Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix on the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. For Formula 1's only night-time street race of the season.
And so predictions for the race itself, Lewis Hamilton for the win in the Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel second in the Ferrari, and Daniel Ricciardo third in the Red Bull. Don't forget the Nico Rosberg, Kimi Raikkonen, Daniil Kvyat, and the Williams drivers either for a podium place as-well.
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Monday, 14 September 2015
2015 San Marino MotoGP Review
Review of round thirteen of the 2015 MotoGP season at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, on the outskirts of Misano Adriatico in east of Italy for the San Marino GP.
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 place was Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Bradley Smith on his Yamaha YZR-M1, he was seven seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was Estrella Galicia Marc VDS rider Scott Redding on his works Honda RC213V, he was nineteen seconds behind Márquez at the end.
In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software), Forward Racing rider Loris Baz won Open class and finished fourth overall on his Yamaha Forward, he was twenty-six seconds behind Márquez at the end of the race.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Ajo Motorsport rider Johann Zarco on the Kalex. Second was Estrella Galicia Marc VDS rider and current Moto2 champion Esteve Rabat on the Kalex, he was four second behind Zarco at the end. While, third was IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia rider Takaaki Nakagami on the Kalex, he was over five seconds behind Zarco at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Gresini Racing Team Moto3 rider Enea Bastianini on the Honda. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Miguel Oliveira on the KTM, he was four hundredths of a second behind Bastianini at the end. While, third was Ongetta–Rivacold rider Niccolò Antonelli on the Honda, he was four tenths of a second behind Bastianini at the end of the race.
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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 place was Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Bradley Smith on his Yamaha YZR-M1, he was seven seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was Estrella Galicia Marc VDS rider Scott Redding on his works Honda RC213V, he was nineteen seconds behind Márquez at the end.
In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software), Forward Racing rider Loris Baz won Open class and finished fourth overall on his Yamaha Forward, he was twenty-six seconds behind Márquez at the end of the race.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Ajo Motorsport rider Johann Zarco on the Kalex. Second was Estrella Galicia Marc VDS rider and current Moto2 champion Esteve Rabat on the Kalex, he was four second behind Zarco at the end. While, third was IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia rider Takaaki Nakagami on the Kalex, he was over five seconds behind Zarco at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Gresini Racing Team Moto3 rider Enea Bastianini on the Honda. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Miguel Oliveira on the KTM, he was four hundredths of a second behind Bastianini at the end. While, third was Ongetta–Rivacold rider Niccolò Antonelli on the Honda, he was four tenths of a second behind Bastianini at the end of the race.
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2015 WRC Round 10 recap - Rally Australia, Sébastien Ogier 2015 World Rally Champion! VW WRC Manufacturers Champions!
Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round ten of Rally Australia.
Last weekends was the tenth round of the World Rally Championship at Rally Australia (11th - 13th September) was won by current WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier in the works Volkswagen Polo R WRC, to win the rally overall and to give Sébastien Ogier the 2015 WRC title, contracts to Sébastien Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia for winning their third WRC drivers title and becoming the third WRC driver to win three WRC drivers' championships in a row.
While, team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala finished second in the other works Volkswagen Polo R WRC, Latvala was 12 seconds behind Ogier at the end. With the Volkswagen one-two finish, it was also confirmed with three rallies to spare, that Volkswagen have retain their WRC Manufacturers title for a third year in a row, congrats to Volkswagen for winnings this years title in another dominating season for Volkswagen.
While, Kris Meeke finished in third place in the works Citroën DS3 WRC. Meeke was 32 seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Nasser Al-Attiyah in his own backed Ford Fiesta RRC. Nasser Al-Attiyah finished in tenth place overall, he was under 12 minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
Highlights of the rally bellow, enjoy.
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Last weekends was the tenth round of the World Rally Championship at Rally Australia (11th - 13th September) was won by current WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier in the works Volkswagen Polo R WRC, to win the rally overall and to give Sébastien Ogier the 2015 WRC title, contracts to Sébastien Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia for winning their third WRC drivers title and becoming the third WRC driver to win three WRC drivers' championships in a row.
While, team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala finished second in the other works Volkswagen Polo R WRC, Latvala was 12 seconds behind Ogier at the end. With the Volkswagen one-two finish, it was also confirmed with three rallies to spare, that Volkswagen have retain their WRC Manufacturers title for a third year in a row, congrats to Volkswagen for winnings this years title in another dominating season for Volkswagen.
While, Kris Meeke finished in third place in the works Citroën DS3 WRC. Meeke was 32 seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Nasser Al-Attiyah in his own backed Ford Fiesta RRC. Nasser Al-Attiyah finished in tenth place overall, he was under 12 minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
Highlights of the rally bellow, enjoy.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
2015 BTCC Round 8 Recap
Review of Round Eight of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season was on the International Super Sports Car Circuit at Rockingham Motor Speedway, in Northamptonshire.
