21 years on, Remembering Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger

This Thursday coming up (30/4/15) and Friday (1/5/15) it will be 21 years that Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna has past away from us, from the accidents at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 were Ratzenberger crashed his Simtek at Villenunve in Qualifying and Senna crashed his Williams at Tumbrello in the race itself. Both would have been 55 this year if there still around today. So for this post remembering both Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger.





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

Top Six Worse Lotus Race Cars ever!

Its been sixty years since the debut of Lotus entering in the 24 Hours of Le Mans back in 1955 with the Lotus Mark IX. With Lotus's history there was some great racing cars in their history (their will be a post on Top Ten Great Lotus Race Cars next week). But, in their history their were some bad race cars in Lotus History. And as you can guess this post is the Top Six Worse Lotus Race Cars ever.



Starting with number 6:

Number 6: 1988 Lotus 100T
Story: Lotus 100T was designed by Gérard Ducarouge and Martin Ogilvie, Lotus 100T had the Honda 1.5 litre V6 turbo engine underneath, but unlike it's predecessor the 100T wasn't fitted with electronic active suspension, because of less power from the Honda turbo in the 1988 due to Bar limited from the turbo from 4.0 in 1987 to 2.5 in 1988. Despite all this, Nelson Piquet took three third place finishes with the 100T in 1988, overall the Lotus 100T took Lotus to fourth place in the Constructors standings in 1988 with just 22 points. The Lotus 100T was a slow and unreliable car compared to the all dominating McLaren MP4/4 in 1988 which won fifteen out of sixteen races, despite both having the same engine for 1988.





Number 5: 2014 Lotus E22
Story: Lotus E22 was designed by Nick Chester, the Lotus E22 was powered by 1.6 litre Renault turbo V6 power unit engine underneath. The car was very unreliable and underpowered in 2014 with only managed to score just 10 points, with best results from Romain Grosjean with two eighth place finished at Barcelona and Monaco, to give Lotus only eighth place in the constructors championship last season.



Number 4: 1989 Lotus 101
Story: Lotus 101 was designed by Frank Dernie and Mike Coughlan. The Lotus 101 was powered by the 3.5 litre V8 Judd engine. The Lotus 101 was a very unreliable and underpowered in 1989, with only managed to score just 15 points, with best results from Nelson Piquet with three forth place finishes at Montreal, Silverstone and Suzuka, and Satoru Nakajima getting a forth place finish in Adelaide. Worse still, both drivers failed to qualify for the 1989 Belgium Grand Prix at Spa, the first time in the Lotus team's history that neither of its cars had qualified. Overall the Lotus 101 took Lotus to sixth in the Constructors' championship that season in 1989.



Number 3: 1958-1960 Lotus 16
Story: Lotus 16 was designed by Colin Chapman, the Lotus 16 had the 1.5 litre 4-cylinder Coventry Climax FPF engine underneath. To give Lotus only 0 points in 1958 to give them 3 points (the other points came from the old Lotus 12) and sixth place in the constructors championship in 1958. While in 1959 season the Lotus 16 took Lotus to forth place in the constructors championship and only 5 points. The car wasn't fast, and was a very unreliable race car as-well despite it had the talents of Innes Ireland and Graham Hill behind the wheel.



Number 2: 1997 Lotus Elise GT1 (Lotus 115)
Story: Designed for purpose-built homologation rules in the FIA GT Championship. Lotus created the Lotus Elise GT1 for 1997, run by Lotus Racing was powered by the Chevrolet 5.7-litre LT5 V8 engine, which came from the C4 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 that Lotus helped develop when they were under the GM umbrella. And with the likes of Porsche, Mercedes and McLaren BMW developing their own GT1 race cars. And with a much less budget from the team compared to likes of Porsche and Mercedes. The Lotus Elise GT1 was quite frankly a very unreliable and not so fast car. Never finished well in the FIA GT Championship season back in 1997, managing only 2 points that season. And even one Lotus Elise GT1 was entered in that years 24 Hours of Le Mans which the car failed to finished. Which basically the Lotus Elise GT1 will be possibly the worse Lotus endurance race car ever but not the worse Lotus race car ever.





That's next, number 1 is.

