The former MotoGP Champion currently sits eighth in the standings with a best result of second place at Austin early in the season.
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Confirmed: Álex Rins joins Honda till 2024
It was confirmed yesterday (30/8/22), Team Suzuki Ecstar rider Álex Rins will switch over to the Repsol Honda Team for next season on a two-year deal till 2024 alongside Marc Márquez at the team replacing Pol Espargaró.
The former MotoGP Champion currently sits eighth in the standings with a best result of second place at Austin early in the season.
The former MotoGP Champion currently sits eighth in the standings with a best result of second place at Austin early in the season.
Celebrating Life Anthoine Hubert, three years on
Its been three years today that Anthoine Hubert has past away from us, Hubert was involved in a serious crash with Juan Manuel Correa on Lap 3 of the Formula 2 feature race at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, where Hubert died from his injuries.
Today it should be celebrating life and never ever forgetting Anthoine Hubert.
Today it should be celebrating life and never ever forgetting Anthoine Hubert.
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
2022 BTCC Round 8 Recap
Review of Round Eight of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship season returns to Thruxton, in Hampshire.
In the first race, NAPA Racing UK driver Dan Cammish took the race win in his Ford Focus ST. Second was Halfords Racing with Cataclean driver Gordon Shedden in his Honda Civic Type R, he was a second behind behind Cammish in the end. While, third place was NAPA Racing UK driver and current BTCC Champion Ash Sutton in his Ford Focus ST, he was two seconds behind Cammish in the end.
Meanwhile, Independents class was won by CarStore Power Maxed Racing driver Ash hand in his Vauxhall Astra also took Jack Sears Trophy (for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or won outright the Jack Sears Trophy championship) win as-well. He finished in fifth place and was five seconds behind Cammish in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, NAPA Racing UK driver and current BTCC Champion Ash Sutton took the race win in his Ford Focus ST. Second was NAPA Racing UK driver Dan Cammish in his Ford Focus ST, he was thirteen tenths of a second behind Sutton in the end. While third place was Halfords Racing with Cataclean driver Gordon Shedden in his Honda Civic Type R, he was two seconds behind behind Sutton in the end.
Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Rich Energy BTC Racing driver driver Josh Cook in his Honda Civic Type R, he finished in eighth place and was ten seconds behind Sutton in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero driver Bobby Thompson in his Cupra León, he finished in twelfth place and was sixteen seconds behind Sutton in the end.
Finally in the third race, Rich Energy BTC Racing driver driver Josh Cook took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R and also took Independents class win. Second was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 330e M Sport, he was two and half seconds behind Cook in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver Stephen Jelley in his BMW 330e M Sport, he was five seconds behind Cook in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com driver Jack Butel in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance, he finished in fifteenth place and was twenty-four seconds behind Cook in the end.
Next stop Silverstone for Round Nine of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship season in four weeks time.
In the first race, NAPA Racing UK driver Dan Cammish took the race win in his Ford Focus ST. Second was Halfords Racing with Cataclean driver Gordon Shedden in his Honda Civic Type R, he was a second behind behind Cammish in the end. While, third place was NAPA Racing UK driver and current BTCC Champion Ash Sutton in his Ford Focus ST, he was two seconds behind Cammish in the end.
Meanwhile, Independents class was won by CarStore Power Maxed Racing driver Ash hand in his Vauxhall Astra also took Jack Sears Trophy (for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or won outright the Jack Sears Trophy championship) win as-well. He finished in fifth place and was five seconds behind Cammish in the end.
Meanwhile in the second race, NAPA Racing UK driver and current BTCC Champion Ash Sutton took the race win in his Ford Focus ST. Second was NAPA Racing UK driver Dan Cammish in his Ford Focus ST, he was thirteen tenths of a second behind Sutton in the end. While third place was Halfords Racing with Cataclean driver Gordon Shedden in his Honda Civic Type R, he was two seconds behind behind Sutton in the end.
Meanwhile, Independents class was won by Rich Energy BTC Racing driver driver Josh Cook in his Honda Civic Type R, he finished in eighth place and was ten seconds behind Sutton in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero driver Bobby Thompson in his Cupra León, he finished in twelfth place and was sixteen seconds behind Sutton in the end.
Finally in the third race, Rich Energy BTC Racing driver driver Josh Cook took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R and also took Independents class win. Second was Team BMW driver Colin Turkington in his BMW 330e M Sport, he was two and half seconds behind Cook in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver Stephen Jelley in his BMW 330e M Sport, he was five seconds behind Cook in the end.
