MotoGP:Motegi (Concise) - Who'd Have Thought It'd Come Down To This...

Wow!

That's all I can say after I wrote Jorge Lorenzo off for the 2013 MotoGP World Championship and this goes and happens... he goes and wins again (which is no surprise really when you think about it!)!

After the fiasco of Phillip Island, it remained to be seen whether Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo could push the title fight down to the wire, with Marquez's disqualification proving costly at the last round as he took full advantage, losing out in the end only to... well, no one really as he was a class above, even if Dani Pedrosa did manage to keep pace with him for a while...

F1:India (Concise) - All Things Vettel...

Well, he's finally gone and done it, Seb Vettel has finally secured his fourth consecutive World Championship, joining the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher!

This is not going to be so much as a review of the Indian GP, more like a brief (very brief as these past reviews have just been getting longer and looonger!) celebration of the way Vettel has secured greatness in such a short time, being only 26 years of age...

MotoGP:Phillip Island (Part Three) - The Colour of the Flag Is Black...

Before I get onto the moment that blasted the championship wide open, I do have to say it was unfortunate at this point for Damien Cudlin, new to the MotoGP this year, to be entering the pits after all of this chaos, but all will become clear later on...

MotoGP:Phillip Island (Part Two) - The Colour of the Flag Is Black...

That's qualifying taken care of, time for the race action, and boy-o was there plenty of it...

MotoGP:Phillip Island (Part One) - The Colour of the Flag Is Black...

Well, this one proved to be a bumper event with action all the way around the circuit and controversies galore as riders were forced to adopt a split race mentality as the harder rear tires were deemed too heat retentive to last the full 19 laps. This meant that a mandatory pit stop would be required where riders had to change bikes for the softer compound but all after around ten laps maximum.

Riders would be disqualified, they would be chastised and others would think it was their lucky day and it's MY job to sort it all out for you and give you my take on it all, so here goes...

MotoGP:Sepang (Part Three) - Dani vs. Marc War of Stars

Onto the final stretch then... and "Rider of the Day" of course, bro's...

MotoGP:Sepang (Part Two) - Dani vs. Marc War of Stars

It's a 20 lap race meaning that this is the first chance that Marc Marquez has to nail his claim onto the handles of the World Championship, wresting it from the control of current champ Jorge Lorenzo...

MotoGP:Sepang (Part One) - Dani vs. Marc War of Stars

After the events of the last round in Aragon, Spain, it remained to be seen what action would be taken after Marc Marquez was deemed to have taken out his team-mate Dani Pedrosa.

The answer? One penalty point taking his total up to three now, meaning that if he clocks up just one more in the remaining rounds, he will be starting from the back of the grid. His team, however, were penalised around 25 points meaning that going into this race in Malaysia, it closed the lead they had over rivals Yamaha.

This one would not be as straightforward and inevitable as some might think...

F1:Japan (Part Three) - Day of the Vettel

We're halfway there now (no... DON'T sing the song bro'!), so let's take a look at the concluding part...

F1:Japan (Part Two) - Day of the Vettel

Okay, so that's qualifying taken care of, let's take a look at what happened in the race itself...

F1:Japan (Part One) - The Day of the Vettel

With the action hotting up as the season draws to a close, can Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel seal his fourth consecutive world title, or will there be a strong sting in the tail as the season draws ever closer to a close?

Let's have a look at my interpretation of the best of the action from round 15 in Suzuka, Japan...

Gettin' Busy Wit' It...

Whassup bro's & gals!

This is just a quick update to let you all know that though the Japanese GP and MotoGP:Sepang events take place in a matter of hours, I will be endeavouring to watch them and review them in due course, but they will not be any time within the next two to three days.

I will say, though, that if you are looking for a rapid turnover for reviews of these events then I'm afraid you're tough out of luck atm, because things are just waaay too hectic in my schedule to reliably inform you that I'll be either: -

• Watching them live (they over lap as BBC1's coverage starts from 6:00am UK time for the F1 and then 8:25am over on BBC2 for the MotoGP trip to Sepang); or
• Reviewing them within the next 24-48 hours

The reason that I update you as such, is that I want you not to be expecting them within the next, say 72 hours at the least (unless I have a rapid brainwave and decide to have a sporting megathon on Monday).

I've not even celebrated my 100th post and as I stand at currently 115... that's a bit disappointing! :(

It could be more, could be less as I'm trying to get through a massive backlog of sporting action from the FIA GT Series, the British GT Championship, the latest couple of rounds of SBK along with some others I may have forgotten about.

I realise that I'm behind on my BSB reviews as well and as I write this I am fully aware that the Silverstone event of the Showdown has already taken place recently. If you wanna know what happened, you know where to go... but you won't get it in my inimitable style, that's for true!

I only ask for patience as I balance my time between church later on today, The Idea (of which I am mostly pleased about!) and a ton of other stuff I'm sorting through at the moment.

Thank you,

The Lanky Penguin

R.I.P. Maria De Villota - Death of a Burgeoning Star

Well, it has come to light yesterday that the former Marussia reserve team driver, Maria De Villota has sadly passed away whilst on holiday of natural causes.

My respects and condolences go out at this sad, sad time to family and friends of Maria's in the hope that she continues to get the recognition she deserves for the work she has done even though she has left this mortal plane.

Peace!


The Lanky Penguin

F1:Korea (Part Four) - One Step Closer

Wow!

I didn't think I had it in me; a four part review, bro's!

Let's pick up the closing stages of the race, shall we...?

F1:Korea (Part Three) - One Step Closer

Okay, in this one of my largest reviews to date, let's get back to the action...

F1:Korea (Part Two) - One Step Closer

Onto the actual race itself and for the first time, a whole section has been dedicated to qualifying, who'd have thought it...

F1:Korea (Part One) - One Step Closer

Just as in the last MotoGP review, I will be omitting the consistent links to driver and teams because, again, anyone who's anyone knows who each driver represents! TLP

As the season edges ever onwards, once more I aim to take a look at each race in the detail that I've become known for now, so let's see how things unfolded at the Korea International circuit.

For this one, it was all about whether the race would take place as a tropical storm had been blighting the nearby area in the build up to the race. Luckily, it passed by meaning the race could go ahead as scheduled.

For sure it's a bumper edition so let's start with qualifying...

MotoGP:Aragón (Part Two) - Who Else Than Marquez?!

Let's wrap up now and give you my verdict on the one controversial incident...

MotoGP:Aragón (Part One) - Who Else Than Marquez?!

As advised recently, the first of the changes are being put into place starting with all non-essential links beingg removed from these reviews. We all should know who represents who now! Ta. TLP.

Well, that has certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons!

With discussions over who was to blame for the disaster that hit Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa at this race, it is likely that the ramifications and repercussions will be felt long into the future.

Why?!

Simples; it all boils down to the fact that so far, Pedrosa is the only man never to win a championship yet show form that suggests he could and maybe rightly should do so!

Onto Qualifying...

R.I.P. Tom Clancy - Death of A (insert own superlative here ta!)... :( :( :(

Hello,

Today it was announced that the writer of spy novels and co-creator of Splinter Cell videogames, Tom Clancy, has died at the age of 66.

It comes with sadness that earlier today, and this is the first chance I've had to show my appreciation for the man without whom I would not be interested in spies (apart from Ian Fleming of course!), and all things stealthy.

May he rest in peace and my respects and condolences are with his family and friends at this difficult time...

Peace out!


The Lanky Penguin