Jordan's Track Talk

Category: Formula One

  • Roberts to leave Williams

    The restructure of Williams is continuing… Simon Roberts was the Team Principle of the Grove team however he is leaving the team and Jost Capito takes on the team principle duties.

    Roberts joint the British team last June as Managing Director before taking over as Acting Team Principle when the Williams family sold the team last summer, the role was then made permanent before Christmas.

    After only 100 days of being in charge, Capito has decided to complete an internal reorganisation to the reporting structure, which now means Robert’s role no longer exists in the team.

    The trackside leadership duties which were held by Roberts is now being transferred to Technical Director, Francois-Xavier Demaison which puts him in charge of technical aspects across both factory and race track.

    “Simon has played an integral role in managing the transition over the last 12 months and I would like to thank him for his great contribution during that time,” said Capito.

    Roberts added: “It has been a pleasure to take on the role of Team Principal following the departure of the Williams family from the sport. However, with the transition well underway I am looking forward to a new challenge and wish everyone in the team well for the future.”

  • Pirelli tyres

    So following on from the weekend in Azerbaijian, during the race we have two high speed crashes from Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen because of tyre blowouts.

    Both drivers were on the hard tyre compound, Lap 30 of the race is when Stroll crashed and spun violently into the wall which could of been a lot worse! Verstappen was leading the race with only 5 laps to go and then he suffered the exact same.

    However, Pirelli’s Head of F1 and Car Racing didn’t believe that tyre wear had been the issue in either of the incidents Mario Isola told the media: “I don’t want to give any preliminary conclusions. But it seems that it is a cut due to debris, because as I said, it’s not the most stressed tyre… We had other cars with the same number of laps [on the] same tyres without any issue. So the preliminary investigation is that it is probably due to an external factor, or debris, or kerb or whatever.” Isola then went on to add “Another element was there was no sign, or any warning according to the teams, we have to receive the telemetry from them but what they told us was that there was no warning, no vibration nothing to seem that there would be something in the tyres.”

    Isola suggested that Verstappens crash could have been caused by running over debris from Stroll’s crash. Meanwhile Pirelli announced that they have also spotted a cut in the hard tyre of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes, this was discovered when everyone pitted under the red flag.

    My Opinion:

    I personally have very mixed views on this, I think that Pirelli need to review there Hard compound tyre, I don’t think Stroll’s was due to debris as no one had crashed before him and to make that big of impact to the tyre and car you’d expect it to be a big piece of debris off a crash. Where as Verstappen’s could possibly be a bit of debris, when you watch the replay you can see no debris on the track big enough to cut the tyre but then again this isn’t the first time the hard tyre has had a blowout etc as last year at Silverstone’s first race, Bottas, Sainz and Hamilton all suffered tyre blowouts on the hard tyre.

    I’d love to know your view on this so I have added a poll and video below!

    Sky Sports Video on Youtube

  • Round 6- Baku Race

    Baku’s race today is the most craziest race I’ve seen in a while and it did not disappoint!

    Sergio Perez is now a two time race winner and Sebastian Vettel is back on the podium in P2 and P3 for Gasly! Big congratulations to all three on the podium, very well deserved!

    The rest of the top 10 are, P4- Charles Leclerc, P5- Lando Norris, P6- Fernando Alonso, P7- Yuki Tsunoda, P8- Carlos Sainz, P9- Daniel Ricciardo and P10 to Kimi Raikkonen!

    It’s very nice to see Tsunoda and Ricciardo in the points! Yuki has had a very strong weekend here and Ricciardo made up for the qualifying!

    Esteban Ocon had to retire from the race due to a sudden loss of power!

    Lance Stroll had a big crash halfway through the race, as he had a problem with his rear left tyre and the same happened for Max Verstappen, he was leading the race and then a problem occurred with his rear left and that was him out and that brought a red flag out and stopped the race! George Russell had to retire just before the restart which is sad to see!

    I have got to mention Mercedes, Hamilton looked like he was going to take P1 or P2 at the re-start but he made a mistake at turn 1 and ended up towards the back of the grid and out the of the points, meaning no Mercedes scored points and it’s a real shame :( Now onto Valterri Bottas I’m not to sure what he was doing today? He finished P12 which is just shocking you’d expect him to be up there in the points supporting his team mate and helping his team with strategy. He definitely is pushing himself away from getting another Mercedes contract and it’s all his own doing really…

    Going into round 7 we have Max Verstappen still leading the championship by only 4 points… In two weeks we have the start of our first triple header of the season and it’s the French Grand Prix on the 18th to 20th June!

  • Round 6- Baku Quali

    Wow what a qualifying that was!! Baku did not disappoint and it’s not even the race yet!

