2017 WTCC Round 5 Recap - Race of Portugal

Review of Round Five of the 2017 World Touring Car Championship season was the was the Race of Portugal, on the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal.

In the opening race, Sébastien Loeb Racing driver Mehdi Bennani took the race win in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC and also took the WTCC Trophy win. Second was Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team driver Tiago Monteiro in his Honda Civic WTCC , he was eight tenths of a second behind Bennani in the end. While, third was Polestar Cyan Racing driver Thed Björk in his Volvo S60 Polestar TC1, he was sixteen tenths of a second behind Bennani in the end.



While in the main race, Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team driver Norbert Michelisz took the race win in his Honda Civic WTCC. Second was Polestar Cyan Racing driver Thed Björk in his Volvo S60 Polestar TC1, he was half a second behind Michelisz in the end. While, third was Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team driver Tiago Monteiro in his Honda Civic WTCC, he was two seconds behind Michelisz in the end.

Meanwhile in the WTCC Trophy, was won by ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport driver Rob Huff in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC. He finished in fifth place overall and he was five seconds behind Michelisz in the end.



Next stop Race of Argentina at Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo for Round Six of the 2017 World Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.

2017 Dutch MotoGP Review, Rider News

Review of the round eight of the 2017 MotoGP season at TT Circuit Assen, Assen in North East of Holland.

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



Second was Octo Pramac Racing rider Danilo Petrucci on his Ducati Desmosedici GP17, he was seven hundredths of a second behind Rossi at the end.



While, third was Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Marquez on his works Honda RC213V, he was five seconds behind Rossi at the end of the race.



In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Franco Morbidelli on the Kalex. Second was CarXpert Interwetten rider Thomas Lüthi on the Kalex, he was two tenths of a second behind Morbidelli at the end of the race. While, third was Idemitsu Honda Team Asia rider Takaaki Nakagami on the Kalex, he was six tenths of a second behind Morbidelli at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider Arón Canet on the Honda. Second was Marinelli Rivacold Snipers rider Romano Fenati on the Honda, he was four hundredths of a second behind Canet at the end of the race. While, third was British Talent Team rider John McPhee on the Honda, he was a tenth of a second behind Canet at the end of the race.


It was confirmed on Friday (23/6/17), that Cal Crutchlow will remain with LCR Honda till 2019 after signing a new two year deal to remain with LCR Honda, ending recent speculation over his future at the team.



Crutchlow currently sits ninth in the championship, with a best finish of a third place finish from Argentina in April.

Finally, it was confirmed on Sunday (25/6/17), Moto2 rider Franco Morbidelli will graduate to MotoGP next year with the EG 0,0 Marc VDS MotoGP team for the 2018 MotoGP season.



Morbidelli sits as Moto2 championship leader winning five Moto2 wins, Morbidelli will either replace Jack Miller and Tito Rabat (who is more than likely to leave the team next season to Avintia Racing for 2018) for next season.

2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Review, Daniel Ricciardo wins!

Review of the eighth round of the 2017 F1 season at Baku City Circuit in the the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Overall, I thought it was the best race of the season so far and one of the best Grand Prix I have seen for a while. Lewis Hamilton on pole and Valtteri Bottas on the front row for Sunday's race, you would have thought it will be another one-two Mercedes finish. Until the second corner of the first lap in the race when Bottas collided with Kimi Räikkönen, forcing Bottas to pit with broken nose and a front right puncture, forcing Bottas a lap behind Hamilton who was leading the race ahead of both Ferrari drivers.

Until lap 17, when the Safety Car was deployed as some debris flies from Raikkonen's Ferrari. Then on lap 20.

Just before the Safety Car pitted in, Hamilton who was tempting to break way from Sebastian Vettel in second place, did unnecessary break test which resulted Vettel collided with Hamilton under the Safety Car which included a swipe at the Mercedes on the exit of the corner, and was later handed a ten-second stop-go penalty for dangerous driving. The collision damaged Vettel's front wing and Hamilton's rear diffuser.



In my opinion it was not a racing incident, a stupid move from Hamilton doing unnecessary break test on the drivers behind him (who himself should have been penalty, but never did) and even more stupid move from Vettel swiping at Hamilton; clumsy moves from two former Formula 1 World Champions who should know better.

