F1 2018 Austrian Grand Prix Predictions

Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring (formally the A1-Ring) on the outskirts of Spielberg, Styria.

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, the Red Bull drivers and the Renault drivers as well for a podium place.

2018 WTCR Round 5 Recap - Race of Portugal

Review of Round Five of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup season was the Race of Portugal, on the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal.

In the first race, M Racing YMR driver Yvan Muller took the race win in his Hyundai i30 N TCR. Second was YMR driver ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport driver Esteban Guerrieri in his Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8), he was two seconds behind Muller in the end. While third place was Team Oscaro by Campos Racing driver Pepe Oriola in his CUPRA León TCR, he was ten seconds behind Muller in the end.



Meanwhile in the second race, DG Sport Compétition driver Aurélien Comte took the race win in his Peugeot 308 TCR. Second was M Racing YMR driver Yvan Muller in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was seven tenths of a second behind Comte in the end. While third place was Team Oscaro by Campos Racing driver Pepe Oriola in his CUPRA León TCR, he was two seconds behind Comte in the end



Finally in the third race, M Racing YMR driver Thed Björk took the race win in his Hyundai i30 N TCR. Second was BRC Racing Team driver Norbert Michelisz in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was three seconds behind Björk in the end. While third place was BRC Racing Team driver Gabriele Tarquini in his Hyundai i30 N TCR to complete a Hyundai podium whitewash, he was three and half seconds behind Björk in the end.



Next stop Race of Slovakia at Automotodróm Slovakia Ring for Round Six of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup season in three weeks time.

2018 BTCC Round 5 Recap

Review of Round Five of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season was at Croft, in North Yorkshire.

In the first race, Adrian Flux Subaru Racing driver and Current BTCC Champion Ashley Sutton took the race win in his Subaru Levorg GT. Second was Adrian Flux Subaru Racing driver Jason Plato in his Subaru Levorg GT, he was nine tenths of a second behind Sutton in the end. While third place was Speedworks Motorsport driver Tom Ingram in his Toyota Avensis and also took Independents class win, he was nine seconds behind Sutton in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy (for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or won outright the Jack Sears Trophy championship) was won by BTC Norlin Racing driver Daniel Lloyd in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2), he finished in eighth place and was sixteen seconds behind Sutton in the end.


Meanwhile in the second race, Adrian Flux Subaru Racing driver and Current BTCC Champion Ashley Sutton took the race win in his Subaru Levorg GT. Second was Speedworks Motorsport driver Tom Ingram in his Toyota Avensis and also took Independents class win, he was four seconds behind Sutton in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was four and half seconds behind Sutton in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by BTC Norlin Racing driver Daniel Lloyd in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2), he finished in ninth place and was fourteen seconds behind Sutton in the end.


Finally in the third race, BTC Norlin Racing driver Daniel Lloyd took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2) and also took Independents class win and the Jack Sears Trophy as-well. Second was Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher driver Tom Chilton in his Ford Focus RS, he was six seconds behind Lloyd in the end. While third place was Power Maxed Racing driver Senna Proctor in his vauxhall Astra, he was six and half seconds behind Lloyd in the end.


Next stop Snetterton for Round Six of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season in five weeks time.

2018 DTM Round 4 Recap

Review of Round Four of the 2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season was held at Norisring, Nuremberg in central Germany.

On Saturday's race, Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport driver Edoardo Mortara took the race win in his Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM. Second was Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas driver Gary Paffett in his Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM, he was seven tenths of a second behind Mortara in the end. While, third place was BMW Team RMG driver Marco Wittmann in his BMW M4 DTM, he was twelve tenths of a second behind Mortara in the end.



On Sunday's race, BMW Team RMG driver Marco Wittmann took the race win in his BMW M4 DTM. Second was Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport driver Edoardo Mortara in his Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM, he was half a second behind Wittmann in the end. While, third place was Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus driver Daniel Juncadella in his Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM, he was nine tenths of a second behind Wittmann in the end.



Next stop Circuit Park Zandvoort, in Holland for Round Five of the 2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in three weeks time.

