Since my boy Jimmie Johnson has begun putting rings on his other hand, And Dylan's now retired guy Nico won it all on the F1 stage, let's get the 2017 racing season started with a tribute to their awesomeness...
2017 NASCAR CUP SERIES SCHEDULE
18-Feb <---> Daytona International Speedway (Unlimited)
19-Feb <---> Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 Qualifying)
23-Feb <---> Daytona International Speedway (Duel)
26-Feb <---> Daytona 500
5-Mar <---> Atlanta Motor Speedway
12-Mar <---> Las Vegas Motor Speedway
19-Mar <---> Phoenix International Raceway
26-Mar <---> Auto Club Speedway
2-Apr <---> Martinsville Speedway
9-Apr <---> Texas Motor Speedway
23-Apr <---> Bristol Motor Speedway
30-Apr <---> Richmond International Raceway
7-May <---> Talladega Superspeedway
13-May <---> Kansas Speedway
20-May <---> Charlotte Motor Speedway (NASCAR All-Star Race)
28-May <---> Charlotte Motor Speedway
4-Jun <---> Dover International Speedway
11-Jun <---> Pocono Raceway
18-Jun <---> Michigan International Speedway
25-Jun <---> Sonoma Raceway
1-Jul <---> Daytona International Speedway
8-Jul <---> Kentucky Speedway
16-Jul <---> New Hampshire Motor Speedway
23-Jul <---> Indianapolis Motor Speedway
30-Jul <---> Pocono Raceway
6-Aug <---> Watkins Glen International
13-Aug <---> Michigan International Speedway
19-Aug <---> Bristol Motor Speedway
3-Sep <---> Darlington Raceway
9-Sep <---> Richmond International Raceway
17-Sep <---> Chicagoland Speedway
24-Sep <---> New Hampshire Motor Speedway
1-Oct <---> Dover International Speedway
7-Oct <---> Charlotte Motor Speedway
15-Oct <---> Talladega Superspeedway
22-Oct <---> Kansas Speedway
29-Oct <---> Martinsville Speedway
5-Nov <---> Texas Motor Speedway
12-Nov <---> Phoenix International Raceway
19-Nov <---> Homestead-Miami Speedway
2017 F1 SERIES SCHEDULE
26-Mar <---> Melbourne, Australia
9-Apr <---> Shanghai, China
16-Apr <---> Bahrain, Bahrain
30-Apr <---> Sochi, Russia
14-May <---> Barcelona, Spain
28-May <---> Monte Carlo, Monaco
11-Jun <---> Montreal, Canada
25-Jun <---> Baku, Azerbaijan
9-Jul <---> Spielberg, Austria
16-Jul <---> Silverstone, United Kingdom
30-Jul <---> Budapest, Hungary
27-Aug <---> Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
3-Sep <---> Monza, Italy
17-Sep <---> Singapore, Singapore
1-Oct <---> Sepang, Malaysia
8-Oct <---> Suzuka, Japan
22-Oct <---> Austin, USA
29-Oct <---> Mexico City, Mexico
12-Nov <---> Sao Paolo, Brazil
26-Nov <---> Abu Dhabi, UAE [Reply]
SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Marina Bay Street Circuit - Night Race
3 1/2 miles, 23 Corners, 2 DRS Zones
NBCSN 7:00 a.m. ET ?
STARTING GRID
POS NO DRIVER CAR TIME
1 5 Sebastian Vettel FERRARI 1:39.491
2 33 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER 1:39.814
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER 1:39.840
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen FERRARI 1:40.069
5 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 1:40.126
6 77 Valtteri Bottas MERCEDES 1:40.810
7 27 Nico Hulkenberg RENAULT 1:41.013
8 14 Fernando Alonso MCLAREN HONDA 1:41.179
9 2 Stoffel Vandoorne MCLAREN HONDA 1:41.398
10 55 Carlos Sainz TORO ROSSO 1:42.056
11 30 Jolyon Palmer RENAULT 1:42.107
12 11 Sergio Perez FORCE INDIA MERCEDES 1:42.246
13 26 Daniil Kvyat TORO ROSSO 1:42.338
14 31 Esteban Ocon FORCE INDIA MERCEDES 1:42.760
15 8 Romain Grosjean HAAS FERRARI 1:43.883
16 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 1:43.756
17 19 Felipe Massa WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:44.014
18 18 Lance Stroll WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:44.728
19 94 Pascal Wehrlein SAUBER FERRARI 1:45.059
20 9 Marcus Ericsson SAUBER FERRARI 1:45.570
Note - Ericsson penalized five grid places for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Hard on brakes - This circuit should favor Ferrari and Red Bull, although Nico Rosberg won the race last year. Vettel has the most wins in Singapore.
I have visited Singapore - The aerial view of buildings and skyscrapers reminds me of New York City -
SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Marina Bay Street Circuit - Night Race
3 1/2 miles, 23 Corners, 2 DRS Zones
NBCSN 7:00 a.m. ET ?
STARTING GRID
POS NO DRIVER CAR TIME
1 5 Sebastian Vettel FERRARI 1:39.491
2 33 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER 1:39.814
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER 1:39.840
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen FERRARI 1:40.069
5 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 1:40.126
6 77 Valtteri Bottas MERCEDES 1:40.810
7 27 Nico Hulkenberg RENAULT 1:41.013
8 14 Fernando Alonso MCLAREN HONDA 1:41.179
9 2 Stoffel Vandoorne MCLAREN HONDA 1:41.398
10 55 Carlos Sainz TORO ROSSO 1:42.056
11 30 Jolyon Palmer RENAULT 1:42.107
12 11 Sergio Perez FORCE INDIA MERCEDES 1:42.246
13 26 Daniil Kvyat TORO ROSSO 1:42.338
14 31 Esteban Ocon FORCE INDIA MERCEDES 1:42.760
15 8 Romain Grosjean HAAS FERRARI 1:43.883
16 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 1:43.756
17 19 Felipe Massa WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:44.014
18 18 Lance Stroll WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:44.728
19 94 Pascal Wehrlein SAUBER FERRARI 1:45.059
20 9 Marcus Ericsson SAUBER FERRARI 1:45.570
Note - Ericsson penalized five grid places for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Hard on brakes - This circuit should favor Ferrari and Red Bull, although Nico Rosberg won the race last year. Vettel has the most wins in Singapore.
I have visited Singapore - The aerial view of buildings and skyscrapers reminds me of New York City -
Singapore is truly a spectacular city.
Class warfare at its most wonderful. My God those people know how to put on an event... [Reply]