Wednesday, 29 June 2022

F1 2022 British Grand Prix Predictions

Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone the home of the British Grand Prix, where seven Formula one teams (Mercedes AMG, Red Bull, Williams, McLaren, Aston Martin, Alpine, and Haas) and and four Formula 1 drivers (Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, George Russell and Alexander Albon (despite having a Thai licence, Albon was born in London)) is their home Grand Prix.

So Predictions for the race, and for the win I predict Charles Leclerc for the race win in the Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton second in the Mercedes, and George Russell third in the other Mercedes. Don't forget Carlos Sainz, Jr., Valtteri Bottas, the Red Bull drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Alpine drivers, and the AlphaTauri drivers as-well for a podium place.

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

2022 BTCC Round 5 Recap

Review of Round Five of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship season was at Croft, in North Yorkshire.

In the first race, Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com driver Daniel Lloyd took the race win in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance. Second was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 330e M Sport, he was four tenths of a second behind Lloyd in the end. While third place was Halfords Racing with Cataclean driver Daniel Rowbottom in his Honda Civic Type R, he was seven tenths of a second behind Lloyd in the end.

Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Laser Tools Racing driver Aiden Moffat in his Infiniti Q50, he finished in eighth place and was four seconds behind Lloyd 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 Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport driver George Gamble in his BMW 330e M Sport, he finished in ninth place and was four and half seconds behind Lloydin the end.



Meanwhile in the second race, Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com driver Daniel Lloyd took the race win in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance. Second was Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com driver Tom Ingram in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance, he was sixth tenths of a second behind Lloyd in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 330e M Sport, he was eleven tenths of a second behind Lloyd in the end.

Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Laser Tools Racing driver Aiden Moffat in his Infiniti Q50, he finished in eighth place and was ten seconds behind Lloyd in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero driver Bobby Thompson in his Cupra León, he finished in fourteenth place and was fifteen seconds behind Lloyd in the end.



Finally in the third race, Halfords Racing with Cataclean driver Gordon Shedden took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R. Second was Rich Energy BTC Racing driver driver Josh Cook in his Honda Civic Type R and also took Independents class win, he was two and half seconds behind Shedden in the end. While third place was Toyota Gazoo Racing UK driver Rory Butcher in his Toyota Corolla GR Sport, he was three seconds behind Shedden in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero driver Bobby Thompson in his Cupra León, he finished in twelfth place and was fifteen seconds behind Shedden in the end.



Next stop Knockhill Racing Circuit for Round Five of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship season in five weeks time.

Monday, 27 June 2022

2022 Dutch MotoGP Review, Rider News

Review of the eleventh round of the 2022 MotoGP season at TT Circuit Assen, Assen in North East of Holland.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP22.



Second was Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider Marco Bezzecchi on his Ducati Desmosedici GP21, he was four tenths of a second behind Bagnaia at the end. While, third was Aprilia Racing rider Maverick Viñales on his works Aprilia RS-GP, he was twelve tenths of a second behind Bagnaia at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-three 765cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Augusto Fernández on the Kalax. Second was Idemitsu Honda Team Asia rider Ai Ogura on the Kalax, he was six tenths of a second behind Fernández at the end. While, third was GasGas Aspar Team rider Jake Dixon on the Kalax, he was seven tenths of a second behind Fernández at the end.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max rider Ayumu Sasaki on the Husqvarna. Second was GasGas Aspar Team rider Izan Guevara on the Gas Gas, he was three tenths of a second behind Sasaki at the end of the race. While, third was GasGas Aspar Team rider Sergio García on the Gas Gas, he was four tenths of a second behind Sasaki at the end of the race.

Finally in the MotoE races (a single make class with all the riders riding the Energica Ego MotoE bike), Saturday race was won by Dynavolt Intact GP rider Dominique Aegerter. Second was LCR E-Team rider Eric Granado, he was seven hundredths of a second behind Aegerter at the end. While, third was Pons Racing 40 rider Mattia Casadei, he was a tenth of a second behind Aegerter at the end.

For Sunday race was won by LCR E-Team rider Eric Granado. Second was Dynavolt Intact GP rider Dominique Aegerter, he was three tenths of a second behind Granado at the end. While, third was Pons Racing 40 rider Mattia Casadei, he was six tenths of a second behind Granado at the end.

