Review of Round Six of the 2020-21 Formula E season held at the Brooklyn Street Circuit in New York City, U.S.A. for two races that weekend.
On Saturday's race, that was won by BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver Maximilian Günther in his Spark-BMW. Second was DS Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne in his Spark–DS, he was two seconds behind Günther in the end. Meanwhile, third was Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team driver Lucas di Grassi in his Spark-Audi, he was three seconds behind Günther in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
On Sunday's race, that was won by Jaguar Racing driver Sam Bird in his Spark-Jaguar. Second was Envision Virgin Racing driver Nick Cassidy in his Spark-Audi, he was four seconds behind Bird in the end. Meanwhile, third was DS Techeetah Formula E Team driver and Current Formula E Champion António Félix da Costa in his Spark-DS, he was five seconds behind Bird in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Seven of the 2020-21 Formula E World Championship season at ExCeL London, London, UK for the London ePrix in two weeks time.
Monday, 12 July 2021
Friday, 9 July 2021
Peugeot 9X8
This week (6/7/21), Peugeot launch their new Le Mans Hypercar race car the Peugeot 9X8 for next seasons World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans. And according to Peugeot it will have a total power output of 940 bhp.
Peugeot unveiled its 2022 new LMH race car on Tuesday which include no rear wing focusing on a longer diffuser underneath the 9X8, Peugeot will use an all new 2.6-litre twin-turbo V6 engine that produce 670 bhp. Also, Peugeot will use a single front-axle hybrid system, which can produce up to 268 bhp, meaning the new Peugeot 9X8 is a 940 bhp Four-wheel-drive monster race car.
A new challenge ahead for Peugeot in 2022.
Peugeot unveiled its 2022 new LMH race car on Tuesday which include no rear wing focusing on a longer diffuser underneath the 9X8, Peugeot will use an all new 2.6-litre twin-turbo V6 engine that produce 670 bhp. Also, Peugeot will use a single front-axle hybrid system, which can produce up to 268 bhp, meaning the new Peugeot 9X8 is a 940 bhp Four-wheel-drive monster race car.
A new challenge ahead for Peugeot in 2022.
Thursday, 8 July 2021
Carlos Reutemann 1942-2021
Carlos Reutemann has passed away at the age of 79 on Wednesday morning (7/7/21) at hospital in Santa Fe, Argentina, after a long illness. Condolences goes out to the family and friends of Carlos Reutemann.
Started his Formula 1 career at Brabham at the 1972 Argentine Grand Prix held at Buenos Aires, were he started on pole on his debut. Took his first win in 1974 South African Grand Prix for Brabham.
Reutemann switch over to Ferrari in 1977, then switching over to Lotus for 1979. Then switching over to Williams in 1980 which includes missing out to the drivers' championship by one point to Nelson Piquet in 1981.
In 1982, Reutemann started the season with Williams, which include a second place finish at Kyalami (South African Grand Prix), then after the Brazilian Grand Prix the Grand Prix later Reutemann retire from Formula 1 altogether.
Reutemann also rallied in the WRC, rally in a few raillies, which included a third place finish at the 1985 Rally Argentina driving a Group B Peugeot.
After retiring from racing, Reutemann's popularity led him to became a National Senator till his death of his home land of Argentina. And the governor of Santa Fe, between 1991–1995 and again between 1999–2003. During those years, his profile grew and he became one of the leading politicians in Santa Fe and in Argentina.
Carlos Reutemann has been runner-up in the F1 Drivers' Championship once in 1981, and third three times in 1975, 1978 and 1980, winning three Brazilian Grand Prixs', winning twelve Grand Prix wins altogether and winning three F1 Constructors' Championships for Ferrari in 1977 and for Williams in 1980 and 1981.
Gone but not forgotten.
R.I.P. Carlos Reutemann
Started his Formula 1 career at Brabham at the 1972 Argentine Grand Prix held at Buenos Aires, were he started on pole on his debut. Took his first win in 1974 South African Grand Prix for Brabham.