    It’s back to back pole positions for Charles Leclerc! I don’t think many people expected him to put it there but he did, joining him on the front row is Lewis Hamilton, his managed to find some pace and put the car back to the front🔥

    We then have Max Verstappen in P3 who is then followed by Pierre Gasly in P4 which is his best ever qualifying performance. The rest of the top 10 are P5- Carlos Sainz, P6- Sergio Perez, P7- Yuki Tsunoda, P8- Fernando Alonso, P9- Lando Norris and P10 for Valtteri Bottas. Lando Norris got a 3 place grid penalty for not following red flag procedure. Yuki Tsunoda has had his best qualifying result as well and he put himself in the top 10 for the very first time!

    We had four red flags during the qualifying session! The first one was from Lance Stroll in Q1 then again another in Q1 which was from Antonio Giovinazzi, they both went into Turn 15 at two separate times. The third was from Daniel Ricciardo at Turn 3 in Q2 and then the fourth was from Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz for separate reasons but at the same corner in Q3.

    A couple of people I’m gutted for are Russell, Vettel and Ricciardo I felt like Russell could of put his car further up to the top 10 but the red flag ruined his chances and that goes for Vettel and Ricciardo too, they both had the pace to get into Q3 but Daniels red flag ruined there chances as well but it’s tomorrow what counts as that’s where the points are!

    My Predictions-

    P1 for Hamilton, P2- Carlos Sainz, P3- Pierre Gasly, P4- Max Verstappen and P5 for Lando Norris. There will be at least one safety car, could possibly be a red flag too depending on the crash and how many are involved.

    I’d love to see Tsunoda, Vettel and Ricciardo finish in the points tomorrow👏🏻 I feel like it will be a very crazy race so anything could happen so make sure you tune in!

    Times for tomorrow are: 13.00pm (BST) and 14.00 (CEST)

  • Azerbaijan

    We are back and in Baku after missing out last year! And the title fight is only just beginning as we go into our sixth round out of 23.

    Max Verstappen leads the championship for the first time ever in his career and only 4 points ahead of 7 time world champion Lewis Hamilton. Will Max be able to extend his lead or will trouble arise in Baku for the Red Bull driver? It’s all to play for…

    Daniel Ricciardo will be hoping for Baku to bring him some luck his way, and show all the doubters he has still got it!! His team mate Lando Norris will be wanting to carry on with his amazing results so far and he will want to extend his lead from Bottas.

    Talking about Bottas, he will be wanting to make up for Monaco after missing out on a podium due to a bad pitstop which caused him to DNF. I feel like it’s a tough one for Bottas, I personally don’t think his had the best start to the season this year, whether that be because his seat may be under threat by Russell? Or simply his just having a bad time but that doesn’t end well in a competitive sport like this…

    The Baku City Circuit is made up of 51 laps, 20 turns and two DRS zones and let me tell you I have missed Baku! I always look forward to this race as I feel like anything can happen here!

    Predictions for Qualifying:

    My top 5 for qualifying are P1: Hamilton, P2: Verstappen, P3: Norris, P4: Bottas and P5: Perez.

    I would like to see Ricciardo qualify top 10 as well as Vettel, I am hoping he carries on his streak from Monaco and hoping that it has gave him some confidence! I feel like Tsunoda may do well at this track? I’m not to sure why but I feel like he could redeem himself here from other race weekends where he hasn’t done too well. I’m sure the Ferrari boys will make it to the top ten but I don’t think it will be their strongest track this year!

    Times for Friday and Saturday sessions are: Friday- FP1- 9.30am (BST), 10.30am (CEST). FP2- 13.00pm (BST), 14.00pm (CEST). Saturday- FP3- 10.00am (BST), 11.00am (CEST). Qualifying- 13.00pm (BST), 14.00pm (CEST).

  • Tyres for Azerbaijan

    This weekend we will be back in Azerbaijan not just with Formula One but Formula Two also and Pirelli have announced which tyre compounds they are bringing to the race weekend.

    Unlike 2019, this years Azerbaijan Grand Prix will see the teams use the softest tyres in Pirelli’s F1 range C3 (hard) tyre, C2 (medium) tyre and C5 (soft) tyres. This is one step softer than the last Azerbaijan race weekend.

    For the third round of the season for Formula Two, they will be using 18-inch tyres, yellow striped medium and purple striped super soft tyres, making this the first time the mediums have been used in this season.

    With the Formula One race being 51 laps and Formula Two’s sprint race being 21 laps and the feature race 29 laps, it will definitely be an interesting and crazy race as always in Baku! All eyes onto the weekend🤩

    This weekend we are expected sunshine so no rain at the moment, however things can always change👀 look below to see more information on Pirelli and Azerbaijan.

  • Mugello ready for a return

    The Mugello circuit which is based in Tuscany in Italy have said they are ready to negotiate if Formula 1 wants them back in 2021…

    The circuit is owned by Ferrari and is a regular testing venue for the Scuderia, however they changed it up last year and welcomed the F1 teams for the first time as it hosted the Tuscan Grand Prix in 2020 and due to the pandemic the original calendar got abandoned but it went on to being a 17 race schedule and the Tuscan Grand Prix was round 9.

