Review of Round Seven of the 2020-21 Formula E season held around the ExCeL London in East London, U.K. for two races that weekend.
On Saturday's race, that was won by BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver Jake Dennis in his Spark-BMW. Second was Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team driver Nyck de Vries in his Spark-Mercedes, he was five seconds behind Dennis in the end. Meanwhile, third was Mahindra Racing driver Alex Lynn in his Spark-Mahindra, he was seven seconds behind Dennis in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
On Sunday's race, that was won by Mahindra Racing driver Alex Lynn in his Spark-Mahindra. Second was Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team driver Nyck de Vries in his Spark-Mercedes, he was six tenths of a second behind Lynn in the end. Meanwhile, third was Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans in his Spark-Jaguar, he was six seconds behind Lynn in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Eight of the 2020-21 Formula E season at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit for the Berlin ePrix in a three weeks time.
Monday, 26 July 2021
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
2021 WRC Round 7 recap - Rally Estonia
Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round seven of Rally Estonia.
Last weekends was the seventh round of the World Rally Championship at Rally Estonia (15th-18 July) that was won by Kalle Rovanperä in his works Toyota Yaris WRC, becoming the youngest driver in history to win a World Rally Championship round, at the age of twenty.
While, Craig Breen finished second in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Breen was sixty seconds behind Rovanperä at the end. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Neuville was seventy-two seconds behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Group R5 specifications), that was won by Toksport WRT driver Andreas Mikkelsen in his Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Andreas Mikkelsen finished in ninth place overall, he was eleven minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
While in WRC-3 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Aleksey Lukyanuk in his own backed Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Aleksey Lukyanuk finished in eighth place overall, he was ten minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in Junior-WRC class (Competing in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by M-Sport) that was won by Sami Pajari. Sami Pajari finished in twenty-first place overall, he was twenty-eight minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
Next stop, Round Eight of the 2021 WRC season for Ypres Rally Belgium in five weeks time.
Last weekends was the seventh round of the World Rally Championship at Rally Estonia (15th-18 July) that was won by Kalle Rovanperä in his works Toyota Yaris WRC, becoming the youngest driver in history to win a World Rally Championship round, at the age of twenty.
While, Craig Breen finished second in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Breen was sixty seconds behind Rovanperä at the end. Meanwhile, Thierry Neuville finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Neuville was seventy-two seconds behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Group R5 specifications), that was won by Toksport WRT driver Andreas Mikkelsen in his Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Andreas Mikkelsen finished in ninth place overall, he was eleven minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
While in WRC-3 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Aleksey Lukyanuk in his own backed Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Aleksey Lukyanuk finished in eighth place overall, he was ten minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
Meanwhile in Junior-WRC class (Competing in identical one-litre Ford Fiesta R2s built and maintained by M-Sport) that was won by Sami Pajari. Sami Pajari finished in twenty-first place overall, he was twenty-eight minutes behind Rovanperä at the end of the rally.
Next stop, Round Eight of the 2021 WRC season for Ypres Rally Belgium in five weeks time.
2021 6 Hours of Monza Review
Review of Round Three of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, on the outskirts of Milan, Italy.
The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the Hypercar class too of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López 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 seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was United Autosports USA to complete the podium, with the team of Filipe Albuquerque, Philip Hanson and Fabio Scherer in their Oreca 07, Gibson 4.2 L V8 also took LMP2 class as-well; they were four laps 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 fourteen 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 nineteenth place overall and they were seventeen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Highlights of the 6 Hours of Monza below, enjoy.
Next Stop 24 Hours of Le Mans in five weeks time for Round Four of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
The Toyota Gazoo Racing team won the race overall and the Hypercar class too of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López 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 seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was United Autosports USA to complete the podium, with the team of Filipe Albuquerque, Philip Hanson and Fabio Scherer in their Oreca 07, Gibson 4.2 L V8 also took LMP2 class as-well; they were four laps 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 fourteen 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 nineteenth place overall and they were seventeen laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Highlights of the 6 Hours of Monza below, enjoy.