2018 French Grand Prix Review

Review of the eighth round of the 2018 F1 season at Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet, for the French Grand Prix.

Overall the race itself was a good race to watch. It was the race where Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton controlled the race from the start of the Grand Prix to the end, on pole for Sunday's race, Hamilton race was made easier when Sebastian Vettel collided with Valtteri Bottas at the first corner of the race, which made Hamilton race easier with leading all the laps bar one to conclude with a race win in this seasons French Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's third race win of the season.



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

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

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 7 (finished seventh, fastest lap)

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

Red Bull Racing - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished forth)
Max Verstappen - 9 (finished second)

Force India - 5
Sergio Pérez- 5 (DNF, Engine)
Esteban Ocon- 5 (DNF, Collision with Gasly)

Williams - 3
Lance Stroll - 3 (DNF, Puncture)
Sergey Sirotkin - 4 (finished seventeenth, lap down)

Renault - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 7 (finished ninth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished eighth)

Toro Rosso - 4
Pierre Gasly - 4 (DNF, Collision with Ocon)
Brendon Hartley - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)

Haas - 7
Romain Grosjean - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Kevin Magnussen - 9 (finished sixth)

McLaren - 5
Fernando Alonso - 4 (DNF, Suspension)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)

Sauber - 7
Marcus Ericsson - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Charles Leclerc - 9 (finished tenth)


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

F1 2018 French Grand Prix Predictions

For the first time in ten years, Formula 1 returns to France for the French Grand Prix; at Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet, near Marseille, South of France for the first time in twenty-eight years on the Grand Prix calendar. The home Grand Prix for Renault and home Grand Prix for three Formula one drivers on the grid (Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, and Romain Grosjean).

So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Daniel Ricciardo for the race win in the Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton second in the Mercedes, and third place for Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari. Don't forget Kimi Räikkönen, Valtteri Bottas, Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso, and the Renault drivers as well for a podium place.





Welcome back France.

Confirmed: Red Bull Racing using Honda Power-Units till 2020

It has been announced yesterday (19/6/18); Red Bull Racing has signed a new engine partnership with Honda to supply the team their power-units from the start of the 2019 F1 season on a two year deal. This means both Red Bull and Toro Rosso teams will be using the same Honda power units for 2019 and 2020; and spells the end of a twelve year partnership between Red Bull and Renault that has yielded 57 Grand Prix wins so far and four world championship doubles between 2010 and 2013.





Toro Rosso emerged as a viable option for Honda this season to use their free power-units from the Japanese brand after McLaren lost faith and opted to switch to Renault power this season, also allowing sister team Red Bull to evaluate the Japanese power plants going into 2019 season when their Renault deal is up to renewal.



So far this season, results from Toro Rosso includes an impressive fourth place finish for Pierre Gasly at the Bahrain Grand Prix in April, and team are currently sits seventh place in the Constructors' Standings with 19 points. It was enough confidence for Red Bull to swap over to Honda power next season.

In my opinion, this is no major surprise that the news has happen yesterday. As this has been rumoured for the past weeks that Toro Rosso will swap over to Honda power units for 2018 season.

This is a very good deal for Red Bull, as I believe that the team will be a works team once more (despite Honda saying they are not, despite they will get around £50 million a season from Honda as the works team) for next season.

However, the current Honda power units are still under-powered and still unreliable this season, going into 2019 that needs to be improve going into next season to allow Red Bull to challenge for both titles next season. Despite some people saying its a not a gamble using Honda power, I would say it is as McLaren's last three seasons results showed with a big team that should have won races.

As for the line-up next season, Red Bull will keep Max Verstappen till the 2020 F1 season, Daniel Ricciardo has not signed a deal yet despite Ricciardo winning two Grand Prixs' this season. With the Honda deal in place for the team, my prediction is this Daniel Ricciardo will leave the team at the end of the season with Pierre Gasly replacing him, he will switch to Ferrari; racing alongside Sebastian Vettel next season in my opinion. This is just a guess and a gut feeling.



