Review of the twentieth round of the 2022 F1 season at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in the centre of Mexico City for the Mexican Mexico City Grand Prix.
It was a dominating race weekend from Current Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen and repeat from 2021. Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. At the sunny Mexico City Grand Prix. Verstappen took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout to win this seasons Mexico City Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's fourteenth race win of the season, breaking the pervious record of thirteen wins for a season from Michael Schumacher in 2004 season and Sebastian Vettel in 2013 as-well.
While, Sir Lewis Hamilton finished in second place in the Mercedes, Hamilton was fifteen seconds behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Sergio Pérez finished in third place in the other Red Bull to complete the podium, Pérez was eighteen seconds behind Verstappen 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 (finished second)
George Russell - 7 (finished fourth, fastest lap)
Red Bull Racing - 9
Max Verstappen - 10 (pole, race win)
Sergio Pérez - 8 (finished third)
Ferrari - 6
Charles Leclerc - 6 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished fifth)
McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished seventh, lap down)
Lando Norris - 6 (finished ninth, lap down)
Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 8 (DNF, Engine)
Esteban Ocon - 6 (finished eighth, lap down)
AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (DNF, Collision damage with Ricciardo)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Williams - 5
Alexander Albon -6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 4 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Valtteri Bottas - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Guanyu Zhou - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Haas - 5
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Next stop, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, São Paulo in two weeks time for the São Paulo Grand Prix.
This week (29/10/22), Ferrari launch their new Le Mans Hypercar race car the Ferrari 499P for next seasons World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans. And according to Ferrari it will have a total power output of 940 bhp.
Ferrari unveiled its 2022 new LMH race car on Saturday at Imola, Ferrari will use an all new 3 litre twin-turbo V6 engine that produce 670 bhp (same architecture as the 296 GT3). Also, Ferrari will use an ERS hybrid system, which can produce up to 268 bhp, meaning the new Ferrari 499P is a 940 bhp monster race car.
It was confirmed on Wednesday (26/10/22) Audi has reached an agreement with Sauber to become its strategic partner from the 2026 Formula 1 season. The deal will also see Audi acquire a majority stake (around 75% before 2026) in the Sauber Group, meaning Audi will run as a works team from 2026 onward.
The German manufacturer confirmed its F1 entry earlier this year at Spa, stating it would join the sport as a Power-Unit supplier when the new regulations come into play.
Sauber will continue to develop and manufacture the car, while it will also be responsible for planning and executing race operations, while Audi will focus on their Power-uints.
Sauber has been in partnership with Alfa Romeo since 2018, the two parties will separate following the conclusion of the 2023 season.
Sauber will continue to run Ferrari Power-Units after its Alfa Romeo partnership ends, before taking on the Audi Power-Units in 2026.
Overall, no surprises, its been heavily rumoured for a while now that Audi will buy 75% of Sauber before 2026.
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in the centre of Mexico City. For Sergio Pérez's home race.
So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict that, Sergio Pérez for the win in the Red Bull, Max Verstappen second in the other Red Bull, and third place for Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari. Don't forget Carlos Sainz, Jr., the Mercedes drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Alpine drivers, and Sebastian Vettel as-well for a podium place.
1978 F1 World Champion Mario Andretti drove a 2013 McLaren F1 car at Austin on Sunday (23/10/2022) before the United States Grand Prix at the age of 82.
Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round Twelve of Rally Catalunya de España.
Last weekends was the twelfth round of the World Rally Championship at Rally Catalunya de España (20th-23rd October) that was won by Outgoing WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier in his works Toyota GR Yaris Rally1.
While, Thierry Neuville finished second in his works Hyundai i20 N Rally1, Neuville was sixteen seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, New WRC Champion Kalle Rovanperä finished third in his works Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, Rovanperä was thirty-five seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
With the one-three finish, it was also confirmed with a rally to spare for Toyota to win the manufacturers' champions for another season for Toyota's sixth WRC Manufacturers title, congrats to Toyota for winnings this years title.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Group R5 specifications), that was won by Hyundai Motorsport N driverTeemu Suninen in his Hyundai i20 N Rally2. Teemu Suninen finished in eleventh place overall, he was ten minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
While in WRC-3 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Rally3 spec cars), that was won by Lauri Joona in his own backed Ford Fiesta Rally3. Lauri Joona finished in thirtieth place overall, he was twenty minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally. With that result, Lauri Joona was enough to clinched the WRC3 Championship this season in his own backed Ford Fiesta Rally3, contracts to Lauri Joona and co-drivers Mikael Korhonen, and Tuukka Shemeikka for winning this years WRC3 championship.
