F1 Belgium Grand Prix Review and Motogp IndyGP Review

Good point and bad points of the Belgium Grand Prix

Good points

• Lewis Hamilton (Good win from start to finish minus off-track excursion in the rain, takes the championship lead)
• Mark Webber (on pole finished second, despite lost the championship lead)
• Robert Kubica (started 3rd finished 3rd, overshooting his pit box in the rain for his second stop, might had a change of winning the race)
• Force India (Good team performance Adrian Sutil finished 5th & Vitantonio Luizzi 10th place, but a little 20 second penalty from Jaime Alguersuari)
• Mercedes gp (Nico Rosberg qualified (5 place grid penalty from a gear box change, should have been 12th )16th finished 6th & Michael Schumacher qualified 21st (10 place grid penalty from Hunangoring, should have been 11th) & f 7th)
• Kamui Kobayashi started 17th finished 8th
• Lotus Racing qualifying (Heikki Kovalainen 13th Jarno Trull 15th)
• hrt qualitying ( Bruno Senna 18th Sakon Yamamoto 19th)

Bad points

• Ferando Alonso, Jenson button and Sebastian Vettel, champion hopes fading with their DNFs
• Rubins Barrichello, 300 grand prix finished on the first lap slamming into Alonso at the Bus Stop chicane
• Jamie Alguersuari, cutting the Bus Stop chicane on lap 42, missing out on a world championship point
• Bruno senna, returning to the pits after five laps staying there with a mechanical fault

Overall, the race was a good one I felt. Hamilton and Webber finishing first and second extending the top two in the championship lead by 28 points from second to third, but Hamilton now leading the championship from Webber by three points.

The race insentience with Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button was championship effective on lap 15, on the approach to the Bus Stop chicane, Vettel ran too deep into the corner and lost control, effectively throwing himself into a spin whilst still travelling in a straight line (the collision was similar to his collision with Webber in Istanbul) were Jenson's radiator was, and retiring the 2009 World Champion. And costing for Vettel himself throughout the race, a race to forget for Vettel. As for the incidence it's Vettel fault, very clumsy from the German, that may cost him a world championship this year.

As for Fernando Alonso he retired making an uncharacteristic mistake as he exited the Les Combes-Malmedy complex. Alonso ran wide and strayed onto the artificial grass strip lining the outside of the corner where he lost all grip and spun into the wall, his Ferrari coming to rest perpendicular to the circuit and triggering the safety car. Which will cost him a chance for the world championship. Possibility the chance of Vettel and Button helping Webber and Hamilton for drivers championship, not till it is mathematically impossible.

Also, a mention for Mercedes gp for Michael Schumacher started 21st finished 7th was good performance from the seven times world champion and for Nico Rosberg started 16th finished finished 6th, getting the place from Schumacher right at the end of the race

Good points and bad points of the Indy MotoGP

Good points

• Dani Pedeosa (dominate the race, and won the race)
• Ben Spies (on pole, finished 2nd, top Yamaha driver, on his way to Fiat Yamaha next season a long side Jorge Lorenzo)
• Valentino Rossi (finished 4th, dispute crashing in practice three times)

Bad points

• Jorge Lorenzo (Jorge got a board saying at the start of the race " if you can't fellow me on track follow him on twitter " Finished 3rd, not a worst result, but his lowest finishing position of the season)
• Ducati Team (Casey Stoner dnf, Nicky Hayden on the front role scene his Honda days, but finished 6th, but his bizarre haircut, why?)
• Mika Kaillo, (crashed out again)
• Marco Melandri (crashed out)
• Colin Edwards (mechanical problem)

Overall, Dani Pedrosa dominate the race after the first five laps of Ben Spies leading the race at Indianapolis. Which reduces the gap to championship leader Jorge Lorenzo by 68 points with seven races remanding, with Misano next weekend. Can Dani can catch Jorge, not sure only time will tell. Good weekend for racing. That is all, Bye.