Racing resumed on lap 21, only for another safety car involving both Force India drivers' Esteban Ocon and Sergio Pérez collided with each other while Kimi Räikkönen was a passenger with the accident, which left more debris on the track only to be red-flagged on lap 22 so that marshals could clear more debris.

After the red-flag has ended and the race restarted, Hamilton led at the restart, until Lap 31 when Hamilton had to pit for a new headrest, then at lap 33 Vettel had to serve his stop-go penalty. Means, Daniel Ricciardo who started from tenth after a crash in qualifying now leads. He stayed there till the end to give Daniel Ricciardo the race win in this seasons Azerbaijan Grand Prix and his first race win of the season.



While, Valtteri Bottas who was last and lapped at the end of the first lap of the race, finished in second place in Mercedes, pipping Lance Stroll for second at the last lap of the race by one tenth of a second! Bottas was four seconds behind Ricciardo at the end.



Meanwhile, Lance Stroll finished in third place in the Williams to complete the podium and becoming the youngest rookie to ever score a Formula One podium and becoming the first Canadian to take a podium since Jacques Villeneuve at the 2001 German Grand Prix, Stroll was four seconds behind Ricciardo at the end of the fifty-one lap race.



Highlights of the race below, enjoy.




Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 6 (pole, finished fifth)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second)

Red Bull Racing - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 9 (race win)
Max Verstappen - 7 (DNF, Oil pressure)

Ferrari - 6
Sebastian Vettel - 6 (finished fourth and fastest lap)
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (DNF, Water pressure)

Force India - 7
Sergio Pérez - 8 (DNF, Seat)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished sixth)

Williams - 8
Felipe Massa - 8 (DNF, Suspension)
Lance Stroll - 10 (finished third)

McLaren - 6
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished ninth)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (finished twelfth)

Toro Rosso - 6
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eighth)
Daniil Kvyat - 6 (DNF, Battery)

Haas - 5
Romain Grosjean - 4 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Kevin Magnussen - 7 (finished seventh)

Renault - 5
Nico Hülkenberg - 5 (DNF, Accident)
Jolyon Palmer - 5 (DNF, Power unit)

Sauber - 7
Marcus Ericsson - 6 (finished eleventh)
Pascal Wehrlein - 8 (finished tenth)


Next stop Red Bull Ring in two weeks time for the Austrian Grand Prix.

Monisha Kaltenborn leaves Sauber F1 Team

It was confirmed on Wednesday (21/6/17), Monisha Kaltenborn has relinquished her position as Team Principal at Sauber, due to "diverging views of the future of the company", ahead of this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.



It emerged on Wednesday morning that Kaltenborn had parted company with Sauber, ending a long association with the Swiss outfit, having occupied the role of Team Principal since 2012, the former Team Principal of Sauber have agreed to part company by mutual consent.

No word who will replace Kaltenborn at Sauber for the rest of the season.

In my opinion, this is a surprising this news happen. Some big question marks ahead for Sauber for the short to mid term to the team. Who replaces Kaltenborn at Sauber? Will Honda power-units next season will be powerful and reliable enough to get the team back as a midfield team? At this moment of time, the team did score points in Spain a few weeks back, but will it be enough for the team to hold ninth place in the standings till the end of the season? Who knows. All we know its interesting times ahead for Sauber.

2017 TCR Round 6 Recap

Review of Round Six of the 2017 TCR International Series season was at the Hungaroring, on the outskirts of Budapest in Hungary.

In the first race, M1RA driver Attila Tassi took the race win in his Honda Civic Type-R TCR. Second was M1RA driver Norbert Michelisz in his Honda Civic Type-R TCR, he was nine tenths of a second behind Tassi in the end. While, third place was Leopard Racing Team WRT driver Jean-Karl Vernay in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, he was two seconds behind Tassi in the end.



While in the second race, M1RA driver Attila Tassi took the race win in his Honda Civic Type-R TCR. Second was Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing driver Pepe Oriola in his SEAT León TCR, he was two seconds behind Tassi in the end. While, third place was Reno Racing driver Jens Reno Møller in his Honda Civic Type-R TCR, he was three seconds behind Tassi in the end.



Next stop Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben in Germany for Round Seven of the 2017 TCR International Series season in three weeks time.

