This years Indianapolis 500 is the 105th running of the race. The winner was none other than former Indy 500 winner Hélio Castroneves.
The Meyer Shank Racing driver took the lead for the final time with three laps to go overtaking Álex Palou, to win his fourth Indy 500 race.
Meanwhile second was Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou, he was he was five tenths of a second behind Castroneves in the end. Third place was Team Penske driver Simon Pagenaud, he was he was six tenths of a second behind Castroneves in the end. Fourth place was Arrow McLaren SP driver Patricio O'Ward, he was nine tenths of a second behind Castroneves in the end.
Review of Round Two of the 2021 Extreme E Championship season was the Ocean X-Prix at Lac Rose, Senegal.
In Qualifying, Team X44 lead qualifying with the team of Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez.
In the first Semi-Final race that was won by Rosberg X Racing with the team of Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor. Second was Team X44 with the team of Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez, they were two seconds behind the leaders in the end. While, third was Abt Cupra XE with the team of Mattias Ekström and Jutta Kleinschmidt, they were three seconds behind the leaders in the end.
In the second Semi-Final race that was won by JBXE with the team of Kevin Hansen and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky. Second was Veloce Racing with the team of Jamie Chadwick and Stéphane Sarrazin, they were thirty seconds behind the leaders in the end. While, third was Hispano-Suiza Xite Energy Team with the team of Oliver Bennett and Christine Giampaoli Zonca, they were forty-three seconds behind the leaders in the end.
In the Final race, Rosberg X Racing took the race win with the team of Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor. Second was Veloce Racing with the team of Jamie Chadwick and Stéphane Sarrazin, they were fourteen seconds behind the leaders in the end.
Next stop Arctic X-Prix at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland for Round Three of the 2021 Extreme E Championship season in thirteen weeks time.
Review of the sixth round of the 2021 MotoGP season at the Mugello Circuit, in Mugello, Italy.
In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that race was won by Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo on his works Yamaha YZR-M1.
Second was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Miguel Oliveira on his works KTM RC16, he was two and half seconds behind Quartararo at the end. While, third was Team Suzuki Ecstar rider and Current MotoGP Champion Joan Mir on his works Suzuki GSX-RR, he was three seconds behind Quartararo at the end of the race.
In the Moto2 race (Inline-three four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Remy Gardner on the Kalex. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Raúl Fernández on the Kalex, he was just two hundredths of a second behind Gardner at the end of the race. While, third was SKY Racing Team VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi on the Kalex, he was eight seconds behind Gardner at the end of the race.
While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Leopard Racing rider Dennis Foggia on the Honda. Second was Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Jaume Masiá on the KTM, he was four hundredths of a second behind Foggia at the end of the race. While, third was Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 rider Gabriel Rodrigo on the Honda, he was two tenths of a second behind Foggia at the end of the race.
Finally, it was also confirmed last week (25/5/21), Jack Miller has signed a new one-year deal with that will see him continue to compete with the works Ducati team in MotoGP for 2022 season.
Miller currently sits fourth place in the championship, with a best finish of two successive victories at Jerez and Le Mans respectively.
Before I start, Motorsport is dangerous sport. No matter if its Go-Karting, motorbikes, Formula 1, Indy Car, any kind of Motorsport is dangerous, but Motorsport can be safer between tracks, fans, spectators, tracks marshals, people in pits, cars and drivers too.
Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier died this morning (30/5/2021) following an accident in qualifying for the Moto3 round at Mugello.
Dupasquier was involved in a crash with Ayumu Sasaki and Jeremy Alcoba near the end of the day's qualifying session.
Dupasquier fall between turns nine and ten and was hit by his own motorbike, and then by Sasaki's; the session was red-flagged immediately. In a later interview, Alcoba stated that he thought he had also run over Dupasquier. FIM medical intervention vehicles quickly arrived at the site and the rider was treated on the track for about 30 minutes prior to a medical helicopter arriving and airlifting him to hospital.
Dupasquier's death is the first fatality in MotoGP series since Luis Salom's crash in the 2016 during pratice for the Barcelona Moto2.
Condolences goes to Jason's family and friends, Dupasquier current sits tenth in the Moto3 standings with best finsih of seventh place at Jerez.
Rest in Peace Jason Dupasquier, you will be much missed.
This weekends is the famous Indianapolis 500. Last Sunday (23/5/21) was Pole Day was for this weekends Indianapolis 500. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixion will start on pole for this Sundays 500. While, Andretti Autosport driver Colton Herta and Ed Carpenter Racing driver Rinus VeeKay will start on the front row as-well.
So predictions for the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, for the win I am going to pick Scott Dixion in the Ganassi. Second place for Hélio Castroneves in the Meyer Shank Racing, and third place for Patricio O'Ward in the McLaren.
Max Mosley, who led Formula 1’s governing body the FIA for 16 years between 1993 to 2009, has passed away at the age of 81 on Sunday (23/5/21). Condolences goes out to the family and friends of Max Mosley.
Mosley, was an amateur racer in his 20s in the lower Formulas. Realising his limitations behind the wheel he co-founded the March Engineering squad that competed in Formula 1 in the early 1970s but his career in motorsport became more involved in the political scene.
In 1991, Mosley was elected President of the Manufacturers’ Commission of FISA before being elected President of FISA in 1991.
Mosley became FIA president in 1993 replacing Jean-Marie Balestre. Mosley’s FIA Presidency will be remembered on making Formula 1, Motor-racing in general safer after the fatal crashes of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, that prompted an overhaul of safety measures in Formula 1 and throughout motorsport and even the car industry safer as-well.
Mosley Presidency came to an end in 2009 amid off-track strife both in Formula 1 and in his personal life, Mosley was replaced by current FIA president Jean Todt.
Recap of the last round of WRC from this weekends Round Four of Rally de Portugal.
This weekend was the fourth round of the World Rally Championship at the Rally de Portugal (20-23rd May) that was won by Elfyn Evans in his works Toyota Yaris WRC.
While, Dani Sordo finished second in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. Sordo was only twenty-three second behind Evans at the end of the rally. Meanwhile, Current WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier finished third in the works Toyota Yaris WRC, Ogier was eighty-three seconds behind Evans 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 Movisport driver Esapekka Lappi in his Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. Esapekka Lappi finished in seventh place overall, he was ten minutes behind Evans 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 Kajetan Kajetanowicz in his own backed Škoda Fabia R5 Evo. Kajetan Kajetanowicz finished in thirteenth place overall, he was fourteen minutes behind Evans 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 Mārtiņš Sesks. Mārtiņš Sesks finished in twenty-fifth place overall, he was thirty-seven minutes behind Evans at the end of the rally.
Next stop, Round Five of the 2021 WRC season for Rally Italia Sardegna in two weeks time.
