F1 2019 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. The home Grand Prix for Red Bull Racing.

So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Sebastian Vettel for the race win in the Ferrari, Charles Leclerc second in the other Ferrari, and third place for Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes. Don't forget Valtteri Bottas, the Red Bull drivers, the McLaren drivers, and the Renault drivers as well for a podium place.

Paddy Lowe leaves Williams

It was confirmed on Tuesday (25/6/19), Paddy Lowe has left his position as Chief Technical Officer of Williams.



The former Williams Chief Technical Officer, who return to Williams in 2017 after winning three drivers' and constructors' championship doubles in a row from 2014 to 2016 with Mercedes. After a poor 2018 F1 season and poor start to the season where the Williams team haven't scored a point yet in 2019, resulted in Lowe leaving the team.

In my opinion, this is not a big surprise this news happen. Although, when Lowe was re-hired in 2017, I thought it could be the right decision for Williams back to winning ways in the years to come. Looking back I was wrong.

2019 WTCR Round 5 Recap - Race of Germany

Review of Round Five of the 2019 World Touring Car Cup season was the Race of Germany, at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, west of Germany.

In the first race, BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse driver Norbert Michelisz took the race win in his Hyundai i30 N TCR. Second was ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport driver Esteban Guerrieri in his Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8), he was two seconds behind Michelisz in the end. While third place was ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport driver Néstor Girolami in his Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8), he was four seconds behind Michelisz in the end.



Meanwhile in the second race, SLR Volkswagen driver Johan Kristoffersson took the race win in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR. Second was Comtoyou Team Audi Sport driver Frédéric Vervisch in his Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, he was five seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end. While third place was BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing Team driver Augusto Farfus in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was eleven seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.



Finally in the third race, SLR Volkswagen driver Benjamin Leuchter took the race win in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR. Second was Comtoyou Team Audi Sport driver Frédéric Vervisch in his Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, he was half a second behind Leuchter in the end. While third place was ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport driver Esteban Guerrieri in his Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8), he was two seconds behind Leuchter in the end.



Next stop Race of Portugal at Circuito Internacional de Vila Real for Round Six of the 2019 World Touring Car Cup season in two weeks time.

2018/19 Formula E - Swiss ePrix - Round 11 Recap

Review of Round Eleven of the 2018-19 Formula E season held at the Bern Street Circuit in Bern, Switzerland.

The race was won by DS Techeetah Formula E Team driver and Current Formula E Champion Jean-Éric Vergne took the race win in his Spark-Citroën. Second was Panasonic Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans in his Spark–Jaguar, he was two tenths of a second behind Vergne in the end. Meanwhile, third was Nissan e.dams driver Sébastien Buemi in his Spark–Nissan, he was seven tenths of a second behind Vergne in the end.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Twelve of the 2018-19 Formula E season at the Brooklyn Street Circuit in New York City, U.S.A. for two races for the New York ePrix in three weeks time.

2019 24 Hours of Nürburgring Review

Last weekend was the annual 24 Hours of Nürburgring (22-23rd June). Phoenix Racing team was victories at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in their Audi R8 LMS; with team of Pierre Kaffer, Frank Stippler, Dries Vanthoor and Frédéric Vervisch came out on top to win this years 24 Hours of Nürburgring in 157 laps in total.



While the Manthey Racing came in second place in their Porsche 911 GT3 R; with team of Earl Bamber, Michael Christensen, Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor as drivers. They were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the 24 hour race.

While the Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon car came in third place in their Mercedes-AMG GT3; with team of Maximilian Buhk, Hupert Haupt, Thomas Jäger and Luca Stolz as drivers. They were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the 24 hours race.

2019 French Grand Prix Review

Review of the eighth round of the 2019 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, took the lead at the start of the race and never looked back; lead all the laps to win this seasons French Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's sixth 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 sixth one-two finish of the season, Bottas was eighteen seconds behind Hamilton at the end.