2017 DTM Round 3 Recap

Review of Round Three of the 2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season was held at the Hungaroring, on the outskirts of Budapest in Hungary

On Saturday's race, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy driver Paul di Resta took the race win in his Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM. Second was BMW Team RMG driver Timo Glock in his BMW M4 DTM, he was fourteen tenths of a second behind di Resta in the end. While, third place was BMW Team RBM driver Bruno Spengler in his BMW M4 DTM, he was four and half seconds behind di Resta in the end.



On Sunday's race, Team Rosberg driver René Rast took the race win in his Audi RS5 DTM. Second was Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline driver Mattias Ekström in his Audi RS5 DTM, he was a second behind Rast in the end. While, third place was BMW Team RBM driver Maxime Martin in his BMW M4 DTM, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Rast in the end.



Next stop Norisring, Nuremberg in Germany for Round Four of the 2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in two weeks time.

2017 24 Hours of Le Mans Review Update

As the title says above a 24 Hours of Le Mans Review of the race (Update Version). Round three for 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship at Le Mans. And this years 24 hours of Le Mans race will be remembered for the race for Porsche winning their nineteen outright win at Le Mans.

This was a cat and mouse race between #1 and #2 Porsche's, #7 and #8 Toyota's. But, come the fourth hour, #2 Porsche's motor generator unit failed on the #2 Porsche dropping them 18 laps behind the leaders.

By the seventh hour it was Toyota turn of misery, the #8 Toyota dropped out of contention with an MGU issue when running second, caused it to drop 30 laps to fix the problem. By the eleventh hour the #7 Toyota retired with clutch problems, then minutes later #9 Toyota retired of the race after being hit by the #25 Manor.

With the #1 Porsche leading through the night, leading comfortably ahead of LMP2 cars. By the twenty-first hour, #1 Porsche ground to a halt with a lack of oil pressure with three hours left. At the time it had a massive lead of 13 laps. Meaning, #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing was now leading with three hours to go with #2 Porsche un-lapping itself with two laps behind the leaders. By twenty-third hour #2 Porsche un-laped itself two more time to take the lead into the final hour, leading comfortably to the end to give Porsche their nineteenth outright win at Le Mans.



The Porsche Team won the race overall and the LMP1 class too of Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber in their Porsche 919 Hybrid and managed to do 367 laps altogether in dry and hot conditions to win this years 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

While second was the Jackie Chan DC Racing team of Ho-Pin Tung, Thomas Laurent and Oliver Jarvis in their Oreca 07 claiming LMP2 class as-well, they were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.



Meanwhile, third place was the Vaillante Rebellion team of Nelson Piquet Jr., Mathias Beche and David Heinemeier Hansson in their Oreca 07, they were three laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.



However, since Monday afternoon the team has been disqualified of its overall 24 Hours of Le Mans podium, after video evidence found the team to be guilty post-race of "modifying a homologated part and using it partly during the race,". Meaning, third place also goes to Jackie Chan DC Racing team of David Cheng, Tristan Gommendy and Alex Brundle in their Oreca 07, they were four laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.



While, the remaining Toyota TS050 Hybrid came in eighth place in the hands of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Anthony Davidson. They were nine laps behind the leaders at the end.

While in GTE Pro class, was won by Aston Martin Racing team of Darren Turner, Jonathan Adam and Daniel Serra won in their Aston Martin Vantage GTE. They finish in seventeenth place overall and they were twenty-seven laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Am class, was won by JMW Motorsport team of Robert Smith, Will Stevens and Dries Vanthoor in their Ferrari 488 GTE. They finish in twenty-sixth place overall and they were thirty-four laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

Highlights of the 24 Hours of Le Mans below, enjoy.



Next Stop 6 Hours of Nürburgring in four weeks time for round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

F1 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Predictions

Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit in the the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict Sebastian Vettel for the race win in the Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton second in the Mercedes, and third place for Kimi Räikkönen in the other Ferrari. Don't forget Valtteri Bottas, Felipe Massa, the Red Bull drivers and the Force India drivers as well for a podium place.

2017 24 Hours of Le Mans Review

As the title says above a 24 Hours of Le Mans Review of the race. Round three for 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship at Le Mans. And this years 24 hours of Le Mans race will be remembered for the race for Porsche winning their nineteen outright win at Le Mans.

