As the title says a Rolex 24 at Daytona Review of the race.
Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian team won the race overall and Daytona Prototype international class too of Tom Blomqvist, Hélio Castroneves, Oliver Jarvis and Simon Pagenaud in their Acura ARX-05, Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6.
While, Konica Minolta Acura team finished in second place in their Acura ARX-05, Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6; the team of Filipe Albuquerque, Alexander Rossi, Will Stevens and Ricky Taylor they were three seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, JDC-Miller MotorSports team finished third place in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 5.5 L V8; the team of Loïc Duval, Ben Keating, Tristan Vautier and Richard Westbrook; they were four seconds behind the leaders.
In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), DragonSpeed USA team of Devlin DeFrancesco, Colton Herta, Eric Lux and Pato O'Ward in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in fifth place overall and they were ten laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP3 class (all cars using the Nissan 5.6 L V8 engine), Riley Motorsports team of Kay van Berlo, Michael Cooper, Felipe Fraga
and Gar Robinson in their Ligier JS P320 won LMP3 class. They finish in thirteenth place overall and they were thirty-nine laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In GT Daytona Pro Class, Pfaff Motorsports team of Matt Campbell, Mathieu Jaminet and Felipe Nasr in their Porsche 911 GT3 RGT won Daytona Pro Class. They finished in nineteenth place overall; they were fifty laps behind the leaders.
In GT Daytona Class, Wright Motorsports team of Ryan Hardwick, Jan Heylen, Richard Lietz and Zach Robichon in their Porsche 911 GT3 RGT won Daytona Class. They finished in twenty-fourth place overall; they were fifty-four laps behind the leaders.
Review of Round One of the 2021-22 Formula E season held on the Riyadh Street Circuit in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, for two races that weekend for Formula E only two night races of the season.
On Friday's race, that was won by Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team driver and Current Formula E Champion Nyck de Vries in his Spark-Mercedes. Second was Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team driver Stoffel Vandoorne in his Spark-Mercedes he was six tenths of a second behind de Vries in the end. Meanwhile, third was Avalanche Andretti Formula E driver Jake Dennis in his Spark-BMW, he was nine seconds behind de Vries in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
On Saturday's race, that was won by ROKiT Venturi Racing driver Edoardo Mortara in his Spark-Mercedes. Second was Envision Racing driver Robin Frijns in his Spark-Audi, he was four tenths of a second behind Mortara in the end. Meanwhile, third was ROKiT Venturi Racing driver Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Mercedes, he was nine tenths of a second behind Mortara in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Two of the 2021-22 Formula E World Championship season at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for the Mexico City ePrix in three weeks time.
Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends round 1 of Rallye Monte Carlo in Monte Carlo of course.
Last weekend was round one of the 2022 World Rally Championship at the Rallye Monte Carlo (20th-23rd January), that was won by Sébastien Loeb in his works Ford Puma Rally1.
While, Current WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier finished second in his works Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. Ogier was ten seconds behind Loeb at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Craig Breen finished third in the works Ford Puma Rally1, Breen was one hundred seconds behind Loeb at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Rally2 specifications), that was won by Toksport WRT driver and Current WRC-2 Champion Andreas Mikkelsen in his Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo. Andreas Mikkelsen finished in seventh place overall, he was over eleven and half minutes behind Loeb at the end of the rally.
While in WRC-3 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Rally3 spec cars), that was won by Sami Pajari in his own backed Ford Fiesta Rally3. Sami Pajari finished in twenty-second place overall, he was twenty-four minutes behind Loeb at the end of the rally.
Next stop, Round Two of the 2022 WRC season for Rally Sweden in five weeks time.
It was confirmed on Friday (21/1/22), that Channel 4 will replace the BBC in broadcasting Formula E races live in the UK across the 2021/22 season on a multi-year deal.
The Channel 4 will screen every race of the 2021/22 Formula E season via its Channel 4, All4 and Youtube channels for viewers in the UK.
BBC had been the free-to-air Formula E coverage in the UK for the last three seasons, while ITV and Channel 5 did the coverage for the first four seasons combined for the electric series.
Despite the split from the BBC, this is still good news in the UK that Channel 4 has got the rights for Formula E for the years ahead, as I don't believe it could develop as much as it would be on a premium/pay channel such as a Sky or BT for example. Anyway this is great news in the UK for motorsport fans in general.
Last weekend was the seventeenth annual Dubai 24 hour race at the Dubai Autodrome in Dubai (14-15th January).
MS7 by WRT team was victorious at the Dubai 24 in their Audi R8 LMS Evo; with the team of Axcil Jefferies, Christopher Mies,
Thomas Neubauer, Mohammed Saud Fahad Al Saud and Dries Vanthoor came out on top to win this years Dubai 24 hour race in 596 laps in total.
While the Team WRT came in second place in their Audi R8 LMS Evo; with team of Benjamin Goethe, Arnold Robin, Maxime Robin, Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer and Frédéric Vervisch as drivers. They were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the 24 hour race.
