Jordan's Track Talk

Category: 2023

  • McLaren to enter Formula E

    McLaren Racing has confirmed that they will be competing in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship from next season, the start of the Gen3 era.

    McLaren, has long committed to competing with the best teams, at the leading edge of technology on the world’s biggest stages. The latest addition to the iconic teams’ racing portfolio is also squarely aimed at accelerating McLaren Racing’s understanding of EV technology as part of their sustainability journey whilst reaching a new, more diverse audience.

    The McLaren Formula E Team will be formed through the acquisition of the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team, expected to be complete later this year, following an agreement between both teams, that will see the reigning Formula E Word Championship team transfer into the McLaren family.

    Ian James, Team Principle of Mercedes EQ Formula E Team, will continue to lead the team, enabling a smooth transition as the team prepares to feature on the grid, under the iconic McLaren name.

    The name McLaren is among the greatest names in motorsport, since the team’s foundation by Bruce McLaren in 1963, and its Formula 1 debut in 1966, it has amassed 20 Formula 1 World Championship titles, more than 180 Grand Prix wins, three Indianapolis 500 victories and won the Le Mans 24 Hours at their first attempt.

    McLaren Racing always seeks to compete against the best and on the leading edge of technology, providing our fans, partners and people with new ways to be excited, entertained and inspired. As with all forms of the sport we participate in, Formula E has racing at the centre but will be strategically, commercially and technically additive to McLaren Racing overall. I firmly believe that Formula E will give McLaren Racing a competitive advantage through greater understanding of EV racing, while providing a point of difference to our fans, partners and people, and continuing to drive us along our sustainability pathway.

    Zak Brown, McLaren Racing CEO.

    My Opinion-

    Ahhhh finally!! After it being spoke about and rumours flying around, its finally confirmed. Good news for McLaren, now in another championship and they are overtaking the current World Champions.

    It will be interesting to see how the transition goes and who they decide on their driver line-up, could Stoffel Vandoorne be making a return to McLaren?…

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdh0uRDoAJc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

  • Avalanche Andretti to be powered by Porsche

    Avalanche Andretti Formula E took to social media to announce that they will be joining forces with Porsche from the start of Season 9.

    Porsche will provide the powertrains and other support services for the Andretti team, under a long-term agreement.

    The agreement will bring the Andretti name and Porsche brand together for the first time since 2008, when the late John Andretti carried the Porsche emblem for the Daytona 24 Hours.

    The manufacturer and family share a storied past, which includes a run at Le Mans that saw the father-son pairing of Mario and Michael Andretti as teammates for one of motorpsort’s most iconic races.

    Our Formula E journey began with Season 1 and we’re very proud to now be looking ahead to the next generation of the sport. Avalanche Andretti FE has an ambition to win, and with the support of Porsche, we have full confidence in our performance and growth. The agreement is an important step in our future and commitment to our sport, partners, and fans. Our history with Porsche as two historic racing teams means this collaboration was a natural fit, and we look forward to a new chapter starting in 2023.

    Michael Andretti, CEO and Chairman Andretti Autorsport.

    Season 9 will be an important year for our team and the series. It was vital that we made a strong choice in our powertrain provider in preparation for this new chapter and exciting generation of car – and we have that in Porsche. We are looking forward to starting Gen3 as a formidable competitor. We remain focused on the rest of this season, we continue our powertrain relationship with BMW, who have been a valued partner to our team and will support us until the end of this season. We’ve had many successes together through the years and thank them for both their partnership and friendship.

    Roger Griffiths, Team Principle Avalanche Andretti Formula E.

    It’s important for us to support a customer team that demonstrates the same passion and professionalism in Formula E as we do. Avalanche Andretti has raced in Formula E since the inaugural 2014 season. For us, it’s a huge vote of confidence that one of the most experienced teams has chosen to work alongside Porsche from Season 9 onwards and wants to field two Porsche 99X Electric racers. Porsche and Andretti are united by a long tradition, and it all started when Mario and Michael made their Le Mans debuts in a Porsche 956 in 1983. We’re delighted that the tradition is continuing in Formula E, and we hope our partnership will be just as successful.

    Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President of Porsche Motorsport.

  • Alonso to replace Vettel?

    Acording to a report, Fernando Alonso is on Aston Martin’s radar again to potentially to replace Sebastian Vettel for 2023.

    Vettel’s seat is probably one of the most talked about this year, he doesn’t give anything away with what he will be doing next year.

    Alonso is now into his second season, since returning to Formula 1 last season with Alpine, he has had an strong start to the 2022 capmaign even though his result do not show that…

    Bad luck has played a part in the Spaniard’s season, such as a retirement in Saudi Arabia and then a hit from Mick Schumacher at Imola later forced Alonso to retire because of a large chunk of his sidepod went up in the air… As well as this, at the Australian GP it looked like Alonso was a contender for pole, but a hydraulic problem caused him to crash in Q3.

    Aston Martin have ambitions to become title contenders within the next five years, but early in 2022 they find themselves as one of the slowest cars on the grid. Vettel and Stroll scored their first points of the year at Imola.

    But with Aston Martin having a lot of work to be able to be a contender to challenge the top teams right now, it is suspected that Vettel could leave the team. F1-Insider.com report that Alonso is on AM’s radar, having first been linked to a move to the Silverstone based team ahead of the 2022 season, when Vettel’s future was also not clear.

    My Opinion-

    We all know Alonso wants to keep on driving in F1, whether thats with Alpine, or Aston Martin I don’t think he will mind. If this happens, then I could see Alpine getting in Piastri, which a lot of people will want to see!

    But will Seb retire or will he find another seat? It’s a tough one, Seb says his still got a few more years in him, but does he actually want to stay?…

  • Sao Paulo set to host first E-Prix

    The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and the City of Sao Paulo, alongside SPTuris and GL Events, signed a contract at the Monaco E-Prix that will see the all electric series head to Brazil, subject to the FIA’s approval.

    The five year agreement, as well as the option to renew, this means that the city of Sao Paulo could play host to the world’s foremost electric motorsport championship from Season 9- the beginning of Formula E’s new era, Gen3.

    Formula E has already unveiled its round in Cape Town for next season, whilst the postponed Vancouver is also set to make its first appearance on the calendar next year, the Indian city of Hyderabad also has an agreement to host a race.

    This isn’t the first time Sao Paulo potentially will be seen on the calendar, as it has previously been on a provisional calendar and was set to host a race in the 2017-18 season before being dropped for Punta del Este.

    “We are delighted that the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will be heading to Brazil for the very first time pending approval at the FIA World Motor Sport Council in June. The country has a huge, long-standing passion for motorsport, it’s a big market as one of the largest countries in the world, and São Paulo itself is a historic race location. “We can’t wait to welcome the Brazilian fans, they are like no other and there is sure to be a lively, unique atmosphere as the fans enjoy Formula E racing with the leap forward in technology and performance we are going to see with Gen3.

    Alberto Longo, Formula E Co-Founder and Chief Championship Officer.

    The news of São Paulo hosting the next generation of Formula E is music to my ears. Not only does this milestone signify the return of the pinnacle of electric motorsport to South America but it’s an important step towards the electrification of the Brazilian automotive market. On a personal note, there is nothing like the pride and incredible energy of the Brazilian racing fans so it would be a dream come true for me to race in this game-changing championship in front of a home crowd.

    Lucas di Grassi, ROKiT Venturi Brazilian Driver.
  • Alpine to explore Piastri loan

    Alpine to explore Piastri loan

    Recently in the past few weeks there have been quite a few news articles about Australian, Oscar Piastri and him having an F1 seat next year. Well Alpine are considering to loan him out to another team, but they don’t want to loose him permanently.