This was a cat and mouse race between #1 and #2 Porsche's, #7 and #8 Toyota's. But, come the fourth hour, #2 Porsche's motor generator unit failed on the #2 Porsche dropping them 18 laps behind the leaders.

By the seventh hour it was Toyota turn of misery, the #8 Toyota dropped out of contention with an MGU issue when running second, caused it to drop 30 laps to fix the problem. By the eleventh hour the #7 Toyota retired with clutch problems, then minutes later #9 Toyota retired of the race after being hit by the #25 Manor.

With the #1 Porsche leading through the night, leading comfortably ahead of LMP2 cars. By the twenty-first hour, #1 Porsche ground to a halt with a lack of oil pressure with three hours left. At the time it had a massive lead of 13 laps. Meaning, #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing was now leading with three hours to go with #2 Porsche un-lapping itself with two laps behind the leaders. By twenty-third hour #2 Porsche un-laped itself two more time to take the lead into the final hour, leading comfortably to the end to give Porsche their nineteenth outright win at Le Mans.



The Porsche Team won the race overall and the LMP1 class too of Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber in their Porsche 919 Hybrid and managed to do 367 laps altogether in dry and hot conditions to win this years 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

While second was the Jackie Chan DC Racing team of Ho-Pin Tung, Thomas Laurent and Oliver Jarvis in their Oreca 07 claiming LMP2 class as-well, they were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.



Meanwhile, third place was the Vaillante Rebellion team of Nelson Piquet Jr., Mathias Beche and David Heinemeier Hansson in their Oreca 07, they were three laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.



While, the remaining Toyota TS050 Hybrid came in ninth place in the hands of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Anthony Davidson. They were nine laps behind the leaders at the end.

While in GTE Pro class, was won by Aston Martin Racing team of Darren Turner, Jonathan Adam and Daniel Serra won in their Aston Martin Vantage GTE. They finish in eighteenth place overall and they were twenty-seven laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Am class, was won by JMW Motorsport team of Robert Smith, Will Stevens and Dries Vanthoor in their Ferrari 488 GTE. They finish in twenty-seventh place overall and they were thirty-four laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

Highlights of the 24 Hours of Le Mans below, enjoy.



Next Stop 6 Hours of Nürburgring in four weeks time for round four of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

2017 24 Hours of Le Mans Journal Part 2 (last 12 hours)

Second part of the journal update for this years 24 Hours of Le Mans race, from my Twitter feed. From, the last twelve hours of the twenty four hours, first part of the journal is here.


After 13 hours of Le Mans: #1 Porsche leads, 38 Jackie Chan DC racing is now second and #31 Rebellion is now third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 14 hours of Le Mans: #1 Porsche leads, 38 Jackie Chan DC racing is second and #13 Rebellion is now third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


Last tweet of the night. Back in the morning. Night folks


Back up guys. Tweeting updates in 2 mins #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

#1 Porsche is OUT! #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 21 hours of Le Mans: #38 Jackie Chan DC racing now leads, #2 Porsche is now second and #13 Rebellion is third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

While top Toyota is #8 Toyota in tenth place (11 laps down) #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

In other classes at Le Mans, #63 Corvette is now leading GTE pro (currently 17th), top GTE am is #84 JMW Ferrari (currently 28th)

Eleven DNF's in the race so far, now includes #92 Porsche #28 TDS racing #23 Panis Barthez and #1 Porsche #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 22 hours of Le Mans: #38 Jackie Chan DC racing still leads, #2 Porsche is second and #35 Signatech is now third. #LM24 #LeMans

#2 Porsche now leads #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 23 hours of Le Mans: #2 Porsche now leads, #38 Jackie Chan DC racing is now second and #35 Signatech is third. 1 hour to go. #LM24 #LeMans

Final lap! #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

#13 Rebellion overtakes #35 Signatech for third place

#2 Porsche wins 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans! 🏁🏁 #2 Porsche also takes LMP1 class, #38 Jackie Chan DC Racing is second and takes LMP2 class, #13 rebellion is third

While top Toyota is #8 Toyota in ninth place (9 laps down) #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

In other classes at Le Mans, #97 Aston Martin wins GTE pro class (18th place), #84 JMW Ferrari wins GTE am class (27th place)

Eleven DNFs in the race, #1 Porsche #4 ByKolles, #7 Toyota, #9 Toyota, #23 Panis Barthez, # #25 Manor, #26 G-Drive, 28 TDS racing, #82 Risi Ferrari, #88 Proton Porsche #92 Porsche

LMP1 Teams watch at Le Mans, #2 Porsche 1st, #1 Porsche DNF; #7 Toyota DNF, #8 Toyota 9th, #9 Toyota DNF; #4 ByKolles DNF #LM24 #LeMans24

What a Race! #LM24 #LeMans24

A full 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans review later on the week.