Finally, it was also confirmed on Sunday (27/5/22), Gresini MotoGP team will retain Fabio Di Giannantonio and hire Álex Márquez for 2023 MotoGP season.



Di Giannantonio currently sits twentieth in the championship, with a best finish of eighth place in Germany last week. While, Márquez replaces Ducati bound Enea Bastianini, Márquez currently sits eighteenth in the championship, with a best finish of seventh place in Portugal back in April.

2022 WRC Round 6 recap - Safari Rally Kenya

Recap of the last round of WRC from this weekends Round Six of Safari Rally Kenya.

Last weekends was the sixth round of the World Rally Championship at the Safari Rally Kenya (23rd-26th June), that was won by Kalle Rovanperä in his works Toyota GR Yaris Rally1.



While, Elfyn Evans finished second in his works Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, Evans was fifty-three seconds behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Takamoto Katsuta finished third in his works Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, Katsuta was one hundred seconds behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally. Finally, Current WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier finished fourth in his works Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 to complete a Toyota top four whitewash. Ogier was over two minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Rally2 specifications), that was won by Kajetan Kajetanowicz in his own backed Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo. Kajetan Kajetanowicz finished in ninth place overall, he was thrity-six minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.

While in WRC-3 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Rally3 spec cars), that was won by Maxine Wahome in her own backed Ford Fiesta Rally3. Maxine Wahome finished in seventeenth place overall, she was one hundred minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.

Next stop, Round Seven of the 2022 WRC season for Rally Estonia in three weeks time.

Saturday, 25 June 2022

Porsche 963

This week (24/6/22), Porsche launch their new Le Mans Daytona hybrid race car the Porsche 963 for next seasons World Endurance Championship, 24 Hours of Le Mans and IMSA SportsCar Championship.


Porsche unveiled its 2023 new LMDh race car on Friday at Goodwood, Porsche will use 4.6-litre twin-turbo V8 engine and hybrid package that produces 670 bhp found in the Porsche 918 spyder with the chassis produced by Multimatic. And race prepare in both championships by Penske. Strong possiblity it could race at the final round of the WEC season in Bahrain.



A new challenge ahead for Porsche in 2023.

Confirmed: Scuderia AlphaTauri retains Pierre Gasly till 2023

It was confirmed yesterday (24/6/22), that Scuderia AlphaTauri will retain Pierre Gasly through to the end of the 2023 Formula 1 season, on a one year deal.



Gasly currently sits eleventh place in the Drivers' standings, best finish of fifth place at Baku in June.

Overall, a very good decision from AlphaTauri to keep Pierre Gasly for another season.

Overall, the right choice for AlphaTauri going into 2023.

Monday, 20 June 2022

2022 Germany MotoGP Review

Review of the tenth round of the 2022 MotoGP season at Sachsenring, in Eastern Germany.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that race was won by Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider and Current MotoGP Champion Fabio Quartararo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1.



Second was Pramac Racing rider Johann Zarco on his his Ducati Desmosedici GP22, he was five seconds behind Quartararo at the end. While, third was Ducati Lenovo Team rider Jack Miller on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP22, he was eight seconds behind Quartararo at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-three 765cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Augusto Fernández on the Kalax. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider and Current Moto 3 Champion Pedro Acosta on the Kalex, he was seven and half seconds behind Fernández at the end. While, third was Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider Sam Lowes on the Kalax, he was eight seconds behind Fernández at the end.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by GasGas Aspar Team rider Izan Guevara on the Gas Gas. Second was Leopard Racing rider Dennis Foggia on the Honda, he was four and half seconds behind Guevara at the end of the race. While, third was GasGas Aspar Team rider Sergio García on the Gas Gas, he was five seconds behind Guevara at the end of the race.

2022 Canadian Grand Prix Review

Review of the ninth round of the 2022 F1 season at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, for the Canadian Grand Prix.

Overall the race itself was a great race to watch to start the season. It was the race where Current Formula 1 Champion Max Verstappen 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 most of the laps and despite a late charge from Carlos Sainz Jr., it was Verstappen day, to win this seasons Canadian Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's sixth race win of the season.



While, Carlos Sainz Jr. finished in second place in the Ferrari, Sainz Jr. was a second behind Verstappen at the end.