    Although 2021 hasn’t been had to much disruption yet there has been some major changes to the original calendar…

    The Australian Grand Prix is currently pushed back to November, whilst the Canadian Grand Prix has been cancelled. The Turkish Grand Prix was set to take its place however that was then cancelled, the French Grand Prix then moved a week forward to make way for a double header at Austria’s Red Bull Ring.

    I honestly would love to see Mugello back on the Calendar this year! Last years race was an interesting one as the Mercedes finished with a 1-2 but on the opening lap Verstappen was involved in a race ending collision with Gasly, Raikkonen and Grosjean. Lance Stroll also suffered a heavy crash later on in the race too.

    I don’t know if everyone would be happy if Mugello came back as this would be the second year Italy has 3 races but I suppose we will just have to wait and see 👀

  • Flexi wing saga

    Lately in the news of Formula One we have seen lots of talk about Red Bull using a “Bendy wing/ Flexi wing” since qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix

    At the Spanish Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton brought up that Red Bull have a bendy wing which he said was worth an extra three tenths in performance to the Mercedes. After the Spanish Grand Prix the FIA then announced they would have new tests on the flexibility of F1 cars rear wing and will be in place from the 15th of June (ahead of the French Grand Prix)

    Then leading up to the race weekend in Monaco, it came out that McLaren strongly disagrees with the FIA’s current plant to eventually outlaw the ‘bendy wings’. However no matter how unhappy they are with the current plan, they are reluctant to start launching protests against other teams…

    Christian Horner said during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend that such a tweak to the regulations could cost his team “half a million dollars”  an expense they can do without now that Formula 1 teams are working with a budget cap. Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur, agrees with Horner and slammed the decision to move the goalposts mid-season as a “joke”.

    It has now gone onto that Mercedes and Red Bull could end up protesting each other ahead of the next round in Baku unless the FIA provide further clarification on the wing saga. Whilst Mercedes have drawn attention to Red Bulls rear wing, Red Bull have now brought up Mercedes flexing front wing from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

    What are the regulations?

    Article 3.9.9 of F1’s Technical Regulations states: “The FIA reserve the right to introduce further load/deflection tests on any part of the bodywork which appears to be (or is suspected of) moving whilst the car is in motion.

    My opinion-

    Personally, I don’t think its right, if its illegal and doesn’t comply with the regulations then they should change it straight away not wait a month later, I understand it takes time etc but Red Bull could of easily got it done by the Monaco Grand Prix as they had a two week break between them or by Baku as that would be a four week break.

    I do think Red Bull are just trying to find anything on the Mercedes so they can protest back. I think Red Bull will be the ones looking silly at the end of this, they could of just saved their time and energy and changed it as soon as possible…

    I do see this going on for a little while so come back for some more updates as they happen!

  • Round 5- Monaco Race

    Well well well, we now have a new championship leader! Max Verstappen is leading the championship for the first time and by only 4 points!

    The Monaco curse continues for Charles Leclerc! He was meant to start on pole however he did not start due to an issue with the left driveshaft… however not all bad for the Ferrari team as his team mate Carlos Sainz finishes on the podium in second!

    Lando Norris on the podium again for the second time in 5 races! He is on fire, I am extremely happy for him🙌🏻 he had to defend from Perez towards the end of the race but he managed to hold him off and hold onto that podium!

    Now onto the Mercedes… not a very good weekend for them at all, Bottas was in second came in for a pit stop then a wheel nut got stuck meaning he couldn’t carry on… now onto Hamilton he started P7 and also finished P7 with fastest lap, they tried an undercut on Gasly with the pit stop but it just didn’t work unfortunately😣

    Somebody I have to mention is Sebastian Vettel! Could his luck be changing? He started P8 and finished P5! His team mate Lance Stroll also finished in the points in 8th, so could this possibly be a turning point for the team?

    Pierre Gasly as-well! What a man! Drove absolutely beautiful and no mistakes too! He finished in P6👏🏻

    Now we’ve got a 2 week break until the 6th round which is Azerbaijan! And that’s on the weekend of the 4th to 6th June🤞🏻Lots of drivers will be wanting to redeem themselves their so it’s all to play for once again 🔥

  • Round 5- Monaco Quali

    WOW… All I can say is wow… what a qualifying! So much happened I felt like I was watching a race 😂 but that is the joys of a circuit like Monaco!

    To start we only had 19 drivers competing in qualifying today as Mick Schumacher took a heavy hit in FP3 and wasn’t able to compete in qualifying as there was chassis damage.

    The Ferrari’s are on fire this weekend! As it stands Leclerc is in pole position at his home grand prix! However he had a pretty big crash at the end of qualifying which could result in him having a new gearbox which would mean a 5 place grid penalty.