2017 24 Hours of Le Mans Journal Part 1 (first 12 hours)

Basically a journal update for this years 24 Hours of Le Mans race, from my Twitter feed. From, the first twelve hours of the twenty four hours:

After 1 hour of Le Mans: #8 Toyota is leading so far. #LeMans #LM24


After 2 hours of Le Mans: #7 Toyota leads, #8 Toyota is second and #1 Porsche in third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

So far only two DNFs in the race so far, the #26 G-Drive #88 Proton Porsche #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 3 hours of Le Mans: #7 Toyota leads, #8 Toyota is second and #1 Porsche in third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

In other classes at Le Mans, #13 Rebellion is leading LMP2 (currently 6th), #95 Aston Martin is leading GTE pro (currently 26th), top GTE Am is #98 Aston Martin (currently 40th).

Third DNF of the race is #4 ByKolles #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 4 hours of Le Mans: #7 Toyota leads, #8 Toyota is second and #1 Porsche in third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 5 hours of Le Mans: #7 Toyota leads, #1 Porsche is second and #8 Toyota is third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 6 hours of Le Mans: #7 Toyota leads, #1 Porsche is second and #8 Toyota is third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

In other classes at Le Mans, #13 Rebellion is leading LMP2 (currently 5th), #95 Aston Martin is leading GTE pro (currently 25th), top GTE Am is #98 Aston Martin (currently 37th).


After 7 hours of Le Mans: #7 Toyota leads, #8 Toyota is second and #1 Porsche is third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 8 hours of Le Mans: #7 Toyota leads, #1 Porsche is second and #9 Toyota is third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

Fourth DNF of the race is #82 Risi Ferrari #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 9 hours of Le Mans: #7 Toyota leads, #1 Porsche is second and #9 Toyota is third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

In other classes at Le Mans, #31 Rebellion is leading LMP2 (currently 4th), #97 Aston Martin is leading GTE pro (currently 21st), top GTE Am is #84 JMW Ferrari (currently 35th).


After 10 hours of Le Mans: #1 Porsche now leading, #9 Toyota is second and #7 Toyota is third.

Both #7 Toyota and 9 Toyota are OUT! Making them fifth and sixth cars to retire from the race #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


After 11 hours of Le Mans: #1 Porsche now leads, #31 Rebellion is now second and #13 Rebellion is now third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

At this rate #1 Porsche could pit for half an hour and still win the race #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24


At the half way mark on 12 Hours at Le Mans: #1 Porsche now leads, #31 Rebellion (top LMP2 car) is second and #38 Jackie Chan DC racing is now third. #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

While top Toyota is #8 Toyota in forty-sixth place (29 laps down) #LM24 #LeMans #LeMans24

In other classes at Le Mans, #95 Aston Martin is leading GTE pro (currently 18th), top GTR am is #84 JMW Ferrari (currently 31st)

LMP1 Teams watch at Le Mans, #1 Porsche 1st, #2 Porsche 16th; #7 Toyota DNF, #8 Toyota 46th, #9 Toyota DNF; #4 ByKolles DNF #LM24 #LeMans24

So far only seven DNF in the race so far, #4 ByKolles, #7 Toyota, #8 Toyota, #25 Manor, #26 G-Drive, #82 Risi Ferrari, #88 Proton Porsche


Next 12 hours (second part of the journal) later in the day.

Toyota TS050 Hybrid vs Porsche 919 Hybrid, that means 24 Hours of Le Mans 2017 predictions

The 24 hours of Le Mans race is this weekend. Starts from 2pm (UK time) Saturday finishes on 2pm Sunday I am going to try to tweet most I can in the 24 hours (Twitter page here). Prediction for the race? it's going to be a battle between Porsche 919 Hybrids' and Toyota TS050 Hybrids'.