While the SunEnergy1 by SPS automotive performance team came in third place in their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo; with the team of Maro Engel, Jules Gounon, Mikaël Grenier and Kenny Habul as drivers, they were three laps behind the leaders at the end of the 24 hours race.
It was confirmed on Monday (10/1/22), Maserati will enter Formula E for the ninth season of the category in 2022/23.
The arrival of the legendary Maserati Trident on the grid will mark its return to single seater competition for the first time in more than 60 years (since 1957 when Fanigo won his last F1 title in the 250F). It will make history as the first Italian brand to compete in Formula E.
Overall, its the right time for Maserati to jump into Formula E with their electric technology. After the recent news that Audi, BMW (both already left) and Mercedes (at the end of the 2021/22 season) leaving the series. With Maserati entering the championship is encouraging news for the champonship going into 2022.
The first post of 2022. With Honda (sort of) once again out of Formula 1 for the start of 2022, after winning the Drivers' Championship with Max Verstappen in the Honda powered Red Bull in 2021. This post will be Top Six Honda F1 race cars that have been in Formula 1! revisited.
Starting with Number 6:
Number 6: 1987 Lotus 99T
Story: Lotus 99T was designed by Gérard Ducarouge and the first Formula 1 and Lotus chassis to be fitted with electronic active suspension. Also, the Lotus 99T had the Honda 1.5 litre V6 turbo engine underneath, which produce over 1000 bhp in qualifying and around 790 bhp in race pace. The Lotus 99T took to Lotus to third in the Constructors' standings in 1987 and took two wins for Ayrton Senna at Monaco, Detroit and the final Grand prix win for Team Lotus.
Number 5: 2021 Red Bull RB16B
Story: The Red Bull RB16B was designed by Adrian Newey, Pierre Waché and Rob Marshall. The Red Bull RB16B had the Honda 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid power-unit underneath. The Red Bull RB16B took eleven Grand Prix wins' during 2021, one for Sergio Pérez and ten for Max Verstappen and the Drivers' title for Max Verstappen in 2021. While Red Bull finished second in the Constructors' standings in 2021 for Honda last season in Formula 1 for now.
Number 4: 1991-92 McLaren MP4/6 and MP4/6B
Story: The McLaren MP4/6 was designed by Neil Oatley. The McLaren MP4/6 had the all new Honda 3.5 litre V12. The McLaren MP4/6 took eight Grand Prix wins in 1991, seven for Ayrton Senna and one for Gerhard Berger. Also, McLaren MP4/6 took the 1991 constructors' title for McLaren in 1991 and the drivers' title for Ayrton Senna in 1991, and Ayrton Senna's last of his drivers' titles as-well. The MP4/6 would go down as the last Formula One car to win a World Championship using a manual transmission or a V12 engine.
Number 3: 1989-90 McLaren MP4/5 and MP4/5B
Story: The McLaren MP4/5 was designed by Gordon Murray, Steve Nichols and Neil Oatley. And it's the first of the non turbo Honda F1 cars, the MP4/5 had the Honda 3.5 litre V10 producing around 680 bhp. The McLaren MP4/5 took two constructor titles' in 1989 and 1990 and two drivers titles' with Alain Prost in 1989, and with Ayrton Senna in 1990. Sixteen Grand Prix wins in those two seasons, four for Alain Prost and twelve for Ayrton Senna and controversy in-between those two drivers.
Number 2: 1986-87 Williams FW11 and FW11B
Story: The Williams FW11 was designed by Patrick Head and Frank Dernie for the 1986 and 87 F1 seasons. The FW11 had the Honda 1.5 litre V6 turbo engine underneath, which produce over 1000 bhp in qualifying and around 790 bhp in race pace. The Williams FW11 took two F1 Constructor titles' in 1986 and 1987 and a F1 drivers' title for Nelson Piquet as-well. The Williams FW11 took eighteen Grand Prix wins' in those two season. Seven wins' for Nelson Piquet and eleven wins' for Nigel Mansell.
Number 1: 1988 McLaren MP4/4
Story: The McLaren MP4/4 will be possibly the best McLaren car that have been created from the team and possibly the most dominant racing car in Formula 1 history. The McLaren MP4/4 was design by both Steve Nichols and Gordon Murray. The McLaren MP4/4 has the famous Honda 1.5 litre V6 turbo engine underneath the McLaren MP4/4, the last of the turbos in Formula 1 (until next season that is) which produce over 1000 bhp in qualifying and around 790 bhp in race pace. Which, McLaren took fifteen victories from sixteen races in 1988, eight for Ayrton Senna and seven for Alain Prost, including ten 1-2 finishes, fifteen Poles which Senna took thirteen poles that season. Finally gives McLaren the Constructors Championship in 1998 and Ayrton Senna to the Drivers Championship in 1988 as-well.
The 1988 McLaren MP4/4 is the best Honda F1 race car ever!