Number 1: 1990-92 Lotus 102
Story: Lotus 102 designed by Frank Dernie, the Lotus 102 was powered by the 3.5 litre V12 Lamborghini engine in 1990. Team Lotus' manager confidently predicted that the team would score 40 championship points in 1990, unfortunately that prediction was wrong. The Lotus 102 managed to score just 3 points in 1990, with best results from Derek Warwick with a fifth place finished at the Hungaroring, to give Lotus a eighth place finish in the constructors' championship in 1990.



But that don't stop there. The 102 ultimately saw the end of Martin Donnelly's brief F1 career in a crash which almost cost him his life. During qualifying for the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, Donnelly had a horrific crash during Friday practice when he left the circuit in the fast right hand turn behind the pits and the car hit the barriers at speed. The 102 broke in half and the seat of the car broke free and was flung clear of the wreck with Martin still strapped in. Donnelly, who ended up laying in the middle of the track, received serious injuries that took months of recovery. Two races previous in Italy, Warwick also had a monumental crash on the first lap of the race at Monza when he ran wide on the exit to the Parabolica and clouted the barriers at speed. Despite the car overturning and sliding down the middle of the circuit upside down, Warwick was thankfully unharmed. He climbed out of his car (which was avoided by following cars), ran back to the pits and started the race in the spare car.



Overall the car was too slow and the engines from Lamborghini were completely unreliable, which ultimately cost the team its Camel sponsorship and almost cost the team its existence. Fortunately in December 1990, a consortium from previous Lotus designers which bought the team from the Chapman family. Due to the lateness of the takeover the team were unable to start the season with sufficient sponsorship. In addition, the planned introduction of Lotus 103 was cancelled, the team instead opting to developed the Lotus 102 to the Lotus 102B for 1991.



And so the Lotus 102B didn't had the 3.5 litre V12 Lamborghini engine. But instead used the 3.5 litre V8 Judd engine. As for the Lotus 102B, that wasn't successful either Lotus 102B managed to score just again only 3 points in 1991, with best results coming from Mika Häkkinen with a fifth place finished at Imola, to give Lotus a ninth place finish in the constructors' championship in 1991.

While there was a Lotus 102C with a 3.5 litre V12 Izuzu engine that Lotus tried with the engine never raced in F1. While the new Lotus 107 wasn't ready for the start of 1992 F1 season. Therefore, the Lotus 102 continue to race into 1992 as the Lotus 102D, this time with a 3.5 litre Cosworth HB V8 engine underneath. The Lotus 102D only give Lotus only 2 points in 1992 to give them 15 points (the rest with the all new Lotus 107). Overall, the Lotus 102 scored 8 points within two and a bit seasons in Formula 1. The car wasn't fast, didn't qualified a dozen times in that period and finally in which engine it had in it, the car was a very unreliable race car as-well despite it had Mika Häkkinen, Johnny Herbert and Derek Warwick behind the wheel.



To give the 1990-92 Lotus 102 the worse Lotus race cars ever!

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2014 WRC Round 4 recap - Rally Argentina - Meeke and Citroën wins!

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

This weekends was the fourth round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally Argentina (24-26th April) was won by this season that is not a Volkswagen car or Sébastien Ogier either. It was won by Kris Meeke in this works Citroën DS3 WRC, becoming the first British Rally driver to win a WRC rally since the late Colin McRae back at the Safari Rally in 2002 and Citroën's first since Germany 2013.



While, Mads Østberg finished second in this works Citroën DS3 WRC, to complete a Citroën one-two finish, the first since Finland 2012. Østberg was 18 seconds behind Meeke at the end. Meanwhile, Elfyn Evans, finished in third place in the M-Sport World Rally Team, Ford Fiesta RS WRC for his first WRC podium, Evans was 3 and a half minutes behind Meeke at the end.



Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari in Youth and Sports Qatar Rally Team, Ford Fiesta RRC. Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari finished in seventh place overall, he was 16 minutes behind Meeke at the end of the rally.

Highlights of the rally bellow, enjoy.



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2015 WTCC Round 2 Recap - Race of Morocco

Review of Round Two of the 2015 World Touring Car Championship season was the Race of Morocco, on the Marrakech Street Circuit in Marrakech, Morocco.

In the first race, Citroën Total WTCC driver and current WTCC Champion José María López took the race win in his C-Elysée WTCC. Second was Citroën Total WTCC driver Ma Qing Hua in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, he was over three seconds behind López in the end. While third place was Citroën Total WTCC driver Sébastien Loeb in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, he was over four seconds behind López in the end.

