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2021 Portuguese GP Preview

04/26/202104/28/2021 by fanf1ctionin Featured, Race PreviewLeave a Comment

30 April – 02 May 2021

Schedule

Session Name	Date/Time (Track local time)
Free Practice 1	30 April 11:30 – 12:30
Free Practice 2	30 April 11:30 – 12:30
Free Practice 3	1 May 12:00 – 13:00
Qualification	1 May 15:00 – 16:00
Race	2 May 15:00 – 17:00

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Track Map

Track Facts

Number of Laps: 66
Track Length: 4.653km
Race Distance: 306.826 km
Best Laptime: 1:18.750 by Lewis Hamilton (2020)
2020 Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton
2020 Race winner: Lewis Hamilton

Find out the Race Schedule in your local time zone at the F1 Official Race Schedule Page.

Algarve International Circuit more commonly knows as Portimão Circuit is located in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal. This circuit held it’s maiden Formula 1 World Championship GP in 2020. The circuit was constructed in 2008 and was used for Winter Testing in 2008-09. This track’s characteristics are much like other old purpose built racing tracks due to its undulating nature. This track has several terrain changes and it feels like a roller coaster with its ups and downs. 2020 was a unique year and it got this track on to the calendar. In 2020 Race Day produced a great race in where Lewis Hamilton broke Michael Schumacher’s record and created a new record of 92 GP wins!

The 2021 Season will be the second official Formula 1 World Championship GP. Though this track is narrow which makes overtaking a bit difficult, however, the undulating nature of the track, makes for a spectacle as the cars go up and down as they follow the unique terrain of the track. Let’s see what the track has in store for us as we approach the 2021 Portuguese GP!

Bored of waiting for the race day? Catch some banter in our Episode 6: F1reside Chat.

2021 Imola GP Race Discussion

04/20/202104/20/2021 by fanf1ctionin 2021 Calendar, Episodes, FeaturedLeave a Comment

The 2021 Imola GP was held at the historic track of Imola in Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.

What a banger of a race it was! Wet weather, Unusual podium, Red Flags, Penalties, it had it all! Some surprising results, some expected ones and a lot of Drama! Everything that any F1 Fan could ask for. Come join us as we discuss our thoughts about the race and share a couple laughs along the way.

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Listen in to Episode 7 at your favorite podcasting platform

In this episode we discuss:

Race start
Safety Car!
Everyone Sbinalla
McLaren Team Orders
Lando Norris
Penalities Galore!
Poor Ricciardo
Bottas Vs Russel
#Blessed – Lewis Hamilton
Mazespin Again?
Vettel cant catch a break
More Penalties?!
5 sec penalty to everyone for not listening till the end!

Driver Ratings

Rating scale:
0 – Poor
5 – Average
10 – Outstanding

Pos	Driver	Team	Sarang’s Rating	Akash’s Rating
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	9/10	9/10
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	8/10	8/10
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	10/10	10/10
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	9/10	7/10
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	7.5/10	7/10
6	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	6/10	6/10
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpha Tauri	7/10	6/10
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	8/10	7/10
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	6/10	7/10
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	4/10	6/10
11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	4/10	5/10
12	Yuki Tsunoda	Alpha Tauri	6/10	5/10
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	7/10	6/10
14	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	6/10	8/10
15	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	5/10 – DNF	7/10 – DNF
16	Mick Schumacher	Haas	4/10	5/10
17	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	4/10	3/10
18	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	4/10 – DNF	3/10 – DNF
19	George Russell	Williams	6/10 – DNF	6/10 – DNF
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	4/10 – DNF	3/10 – DNF

Looking for more F1 content while waiting for the next race? Check out our previous Episode 5: Fireside Chat where we discuss about the controversies and News from around the motorsporting world.

Also check the rest of our back catalogue and please feel leave a comment below about what are your thoughts about the race!

