Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit in the the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
So Predictions for the race, for the win I predict Sebastian Vettel for the race win in the Ferrari, Valtteri Bottas second in the Mercedes, and third plac for Lewis Hamilton in the other Mercedes. Don't forget Kimi Räikkönen, the Red Bull drivers, the Renault drivers, the McLaren drivers, the Force India drivers, the Haas drivers and Pierre Gasly as well for a podium place.
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Monday, 23 April 2018
2018 USA MotoGP Review
Review of the third round of the 2018 MotoGP season at Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas in USA.
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 was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was three and half seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was Team Suzuki Ecstar rider Andrea Iannone on his works Suzuki GSX-RR, he was seven seconds behind Márquez at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Sky Racing Team VR46 rider Francesco Bagnaia on the Kalex.
Second was Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex, he was a two and half seconds behind Bagnaia at the end of the race. While, third was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Miguel Oliveira on the KTM, he was four seconds behind Bagnaia at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 rider Jorge Martín on the Honda. Second was Leopard Racing rider Enea Bastianini on the Honda, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Martín at the end of the race. While, third was Redox PrüstelGP rider Marco Bezzecchi on the KTM, he was four seconds behind Martín at the end of the race.
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 was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was three and half seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was Team Suzuki Ecstar rider Andrea Iannone on his works Suzuki GSX-RR, he was seven seconds behind Márquez at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Sky Racing Team VR46 rider Francesco Bagnaia on the Kalex.
Second was Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Álex Márquez on the Kalex, he was a two and half seconds behind Bagnaia at the end of the race. While, third was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Miguel Oliveira on the KTM, he was four seconds behind Bagnaia at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Del Conca Gresini Racing Moto3 rider Jorge Martín on the Honda. Second was Leopard Racing rider Enea Bastianini on the Honda, he was fifteen tenths of a second behind Martín at the end of the race. While, third was Redox PrüstelGP rider Marco Bezzecchi on the KTM, he was four seconds behind Martín at the end of the race.
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
2018 World RX Round 1 Recap - World RX of Barcelona
Review of Round One of the 2018 World Rallycross Championship season was the World RX of Barcelona, at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on the outskirts of Barcalona, Spain.
In the four Heats, those were won by Mattias Ekström, Petter Solberg (winning twice) and Timmy Hansen.
In the first semi-final that was won by PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver Petter Solberg in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson in his Volkswagen Polo R, he was under three seconds behind Solberg in the end. While, third was EKS Audi Sport driver Andreas Bakkerud in his Audi S1, he was three seconds behind Solberg in the end.
In the second semi-final that was won by EKS Audi Sport driver Mattias Ekström in his Audi S1. Second was Team Peugeot Total driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was three and half seconds behind Ekström in the end. While, third was GRX Taneco Team driver Niclas Grönholm in his Hyundai i20, he was fives seconds behind Ekström in the end.
In the final race, EKS Audi Sport driver Mattias Ekström took the race win in his Audi S1. However, he was later stripped of his win after he forced pole-sitter Petter Solberg out of contention on the first corner of the first lap. Therefore giving PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson the race win in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was Team Peugeot Total driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was twelve tenths of a second behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was EKS Audi Sport driver Andreas Bakkerud in his Audi S1, he was two and half seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.
Next stop World RX of Portugal at Pista Automóvel de Montalegre for Round Two of the 2018 World Rallycross Championship season in two weeks time.
In the four Heats, those were won by Mattias Ekström, Petter Solberg (winning twice) and Timmy Hansen.
In the first semi-final that was won by PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver Petter Solberg in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson in his Volkswagen Polo R, he was under three seconds behind Solberg in the end. While, third was EKS Audi Sport driver Andreas Bakkerud in his Audi S1, he was three seconds behind Solberg in the end.
In the second semi-final that was won by EKS Audi Sport driver Mattias Ekström in his Audi S1. Second was Team Peugeot Total driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was three and half seconds behind Ekström in the end. While, third was GRX Taneco Team driver Niclas Grönholm in his Hyundai i20, he was fives seconds behind Ekström in the end.
In the final race, EKS Audi Sport driver Mattias Ekström took the race win in his Audi S1. However, he was later stripped of his win after he forced pole-sitter Petter Solberg out of contention on the first corner of the first lap. Therefore giving PSRX Volkswagen Sweden driver and current World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson the race win in his Volkswagen Polo R. Second was Team Peugeot Total driver Sébastien Loeb in his Peugeot 208, he was twelve tenths of a second behind Kristoffersson in the end. While, third was EKS Audi Sport driver Andreas Bakkerud in his Audi S1, he was two and half seconds behind Kristoffersson in the end.
Next stop World RX of Portugal at Pista Automóvel de Montalegre for Round Two of the 2018 World Rallycross Championship season in two weeks time.
Monday, 16 April 2018
Round Three Recap of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
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.
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.
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.
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