Meanwhile, Sir Lewis Hamilton finished in third place in the Mercedes to complete the podium, Hamilton was seven seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the seventy lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (finished third)
George Russell - 8 (finished fourth)

Red Bull Racing -7
Max Verstappen - 10 (race win)
Sergio Pérez - 5 (DNF, Gearbox)

Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 8 (finished fifth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 9 (finished second, fastest lap)

McLaren - 5
Daniel Ricciardo - 5 (finished eleventh)
Lando Norris - 5 (finished fifteenth)

Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 7 (finished ninth)
Esteban Ocon - 8 (finished sixth)

AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 5 (finished fourteenth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (DNF, Accident)

Aston Martin - 6
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished twelfth)
Lance Stroll - 7 (finished tenth)

Williams - 5
Alexander Albon - 6 (finished thirteenth)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished sixteenth)

Alfa Romeo - 9
Valtteri Bottas - 9 (finished seventh)
Guanyu Zhou - 10 (finished eighth)

Haas - 6
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished seventeenth)
Mick Schumacher - 8 (DNF, Engine)


Next stop Silverstone for the British Grand Prix in two weeks time.

Wednesday, 15 June 2022

F1 2022 Canadian Grand Prix Predictions

After two seasons away, predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, on the street circuit in Montreal. The home Grand Prix for both Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi.

So Predictions for the race, and for the win I predict Max Verstappen for the race win in the Red Bull, Sergio Pérez second in the other Red Bull, and third place for Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari. Don't forget Carlos Sainz, Jr., Valtteri Bottas, the Mercedes drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Alpine drivers, and the AlphaTauri drivers as-well for a podium place.

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

2022 BTCC Round 4 Recap

Review of Round Four of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship season was at Oulton Park's Island Circuit, in Cheshire.

In the first race, Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com driver Tom Ingram took the race win in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance. Second was NAPA Racing UK driver and current BTCC Champion Ash Sutton in his Ford Focus ST, he was three seconds behind Ingram in the end. While third place was Toyota Gazoo Racing UK driver Rory Butcher in his Toyota Corolla GR Sport, he was seven seconds behind behind Ingram in the end.

Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Rich Energy BTC Racing driver driver Josh Cook in his Honda Civic Type R, he finished in eighth place and was nine seconds behind Ingram 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 Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero driver Bobby Thompson in his Cupra León, he finished in fifteenth place and was seventeen and half seconds behind Ingram in the end.




Meanwhile in the second race, Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com driver Tom Ingram took the race win in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance. Second was NAPA Racing UK driver and current BTCC Champion Ash Sutton in his Ford Focus ST, he was a second behind Ingram in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 330e M Sport, he was two seconds behind Ingram in the end.

Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Rich Energy BTC Racing driver driver Josh Cook in his Honda Civic Type R, he finished in ninth place and was fifteen seconds behind Ingram in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero driver Bobby Thompson in his Cupra León, he finished in fourteenth place and was twenty-one seconds behind Ingram in the end.




Finally in the third race, Team BMW driver Stephen Jelley took the race win in his BMW 330e M Sport. Second was Laser Tools Racing driver Aiden Moffat in his Infiniti Q50 and also took Independents class win, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Jelley in the end. While third place was Rich Energy BTC Racing driver driver Josh Cook in his Honda Civic Type R, he was four seconds behind Jelley in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by CarStore Power Maxed Racing driver Ash hand in his Vauxhall Astra, he finished in ninth place and was eleven and half seconds behind Jelley in the end.




Next stop Croft for Round Five of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship season in two weeks time.

Monday, 13 June 2022

2022 24 Hours of Le Mans Review, Toyota wins again for a fifth time

As the title says above a 24 Hours of Le Mans Review of the race. Round Three of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship at Le Mans. And this years 24 hours of Le Mans race will be remembered for the race for Toyota winning their fifth outright win at Le Mans.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the Hypercar class too of Sébastien Buemi, Ryō Hirakawa and Brendon Hartleyin their Toyota GR010 Hybrid; Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 and managed to do 380 laps altogether in 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 GR010 Hybrid; Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6; they were two minutes behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Glickenhaus Racing, with the team of Ryan Briscoe, Franck Mailleux and Richard Westbrook in their Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH, Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8; they were five lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.

