What to watch this Weekend (Oct 25th - Oct 30th)

• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Practice 1. Friday @ 10:55am - 12:30pm (ESPNU) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Practice 2. Friday @ 2:55pm - 4:30pm (ESPNU) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Practice 3. Saturday @ 10:55am - 12pm (ESPNNEWS) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Qualifying. Saturday @ 1:55pm - 3pm (ESPNNEWS) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Race. Sunday @ 2:30pm - 5pm (ABC) live
• Garage Squad. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrend) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrend) replay
• Wheeler Dealers. Tuesday @ 10pm - 11pm (MotorTrend) new
• Bitchin Rides. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend) new
• Garage Squad. Season 6 Ep 10. Wednesday @ 10pm - 11pm (MotorTrend) new

Welp, things are pretty much sown up -- Merc AMG took their sixth consecutive Constructors Championship in a row, since the start of the turbo-hybrid era in 2014, as well as all six Drivers Championship's even though that hasn't officially been decided upon yet. Bottas took the win in Suzuka despite Ferrari still being the fastest and Red Bull Honda hoping that the new spec power upgrade was going to put them at the front. Hamilton took 3rd after team strategy betting on a one stop not being good by the end of the race; while he wasn't pleased with not topping Vettel for second or Bottas for first, he's another step close to taking his sixth championship -- it's between him and Bottas now. Merc is trying to claw back some performance from Ferrari heading into 2020, but time will tell if that'll be possible. In the meantime we're headed to Mexico; Leclerc is trying to take control of Ferrari, Vettel is trying to stay the clear number one, Mclaren is looking to finish strong and maintain fourth in the constructors take best of the rest, Albon is still interviewing for a job on the main Red Bull team for next year and Hulkenberg is still looking for a 2020 drive. This weekend should be another entertaining race; hopefully Perez can give him home fans some excitement to cheer for.

Enjoy your motorsport weekends.

Video courtesy of Autosport.

What to watch this F1 finale and Thanksgiving Weekend (Nov 23th - Nov 28th)

• Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Gran Prix; from the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in UAE. Practice 1. Friday @ 3:55am - 5:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Gran Prix; from the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in UAE. Practice 2. Friday @ 7:55am- 9:30am (ESPNU(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Gran Prix; from the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in UAE. Practice 3. Saturday @ 4:55am- 6am (ESPN2(HD)) live 
• Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Gran Prix; from the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in UAE. Qualifying. Saturday @ 7:55am- 9am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Gran Prix; from the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in UAE. Race. Sunday @ 8:05am - 10am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Bitchin Rides. Tuesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
• Garage Squad. Wednesday @ 7pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay 
• Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new

It's been a memorable season, but so much to look forward to in 2019, both good and bad. We'll miss Alonso, but we'll welcome some new young talent and the attempt to reinvigorate McLaren. Ferrari looks to be that much closer to challenging Mercedes and Red Bull hopes to make it a clear three way fight via their new alignment with Honda. In the meantime everyone is looking to finish off the season in a positive way. Bottas, Verstappen, Vettel, Ricciardo, Hamilton and Raikkonen all look to make some noise in the middle east.

Enjoy your holiday weekends and be safe on the road.

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What to watch this Weekend (Aug 24th - Aug 29th)

• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Belgium; from circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. Practice 1. Friday @ 8am - 9:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Belgium; from circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. Practice 2. Friday @ 8am - 9:30am (ESPNU(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Belgium; from circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. Practice 3. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Belgium; from circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Belgium; from circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. Race. Sunday @ 7:30am - 10:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Speed Is The New Black. Wednesday @ 8pm - 9pm (VelocityHD) new
• Garage Squad. Season 5 premier. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new

We return to F1 this weekend following two strong GP outings by Merc in Germany and Hungary; the story of Hungary was much different that of Germany; Hams took pole, got a great start in the race and pretty much lead from the front through the checkered flag. Ferrari wasn't as fast in the single lap despite Merc giving them all the credit in the world for having the fastest overall package, but tire wear came into play and Merc seemed to be as good if not a touch better on tires, which is unusual. Bottas got into a bit of trouble late into the race, with contact to Ricciardo on a hairpin when he lost front end grip on old tires, which ended up moving him back three spots from where he started the race, taking fifth. Ricciardo played a good tire strategy, going back onto hypersofts late to make up ground on the front-runners going long on the softs via one-stopper. The Ferrari boys did well as always and Kimi ended up getting passed by Vettel as he worked through his own strategy during the race. Verstappen was let down by his gearbox giving him another DNF. In the end, Vettel had some good damage control, Merc stretched the Constructor's lead to 9 and Hamilton stretched his Driver's lead to 24, which will likely come in handy sooner than later. In more important future news, Ricciardo has signed with Renault for 2019, which has firmed up the lineup for yet another team. Red Bull needs to find a driver who could be Sainz given they have an option on him, but they could pull from Toro Rosso as well. Alonso has also finally decided to walk away from McLaren after this season seemingly to chase the last leg of the career Motorsport Trifecta, the IndyCar Indy500. Spa will help folks distinguish themselves more for the remaining seats along with most teams beginning 2019 development efforts. The current Driver's Standing are as follows: Hamilton, Vettel (-24), Raikkonen (-67), Bottas (-81), Ricciardo (-95), Verstappen (-108). Spa should be another great race; it's a power track so Ferrari will try to get back in control of the podium, Red Bull will try to get as many points as possible with strong strategy and rain dancing, Merc is going to try to stretch this lead and the Orange-clad Max fans will be packed in the stands to cheer their boy on in his defacto home GP.

Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of Autosport.