In the first race, Motorbase Performance driver Mat Jackson took the race win in his Ford Focus ST and also took Independents class win too. Second was Honda Yuasa Racing driver Gordon Shedden in his Honda Civic Type R, he was two seconds behind Jackson in the end. While, third place was Team BMR RCIB Insurance driver Árón Smith in his Volkswagen CC, he was four seconds behind Jackson 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-nine seconds behind Jackson 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 Motorbase Performance driver Mat Jackson in his Ford Focus ST and also took Independents class win too, he was three seconds behind Shedden in the end. While third place was #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr and also took Jack Sears Trophy win too, he was five seconds behind Shedden in the end.
While in the third race, Team BMR RCIB Insurance driver Jason Plato took the race win in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win too. Second was Speedworks Motorsport driver Tom Ingram in his Toyota Avensis, he was a second behind Plato in the end. While third place was Team BMR RCIB Insurance driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his Volkswagen CC, he was two seconds behind Plato in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in tenth place and was ten seconds behind Plato in the end.
Next stop Silverstone for Round Nine of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.
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In the first race, Motorbase Performance driver Mat Jackson took the race win in his Ford Focus ST and also took Independents class win too. Second was Honda Yuasa Racing driver Gordon Shedden in his Honda Civic Type R, he was two seconds behind Jackson in the end. While, third place was Team BMR RCIB Insurance driver Árón Smith in his Volkswagen CC, he was four seconds behind Jackson 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-nine seconds behind Jackson 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 Motorbase Performance driver Mat Jackson in his Ford Focus ST and also took Independents class win too, he was three seconds behind Shedden in the end. While third place was #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr and also took Jack Sears Trophy win too, he was five seconds behind Shedden in the end.
While in the third race, Team BMR RCIB Insurance driver Jason Plato took the race win in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win too. Second was Speedworks Motorsport driver Tom Ingram in his Toyota Avensis, he was a second behind Plato in the end. While third place was Team BMR RCIB Insurance driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his Volkswagen CC, he was two seconds behind Plato in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by #RacingforHeroes driver Josh Cook in his Chevrolet Cruze 4dr, he finished in tenth place and was ten seconds behind Plato in the end.
Next stop Silverstone for Round Nine of the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Monday, 7 September 2015
2015 Italian Grand Prix Review and thoughts
Review of the twelfth round of the 2015 F1 season at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, near Milan, for the Italian Grand Prix.
Overall, I thought it was a dominating race weekend for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, 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 Italian Grand Prix for his seventh race win of the season. Despite, Mercedes was allegedly running tyre pressures that were below Pirelli’s specification which was rejected by the stewards and Hamilton retains the win.
While, Sebastian Vettel finished in second place in the Ferrari, Vettel was twenty-five seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Felipe Massa finished in third place in the Williams to complete the podium after Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes was on course to complete the podium. But, with three laps to go Rosberg retired due to Power Unit failure. That allowed Felipe Massa to give his second podium of the season. Massa was forty-seven seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-three lap race.
Lewis Hamilton has now improve his lead of the F1 driver championship from 28 points to 53 points ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg after Rosberg's first DNF of the season with seven races to go. While, Sebastian Vettel is still third in the standings, from 67 points from Spa to 74 points behind Hamilton after Monza.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, fastest lap, and race win)
Nico Rosberg - 7 (DNF/finished seventeenth, Power Unit Failure/three laps down)
Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished eighth, lap down)
Daniil Kvyat - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Williams - 8
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished fourth)
Felipe Massa - 9 (finished third)
Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished second)
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished fifth)
McLaren - 6
Jenson Button - 7 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Fernando Alonso - 6 (DNF/finished eighteenth, Power Unit Failure/five laps down)
Force India - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 7 (finished seventh, lap down)
Sergio Pérez - 8 (finished sixth)
Toro Rosso - 6
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Max Verstappen - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Lotus - 6
Romain Grosjean - 6 (DNF, Collision with Felipe Nasr)
Pastor Maldonado - 6 (DNF, Collision with Nico Hülkenberg)
Manor - 6
Will Stevens - 7 (finished fifteenth, two laps down)
Roberto Merhi - 6 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
Sauber - 7
Marcus Ericsson - 8 (finished ninth, lap down)
Felipe Nasr - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Next stop Marina Bay Street Circuit in two weeks time for the Singapore Grand Prix.
End of blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Overall, I thought it was a dominating race weekend for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, 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 Italian Grand Prix for his seventh race win of the season. Despite, Mercedes was allegedly running tyre pressures that were below Pirelli’s specification which was rejected by the stewards and Hamilton retains the win.
