL London, London, UK for the London ePrix in two weeks time.
Friday 9 July 2021
Peugeot 9X8
This week (6/7/21), Peugeot launch their new Le Mans Hypercar race car the Peugeot 9X8 for next seasons World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans. And according to Peugeot it will have a total power output of 940 bhp.
Peugeot unveiled its 2022 new LMH race car on Tuesday which include no rear wing focusing on a longer diffuser underneath the 9X8, Peugeot will use an all new 2.6-litre twin-turbo V6 engine that produce 670 bhp. Also, Peugeot will use a single front-axle hybrid system, which can produce up to 268 bhp, meaning the new Peugeot 9X8 is a 940 bhp Four-wheel-drive monster race car.
A new challenge ahead for Peugeot in 2022.
Peugeot unveiled its 2022 new LMH race car on Tuesday which include no rear wing focusing on a longer diffuser underneath the 9X8, Peugeot will use an all new 2.6-litre twin-turbo V6 engine that produce 670 bhp. Also, Peugeot will use a single front-axle hybrid system, which can produce up to 268 bhp, meaning the new Peugeot 9X8 is a 940 bhp Four-wheel-drive monster race car.
A new challenge ahead for Peugeot in 2022.
Thursday 8 July 2021
Carlos Reutemann 1942-2021
Carlos Reutemann has passed away at the age of 79 on Wednesday morning (7/7/21) at hospital in Santa Fe, Argentina, after a long illness. Condolences goes out to the family and friends of Carlos Reutemann.
Started his Formula 1 career at Brabham at the 1972 Argentine Grand Prix held at Buenos Aires, were he started on pole on his debut. Took his first win in 1974 South African Grand Prix for Brabham.
Reutemann switch over to Ferrari in 1977, then switching over to Lotus for 1979. Then switching over to Williams in 1980 which includes missing out to the drivers' championship by one point to Nelson Piquet in 1981.
In 1982, Reutemann started the season with Williams, which include a second place finish at Kyalami (South African Grand Prix), then after the Brazilian Grand Prix the Grand Prix later Reutemann retire from Formula 1 altogether.
Reutemann also rallied in the WRC, rally in a few raillies, which included a third place finish at the 1985 Rally Argentina driving a Group B Peugeot.
After retiring from racing, Reutemann's popularity led him to became a National Senator till his death of his home land of Argentina. And the governor of Santa Fe, between 1991–1995 and again between 1999–2003. During those years, his profile grew and he became one of the leading politicians in Santa Fe and in Argentina.
Carlos Reutemann has been runner-up in the F1 Drivers' Championship once in 1981, and third three times in 1975, 1978 and 1980, winning three Brazilian Grand Prixs', winning twelve Grand Prix wins altogether and winning three F1 Constructors' Championships for Ferrari in 1977 and for Williams in 1980 and 1981.
Gone but not forgotten.
R.I.P. Carlos Reutemann
Started his Formula 1 career at Brabham at the 1972 Argentine Grand Prix held at Buenos Aires, were he started on pole on his debut. Took his first win in 1974 South African Grand Prix for Brabham.
Reutemann switch over to Ferrari in 1977, then switching over to Lotus for 1979. Then switching over to Williams in 1980 which includes missing out to the drivers' championship by one point to Nelson Piquet in 1981.
In 1982, Reutemann started the season with Williams, which include a second place finish at Kyalami (South African Grand Prix), then after the Brazilian Grand Prix the Grand Prix later Reutemann retire from Formula 1 altogether.
Reutemann also rallied in the WRC, rally in a few raillies, which included a third place finish at the 1985 Rally Argentina driving a Group B Peugeot.
After retiring from racing, Reutemann's popularity led him to became a National Senator till his death of his home land of Argentina. And the governor of Santa Fe, between 1991–1995 and again between 1999–2003. During those years, his profile grew and he became one of the leading politicians in Santa Fe and in Argentina.
Carlos Reutemann has been runner-up in the F1 Drivers' Championship once in 1981, and third three times in 1975, 1978 and 1980, winning three Brazilian Grand Prixs', winning twelve Grand Prix wins altogether and winning three F1 Constructors' Championships for Ferrari in 1977 and for Williams in 1980 and 1981.
Gone but not forgotten.
R.I.P. Carlos Reutemann
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Australian Grand Prix Cancelled
It was confirmed on Tuesday (6/7/21), this seasons Australian Grand Prix has been officially cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Australian Grand Prix was set to be the first round of the season on March 21st, then moved to twenty-first round of the season, on November 21st. The race is off due to country has local restrictions and travel rules that make impossible to hold a race this year.
Making it the fourth race to be cancelled this season due to the pandemic following the Chinese, Canadian and Singapore Grand Prixs'.
Coronavirus, officially named Covid-19, that has killed nearly 4,000,000 people, with over 184,000,000, cases reported.
A second race at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA or a second race at Bahrain are all under consideration as replacements.
Stay safe everyone.
The Australian Grand Prix was set to be the first round of the season on March 21st, then moved to twenty-first round of the season, on November 21st. The race is off due to country has local restrictions and travel rules that make impossible to hold a race this year.
Making it the fourth race to be cancelled this season due to the pandemic following the Chinese, Canadian and Singapore Grand Prixs'.
Coronavirus, officially named Covid-19, that has killed nearly 4,000,000 people, with over 184,000,000, cases reported.