In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), Jota team of António Félix da Costa, Roberto González, and Will Stevens in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in fifth place overall and they were eleven laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

In LMP2 Pro-Am Cup Class (all cars using the Gibson 4.3 L V8 engine and a team must have a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up) Algarve Pro Racing team of James Allen, René Binder and Steven Thomas in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 Pro-Am class. They finish in nineteenth place overall and they were seventeen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Pro class, was won by Porsche GT Team of Gianmaria Bruni, Richard Lietz and Frédéric Makowiecki won in their Porsche 911 RSR-19. They finish in twenty-eighth place overall and they were thirty laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.

While in GTE Am class, was won by TF Sport team of Henrique Chaves, Ben Keating and Marco Sørensenin their Aston Martin Vantage AMR. They finish in thirty-fourth place overall and they were thirty-seven 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 Monza in three weeks time for Round Four of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Review

Review of the eighth round of the 2022 F1 season at Baku City Circuit in the the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

The race will be the race that Charles Leclerc should have won (a repeat from Spain). Leclerc was on pole for Sunday's race ahead of Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen.

This time, Pérez took the lead at the start ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen. Although, Leclerc overtook Pérez during pitstops, until Lap 20 when Leclerc forced to retire with a broken turbo once more. Which, give Current Formula 1 Champion Max Verstappen the advantage, leading on lap 21 from team-mate Sergio Pérez to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons Azerbaijan Grand Prix and redemption from last year for Max Verstappen's fifth race win of the season.



While, Sergio Pérez finished in second place in the other Red Bull to complete a third Red Bull one-two finish of the season, Pérez was twenty-one seconds behind Verstappen at the end.

Meanwhile, George Russell finished in third place in the Mercedes to complete the podium, Russell was forty-six seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the fifty-one lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (finished fourth)
George Russell - 9 (finished third)

Red Bull Racing -9
Max Verstappen - 10 (race win)
Sergio Pérez - 9 (finished second, fastest lap)

Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 9 (pole, DNF, Turbo)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (DNF, Hydraulics)

McLaren - 6
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished eighth)
Lando Norris - 6 (finished ninth)

Alpine - 6
Fernando Alonso - 7 (finished seventh)
Esteban Ocon - 6 (finished tenth)

AlphaTauri - 7
Pierre Gasly - 9 (finished fifth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)

Aston Martin - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 9 (finished sixth)
Lance Stroll - 5 (DNF, Vibration)

Williams - 5
Alexander Albon - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)

Alfa Romeo - 6
Valtteri Bottas - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Guanyu Zhou - 6 (DNF, Hydraulics)

Haas - 5
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (DNF, Turbo)
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)


Next stop Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix in a weeks time.

Friday, 10 June 2022

24 Hours of Le Mans 2022 Qualifying and Predictions

The 24 hours of Le Mans race is this weekend. Starts from 3pm (UK time) Saturday finishes on 3pm Sunday. Prediction for the race? it's going to be a battle between Toyota GR010 Hybrids' Glickenhaus 007 LMHs' and Alpine A480.

Qualifying for the race is finished from last night and the Toyota GR010 Hybrid of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa are on pole. The second Toyota GR010 Hybrid of Kamui Kobayashi, José María López, and Mike Conway is on the front row in second place; four tenths of a second behind the pole sitter. While the Alpine A480-Gibson of Nicolas Lapierre, André Negrão and Matthieu Vaxivière starts in third place; half a second behind the pole sitter.

So predictions for the race, I predict that for the win at Le Mans of the Toyota GR010 Hybrid of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima for Toyota's fourth outright win at Le Mans. However, I wouldn't count out the other Toyota or an privater LMP1 team such as Glickenhaus or Alpine or even any top LMP2 team could take the outright win if Toyota falls once again at Le Mans.

Confirmed: Jack Miller joins KTM till 2024

It was confirmed yesterday (9/6/22) that Ducati Lenovo Team rider Jack Miller will join Red Bull KTM Factory Racing to the end of the 2024 MotoGP season alonside Brad Binder, resulting that Miguel Oliveira will leave KTM at the end of the season.



Miller currently sits ninth in the standings, with a best finish of second place at Le Mans back in May.

Tuesday, 7 June 2022

F1 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Predictions

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

So Predictions for the race, and for the win I predict Max Verstappen for the race win in the Red Bull, Sergio Pérez second in the other Red Bull, and third place for Sir Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes. Don't forget George Russell, Kevin Magnussen, Valtteri Bottas, the Ferrari drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Alpine drivers, and the AlphaTauri drivers as-well for a podium place.