While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com driver Jack Butel in his Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance, he finished in fifteenth place and was twenty-four seconds behind Cook in the end.
Next stop Silverstone for Round Nine of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship season in four weeks time.
Monday, 29 August 2022
2022 Belgian Grand Prix Review
Review of the fourteenth round of the 2022 F1 season at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, east of Belgium, for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Overall the race itself was a good race to watch. Just like im Hungary, it was the race where Current Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen won the race outside the top 10, despite being fastest in qualifying, he was forced to start forteenth after a fresh power-unit and gearbox change giving Carlos Sainz Jr. the pole postionn.
In dry and sunny Belgian Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz Jr kept first place into turn one, from Sergio Pérez and Fernando Alonso. By lap 17, from fourteenth place Max Verstappen overtook Sainz Jr. for the lead on the back straight and stayed there till the end to win this seasons Belgian Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's ninth Grand Prix win of the season.
Meanwhile, Sergio Pérez finished in second place in the Red Bull to give the team its fourth one-two finish of the season, Pérez was eighteen seconds behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz Jr. finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Sainz Jr. was twenty-seven seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the forty-four lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 6
Lewis Hamilton - 5 (DNF, Collision damage with Alonso)
George Russell - 7 (finished fourth)
Red Bull Racing - 9
Max Verstappen - 10 (race win, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 9 (finished second)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 6 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (pole, finished third)
McLaren - 4
Daniel Ricciardo - 4 (finished fifteenth)
Lando Norris - 5 (finished twelfth)
Alpine - 9
Fernando Alonso - 10 (finished fifth)
Esteban Ocon - 9 (finished seventh)
AlphaTauri - 7
Pierre Gasly - 9 (finished ninth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (finished thirteenth)
Aston Martin - 6
Sebastian Vettel - 6 (finished eighth)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eleventh)
Williams - 6
Alexander Albon - 8 (finished tenth)
Nicholas Latifi - 4 (finished eighteenth, lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Valtteri Bottas - 5 (DNF, Collision with Latifi)
Guanyu Zhou - 5 (finished fourteenth)
Haas - 5
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Next stop Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix in a weeks time.
Overall the race itself was a good race to watch. Just like im Hungary, it was the race where Current Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen won the race outside the top 10, despite being fastest in qualifying, he was forced to start forteenth after a fresh power-unit and gearbox change giving Carlos Sainz Jr. the pole postionn.
In dry and sunny Belgian Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz Jr kept first place into turn one, from Sergio Pérez and Fernando Alonso. By lap 17, from fourteenth place Max Verstappen overtook Sainz Jr. for the lead on the back straight and stayed there till the end to win this seasons Belgian Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's ninth Grand Prix win of the season.
Meanwhile, Sergio Pérez finished in second place in the Red Bull to give the team its fourth one-two finish of the season, Pérez was eighteen seconds behind Verstappen at the end.
Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz Jr. finished in third place in the Ferrari to complete the podium, Sainz Jr. was twenty-seven seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the forty-four lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 6
Lewis Hamilton - 5 (DNF, Collision damage with Alonso)
George Russell - 7 (finished fourth)
Red Bull Racing - 9
Max Verstappen - 10 (race win, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 9 (finished second)
Ferrari - 7
Charles Leclerc - 6 (finished sixth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (pole, finished third)
McLaren - 4
Daniel Ricciardo - 4 (finished fifteenth)
Lando Norris - 5 (finished twelfth)
Alpine - 9
Fernando Alonso - 10 (finished fifth)
Esteban Ocon - 9 (finished seventh)
AlphaTauri - 7
Pierre Gasly - 9 (finished ninth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (finished thirteenth)
Aston Martin - 6
Sebastian Vettel - 6 (finished eighth)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eleventh)
Williams - 6
Alexander Albon - 8 (finished tenth)
Nicholas Latifi - 4 (finished eighteenth, lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Valtteri Bottas - 5 (DNF, Collision with Latifi)
Guanyu Zhou - 5 (finished fourteenth)
Haas - 5
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished seventeenth, lap down)
Next stop Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix in a weeks time.
Saturday, 27 August 2022
MotoGP rider news Ducati edition
It was confirmed yesterday (26/8/22), Gresini Racing MotoGP rider Enea Bastianini will switch over to the Ducati Lenovo Team for next season for next season alongside Francesco Bagnaia at the team replacing Jack Miller.