A new challenge ahead for Red Bull Racing going into 2019 with Honda power.

2018 Catalunya MotoGP Review, Rider News

Review of the round seven of the 2018 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 Jorge Lorenzo on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP18.



Second was Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Marquez on his works Honda RC213V, he was four and half seconds behind Lorenzo at the end.
While, third was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was six seconds behind Lorenzo at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Beta Tools - Speed Up Racing rider Fabio Quartararo on the Speed Up. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Miguel Oliveira on the KTM, he was two anf half seconds behind Quartararo at the end. While, third was Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex, he was three and half seconds behind Quartararo 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 Enea Bastianini on the Honda. Second was Redox PrüstelGP rider Marco Bezzecchi on the KTM, he was sixteen hundredths of a second behind Bastianini at the end of the race. While, third was RBA BOE Skull rider Gabriel Rodrigo on the KTM, he was seventeen hundredths of a second behind Bastianini at the end of the race.

Meanwhile, it was confirmed on last Friday (8/6/18), Andrea Iannone has been confirmed as Aprilia's second factory MotoGP rider for the 2019 and 2020 MotoGP seasons on a new two-year deal alongside Aleix Espargaró, leaving no place for Scott Redding in Aprilia's works line-up.



Iannone currently sits ninth place in the championship, with a best finish of two third place finishes.

It was confirmed on Tuesday (4/5/18) Moto2 rider and Current Moto3 Champion Joan Mir will graduate to MotoGP next year as Suzuki's second factory MotoGP rider for the 2019 and 2020 MotoGP seasons on a new two-year deal alongside Álex Rins.



Mir currently sits sixth place in the Moto2 stanadings, with a best finish of two third place finishes.

Finally, it was confirmed on Sunday (17/6/18), Jack Miller has signed a new one-year deal with that will see him continue to compete with the Alma Pramac Racing team in MotoGP for 2019 alongside Francesco Bagnaia.



Miller currently sits tenth place in the championship, with a best finish of two fourth place finishes.

2018 24 Hours of Le Mans Review, Toyota and Alonso wins

As the title says above a 24 Hours of Le Mans Review of the race. Round Two of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship at Le Mans. And this years 24 hours of Le Mans race will be remembered for the race for Toyota and Fernando Alonso winning their first outright win at Le Mans.

This was a cat and mouse race between #7 and #8 Toyota's throughout the 24 hour race. With a few hours to go #8 Toyota took the advantage over the #7 Toyota and widen the gap to lead comfortably for the last few hours to give Toyota their first outright win at Le Mans.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the LMP1 class too of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid; Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 and managed to do 388 laps altogether in dry and warm conditions to win this years 24 Hours of Le Mans race.



And for Fernando Alonso became the first time a former Formula 1 World Champion to win Le Mans since Graham Hill for Matra in 1972.

While, second place was the other Toyota Gazoo Racing to complete a Toyota one-two finish, with the team of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid,Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6; they were two laps behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Rebellion Racing, with the team of Mathias Beche, Thomas Laurent and Gustavo Menezes in their Rebellion R13, Gibson 4.5 L V8; they were twelve laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While former Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso did won the race, 2009 Formula 1 World Jenson Button made his Le Mans debut this weekend too alongside Mikhail Aleshin and Vitaly Petrov in their BR Engineering BR1; AER 2.4 L Turbo V6 for the SMP Racing team did not finish the race, retire in the final hour in the race with engine troubles.



In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), Signatech Alpine Matmut team of Nicolas Lapierre, Pierre Thiriet and André Negrão in their Alpine A470 won LMP2 class. They finish in fifth place overall and they were twenty-one laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Pro class, was won by Porsche GT Team of Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor won in their Porsche 911 RSR. They finish in seventeenth place overall and they were forty-four laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Am class, was won by Dempsey-Proton Racing team of Matt Campbell, Christian Ried and Julien Andlauer in their Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE. They finish in twenty-eighth place overall and they were fifty-three 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 Silverstone in nine weeks time for Round Three of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

24 Hours of Le Mans 2018 Qualifying and Predictions

The 24 hours of Le Mans race is this weekend. Starts from 2pm (UK time) Saturday finishes on 2pm Sunday. Prediction for the race? it's going to be a battle between both Toyota TS050 Hybrids'.