Next stop, Round Thirteen of the 2022 WRC season for Rally Japan in three weeks time.
Review of the nineteenth round of the 2022 F1 season at Circuit of the Americas near Austin, Texas for the United States Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable, entertaining race to watch. Carlos Sainz Jr. was on pole for Sunday's race. At a dry United States Grand Prix. New and Current Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen took the advantage at the start ahead of Sir Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen was set to win, until lap 36 when a bad pt-stop, force Verstappen back to third place, making Verstappen overtaking Leclerc for second. Then on lap 50 Verstappen overtake Hamilton for the lead and stayed there to win this seasons United States Grand Prix for Verstappen's thirteenth race win of the season, joining Michael Schumacher's record from the 2004 season and Sebastian Vettel's record from the 2013 as-well. The first Grand Prix win for Red Bull after the death of team-owner Dietrich Mateschitz.
With Max Verstappen win and Sergio Pérez fourth place was enough for Red Bull Racing to win this seasons F1 Constructors' Championship with one hundred and eighty-seven points ahead of Ferrari with three races to go. Contracts to Red Bull Racing for winning their fifth Constructors' Championship in Formula 1.
While, Sir Lewis Hamilton finished in second place in the Mercedes, Hamilton was five seconds behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Leclerc was eight seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the fifty-six lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (finished second)
George Russell - 7 (finished fifth, fastest lap)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 10 (race win)
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished fourth)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 9 (finished third)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (pole, DNF, Collision damage with Russell)
McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 5 (finished sixteenth)
Lando Norris - 9 (finished sixth)
Alpine - 8
Fernando Alonso - 10 (finished seventh)
Esteban Ocon - 6 (finished tenth)
Review of the ninetenth round of the 2022 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 Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP22.
Second place was Gresini Racing MotoGP rider Enea Bastianini on his Desmosedici GP21, he was three tenths of a second behind Bagnaia at the end. While, third was Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider and Current MotoGP Champion Fabio Quartararo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was three seconds behind Bagnaia at the end of the race.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-three four-stroke class), that race was won by Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider Tony Arbolino on the Kalex. Second was Speed Up Racing rider Alonso López on the Boscoscuro, he was eleven seconds behind Arbolino at the end of the race. While, third was GasGas Aspar Team rider Jake Dixon on the Kalax, he was twelve seconds behind Arbolino at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max rider McPhee on the Husqvarna. Second was Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max rider Ayumu Sasaki on the Husqvarna, he was five hundenths of a second behind McPhee at the end of the race. While, third was GasGas Aspar Team rider Sergio García on the GasGas, he was fifteen hundenths of a second behind McPhee at the end of the race.
Dietrich Mateschitz, the founder of both Red Bull and AlphaTauri Formula 1 teams, has passed away at the age of 78 on Saturday morning (22/10/22) following a long period of fighting pancreatic cancer. Condolences goes out to the family and friends of Dietrich Mateschitz.
Famously, he was the co-founder and 49% owner of Red Bull GmbH, Mateschitz entered into Formula 1 purchased a majority share in Sauber F1 Team in 1995 till 2001 with the Red Bull logos on the cars between 1995 till 2004.
In November 2004, Mateschitz bought the failing Jaguar Racing Formula One team from its previous owners, Ford, and he renamed it as a full-blown Red Bull Racing team for the following season in 2005. In September 2005, Mateschitz joined forces with his close friend and former Formula One driver, Gerhard Berger, to purchase Minardi team from Paul Stoddart. This team was meant to serve as a Junior team to Red Bull Racing and was renamed as Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2006, and then renamed it to AlphaTauri in 2020.