Reutemann switch over to Ferrari in 1977, then switching over to Lotus for 1979. Then switching over to Williams in 1980 which includes missing out to the drivers' championship by one point to Nelson Piquet in 1981.
In 1982, Reutemann started the season with Williams, which include a second place finish at Kyalami (South African Grand Prix), then after the Brazilian Grand Prix the Grand Prix later Reutemann retire from Formula 1 altogether.
Reutemann also rallied in the WRC, rally in a few raillies, which included a third place finish at the 1985 Rally Argentina driving a Group B Peugeot.
After retiring from racing, Reutemann's popularity led him to became a National Senator till his death of his home land of Argentina. And the governor of Santa Fe, between 1991–1995 and again between 1999–2003. During those years, his profile grew and he became one of the leading politicians in Santa Fe and in Argentina.
Carlos Reutemann has been runner-up in the F1 Drivers' Championship once in 1981, and third three times in 1975, 1978 and 1980, winning three Brazilian Grand Prixs', winning twelve Grand Prix wins altogether and winning three F1 Constructors' Championships for Ferrari in 1977 and for Williams in 1980 and 1981.
Gone but not forgotten.
R.I.P. Carlos Reutemann
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Australian Grand Prix Cancelled
It was confirmed on Tuesday (6/7/21), this seasons Australian Grand Prix has been officially cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Australian Grand Prix was set to be the first round of the season on March 21st, then moved to twenty-first round of the season, on November 21st. The race is off due to country has local restrictions and travel rules that make impossible to hold a race this year.
Making it the fourth race to be cancelled this season due to the pandemic following the Chinese, Canadian and Singapore Grand Prixs'.
Coronavirus, officially named Covid-19, that has killed nearly 4,000,000 people, with over 184,000,000, cases reported.
A second race at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA or a second race at Bahrain are all under consideration as replacements.
Stay safe everyone.
The Australian Grand Prix was set to be the first round of the season on March 21st, then moved to twenty-first round of the season, on November 21st. The race is off due to country has local restrictions and travel rules that make impossible to hold a race this year.
Making it the fourth race to be cancelled this season due to the pandemic following the Chinese, Canadian and Singapore Grand Prixs'.
Coronavirus, officially named Covid-19, that has killed nearly 4,000,000 people, with over 184,000,000, cases reported.
A second race at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA or a second race at Bahrain are all under consideration as replacements.
Stay safe everyone.
Monday, 5 July 2021
2021 Austrian Grand Prix Review
Review of the ninth round of the 2021 F1 season at the Red Bull Ring, on the outskirts of Spielberg, Styria, for the Austrian Grand Prix.
Just like last weekend, it was a dominating race weekend from Max Verstappen. Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. In the hot and dry Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout, leading all the seventy-one laps and the fastest lap to complete the gland slam (pole, all laps lead, fastest lap and win) to win this seasons Austrian Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's fifth race win of the season.
While, Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the Mercedes, Bottas was eighteen seconds behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Lando Norris finished in third place in the McLaren to complete the podium, Norris was twenty-one seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the seventy-one lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 7 (finished fourth)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 10 (pole, race win, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished sixth)
McLaren - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished seventh)
Lando Norris - 10 (finished third)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished seventeenth/DNF, two laps down/Collision with Räikkönen)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Alpine - 5
Fernando Alonso - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon - 5 (DNF, Collision with Giovinazzi)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 7 (finished eighth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished fifth)
AlphaTauri - 6
Pierre Gasly - 7 (finished ninth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished nineteenth, two laps down)
Williams - 7
George Russell - 9 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Next stop Silverstone, for the British Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Just like last weekend, it was a dominating race weekend from Max Verstappen. Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. In the hot and dry Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout, leading all the seventy-one laps and the fastest lap to complete the gland slam (pole, all laps lead, fastest lap and win) to win this seasons Austrian Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's fifth race win of the season.