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

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

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

Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 7 (finished fifth, fastest lap)
Charles Leclerc - 8 (finished third)

Red Bull Racing - 6
Max Verstappen - 8 (finished fourth)
Pierre Gasly - 5 (finished tenth, lap down)

Renault - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Nico Hülkenberg - 7 (finished eighth, lap down)

Haas - 5
Romain Grosjean - 5 (DNF )
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)

McLaren - 9
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 10 (finished sixth)
Lando Norris - 8 (finished ninth, lap down)

Racing Point - 5
Sergio Pérez- 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)

Alfa Romeo - 6
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished seventh, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)

Toro Rosso - 5
Daniil Kvyat - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Alexander Albon - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)

Williams - 4
George Russell - 4 (finished nineteenth, two laps down)
Robert Kubica - 4 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)


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

F1 2019 French Grand Prix Predictions

Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet, near Marseille, South of France. The home Grand Prix for Renault and home Grand Prix for two Formula one drivers on the grid (Pierre Gasly, and Romain Grosjean).

So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Lewis Hamilton for the race win in the Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel second in the Ferrari, and third place for Max Verstappen in the Red Bull. Don't forget Charles Leclerc, Valtteri Bottas, Pierre Gasly, the McLaren drivers, and the Renault drivers as well for a podium place.

2019 24 Hours of Le Mans Review, Toyota and Alonso wins again; New Champions! (Updated)

As the title says above a 24 Hours of Le Mans Review of the race. Round Eight and the final Round 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 second 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 #7 Toyota was looking to win, with two hours to go #7 Toyota had a double puncture giving the #8 Toyota the advantage for the last few hours to give Toyota their second 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 385 laps altogether in dry and warm conditions to win this years 24 Hours of Le Mans race.



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 seventeen seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was SMP Racing, with the team of Mikhail Aleshin, Vitaly Petrov and Stoffel Vandoorne in their BR Engineering BR1, AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6; they were six laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

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 sixth place overall and they were seventeen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Pro class, was won by AF Corse team of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Daniel Serra won in their Ferrari 488 GTE Evo. They finish in twentieth place overall and they were forty-three laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Am class, was won by Keating Motorsports team of Ben Keating, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Felipe Fraga in their Ford GT. However they were later disqualified for exceeding the permitted fuel capacity. Meaning Team Project 1 team took GTE Am class win with the team of Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Lindsey and Egidio Perfetti in their Porsche 911 RSR. They finish in thirty-first place overall and they were fifty-one laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

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



And so this years Champions, in the Drivers Championships, Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso won this years World Drivers' Championship in in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid.



Porsche GT Team drivers Michael Christensen and Kévin Estre won Endurance Cup for GT Drivers title in their Porsche 911 RSR. Signatech Alpine Matmut drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Pierre Thiriet and André Negrão won the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers in their Alpine A470. Team Project 1 drivers Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Lindsey and Egidio Perfetti took the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers in their Porsche 911 RSR.

World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers was won by Porsche.

While in this seasons Teams Championships, Toyota Gazoo Racing won the World Endurance LMP1 Championship in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid. Signatech Alpine Matmut won the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams in their Alpine A470. Team Project 1 won the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams in their Porsche 911 RSR.

Congratulations for the champions of each class in WEC this season.

2019 World RX Round 5 Recap - World RX of Norway

Review of Round Five of the 2019 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 Niclas Grönholm (winning three times) and Timmy Hansen.

In the first semi-final that was won by GRX Taneco Team driver Niclas Grönholm in his Hyundai i20. Second was ES Motorsport-Labas GAS driver Kevin Abbring in his Škoda Fabia, he was eight seconds behind Grönholm in the end. While, third was Team STARD driver Jānis Baumanis in his Ford Fiesta MK8, he was nine seconds behind Grönholm in the end.

In the second semi-final that was won by Monster Energy RX Cartel driver Liam Doran in his Audi S1. Second was Team Hansen MJP driver Kevin Hansen in his Peugeot 208, he was two seconds behind Doran in the end. While, third was Team Hansen MJP driver Timmy Hansen in his Peugeot 208, he was two and half seconds behind Doran in the end.

