The long and winding road took me to a place called Abuxarda, Portugal… I’m serious! But after a series of morning mishaps, I made it to the Estoril circuit to witness the historic moment: full paddock of GP3 Series’ 2013 machinery! The noise was incredibly yummy, the cars looked ‘sexy’, as we were promised last year.

Absolutely amazing tyre-smoking power slides by Tio Ellinas, impressive to watch. They’ve got top quality young drivers in GP3, good job there.

I leave you with a selection of pictures from day 1. Full story and interviews are coming soon, both here (on my blog) and in Motorsport Illustrated News magazine.