A second race at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA or a second race at Bahrain are all under consideration as replacements.
Stay safe everyone.
Monday 5 July 2021
2021 Austrian Grand Prix Review
Review of the ninth round of the 2021 F1 season at the Red Bull Ring, on the outskirts of Spielberg, Styria, for the Austrian Grand Prix.
Just like last weekend, it was a dominating race weekend from Max Verstappen. Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. In the hot and dry Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout, leading all the seventy-one laps and the fastest lap to complete the gland slam (pole, all laps lead, fastest lap and win) to win this seasons Austrian Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's fifth race win of the season.
While, Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the Mercedes, Bottas was eighteen seconds behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Lando Norris finished in third place in the McLaren to complete the podium, Norris was twenty-one seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the seventy-one lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 7 (finished fourth)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 10 (pole, race win, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished sixth)
McLaren - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished seventh)
Lando Norris - 10 (finished third)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished seventeenth/DNF, two laps down/Collision with Räikkönen)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Alpine - 5
Fernando Alonso - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon - 5 (DNF, Collision with Giovinazzi)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 7 (finished eighth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished fifth)
AlphaTauri - 6
Pierre Gasly - 7 (finished ninth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished nineteenth, two laps down)
Williams - 7
George Russell - 9 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Next stop Silverstone, for the British Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Just like last weekend, it was a dominating race weekend from Max Verstappen. Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. In the hot and dry Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout, leading all the seventy-one laps and the fastest lap to complete the gland slam (pole, all laps lead, fastest lap and win) to win this seasons Austrian Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's fifth race win of the season.
While, Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the Mercedes, Bottas was eighteen seconds behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Lando Norris finished in third place in the McLaren to complete the podium, Norris was twenty-one seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the seventy-one lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 7 (finished fourth)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 10 (pole, race win, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished sixth)
McLaren - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished seventh)
Lando Norris - 10 (finished third)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished seventeenth/DNF, two laps down/Collision with Räikkönen)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Alpine - 5
Fernando Alonso - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon - 5 (DNF, Collision with Giovinazzi)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 7 (finished eighth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished fifth)
AlphaTauri - 6
Pierre Gasly - 7 (finished ninth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished nineteenth, two laps down)
Williams - 7
George Russell - 9 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Next stop Silverstone, for the British Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Sunday 4 July 2021
Confirmed: Mercedes retains Lewis Hamilton till 2023
It was confirmed before Austrian Grand Prix qualifying (3/7/21) that Mercedes will retain Current Formula 1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton through to the end of the 2023 Formula 1 season.
Hamilton's current Mercedes deal was set to expire at the end of the season and he had hinted that he was in no hurry to sort his future. But, Mercedes confirmed on Saturday that Hamilton has signed a new contract covering the next two seasons.
Hamilton currently holds second place in the Drivers' standings, eighteen points behind Max Verstappen with fifteen races to go.
No word who would be Hamilton team-mate is next season, it is strongly rumoured it could be Williams driver George Russell.
Overall, a very good decision from Mercedes to keep Lewis Hamilton for next two seasons.
Overall, the right choice for Mercedes going into 2022.
Hamilton's current Mercedes deal was set to expire at the end of the season and he had hinted that he was in no hurry to sort his future. But, Mercedes confirmed on Saturday that Hamilton has signed a new contract covering the next two seasons.
Hamilton currently holds second place in the Drivers' standings, eighteen points behind Max Verstappen with fifteen races to go.
No word who would be Hamilton team-mate is next season, it is strongly rumoured it could be Williams driver George Russell.
Overall, a very good decision from Mercedes to keep Lewis Hamilton for next two seasons.
Overall, the right choice for Mercedes going into 2022.
Friday 2 July 2021
Alex Zanardi wife says "he unable to speak but condition 'essentially stable' " one year after accident
Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi is "still unable to speak", one year on from his handbike accident say his wife Daniela.
His condition is "essentially stable", but he remains in a special clinic, undergoing rehabilitation and therapy.
"He can communicate with us, but he is still unable to speak,".
It is a very long journey and at the moment no predictions are made on when he will be able to return home."
Zanardi, former Jordan and Williams F1 driver, turned four-time Paralympic gold medallist, suffered serious head injuries when he lost control of his hand-bike in a road race in Tuscany and crashed into a truck on 19th June 2020, is completing therapy to regain elasticity in his vocal cords, which was lost due to the amount of time he spent in an induced coma.
He does, however, have "a lot of strength in his arms and hands, and is training intensively on the equipment".
Thanking the medical personnel that helped her husband, she added: "I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you, on behalf of Alex, for every single message."
His condition is "essentially stable", but he remains in a special clinic, undergoing rehabilitation and therapy.
"He can communicate with us, but he is still unable to speak,".
It is a very long journey and at the moment no predictions are made on when he will be able to return home."
Zanardi, former Jordan and Williams F1 driver, turned four-time Paralympic gold medallist, suffered serious head injuries when he lost control of his hand-bike in a road race in Tuscany and crashed into a truck on 19th June 2020, is completing therapy to regain elasticity in his vocal cords, which was lost due to the amount of time he spent in an induced coma.
He does, however, have "a lot of strength in his arms and hands, and is training intensively on the equipment".
Thanking the medical personnel that helped her husband, she added: "I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you, on behalf of Alex, for every single message."
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