In the final race, GRX Taneco Team driver Niclas Grönholm took the race win in his Hyundai i20. Second was Team Hansen MJP driver Kevin Hansen in his Peugeot 208, he was three tenths of a second behind Grönholm in the end. While, third was Team STARD driver Jānis Baumanis in his Ford Fiesta MK8, he was eight tenths of a second behind Grönholm in the end.



Next stop World RX of Sweden at Höljesbanan Circuit for Round Six of the 2019 World Rallycross Championship season in three weeks time.

2019 BTCC Round 4 Recap

Review of Round Four of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season was at Croft, in North Yorkshire.

In the first race, BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan took the race win in his BMW 330i M Sport. Second was BTC Racing driver Chris Smiley in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8) and also took Independents class win, he was eighteen tenths of a second behind Jordan in the end. While third place was Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher driver Tom Chilton in his Ford Focus RS, he was two and half seconds behind Jordan 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 Team BMW driver Tom Oliphant in his BMW 330i M Sport, he finished in fifth place and was four seconds behind Jordan in the end.



Meanwhile in the second race, BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan took the race win in his BMW 330i M Sport. Second was Team BMW driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his BMW 330i M Sport, he was eleven tenths of a second behind Jordan in the end. While third place was Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Dan Cammish in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he was eleven seconds behind behind Jordan in the end.

Meanwhile, Independents class was won by BTC Racing driver Josh Cook in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he finished in eighth place and was twenty-two seconds behind Jordan in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance driver Rory Butcher in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2), he finished in fourteenth place and was twenty-seven seconds behind Jordan in the end.



Finally in the third race, Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher driver Tom Chilton took the race in his Ford Focus RS and also took Independents class win. Second was BTC Racing driver Josh Cook in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he was seven tenths of a second behind Chilton in the end. While third place was Sterling Insurance with Power Maxed Racing driver Jason Plato in his Vauxhall Astra, he was eleven tenths of a second behind Chilton in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance driver Rory Butcher in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2), he finished in seventh place and was ten seconds behind Jordan in the end.



Next stop Oulton Park for Round Five of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season in two weeks time.

2019 Catalunya MotoGP Review

Review of the round seven of the 2019 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 Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP Champion Marc Márquez on his works Honda RC213V.



Second was Petronas Yamaha SRT rider Fabio Quartararo on his Yamaha YZR-M1, he was two and half seconds behind Márquez at the end.



While, third was Mission Winnow Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP19, he was twenty-one tenths of a second behind Márquez at the end.



In the Moto2 race (Inline-three 765cc four-stroke class), that race was won by EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex. Second was Dynavolt Intact GP rider Thomas Lüthi on the Kalex, he was two seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was +Ego Speed Up rider Jorge Navarro on the Speed Up, he was two and half seconds behind Márquez at the end.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Leopard Racing rider Marcos Ramírez on the Honda. Second was Sterilgarda Max Racing Team rider Arón Canet on the KTM, he was eleven hundredths of a second behind Ramírez at the end of the race. While, third was SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Celestino Vietti on the KTM, he was fifteen hundredths of a second behind Ramírez at the end of the race.

2019 WRC Round 8 recap - Rally d'Italia Sardegna

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

Last weekend was the eighth round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna (13th-16th June), and was won by that was won by Dani Sordo in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC.



While, Teemu Suninen finished second in his works Ford Fiesta WRC, Suninen was fourteen seconds behind Sordo at the end. Meanwhile, Andreas Mikkelsen finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Mikkelsen was thirty-two seconds behind Sordo at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in WRC-2 Pro class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Group R5 specifications), that was won by Škoda Motorsport driver Kalle Rovanperä in his Škoda Fabia R5. Kalle Rovanperä finished in ninth place overall, he was eight minutes behind Sordo at the end of the rally.

