Review of Round One of the 2021 British Touring Car Championship season was at Thruxton, in Hampshire.
In the first race, BTC Racing driver Josh Cook took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R and also took Independents class win. Second was Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com driver Tom Ingram in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance, he was two seconds behind Cook in the end. While third place was MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square driver Jake Hill in his Ford Focus ST, he was four seconds behind behind Cook 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 Racing with Cataclean driver Daniel Rowbottom in his Honda Civic Type R, he finished in eighth place and was thirteen seconds behind Cook in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, BTC Racing driver Josh Cook took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R and also took Independents class win. Second was BTC Racing driver Dan Cammish in his Honda Civic Type R, he was two tenths of a second behind Cook in the end. While third place was MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square driver Jake Hill in his Ford Focus ST, he was sixteen tenths of a second behind behind Cook in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Halfords Racing with Cataclean driver Daniel Rowbottom in his Honda Civic Type R, he finished in fourth place and was five seconds behind Cook in the end.
Finally in the third race, Laser Tools Racing driver and current BTCC Champion Ash Sutton took the race win in his Infiniti Q50 and also took Independents class win. Second was Adrian Flux with Power Maxed Racing driver Jason Plato in his Vauxhall Astra, he was four and half seconds behind Sutton in the end. While third place was MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square driver Jake Hill in his Ford Focus ST, he was five seconds behind behind Sutton in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Racing with Wera and Photon Group driver Sam Osborne in his Ford Focus ST, he finished in twelfth place and was twenty-five seconds behind Sutton in the end.
Next stop Snetterton for Round Two of the 2021 British Touring Car Championship season in five weeks time.
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Monday, 10 May 2021
2020/21 Formula E World Championship - Monaco ePrix - Round 4 Recap
Review of Round Four of the 2020-21 Formula E season held on the Monaco Grand Prix circuit in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
DS Techeetah Formula E Team driver and Current Formula E Champion António Félix da Costa took the race win in his Spark-DS. Second was Envision Virgin Racing driver Robin Frijns in his Spark-Audi, he was two and half seconds behind da Costa in the end. Meanwhile, third was Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans in his Spark-Jaguar, he was three seconds behind da Costa in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Five of the 2020-21 Formula E World Championship season at Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla, Mexico for the Puebla ePrix in six weeks time.
DS Techeetah Formula E Team driver and Current Formula E Champion António Félix da Costa took the race win in his Spark-DS. Second was Envision Virgin Racing driver Robin Frijns in his Spark-Audi, he was two and half seconds behind da Costa in the end. Meanwhile, third was Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans in his Spark-Jaguar, he was three seconds behind da Costa in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Five of the 2020-21 Formula E World Championship season at Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla, Mexico for the Puebla ePrix in six weeks time.
2021 Spanish Grand Prix Review
Review of the fourth round of the 2021 F1 season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, on the outskirts of Barcelona, for the Spanish Grand Prix.
It was an entertaining race to watch from start to finish. Current Formula 1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton on pole for Sunday's race for his one hundredth pole position in Formula 1 becoming the first driver to achieve over one hundred poles in doing so.
At the start of the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappenwho took the lead ahead of Hamilton going into turn 1. By lap 43, Hamilton opted to take a second pit-stop for fresh medium tyres, while Verstappen opted to stay on the track with his used medium tyres. With that gap reduced lap by lap, by the start of lap 60 Hamilton took the lead from Verstappen at turn 1 and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons Spanish Grand Prix for Sir Lewis Hamilton's third race win of the season.
While, Max Verstappen finished in second place in the Red Bull, Verstappen was sixteen seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was twenty-six seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the sixty-six lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 9 (finished second, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished fifth)
McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished sixth)
Lando Norris - 6 (finished eighth, lap down)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Alpine - 6
Fernando Alonso - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished ninth, lap down)
Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 10 (finished fourth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished seventh)
AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Yuki Tsunoda - 4 (DNF, Electrics)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished nineteenth, two laps down)
Williams - 5
George Russell - 6 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Next stop Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix in two weeks time.
It was an entertaining race to watch from start to finish. Current Formula 1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton on pole for Sunday's race for his one hundredth pole position in Formula 1 becoming the first driver to achieve over one hundred poles in doing so.
