It was confirmed of Tuesday (27/11/18) Fernando Alonso will return to Daytona and contest next seasons 24 Hours of Daytona in January, with the Wayne Taylor Racing team.
The former F1 world champion finished thirty-eighth place overall and thirteenth in Prototype class in his Rolex 24 debut earlier this year, driving a Ligier JS P217 Gibson run by United Autosports.
Alonso will race in Prototype class once again with a Cadillac DPi-V.R alongside Jordan Taylor, Renger van der Zande and former Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi who will make his debut in the race in January.
In my opinion, no surprises with this news has happened, with the news that Alonso will be driving for a top like Wayne Taylor Racing, Alonso has got the best change to win Daytona next year.
Review of Round Twelve of the 2018 World Rallycross Championship season was the World RX of South Africa, at Killarney Motor Racing Complex on the outskirts of Cape Town.
In the four Heats, those were won by Sébastien Loeb and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson (winning three times).
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 Team Peugeot Total driver Timmy Hansen in his Peugeot 208, he was two seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was Team Peugeot Total driver Kevin Hansen in his Peugeot 208, he was seven seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.
In the second semi-final that was won by PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver Petter Solberg in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was Team Peugeot Total driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was two seconds behind Solberg in the end. While, third was EKS Audi Sport driver Mattias Ekström in his Audi S1, he was three seconds Solberg 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 two and half seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was Team Peugeot Total driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was three and half seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.
And so this years champions in World Rallycross Championship, World Rallycross Championship Drivers' Champion: Johan Kristoffersson. World Rallycross Championship Teams' Championship: PSRX Volkswagen Sweden.
It's been confirmed yesterday (26/11/18), Formula 2 driver Alexander Albon will race with Toro Rosso for the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Albon, who finished third in FIA Formula 2 Championship, is stepping up to a race seat alongside Daniil Kvyat for next season, leaving current Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley without a drive going into 2019.
The former Red Bull Junior driver already committed to joining the Nissan e.dams Formula E team.
Albon's return to the Red Bull fold with Toro Rosso comes six years after he was dropped from the drinks junior programme.
Great News to see Alexander Albon stepping up to a full F1 drive at Toro Rosso next season, well earned.
This post is all about the new 2018 F2 and GP3 champions.
George Russell won the Formula 2 championship at Yas Marina Circuit from last weekend, George Russell won this years Formula 2 championship ahead of both Lando Norris and Alexander Albon in the standings. So where going to see George Russell next season? Already confirmed to race at Williams next season.
Meanwhile still at the Yas Marina Circuit, Anthoine Hubert won this years GP3 series championship ahead of both Nikita Mazepin and Callum Ilott in the standings. We will possibly see Anthoine Hubert in a top Formula 2 team next season.
So, contractions to the new champions. Bring on 2019.
Review of the twenty-first and final round of the 2018 F1 season at Yas Marina Circuit on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Not one of the best races of the season, despite a scary crash from collusion between Romain Grosjean and Nico Hülkenberg, resulted Nico Hülkenberg going upside down a few times at the start of the race. Thankfully he escape unharmed.
Despite that, it was a dominating race weekend from Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton was on pole for Sunday's race. In the day to night Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout, despite pitting early for tyres, despite that it was Lewis Hamilton day to win this seasons Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's eleventh race win of the season.
While, Sebastian Vettel finished in second place in the Ferrari, Vettel was two and half seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Max Verstappen finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Verstappen was thirteen seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-five lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (pole, race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 7 (finished fifth)
Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished second, fastest lap)
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (DNF, Power loss)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished fourth)
Max Verstappen - 9 (finished third)
Force India - 7
Sergio Pérez- 7 (finished eighth)
Esteban Ocon- 7 (DNF, Engine)
Williams - 4
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Sergey Sirotkin - 4 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Renault - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (DNF, Collision with Grosjean)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 9 (finished sixth)
Toro Rosso - 7
Pierre Gasly - 8 (DNF, Engine)
Brendon Hartley - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Haas - 6
Romain Grosjean - 6 (finished ninth, lap down)
Kevin Magnussen - 6 (finsihed tenth, lap down)
McLaren - 6
Fernando Alonso - 7 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Sauber - 7
Marcus Ericsson - 7 (DNF, Power loss)
Charles Leclerc - 8 (finished seventh)
Now bring on 2019, for another season of Formula 1. Only three and a half months to go.
It was confirmed before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (25/11/18) that Pirelli will retain as Formula 1's tyre supplier under the latest contract till 2023.