    After winning back to back Formula 3 and 2 titles, there was no available seat for him on the 2022 F1 gird, so he is spending this season as Alpines reserve, with a heavy simulator schedule, access to engineer briefings and upcoming FP1 sessions, all with the aim of him getting on the gird for 2023.

    If Piastri was to step up to Alpine, then it would be replacing Fernando Alonso, however the Spanish driver appears to be on top form and shows no sign of him declining a seat.

    If it’s a solution that allows me to get him back at some point, I might think about it, I’m not opposed to the solution. You understand I want to develop Oscar, I don’t want to leave him sitting on the bench waiting forever. He needs to be ready when the day comes. And the day will come because he’s very talented, he’s very worthy of one of the top 20 seats here. And I do believe he has the potential of being a future World Champion, I’m persuaded of that. So he needs to be trained as much as he can in the meantime. [Looking at a loan has] always been a parameter for all of us.

    Laurent Rossi, Alpine CEO talking on a possible loan for Piastri, quoted by Motorsport.com.

    But, there is a paddock rumour going around, which was revealed by Sky F1 broadcaster, Ted Kravitz.

    One of the latest paddock rumours has Williams interested in the services of Oscar Piastri. This is for next year. I know I said [recently] you might see Oscar Piastri potentially at Aston Martin, but it seems I was wrong about that and actually Oscar Piastri/Alpine are looking at Williams potentially as a place for him next year. I don’t know if that will be in place of Alex Albon or Nicholas Latifi as both are very happy and ensconced within this team at Williams, but it’s one to look out for later in the season.

    Ted Kravitz during Ted’s Notebook for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

    Williams, have had a loan deal before, the British team had George Russell from 2019 to 2021 from Mercedes. After a blank first two season, Russell scored 16 points in his final season with the team.

    My Opinion-

    I’d pay money to see Oscar Piastri have a F1 seat for 2023! Whether that be with Alpine, Williams or a completely different team. But if Williams took a shot at Oscar, I don’t think they would be disappointed.

    He is obviously very talented, as seen by many current F1 drivers, Alpine and Mark Webber (his manager) and also the fact he has won back to back titles, which not many juniors can say they have done. Surely it’s only a matter of time? Right?…

  • Maserati returns to motorsport

    Maserati have announced that they will be joining the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship from Season 9, where the debut of the Gen3, Formula E’s most powerful car yet.

    The arrival of Maserati Trident on the grid will put a end to an absence of more than 60 years out of motorsport to an end, the team is set to make history for being the first Italian brand to compete in Formula E.

    Looking back on the past…

    Like many car manufactures, motorsport and competition is in Maserati’s DNA, the company was born on track with the Maserati brothers jumping in the car for their racing debut.

    The iconic Maserati Trident badge first made an appearance in the 1926 Targa Florio- an endurance race in the Sicilian mountains and won its class with Alfieri Maserati.

    In 1957, Juan Manuel Fangio sealed the Formula 1 World Championship for Maserati. The last time of its single seaters was seen on track was in 1958 where Maria Teresa de Filippis was in the car and was the first woman to qualify for an F1 Grand Prix.

    “We are very proud to be back where we belong as protagonists in the world of racing. We are powered by passion and innovative by nature. We have a long history of world-class excellence in competition and we are ready to drive performance in the future,” said Davide Grasso, Maserati CEO.

    Formula E CEO Jamie Reigle said: “We are delighted Maserati will join the Gen3 era of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and play a defining role reimagining the future of motorsport. Formula E races in the heart of the most iconic cities in the world and is followed passionately by a progressive global audience. Our millions of fans will be thrilled to see Maserati line up on the grid as one of the world’s elite electric car brands.”

    My Opinion-

    I think this is great for lots of reasons, having another team in Formula E is good especially after Mercedes leaving this year. But to have an iconic car manufacturer and the fact they have been in motorsport before is just an added bonus to Formula E and fans!