ONE. HUNDRED. POLES!!! 🤯🤯🤯 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/z0H330Nglf
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) May 8, 2021
At the start of the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappenwho took the lead ahead of Hamilton going into turn 1. By lap 43, Hamilton opted to take a second pit-stop for fresh medium tyres, while Verstappen opted to stay on the track with his used medium tyres. With that gap reduced lap by lap, by the start of lap 60 Hamilton took the lead from Verstappen at turn 1 and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons Spanish Grand Prix for Sir Lewis Hamilton's third race win of the season.
While, Max Verstappen finished in second place in the Red Bull, Verstappen was sixteen seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was twenty-six seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the sixty-six lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 9 (finished second, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished fifth)
McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished sixth)
Lando Norris - 6 (finished eighth, lap down)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Alpine - 6
Fernando Alonso - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished ninth, lap down)
Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 10 (finished fourth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished seventh)
AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Yuki Tsunoda - 4 (DNF, Electrics)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished nineteenth, two laps down)
Williams - 5
George Russell - 6 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Next stop Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Thursday, 6 May 2021
2021 F1 Spanish Grand Prix Predictions
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix Predictions at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, on the outskirts of Barcelona. The home Grand Prix for Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Fernando Alonso.
So Predictions for the race, and for the win I predict Sir Lewis Hamilton for the race win in the Mercedes, Max Verstappen second in the Red Bull, and third place for Valtteri Bottas in the other Mercedes. Don't forget Sergio Pérez, the McLaren drivers, the Aston Martin drivers, the Alpine drivers, the Ferrari drivers, and Pierre Gasly as-well for a podium place.
So Predictions for the race, and for the win I predict Sir Lewis Hamilton for the race win in the Mercedes, Max Verstappen second in the Red Bull, and third place for Valtteri Bottas in the other Mercedes. Don't forget Sergio Pérez, the McLaren drivers, the Aston Martin drivers, the Alpine drivers, the Ferrari drivers, and Pierre Gasly as-well for a podium place.
Monday, 3 May 2021
2021 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Review
Review of Round One of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship at Spa-Francorchamps.
The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the Hypercar class too of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima in their Toyota GR010 Hybrid; Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6. While, second place was the Alpine Elf Matmut, with the team of Nicolas Lapierre, André Negrão and Matthieu Vaxivière in their Alpine A480, Gibson 4.5 L V8; they were sixty-seven seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Toyota Gazoo Racing team, with the team of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in their Toyota GR010 Hybrid; Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6; they were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), United Autosports USA team of Filipe Albuquerque, Philip Hanson and Fabio Scherer in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in fourth place overall and they were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Pro class, was won by Porsche GT Team team of Kévin Estre and Neel Jani won in their Porsche 911 RSR-19. They finish in fifteenth place overall and they were five laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Am class, was won by AF Corse team of Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo and Alessio Rovera in their Ferrari 488 GTE Evo. They finish in twentieth place overall and they were ten laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Highlights of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps below, enjoy.
Next Stop 8 Hours of Portimão in six weeks time for Round Two of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the Hypercar class too of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima in their Toyota GR010 Hybrid; Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6. While, second place was the Alpine Elf Matmut, with the team of Nicolas Lapierre, André Negrão and Matthieu Vaxivière in their Alpine A480, Gibson 4.5 L V8; they were sixty-seven seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Toyota Gazoo Racing team, with the team of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in their Toyota GR010 Hybrid; Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6; they were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP2 class (all cars using the Gibson 4.2 L V8 engine), United Autosports USA team of Filipe Albuquerque, Philip Hanson and Fabio Scherer in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 class. They finish in fourth place overall and they were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Pro class, was won by Porsche GT Team team of Kévin Estre and Neel Jani won in their Porsche 911 RSR-19. They finish in fifteenth place overall and they were five laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Am class, was won by AF Corse team of Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo and Alessio Rovera in their Ferrari 488 GTE Evo. They finish in twentieth place overall and they were ten laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Highlights of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps below, enjoy.
Next Stop 8 Hours of Portimão in six weeks time for Round Two of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
2021 Spain MotoGP Review
Review of the fourth round of the 2021 MotoGP season at Circuito de Jerez, Jerez in southern Spain.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Ducati Lenovo Team rider Jack Miller on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP21.