Monday, 6 June 2022

2022 WRC Round 5 recap - Rally d'Italia Sardegna

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

Last weekends was the fifth round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna (2nd-5th June), that was won Ott Tänak in his works Hyundai i20 N Rally1.



While, Craig Breen finished second in his works Ford Puma Rally1. Breen was a minute behind Tänak at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Dani Sordo finished third in his works Hyundai i20 N Rally1, Sordo was a minute and a half behind Tänak 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 2 driver Nikolay Gryazin in his Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo. Nikolay Gryazin finished in seventh place overall, he was seven and half minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.

While in WRC-3 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Rally3 spec cars), that was won by Jan Černý in his own backed Ford Fiesta Rally3. Jan Černý finished in twenty-fifth place overall, he was thirty-four minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.

Next stop, Round Six of the 2022 WRC season for Safari Rally Kenya in three weeks time.

2021/22 Formula E World Championship - Jakarta ePrix - Round 6 Recap

Review of Round Six of the 2021-22 Formula E season held at the Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The race was won by Jaguar TCS Racing driver Mitch Evans in his Spark-Jaguar. Second was DS Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne in his Spark-DS, he was seven tenths of a second behind Evans in the end. Meanwhile, third was ROKiT Venturi Racing driver Edoardo Mortara in his Spark-Mercedes, he was a second behind Evans in the end.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Seven of the 2021-22 Formula E World Championship season at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan for the Marrakesh ePrix in four weeks time.

2022 Catalunya MotoGP Review

Review of the ninth round of the 2022 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 race was won by Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider and Current MotoGP Champion Fabio Quartararo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1.



Second was Pramac Racing rider Jorge Martín on his his Ducati Desmosedici GP22, he was six and half seconds behind Quartararo at the end. While, third was Pramac Racing rider Johann Zarco on his his Ducati Desmosedici GP22, he was eight seconds behind Quartararo at the end of the race.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-three four-stroke class), that race was won by Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider Celestino Vietti on the Kalex. Second was Flexbox HP40 rider Arón Canet on the Kalex, he was a tenth of a second behind Vietti at the end of the race. While, third was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Augusto Fernández on the Kalax, he was half a second behind Vietti at the end of the race.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by GasGas Aspar Team rider Izan Guevara on the Gas Gas. Second was Boé SKX rider David Muñoz on the KTM, he was two seconds behind Guevara at the end of the race. While, third was Leopard Racing Moto3 rider Tatsuki Suzuki on the Honda, he was over two seconds behind Guevara at the end of the race.

Friday, 3 June 2022

Confirmed: Yamaha retains Fabio Quartararo till 2024

It was confirmed yesterday (2/6/22) that Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team will retain MotoGP Champion Fabio Quartararo through to the end of the 2024 MotoGP season.



Quartararo joined the works Yamaha team for 2021 replacing Valentino Rossi, winning the MotoGP Riders' Championship last season.

Quartararo currently leads in the standings, with a best finish of a race win at Portimão back in April.

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring Review

Last weekend was the annual 24 Hours of Nürburgring (28-29th May). Audi Sport Team Phoenix was victories at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in their Audi R8 LMS Evo II, with team of Robin Frijns, Kelvin van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor and Frédéric Vervisch out on top to win this years 24 Hours of Nürburgring in 159 laps in total.



While the Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed BWT car came in second place in their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo; with team of Adam Christodoulou, Maximilian Götz and Fabian Schiller as drivers. They were twenty-three seconds behind the leaders at the end.

While the Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed BWT car came in in third place in their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo; with team of MaMaro Engel, Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella as drivers. They were three and half minutes behind the leaders at the end of the 24 hours race.

Confirmed: Red Bull Racing retains Sergio Pérez till 2024

It was confirmed yesterday (31/5/22) that Red Bull Racing will retain Sergio Pérez through to the end of the 2024 Formula 1 season.



Pérez joined Red Bull from Racing Point for 2021 replacing Alexander Albon, finishing fourth in the drivers' standings last season.

Pérez currently sits third in the drivers' standings this season, best finish of a Grand Prix win at Monaco last week.

Overall, a very good decision from Red Bull to keep Sergio Pérez for next two seasons. It was rumoured for a while now that Pérez will remain with the team going into 2023.

And a wise choice for Red Bull going into the rest of 2022 and into 2023.