Sebastian Vettel won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix for Toro Rosso. His victory at the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix was the first for Red Bull Racing. In 2010, Red Bull Racing won their first Drivers' and Constructors' championships with Sebastian Vettel. Repeating it again in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
The team won the 2021 Drivers' championship with Max Verstappen. Last time out Max Verstappen won the 2022 Drivers' championship with Red Bull once again with the team set to win the Constructors' championships this weekend.
Gone but not forgotten. His legacy will be there forever.
Its been eleven years today that Marco Simoncelli has past away from us, from the accident at was competing the last but one round at Sepang in Malaysia of the 2011 MotoGP season. On lap 2, Simoncelli was fighting for fourth with Alvaro Bautista when he lost the front of his bike at turn 11 and slid across the circuit, into the path of both Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi, both of whom then hit the Honda rider and got instantly killed.
Today it should be celebrating life and never ever forget who was Marco Simoncelli.
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas near Austin, Texas, For Haas F1 Team's home race.
So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Max Verstappen for the race win in the Red Bull, Charles Leclerc second in the Ferrari, and third place for Sergio Pérez in the other Red Bull. Don't forget Carlos Sainz, Jr., the Mercedes drivers, the McLaren drivers, and the Alpine drivers as-well for a podium place.
Review of the eightenth round of the 2022 MotoGP season at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circult, Phillip Island, south-southeast of Melbourne, for the Australian GP.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Team Suzuki Ecstar rider Álex Rins on his works Suzuki GSX-RR.
Second place was Repsol Honda Team rider Marc Marquez on his works Honda RC213V, he was eighteen hundenths of a second behind Rins at the end. While, third was Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP22, he was two tenths of a second behind Rins at the end of the race.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-three 765cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Speed Up Racing rider Alonso López on the Boscoscuro. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider and outgoing Moto 3 Champion Pedro Acosta on the Kalex, he was three and half seconds behind López at the end. While, third was GasGas Aspar Team rider Jake Dixon on the Kalax, he was nine and half seconds behind López 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. That was enough to give Izan Guevarathe 2022 Moto3 title. Izan Guevara is 65 points ahead of Sergio García with two races to spare. Contracts to Izan Guevara for winning the Moto3 championship.
Second was Red Bull KTM Tech3 rider Deniz Öncü on the KTM, he was three tenths of a second behind Guevara at the end of the race. While, third was GasGas Aspar Team rider Sergio García on the GasGas, he was five tenths of a second behind Guevara at the end of the race.
Its been eleven years today that Dan Wheldon has past away from us, from the accident he was competing in the final round of the Indy Car Series championship at Las Vegas Raceway, were Dan Wheldon was involved in a 15-car accident multi-car pile-up.
Today it should be celebrating life and never ever forget Dan Wheldon.
This post is all about the new 2022 F2, F3 and W-Series Champions.
Felipe Drugovich won the Formula 2 championship at Monza last month, with three races to spare, Felipe Drugovich won this years Formula 2 Championship ahead of both Théo Pourchaire and Logan Sargeant in the standings. So where going to see Felipe Drugovich next season? Already confirmed to be Aston Martins's F1 Teams reserve driver while doing some mid-season testing with the team for the rest of the season and next season too.
While at Monza, Victor Martins won this years Formula 3 Championship ahead of both Zane Maloney and Oliver Bearman in the standings. Victor Martins is set to step up-to Formula 2 next season, his is currently an Alpine Junior driver as-well.
Meanwhile last week, Jamie Chadwick won this years W-Series Championship (her third Championship), with three races to spare (the championship ended early after financial problems), ahead of Alice Powell and Beitske Visser in the standings.
So, contractions to the new Champions. Bring on 2023.
Review of Round Ten and the final round of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship season was at Brands Hatch's Grand Prix Circuit, in Kent.
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 Toyota Gazoo Racing UK driver Rory Butcher in his Toyota Corolla GR Sport, he was six tenths of a second behind Ingram in the end. While third place was ROKiT MB Motorsport driver Jake Hill in his BMW 330e M Sport, he was nine seconds behind Ingram in the end.
Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport driver Adam Morgan in his BMW 330e M Sport, he finished in sixth place and was ten and half 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 seventh place and was eleven 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 ROKiT MB Motorsport driver Jake Hill in his BMW 330e M Sport, he was seven tenths of a second behind Ingram in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 330e M Sport, he was a second behind Ingram in the end.
Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport driver Adam Morgan in his BMW 330e M Sport, he finished in sixth place and was nine 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 ninth place and was eleven seconds behind Ingram in the end.
Finally in the third race, Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com driver Daniel Lloyd took the race win in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance. Second was Rich Energy BTC Racing driver driver Josh Cook in his Honda Civic Type R and also took Independents class win, he was seven tenths of a second behind Lloyd in the end. While third place was Toyota Gazoo Racing UK driver Rory Butcher in his Toyota Corolla GR Sport, he was four seconds behind Lloyd in the end.
Finally, fifth place was Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com driver Tom Ingram in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance, he was nine seconds behind Lloyd in the end and enough for Tom Ingram to be 2022 BTCC Drivers' Champion for his first title to beat 2021 BTCC Champion Ash Sutton by twelve points in the last round of the year.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport driver George Gamble in his BMW 330e M Sport, he finished in sixth place and was ten seconds behind Lloyd in the end.
And so, this years champions, Tom Ingram took the BTCC Drivers' Championship. BMW took the Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship. NAPA Racing UK took the Teams' Championship. While, Josh Cook took the Independents' Trophy. While, Rich Energy BTC Racing took Independent Teams' Trophy. And Bobby Thompson took the Jack Sears Trophy.
That's the end of 2022 British Touring Car Championship season. Contracts to the Champions in BTCC this season. And now for the 2023 Season.
Review of the Supercars Championship round of the 2022 Bathurst 1000 at the famous Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales.
Triple Eight Race Engineering drivers Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tande won the 161 lap race overall in their Holden Commodore ZB, for Holdens 36th and final win in their final start at the Bathurst 1000. The win was Shane van Gisbergen's second win around the New South Wales track, while its Garth Tander's fifth win around the New South Wales track.
Second place was Walkinshaw Andretti United drivers Chaz Mostert and Fabian Coulthard in their Holden Commodore ZB, they were a second behind the leaders at the end. Meanwhile, Tickford Racing drivers Cameron Waters and James Moffat finished in third place in their Ford Mustang Mk.6, they were six seconds behind the leaders at the end.
Review of the eighteenth round of the 2022 F1 season at Suzuka, Suzuka City for the Japanese Grand Prix.
It was a dominating race weekend from Current Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen. Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. However, the race was heavily affected by torrential rain, resulting in only 40 minutes worth of racing resulting a twenty-eight lap race. At a wet Japanese Grand Prix. Verstappen took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout to win this seasons Japanese Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's twelfth race win of the season.
While, Charles Leclerc finished in second place in the Ferrari. However, he received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, relegating him to third place. With a loophole in the rules reulting in full-points instead of half-points, that was enough for Max Verstappen to win his second F1 World Drivers Championship title and one hundred and thirteen points ahead of team-mate Sergio Pérez who is second in the standings with four races to go. He also become eleventh driver Formula 1 history to win back to back titles and the seventeenth driver in Formula 1 history to win two or more drivers' titles. So contractions to Max Verstappen for winning his second World Drivers' title.
Meanwhile, Sergio Pérez finished in second place in the Red Bull to give the team its fifth one-two finish of the season, Pérez was twenty-seven seconds behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Leclerc was thirty-two seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the twenty-eight lap race.
Now with four races to go, Red Bull still leads F1 Constructors' Standings, the gap is now improved from one hundred and thirty-six to one hundred and sixty-one points for Ferrari who are second in the Constructors' Standings with four races to go.