Meanwhile in the Independent Class, was won by Sébastien Loeb Racing driver Mehdi Bennani in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC. He finished in fourth place overall and five seconds behind López in the end.

While fifth place was Citroën Total WTCC driver Yvan Muller in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC to concluded a Citroën top five whitewash finish, he was twenty-one seconds behind López in the end.


While in the second race, Citroën Total WTCC driver Yvan Muller took the race win in his C-Elysée WTCC. Second was Citroën Total WTCC driver Sébastien Loeb in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, he was half a second behind Muller in the end. While third place was Total WTCC driver and current WTCC Champion José María López in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC to complete Citroën podium whitewash finish, he was eighteen seconds behind Muller in the end.

Meanwhile in the Independent Class, was won by ROAL Motorsport driver Tom Chilton in his Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1. He finished in fourth place overall and twenty-three seconds behind Muller in the end.

Highlights of the two races below.





Next stop Race of Hungary at the Hungaroring for Round Three of the 2015 World Touring Car Championship season in two weeks time.

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2015 BTCC Round 2 Recap

Review of Round Two of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season was at Donington Park's National Circuit, in Leicestershire.

In the first race, Team BMR driver Jason Plato in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win too. Second was Honda Yuasa Racing driver Gordon Shedden in his Honda Civic Type R, he was fourteen tenths second behind Plato in the end. While third place was Team BMR driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his Volkswagen CC, he was a seventeen tenths second behind Plato in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy (for top 'Rookie Driver' in the series) was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in thirteenth place and was under twenty seconds behind Plato in the end.


Meanwhile in the second race, Team BMR driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington took the race win in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win too. Second was Honda Yuasa Racing driver Matt Neal in his Honda Civic Type R, he was two and a half seconds behind Turkington in the end. While third place was WIX Racing driver Adam Morgan in his Mercedes-Benz A-Class, he was under nine seconds behind Turkington in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in seventh place and was eleven seconds behind Turkington in the end.


Finally in the third race, Honda Yuasa Racing driver Matt Neal took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R. Second was MG 888 Racing driver Andrew Jordan in his MG6 GT, he was two tenths of a second behind Neal in the end. While third place was Honda Yuasa Racing driver Gordon Shedden in his Honda Civic Type R, he was a second behind Neal in the end.

Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Laser Tools Racing driver Aiden Moffat in his Mercedes-Benz A-Class, he finished in fifth place and was three and a half seconds behind Neal in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in seventh place and was four seconds behind Neal in the end.


Next stop Thruxton for Round Three of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.

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2015 Argentina MotoGP Review

Review of the third round of the 2015 MotoGP season at Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero in North Argentina.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1. Second was Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP15, he was over 5 seconds behind Rossi at the end. While, third was CWM LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow on his Honda RC213V, he was over 8 seconds behind Rossi at the end of the race.

In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software), CWM LCR Honda rider Jack Miller won Open class and finished twelfth place overall on his Honda RC213V-RS, he was 42 seconds behind Rossi at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Ajo Motorsport rider Johann Zarco on the Kalex. Second was Paginas Amarillas HP 40 rider Álex Rins on the Kalex, he was 3 second behind Zarco at the end. While, third was Speed Up Racing rider Sam Lowes on the Speed Up, he was over 4 seconds behind Zarco 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 Danny Kent on the Honda. Second was Leopard Racing rider Efrén Vázquez on the Honda, he was 10 seconds behind Kent at the end. While, third was Husqvarna Factory Laglisse rider Isaac Viñales on the Husqvarna, he was over 10 seconds behind Kent at the end of the race.

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Round Three Recap of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship

Review of Round Three of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship at Long Beach Street Circuit.

Taylor Racing team won the race overall and Prototype class too of Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor in their Corvette DP, Chevrolet 5.5L V8. While Chip Ganassi Racing team finished second place in their Riley DP, Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6, the team of Joey Hand and Scott Pruett; they were three seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, VisitFlorida.com Racing team finished third place in their Corvette DP, Chevrolet 5.5L V8, the team of Michael Valiante and Richard Westbrook; they were eighteen seconds behind the leaders.