  • China GP Extended

    It has been announced that the Chinese Grand Prix has come to a deal to extend their contract until 2025.

    Even though this is good news unfortunately it still won’t make an appearance on the record breaking 23-race calendar for 2022 due to the still on-going struggles with the pandemic…

    Our last visit to Shanghai was back in 2019 and F1 celebrated its 1000th race which saw Lewis Hamilton take the win ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel

    F1 made its debut at the Shanghai International Circuit back in 2004 and Michael Schumacher holds the lap record at 1:32.238

    Formula 1’s President and CEO Stefano Domenicali said: “This is great news for all of our fans in China and we are delighted to announce this agreement that will see us racing in Shanghai until 2025.”

    “Our partnership with the promoter Juss Sports is incredibly strong and we look forward to continuing our long term partnership. While we are all disappointed we could not include China on the 2022 calendar due to ongoing pandemic conditions, China will be restored to the calendar as soon as conditions allow and we look forward to being back with the fans as soon as we can.”

    My Opinion-

    It’s always nice to see a track we haven’t been at for 2 years to come back but the fact we have to wait until 2023 to be back on the calendar makes it all the better for when we do return!

    Overtaking is quite easy round the track so it’s guaranteed to make for a good weekend, they may possibly want to do a sprint race here if they continue to do them past the 2022 season

  • Qatar joins ‘21 Calendar

    We finally have confirmation on which track will be filling in for Australia this year and that is Qatar…

    Qatar is set to make an appearance on the weekend of the 19th of November, making it its first ever F1 Grand Prix!

    The Qatari circuit is most famous for its association with two wheel racing, with it having hosted the Moto GP since 2004.

    The race is the last of the triple header, with Mexico and Brazil before hand, it should be an exciting weekend considering no-one has raced there so it could go either way!

    It also got announced that Qatar will permanently be on our race calendar from 2023 for 10 years!

    A statement from F1 said: “There was a strong will from Qatar to be helpful to F1, and in the course of this process, the vision for a longer partnership was discussed and agreed for 10 years. The step from the gesture to be helpful to F1 in 2021 to a long term strategy was short and simple and the vision for F1 to be the showcase for Qatar after the FIFA World Cup in 2022 was the driving force behind this long term agreement.”

  • Hamilton Stays till 2023

    It’s has been announced today that Lewis Hamilton will be staying in Formula One until 2023!

    We all knew that Lewis and Mercedes were talking about contracts early this year compared to last year as they wanted to get it out the way and focus on the year ahead!

    And they have just done that… The Brit who is currently on a one year deal has just signed for two years meaning he will stay till at least 2023, depending on whether he signs another contract or not.

    Hamilton and Mercedes are currently trying to beat Max Verstappen and Red Bull to the drivers and constructors championship this year as Red Bull close the gap down unlike previous years!

    “It is hard to believe it’s been nearly nine years working with this incredible team and I’m excited we’re going to continue our partnership for two more years,” said Hamilton.

    It is still unclear who will partner with Hamilton at Mercedes but the main two who are up for contention are current Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and Mercedes junior and current Williams driver George Russell.

    My Opinion-

    I’m very happy about this! Lewis is partly the reason I got into this sport and I’ve watched him since his very first season in 2007! It’s honestly so nice to see how much he has grown within the sport and all what he is doing with BLM and the diversity within F1.

    I think it’s the right move from Mercedes too as the regulations change next year and having someone with so much experience will help with the new car!

  • Russian Grand Prix to move

    It got announced over the weekend that the Russian Grand Prix will be moving homes.

    The Grand Prix is currently held in Sochi, however from 2023 it will be held just outside St Petersburg. Sochi has hosted every Russian grand prix since it joint the calendar in 2014.

    The new venue- Autodrom Igora Drive was given its Grade 1 status by the FIA at the end of last year, making it the second ever Russian host of a Formula One Grand Prix. It has 10 different track layouts and over approximately 100 hectares.