Qualifying for the race is finished and the Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Kamui Kobayashi, Stéphane Sarrazin, and Mike Conway are on pole. The second Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Anthony Davidson, Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi is on the front row as-well in second place; over two seconds behind the pole sitter. While the first Porsche 918 Hybrid of Andre Lotterer, Neel Jani and Nick Tandy will start in third place; two and half seconds behind the pole sitter.

So predictions for the race, I predict that for the win at Le Mans of the Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Anthony Davidson, Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi for Toyota's first outright win at Le Mans. However, I wouldn't count out the other Toyota's or the Porsche's to succeeded once again at Le Mans.

2017 World RX Round 6 Recap - World RX of Norway

Review of Round Six of the 2017 World Rallycross Championship season was the World RX of Norway, at Lånkebanen Circuit on the outskirts of Hell, in central Norway.

In the four Heats, those were won by current World Rallycross Champion Mattias Ekström, Andreas Bakkerud, Johan Kristoffersson and Petter Solberg.

In the first semi-final that was won by Hoonigan Racing Division driver Andreas Bakkerud in his Ford Focus RS. Second was Team Peugeot-Hansen driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was a second behind Bakkerud in the end. While, third was STARD driver Timur Timerzyanov in his Ford Fiesta, he was two and half seconds behind Bakkerud in the end.

In the second semi-final that was won by PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver Johan Kristoffersson in his Volkswagen Polo GTI. Second was EKS RX driver and current World Rallycross Champion Mattias Ekström in his Audi S1, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was Team Peugeot-Hansen driver Timmy Hansen in his Peugeot 208, he was four seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.

In the final race, PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver Johan Kristoffersson took the race win in his Volkswagen Polo GTI. Second was Hoonigan Racing Division driver Andreas Bakkerud in his Ford Focus RS, he was two seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was Team Peugeot-Hansen driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was four seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.



Next stop World RX of Sweden at Höljesbanan Circuit for Round Seven of the 2017 World Rallycross Championship season in three weeks time.

2017 TCR Round 5 Recap

Review of Round Five of the 2017 TCR International Series season was at Salzburgring, east of Salzburg, Austria.

In the first race, GE-Force driver Dušan Borković took the race win in his Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR. Second was DG Sport Compétition driver Maťo Homola in his Opel Astra TCR, he was nine tenths of a second behind Borković in the end. While, third place was Comtoyou Racing driver and current TCR International Series Champion Stefano Comini in his Audi RS3 LMS TCR, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Kajaia in the end.



While in the second race, M1RA driver Roberto Colciago took the race win in his Honda Civic Type-R TCR. Second was M1RA driver Attila Tassi in his Honda Civic Type-R TCR, he was twelve tenths of a second behind Colciago in the end. While, third place was Comtoyou Racing driver and current TCR International Series Champion Stefano Comini in his Audi RS3 LMS TCR, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Colciago in the end.



Next stop Hungaroring, Budapest in Hungary for Round Six of the 2017 TCR International Series season in a weeks time.

2017 BTCC Round 5 Recap

Review of Round Five of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship season was at Croft, in North Yorkshire.

In the first race, Adrian Flux Subaru Racing driver Ashley Sutton took the race win in his Subaru Levorg GT. Second was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was seven tenths of a second behind Sutton in the end. While third place was Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo driver Mat Jackson in his Ford Focus ST and also took Independents class win, he was nine seconds behind Sutton in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy (for top 'Rookie Driver' in the series) was won by Power Maxed Racing driver Senna Proctor in his Vauxhall Astra, he finished in fourteenth place and was forty-six seconds behind Sutton in the end.


Meanwhile in the second race, Team BMW driver Colin Turkington took the race win in his BMW 125i M Sport. Second was Adrian Flux Subaru Racing driver Ashley Sutton in his Subaru Levorg GT, he was two and half seconds behind Turkington in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver Rob Collard in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was three seconds behind Turkington in the end.

Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo driver Mat Jackson in his Ford Focus ST, he finished in seventh place and was twenty-one seconds behind Turkington in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by AmD Tuning driver Ant Whorton-Eales in his Audi S3 Saloon, he finished in eleventh place and was thirty-two seconds behind Turkington in the end.