Pirelli, has been Formula 1's sole tyre supplier since returning in 2011 replacing Bridgestone, but was up against DTM and European Formula 3 Championship supplier Hankook for a post-2019 deal.
The new arrangement was complicated by F1’s rules, when the series will switch to using 18-inch wheels and tyre blankets will be banned in 2021.
Overall, a good decision from the FIA to keep Pirelli for next five seasons. Interesting times ahead what Pirelli will produce in 2021.
It was announce on Friday (23/11/18) that Force India driver Esteban Ocon will be Mercedes's test and reserve driver during the 2019 season, as his set to lose his drive at Force India to Lance Stroll.
Ocon will be the teams test and reserve driver, will focus on car development in the simulator, and will now move across to Mercedes, in providing support to Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.
Ocon made his Grand Prix debut in F1 in the middle of the 2016 F1 season with the former Manor team, after some impressive drives with the team, Ocon moved to Force India in 2017, resulted multiple top six finishes from the past two seasons.
Overall, happy that Ocon got a job for next season with Mercedes. Meanwhile sad that he will be not driving next season. Rumoured he was close to a Renault (Daniel Ricciardo), McLaren (Carlos Sainz, Jr.) and a Williams (Robert Kubica) drive for next season due to other drivers have pipped him to those drives. Not retain at Force India next season due to Lance Stroll father Lawrence Stroll bought the team in August meaning Ocon lost his drive.
Hopefully, Ocon will return to the grid in 2020, unless you are Max Verstappen that is.
To Celebrate Fernando Alonso's 314th and last Grand Prix start coming up at this weekends Abu Dhabi Grand Prix were he becomes the second driver in history to complete over 314 Grand Prixs. To celebrate this, this post is the top six best Fernando Alonso F1 drives of all time. There were so many races to choose from, if there any races I have missed this is only my opinion folks.
Starting with number 6:
Number 6: 2001 Japanese Grand Prix
Story: In a very underpowered Minardi, Fernando Alonso was the third-youngest driver ever to start a Formula 1 race when he made his debut for Minardi in 2001. During the final round of the season at Suzuka, where he out-qualified both Arrows drivers and the Prost of Tomáš Enge to start in eighteenth place. He went on to he finished in eleventh place, ahead of likes of Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the Prost, the BAR of Olivier Panis, the two Arrows and his team-mate Alex Yoong, even Minardi team manager Paul Stoddart, described his race as "53 laps of qualifying". Now that's an impressive season with the worse car on the grid that season.
Number 5: 2005 San Marino Grand Prix
Story: Alonso started second on the grid behind Kimi Räikkönen in the McLaren, by lap 9 Räikkönen retired with driveshaft problems giving Alonso. It wasn't plain-sailing for Alonso, with Michael Schumacher doing an overtaking master-class starting from thirteenth place, with thirteen laps to go Schumacher was in second place catching upto Alonso. It was went to an overtaking master-class from Schumacher to a defensive master-class from Alonso maintained his composure and prevent the reigning world champion from passing to win the San Marino Grand Prix, show signs Alonso can be world champion that season.
Number 4: 2013 Spanish Grand Prix
Story: Alonso started in fifth place, usually at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya you need to be on the front row to win at Spain. But, not Alonso, at the start he overtake both Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton at the start at Turn 3, overtake Sebastian Vettel at the first pits stops. By lap 12 Alonso overtake Nico Rosberg for the lead of the race, Alonso was unchallenged for the rest of the race to win the Spanish Grand Prix for Alonso thirty-second win and last Grand Prix in Alonso F1 career.
Number 3: 2010 Italian Grand Prix
Story: On pole at Monza for Alonso's first race as a Ferrari driver in Italy, But, Jenson Button used his audacious strategy of running an unusually large rear wing on his McLaren to grab the lead, with Alonso trying to overtake Button lap after lap, by lap 36 Alonso overtake Button at the pit stops, by lap 38 Alonso took the lead, despite Button tried to overtake Alonso him again, it was Alonso to win the Italian Grand Prix.
Number 2: 2007 European Grand Prix (Nurburgring)
Story: Alonso started second on the grid behind Kimi Räikkönen in the Ferrari, it was dry to wet to dry to wet race, other words one chaotic race. It was race between Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa with Massa leading when the rain return at the end of lap 52, by lap 56 Alonso came into its own and he passed Massa in dramatic fashion around the outside at turn five to win the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.