    The rest of the top 10 are the following, P2- Verstappen, P3- Bottas, P4- Sainz, P5- Norris, P6- Gasly, P7- Hamilton, P8- Vettel, P9- Perez and P10- Giovinazzii.

    I’m so mixed feelings about the top 10, obviously absolutely gutted for Hamilton, but at the end of the day it’s not like this is the last race of the season, theres lot more races to come🤞🏻… Vettel is back into Q3 which I think lots of people are happy about including himself! He does look more comfortable in the car now than on other weekends, lets hope him getting into Q3 is more regular now!

    Now onto Daniel Ricciardo, he didn’t manage to put the McLaren into Q3 as he missed the checkered flag, but and thats a very big but I feel like he could redeem himself tomorrow, his won at this circuit before which we all know as the “redemption” could he maybe get himself to finish in the points tomorrow?

    Someone who did shock me today is Perez, his starting in P9 I expected him to be a bit better than that as in FP3 he finished P5 and FP1 he finished P1 so it will be interesting to see what kind of strategy he has tomorrow and if it will be effective enough…

    Predictions:

    My predictions for the top 5 tomorrow are P1- Verstappen, P2- Bottas, P3- Sainz, P4- Norris and P5- Hamilton and also I think Hamilton will set the fastest lap🙌🏻

    Obviously I would love to see Vettel and Ricciardo finish in the points aswell! I do think its all too play for tomorrow, especially on a track like this where anything could happen😬

    The race starts a 14:00pm (BST) and 15:00pm (CEST), now all eyes onto tomorrow👀

  • Monaco

    Finally we are back racing again and we are also back at Monaco after not being here since 2019! This is the home grand prix of Charles Leclerc and lets hope its a good one…

    Whilst were on the topic of Charles Leclerc he will be wanting to have a good weekend as since his been in F1 he has never finished his home race… Really hoping he does well this weekend and let’s hope the past doesn’t come into it on race day🤞🏻

    The Monaco circuit is the toughest one out of all off them as its very narrow and known for not much overtaking. Sunday we are blessed with 78 laps of this beautiful circuit which has 19 turns and only one DRS zone.

    Now onto track limits (and yes I know who would of thought Monaco has track limits!😂) The FIA will be monitoring Turn 10 as F1 race director Michael Masi said: “A lap time achieved during any practice session or race by leaving the track and failing to negotiate Turn 10 by using the track will result in that lap time being invalidated by the stewards”

    Predictions for Qualifying:

    My top 5 for qualifying is P1: Hamilton, P2: Verstappen, P3: Leclerc, P4: Bottas and P5: Sainz…

    I would like to see Pierre Gasly get a good qualifying result too! His highest qualifying result this season has been P5 so I feel like maybe he could be the underdog of qualifying… Another driver i’d like to see get a good result is Vettel! I feel maybe this weekend could be his? He knows this track so well so hopefully he can pull something out of the bag on Saturday!

    Times for Saturday are: FP3- 11:00am (BST), 12:00pm (CEST) and Qualifying- 14:00pm (BST) and 15:00pm (CEST). Remember there is no free practices tomorrow as they were on today (Thursday) however tomorrow there is Formula Two on at 10:45am (BST) and 11:45am (CEST)

  • Lando signs multi year deal

    So today we had the first contract announcement of the season… and that was Lando Norris resigning for McLaren with a fresh multi year deal🤩

    His been with the McLaren family since 2017 and scored his first podium with them last year- now his onto his second podium and now sitting fourth in the drivers standing whilst also being on a run of nine successive points finishes.

    His new deal now matches his team mates Daniel Ricciardo’s meaning they will both be with the team until at least the end of 2023.

    This is honestly amazing news! I think Lando has definitely got a bright future ahead of him and it will be interesting to see what him and the McLaren team can do together! Also what brilliant timing for the announcement ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend where they are showing off their new livery! I actually didn’t expect a contract announcement so soon but somebody has to get the ball rolling!

    See below to see what Lando put on his social media for the announcement🙌🏻

  • McLaren’s special livery

    Last night it got announced on social media that McLaren have a one-off special livery for this weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix.

    McLaren are bringing back the iconic blue and orange colours of Gulf Oil back into Formula One. The British teams initial association with Gulf dates back to the days of team founder Bruce McLaren, when the companies use to work together in F1 and Can-Am racing in the late 60’s and early 70’s. They then renewed their relationship last July, when Gulf Oil came on board as a strategetic partner.

    Norris and Ricciardo have also got new racing suits and race team kits which match the new livery, they are also having new helmets for this weekend however they are a one-off bespoke retro helmet designs which will then be raffled off for the teams mental health charity partner, Mind.

    Personally, I absolutely love it! I just think it looks so clean and sharp and obviously it’s got history about it- I have seen lots of comments on social media about people wanting it to stay and I would like it to however I think the McLaren will go back to its normal colours for Azerbaijan.