2021 Imola GP Race Preview

04/16/202104/28/2021 by fanf1ctionin 2021 Calendar, Race PreviewLeave a Comment

16th April – 18th April 2021

Schedule

Session Name	Date/Time (Track local time)
Free Practice 1	16 April 11:00 – 12:00
Free Practice 2	16 April 14:30 – 15:30
Free Practice 3	17 April 11:00 – 12:00
Qualification	17 April 14:00 – 15:00
Race	18 April 15:00 – 17:00

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Track Map

Track Facts

Number of Laps: 63
Track Length: 4.909km
Race Distance: 309.049 km
Best Laptime: 1:15.484 by Lewis Hamilton (2020)
2020 Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton
2020 Race winner: Valtteri Bottas

Catch our Race Review of the 2021 Imola GP in Episode 7: 2021 Imola GP Race Discussion.

Find out the Race Schedule in your local time zone at the F1 Official Race Schedule Page.

This track is located at Imola, in the northern part of Italy. The area around Imola is home to several racing car manufacturers – namely Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Minardi (now AlphaTauri), and Dallara.

Following the Second World War, the town launched a program to try to improve the local economy. Four local motor racing enthusiasts proposed the construction of a new road linking existing public roads, which was used by the local car manufacturers to test their prototypes

This track was reintroduced last year in 2020 due to the unprecedented COVID-19 situation. This vintage track has been around since 1953 and home to Formula 1 since 1963. The track quickly became a fan and driver favorite and made its appearance again in 2021. Weather conditions in this part of the country are always unpredictable and thus leads to some unpredictable racing. The track has always provided top quality races that keep viewers hooked on to their TV screens and seats. Hoping that the 63 lap stunning race that we saw in 2020 makes a repeat here. Let’s continue to see how this dynamic track and its race shapes the championship table.

Episode 5: F101 – The Basics of F1

04/04/202104/14/2021 by fanf1ctionin Episodes, FeaturedLeave a Comment

This is a special episode which is meant to serve as a primer for any new F1 fan to get up to speed with the sport and understand it’s intricacies, have fun while doing it and improve your enjoyment of the on-track action!

In this episode we go over the following topics:

Checkout our previous Episode 4 if you enjoyed this episode!

Flags
Format of F1 Season
Format of F1 Weekend
Finances in F1
Points Table
Technologies and Terminologies
1. DRS
2. MGU-k and MGU-h
3. Power Units
4. Steering wheel
5. Engine Modes
Penalties

2021 Bahrain GP Driver Ratings

03/30/202104/13/2021 by fanf1ctionin UncategorizedLeave a Comment

It was a great season opener at the Bahrain International Circuit with a banger of a race which was nail biting till the very last lap. We discuss the race in detail in our Episode 4 of our podcast. Give it a listen and join us as we discuss all the interesting events that went down in the Bahrain GP. We discuss our driver of the day as well as the “L” of the day in the podcast.

Episode 4: 2021 Bahrain GP Post Race Discussions

Since we do not discuss each driver in detail, here are our ratings for each driver and team for the 2021 Bahrain GP.

Driver Ratings

Rating scale:
0 – Poor
5 – Average
10 – Outstanding

Driver	Team	Sarang’s Rating	Akash’s Rating
Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	9/10	8/10
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	9/10	9/10
Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	5/10	7/10
Lando Norris	McLaren	8/10	8/10
Sergio Perez	Red Bull	8/10	9/10
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	7/10	7/10
Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	7/10	7/10
Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	6/10	7.5/10
Yuki Tsunoda	Alpha Tauri	8/10	8/10
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	6/10	6/10
Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	7/10	6/10
Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	7/10	6/10
Esteban Ocon	Alpine	5/10	5/10
George Russell	Williams	7/10	6.5/10
Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	4/10	6/10
Mick Schumacher	Haas	6/10	4/10
Pierre Gasly	Alpha Tauri	6/10 – DNF	7/10 – DNF
Nicholas Latifi	Wiliams	5/10 – DNF	5/10 – DNF
Fernando Alonso	Alpine	6/10 – DNF	6/10 – DNF
Nikita Mazepin	Haas	0/10 – DNF	3/10 – DNF

Episode 4: 2021 Bahrain GP Post-Race Discussions

03/29/202104/13/2021 by fanf1ctionin EpisodesLeave a Comment

In this episode we discuss all the happenings of the season opener for 2021 season of F1 at Bahrain.

