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[thegamer23]

WHERE: Mexico City, Foro Sol (the F1 stadium, you know)
WHEN: Saturday & Sunday night!
WHY: Your racing fix for this weekend. Enough for you?

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BONUS CLIP
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No Pascals will be hurt this time

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LINEUP
OLD GUYS, YOUNG GUNS (+ random Mexicans)

This year's ROC lineup features a good mix of young talents & old masters of the steering wheel.
Sebastian Vettel is looking for another win for Team Germany at the Roc Nations cup, along with Mick Schumacher. But can the 4 times F1 world champion go for the main, solo crown too?
But guys, what a nostalgic sight it will be, seeing Vettel alongside the young Mick:



Along with the confirmed veterans like David Coulthard, Tom Kristensen & Ryan Hunter Reay, we can notice a few new entries as well: Lucas Di Grassi makes his ROC debut after succesful seasons in Formula E, so is Josef Newgarden (2017 Indycar Champion) & Pierre Gasly, the upcoming Red Bull F1 driver.
Indycar is well represented this year: the one and only Helio Castroneveees is there for the big throphy: but Mexicans fans will go wild for their idol, Esteban Gutierrez & a few other local Mexican drivers.






This is what the lottery had to say for the first rounds of the 2019 ROC:







THE RECORDS
TEAM GERMANY WILL BE GREAT AGAIN?



COMPLETE RESULTS: https://en.wikipedia...ce_of_Champions



THE CIRCUIT
FLAT BUT COOL






Interesting track in the Foro do Sol: no elevation changes or jumps, but the track should be techinical enough to separe the man from the boys. Here it is a lap onboard the Foro Do Sol, Race of Champions circuit!







SCHEDULE
IN UK TIME



Saturday 19 January


17:00 -17:30 - Event Starting

17:30 - Show & Drivers Presentation

19:00 - 22:00 - ROC Nations Cup

22:30 - 23.30 - Stadium Super Trucks Final



Sunday 20 January


17:00 -17:30 AM - Event Starting

17:30 AM - Show & Drivers Presentation

19:00 - 22:00 - Race of Champions

22:30 - 23.30 - Stadium Super Trucks Final





TV & Streaming
SCHEDULE


LIVE STREAMING AVAILABLE ON FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE

FB ------> https://www.facebook...ions/?ref=br_rs
YT ------> https://www.youtube....ceofchampionstv


ON TV

- Sky F1

Edited by thegamer23, 19 January 2019 - 10:03.

[BuddyHolly]

Group B 'Sim racing all stars'

Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel.

[RPM40]

fairly uninspired lineup

[ANF]

I'm inspired by the fact that my favourite Mexican driver will team up with my least favourite Mexican driver.

[P123]

'Champions'. I'm surprised they can still convince sponsors to stump up for this. The last one worth watching was Bushy Park. Mexico should give a decent crowd (given how many show up for the GP), but the lamentable crowds they have received for over a decade should demonstrate that the confined stadium format isn't greatly appealing.

[OvDrone]

 

 

Your racing fix for this weekend. Enough for you?

 

 

Not really enough. I'll take some Supercross, Toyota Series, Asian Le Mans Series, Asian F3 and Dakar highlights too, thank you very much.

 

Bless you Gamer23, your enthusiasm is much needed. I'll tune in and share some laughs with y'all. Love you MEXICO

[Branislav]

Is this Suarez the one from Nascar?

[OvDrone]

Is this Suarez the one from Nascar?

 

Yes, indeed he is.

[stenovitz]

Group B 'Sim racing all stars'
Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Now, skip the sim-part and leave it to "Group B all stars", would be awesome 😎

Now seriously, as a simracer through 35 years (ok not "real sim" for the first couple of decades) I'm curious if top iRacing stars or YT AC-stars like Jimmy Broadbent will attend. Some of those guys do actually have the physical racing skills to match up. However if it's just all random mexican simmers, it's a blow.

[huggybear]

Now, skip the sim-part and leave it to "Group B all stars", would be awesome

Now seriously, as a simracer through 35 years (ok not "real sim" for the first couple of decades) I'm curious if top iRacing stars or YT AC-stars like Jimmy Broadbent will attend. Some of those guys do actually have the physical racing skills to match up. However if it's just all random mexican simmers, it's a blow.

 

They did an E-Sports thing. Enzo Bonito is one of the team, the other will be the winner between Brendon Leigh, James Baldwin, Sebastian Job and Nils Naujoks. 