Red Bull could win their fifth Constructors' Championship at Austin. Red Bull needs to score only eighteen points to win the title at the United States Grand Prix.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 6
Lewis Hamilton - 7 (finished fifth)
George Russell - 6 (finished eighth)
Red Bull Racing - 9
Max Verstappen - 10 (pole, race win)
Sergio Pérez - 9 (finished second)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 9 (finished third)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (DNF, Accident)
McLaren - 6
Daniel Ricciardo - 6 (finished eleventh)
Lando Norris - 6 (finished tenth)
Alpine - 9
Fernando Alonso - 9 (finished seventh)
Esteban Ocon - 10 (finished fourth)
It was confirmed on the eve of qualifying of the Japanese Grand Prix (8/10/22), Mercedes development driver Nyck de Vries will race with the AlphaTauri in Formula 1 next season, replacing Alpine-bound Pierre Gasly.
Nyck de Vries substituted for Alex Albon at Williams at Monza finishing ninth place, scoring points on his race debut. de Vries sits twentieth in the Drivers' Standings, is stepping up to a race seat alongside Yuki Tsunoda for next season.
In my opinion, this was no big surprise this news happen, rumoured since mid-September that de Vries was going to get one of the seats after losing intresting in putting Colton Herta in one of the seats.
Hopefully AlphaTauri team will have a stronger 2023 F1 season with its line-up complete going into 2023.
It was confirmed on the eve of qualifying of the Japanese Grand Prix (8/10/22), that AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly will race with Alpine F1 Team as their second driver for 2023 season on a multi-year deal (rumoured till the end of 2025), and completes an all-French line-up alongside Esteban Ocon.
Gasly made his Formula 1 debut with AlphaTauri (Toro Rosso) in 2017. Despite signed to AlphaTauri till the end of 2023. However, an agreement has now been reached, which will see Gasly compete for Alpine in 2023.
This season Gasly currently sits thirteenth in the Drivers' Standings with twenty-three points, with his best race finish of fifth place at Baku.
In my opinion, this is not a big surprise this news happen. It has been strongly rumoured since the Dutch Grand Prix that Gasly was wanted by Alpine.
Its great news for the Alpine team as they have got a talented Grand Prix driver.
Things are looking up for the Alpine team in 2023.
After two seasons away, predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, Suzuka City for Yuki Tsunoda's home race.
So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict Max Verstappen for the race win in the Red Bull and for the F1 Drivers' Championship too. Charles Leclerc second in the Ferrari, and third place for Sergio Pérez in the other Red Bull. Don't forget Carlos Sainz, Jr., the Mercedes drivers, the McLaren drivers, and the Alpine drivers as-well for a podium place.
As the title says a Petit Le Mans Review of the race at Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia.
Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian team won the race overall and Daytona Prototype international class too of Tom Blomqvist, Hélio Castroneves and Oliver Jarvis 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 Mike Conway, Pipo Derani and Olivier Pla; they were four seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Ally Cadillac Racing team finished third place in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 5.5 L V8; the team of Jimmie Johnson, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Rockenfeller; they were a lap behind the leaders.
In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), Tower Motorsport team of Rui Andrade, Louis Delétraz and John Farano in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in fifth place overall and they were five laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP3 class (all cars using the Nissan 5.6 L V8 engine), Andretti Autosport team of Jarett Andretti, Josh Burdon and Gabby Chaves in their Ligier JS P320 won LMP3 class. They finish in eleventh place overall and they were twenty-two laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In GT Daytona Class, Gradient Racing team of Till Bechtolsheimer, Mario Farnbacher and Kyffin Simpson in their Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 won Daytona Class. They finished in eighteenth place overall; they were thirty-six laps behind the leaders.
In GT Daytona Pro Class, Vasser Sullivan Racing team of Ben Barnicoat, Jack Hawksworth and Kyle Kirkwood in their Lexus RC F GT3 won GT Daytona Pro Class. They finished in twenty-third place overall; they were thirty-seven laps behind the leaders.
Review of the sevententh round of the 2022 MotoGP season at Buriram International Circuit, on the outskirts of Buriram in east of Thailand for the Thailand GP.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Miguel Oliveira on his works KTM RC16.
