Review of Round One of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone.
The Audi Sport Team Joest team won the race overall and the LMP1 class too of André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler in their Audi R18 e-tron quattro. While, second was the Porsche Team of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb in their Porsche 919 Hybrid, they were five seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Toyota Racing team of Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima in their Toyota TS040 Hybrid, they were fifteen seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP2 class, the G-Drive Racing team of Roman Rusinov, Julien Canal and Sam Bird in their Ligier JS P2 with a Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 engine won in LMP2 class. They finish in sixth place overall and they were sixteen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Pro class, was won by AF Corse team of Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander won in their Ferrari 458 Italia GT2. They finish in tenth place overall and they were twenty-nine laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Am class, was won by Aston Martin Racing team of Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy and Mathias Lauda in their Aston Martin Vantage GTE. They finish in seventeenth place overall and they were twenty-three laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Highlights of the 6 Hours of Silverstone below, enjoy.
Next Stop 6 Hours of Spa in three weeks time for round Two of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
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Monday, 13 April 2015
2015 Chinese Grand Prix Review, thoughts, and Bahrain Grand Prix Predictions
Review of the third round of the 2015 F1 season at at Shanghai International Circuit, on the outskirts of Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix. Thoughts of the race and and predictions for this weekends Bahrain Grand Prix.
Overall, I thought it was a dominating race weekend for Mercedes, dominating in practice, dominating in qualifying, and most importantly dominating in the race, with a grand slam for Mercedes driver and current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Fast in all practice sessions, on pole, lead most of the laps, fastest lap to conclude with a race win in this seasons Chinese Grand Prix for his second race win of the season.
While, team-mate Nico Rosberg finished second place in the Mercedes to give the team its second one-two finish of the season, Rosberg was under a second behind Hamilton at the end, after the safety car came out for the last four laps due to Max Verstappen retiring with four laps to go, due to transmission failure.
Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Vettel was three seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-six lap race.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, fastest lap and race win)
Nico Rosberg - 8 (finished second)
Red Bull Racing - 5
Daniel Ricciardo - 6 (finished ninth)
Daniil Kvyat - 5 (DNF, Engine)
Williams - 6
Valtteri Bottas - 6 (finished sixth)
Felipe Massa - 6 (finished fifth)
Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished third)
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (finished forth)
McLaren - 7
Jenson Button - 6 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Force India - 6
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (DNF, Gearbox)
Sergio Pérez - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Toro Rosso - 7
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Max Verstappen - 8 (DNF/finished seventeenth, Transmission/four laps down)
Lotus - 7
Romain Grosjean - 9 (finished seventh)
Pastor Maldonado - 6 (DNF, Brakes)
Manor - 7
Will Stevens - 8 (finished fifteenth, two laps down)
Roberto Merhi - 7 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
Sauber - 8
Marcus Ericsson - 7 (finished tenth, lap down)
Felipe Nasr - 9 (finished eighth)
So this weekends Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. Predictions for the race, Lewis Hamilton for the win in the Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel second in the Ferrari and third place for Kimi Räikkönen in the other Ferrari. Don't forget the Williams drivers, the Red Bull drivers, Nico Rosberg or Romain Grosjean as well for a podium place too.
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Overall, I thought it was a dominating race weekend for Mercedes, dominating in practice, dominating in qualifying, and most importantly dominating in the race, with a grand slam for Mercedes driver and current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Fast in all practice sessions, on pole, lead most of the laps, fastest lap to conclude with a race win in this seasons Chinese Grand Prix for his second race win of the season.
While, team-mate Nico Rosberg finished second place in the Mercedes to give the team its second one-two finish of the season, Rosberg was under a second behind Hamilton at the end, after the safety car came out for the last four laps due to Max Verstappen retiring with four laps to go, due to transmission failure.
Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Vettel was three seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-six lap race.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, fastest lap and race win)
Nico Rosberg - 8 (finished second)
Red Bull Racing - 5
Daniel Ricciardo - 6 (finished ninth)
Daniil Kvyat - 5 (DNF, Engine)
Williams - 6
Valtteri Bottas - 6 (finished sixth)
Felipe Massa - 6 (finished fifth)
Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished third)
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (finished forth)
McLaren - 7
Jenson Button - 6 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Force India - 6
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (DNF, Gearbox)
Sergio Pérez - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Toro Rosso - 7
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Max Verstappen - 8 (DNF/finished seventeenth, Transmission/four laps down)
Lotus - 7
Romain Grosjean - 9 (finished seventh)
Pastor Maldonado - 6 (DNF, Brakes)
Manor - 7
Will Stevens - 8 (finished fifteenth, two laps down)
Roberto Merhi - 7 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
Sauber - 8
Marcus Ericsson - 7 (finished tenth, lap down)
Felipe Nasr - 9 (finished eighth)
So this weekends Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. Predictions for the race, Lewis Hamilton for the win in the Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel second in the Ferrari and third place for Kimi Räikkönen in the other Ferrari. Don't forget the Williams drivers, the Red Bull drivers, Nico Rosberg or Romain Grosjean as well for a podium place too.
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Tuesday, 7 April 2015
2015 BTCC Round 1 Recap
Review of Round One of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season was at Brands Hatch's Indy Circuit, in Kent.