    The action this weekend gets underway on Thursday so you get to see the new look for McLaren one day sooner😉

  • Turkey Cancelled…

    After lots of speculation that Turkey may be cancelled due to Covid-19 travel restrictions its now been announced today that we won’t be racing there on the 11th-13th of June. It only got announced a fortnight ago that Turkey was in the calendar again as it replaced the Canadian Grand Prix.

    However, the French Grand Prix has now moved a week earlier than planned to June 18th-20th and we now have a second race in Austria- the Styrian Grand Prix on the 25th-27th June.

    This now creates a France-Styria-Austria triple header, with the original Austrian Grand Prix staying in its original slot, meaning that there is now a two week break from the second Austrian Grand Prix to the British Grand Prix.

    I was really looking forward to seeing Turkey back on the calendar again this year as last years race was good, i’m hoping F1 might keep it as a back up just like China incase other races get cancelled later on in the year… I’m not to sure if having two Austrian races is the right call but its all about sticking to the Covid restrictions in each country, however saying this i’m glad we still have the 23 races.

  • Hamilton to stay?

    7 time world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he wants to negotiate a contract earlier this year, as the contract for this year went over to winter break and he said it had “ruined” his time off… The Brit didn’t manage to sign the contract till early February, just over one month away from the pre-season testing and it only being a one year extension.

    Lewis volunteered to test the new 18″ Pirelli tyres for the 2022 season and after being asked why he volunteered at Imola, he replied back saying he plans to be here next year. You can see why he wants to be here next year as obviously after testing the new tyres he knew it wasn’t his time to leave the sport yet and he feels good about them…

    The question everyone is wondering is will he have a new teammate next year? And if he wins the 8th title this year, meaning he will break Michael Schumacher’s record, could he be aiming for his 9th?👀

    To be honest, I want him to stay and I don’t think his ready to leave for at least a few years yet! You can tell how happy and passionate he is in the sport and when his winning/making history.

  • Round 4- Spain Race

    And what a race that was!! I didn’t expect too much to happen but wow😳

    Lewis Hamilton extends his lead in the championship after finishing first, Verstappen finished second after not being able to hold of Lewis after his second pit stop… Verstappen also ended up taking fastest lap too and then we have Bottas who ended up finishing 3rd.

    P4 goes to Leclerc and P5 to Perez who was followed by Daniel Ricciardo. Whatever Ricciardo has done this weekend is obviously working, the only way is up from here🤞🏻

    There was a yellow flag earlier on in the race due to Tsunoda stopping at Turn 10 making his race stop earlier than expected :(

    I definitely thought that the Aston Martins might pull something out of the bag this weekend as both drivers have now got the upgrades but maybe it wasn’t the track for them 🤷🏻‍♀️

    Next up we have Monte Carlo on the weekend off 20th to 23rd May, it’s the race that everyone wants to win, so tune in for more details across the race weekend🤩

  • Round 4- Spain Quali

    Get in there!!! That is 100 poles for Lewis Hamilton 🙌🏻👏🏻 His closely followed by Verstappen and then Bottas…

    The two Ferrari boys seemed to be going good with Leclerc starting P4 and Sainz P6 they have definitely fount the pace…

    Ocon really surprised me he splits the Ferrari’s and obviously the improvements to the Alpine are working as Alonso starts in P10, not the best showing for his home race however😬

    I actually expected better from Perez… his starting in P8 as he spun at turn 13 earlier in Q3 which meant he could only set one time in the session, he will be on the hunt tomorrow…

    A team I haven’t mentioned recently is the Alpha Tauri’s, I feel like Gasly is doing well as usual but poor Tusonda his just gone down hill since the beginning of the season, hopefully we get to see him finish in the points tomorrow🤞🏻

    Predictions for tomorrow are P1 for Hamilton, P2 for Verstappen, P3 for Leclerc, P4 for Ricciardo and P5 for Norris😬, all eyes on to tomorrow👀🤞🏻

  • Spanish Grand Prix

    We are now onto our fourth race out of twenty-one!! This weekend in we are in Barcelona, Spain. It is the home race of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz.

    The McLaren boys will want to keep up their streak of being the only team which has finished in the points in all the races👀 Bottas will also want to show the world that he deserves the seat his currently in and stop the speculation too😬

    We have 66 laps on Sunday of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with 16 corners in total and a restructured turn 10 this year👏🏻

    Overtaking chances? Is there any or is it restricted? Well… at the end of the two DRS zones into tight corners are the best opportunity for the drivers, this would be at the end of the back straight and the pit straight.

    Predictions over the weekend: Well considering we’re only three races in it’s so tight already and not just for the Championship. I don’t think anyone has currently got the upper hand over anyone else, I’d say if anything we may see that happening in the next few races.