Qualifying for the race is finished from last night and the Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Fernando Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi are on pole. The second Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Kamui Kobayashi, José María López, and Mike Conway is on the front row as-well in second place; over two seconds behind the pole sitter. While the first Rebellion R13 of Andre Lotterer, Neel Jani and Bruno Senna will start in third place; four seconds behind the pole sitter.

And finally, 2009 Formula 1 World Jenson Button will make his Le Mans debut too alongside Mikhail Aleshin and Vitaly Petrov in their BR Engineering BR1 will start in seventh place on the grid; six 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 Fernando Alonso, 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 an privater LMP1 team such as Rebellion Racing could take the outright win if Toyota falls once again at Le Mans.

2018 BTCC Round 4 Recap

Review of Round Four of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season was at Oulton Park's Island Circuit, in Cheshire.

In the first race, Simpson Racing driver Matt Simpson took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2) and also took Independents class win and the Jack Sears Trophy as-well (for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or won outright the Jack Sears Trophy championship). Second was Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher driver Tom Chilton in his Ford Focus RS, he was three tenths of a second behind Simpson in the end. While third place was BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was seven tenths of a second behind Simpson 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 Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Matt Neal in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he was five seconds behind Turkington in the end. While third place was Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher driver Tom Chilton in his Ford Focus RS, he was eight seconds behind Turkington in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by AmD with Cobra Exhausts driver Ollie Jackson in his Audi S3 Saloon, he finished in ninth place and was eighteen seconds behind Turkington in the end.


Finally in the third race, Team BMW driver Rob Collard took the race win in his BMW 125i M Sport. Second was BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was four seconds behind Collard in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport to complete the BMW/WSR podium whitewash, he was seven and half seconds behind Collard in the end.

Meanwhile, Independents class was won by WIX Racing with Eurotech driver Jack Goff in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2), he finished in fourth place and was nine seconds behind Collard in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing driver Mike Bushell in his Volkswagen CC, he finished in eighth place and was seventeen seconds behind Collard in the end.

Next stop Croft for Round Five of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.

2018 World RX Round 5 Recap - World RX of Norway

Review of Round Five of the 2018 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 all won by current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson.

In the first semi-final that was won by PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was EKS Audi Sport driver Andreas Bakkerud in his Audi S1, he was two seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver Petter Solberg in his Volkswagen Polo R, he was two and half seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.

In the second semi-final that was won by Team Peugeot Total driver Timmy Hansen in his Peugeot 208. Second was EKS Audi Sport driver Mattias Ekström in his Audi S1, he was half a second behind Hansen in the end. While, third was Team Peugeot Total driver Kevin Hansen in his Peugeot 208, he was a second behind Hansen in the end.

In the final race, PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson took the race win in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was EKS Audi Sport driver Mattias Ekström in his Audi S1, he was seven tenths of a second behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver Petter Solberg in his Volkswagen Polo R, he was three seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.



Next stop World RX of Sweden at Höljesbanan Circuit for Round Six of the 2018 World Rallycross Championship season in three weeks time.

2018 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 (7th-10th June), and was won by that was won by Thierry Neuville in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC.



While, Current WRC champion Sébastien Ogier finished second in his works Ford Fiesta WRC, Ogier was seven tenths of a second! behind Neuville at the end. Meanwhile, Esapekka Lappi finished third in his works Toyota Yaris WRC, Lappi was two minutes behind Neuville 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 eighth place overall, he was thirteen minutes behind Neuville at the end of the rally.

While in WRC-3 class (Group R1, R2 and R3 cars) that was won by Taisko Lario in his own backed Peugeot 208 R2. Taisko Lario finished in twenty-second place overall, he was fourty-seven minutes behind Neuville at the end of the rally.

