It was confirmed on Saturday (14/5/22), McLaren will enter Formula E for the ninth season of the category in 2022/23.
Last year, McLaren signed an option to participate in the category from season nine onward, before enduring a period of evaluation.
With its entry to Formula E now confirmed, it has added to its racing portfolio, as it already races in Formula 1, IndyCar, Extreme E and esports.
The team is set to sign a two-year deal to use Nissan Electric Power-Units.
Overall, its the right time for McLaren to jump into Formula E with their electric technology. After the recent news that Audi, BMW (both already left) and Mercedes (at the end of the 2021/22 season) leaving the series. With McLaren entering the championship is encouraging news for the champonship going into 2022.
Review of Round Two of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship at Spa-Francorchamps.
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 twenty-seven seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race. Meanwhile, third place was the Team WRT to complete the podium, with the team of Robin Frijns, Sean Gelael and René Rast in their Oreca 07, Gibson 4.2 L V8 also took LMP2 class as-well; they were sixty-six seconds behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Pro class, was won by AF Corse Team of James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi won in their Ferrari 488 GTE Evo. They finish in eleventh place overall and they were a lap behind the leaders at the end of the race.
In LMP2 Pro-Am Cup Class (all cars using the Gibson 4.3 L V8 engine and a team must have a Bronze-rated driver in their line-up) AF Corse team of Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo and Alessio Rovera in their Oreca 07 won LMP2 Pro-Am class. They finish in fifteenth place overall and they were two laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
While in GTE Am class, was won by Dempsey-Proton Racing team of Sebastian Priaulx, Christian Ried and Harry Tincknell in their Porsche 911 RSR-19. They finish in twenty-first place overall and they were four laps behind the leaders at the end of the race.
Highlights of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps below, enjoy.
Next Stop 24 Hours of Le Mans in five weeks time for Round Three of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Review of the fifth round of the 2022 F1 season held at the Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Folrida for the Miami Grand Prix.
Overall, the race itself was entertaining race to watch from start to finish. Charles Leclerc was on pole for Sunday's race ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Max Verstappen.
Leclerc took the lead at the start ahead of Verstappen and Sainz Jr. Until the end of lap 7, when Current Formula 1 Champion Max Verstappen took the lead on the pit-straight ahead of Charles Leclerc and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons Miami Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's third race win of the season.
While, Charles Leclerc finished in second place in the Ferrari, Leclerc was four seconds behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz Jr. finished in third place in the other Ferrari to complete the podium, Sainz Jr. was eight seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the fifty-seven lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 7 (finished sixth)
George Russell - 7 (finished fifth)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Max Verstappen - 9 (race win, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished fourth)
Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 8 (pole, finished second)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished third)
McLaren - 5
Daniel Ricciardo - 5 (finished thirteenth)
Lando Norris - 6 (DNF, Collision with Gasly)
Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 6 (finished eleventh)
Esteban Ocon - 9 (finished eighth)
Tony Brooks, who was the last surviving Grand Prix winner from the 1950s, has passed away at the age of 90 on Tuesday morning (3/5/22). Condolences goes out to the family and friends of Tony Brooks.
Also known as the "Racing Dentist", started his Formula 1 career at BRM racing at the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix. Took his first full season in Formula 1, in 1957, with Vanwell finishing fifth in the standings which includes winning the British Grand Prix at Aintree for his first Grand Prix win that season. In 1958 Brooks finished third in the standings with Vanwell.
Switching over to Ferrari in 1959, which includes missing out to the drivers' championship by four points to Jack Brabham.
We pay homage to Tony Brooks, a fantastic driver who contributed to our legacy.
Then the next season, Brooks raced at Cooper then returning to BRM in 1961 to finish off his Formula 1 Career.
Tony Brooks has been runner-up in the F1 Drivers' Championship once in 1959, won six Grand Prix wins altogether includes two German Grand Prixs' and a Constructors' Championships for Vanwall in 1958.
For the first time in sixty-three years, Formula 1 returns to the state of Florida for the Miami Grand Prix; at Miami International Autodrome, around the Hard Rock Stadium at the Miami suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida, for the United States first race of the season. For Haas F1 Team's home race.
So Predictions for the race, for the win, I predict that, Max Verstappen for the win in the Red Bull, Charles Leclerc second in the Ferrari, and third for Carlos Sainz, Jr. in the other Ferrari. Don't forget Sergio Pérez, Kevin Magnussen, Valtteri Bottas, the Mercedes drivers, the Alpine drivers, and the McLaren drivers as-well for a podium place.
Review of the sixth round of the 2022 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 Francesco Bagnaia on his works Ducati Desmosedici GP22.
Second was Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider and Current MotoGP Champion Fabio Quartararo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was three tenths of a second behind Bagnaia at the end. While, third was Aprilia Racing rider Aleix Espargaró on his works Aprilia RS-GP, he was eleven seconds behind Bagnaia at the end.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-three 765cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Idemitsu Honda Team Asia rider Ai Ogura on the Kalax. Second was Flexbox HP40 rider Arón Canet on the Kalex, he was two and half seconds behind Ogura at the end. While, third was Elf Marc VDS Racing Team rider Tony Arbolino on the Kalex, he was three and half seconds behind Ogura at the end.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by GasGas Aspar Team rider Izan Guevara on the Gas Gas. Second was Gas Gas Aspar Team rider Sergio García on the Gas Gas, he was six hundredths of a second behind Guevara at the end of the race. While, third was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Jaume Masià on the KTM, he was two tenths of a second behind Guevara at the end of the race.
Finally in the MotoE races (a single make class with all the riders riding the Energica Ego MotoE bike), Saturday race was won by LCR E-Team rider Eric Granado. Second Dynavolt Intact GP rider Dominique Aegerter, he was seven tenths of a second behind Granado at the end. While, third was Felo Gresini MotoE rider Matteo Ferrari, he was a seconds behind Granado at the end.
For Sunday race was won by LCR E-Team rider Eric Granado. Second was LCR E-Team rider Miquel Pons, he was two tenths of a second behind Granado at the end. While, third was Pons Racing 40 rider Mattia Casadei, he was four tenths of a second behind Granado at the end.
Review of Round Four of the 2021-22 Formula E season held on the Monaco Grand Prix circuit in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team driver Stoffel Vandoorne took the race win in his Spark-Mercedes. Second was Jaguar TCS Racing driver Mitch Evans in his Spark-Jaguar, he was twelve tenths of a second behind Vandoorne in the end. Meanwhile, third was DS Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne in his Spark-DS, he was three seconds behind Vandoorne in the end.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Next stop, Round Five of the 2021-22 Formula E World Championship season at Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, Berlin, Germany for the Berlin ePrix in two weeks time.