Finally in the third race, Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo driver Mat Jackson took the race in his Ford Focus ST and also took Independents class win. Second was Adrian Flux Subaru Racing driver Ashley Sutton in his Subaru Levorg GT, he was a second behind Jackson in the end. While third place was Adrian Flux Subaru Racing driver Jason Plato in his Subaru Levorg GT, he was sixteen seconds behind Jackson in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Power Maxed Racing driver Senna Proctor in his Vauxhall Astra, he finished in fourteenth place and was twenty-five seconds behind Sutton in the end.


Next stop Snetterton for Round Six of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship season in seven weeks time.

2017 WRC Round 7 recap - Rally d'Italia Sardegna

Recap of the last round of WRC from this weekends Round Seven of of Rally d'Italia Sardegna.

Last weekends was the seventh round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna (9th-11th June), and was won by M-Sport World Rally Team driver Ott Tänak in his Ford Fiesta WRC for Tänak first WRC win.



While, Jari-Matti Latvala finished second in the works Toyota Yaris WRC, Latvala was twelve seconds behind Tänak at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Thierry Neuville was sixty-seven seconds behind Tänak at the end of the rally.

While in the WRC Trophy (crews entering World Rally Cars used between 2011 and 2016), that was won by Yazeed Racing driver Yazeed Al Rajhi in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC. Yazeed Al Rajhi finished in thirteenth place overall, he was over eighteen minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Škoda Motorsport driver Jan Kopecký in his Škoda Fabia R5. Jan Kopecký finished in tenth place overall, he was over eleven minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.

While in WRC-3 class (Group R1, R2 and R3 cars) that was won by Nil Solans in his own backed Ford Fiesta R2T. Nil Solans finished in eighteenth place overall, he was thirty-five minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.

Next stop, Round Eight of the 2017 WRC season for Rally Poland in three weeks time.

2016/17 Formula E - Berlin ePrix - Round 7 Recap

Review of Round Seven of the 2016-17 Formula E season held at a temporary circuit at Tempelhof airport, Berlin. A special anti-clockwise track was built for the race next to the terminal building of the closed airport for two races that weekend.

On Saturday's race, that was won by Mahindra Racing Formula E Team driver Felix Rosenqvist in his Spark-Mahindra. Second was ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport driver Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Abt Sportsline, he was two seconds behind Rosenqvist in the end. Meanwhile, third was Mahindra Racing Formula E Team driver Nick Heidfeld in his Spark-Mahindra, he was four seconds behind Rosenqvist in the end.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.




While in Sunday's race, that was won by Renault e.Dams driver and Current Formula E Champion Sebastien Buemi in his Spark-Renault. Second was Mahindra Racing Formula E Team driver Felix Rosenqvist in his Spark-Mahindra, he was seven seconds behind Buemi in the end. Meanwhile, third was ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport driver Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Abt Sportsline, he was eleven seconds behind Buemi in the end.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.




Next stop, Round Eight of the 2016-17 Formula E season at the Brooklyn Street Circuit in New York City, U.S.A. for two races for the New York ePrix in five weeks time.

2017 Catalunya MotoGP Review

Review of the round seven of the 2017 MotoGP season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in the outskirts of Barcelona, Catalonia, in Spain.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP17. Second was Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Marquez on his works Honda RC213V, he was three and half seconds behind Dovizioso at the end. While, third was Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedrosa on his works Honda RC213V, he was seven seconds behind Dovizioso at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex. Second was Italtrans Racing Team rider Mattia Pasini on the Kalex, he was three and half seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was CarXpert Interwetten rider Thomas Lüthi on the Kalex, he was four and half seconds behind Márquez 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 Joan Mir on the Honda. Second was Marinelli Rivacold Snipers rider Romano Fenati on the Honda, he was only two tenths of a second behind Mir at the end. While, third was Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 rider Jorge Martín on the Honda, he was only three tenths of a second behind Mir at the end of the race.

2017 Canadian Grand Prix Review

Review of the seventh round of the 2017 F1 season at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, for the Canadian Grand Prix.

Overall, a dominating race weekend for Mercedes, dominating in practice, dominating in qualifying, and most importantly dominating in the race for Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton was on pole for Sunday's race for his sixty-fifth pole position in Formula 1 equalling to Ayrton Senna's old record.