    This weekend will be more familiar and normal to the drivers including the newbies. Given the fact that the teams usually test here we should see a real indication to how the teams are shaping up and improvements etc.

    My top 5 predictions for tomorrow for qualifying is: P1- Hamilton, P2- Bottas, P3- Perez, P4- Norris and P5-Vertsappen

  • Grosjean’s special return

    It got announced today that Romain Grosjean is making a special return to F1 with a one off Mercedes test. Seven months on from his horrific crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix and he was determined that his final time in an F1 car wouldn’t be the crash.

    When Grosjean was recovering in the hospital he had received a promise of an F1 test with Mercedes from the main man Toto Wolff… And Toto kept that promise, Grosjean will drive Lewis Hamilton’s 2019 championship winning W10 in a full day test at the French Grand Prix venue Circuit Paul Ricard on June the 29th, he will also pilot the car for a series of demonstration laps ahead of his home race at the same venue two days earlier.

    After an amazing stint of 10 seasons in F1, Romain is now on a new chapter of his racing career, as he is now competing in IndyCar for Dale Coyne Racing.

    I think its such a remarkable and amazing thing to do after such a horrifying crash! It made me so happy when I saw the announcement today, Grosjean is definitely an inspiration to everyone! I didn’t have a doubt in my mind that Mercedes or Toto wouldn’t go through with the promise! 🙌🏻

    If you wasn’t planning on watching the French Grand Prix, I think you should change that! Going to be an emotional one on the 27th of June❤️

  • Round 3- Portimao Race

    And that’s another win for Lewis!! Making him have an 8 point advantage on Verstappen🙌🏻👏🏻 We then had Verstappen 2nd and Bottas 3rd, Bottas also managed to get fastest lap after Max originally got it but he exceeded track limits so it got deleted👀

    Another amazing drive for Lando Norris, unfortunately no podium for him this time around but he did manage to finish P5 and also Daniel Ricciardo from starting at P16 to finishing in the points at P9👏🏻 Amazing drive from the Aussie!

    We had one safety car this race as predicted and that was for Kimi Raikkonen when trying to over take his team mate early on in the race which means Kimi’s race ended quicker than expected😬

    Perez seemed to be on form today more than Verstappen anyway👀, unfortunately he missed out on the podium just but done his best finish with the Red Bull team!

    The Alpine pair were on fire today Ocon finished P7 and Alonso P8, Alonso done some amazing overtakes towards the end of the race trying to get more points for the team!

    We only have to wait a week till the next race and we are in Barcelona 🇪🇸 all eyes onto then👀

  • Round 3- Portimao Quali

    And that is a 1-2 for the Mercedes boys 👏🏻🙌🏻they fully deserve it this weekend they’ve been so strong throughout all the sessions, gutted Lewis didn’t get his 100th pole but there’s plenty more opportunities😉

    At least my predictions are more on point this week!!🤣🤣 It was a bit touch and go whether the McLaren’s would get into the top 10 but Norris managed it and will be starting at P7 tomorrow! Poor Ricciardo starting in P16 absolutely gutted for him his got some work to do tomorrow…

    Mr Saturday (aka George Russell) starting P11!! Just missing out on Q3 😖let’s hope he has an amazing race tomorrow and maybe even score some points👀 Also Vettel too!! Finally back into Q3 and I am so happy to see it! Let’s see what he can do tomorrow.

    I feel like this track doesn’t suit the Red Bulls especially on the mediums… it’s all too play for tomorrow and Verstappen isn’t going to give up on the title fight🤩

    Predictions for tomorrow are… P1 for Hamilton, P2 for Sainz and P3 for Lando, I’d love to see two former teammates on the podium. Once again would love to see Russell get some points and Vettel too🙌🏻. I feel like there may be at least one safety car as the winds affect this track quite a bit as we’ve seen over the past 2 days…

  • Portuguese Grand Prix

    So after two weeks off from racing we have been blessed with a double header… first up we are in Portugal!

    What to expect this weekend… the most obvious is Verstappen vs Hamilton duel which I think gives everyone some excitement during the race 👀. Next up is Perez, he will be wanting to recover from a Imola after he managed to get a 10 second time penalty and a spin too which made him finish P11 overall…

    Russell as well will want to do some redemption after his crash with Bottas at Imola, at least now the dust has settled and apologies has been said and now George can focus on getting them all important points👏🏻 . Ricciardo will want to push himself even more now that his teammate has landed on the podium so early on, so it will be interesting to see how Ricciardo does over the weekend…

    There is some track limits this weekend and they are at Turn 1, 4 and the exit of Turn 15, once again lap time will be deleted throughout the weekend. There has been a second DRS zone added and that is between Turn 4 and Turn 5 with the detection point 35 metres before the left-gander and the activation point 180 metres after…