Second was Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP21, he was two seconds behind Miller at the end. While, third was Petronas Yamaha SRT rider Franco Morbidelli on his on his Yamaha YZR-M1, he was two and half seconds behind Miller at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio on the Kalex. Second was SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi on the Kalex, he was seventeen tenths of a second behind Di Giannantonio at the end. While, third was Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider Sam Lowes on the Kalex, he was two seconds behind Di Giannantonio at the end.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Pedro Acosta on the KTM. Second was Petronas Sterilgarda Max Racing Team rider Romano Fenati on the Husqvarna, he was four tenths of a second behind Acosta at the end of the race. While, third was Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 rider Jeremy Alcoba on the Honda, he was half a second behind Acosta at the end of the race.
Finally in the MotoE race (a single make class with all the riders riding the Energica Ego MotoE bike), that was won by Octo Pramac MotoE rider Alessandro Zaccone. Second Dynavolt Intact GP rider Dominique Aegerter, he was four tenths of a second behind Zaccone at the end. While, third was Pons Racing 40 rider and Current MotoE Champion Jordi Torres, he was six tenths of a seconds behind Zaccone at the end.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Ducati Lenovo Team rider Jack Miller on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP21.
Second was Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP21, he was two seconds behind Miller at the end. While, third was Petronas Yamaha SRT rider Franco Morbidelli on his on his Yamaha YZR-M1, he was two and half seconds behind Miller at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio on the Kalex. Second was SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi on the Kalex, he was seventeen tenths of a second behind Di Giannantonio at the end. While, third was Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider Sam Lowes on the Kalex, he was two seconds behind Di Giannantonio at the end.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Pedro Acosta on the KTM. Second was Petronas Sterilgarda Max Racing Team rider Romano Fenati on the Husqvarna, he was four tenths of a second behind Acosta at the end of the race. While, third was Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 rider Jeremy Alcoba on the Honda, he was half a second behind Acosta at the end of the race.
Finally in the MotoE race (a single make class with all the riders riding the Energica Ego MotoE bike), that was won by Octo Pramac MotoE rider Alessandro Zaccone. Second Dynavolt Intact GP rider Dominique Aegerter, he was four tenths of a second behind Zaccone at the end. While, third was Pons Racing 40 rider and Current MotoE Champion Jordi Torres, he was six tenths of a seconds behind Zaccone at the end.
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix Review
Review of the third round of the 2021 F1 season held at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, on the outskirts of Portimão, for the Portuguese Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was a good race to watch. Valtteri Bottas took pole for Sunday's race. At the start of the race Bottas took the lead at the start head of team-mate Current Formula 1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton. Just like last year Hamilton repeat history, on lap 20 Hamilton took the lead on the outside of turn 1 passing his team-mate Bottas. Hamilton never looked back; leading most of the rest of the laps, to win this seasons Portuguese Grand Prix for Sir Lewis Hamilton's second Grand Prix win of the season.
While, Max Verstappen finished in second place in the Red Bull, Verstappen was twenty-nine second behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was thirty-three seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the sixty-six lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (pole, finished third, fastest lap)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 8 (finished second)
Sergio Pérez - 8 (finished fourth)
McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished ninth)
Lando Norris - 8 (finished fifth)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Alpine - 8
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished eighth)
Esteban Ocon - 8 (finished seventh)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 8 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eleventh)
AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished tenth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (DNF, Collision with Giovinazzi)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Haas - 5
Mick Schumacher - 6 (finished seventeenth, two lap down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished nineteenth, two lap down)
Williams - 5
George Russell - 6 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Next stop Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona in a weeks time for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was a good race to watch. Valtteri Bottas took pole for Sunday's race. At the start of the race Bottas took the lead at the start head of team-mate Current Formula 1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton. Just like last year Hamilton repeat history, on lap 20 Hamilton took the lead on the outside of turn 1 passing his team-mate Bottas. Hamilton never looked back; leading most of the rest of the laps, to win this seasons Portuguese Grand Prix for Sir Lewis Hamilton's second Grand Prix win of the season.
While, Max Verstappen finished in second place in the Red Bull, Verstappen was twenty-nine second behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was thirty-three seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the sixty-six lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (pole, finished third, fastest lap)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 8 (finished second)
Sergio Pérez - 8 (finished fourth)
McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished ninth)
Lando Norris - 8 (finished fifth)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Alpine - 8
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished eighth)
Esteban Ocon - 8 (finished seventh)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 8 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eleventh)
AlphaTauri - 5
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished tenth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (DNF, Collision with Giovinazzi)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Haas - 5
Mick Schumacher - 6 (finished seventeenth, two lap down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished nineteenth, two lap down)
Williams - 5
George Russell - 6 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Next stop Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona in a weeks time for the Spanish Grand Prix.
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