Rubens Barrichello 300 not out, Belgium Grand Prix preview (well sort of)

Rubens Barrichello will be doing his 300 Grand Prix at this weekend Belgium grand prix. Scene his first race at the South Africa Grand prix in 1993. Driving for a Jordan Grand Prix. Using a Hart 3.5 V10 engine, his team mate was Ivan Capelli, who had a terrible previous season with Ferrari. Nowadays Rubens is driving for Williams, with a Cozza (Cosworth in a Jermey Clarkson saying it) 2.4 V8 engine, his team mate now Nico Hulkenberg, last years GP2 champion. Rubens is like a fine bottle of wine, gets better in age. When you look what his achieving at Williams, his experience counts a lot ask Patrick Head and Frank Williams about there opinion about Rubens this season, Rubens finishing 4th at this seasons European Grand Prix at Valencia (don't forget being the fastest Formula 1 driver in a Reasonably Priced Car even better than The Stig).

His best race so far in his career, possibly German Grand Prix at Hockinheim (the old 4.24 mile forest circuit) in 2000, when Rubens started 18th from a terrible qualifying, one of his worst days ever. But for race day different story, a two stopper, an ex Mercedes employer invading the track, Michael Schumacher crashing out at the start and then the rain for the last ten laps, with both McLaren's stopping for rain tyres Rubens didn't, but the forest was dry and the stadium section wasn't, Rubens first win came. A little bit of crying on the podium of joy for Rubens. Best race of that season.

Belgium Grand Prix preview (well sort of I'm typing this on Friday) so far Fernando Alonso is fastest in Fridays wet practice at Spa. My opinion for the Race, possably a Red Bull one-two (Vettel leading Webber) and Alonso third. Lets see what happens, many more Grand Prixs
for Rubens. That is all, Bye.

Motogp review Brno & the doctor at Ducati for 2011

First thing first the review of the race. Overall I felt that the race wasn't a classic race, but still a good race, nobody couldn't stop Jorge Lorenzo apart placing golf (race celebration). Point out the good and bad points of the race at Brno.

Good points:

• Jorge Lorenzo, dominated the race from lap one, but terrible with the golf celebration.
• Tech 3 team, good race for both Ben Spies (started 2nd finished 4th) and Colin Edwards (started and finished 7th).
• Randy de Puniet back from injury from the Sachsenring 28 days ago and finished 10th place.

Bad points:

• Valentino Rossi, 5th place behind Ben Spies who is in a customer Yamaha and Rossi is a Works driver (more about Rossi later)
• Repsol Honda team, Dani Pedrosa started on pole finish 2nd, looks like he will not win the Motogp championship, and Andrea Dovizioso who was lucky to escape serious injury when his bike crashed out on lap four. Retired a few laps later.
• Ducati Team, not with Nicky Hayden 6th place but finishing Casey Stoner finishing 3rd place, will he ever win a race on a Ducati this season before going to Honda next season
• Suzuki, another bad weekend, Loris Capirossi crashed out early, Alvaro Bautista at the last two corners of the race, a weekend to forget.

Second thing is Valentino Rossi has agreed with Ducati for a two year deal with Ducati. Very predictable he will be at Ducati for a few months now in rumour mills. Rossi going to Ducati means more than likely Ben Spies will be at the Fiat Yamaha next season with Jorge Lorenzo. Rossi leaving will be a shame in my opinion, I fell that Rossi and Yamaha are a perfect match for the last seven seasons developing the best bike on the grid, possibly making a great brand as well in that period. If Ducati wants the same success is doing the same thing as Yamaha done in the past by making the bike a complete handful of a bike to the best bike on the grid. Rossi may bring in Jeremy Burgess and his crew from Yamaha to make it the best bike. Rossi team mate will be more than likely Nicky Hayden be his team mate (team mates at Honda in 03) he will be alright with this compared to Jorge Lorenzo and the wall in-between the Yamaha garage. Possibly Loris Capirossi on a Parmac Ducati (Customer team of Ducati ) possibly the futures bright for Ducati for next season. That is all, bye.

A start of a new blog about motorsports

Hi, my name is Jon, I like motorsports, two wheels or four, I am going to write about motorsport each week (try to), depends on if it's Formula 1,MotoGP, BTCC, WRC and so forth, drivers and teams aswell such as Valentino Rossi and the race at Brno will be on the next blog. Even race reviews so the next blog will be about the doctor going to ducati and the race review at Brno. See ya soon. That is all.