Highlights of the rally below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Eight of the 2018 WRC season for Rally Finland in seven weeks time.

2017/18 Formula E - Zürich ePrix - Round 9 Recap

Review of Round Nine of the 2017-18 Formula E season held at the Zürich Street Circuit in Zürich, Switzerland.

The race was won by Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler driver and current Formula E Champion Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Audi. Second was DS Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird in his Spark-Citroën, he was seven seconds behind di Grassi in the end. Meanwhile, third was Dragon Racing driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio in his Spark-Penske, he was seventeen seconds behind di Grassi in the end.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Ten of the 2017-18 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.

2018 Canadian Grand Prix Review

Review of the seventh round of the 2018 F1 season at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, for the Canadian Grand Prix.

Overall the race itself was a good race to watch despite limited overtaking in the race. It was the race where Sebastian Vettel controlled the race from the start of the Grand Prix to the end, on pole for Sunday's race, lead the race throughout to conclude with a race win in this seasons Canadian Grand Prix for Sebastian Vettel's third race win of the season.



While, Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the Mercedes, Bottas was seven seconds behind Vettel at the end.

Meanwhile, Max Verstappen finished in third place in the Red Bull to complete the podium, Verstappen was eight seconds behind Vettel at the end of the sixty-eight lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

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

Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 10 (pole, race win)
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (finished sixth)

Red Bull Racing - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished forth)
Max Verstappen - 9 (finished third, fastest lap)

Force India - 5
Sergio Pérez- 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon- 6 (finished ninth, lap down)

Williams - 3
Lance Stroll - 3 (DNF, Collision with Hartley)
Sergey Sirotkin - 4 (finished seventeenth, two laps down)

Renault - 6
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (finished seventh, lap down)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eighth, lap down)

Toro Rosso - 5
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Brendon Hartley - 5 (DNF, Collision with Stroll)

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

McLaren - 5
Fernando Alonso - 6 (DNF, Exhaust)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 4 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)

Sauber - 6
Marcus Ericsson - 5 (finished fifteenth, two lap down)
Charles Leclerc - 8 (finished tenth, lap down)


Next stop Circuit Paul Ricard for the French Grand Prix in two weeks time.

Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa tests 2012 Toro Rosso-livered Red Bull F1 car

Current MotoGP champion Marc Márquez tested a 2012 Toro Rosso-livered Red Bull F1 car at the Red Bull Ring on Tuesday (5/6/2018).



Márquez's maiden outing in the 2012 Red Bull RB8 took place at the Red Bull Ring on Tuesday Morning, and was arranged by Red Bull.

No lap times were released, but Márquez did completed 43 laps behind the wheel and rumoured his lap times was just over six seconds slower than Felipe Massa's pole time from the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix; but Márquez drove a 2012 'show' car on hard Pirelli demonstration tyres with no DRS, using a V8 engine with no KERS.

While, Márquez's MotoGP team-mate Dani Pedrosa tested the RB8 on Tuesday Afternoon at the Red Bull Ring too. No lap times were released either for Pedrosa too.



Not the first time a MotoGP rider have driven a Formula 1 car, includes Valentino Rossi driven for multiple times for Ferrari between 2006 till 2009 at Fiorano, Barcelona, Valencia and Mugello.



Jorge Lorenzo tested a 2014 Merecedes at Silverstone in 2016.



And Max Biaggi for the Midland (Force India) team in 2006 at Silverstone.



So who's next driving a Formula 1 car from the MotoGP world, Maverick Viñales perhaps?

It's Official - Jorge Lorenzo off to Honda for 2019 and 2020 MotoGP seasons, Rider News

It was confirmed on Wednesday (7/6/18), Ducati Team rider Jorge Lorenzo will leave Ducati and move to Honda from 2019 in a two-year deal. Will join Marc Márquez at the works team leaving no place for Dani Pedrosa with them in Honda's works line-up, who will leave the team after thirteen seasons.



Lorenzo entered MotoGP with Yamaha in 2008 and has won 44 races along with his 2010, 2012 and 2015 MotoGP titles, moved to Ducati in 2017 winning only one race this year will end the relationship with the Italian mark.