    It’s only 54km from St Petersburg and only 150km from the border of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen’s home country of Finland.

    F1 says that more details on the race will be released in the next coming months, this years Russian Grand Prix is set to take place at Sochi on September 26th.

    My Opinion-

    I think this is a good call! It’s always nice to go to new tracks as its exciting and the drivers wouldn’t have driven their before so anything could happen! Obviously unfortunate for Sochi but I don’t think it will be missed, not many people like the circuit!

  • 1000 views!🤩🙌🏻

    So this isn’t my normal post (obviously) but I couldn’t let a 1000 views go by without doing a little post! Honestly I can’t believe I’ve reached a 1000 views so quickly!! I’m so grateful for every single view I have had ☺️

    I started my blog up at the beginning of December 2020, which I know was basically at the end of the season but… it just felt right too, I never would of thought it would do so well so quickly!

    I’m so passionate about Formula One, as I said in my first post I’ve grown up watching it and it being passed down the family watching it ! Honestly it brings me so much joy doing this blog and I hope it does too with you reading it…

    I do just want to say Thankyou though to everyone who has read, liked, commented and shared my blog, it means the world and so much more❤️

    Here’s to the next 1000 and so on!🤩🙌🏻

    Jordan x

  • Cyril leaves Renault

    With immediate affect Cyril Abiteboul has left Renault, he was a long time Renault employee, he had been in sole charge of the French team since 2017 but is now leaving the company all together.

    Cyril has departed completely, whilst Laurent Rossi has now been confirmed as the new CEO of Alpine. Although the team principal has not yet been announced. Rossi is the director of strategy and business development of Groupe Renault.

    Renault hasn’t been able to reproduce the title winning success which they had enjoyed in in the mid 2000’s. Since returning to F1 they had made it back onto the podium in 2020 with top three finishes.

    Alonso is rejoining the team this year who has replaced Ricciardo. As Renault swap out there name they are also swapping there yellow colours to blue, red and white.

    To be honest, I was so shocked when I heard the news! I was not expecting that… it does make me wonder Abiteboul done so much for the Renault team as he was pushing them to be the best they can be! There’s so many unanswered questions and I will wonder will we ever find out?

  • Williams To Increase Partnership with Mercedes

    Williams have been in F1 since 1978, it was first founded by Frank Williams and a British engineer called Patrick Head in 1977. Throughout the years they have gone on to win races and championships. Through 1980- 1997 they won nine constructors championship. Claire (Frank Williams daughter) took over from Frank in 2013. In September 2020, Frank and Claire Williams decided to step away from Williams and the sport but leaving their name.

    It had been sold to a New York based private investment company called Dorilton Capital in August. It has then since been announced that Jost Capito is now the chief Executive Officer and Simon Roberts is now the team principal.

    In 2014 Williams announced they was partnering with Mercedes for a power unit. The deal was originally a seven year agreement but then in 2019 they announced that from 2021 they would be working with Mercedes for a further 5 years. Claire said ” Mercedes has been one of the sports most successful engine suppliers and we believe that they will continue to have an extremely competitive package going forwards.”

    With new rules coming in 2022, Williams will now use Mercedes gearboxes and other related hydraulic components from 2022 onwards. Williams say that the increased partnership with Mercedes who have won 7 straight constructors, will enable them to implement a more efficient design and manufacturing process in the long term, which allows the team to focus it resources more effectively in other performance areas.

    Toto Wolff, the CEO and Team Principal of Mercedes said ” We are pleased to expand our technical cooperation with Williams through this new agreement. For Williams it makes sense to acquire the integrated powertrain after running our power units since 2014.” ” This is a project we’ve been discussing with Williams for some time and i’m glad we have been able to bring this extension to fruition”

    Some may ask why? But in reality it’s a good move form both Williams and Mercedes, with Formula One constantly changing with new rules coming into play including the budget caps. Its a big decision from Williams but it could well be a game changer…

  • The Schumacher name is back in F1

    So Michael Schumacher’s son Mick signed for the HAAS F1 team on a multi deal in early December partnering alongside Nikita Mazepin.