While, Sebastian Vettel finished in second place in the Ferrari, Vettel was twenty-five seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Felipe Massa finished in third place in the Williams to complete the podium after Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes was on course to complete the podium. But, with three laps to go Rosberg retired due to Power Unit failure. That allowed Felipe Massa to give his second podium of the season. Massa was forty-seven seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-three lap race.
Lewis Hamilton has now improve his lead of the F1 driver championship from 28 points to 53 points ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg after Rosberg's first DNF of the season with seven races to go. While, Sebastian Vettel is still third in the standings, from 67 points from Spa to 74 points behind Hamilton after Monza.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, fastest lap, and race win)
Nico Rosberg - 7 (DNF/finished seventeenth, Power Unit Failure/three laps down)
Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished eighth, lap down)
Daniil Kvyat - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Williams - 8
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished fourth)
Felipe Massa - 9 (finished third)
Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished second)
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished fifth)
McLaren - 6
Jenson Button - 7 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Fernando Alonso - 6 (DNF/finished eighteenth, Power Unit Failure/five laps down)
Force India - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 7 (finished seventh, lap down)
Sergio Pérez - 8 (finished sixth)
Toro Rosso - 6
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Max Verstappen - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Lotus - 6
Romain Grosjean - 6 (DNF, Collision with Felipe Nasr)
Pastor Maldonado - 6 (DNF, Collision with Nico Hülkenberg)
Manor - 6
Will Stevens - 7 (finished fifteenth, two laps down)
Roberto Merhi - 6 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
Sauber - 7
Marcus Ericsson - 8 (finished ninth, lap down)
Felipe Nasr - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Next stop Marina Bay Street Circuit in two weeks time for the Singapore Grand Prix.
End of blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Thursday, 3 September 2015
Confirmed: Williams retains Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa for 2016
It was confirmed this morning (3/9/15) that Williams will retain Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa for the 2016 Formula 1 season.
Overall, its a good decision from Williams to keep both Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa for another season. Massa has been as consistently fast as his team-mate and even outperforming him. Also, been very consistent scoring points from second half of last season and this season for Williams and those are the reasons why his was retain for Williams for another season and rightly deserving so.
As for Valtteri Bottas, its the right decision for Bottas to stay at Williams for another season, despite he was heavily rumoured with a switch to Ferrari next season, before Ferrari confirmed they have retain Kimi Räikkönen for another year. Williams will be a top four team next season in my opinion, and they will fighting the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari next season for race wins.
Bring on 2016 for Williams.
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Overall, its a good decision from Williams to keep both Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa for another season. Massa has been as consistently fast as his team-mate and even outperforming him. Also, been very consistent scoring points from second half of last season and this season for Williams and those are the reasons why his was retain for Williams for another season and rightly deserving so.
As for Valtteri Bottas, its the right decision for Bottas to stay at Williams for another season, despite he was heavily rumoured with a switch to Ferrari next season, before Ferrari confirmed they have retain Kimi Räikkönen for another year. Williams will be a top four team next season in my opinion, and they will fighting the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari next season for race wins.
Bring on 2016 for Williams.
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Wednesday, 2 September 2015
Confirmed: Force India retains Nico Hülkenberg till 2017
It was confirmed yesterday (1/9/15) that Force India will retain Nico Hülkenberg for the next two seasons.
Hulkenberg had recently been linked with newcomer Haas F1 team, and was understood to be top of its list ahead of the team's entry into F1 in 2016. But the Le Mans 24 Hours winner, in his second spell with Force India, has opted to remain with the outfit through to the end of 2017.
According to Force India, Le Mans 24 Hours winner Hulkenberg staying on provides the team with "valuable stability in the years ahead."
Overall, a very good decision from Force India to keep Nico Hülkenberg for the next two seasons. I am guess that he might have a cause in his contract that a big team might take his services to their team in 2017. I originally thought in a previous post that Hülkenberg would take the gamble and join Hass for 2016. Thankfully I am wrong, and Hülkenberg will stay at Force India for two more seasons at least.
As for Hülkenberg's team-mate for next season, no word yet is more than likely that Sergio Pérez will be retain at Force India for next season.
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Hulkenberg had recently been linked with newcomer Haas F1 team, and was understood to be top of its list ahead of the team's entry into F1 in 2016. But the Le Mans 24 Hours winner, in his second spell with Force India, has opted to remain with the outfit through to the end of 2017.
According to Force India, Le Mans 24 Hours winner Hulkenberg staying on provides the team with "valuable stability in the years ahead."
Overall, a very good decision from Force India to keep Nico Hülkenberg for the next two seasons. I am guess that he might have a cause in his contract that a big team might take his services to their team in 2017. I originally thought in a previous post that Hülkenberg would take the gamble and join Hass for 2016. Thankfully I am wrong, and Hülkenberg will stay at Force India for two more seasons at least.
As for Hülkenberg's team-mate for next season, no word yet is more than likely that Sergio Pérez will be retain at Force India for next season.
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