In GT Le Mans Class, BMW Team RLL won GT Le Mans Class and finished in seventh place overall in their BMW Z4 GTE; with the drivers of Bill Auberlen and Dirk Werner; they were 2 laps behind the leaders in the end of the race.

While both Prototype Challenge Class and GT Daytona Class did not participate for this race.

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2015 Bahrain Grand Prix Review and thoughts

Review of the forth round of the 2015 F1 season at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Overall, I thought it was an entertaining race to watch. Lewis Hamilton was on pole for Sunday's race. Hamilton dominate the race, while his team-mate and the Ferrari drivers' challenge for second place throughout the race. With Hamilton lead most of the laps to conclude with a race win in this seasons Bahrain Grand Prix despite losing his brakes for the last few laps of the race for his third race win of the season.



While, Kimi Räikkönen finished second place in the Ferrari to give his first podium of the season and his first podium for over a year, Raikkonen was three seconds behind Hamilton at the end.

Meanwhile, Hamilton's team-mate Nico Rosberg finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Rosberg was six seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-seven lap race.


Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (pole and race win)
Nico Rosberg - 8 (finished third)

Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished sixth)
Daniil Kvyat - 7 (finished ninth)

Williams - 7
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished fourth)
Felipe Massa - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)

Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished fifth)
Kimi Räikkönen - 9 (finished second, fastest lap)

McLaren - 6
Jenson Button - 5 (DNS, ERS)
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished eleventh, lap down)

Force India - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Sergio Pérez - 8 (finished eighth, lap down)

Toro Rosso - 6
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (DNF, Engine)
Max Verstappen - 6 (DNF, Electrics)

Lotus - 6
Romain Grosjean - 7 (finished seventh)
Pastor Maldonado - 6 (finished fifteenth, lap down)

Manor - 6
Will Stevens - 7 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
Roberto Merhi - 5 (finished seventeenth, three laps down)

Sauber - 6
Marcus Ericsson - 6 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Felipe Nasr - 7 (finished twelfth, lap down)


Next stop Spain in three weeks time.

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Condition unchanged, says Jules Bianchi's father

The father of Jules Bianchi says his condition remains unchanged but that the family continues to hope for his recovery, in an interview with a local newspaper.

Bianchi, 25, still remains in hospital when he suffered severe head injuries when he crashed into a recovery vehicle in wet conditions at last year's Japanese Grand Prix and has remained in hospital in Nice after being transferred from Yokkaichi, seven weeks after the accident.

In an interview with Nice-Matin, Philippe Bianchi spoke of his continued hope for his son, the effect of the accident from six months ago and thanked fans for their support, and also says that progress is understandably slow but that minor signs have given the family hope of improvements during the interview.

"Our universe collapsed on October 5, 2014," he said. "Will he make it? If so, will he be disabled or can he live normally? In short, this type of accident, I think it hits more than actual death. [The] suffering is relentless. A daily torture. We send him our love, that of all the people who send him messages.

"The only thing we can say is that he fights with force, as he has always fought before and after the accident.

"Every day, Jules [is] doing a marathon. From a medical point of view, his condition is stable. [He has] no physical problems. All of his organs are working without assistance. But for now, he remains unconscious, in a coma."

"For this kind of trauma, as we know, evolution is very slow," he said. "Compared to what the Japanese surgeon who immediately operated in Yokkaichi said, this is already day and night [difference].

"There, when I arrived, with Jules' mother, there was no hope. The prognosis was alarming. There was talk of irreversible damage. They told us it would be a year before he was transferred [from Japan], but this was finally done after seven weeks, as he quickly could breathe again on his own."

"Jules is young. He is 25 years old. He is very strong physically as he survived such a shock. I'm very proud of Jules. I always have been. We hope [for] a new development. The next, it would be asking [for him to be out of] the coma. From time to time, at his bedside, we see that things are happening. At times, he is more 'active', he moves more, he squeezes our hand.

"But is it mere reflex reactions or real? [It is] hard to know. The important thing is that he is helped by excellent specialists.

"Those people who think of him, pray for him, it is great motivation. I am sure Jules hears. Today I want to again thank them all. And tell them that we will give news when there will be good or bad [news]."

2015 TCR Round 2 Recap

Review of Round Two of the 2015 TCR International Series season was at Shanghai International Circuit, on the outskirts of Shanghai.