While in WRC-2 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Pierre-Louis Loubet in his own backed Škoda Fabia R5. Pierre-Louis Loubet finished in eleventh place overall, he was eleven minutes behind Sordo at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in Junior-WRC class (Competing in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by M-Sport) that was won by Jan Solans. Jan Solans finished in twenty-first place overall, he was thirty minutes behind Sordo at the end of the rally.

Next stop, Round Nine of the 2019 WRC season for Rally Finland in seven weeks time.

2019 24 Hours of Le Mans Review, Toyota and Alonso wins again; New Champions!

As the title says above a 24 Hours of Le Mans Review of the race. Round Eight and the final Round 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 second 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 #7 Toyota was looking to win, with two hours to go #7 Toyota had a double puncture giving the #8 Toyota the advantage for the last few hours to give Toyota their second 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 385 laps altogether in dry and warm conditions to win this years 24 Hours of Le Mans race.



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 seventeen seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was SMP Racing, with the team of Mikhail Aleshin, Vitaly Petrov and Stoffel Vandoorne in their BR Engineering BR1, AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6; they were six laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

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 sixth place overall and they were seventeen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Pro class, was won by AF Corse team of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Daniel Serra won in their Ferrari 488 GTE Evo. They finish in twentieth place overall and they were forty-three laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Am class, was won by Keating Motorsports team of Ben Keating, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Felipe Fraga in their Ford GT. They finish in thirty-second 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.



And so this years Champions, in the Drivers Championships, Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso won this years World Drivers' Championship in in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid.



Porsche GT Team drivers Michael Christensen and Kévin Estre won Endurance Cup for GT Drivers title in their Porsche 911 RSR. Signatech Alpine Matmut drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Pierre Thiriet and André Negrão won the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers in their Alpine A470. Team Project 1 drivers Jörg Bergmeister, Patrick Lindsey and Egidio Perfetti took the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers in their Porsche 911 RSR.

World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers was won by Porsche.

While in this seasons Teams Championships, Toyota Gazoo Racing won the World Endurance LMP1 Championship in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid. Signatech Alpine Matmut won the Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams in their Alpine A470. Team Project 1 won the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams in their Porsche 911 RSR.

Congratulations for the champions of each class in WEC this season.

24 Hours of Le Mans 2019 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 Kamui Kobayashi, José María López, and Mike Conway are on pole. The second Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Fernando Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi is on the front row as-well in second place; four tenths of a second behind the pole sitter. While the first BR Engineering BR1 of Egor Orudzhev, Stéphane Sarrazin and Sergey Sirotkin will start in third place; seven tenths of a second 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 or an privater LMP1 team such as Rebellion Racing or SMP Racing could take the outright win if Toyota falls once again at Le Mans.

2019 DTM Round 3 Recap

Review of Round Three of the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season was held at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, on the outskirts of Misano in east of Italy.

On Saturday's race, BMW Team RMG driver Marco Wittmann took the race win in his BMW M4 Turbo DTM. Second was Audi Sport Team Rosberg driver René Rast in his Audi RS5 Turbo DTM, he was eight seconds behind Wittmann in the end. While, third place was Audi Sport Team Phoenix driver Loïc Duval in his Audi RS5 Turbo DTM, he was seventeen seconds behind Wittmann in the end.



On Sunday's race, Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline driver Nico Müller took the race win in his Audi RS5 Turbo DTM. Second was BMW Team RMR driver Philipp Eng in his BMW M4 Turbo DTM, he was under eight seconds behind Müller in the end. While, third place was Audi Sport Team Rosberg driver René Rast in his Audi RS5 Turbo DTM, he was seventeen seconds behind Müller in the end.



Next stop Norisring, Nuremberg in Germany for Round Four of the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in three weeks time.

2019 Canadian Grand Prix Review

Review of the seventh round of the 2019 F1 season at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, for the Canadian Grand Prix.