Number 1: 2012 European Grand Prix (Valencia)
Story: Alonso started in eleventh place after a bad qualifying. In a hot and dry European Grand Prix, he had nothing to lose and everything to gain in this race show us an overtaking master-class, by the first lap Alonso was eighth, overtaking the likes of Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber. By lap 27 the safety car appeared, which lead Alonso overtake Lewis Hamilton in the pits, when the safety car went in Alonso overtake Romain Grosjean to take second behind Sebastian Vettel. By lap 33 Alonso took the lead when Vettel's Alternator broke, giving Fernando Alonso a race win at home.
To give the 2012 European Grand Prix the best Fernando Alonso his greatest drive in Formula 1. Happy 314th Grand Prix to one of the sports greatest ambassador Fernando Alonso.
It was announce yesterday (22/11/18) that McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne will be Mercedes's development driver during the 2019 season.
Vandoorne will be the teams test driver and will focus on car development in the simulator, and will now move across to Mercedes, in providing support to Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Alongside his Formula E racing programme with the HWA(Mercedes) team that he sign a few weeks ago.
Vandoorne made his Grand Prix debut in F1 in 2017 with McLaren, after many seasons as one of their junior drivers. But having struggled to deliver consistent form, Vandoorne being replaced by Lando Norris for next season at McLaren after two seasons at the team.
It's been confirmed on Thursday (23/11/18) on the eve of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, that former BMW Sauber and Renault driver Robert Kubica will race with the Williams F1 Team for the 2019 Formula 1 season, completing a remarkable comeback eight years after a rally accident that nearly killed him.
The former Grand Prix winner suffered a partially severed right arm among many other injuries in the crash and still has partial movement in that limb.
Kubica has been a test driver this season with the team, after losing out to the drive this season to Sergey Sirotkin.
Kubica was also understood to have had a firm offer from Ferrari to take up a development role with the Italian team for 2019. Instead opted to race next season with Williams.
Kubica will partner 2017 GP3 Series Champion, Formula 2 Championship leader and current Mercedes reserve driver George Russell at Williams next season. While, Sirotkin is out of a drive after a poor season with the team, while Lance Stroll is more than likely off to Force India next season.
Overall, happy to see Robert Kubica back racing in Formula 1 next season. It was strongly rumoured from the start of this week that Kubica already signed a deal to drive at Williams next season.
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit outside of Abu Dhabi for the final round of the 2018 Formula 1 season.
So predictions for the race itself, for the win, I predict that, Valtteri Bottas for the win in the Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton second in the other Mercedes, and Max Verstappen third in the Red Bull. Don't forget Daniel Ricciardo, the Ferrari drivers, the Force India drivers, and the Renault drivers as well for a podium place.
Review of Round Ten of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup season was the Guia Race of Macau, at Guia Circuit, Macau, South-East of China.
In the first race, Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT driver Jean-Karl Vernay took the race win in his Audi RS3 LMS TCR. Second was M Racing YMR driver Yvan Muller in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was five tenths of a second behind Vernay in the end. While third place was Sébastien Loeb Racing driver Robert Huff in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, he was eight tenths of a second behind Vernay in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, Audi Sport Team Comtoyou driver Frédéric Vervisch took the race win in his Audi RS3 LMS TCR. Second was ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport driver Timo Scheider in his Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8), he was seventeen tenths of a second behind Vervisch in the end. While third place was M Racing YMR driver Yvan Muller in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was two seconds behind Vervisch in the end.
Finally in the third race, ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport driver Esteban Guerrieri took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8). Second was Sébastien Loeb Racing driver Robert Huff in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, he was two and half seconds behind Guerrieri in the end. While third place was BRC Racing Team driver Norbert Michelisz in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was three and half seconds behind Guerrieri in the end.
Meanwhile BRC Racing Team driver Gabriele Tarquini finished tenth place in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was eight seconds behind Guerrieri in the end. That was enough for Gabriele Tarquini to win the WTCR Drivers' Champion and becoming 2018 WTCR Drivers' Champion to beat Yvan Muller by three points. Contractions to Gabriele Tarquini for winning this years title.
And so this years champions in WTCR, WTCR Drivers' Champion: Gabriele Tarquini. And WTCR Teams' Championship: M Racing-YMR.
Review of Round Five of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship at Shanghai International Circuit on the outskirts of Shanghai, China.
The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the LMP1 class too of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid, Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6. While, second place was the other Toyota Gazoo Racing to complete a Toyota one-two finish, with the team of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid, Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6; they were two seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the SMP Racing of Mikhail Aleshin, Vitaly Petrov and Jenson Button in their BR Engineering BR1, AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6; they were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Pro class, was won by Aston Martin Racing team of Marco Sørensen and Nicki Thiim won in their Aston Martin Vantage AMR. They finish in seventh place overall and they were four laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), Jackie Chan DC Racing team of Ho-Pin Tung, Gabriel Aubry and Stéphane Richelmi in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in eighth place overall and they were 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 Porsche 911 RSR. They finish in twenty-first place overall and they were five laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Highlights of the 6 Hours of Shanghai below, enjoy.