    My predictions for tomorrow’s qualifying is… P1-Hamilton, P2- Bottas, P3- Verstappen, P4-Leclerc and P5 to Perez. I’d like to see Russel make it into Q3 I think his got it in the bag this weekend👏🏻 Also I would like to see Vettel make his mark tomorrow and show his still got it! Would like to see the McLaren boys up there in top 10 too🙌🏻

    Time for tomorrows Qualifying is: BST- 15:00 and CEST- 16:00, it’s definitely one to watch👀

  • Turkey to replace Canada…

    Formula 1 has confirmed a change to round 7 of the 2021 calendar, the Turkish Grand Prix replacing the Canadian Grand Prix. Due to the ongoing international travel restrictions in place in Canada it became impossible for F1 to enter the country without a mandatory 14-day quarantine…

    It becomes the third race of the year to be officially cancelled after the Vietnam and Chinese Grand Prix suffered the same fate earlier this year…

    Last year we saw Turkey return for the first time in 9 years in F1, which we saw Lewis Hamilton was crowned world champion for a record-equalling seventh time.

    I remember watching last years Turkish Grand Prix and I absolutely loved it! I feel like it will be a very good race there this year with everything being so close so i’m happy to have it back on the calendar for this year😁 Roll on June 11th-13th!!

    The Canadian Grand Prix will be returning to the F1 calendar in 2022, they have just signed a 2 year contract extension to remain on the calendar!

  • Ilott signs as Alfa Romeo reserve

    Ferrari Academy driver Callum Ilott has signed a deal with Alfa Romeo to become the teams second reserve driver, he will also get chances to drive in FP1’s starting on Friday at Portugal. Callum also serves as Ferrari’s test and reserve driver too.

    The Briton is not a stranger to Alfa Romeo, he has tested with them in 2019 and then again in the 2020 Abu Dhabi Young Drivers Test. The 22 year old will share reserve duties with Robert Kubica, who will be unavailable at some grand prix this year due to his racing and testing commitments in other motorsport categories.

    Ilott finished runner-up in Formula Two last year, loosing out to Haas driver Mick Schumacher, the championship went down to the final race in Bahrain.

    I wonder if this is setting Ilott up for next year? As both Alfa Romeo drivers contracts end this year so they may want to get him in while there is a chance. I do believe that Callum does deserve a seat in F1, his very talented and he showed that in F2, now we have to wait patiently for him to get a full time seat in the sport…

  • Green light for Sprint Quali…

    Today its been announced that Sprint Qualifying will be happening this year and at three Grand Prix’s, two European venues and one non-European, these will be announced in due course. Sprint Qualifying will see the drivers battle it out over 100km on Saturday afternoons of the selected Grand Prix’s.

    Fridays Qualifying will see the starting grid for the Saturday Sprint Qualifying, then the result from Saturdays Sprint Qualifying will then decide the starting grid for Sundays race.

    The schedule for race weekend will be the following:

    Friday- 60 minute first practice in the morning and Normal Qualifying format in the afternoon.

    Saturday- 60 minute second free practice in the morning and 100km Sprint Qualifying in the afternoon.

    Sunday- Full distance Grand Prix as normal

    It has been decided, that the top three finishers in Saturdays Sprint Qualifying will receive points- three for first place, two for second and one point for third.

    I think its a good idea that they are only doing it at 3 race weekends to kind of trial it before bringing it to different circuits. I also think this could make it even more exciting (if thats possible) between Hamilton and Verstappen for the title as they will both want to fight for more points on the Saturday as well as the Sunday, I know its only 3, 2 or 1 points but looking at the points now theres only 1 between them and thats due to Hamilton’s fastest lap. I do think people should give this a chance before judging too quick, no one knows how its going to go👏🏻

  • To sue or not to sue?

    During the course of last weekend it came to light that Aston Martin refused to rule out taking the FIA to court due to regulation changes which have severely hindered them this season and we are only two weekends in…

    A series of modifications made last year has reduced the downforce available from the rear floor which has harmed teams with low-rake cars, including Aston Martin. It’s taken the Silverstone based team from race winners to the lower end of the midfield.

    These changes were made for safety reasons given the downforce was becoming too great for the Pirelli’s tyres… However the Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer believes its for other reasons😬

    Although, this is now a different case and it seems like Aston Martin have now dropped this slightly… Szafnauer has softened his stance over the changes after a couple of meetings with the FIA. They are still in talks with the FIA but it was mainly wanting to know what the steps were and that their done properly and equitably.

    In my opinion I don’t really understand why Aston Martin are bringing it up now? As they knew that their car was going to be affected and they weren’t going to be the only ones… The FIA know what they are doing and they want the cars to be safe to keep the drivers safe, as thats what really matters here. It’s not like it got sprung on them with a weeks notice? All the teams agreed to tweak their floors and got given plenty of warning…👀

  • We’re going to Miami!!