Overall the race itself was a good race to watch. 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 most of the race throughout to win it on the road.



However on lap 48, Vettel took to the grass at the first chicane after briefly losing the rear of his car on corner entry. Vettel skated over the grass and rejoined just as Lewis Hamilton tried to dart into the gap between the scrambling Ferrari and the wall on the exit of the corner. Hamilton backed out to avoid a collision and Vettel maintained his lead, but was punished after a lengthy investigation by the stewards with a five second timed penalty added after the race giving Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton the race win for his seasons Canadian Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's fifth race win of the season.



While, Sebastian Vettel finished in second place in the Ferrari, Vettel was three seconds behind Hamilton at the end.



Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc finished in third place in the other Ferrari to complete the podium, Leclerc was four seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the seventy lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

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

Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 9 (pole, finished second)
Charles Leclerc - 8 (finished third)

Red Bull Racing - 6
Max Verstappen - 7 (finished fifth)
Pierre Gasly - 5 (finished eighth, lap down)

Renault - 9
Daniel Ricciardo - 10 (finished sixth, lap down)
Nico Hülkenberg - 9 (finished seventh, lap down)

Haas - 4
Romain Grosjean - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Kevin Magnussen - 4 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)

McLaren - 6
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Lando Norris - 7 (DNF, Suspension/Brakes)

Racing Point - 6
Sergio Pérez- 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 7 (finished ninth, lap down)

Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)

Toro Rosso - 5
Daniil Kvyat - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Alexander Albon - 5 (DNF, Collision damage from Pérez)

Williams - 3
George Russell - 4 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
Robert Kubica - 3 (finished eighteenth, three laps down)

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

F1 2019 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 Charles Leclerc, the Red Bull drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Renault drivers, and the Haas drivers as well for a podium place.

Round Five Recap of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Review of Round Five of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit.

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

In GT Daytona Class, AIM Vasser Sullivan team won GT Daytona Class and finished in eleventh place overall in their Lexus RC F GT3; with the drivers of Jack Hawksworth and Richard Heistand; they were two laps behind the leaders.

While both LMP2 class and 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.

2019 WRC Round 7 recap - Rally de Portugal

Recap of the last round of WRC from this weekends Round Seven of Rally de Portugal.

This weekend was the seventh round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally de Portugal (30th May – 2nd June) that was won by Ott Tänak in his works Toyota Yaris WRC.



While, Thierry Neuville finished second in the works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. Neuville was sixteen seconds behind Tänak at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Current WRC champion Sébastien Ogier finished third in the works Citroën C3 WRC. Ogier was a minute behind Tänak at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in WRC-2 Pro class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Group R5 specifications), that was won by Škoda Motorsport driver Kalle Rovanperä in his Škoda Fabia R5. Kalle Rovanperä finished in sixth place overall, he was ten minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.

While in WRC-2 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Pierre-Louis Loubet in his own backed Škoda Fabia R5. Pierre-Louis Loubet finished in ninth place overall, he was thirteen minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.

Highlights of the rally below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Eight of the 2019 WRC season for Rally d'Italia Sardegna in two weeks time.

2019 Italy MotoGP Review

Review of round six of the 2019 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 Mission Winnow Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP19.



Second was Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP Champion Marc Márquez on his works Honda RC213V, he was four hundredths of a second behind Petrucci at the end. While, third was Mission Winnow Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP19, he was three tenths of a second behind Petrucci at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-three 765cc four-stroke class), that race was won by EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex. Second was SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Luca Marini on the Kalex, he was two seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was Dynavolt Intact GP rider Thomas Lüthi on the Kalex, he was two and half seconds behind Márquez at the end.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by VNE Snipers rider Tony Arbolino on the Honda. Second was Leopard Racing rider Lorenzo Dalla Porta on the Honda, he was a three hundredths of a second behind Arbolino at the end of the race. While, third was Bester Capital Dubai rider Jaume Masiá on the KTM, he was a tenth of a second behind Arbolino at the end of the race.