Topics included in this podcast:

New Website! www.f1fanfiction.com
Qualification elevator pitch
Drama even before the race
Race start
#Mazespin
Re-start after Safety-Car
The undercut train
Alonso vs Sainz Vs Vettel
Pitstop #2
Main event – VER vs HAM
Driver of the day
Team of the day
“L” of the day

2021 Bahrain GP Preview

03/23/202104/26/2021 by fanf1ctionin 2021 Calendar, Race PreviewLeave a Comment

26 March – 28 March 2021

Session Name	Date/Time (Track local time)
Free Practice 1	26 March 14:30 – 15:30
Free Practice 2	26 March 18:00 – 19:00
Free Practice 3	27 March 15:00 – 16:00
Qualification	27 March 18:00 – 19:00
Race	28 March 18:00 – 20:00

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Schedule

Track Map

Track Facts

Number of Laps: 57
Track Length: 5.412km
Race Distance: 308.238 km
Best Laptime: 1:31.447 by Pedro de la Rosa (2005)
2020 Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton
2020 Race winner: Lewis Hamilton

Bahrain International Circuit has hosted its first Grand Prix in 2004. This circuit has been a staple in the F1 calendar since. Bahrain usually hosts the Grand Prix in the first half of the season. Due to the extra-ordinary circumstances posed by Coronavirus, it was decided that the Bahrain will replace Australia as the Season Opener. The Pre-Season testing was conducted here as well this year. Bahrain International circuit has many configurations and F1 itself has used 3 of them. Due to the shortened calendar of 2020 and Coronavirus raging through the world, Bahrain hosted 2 GPs in 2020. The 2nd GP was called the Sakhir GP and used the outer oval configuration. Bahrain’s highlight is the night races where the entire circuit is illuminated with floodlights. It’s a spectacle to watch these F1 cars racing under these floodlights. Lets see what the circuit has in store for us for the 2021 Bahrain GP.

Episode 3: Pre-Season Testing and 2021 Predictions

03/22/202104/13/2021 by fanf1ctionin EpisodesLeave a Comment

In this episode, we talk discuss about Pre-Season testing that was held on March 12-14 in Bahrain at The Bahrain International Circuit and share our predictions for F1 2021 Season.

Check out the Preview for Bahrain GP which is on March 28 2021.

Topics included in this episode:

What is Pre-Season Testing?
Day 1
- Mercedes stay in garage
- Max Speed!
- Ferrari engine Issues continue..
- Alpha Tauri charging through the field
Day 2
1. Mercedes #1
2. Red Flags Everywhere!
3. Mick and Nikita playing dashing cars
4. Vettle sits in the garage
5. All teams riddled with issues
6. Williams not being Williams
7. Hamilton pulls a Vettle
Day 3
1. Max Speed!!
2. Yuki
3. Smooth Operator smooth operating
Eye catching Technical innovations
Predictions for 2021
Wildcard Prediction

Episode 2: F1 2021 Livery discussions

03/22/202104/13/2021 by fanf1ctionin EpisodesLeave a Comment

In this episode, we talk discuss the new liveries by each team. Listen us discuss our opinions about what we liked and didn’t like on the latest episode of FanF1ction.

Topics included in this episode:

Tribute to the Legend, Murray Walker, who has put every TV viewer in the driver’s seat through his brilliant commentary.
Black Mercedes with AMG Vomit
Red Bull Racing – Why change something that’s not broken
Mclaren 2020 Car + rainbow
Return of the Bristish Racing Green to the track.
The hottest new car on the grid: Alpine
The green M
Blue Jeans and White Tee donned by Alpha Tauri
Ever beautiful Alfa Romeo
The Russian Haas
Williams being Williams

Episode 1: Reracing through the 2020 Season of F1

03/22/202104/13/2021 by fanf1ctionin EpisodesLeave a Comment

In this very first episode, we talk through the constructor’s championship table for the F1 calendar year 2020. We talk about our memories, opinions on the unusual year that 2020 was or wasn’t.

Topics included in this podcast:

Hopes from the Year 2020
Thoughts when the season wasn’t/was going to happen
The (so called) title fight between Mercedes and Redbull Racing
The surprising Mclaren
(T)Racing point aka Pink Mercedes
Renault’s Comeback
Troubles at Ferrari
AlphaTauri – Peirre Gasly’s redemption
AlfaRomeo’s Woes
Unfortunate Haas
Williams bring Williams
Outro