    So over the weekend it got announced that F1 will be racing in Miami from next year on a 10 year deal! However the exact date for next year has not been confirmed just yet but its to be expected in the second quarter of the season👀

    The race which is set to be the first since 1959 in the US state, will be held on a new and exciting layout at the Hard Rock Stadium complex in Miami Gardens, its home to the NFL’s famous Miami Dolphins franchise.

    The circuit itself will be 5.41 km, it will feature 19 corners, three straights as well as three possible DRS zones… The Hard Rock Stadium which is a sports and entertainment hub which has hosted events from the Super Bowl to rock concerts will sit at the heart of the track.

    Miami will be the 11th different location Formula One has raced at in the United States since it began in 1950, the following are Indianapolis, Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Long Beach, Las Vegas, Detroit, Dallas, Phoneix and Circuit of the Americas in Austin.

    I feel like this is a good move from F1, as its bringing in a new track which makes it more of an exciting race and calendar. It also seems like there is a lot of potential for overtakes/ battles on this track which is what we like! I for one am looking forward to this🙌🏻

    Miami Circuit

  • Round 2- Imola Race

    WHAT A RACE 😳 So much happened I don’t even know where to begin!!

    Congratulations to the top 3, P1 for Verstappen, P2 for Hamilton and P3 for Mr Lando Norris👏🏻👏🏻 It’s safe to say my predictions didn’t come true🤣🤣but I suppose I can’t be right every time😉😂

    Following Norris closely is both Ferrari drivers Leclerc and Sainz, I must say its nice to see them back again and also see them fighting with other teams. So close to Leclerc getting a podium but I am sure he will get at least one this year…

    Now onto the worse part to always talk about, Bottas and Russell… The two came together quite ferociously after Russell was trying to overtake the Mercedes… It hasn’t been a good day for either of them, and I wont be surprised if Toto Wolff has a word with both of them. I do wonder though does this effect Bottas staying with Mercedes?

    I am actually very shocked about Perez and Mazepin, I was expecting fewer mistakes from Perez, he had a good weekend but he let himself down today by spinning/ going off the track and not scoring any points. Mazepin, finished his first F1 race and only managed to spin once during the race which I think shocked a lot of people, including my self😂

    We now have a two week break but we will be back on the 2nd May for the Portuguese Grand Prix and its safe to say I am looking forward to the fight…😁

  • Round 2- Imola Quali

    What a Quali that was! I knew it would be tight between drivers but just wow!😳

    Top 3 for the starting grid for tomorrow are Hamilton, Perez and Verstappen… I really didn’t expect the Red Bulls to be as good as they were in Qualifying as they have had some reliability issues this weekend… Congratulations to Perez for qualifying front row for the first time in his career😁

    I am so happy for the Williams boys, both drivers got into Q2 👏🏻 Russell qualified P12 and Latifi P14. So unlucky for George though! So close to being into Q3 but he will get his chance 👏🏻

    I have to bring up Tsunoda, how gutting for him though being out of all the sessions due to going into the wall 💔 Let’s hope he can make up for it tomorrow as that’s where it counts!

    So shocked with Bottas P8! It’s not like him to be that far back from Lewis! I bet he is so gutted, he has some work to do tomorrow 😬 Lando had a disappointing end! He qualified for P2 until he got his lap time deleted for track limits, his now starting 7th just after his team mate…

    My predictions for the result tomorrow are P1 for Hamilton, P2 Perez and P3 Leclerc. I’d love to see either of the Williams in the points… I think we could possibly have a safety car tomorrow but who knows👀

    Starting times for tomorrow are 14:00pm (BST), 15:00pm (CEST). I’m looking forward to the race tomorrow, I think we’re in for an exciting one 🤩

  • Imola

    Wow that felt like the longest three week break ever! But i’m happy F1 is back this weekend and we are in Imola🇮🇹the home grand prix of Alpha Tauri! Let’s talk predictions and more…

    I feel like so much went on today in the two free practice sessions! There was a couple of yellow flags and red flags, also quite a few track times got deleted as well as some spins… Is there more to come of this over the weekend?

    It is only day one of the weekend and I feel like we are in for a very exciting and close qualifying and race😁.

    Some drivers/ teams who shocked me today was Williams, both drivers were giving it there all and it was nice to see them both up in the top 10 during the session👏🏻 Ferrari also shocked me as well today, both drivers again was giving it their all and stayed consistent being near the top.

    At this track there is some track limits put in place, they are the exits of turn 9 and 15 (also beyond the red, white and green kerb), and the apex of turn 13.

    My top 5 qualifying predictions is P1 for Hamilton, P2 for Gasly, P3 Bottas, P4 Verstappen and P5 Leclerc. I’d like to see Tsunoda start in top 10, and both Williams drivers nearer to the middle of the grid…

    Times for tomorrow are… FP3 is at 10:00 am (BST), 11:00am (CEST). Qualifying is 13:00pm (BST), 14:00pm (CEST).