    Mick began his career in karting in 2008 he used his mother maiden name back then as he wanted to try and limit his exposure to the press, he now believes his name is an advantage.

    In 2015 he moved to formula classes for the first time racing for Van Amersfoot Racing in Formula 4 he ended the season 10th with 1 win and 2 podiums. In 2016 he switched to Prema Powerteam in another year of Formula Four, Schumacher was competing in both German and Italian championships finishing both series 2nd in the overall standings.

    2017, Mick was racing in the FIA Formula 3 with Prema, with 8 victories Mick became the Formula 3 world champion in 2018. With then moving on to Formula Two. Mick done two seasons in Formula Two with Prema. He then went on to be Formula Two world champion this year.

    Mick is with the Ferrari driver academy and has been with them for 2 years now, no doubt the 21 year old is going to drive for Ferrari just like his dad did. The Ferrari team boss Binotto says that Schumacher has to do at least two years at the American F1 team to settle in as his best season is always the second year after looking at the stats of his career, Binotto is also not ruling out a future in red for 21-year-old Schumacher.

    Haas and Ferrari are moving closer together with their collaboration with the Ferrari designer Simone Resta to work for the small American team.

    I’m looking forward to seeing Mick race, I love watching people grow within the formula’s and obviously with him being the son of Michael it’ll be interesting to see how he performs under pressure in Formula One.

  • Alonso returns 2021

    So everyone knows that Alonso is returning to F1 next season at Renault which will be called Alpine. Alonso said his returning to F1 because he loves the sport… He had completed his check list of other things to do in his two years away.

    The Spaniard will become the first driver to have three separate stints with a single formula one team, he raced for Renault between 2003-2006, 2008-2009 and now 2021 onwards. He has signed a two year contract with the team.

    Alonso has spent two full seasons away from Formula One after leaving McLaren at the end of 2018, but he is back for one last crack with the team he won two world championships in 2005 and also 2006.

    He started his build up to come back into Formula One this year by going to the factory, and also trying to get more mileage on him, he stepped into the 2018 Renault car and also the 2020 model in the ‘Young drivers test’ following the season finale in Abu Dhabi.

    There was lots of discussion about Alonso doing the young drivers test as he is not young anymore unlike all the other drivers who took part, Lando Norris said ” It’s fairly obvious Fernando is not a young driver. It’s not like he has done one or two races… and he’s been doing countless tests already during the year in Formula One cars. I don’t get why they’ve changed rules just for him. i think its quite silly and it should not be allowed.”

    Alonso finished top off the charts for the young drivers test, he was followed by Nyck De Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne in both of the Mercedes.

    I’m looking forward to seeing Alonso back on the grid, but I do wonder if he will be like anything he use to be? He will have a lot of pressure on him as he has lots of fans and he has the experience, another world champion on track…Only 88 days to go till the first race.

  • Sergio Perez signs for RedBull 2021

    Well i think we all saw that one coming… I’m not shocked really! Perez has done an absolute brilliant season at racing point for 2020, showing he deserves a seat where ever that may be and RedBull clearly thought he is the right fit for them.

    It’s not like RedBull to look outside their own driving program when it comes to filling seats of drivers who have under performed. Perez has signed a one year deal with the team. Making Albon be the reserve and test driver with a focus on 2022 development, simulator work and tyre testing.

    Will Perez be able to match up to Verstappen… If anything I think they may not get along, I feel like Perez could take away podiums from Verstappen or potentially wins. Which is not a bad thing for the RedBull team but it makes it difficult for the team mates. At least they will both be consistent hopefully and bring the fight to the Mercedes.