Next Stop 24 Hours of Le Mans in five weeks time for Round Four of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
2021 British Grand Prix Review
Review of the tenth round of the 2021 F1 season at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, for the British Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable, entertaining race to watch and the best race win of the season. Max Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. In the hot and dry British Grand Prix. Verstappen took the advantage at the start, although Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton wasn't giving up. Hamilton and Verstappen collided with each other at copse corner, Verstappen spun sideways across the gravel trap on the outside of the track, and collided with the tyre wall at over 150 mph. The crash saw a red flag brought out following Verstappen retirement and Hamilton received a ten-second time penalty for causing the collision.
After and during the race, Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko accused Hamilton of dangerous driving and suggested that the seven-time champion be banned for one race, while Team principal Christian Horner echoed Marko's statement and Verstappen's post-race tweet, saying that the penalty issued to Hamilton mid-race wasn't enough and that Hamilton's move was "desperate" and his victory as "hollow". After the race, Hamilton became the target of racial abuse on-line following the race.
In my opinion, it was both drivers fault, Verstappen looked like he was Michael Schumacher trying to block/ram Hamilton into the old pit straight wall (like Hungary 2010), while Hamilton looked like he was Ayrton Senna trying to pass Verstappen at copse (like Japan 1990). The ten-second penalty was fair for Hamilton, although went in their too hot for his own good. While the Red Bull hierarchy needs to calm down, they looked like a couple of babies throwing their toys out of the pram with their comments.
As for the people who racistly abused Hamilton on-line after British Grand Prix they are no fans to me or to Formula 1 and hopefully they will get arrested for their racist comments, you can criticized the person for their actions is one thing but to through racistly abused someone is completely over the line.
After the race restarted, it was Charles Leclerc who took the lead, and was set to win the race. Until the end of lap 40 when Hamilton overtake Bottas for second place, Hamilton to catch Leclerc in 12 laps with a nine seconds he need to gain to win. With Leclerc having power-unit problems, by lap 50 Hamilton took the lead from Leclerc at the exit of copse corner and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons British Grand Prix for Sir Lewis Hamilton's fourth race win of the season.
While, Charles Leclerc finished in second place in the Ferrari, Leclerc was four seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was eleven seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-two lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 5
Max Verstappen - 6 (pole, DNF, Collision with Hamilton)
Sergio Pérez - 5 (finished sixteenth, fastest lap)
McLaren - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished fifth)
Lando Norris - 8 (finished fourth)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (DNF, Overheating)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eighth)
Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished seventh)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished ninth)
Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 10 (finished second)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished sixth)
AlphaTauri - 6
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished eleventh)
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished tenth)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 4 (finished eighteenth, lap down)
Nikita Mazepin - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Williams - 6
George Russell - 8 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Next stop the Hungaroring, for the Hungarian Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable, entertaining race to watch and the best race win of the season. Max Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's race. In the hot and dry British Grand Prix. Verstappen took the advantage at the start, although Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton wasn't giving up. Hamilton and Verstappen collided with each other at copse corner, Verstappen spun sideways across the gravel trap on the outside of the track, and collided with the tyre wall at over 150 mph. The crash saw a red flag brought out following Verstappen retirement and Hamilton received a ten-second time penalty for causing the collision.
After and during the race, Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko accused Hamilton of dangerous driving and suggested that the seven-time champion be banned for one race, while Team principal Christian Horner echoed Marko's statement and Verstappen's post-race tweet, saying that the penalty issued to Hamilton mid-race wasn't enough and that Hamilton's move was "desperate" and his victory as "hollow". After the race, Hamilton became the target of racial abuse on-line following the race.
In my opinion, it was both drivers fault, Verstappen looked like he was Michael Schumacher trying to block/ram Hamilton into the old pit straight wall (like Hungary 2010), while Hamilton looked like he was Ayrton Senna trying to pass Verstappen at copse (like Japan 1990). The ten-second penalty was fair for Hamilton, although went in their too hot for his own good. While the Red Bull hierarchy needs to calm down, they looked like a couple of babies throwing their toys out of the pram with their comments.