Next Stop 1000 Miles of Sebring in seventeen weeks time for round six of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Review of round nineteen and the final round of the 2018 MotoGP season at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia for the Valencia GP.
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 GP18.
Second place was Team Suzuki Ecstar rider Álex Rins on his works Suzuki GSX-RR, he was three seconds behind Dovizioso at the end.
While, third was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Pol Espargaró on his works KTM RC16, he was seven seconds behind Dovizioso at the end.
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 Swiss Innovative Investors rider Iker Lecuona on the KTM, he was thirteen seconds behind Oliveira at the end. While, third was EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex, he was twenty-two seconds behind Oliveira at the end.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Can Öncü in his KTM. Second was Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 and current Moto3 Champion rider Jorge Martín on the Honda, he was four seconds behind Öncü at the end of the race. While, third was CIP - Green Power rider John McPhee on the KTM, he was over six seconds behind Öncü at the end of the race.
And so who won what in which class, MotoGP Champion: Marc Márquez, MotoGP Manufacturers' Champion: Honda, MotoGP Teams' Champion: Repsol Honda Team. Moto2 Champion: Francesco Bagnaia, Moto2 Manufacturers' Champion: Kalex, Moto2 Teams' Champion: Red Bull KTM Ajo. Moto3 Champion: Jorge Martín, Moto3 Manufacturers' Champion: Honda and Moto3 Teams' Champion: Del Conca Gresini Moto3.
Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round thirteen of Rally Australia.
Last weekend was the thirteenth and final round of the 2018 World Rally Championship at Rally Australia (15th-18th November) was won by Jari-Matti Latvala in the works Toyota Yaris WRC. With the rally win that gives Toyota their first WRC Manufacturers title since 1999, congrats to Toyota for winnings this years title.
While, Hayden Paddon finished second in the works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Paddon was thirty-two seconds behind Latvala at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Mads Østberg finished third in the works Citroën C3 WRC, Østberg was a fifty-two seconds behind Latvala at the end of the rally.
Finally, Sébastien Ogier finished fifth in the works Ford Fiesta WRC, he was two and half minutes behind Latvala at the end of the rally; and enough to give Sébastien Ogier the 2018 WRC title, contracts to Sébastien Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia for winning their sixth WRC drivers title and becoming the second WRC driver to win six WRC drivers' championships in a row.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by M-Sport driver Alberto Heller in his Ford Fiesta R5. Alberto Heller finished in eighth place overall, he was twenty-two minutes behind Latvala at the end of the rally.
Highlights of the rally below, enjoy.
And so this years champions, WRC champions: Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, WRC Manufacturers' Champions: Toyota. WRC-2 Champions: Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler, WRC-2 for Teams Champions: Škoda Motorsport II, WRC-3 Champions: Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame, WRC-3 for Teams Champions: ACI Team Italia. And J-WRC Champions: Emil Bergkvist and Johan Johansson.
It was confirmed on Tuesday (13/11/18), that BBC will replace Channel 5 in broadcasting Formula E races live in the UK across the 2018/19 season.
The BBC will screen every race of the 2018/19 Formula E season via its website and TV red button platforms for viewers in the UK.
The broadcaster will also show at least one Formula E race (Monaco) live on one of its channels during the upcoming season.
Channel 5 had been the free-to-air Formula E coverage in the UK for the last two seasons, while ITV did the coverage for the first two seasons for the electric series.
Overall, a good and a bad deal in general, a good deal that its not on a premium/pay channel such as a Sky or BT for example. Really a bad deal in general, not on the main two channels and hidden on their website and TV red button to me shows that they are not interested with the sport, to be fair if it stayed on Channel 5 for another at least it feel to be wanted on their channel. Thankfully Formula E did a deal with YouTube to show races live on their website that was announced last month, to me a better place to watch Formula E this season.
It was confirmed of Saturday on the eve of the Brazilian Grand Prix (10/11/18) Fernando Alonso will contest next seasons Indianapolis 500 with McLaren once again.
The former double F1 world champion will step away from McLaren's F1 team and Formula 1 at the end of this season, but beyond completing the 2018-19 World Endurance Championship super-season with Toyota, he had nothing else firmed up for next year.
However on Saturday, McLaren announced it will once again make a one-off entry at Indianapolis with Alonso, as it did in 2017 when he led parts of the race before retiring in the closing stages.