    Perez finished this season fourth in the championship behind his new team mate with 125 points, it’s definitely going to be an interesting year with the new team mates. Perez said that ”The chance to race for a championship contending team is somEthing i’ve been hoping for since i joined F1 and it will be a proud moment to step onto the grid in the red bull colours” Well it looks like the Mexican has some winning mentality and so does the team his stepping into.

  • Yuki Tsunoda confirmed for AlphaTauri 2021

    Well thats another seat filled for the 2021 season, only two more left after Yuki Tsunoda got confirmed this morning to be driving for AlphaTauri in 2021. The 20 year old F2 rookie drove for AlphaTauri this week in the young drivers test in Abu Dhabi. He has now took Formula one’s Daniil Kvyat seat meaning he has not got a seat for the 2021 season after not having his contract renewed.

    Tsunoda is the the first Japanese driver to be on the grid since 2014, making him the 18th Japenese driver to be in Formula One. He came third overall in the Formula two championship with 200 points. In Formula three he shocked everyone and came out of no where half way through the season, then going into Formula two and only being there for a year, before moving onto Formula one in March.

    There was speculation that Tsunoda would be with AlphaTauri a little while back because he is in the Red Bull junior team. Making Kvyat wanting to drive harder towards the end of the season to try and save his seat but it just didnt work.

    What does this mean for Albon? He wouldnt want to accept an Alpha Tauri demotion after being in the Redbull so that explains why they have gone for the F2 rookie. Christian Horner confirmed at the beginning of December that it’s either Redbull or the bench for Albon.

    Daniil Kvyat has said that he will try and focus and come back to F1 in 2022 depending on which seats are available if there is any, his taking the year off from racing unless something extremely good comes up. He finished this season 14th and only 32 points whereas his team mate Gasly finished p10 with 75 points.

    Definitely looking forward to seeing Tsunoda drive next year and see how he does in the AlphaTauri and it’ll be interesting to see how Gasly reacts to a new younger driver come into the team and being his team mate.

  • Abu Dhabi Race

    So that’s it, last race done with until 96 days, not like in counting👀. Big well done to Max for winning and leading the whole race😁

    The McLaren boys were on fire 🔥 managed to finish 5th and 6th which made them finish 3rd in the constructors🙌🏻. Gutted to see them two going there separate ways but everyone knows the battle will still be on the track in March

    Albon at the end of the race putting the pressure on Hamilton, has Albon done enough to keep his seat? He had a good weekend… but it shouldn’t just be based on one weekend, won’t be too long till we found out 👀

    Poor Perez another race which he didn’t get finish, he definitely would of been in the points for sure if he didn’t have problems in lap 10

    Riccardo, done so well keeping his tires so good for so long… finishing 7th was a good result.. looking forward to seeing him in a McLaren next year and see what he can do with it.

    So many changes within f1 for next year including drivers changing or not got a drive for next year, two teams change names! Alonso coming back… and the Schumacher name back in f1 it’s definitely going to be an exciting year with 23 races 🙌🏻

  • Abu Dhabi Quali

    So, Max Verstappen starting on pole tomorrow for the 3rd time of his career , with Bottas and Lewis behind him making top 3. Not bad for car #44 after having some time off.

    Norris starting p4 with a very good lap 🔥, making the fight for 3rd place in the constructors championship all that better, especially with Perez having a grid penalty for extra engine parts… making him start at the back of the grid. Let’s hope the McLaren boys have got it in them tomorrow to get a good result.

    The two Renaults starting p10 and p11 which I think is surprising to a lot of people as they had the pace in fp3…

    Both Ferrari’s starting 12th and 13th, after Leclerc got a 3 grid penalty from last week with his collision with Verstappen on lap 1. Can either of them finish in the points tomorrow, it’ll be a close call for definite.

    Will Perez be able to finish on the podium again this week from the back? He managed to do it last week, so there’s nothing stopping him this week either!

