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Thursday, September 9, 2021

What to watch this F1 Weekend (Sept 10th - Sept 15th)

Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Italy; from Autodromo di Monza, Italy. Practice 1. Friday @ 8:25am - 9:30am (ESPNU) live
Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Italy; from Autodromo di Monza, Italy. Qualifying. Friday @ 11:55am - 1pm (ESPN) live
Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Italy; from Autodromo di Monza, Italy. Practice 2. Saturday @ 5:55am - 7am (ESPN2) live
Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Italy; from Autodromo di Monza, Italy. Sprint Qualifying. Saturday @ 10:25am - 11:30am (ESPN2) live
Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Italy; from Autodromo di Monza, Italy. Race. Sunday @ 8:55am - 11am (ESPN2) live
WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. Race. Action from Laguna Seca Raceway. Sunday @ 4pm - 7pm (NBCSN) live
Garage Squad. Mon/Tue/Wed @ 4pm - 5pm (MotorTrend) replays
Bitchin Rides. Mon/Tue/Wed @ 5pm - 6pm (MotorTrend) replays
Wheeler Dealers. Tuesday @12pm - 3pm (MotorTrend) replay
Auto Mundial. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrend) replays
Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrend) replays
Bitchin Rides. Wednesday @ 8pm - 9pm (MotorTrend) replay
Top Gear America. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10:30pm (MotorTrend) new

Short week again, rolling into the final race of a F1 triple header, post-summer break. The Sprint Qualifying rules are back again for Monza, but before that, lets review Max's homecoming in Zandvoort. Max was everything we thought he'd be, over the weekend, in front of his home fans with all the pressure of trying to take the lead in the Driver's Championship back after a run of bad luck. Hamilton showed poise getting within a few hundredths of Max's pole time in Q3, but Max and the Red Bull was the superior package last weekend -- with a commendation going to the ability of the Ferrari to change direction very well and outperform their nearest rivals in papaya for another weekend. Gasly in his Alfa Tauri raced outstanding as well, finishing fourth in a generally quiet race with no one near him. Perez has more trouble on Saturday which lead to him racing from the backpack to points, but his Sunday skill was on display, finishing in 8th on a track where passing is no easy feat. Alonso had another solid race, taking 6th late in the race over his countryman, Sainz, with his tires going off. Bottas continued to play the team game despite what he wanted to do, get the fastest lap after a late stop by the team to cover off potential tire failure. He took 3rd, right behind Hams which has been typical of recent memory. Valtteri announced, post-race, that he'd be going to Alfa Romeo, replacing his countryman, Kimi, with a multi-year deal starting with the 2022 regulation change over. So this would point to George Russell making the leap to Merc, however, all should be revealed shortly (probably as I type). With the checkered flag dropped Max is in the lead of the Driver's, Mercedes remains in the lead of the Constructors and everyone looks forward to the power-friendly circuit of Monza. The scene of Zandvoort was incredible, the track design was old school, wildly banked, narrow and quick; most everyone enjoyed the track and I too look forward to the next race in Holland.

Enjoy your motorsport weekends.

Video courtesy of peterwindsor.

Watch Formula1's race recap here.

Thursday, May 27, 2021

What to watch this Memorial Day Weekend (May 30th - June 2nd)

IndyCar Series - The Indianapolis 500. From Indianapolis Motor Speedway, from Speedway, Indiana. Sunday @ 11am - 4pm (NBC) live; pre-race 9am-11am (NBCSN)
Bitchin Rides. Marathon. Monday @ 12pm - 10am (MotorTrend) replays
Garage Squad. Tue/Wed @ 4pm - 5pm (MotorTrend) replays
Bitchin Rides. Tue/Wed @ 6pm - 7pm (MotorTrend) replays
Auto Mundial. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrend)
Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrend)

Enjoy your motorsport weekends.

Video courtesy of CarMagazine.

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Current Events: Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm – a four-door 911 GT3? | evo LEADERBOARD (EVO)

Steve shakes down the new 160K-pound Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm at Anglesey.

Video courtesy of EVO.

Thursday, August 1, 2019

What to watch this Weekend (Aug 2nd - Aug 7th)

Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Practice 1. Friday @ 4:55am - 6:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Practice 2. Friday @ 8:55am - 10:30am (ESPNU(HD)) live
Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Practice 3. Friday @ 5:55am - 7am (ESPN2(HD)) live
Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8:55am - 10am (ESPN2(HD)) live
Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Race. Sunday @ 9:05am - 11am (ESPN2(HD)) live
IMSA Weathertech Sports Car Championship - From Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Sunday @ 6pm - 9pm (NBCSN(HD)) same-day delay, live @ 2:25pm on imsa.tv & nbcsportsgold
Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrend)
Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrend)
Bitchin Rides. Tuesday @ 8pm - 9pm (MotorTrend) replay

Just when I said Silverstone was the best race of the 2019 season so far, the German Grand Prix has a swan song of epic proportions. It's a short week so I won't run too long here, but it was nothing short of a victory for those looking for a different podium, action on the race track and hell, even for those looking for a different top ten. Hockenheim delivered everywhere. Hams took pole Saturday, but finished 9th -- with the help of technical regulation compliance fault on both Alfa Romeos (vid below). Kubica scored the final point, in 10th, with this same help! Sainz finished 5th with another strong weekend after nearly collecting himself into the barrier early (drag strip victim #245); his teammate Norris wasn't so lucky and ended with a DNF. Kvyat finished on the podium in 3rd! Lance Stroll took 4th! Bottas, Hulkenburg and Leclerc all crashed out in different ways on the skating rink/drag strip area, late in the race. Vettel had car troubles in Qualy that made him start from 20th and he took 2nd! Max Vertstappen stopped 6 times in this race, spun 360* in the wet and not only took the checkered flag, but the fastest lap. What a magical, rainy, safety-car laden race this was. There were more victims of the DNF bug too, Gasly (a bit too eager to pass Albon and broke the front of the car), Perez (lost the car in the rain off the racing line on lap 2, hitting a barrier) and Ricciardo (engine #1 of the season went up in smoke) couldn't make it out unscathed. The result? Everyone on the podium was elated to be there, the small teams off the podium celebrated like they were on it; quite the scene. I was on vacation watching this race off DVR on my phone and I can't count how many times I put my hand of my head, saying 'holy crap' as unpredictable things happened time and time again. Amazing. Anyways, with the smoke cleared, Merc had one of their worst weekends ever, Ferrari split the difference with one car getting 18pts vs Mercs 2pt haul for Hams. Meanwhile Red Bull chipped even deeper into Ferrari's lead in the Constructors Championship. With the Hungarian Grand Prix around the corner, the drivers standings are as follows: Hamilton, Bottas (-41), Vertstappen (-63), Vettel (-84), Leclerc (-105), Gasly (-170). Hungary will be the last race before the summer break. There's a ton of talk about multiple drivers that may be losing their seats this year, but time will tell how this will shake out. The Hungaroring will be the next battle ground for who stays and goes; most of those team decisions will likely be determined afterwards.

Enjoy your weekends.