Thursday, October 29, 2020

What to watch this F1 Weekend (Oct 31st - Nov 3rd)

  • Formula 1 - Romagna Grand Prix; from Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Practice 1. Saturday @ 4:55am - 6:30am (ESPN) live
  • Formula 1 - Portugal Grand Prix; from Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8:55am - 10am @ (ESPN2) live
  • Formula 1 - Romagna Grand Prix; from Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Race. Sunday @ 7am - 9am (ESPN2) live; replay @ 
  • WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. Qualifying. Season finale from Laguna Seca Raceway. Sunday @ 11:25am - 12:35pm (IMSA.TV) live 
  • WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. Race. Action from Laguna Seca Raceway. Sunday @ 6:30pm - 9:30pm (NBCSN) same-day delayed airing 
  • Garage Squad. Mon/Wed @ 6pm - 7pm (MotorTrend) replay
  • Bitchin Rides. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend) new
Pretty packed weekend with the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship at Laguna Seca and F1. It's been a busy week on this end, so I'll mainly leave F1 to the replay below -- crazy opening lap, but in the end Hams has taken the top spot in race wins after foiling Bottas not once, but twice in Portugal, nipping him on Saturday to take pole and running away from him on Sunday. Some strong performances from the usual mid-pack suspects, Leclerc made magic happen in the Ferrari finishing 4th and Gasly had another great showing taking 5th ahead of Sainz in the McLaren and Perez in the Racing Point. The mid-pack continues to shuffle and based on his strong showing so far this season, Gasly has officially been brought back for the 2021 season for Alfa Tauri. Vettel took the final championship point in tenth, which is significant given Ferrari is pretty deep in the standings currently. This weekend in Imola will be relatively short in terms of action as there is only one practice day scheduled, on Saturday ahead of qualy. This should be another entertaining weekend where Ferrari will look to have another decent showing in front of their home fans.

Enjoy your motorsport weekends.

Video courtesy of Formula1.

Monday, October 26, 2020

Automotive Topic: Chris Harris on... New BMW M4 & M3 Touring (TopGear)

Chris and Jack talk BMW G80M3/4, design, a future touring option and their appeal.

Video courtesy of TopGear.