In the first race, WestCoast Racing driver Gianni Morbidelli took the race win in his Honda Civic TCR. Second was WestCoast Racing driver René Münnich in his Honda Civic TCR, he was a second behind Morbidelli in the end. While third place was WestCoast Racing driver Kevin Gleason in his Honda Civic TCR to concluded a Honda podium whitewash finish, he was four seconds behind Morbidelli in the end.



While in the second race, Target Competition driver Andrea Belicchi took the race win in his SEAT León Cup Racer. Second was Target Competition driver Stefano Comini in his SEAT León Cup Racer to complete a SEAT one-two finish, he was twelve tenths of a second behind Belicchi in the end. While third place was WestCoast Racing driver Gianni Morbidelli in his Honda Civic TCR, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Belicchi in the end.



Next stop Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain for Round Three of the 2015 TCR International Series season in three weeks time.

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2015 Austin MotoGP Review

Review of the second round of the 2015 MotoGP season at Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas in USA.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Márquez on his works Honda RC213V. Second place was Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso in his works Ducati Desmosedici GP15, he was 2 seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was 3 seconds behind Márquez at the end.

In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software), Avintia Racing rider Héctor Barberá won Open class and finished twelfth place overall on his open spec Ducati Desmosedici GP14, he was 47 seconds behind Márquez at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Speed Up Racing rider Sam Lowes on the Speed Up. Second was Ajo Motorsport rider Johann Zarco on the Kalex, he was 2 second behind Lowes at the end. While, third was Paginas Amarillas HP 40 rider Álex Rins on the Kalex, he was over 4 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 Leopard Racing rider Danny Kent on the Honda. Second was Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider Fabio Quartararo on the Honda, he was 8 seconds behind Kent at the end. While, third was Leopard Racing rider Efrén Vázquez on the Honda, he was 9 seconds behind Kent at the end of the race.

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2015 6 Hours of Silverstone Review

Review of Round One of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone.

The Audi Sport Team Joest team won the race overall and the LMP1 class too of André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler in their Audi R18 e-tron quattro. While, second was the Porsche Team of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb in their Porsche 919 Hybrid, they were five seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Toyota Racing team of Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima in their Toyota TS040 Hybrid, they were fifteen seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race.

In LMP2 class, the G-Drive Racing team of Roman Rusinov, Julien Canal and Sam Bird in their Ligier JS P2 with a Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 engine won in LMP2 class. They finish in sixth place overall and they were sixteen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Pro class, was won by AF Corse team of Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander won in their Ferrari 458 Italia GT2. They finish in tenth place overall and they were twenty-nine laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Am class, was won by Aston Martin Racing team of Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy and Mathias Lauda in their Aston Martin Vantage GTE. They finish in seventeenth place overall and they were twenty-three laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

Highlights of the 6 Hours of Silverstone below, enjoy.



Next Stop 6 Hours of Spa in three weeks time for round Two of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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2015 Chinese Grand Prix Review, thoughts, and Bahrain Grand Prix Predictions

Review of the third round of the 2015 F1 season at at Shanghai International Circuit, on the outskirts of Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix. Thoughts of the race and and predictions for this weekends Bahrain Grand Prix.

Overall, I thought it was a dominating race weekend for Mercedes, dominating in practice, dominating in qualifying, and most importantly dominating in the race, with a grand slam for Mercedes driver and current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Fast in all practice sessions, on pole, lead most of the laps, fastest lap to conclude with a race win in this seasons Chinese Grand Prix for his second race win of the season.



While, team-mate Nico Rosberg finished second place in the Mercedes to give the team its second one-two finish of the season, Rosberg was under a second behind Hamilton at the end, after the safety car came out for the last four laps due to Max Verstappen retiring with four laps to go, due to transmission failure.



Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Vettel was three seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-six lap race.


Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, fastest lap and race win)
Nico Rosberg - 8 (finished second)

Red Bull Racing - 5
Daniel Ricciardo - 6 (finished ninth)
Daniil Kvyat - 5 (DNF, Engine)

Williams - 6
Valtteri Bottas - 6 (finished sixth)
Felipe Massa - 6 (finished fifth)

Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished third)
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (finished forth)

McLaren - 7
Jenson Button - 6 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished twelfth, lap down)

Force India - 6
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (DNF, Gearbox)
Sergio Pérez - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)

Toro Rosso - 7
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Max Verstappen - 8 (DNF/finished seventeenth, Transmission/four laps down)

Lotus - 7
Romain Grosjean - 9 (finished seventh)
Pastor Maldonado - 6 (DNF, Brakes)

Manor - 7
Will Stevens - 8 (finished fifteenth, two laps down)
Roberto Merhi - 7 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)

Sauber - 8
Marcus Ericsson - 7 (finished tenth, lap down)
Felipe Nasr - 9 (finished eighth)

So this weekends Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. Predictions for the race, Lewis Hamilton for the win in the Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel second in the Ferrari and third place for Kimi Räikkönen in the other Ferrari. Don't forget the Williams drivers, the Red Bull drivers, Nico Rosberg or Romain Grosjean as well for a podium place too.

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2015 BTCC Round 1 Recap

Review of Round One of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season was at Brands Hatch's Indy Circuit, in Kent.

In the first race, Team JCT600 with GardX driver Rob Collard took the race win in his BMW 125i M Sport. Second was Team BMR driver Árón Smith in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win, he was four tenths second behind Collard in the end. While third place was Team BMR driver Jason Plato in his Volkswagen CC, he was nine tenths of a second behind Collard in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy (for top 'Rookie Driver' in the series) was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in thirteenth place and was twenty-three seconds behind Collard in the end.


Meanwhile in the second race, Honda Yuasa Racing driver Gordon Shedden took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R. Second was Team IHG Rewards Club driver Andy Priaulx in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was four hundredths of a second behind Shedden in the end. While third place was Team BMR driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win, he was a second behind Shedden in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in fourteenth place and was seventeen seconds behind Shedden in the end.


Finally in the third race, Honda Yuasa Racing driver Matt Neal took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R. Second was MG 888 Racing driver Jack Goff in his MG6 GT, he was two tenths of a second behind Neal in the end. While third place was Team BMR driver Árón Smith in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win, he was one and half a second behind Neal in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by AmD Tuning driver Mike Bushell in his Ford Focus ST, he finished in eleventh place and was twelve seconds behind Neal in the end.


Next stop Donington Park for Round Two of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season in two weeks time.

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2015 Chinese Grand Prix Predictions

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

So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Sebastian Vettel for the race win in the Ferrari, Kimi Räikkönen second in the other Ferrari, and Lewis Hamilton third in the Williams. Don't forget Nico Rosberg, Red Bull drivers, and the Williams drivers as well for a podium place.

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Formula E - Long Beach ePrix - Round 6 Recap

Review of Round Six of the 2014-15 Formula E season held at the Long Beach Street Circuit in Long Beach, California, U.S.A.. The race was won by China Racing driver Nelson Piquet Jr.. Second was Andretti driver Jean-Éric Vergne, he was under two seconds behind Piquet Jr. in the end. Meanwhile, third was Audi Sport ABT driver Lucas di Grassi, he was under three seconds behind Piquet Jr. in the end.

Highlights of the race bellow, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Seven of the 2014-15 Formula E season in Circuit de Monaco for the Monte Carlo ePrix in five weeks time.

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Suit Up! Williams Style

During pre-season testing at Jerez in February, Williams F1 Team did an advert for one of their new sponsors Hackett. Where the Williams pit crew are suited up in style for a pit-stop. As Hackett described the video "The Coolest Pitstop Ever". Enjoy:



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2015 TCR Round 1 Recap

Review of Round One of the 2015 TCR International Series season was at at Sepang International Circuit, on the outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In the first race, Target Competition driver Stefano Comini took the race win in his SEAT León Cup Racer. Second was Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Pepe Oriola in his SEAT León Cup Racer, he was over three seconds behind Comini in the end. While third place was Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Sergey Afanasyev in his SEAT León Cup Racer to concluded a SEAT podium whitewash finish, he was over eight seconds behind Comini in the end.



While in the second race, Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Jordi Gené took the race win in his SEAT León Cup Racer. Second was Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Pepe Oriola in his SEAT León Cup Racer to complete a SEAT one-two finish, he was a second behind Gené in the end. While third place was WestCoast Racing driver Gianni Morbidelli in his Honda Civic TCR, he was two seconds behind Gené in the end.



Next stop Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China for Round Two of the 2015 TCR International Series season in two weeks time.

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