Review of Round Three of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Long Beach Street Circuit.
Mustang Sampling Racing team won the race overall and Prototype class too of João Barbosa and Filipe Albuquerque in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 5.5 L V8. While Tequila Patrón ESM team finished in second place in their Nissan Onroak DPi, Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6; the team of Ryan Dalziel and Scott Sharp; they were four and half seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, Wayne Taylor Racing team finished third in their Cadillac DPi-V.R, Cadillac 5.5 L V8; the team of Jordan Taylor and Renger van der Zande; they were five seconds behind the leaders.
In GT Le Mans Class, Corvette Racing team won GT Le Mans Class and finished in eleventh place overall in their Chevrolet Corvette C7.R; with the drivers of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner; they were a lap behind the leaders.
While GT Daytona Class did not participate for this race.
Next Stop Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in three weeks time for round four of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Monday, 16 April 2018
2018 Chinese Grand Prix Review
Review of the third round of the 2018 F1 season at the Shanghai International Circuit, on the outskirts of Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable and entertaining race to watch. It was the race where Sebastian Vettel started on pole for Sunday's race with his team mate Kimi Raikkonen on the front row as-well, lead the race. Sebastian Vettel got away well at the start, while Raikkonen lost positions, falling to fourth behind Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen.
After the first pit-stops, Bottas overtake Vettel for the lead of the race. On Lap 30, the Toro Rosso cars of Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly collided with each other, with debris left on the track resulted in the safety car being brought out. During the safety car period, both Red Bull cars pitted for fresh tyres on the same lap.
Bottas maintained the lead of the race at the safety car restart, while Daniel Ricciardo who was sixth after the safety car period show off amazing overtaking master class on fresh tyres overtaking Raikkonen, Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Vettel. On Lap 45, Ricciardo overtook Bottas for the lead of the race, which he would retain until the chequered flag to conclude with a race win in this seasons Chinese Grand Prix for Daniel Ricciardo's first race win of the season.
While, Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the Mercedes, Bottas was nine seconds behind Ricciardo at the end.
Meanwhile, Kimi Räikkönen finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Räikkönen was ten seconds behind Ricciardo at the end of the fifty-six lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 6 (finished fourth)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second)
Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 7 (pole, finished eighth)
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 9 (race win, fastest lap)
Max Verstappen - 6 (finished fifth)
Force India - 5
Sergio Pérez- 5 (finished twelfth)
Esteban Ocon- 5 (finished eleventh)
Williams - 5
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished fourteenth)
Sergey Sirotkin - 5 (finished fifteenth)
Renault - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 8 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished ninth)
Toro Rosso - 4
Pierre Gasly - 3 (finished eighteenth)
Brendon Hartley - 5 (DNF, Collision damage with Gasly)
Haas - 5
Romain Grosjean - 4 (finished seventeenth)
Kevin Magnussen - 6 (finished tenth)
McLaren - 6
Fernando Alonso - 7 (finished seventh)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (finished thirteenth)
Sauber - 4
Marcus Ericsson - 5 (finished sixteenth)
Charles Leclerc - 3 (finished nineteenth)
Next stop Baku, Azerbaijan for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable and entertaining race to watch. It was the race where Sebastian Vettel started on pole for Sunday's race with his team mate Kimi Raikkonen on the front row as-well, lead the race. Sebastian Vettel got away well at the start, while Raikkonen lost positions, falling to fourth behind Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen.
After the first pit-stops, Bottas overtake Vettel for the lead of the race. On Lap 30, the Toro Rosso cars of Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly collided with each other, with debris left on the track resulted in the safety car being brought out. During the safety car period, both Red Bull cars pitted for fresh tyres on the same lap.
Bottas maintained the lead of the race at the safety car restart, while Daniel Ricciardo who was sixth after the safety car period show off amazing overtaking master class on fresh tyres overtaking Raikkonen, Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Vettel. On Lap 45, Ricciardo overtook Bottas for the lead of the race, which he would retain until the chequered flag to conclude with a race win in this seasons Chinese Grand Prix for Daniel Ricciardo's first race win of the season.
While, Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the Mercedes, Bottas was nine seconds behind Ricciardo at the end.
Meanwhile, Kimi Räikkönen finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Räikkönen was ten seconds behind Ricciardo at the end of the fifty-six lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 6 (finished fourth)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second)
Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 7 (pole, finished eighth)
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 9 (race win, fastest lap)
Max Verstappen - 6 (finished fifth)
Force India - 5
Sergio Pérez- 5 (finished twelfth)
Esteban Ocon- 5 (finished eleventh)
Williams - 5
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished fourteenth)
Sergey Sirotkin - 5 (finished fifteenth)
Renault - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 8 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished ninth)
Toro Rosso - 4
Pierre Gasly - 3 (finished eighteenth)
Brendon Hartley - 5 (DNF, Collision damage with Gasly)
Haas - 5
Romain Grosjean - 4 (finished seventeenth)
Kevin Magnussen - 6 (finished tenth)
McLaren - 6
Fernando Alonso - 7 (finished seventh)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (finished thirteenth)
Sauber - 4
Marcus Ericsson - 5 (finished sixteenth)
Charles Leclerc - 3 (finished nineteenth)
Next stop Baku, Azerbaijan for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in two weeks time.