As for the people who racistly abused Hamilton on-line after British Grand Prix they are no fans to me or to Formula 1 and hopefully they will get arrested for their racist comments, you can criticized the person for their actions is one thing but to through racistly abused someone is completely over the line.
After the race restarted, it was Charles Leclerc who took the lead, and was set to win the race. Until the end of lap 40 when Hamilton overtake Bottas for second place, Hamilton to catch Leclerc in 12 laps with a nine seconds he need to gain to win. With Leclerc having power-unit problems, by lap 50 Hamilton took the lead from Leclerc at the exit of copse corner and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons British Grand Prix for Sir Lewis Hamilton's fourth race win of the season.
While, Charles Leclerc finished in second place in the Ferrari, Leclerc was four seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was eleven seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-two lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 9
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 5
Max Verstappen - 6 (pole, DNF, Collision with Hamilton)
Sergio Pérez - 5 (finished sixteenth, fastest lap)
McLaren - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished fifth)
Lando Norris - 8 (finished fourth)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (DNF, Overheating)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eighth)
Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 8 (finished seventh)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished ninth)
Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 10 (finished second)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished sixth)
AlphaTauri - 6
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished eleventh)
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished tenth)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 4 (finished eighteenth, lap down)
Nikita Mazepin - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Williams - 6
George Russell - 8 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Next stop the Hungaroring, for the Hungarian Grand Prix in two weeks time.
Sunday, 18 July 2021
2021 British Grand Prix - Saturday's Sprint Race Review
Review of the tenth round of the 2021 F1 season at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, for Saturday's Sprint Race at the British Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable race to watch. Sir Lewis Hamilton on pole for Saturday's race. At the start of the Sprint Race, Max Verstappen took the lead ahead of first corner from Hamilton and didn't look back, comfortably lead the race throughout, leading all the seventeen laps to win the Sprint Race to give Max Verstappen the pole for tomorrows race and three points to his championship lead.
While, Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton finished in second place in the Mercedes, Hamilton was fifteen tenths of a second behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was eight seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the seventeen lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
The British Grand Prix tomorrow.
Overall the race itself was enjoyable race to watch. Sir Lewis Hamilton on pole for Saturday's race. At the start of the Sprint Race, Max Verstappen took the lead ahead of first corner from Hamilton and didn't look back, comfortably lead the race throughout, leading all the seventeen laps to win the Sprint Race to give Max Verstappen the pole for tomorrows race and three points to his championship lead.
While, Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton finished in second place in the Mercedes, Hamilton was fifteen tenths of a second behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was eight seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the seventeen lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
The British Grand Prix tomorrow.
Saturday, 17 July 2021
Celebrating Life Jules Bianchi, six years on
Its been six years today that Jules Bianchi has past away from us, from an accident he was competing in the Japanese Grand Prix nine months before his death, were he collided with a recovery vehicle resulting him going into a coma for nine months resulting his death six years ago today.
Today it should be celebrating life and never ever forgetting Jules Bianchi.
Today it should be celebrating life and never ever forgetting Jules Bianchi.
Wednesday, 14 July 2021
F1 2021 British Grand Prix Predictions
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone the home of the British Grand Prix, where seven Formula one teams (Mercedes AMG, Red Bull, Williams, McLaren, Aston Martin, Alpine, and Haas) and three Formula 1 drivers (Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, George Russell) is their home Grand Prix.
So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict Lewis Hamilton for the race win in the Mercedes. Max Verstappen second in the Red Bull, and third place for Sergio Pérez in the other Red Bull. Don't forget Valtteri Bottas, 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, for the win, I predict Lewis Hamilton for the race win in the Mercedes. Max Verstappen second in the Red Bull, and third place for Sergio Pérez in the other Red Bull. Don't forget Valtteri Bottas, the McLaren drivers, the Aston Martin drivers, the Alpine drivers, the Ferrari drivers, and Pierre Gasly as-well for a podium place.
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