There have been strong rumours that the former MotoGP champion would return to Yamaha after current Ducati deal on a satellite Yamaha deal firmed up for next year, it is understood that the project, reportedly backed by Petronas and Monster Energy.

Overall, the shock of the season, as no one expect Lorenzo to sign with Honda for 2019, let alone being Marc Márquez team-mate for 2019 would describe to some as a super-team at Honda next season and interesting one too.



Meanwhile in other news, it was also confirmed on Wednesday, Danilo Petrucci has been confirmed as Ducati's second factory MotoGP rider for the 2019 MotoGP season on a one-year deal alongside Andrea Dovizioso.



Petrucci currently sits sixth place in the championship, with a best finish of a second place finish at Le Mans a month ago.

Finally, it was also confirmed on Wednesday, Hafizh Syahrin has signed a new one-year deal with that will see him continue to compete with Tech 3 team in MotoGP for 2019 season alongside Miguel Oliveira.



Syahrin, was a late addition to this year's MotoGP grid, after Jonas Folger's illness and subsequent decision to sit out the 2018 season forced Tech 3 into a scramble to find a replacement at short notice.

Syahrin currently sits sixteenth place in the championship, with a best finish of ninth place in Argentina.

All we know with thirteen rounds to go in this seasons MotoGP championship that 2019 is hotting up.

F1 2018 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 Lewis Hamilton for the race win in the Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas second in the other Mercedes, and third place for Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari. Don't forget Kimi Räikkönen, the Red Bull drivers, the Renault drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Force India drivers, the Haas drivers and Pierre Gasly as well for a podium place.

2018 DTM Round 3 Recap

Review of Round Three of the 2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season was held at the Hungaroring, on the outskirts of Budapest in Hungary

On Saturday's race, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus driver Paul di Resta took the race win in his Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM. Second was Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport driver Lucas Auer in his Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM, he was five tenths of a second behind di Resta in the end. While, third place was Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline driver Nico Müller in his Audi RS5 DTM, he was two seconds behind di Resta in the end.




On Sunday's race, BMW Team RMG driver Marco Wittmann took the race win in his BMW M4 DTM. Second was BMW Team RMR driver Timo Glock in his BMW M4 DTM, he was six seconds behind Wittmann in the end. While, third place was BMW Team RMR driver Philipp Eng in his BMW M4 DTM, he was thirteen seconds behind Wittmann in the end.




Next stop Norisring, Nuremberg in Germany for Round Four of the 2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in three weeks time.

Round Five Recap of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Review of Round Five of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit.

Whelen Engineering Racing team won the race overall and Prototype class too of Eric Curran and Felipe Nasr in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 5.5 L V8. While,
Acura Team Penske finished in second place in their Acura ARX-05, Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6; the team of in their Hélio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor; they were a second behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Acura Team Penske finished in third place in their Acura ARX-05, Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6; the team of Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya; they were thirteen seconds behind the leaders.

In GT Daytona Class, Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian won GT Daytona Class and finished in thirteenth place overall in their Acura NSX GT3; with the drivers of Mario Farnbacher 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.

2018 Italy MotoGP Review

Review of round six of the 2018 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 Jorge Lorenzo on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP18.



Second was Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP17 to complete a Ducati one-two finish, he was six seconds behind Lorenzo at the end.



While, third was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was seven seconds behind Lorenzo at the end of the race.



In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Miguel Oliveira on the KTM.



Second was Pons HP40 rider Lorenzo Baldassarri on the Kalex, he was two tenths of a second behind Oliveira at the end. While, third was Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider and Current Moto3 Champion Joan Mir on the Kalex, he was four tenths of a second behind Oliveira at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 rider Jorge Martín on the Honda. Second was Redox PrüstelGP rider Marco Bezzecchi on the KTM, he was two hundredths of a second behind Martín at the end of the race. While, third was Del Conca Gresini Moto3 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio on the Honda, he was four hundredths of a second behind Martín at the end of the race.