[huggybear]

'Champions'. I'm surprised they can still convince sponsors to stump up for this. The last one worth watching was Bushy Park. Mexico should give a decent crowd (given how many show up for the GP), but the lamentable crowds they have received for over a decade should demonstrate that the confined stadium format isn't greatly appealing.

 

It's supposed to be a tribute to Henri Toivonen, and only made up of rally drivers. We passed the 'oh this isn't what it should be!' threshold in 1999.

[Anja]

Hopefully they'll get a better crowd than the previous editions, which looked a bit pathetic. If Mexico can't do it, no one can. 

[Stephane]

Won't watch this until they go back to Gran Canaria.

 

No hope left.

[sportyskells]

you might be waiting a while on that one. 

[Stephane]

I'm not waiting. 

[BuddyHolly]

I'd love to see Lewis race in RoC one year, I think he'd have a lot of fun tbh.

[AlexPrime]

I hope that Vettel wins it 

[Branislav]

I cheer for Gasly.

[BRG]

And after the emasculated Dakar, we have the castrated RoC.  How do these zombie events still manage to survive?   Just put a stake through its lack-of-heart and be done with it.

[jonpollak]

I’ll be watching the USWNT girls v France on Sat and the NFC game on Sun.
Daytona is next weekend....
This methadone racing doesn’t have to last too long.
Jp

[warp]

 

WHERE: Mexico City, Foro do Sol (the F1 stadium, you know)
 

 

Forgive me for being pedantic, but it's "Foro Sol" not "Foro do Sol"... 

[jonpollak]

Gracias Snr.
Jp

[thegamer23]

 

 

 

NATIONS CUP STARTING TONIGHT, 19.00 UK TIME

Edited by thegamer23, 19 January 2019 - 10:03.

[Kev00]

It’s also live on Sky F1.

[noriaki]

but Mexicans fans will go wild for their idol, Esteban Gutierrez & a few other local Mexican drivers.

Normally I try to hold myself "above" laughing at racing drivers but I have to admit to cracking here & having a bit of a chuckle at the sad mental image of a faithful fan going wild for his idol every time he races but the idol happens to be Esteban Gutierrez

[thegamer23]

Should be a good view when filled with fans later tonight!

Hopefully

 

Edited by thegamer23, 19 January 2019 - 14:16.

[ANF]

There will surely be a moment of silence for the victims of last night's fuel fire tragedy. The death toll has risen to 66.

[Branislav]

Should be a good view when filled with fans later tonight!

Hopefully

 

Wow! This looks great, best ever.

[thegamer23]

 

 

 

Wunderteam

[jonpollak]

https://www.youtube....h?v=Fk-AkrNwRZw
There will surely be a moment of silence for the victims of last night's fuel fire tragedy. The death toll has risen to 66.

Aye dios mio !!

[paulb]

why is DC still in this?

[thegamer23]

why is DC still in this?

 

 

Well, he won last year's drivers trophy! 

[thegamer23]

[thegamer23]

If you're into the simracing stuff, e-trophy final now live

 

Edited by thegamer23, 19 January 2019 - 17:05.

[MortenF1]

why is DC still in this?

What a question. He’s won this twice!

[AlexPrime]

Bummer. They list Darmatex as broadcaster in my country. Never heard of them. I see no upcoming life stream or YT or FB

[thegamer23]

LIVE NOW

https://www.facebook...66265190840567/

 

 

yt should be live soon

 

 

Edited by thegamer23, 19 January 2019 - 19:02.

[Branislav]

When will start?

[lio007]

Has raceofchampions.com crashed? I only get the message "Service unavailable"

[ANF]

Gasly destroyed by Vettel!

[thegamer23]

I'm watching from Facebook. No sign of YT streaming actually   

Vettel beats Gasly! 

[AlexPrime]

Service blocked for my country, no major studio Tv showing the race. Instant unlike RoC

[thegamer23]

Rip livestream

Edited by thegamer23, 19 January 2019 - 19:09.

[ANF]

Super smooth Schumi beats Duval.

[thegamer23]

Super smooth Schumi beats Duval.

Are you watching from what platform?

Facebook streaming just died

[ANF]

El televisión.

[FordFiesta]

Gasly destroyed by Vettel!

Yeah, he will be destroyed 21 additional times in 2019.

[lio007]

Ah...what a joke, I can't watch it anywhere here in Austria...

[AlexPrime]

Ah...what a joke, I can't watch it anywhere here in Austria...

same here in Bulgaria.

[thegamer23]

Streaming's Back

https://www.facebook...39895519949847/

 

Edited by thegamer23, 19 January 2019 - 19:20.