2017/18 Formula E - Rome ePrix - Round 5 Recap
Review of Round Six of the 2017-18 Formula E season held at the Circuto Cittadino dell'EUR in Rome, Italy.
The race was won by DS Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird in his Spark-Citroën. Second was Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler driver and current Formula E Champion Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Audi, he was a second behind Bird in the end. Meanwhile, third was Techeetah driver André Lotterer in his Spark-Renault,, he was ten seconds behind Vergne in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Seven of the 2017-18 Formula E season at the Paris Street Circuit for the Paris ePrix in two weeks time.
The race was won by DS Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird in his Spark-Citroën. Second was Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler driver and current Formula E Champion Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Audi, he was a second behind Bird in the end. Meanwhile, third was Techeetah driver André Lotterer in his Spark-Renault,, he was ten seconds behind Vergne in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Seven of the 2017-18 Formula E season at the Paris Street Circuit for the Paris ePrix in two weeks time.
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
25 years on, that lap!
It's been 25 years today since Ayrton Senna's first lap at a damp/wet/dry Donnington Park. Started from forth place on the grid behind Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher. Then on the first lap, blocked by Michael Schumacher, which Karl Wendlinger overtake for forth place. After that Magic!, passing Karl Wendlinger, Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill and Alain Prost on the first lap right before the Melbourne loop, on a wet Donnington track to give Senna one of the best opening laps in history! As this Youtube video below shows.
Despite he was in an underpowered McLaren MP4/8 (had a non-works Ford V8, which had 100 bhp less than the Williams FW15C Renault V10 engine at that period) won the European Grand Prix, at Donnington Park, in wet/damp/dry conditions. And Senna was over a minute ahead of Damon Hill and lapping the rest of the field as-well.
That was a great of a driver Senna is.
Despite he was in an underpowered McLaren MP4/8 (had a non-works Ford V8, which had 100 bhp less than the Williams FW15C Renault V10 engine at that period) won the European Grand Prix, at Donnington Park, in wet/damp/dry conditions. And Senna was over a minute ahead of Damon Hill and lapping the rest of the field as-well.
That was a great of a driver Senna is.
2018 WTCR Round 1 Recap - Race of Morocco
From the start of 2018 season, both World Touring Car Championships and TCR International Series is merge into one series and renamed as the World Touring Car Cup adapting TCR rules.
Review of Round One of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup season was the Race of Morocco, on the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in Marrakech, Morocco.
In the first race, BRC Racing Team driver Gabriele Tarquini took the race win in his Hyundai i30 N TCR. Second was YMR driver Thed Björk in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was half a second behind Tarquini in the end. While third place was Sébastien Loeb Racing driver Robert Huff in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, he was three seconds behind Tarquini in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team driver Jean-Karl Vernay took the race win in his Audi RS 3 LMS TCR. Second was Sébastien Loeb Racing driver Mehdi Bennani in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, he was nine tenths of a second behind Vernay in the end. While third place was Campos Racing driver Pepe Oriola in his Cupra León TCR, he was three seconds behind Vernay in the end.
Finally in the third race, BRC Racing Team driver Gabriele Tarquini took the race win in his Hyundai i30 N TCR. Second was YMR driver Yvan Muller in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was two and half seconds behind Tarquini in the end. While third place was YMR driver Thed Björk in his Hyundai i30 N TCR to complete a Hyundai podium whitewash, he was three seconds behind Tarquini in the end.
Next stop Race of Hungary at the Hungaroring for Round Two of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup season in three weeks time.
Review of Round One of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup season was the Race of Morocco, on the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in Marrakech, Morocco.
In the first race, BRC Racing Team driver Gabriele Tarquini took the race win in his Hyundai i30 N TCR. Second was YMR driver Thed Björk in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was half a second behind Tarquini in the end. While third place was Sébastien Loeb Racing driver Robert Huff in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, he was three seconds behind Tarquini in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team driver Jean-Karl Vernay took the race win in his Audi RS 3 LMS TCR. Second was Sébastien Loeb Racing driver Mehdi Bennani in his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, he was nine tenths of a second behind Vernay in the end. While third place was Campos Racing driver Pepe Oriola in his Cupra León TCR, he was three seconds behind Vernay in the end.