    My predictions for top 3 tomorrow is… Hamilton p1, Verstappen p2, and personally I think if Norris has a good start he could finish p3… if it all goes well and they have a good strategy in place.

    I’d love to see Russell finish in the points tomorrow👀but it’s all just a waiting game until lights out at 13:10😁

    Tomorrow should be an exciting race! Let’s hope it is, I’m for sure looking forward to it ☺️

  • Last Race Weekend of 2020

    Well well well….

    It’s just been confirmed Lewis is racing this weekend after testing negative this afternoon of arrival in Abu Dhabi! Happy to have #44 back on track this weekend!!

    Absolutely gutted for Russell that his not in a Mercedes this weekend but I’m sure he will fully send it in the Williams for the final race!👊🏻

    Will Albon be able to keep his seat at red bull? Or will Perez be the one to take it all away👀

    After the events of this week with Nikita Mazepin could possibly not be in formula one for the 2021 season, so there could be a potential seat at haas for someone too, depending on what the Haas team decide to do😬

    Now what everyone is talking about is Russell potentially taking Bottas seat for 2021 in the Mercedes🤔, personally I think it should happen! Bottas has underperformed so much this year, and it really showed when Russell jumped in the seat last weekend to be his team mate, it’s all just a waiting game, but a very exciting one👀

  • Sakhir race

    Wow…. I don’t even know what to say, I’m so shocked… what a race😳

    First of all the first lap George got away beautifully! And was flying whilst behind him Perez, Verstappen and Leclerc had a squabble which left Verstappen and Leclerc out…

    George was amazing leading the race for so long, he knew how to keep his tyres good until, Mercedes put the wrong tires on his car, but he brought it back!! Then he got a slow puncture which means he had to pit again but he brought it back and came 9th with fastest lap🤩

    In my eyes, George still won that race, he deserved the win so much! But I’m looking forward to seeing how he does in his career! This will give him so much confidence!!

    Perez! Finishing p1 after being 18th on the first lap👀don’t think anyone saw that coming! Safe to say he was speechless at the end of that race… and on the podium. He does deserve a drive next year but will it happen?👀

    The battle for 3rd place in constructors championship is heating up between Racing Point, McLaren and Renault. Abu Dhabi will be an eventful race next week, and I’m looking forward to it! Especially with Leclerc having a 3 grid Penalty already for next week😬

  • Sakhir Quali 👀

    So… With free practices and qualifying done, do we think everyone has done enough? Here’s what I think…

    Personally I think George smashed it in the Mercedes 🙌🏻and I’m looking forward to see how he does tomorrow, could this potentially be his first podium or even his first win? We will find out tomorrow 👀but I’m rooting for him!

    Now onto Charles where did that lap come from?!! Starting P4 tomorrow, I don’t think many people expected that to happen, including himself😳.

    Albon…. I don’t know where to start, I was expecting him to be in top 5 but starting P12 is just shocking. Let’s hope he can prove to Red Bull that he wants to keep his seat😬, I hope he can.

    Norris, starting p15! He hasn’t had a very good weekend at all and it shows, is he over thinking the mid field fight for championship too much? Hopefully not but time will tell with only 2 races left…

    My predictions for the podium tomorrow is… 1- Russell, 2- Bottas, 3- Verstappen, let’s see what happens tomorrow!👀

  • First Post!

    Hi, I’m Jordan and this is my first ever blog post! Heres a little about me and what I do… I’m a big family person and they are kind of the reason I set up this blog, they push me to go and do the unknown because they can see I’m passionate about it, I’m forever grateful for them doing that. I also love going out with my friends and making memories, and also I love spending time with my family.

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    So from my blog you can expect to see all the latest news including: Annoucenemnts on teams/ drivers, qualifying results the race including a debrief which includes my opinions on how they did throughout the weekend. Also up and comers from Formula Two which I then hope to eventually move to updating you all on the results.

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