While, Valtteri Bottas finished in second place in the Mercedes, Bottas was eighteen seconds behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Lando Norris finished in third place in the McLaren to complete the podium, Norris was twenty-one seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the seventy-one lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 7 (finished fourth)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished second)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 10 (pole, race win, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished sixth)
McLaren - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 7 (finished seventh)
Lando Norris - 10 (finished third)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished seventeenth/DNF, two laps down/Collision with Räikkönen)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Alpine - 5
Fernando Alonso - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon - 5 (DNF, Collision with Giovinazzi)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 7 (finished eighth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished fifth)
AlphaTauri - 6
Pierre Gasly - 7 (finished ninth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
Nikita Mazepin - 4 (finished nineteenth, two laps down)
Williams - 7
George Russell - 9 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Next stop Silverstone, for the British Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Sunday, 4 July 2021
Confirmed: Mercedes retains Lewis Hamilton till 2023
It was confirmed before Austrian Grand Prix qualifying (3/7/21) that Mercedes will retain Current Formula 1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton through to the end of the 2023 Formula 1 season.
Hamilton's current Mercedes deal was set to expire at the end of the season and he had hinted that he was in no hurry to sort his future. But, Mercedes confirmed on Saturday that Hamilton has signed a new contract covering the next two seasons.
Hamilton currently holds second place in the Drivers' standings, eighteen points behind Max Verstappen with fifteen races to go.
No word who would be Hamilton team-mate is next season, it is strongly rumoured it could be Williams driver George Russell.
Overall, a very good decision from Mercedes to keep Lewis Hamilton for next two seasons.
Overall, the right choice for Mercedes going into 2022.
Hamilton's current Mercedes deal was set to expire at the end of the season and he had hinted that he was in no hurry to sort his future. But, Mercedes confirmed on Saturday that Hamilton has signed a new contract covering the next two seasons.
Hamilton currently holds second place in the Drivers' standings, eighteen points behind Max Verstappen with fifteen races to go.
No word who would be Hamilton team-mate is next season, it is strongly rumoured it could be Williams driver George Russell.
Overall, a very good decision from Mercedes to keep Lewis Hamilton for next two seasons.
Overall, the right choice for Mercedes going into 2022.
Friday, 2 July 2021
Alex Zanardi wife says "he unable to speak but condition 'essentially stable' " one year after accident
Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi is "still unable to speak", one year on from his handbike accident say his wife Daniela.
His condition is "essentially stable", but he remains in a special clinic, undergoing rehabilitation and therapy.
"He can communicate with us, but he is still unable to speak,".
It is a very long journey and at the moment no predictions are made on when he will be able to return home."
Zanardi, former Jordan and Williams F1 driver, turned four-time Paralympic gold medallist, suffered serious head injuries when he lost control of his hand-bike in a road race in Tuscany and crashed into a truck on 19th June 2020, is completing therapy to regain elasticity in his vocal cords, which was lost due to the amount of time he spent in an induced coma.
He does, however, have "a lot of strength in his arms and hands, and is training intensively on the equipment".
Thanking the medical personnel that helped her husband, she added: "I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you, on behalf of Alex, for every single message."
His condition is "essentially stable", but he remains in a special clinic, undergoing rehabilitation and therapy.
"He can communicate with us, but he is still unable to speak,".
It is a very long journey and at the moment no predictions are made on when he will be able to return home."
Zanardi, former Jordan and Williams F1 driver, turned four-time Paralympic gold medallist, suffered serious head injuries when he lost control of his hand-bike in a road race in Tuscany and crashed into a truck on 19th June 2020, is completing therapy to regain elasticity in his vocal cords, which was lost due to the amount of time he spent in an induced coma.
He does, however, have "a lot of strength in his arms and hands, and is training intensively on the equipment".
Thanking the medical personnel that helped her husband, she added: "I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you, on behalf of Alex, for every single message."
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