In a sunny and hot Canadian Grand Prix, Hamilton took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout the race leading all seventy laps and the fastest lap of the race to conclude with a race win in this seasons Canadian Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's third race win of the season.



While, Hamilton's team-mate and Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the other Mercedes to give the team its first one-two finish of the season, Bottas was twenty seconds behind Hamilton at the end.

Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo finished in third place in the Red Bull to complete the podium, Ricciardo was thirty-five seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the seventy lap race.



Finally, a quick mention to Lance Stroll in the Williams finishing ninth place giving Stroll his first points of the season at his home Grand Prix becoming the first Canadian to score points in Canada since 1996. Stroll was a lap behind Hamilton at the end.



Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

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

Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished third)
Max Verstappen - 8 (DNF, Electrical)

Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished fourth)
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (finished seventh)

Force India - 7
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished fifth)
Esteban Ocon - 8 (finished sixth)

Williams - 8
Felipe Massa - 7 (DNF, Collision with Sainz Jr.)
Lance Stroll - 9 (finished ninth, lap down)

McLaren - 6
Fernando Alonso - 8 (DNF, Power unit)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)

Toro Rosso - 5
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 5 (DNF, Collision with Massa)
Daniil Kvyat - 6 (DNF, Power unit)

Haas - 5
Romain Grosjean - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)

Renault - 6
Nico Hülkenberg - 7 (finished eighth)
Jolyon Palmer - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)

Sauber - 4
Marcus Ericsson - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Pascal Wehrlein - 4 (finished fifteenth, two lapa down)


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

F1 2017 Canadian Grand Prix Predictions

Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, on the street circuit in Montreal.

So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict Sebastian Vettel for the race win in the Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton second in the Mercedes, and third place for Valtteri Bottas in the other Mercedes. Don't forget Kimi Räikkönen, Felipe Massa, the Red Bull drivers and the Force India drivers as well for a podium place.

Round Five Recap of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Review of Round Five of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit.

Wayne Taylor Racing team won the race overall and Prototype class too of Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 6.2 L V8. While, Whelen Engineering Racing finished in second place in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 6.2 L V8; the team of Dane Cameron and Eric Curran; they were five seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Mazda Motorsports finished in third place in their Mazda RT24-P, Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4; the team of Tom Long and Joel Miller; they were thirty-four seconds behind the leaders.

In Prototype Challenge Class (all teams using Oreca FLM09 race car), Performance Tech Motorsports team won Prototype Challenge Class and finished in eighth place overall; with the drivers of James French and Patricio O'Ward; they were a lap behind the leaders.

In GT Daytona Class, Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian won GT Daytona Class and finished in eleventh place overall in their Acura NSX GT3; with the drivers of Andy Lally and Katherine Legge; they were three laps behind the leaders.

While GT Le Mans class did not participate for this race.


Next Stop Watkins Glen International in four weeks time for Round Six of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

2017 Italy MotoGP Review and Jonas Folger remains at Tech 3 Yamaha for 2018 MotoGP Season

Review of round six of the 2017 MotoGP season at the Mugello Circuit, in Mugello, Italy.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP17.



Second was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was thirteen tenths of a second behind Dovizioso at the end. While, third was Octo Pramac Racing rider Danilo Petrucci on his Ducati Desmosedici GP17, he was two seconds behind Dovizioso at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Italtrans Racing Team rider Mattia Pasini on the Kalex. Second was CarXpert Interwetten rider Thomas Lüthi on the Kalex, he was five hundredths of a second behind Pasini at the end. While, third was EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex, he was fourteen hundredths of a second behind Pasini at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Sky Racing Team VR46 rider Andrea Migno on the KTM. Second was Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio on the Honda, he was four hundredths of a second behind Migno at the end. While, third was RBA BOE Racing Team rider Juan Francisco Guevara on the KTM, he was seventeen hundredths of a second behind Migno at the end of the race.


Finally, it was confirmed on Tuesday (28/5/17), that Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Jonas Folger will remain with the team till 2018 after signing a new one-year deal to remain with Tech 3.



Folger currently sits ninth in the championship, with a best finish of a sixth place finish from Argentina MotoGP round back in April. Folger will be partnered with Johann Zarco during the rest of the 2017 and 2018 MotoGP seasons at Monster Yamaha Tech 3.