Alonso's 2017 Indy attempt was run in conjunction with IndyCar team Andretti Autosport using Honda engines, but McLaren has not released details yet of its 2019 plans, beyond saying the entry will be under 'McLaren Racing'.
If Alonso wins Indy 500 next season, he will achieve motorsport's 'Triple Crown': victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours (only Graham Hill has only achieve this in history).
In my opinion, no surprises that Fernando Alonso or McLaren themselves will competing in the Indy 500 next season after the news of quitting F1 at the end of this season.
Review of the twentieth round of the 2018 F1 season at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos on the outskirts of São Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable and entertaining race to watch. Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton was on pole for Sunday's race. At the start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton took the lead ahead of both Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. By lap 19 Max Verstappen took the lead when Hamilton pitted for tyres. When Verstappen pitted for tyres on lap 36, Hamilton retook the lead, within a few laps Verstappen retook the lead.
Things were going Verstappen way, until the start of lap 43, Verstappen was pitched into a spin after being clobbered by Esteban Ocon at the second corner.
That dropped Verstappen behind Hamilton, Ocon stupid error cost Verstappen the race win, I don't blame Verstappen for shoving Ocon in the pits after the race, if it wasn't gentlemen like.
In the end it was Lewis Hamilton day despite managing engine and tyre concerns in the race to win this seasons Brazilian Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's tenth race win of the season.
With Lewis Hamilton win was enough for Mercedes to win this seasons F1 Constructors' Championship with sixty-seven points ahead of Ferrari with a race to go. Contracts to Mercedes for winning their fifth Constructors' Championship in Formula 1.
While, Max Verstappen finished second place in the Red Bull, Verstappen was fourteen tenths of a second behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Kimi Räikkönen finished in third place in the other Ferrari to complete the podium, Räikkönen was under five seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the seventy-one lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (pole, race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 7 (finished fifth, fastest lap)
Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 6 (finished sixth)
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished fourth)
Max Verstappen - 9 (finished second)
Force India - 4
Sergio Pérez- 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon- 3 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Williams - 3
Lance Stroll - 3 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Sergey Sirotkin - 4 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
Renault - 5
Nico Hülkenberg - 5 (DNF, Engine)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Toro Rosso - 6
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Brendon Hartley - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, São Paulo.
So predictions for the race itself, for the win, I predict that, Max Verstappen for the win in the Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton second in the Mercedes, and Valtteri Bottas third in the other Mercedes. Don't forget Daniel Ricciardo, the Ferrari drivers, the Force India drivers, and the Renault drivers as well for a podium place.
It has been confirmed yesterday (7/11/18) that Vietnam will stage the Vietnamese Grand Prix from 2020 onwards.
The race is the first new addition to the calendar to be secured since Liberty Media took over the running of F1 in 2016.
It remains to be seen whether Vietnam will replace an existing Grand Prix on the schedule.
Renowned designer Hermann Tilke will be tasked with formulating the circuit on the capital's streets.
It's a fair old wait until April 2020 for the first ever #VietnamGP... So, to whet your appetite, we've created the opening titles for the race! 📺@TomClarksonF1 has the mic - here's an introduction to Hanoi 🇻🇳 pic.twitter.com/K17oAP9PDf
Review of round eighteen of the 2018 MotoGP season at Sepang International Circuit, on the outskirts of Selangor, south of Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysian GP.
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 Marquez on his works Honda RC213V.
Second place was Team Suzuki Ecstar rider Álex Rins on his works Suzuki GSX-RR, he was eighteen tenths of a second behind Marquez at the end.
While, third was Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Johann Zarco on his Yamaha YZR-M1, he was two and half seconds behind Marquez at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Luca Marini on the Kalex. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Miguel Oliveira on the KTM; he was a second behind Marini at the end. While, third was SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Francesco Bagnaia on the Kalex, he was three seconds behind Marini at the end.
Third place finish was enough to give Francesco Bagnaia the 2018 Moto2 title. Francesco Bagnaia was 32 points ahead of Miguel Oliveira with a race to spare. Contracts to Francesco Bagnaia for winning the Moto2 championship.
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. That was enough to give Jorge Martín the 2018 Moto3 title. Jorge Martín was 26 points ahead of Marco Bezzecchi with a race to spare. Contracts to Jorge Martín for winning the Moto3 championship.
Second was Leopard Racing rider Lorenzo Dalla Porta on the Honda, he was thirty-five tenths of a second behind Martín at the end of the race. While, third was Leopard Racing rider Enea Bastianini on the Honda, he was thirty-seven tenths of a second behind Martín at the end of the race.