Second was Ducati Lenovo Team rider Jack Miller on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP22, he was seven tenths of a second behind Oliveira at the end. While, third was Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP22, he was two seconds behind Oliveira at the end of the race.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-three four-stroke class), that race was won by Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider Tony Arbolino on the Kalex. Second wasGresini Racing Moto2 rider Filip Salač on the Kalax, he was two tenths of a second behind Arbolino at the end of the race. While, third was Flexbox HP40 rider Arón Canet on the Kalax, he was five seconds behind Arbolino at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Leopard Racing rider Dennis Foggia on the Honda. Second was Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max rider Ayumu Sasaki on the Husqvarna, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Foggia at the end of the race. While, third was Sic58 Squadra Corse rider Riccardo Rossi on the Honda, he was three seconds behind Foggia at the end of the race.
Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round Eleven of Rally New Zealand.
Last weekends was the eleventh round of the World Rally Championship at Rally New Zealand (29th September-2nd October) that was won by that was won by Kalle Rovanperä in his works Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. Enough to give Kalle Rovanperä the 2022 WRC title with two rounds to spare and becoming the youngest driver to win the drivers title at 22 years old, contracts to Kalle Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen for winning their first WRC drivers title.
While, Current WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier finished second in his works Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, Ogier was thirty-five seconds behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Ott Tänak finished third in his works Hyundai i20 N Rally1, Tänak was forty-nine seconds 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 Hayden Paddon in his own backed Hyundai i20 N Rally2. Hayden Paddon finished in sixth place overall, he was ten minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
Next stop, Round Twelve of the 2022 WRC season for Rally Catalunya de España in three weeks time.
Review of the seventeenth round of the 2022 F1 season at Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore for Formula 1's second night-time street race of the season, for the Singapore Grand Prix.
The race itself was an entertaining race to watch, despite heavy rain that delayed the start for an hour that force the race only fifty-nine laps instead of sixty-one laps.
Charles Leclerc on pole for Sundays race ahead of Sergio Pérez and Carlos Sainz Jr. On Sunday race, Perez took the lead at the start ahead of Leclerc and never looked back; lead all of the laps and despite a five-second time penalty late on, it was Pérez day to win in this seasons Singapore Grand Prix for Sergio Pérez's second race win of the season.
While, Charles Leclerc finished in second place in the Ferrari, Leclerc was two and half seconds behind Pérez at the end.
Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz Jr. finished in third place in the other Ferrari to complete the podium, Sainz Jr. was ten seconds behind Pérez at the end of the fifty-nine lap race.
Now with five races to go, Max Verstappen only managing a seventh place finish,Charles Leclerc only managing a second place finish and Sergio Pérez winning in Singapore, Max Verstappen's lead of the F1 Drivers' Standings has been reduce from one hundred-sixteen points to one hundred-four points ahead of Charles Leclerc in the standings, while Pérez still third in the standings with one-hundred-six points behind Verstappen with five races to go.
Max Verstappen could win his second Drivers' Championship at Suzuka. If Verstappen wins the Japanese Grand Prix to guaranteed the championship.
While Red Bull still leads F1 Constructors' Standings, the gap is now reduce from one hundred and thirty-nine to one hundred and thirty-six points for Ferrari who are second in the Constructors' Standings with five races to go.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 5
Lewis Hamilton - 6 (finished ninth)
George Russell - 5 (finished fourteenth, two laps down, fastest lap)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 7 (finished seventh)
Sergio Pérez - 10 (race win)
Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 8 (pole, finished second)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished third)
McLaren - 9
Daniel Ricciardo - 9 (finished fifth)
Lando Norris - 10 (finished fourth)
Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 9 (DNF, Engine)
Esteban Ocon - 6 (DNF, Engine)
It was confirmed yesterday on the eve of the Singapore Grand Prix (30/9/22) that Formula 1 has extended its exclusive live agreement with Sky Sports to broadcast Formula 1 in the United Kingdom till 2029.
Sky Sports F1 took over rights to broadcast Formula 1 in the UK in 2012 and its current agreement ran through 2024, an extension of the deal, through the 2029 season, was announced by the parties.
Overall, not surprised about the Sky F1 deal going to 2029. Anyone dreaming about a BBC, ITV or a Channel 4 return it wasn’t going to happen due to high costs (rumoured around £250 million per season). Not surprised as well that Sky has Vito to introduce F1TV pro which would been a cheaper option for UK viewers and whould give more viewers to watch F1.