In the first race, Team JCT600 with GardX driver Rob Collard took the race win in his BMW 125i M Sport. Second was Team BMR driver Árón Smith in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win, he was four tenths second behind Collard in the end. While third place was Team BMR driver Jason Plato in his Volkswagen CC, he was nine tenths of a second behind Collard in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy (for top 'Rookie Driver' in the series) was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in thirteenth place and was twenty-three seconds behind Collard in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, Honda Yuasa Racing driver Gordon Shedden took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R. Second was Team IHG Rewards Club driver Andy Priaulx in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was four hundredths of a second behind Shedden in the end. While third place was Team BMR driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win, he was a second behind Shedden in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in fourteenth place and was seventeen seconds behind Shedden in the end.
Finally in the third race, Honda Yuasa Racing driver Matt Neal took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R. Second was MG 888 Racing driver Jack Goff in his MG6 GT, he was two tenths of a second behind Neal in the end. While third place was Team BMR driver Árón Smith in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win, he was one and half a second behind Neal in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by AmD Tuning driver Mike Bushell in his Ford Focus ST, he finished in eleventh place and was twelve seconds behind Neal in the end.
Next stop Donington Park for Round Two of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season in two weeks time.
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In the first race, Team JCT600 with GardX driver Rob Collard took the race win in his BMW 125i M Sport. Second was Team BMR driver Árón Smith in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win, he was four tenths second behind Collard in the end. While third place was Team BMR driver Jason Plato in his Volkswagen CC, he was nine tenths of a second behind Collard in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy (for top 'Rookie Driver' in the series) was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in thirteenth place and was twenty-three seconds behind Collard in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, Honda Yuasa Racing driver Gordon Shedden took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R. Second was Team IHG Rewards Club driver Andy Priaulx in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was four hundredths of a second behind Shedden in the end. While third place was Team BMR driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win, he was a second behind Shedden in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in fourteenth place and was seventeen seconds behind Shedden in the end.
Finally in the third race, Honda Yuasa Racing driver Matt Neal took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R. Second was MG 888 Racing driver Jack Goff in his MG6 GT, he was two tenths of a second behind Neal in the end. While third place was Team BMR driver Árón Smith in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win, he was one and half a second behind Neal in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by AmD Tuning driver Mike Bushell in his Ford Focus ST, he finished in eleventh place and was twelve seconds behind Neal in the end.
Next stop Donington Park for Round Two of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season in two weeks time.
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Monday, 6 April 2015
2015 Chinese Grand Prix Predictions
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit, on the outskirts of Shanghai.
So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Sebastian Vettel for the race win in the Ferrari, Kimi Räikkönen second in the other Ferrari, and Lewis Hamilton third in the Williams. Don't forget Nico Rosberg, Red Bull drivers, and the Williams drivers as well for a podium place.
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So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Sebastian Vettel for the race win in the Ferrari, Kimi Räikkönen second in the other Ferrari, and Lewis Hamilton third in the Williams. Don't forget Nico Rosberg, Red Bull drivers, and the Williams drivers as well for a podium place.
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Formula E - Long Beach ePrix - Round 6 Recap
Review of Round Six of the 2014-15 Formula E season held at the Long Beach Street Circuit in Long Beach, California, U.S.A.. The race was won by China Racing driver Nelson Piquet Jr.. Second was Andretti driver Jean-Éric Vergne, he was under two seconds behind Piquet Jr. in the end. Meanwhile, third was Audi Sport ABT driver Lucas di Grassi, he was under three seconds behind Piquet Jr. in the end.
Highlights of the race bellow, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Seven of the 2014-15 Formula E season in Circuit de Monaco for the Monte Carlo ePrix in five weeks time.
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Highlights of the race bellow, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Seven of the 2014-15 Formula E season in Circuit de Monaco for the Monte Carlo ePrix in five weeks time.
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Friday, 3 April 2015
Suit Up! Williams Style
During pre-season testing at Jerez in February, Williams F1 Team did an advert for one of their new sponsors Hackett. Where the Williams pit crew are suited up in style for a pit-stop. As Hackett described the video "The Coolest Pitstop Ever". Enjoy:
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2015 TCR Round 1 Recap
Review of Round One of the 2015 TCR International Series season was at at Sepang International Circuit, on the outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In the first race, Target Competition driver Stefano Comini took the race win in his SEAT León Cup Racer. Second was Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Pepe Oriola in his SEAT León Cup Racer, he was over three seconds behind Comini in the end. While third place was Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Sergey Afanasyev in his SEAT León Cup Racer to concluded a SEAT podium whitewash finish, he was over eight seconds behind Comini in the end.
While in the second race, Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Jordi Gené took the race win in his SEAT León Cup Racer. Second was Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Pepe Oriola in his SEAT León Cup Racer to complete a SEAT one-two finish, he was a second behind Gené in the end. While third place was WestCoast Racing driver Gianni Morbidelli in his Honda Civic TCR, he was two seconds behind Gené in the end.
Next stop Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China for Round Two of the 2015 TCR International Series season in two weeks time.
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In the first race, Target Competition driver Stefano Comini took the race win in his SEAT León Cup Racer. Second was Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Pepe Oriola in his SEAT León Cup Racer, he was over three seconds behind Comini in the end. While third place was Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Sergey Afanasyev in his SEAT León Cup Racer to concluded a SEAT podium whitewash finish, he was over eight seconds behind Comini in the end.
While in the second race, Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Jordi Gené took the race win in his SEAT León Cup Racer. Second was Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil driver Pepe Oriola in his SEAT León Cup Racer to complete a SEAT one-two finish, he was a second behind Gené in the end. While third place was WestCoast Racing driver Gianni Morbidelli in his Honda Civic TCR, he was two seconds behind Gené in the end.
Next stop Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China for Round Two of the 2015 TCR International Series season in two weeks time.
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