Bastianini currently sits sixth in the standings with a three wins at Qatar, Austin and Le Mans early in the season.
It was confirmed on the same day (26/8/22), Pramac MotoGP will retain both Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin for the 2023 MotoGP season.
Zarco currently sits fourth place in the MotoGP standings, with a best finish of two second places.
While Martin currently sits ninth place in the MotoGP standings, with a best finish of two second places.
Bastianini currently sits sixth in the standings with a three wins at Qatar, Austin and Le Mans early in the season.
It was confirmed on the same day (26/8/22), Pramac MotoGP will retain both Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin for the 2023 MotoGP season.
Zarco currently sits fourth place in the MotoGP standings, with a best finish of two second places.
While Martin currently sits ninth place in the MotoGP standings, with a best finish of two second places.
Alfa Romeo to leave Forrmula 1 at end of 2023 season
It was confirmed yesterday on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix (26/8/22), Alfa Romeo is to leave Formula 1 at the end of 2023, which means it will end its partnership with Sauber after the end of next season, returning the Sauber name in Formula 1 for 2024 season.
The Italian manufacturer joined forces with Sauber in 2018 as a title sponsor, before the partnership was extended the following year in a deal that saw the team renamed to Alfa Romeo.
On Friday, Audi announced that it would enter the sport in 2026 as a Power Unit supplier.
Although it has not yet been confirmed, it is widely expected that it will acquire a majority share in Sauber (around 75% before 2026).
In a statement released hours after Audi’s confirmation, Alfa Romeo declared that it would part ways with Sauber by the end of the 2023 campaign.
Overall, no surprises there too, its been heavily rumoured for a while now that Audi will buy 75% of Sauber before 2026, so why have a Fiat brand sponsoring an 75% VW own team, makes no scene. Unless Alfa buys the team outright, I don't see that happening.
Bye Bye Alfa Romeo once again.
The Italian manufacturer joined forces with Sauber in 2018 as a title sponsor, before the partnership was extended the following year in a deal that saw the team renamed to Alfa Romeo.
On Friday, Audi announced that it would enter the sport in 2026 as a Power Unit supplier.
Although it has not yet been confirmed, it is widely expected that it will acquire a majority share in Sauber (around 75% before 2026).
In a statement released hours after Audi’s confirmation, Alfa Romeo declared that it would part ways with Sauber by the end of the 2023 campaign.
Overall, no surprises there too, its been heavily rumoured for a while now that Audi will buy 75% of Sauber before 2026, so why have a Fiat brand sponsoring an 75% VW own team, makes no scene. Unless Alfa buys the team outright, I don't see that happening.
Bye Bye Alfa Romeo once again.
It's Official - Audi to enter Formula 1 as a Power Unit supplier from 2026 onwards
It was confirmed on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix (26/8/22), Audi will enter the sport as a Power Unit supplier from the 2026 Formula 1 season.
It marks the first time that Audi (or VW) has ventured into F1.
The Power Unit will be completely constructed in-house at the Competence Center Motorsport in Neuburg an der Donau, Germany.
New engine regulations will come into play for 2026 which includes sustainably fuels and no ERS-H forthcoming, which was believed to be the final step for the Volkswagen Group to proceed with its push into F1.
As well as Audi, it is expected that the VW group will enter the 2026 campaign with sister brand Porsche, who is set to enter an agreement to power both Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri.
It is expected that it will enter a partnership with Sauber buying 75% of the team before 2026, who currently runs under the Alfa Romeo name.
Overall, no surprises here, its been heavily rumoured that the German manufacturer has been in talks to join the grid for many years (since 2014), however its interest never fully materialised into a solid entry until now.
A new era for Audi.
It marks the first time that Audi (or VW) has ventured into F1.
The Power Unit will be completely constructed in-house at the Competence Center Motorsport in Neuburg an der Donau, Germany.
New engine regulations will come into play for 2026 which includes sustainably fuels and no ERS-H forthcoming, which was believed to be the final step for the Volkswagen Group to proceed with its push into F1.
As well as Audi, it is expected that the VW group will enter the 2026 campaign with sister brand Porsche, who is set to enter an agreement to power both Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri.
It is expected that it will enter a partnership with Sauber buying 75% of the team before 2026, who currently runs under the Alfa Romeo name.
Overall, no surprises here, its been heavily rumoured that the German manufacturer has been in talks to join the grid for many years (since 2014), however its interest never fully materialised into a solid entry until now.
A new era for Audi.
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