Finally in the third race, BRC Racing Team driver Gabriele Tarquini took the race win in his Hyundai i30 N TCR. Second was YMR driver Yvan Muller in his Hyundai i30 N TCR, he was two and half seconds behind Tarquini in the end. While third place was YMR driver Thed Björk in his Hyundai i30 N TCR to complete a Hyundai podium whitewash, he was three seconds behind Tarquini in the end.
Next stop Race of Hungary at the Hungaroring for Round Two of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup season in three weeks time.
2018 BTCC Round 1 Recap
Review of Round One of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season was at Brands Hatch's Indy Circuit, in Kent.
In the first race, WIX Racing with Eurotech driver Jack Goff took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2) and also took Independents class win. Second was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was half a second behind Goff in the end. While third place was BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was two and half seconds behind Goff 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 Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Dan Cammish in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he finished in eighth place and was fifteen seconds behind Goff in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, Power Maxed Racing driver Senna Proctor took the race win in his Vauxhall Astra. Second was Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing driver Jake Hill in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win and the Jack Sears Trophy as-well, he was six tenths of a second behind Proctor in the end. While third place was AmD with Cobra Exhausts driver Ollie Jackson in his Audi S3 Saloon, he was seventeen tenths of a second behind Proctor in the end.
Finally in the third race, Speedworks Motorsport driver Tom Ingram took the race win in his Toyota Avensis and also took Independents class win. Second was Ciceley Motorsport with Mac Tools driver Adam Morgan in his Mercedes-Benz A-Class, he was three seconds behind Ingram in the end. While third place was DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing driver Rob Austin in his Alfa Romeo Giulietta, he was four seconds behind Ingram in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing driver Mike Bushell in his Volkswagen CC, he finished in fifth place and was ten seconds behind Ingram in the end.
Next stop Donington Park for Round Two of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.
In the first race, WIX Racing with Eurotech driver Jack Goff took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2) and also took Independents class win. Second was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was half a second behind Goff in the end. While third place was BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was two and half seconds behind Goff 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 Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Dan Cammish in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he finished in eighth place and was fifteen seconds behind Goff in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, Power Maxed Racing driver Senna Proctor took the race win in his Vauxhall Astra. Second was Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing driver Jake Hill in his Volkswagen CC and also took Independents class win and the Jack Sears Trophy as-well, he was six tenths of a second behind Proctor in the end. While third place was AmD with Cobra Exhausts driver Ollie Jackson in his Audi S3 Saloon, he was seventeen tenths of a second behind Proctor in the end.
Finally in the third race, Speedworks Motorsport driver Tom Ingram took the race win in his Toyota Avensis and also took Independents class win. Second was Ciceley Motorsport with Mac Tools driver Adam Morgan in his Mercedes-Benz A-Class, he was three seconds behind Ingram in the end. While third place was DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing driver Rob Austin in his Alfa Romeo Giulietta, he was four seconds behind Ingram in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing driver Mike Bushell in his Volkswagen CC, he finished in fifth place and was ten seconds behind Ingram in the end.
Next stop Donington Park for Round Two of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
2018 WRC Round 4 recap - Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round four of Tour de Corse - Rallye de France.
Last weekends was the fourth round of the World Rally Championship at the Tour de Corse - Rallye de France (7th-9th April) that was won by Current WRC champion Sébastien Ogier in his works Ford Fiesta WRC.
While, Ott Tänak finished second in the works Toyota Yaris WRC. Tänak was thirty-six seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Neuville was sixty-seven 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 Škoda Motorsport driver Jan Kopecký in his Škoda Fabia R5. Jan Kopecký finished in eighth place overall, he was ten minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
While in WRC-3 class (Group R1, R2 and R3 cars) that was won by Jean-Baptiste Franceschi in his own backed Ford Fiesta R2T. Jean-Baptiste Franceschi finished in eighteenth place overall, he was twenty-nine minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
Highlights of the rally below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Five of the 2018 WRC season for Rally Argentina in three weeks time.
Last weekends was the fourth round of the World Rally Championship at the Tour de Corse - Rallye de France (7th-9th April) that was won by Current WRC champion Sébastien Ogier in his works Ford Fiesta WRC.
While, Ott Tänak finished second in the works Toyota Yaris WRC. Tänak was thirty-six seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Neuville was sixty-seven 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 Škoda Motorsport driver Jan Kopecký in his Škoda Fabia R5. Jan Kopecký finished in eighth place overall, he was ten minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
While in WRC-3 class (Group R1, R2 and R3 cars) that was won by Jean-Baptiste Franceschi in his own backed Ford Fiesta R2T. Jean-Baptiste Franceschi finished in eighteenth place overall, he was twenty-nine minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally.
Highlights of the rally below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Five of the 2018 WRC season for Rally Argentina in three weeks time.
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