Recap of the last round of WRC from this weekends Round Seven of of Rally d'Italia Sardegna.
Last weekends was the seventh round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna (9th-11th June), and was won by M-Sport World Rally Team driver Ott Tänak in his Ford Fiesta WRC for Tänak first WRC win.
While, Jari-Matti Latvala finished second in the works Toyota Yaris WRC, Latvala was twelve seconds behind Tänak at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Thierry Neuville was sixty-seven seconds behind Tänak at the end of the rally.
While in the WRC Trophy (crews entering World Rally Cars used between 2011 and 2016), that was won by Yazeed Racing driver Yazeed Al Rajhi in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC. Yazeed Al Rajhi finished in thirteenth place overall, he was over eighteen minutes behind Tänak 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 Škoda Motorsport driver Jan Kopecký in his Škoda Fabia R5. Jan Kopecký finished in tenth place overall, he was over eleven minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.
While in WRC-3 class (Group R1, R2 and R3 cars) that was won by Nil Solans in his own backed Ford Fiesta R2T. Nil Solans finished in eighteenth place overall, he was thirty-five minutes behind Tänak at the end of the rally.
Next stop, Round Eight of the 2017 WRC season for Rally Poland in three weeks time.
Review of Round Seven of the 2016-17 Formula E season held at a temporary circuit at Tempelhof airport, Berlin. A special anti-clockwise track was built for the race next to the terminal building of the closed airport for two races that weekend.
On Saturday's race, that was won by Mahindra Racing Formula E Team driver Felix Rosenqvist in his Spark-Mahindra. Second was ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport driver Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Abt Sportsline, he was two seconds behind Rosenqvist in the end. Meanwhile, third was Mahindra Racing Formula E Team driver Nick Heidfeld in his Spark-Mahindra, he was four seconds behind Rosenqvist in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
While in Sunday's race, that was won by Renault e.Dams driver and Current Formula E Champion Sebastien Buemi in his Spark-Renault. Second was Mahindra Racing Formula E Team driver Felix Rosenqvist in his Spark-Mahindra, he was seven seconds behind Buemi in the end. Meanwhile, third was ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport driver Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Abt Sportsline, he was eleven seconds behind Buemi in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Eight of the 2016-17 Formula E season at the Brooklyn Street Circuit in New York City, U.S.A. for two races for the New York ePrix in five weeks time.
Review of the round seven of the 2017 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 was won by Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP17. Second was Repsol Honda Team rider and current MotoGP champion Marc Marquez on his works Honda RC213V, he was three and half seconds behind Dovizioso at the end. While, third was Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedrosa on his works Honda RC213V, he was seven seconds behind Dovizioso at the end of the race.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex. Second was Italtrans Racing Team rider Mattia Pasini on the Kalex, he was three and half seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was CarXpert Interwetten rider Thomas Lüthi on the Kalex, he was four and half seconds behind Márquez 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 Joan Mir on the Honda. Second was Marinelli Rivacold Snipers rider Romano Fenati on the Honda, he was only two tenths of a second behind Mir at the end. While, third was Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 rider Jorge Martín on the Honda, he was only three tenths of a second behind Mir at the end of the race.
Review of the seventh round of the 2017 F1 season at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, for the Canadian Grand Prix.
Overall, a dominating race weekend for Mercedes, dominating in practice, dominating in qualifying, and most importantly dominating in the race for Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton was on pole for Sunday's race for his sixty-fifth pole position in Formula 1 equalling to Ayrton Senna's old record.
In a sunny and hot Canadian Grand Prix, Hamilton took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout the race leading all seventy laps and the fastest lap of the race to conclude with a race win in this seasons Canadian Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's third race win of the season.
While, Hamilton's team-mate and Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the other Mercedes to give the team its first one-two finish of the season, Bottas was twenty seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo finished in third place in the Red Bull to complete the podium, Ricciardo was thirty-five seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the seventy lap race.
Finally, a quick mention to Lance Stroll in the Williams finishing ninth place giving Stroll his first points of the season at his home Grand Prix becoming the first Canadian to score points in Canada since 1996. Stroll was a lap behind Hamilton at the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, race win and fastest lap)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second)
Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished third)
Max Verstappen - 8 (DNF, Electrical)
Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished fourth)
Kimi Räikkönen - 7 (finished seventh)
Force India - 7
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished fifth)
Esteban Ocon - 8 (finished sixth)
Williams - 8
Felipe Massa - 7 (DNF, Collision with Sainz Jr.)
Lance Stroll - 9 (finished ninth, lap down)
McLaren - 6
Fernando Alonso - 8 (DNF, Power unit)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Toro Rosso - 5
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 5 (DNF, Collision with Massa)
Daniil Kvyat - 6 (DNF, Power unit)
Haas - 5
Romain Grosjean - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Renault - 6
Nico Hülkenberg - 7 (finished eighth)
Jolyon Palmer - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Sauber - 4
Marcus Ericsson - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Pascal Wehrlein - 4 (finished fifteenth, two lapa down)
Next stop Baku, Azerbaijan for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, on the street circuit in Montreal.
So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict Sebastian Vettel for the race win in the Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton second in the Mercedes, and third place for Valtteri Bottas in the other Mercedes. Don't forget Kimi Räikkönen, Felipe Massa, the Red Bull drivers and the Force India drivers as well for a podium place.
Review of Round Five of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit.
Wayne Taylor Racing team won the race overall and Prototype class too of Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 6.2 L V8. While, Whelen Engineering Racing finished in second place in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 6.2 L V8; the team of Dane Cameron and Eric Curran; they were five seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Mazda Motorsports finished in third place in their Mazda RT24-P, Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4; the team of Tom Long and Joel Miller; they were thirty-four seconds behind the leaders.
In Prototype Challenge Class (all teams using Oreca FLM09 race car), Performance Tech Motorsports team won Prototype Challenge Class and finished in eighth place overall; with the drivers of James French and Patricio O'Ward; they were a lap behind the leaders.
In GT Daytona Class, Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian won GT Daytona Class and finished in eleventh place overall in their Acura NSX GT3; with the drivers of Andy Lally and Katherine Legge; they were three laps behind the leaders.
While GT Le Mans class did not participate for this race.
Next Stop Watkins Glen International in four weeks time for Round Six of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Review of round six of the 2017 MotoGP season at the Mugello Circuit, in Mugello, Italy.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP17.
Second was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was thirteen tenths of a second behind Dovizioso at the end. While, third was Octo Pramac Racing rider Danilo Petrucci on his Ducati Desmosedici GP17, he was two seconds behind Dovizioso at the end of the race.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Italtrans Racing Team rider Mattia Pasini on the Kalex. Second was CarXpert Interwetten rider Thomas Lüthi on the Kalex, he was five hundredths of a second behind Pasini at the end. While, third was EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex, he was fourteen hundredths of a second behind Pasini at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Sky Racing Team VR46 rider Andrea Migno on the KTM. Second was Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio on the Honda, he was four hundredths of a second behind Migno at the end. While, third was RBA BOE Racing Team rider Juan Francisco Guevara on the KTM, he was seventeen hundredths of a second behind Migno at the end of the race.
Finally, it was confirmed on Tuesday (28/5/17), that Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Jonas Folger will remain with the team till 2018 after signing a new one-year deal to remain with Tech 3.
Folger currently sits ninth in the championship, with a best finish of a sixth place finish from Argentina MotoGP round back in April. Folger will be partnered with Johann Zarco during the rest of the 2017 and 2018 MotoGP seasons at Monster Yamaha Tech 3.
