Author: CKN

Party in the BCN: Barcelona 2020 F1 Test, Day 2

And a quick selection of photos from day 2. Courtesy of Diego Merino and Clarksport. We all know lap times mean nothing in winter testing, but anyhoo… And of course the DAS ERSTE Merc system, dis thang is not normal, mate. Stay tuned for more […]

20/02/2020

Party in the BCN: Barcelona 2020 F1 Test, Day 1

And so it begins, the 2020 F1 season is here and now. Well, almost. Reduced testing feels more like a “systems check” than proper testing – how it used to be. No more Luca Badoers or Allan McNishes these days… F1 teams are so good […]

20/02/2020

Why Did F1 Teams Go Testing?

It’s an interesting question: why do F1 teams cross the Iberian Peninsula to get to Barcelona? To go round in circles could be a good answer. Anyway, before all the new car ‘launching’ starts – and while F1 PR peeps are busy releasing into the […]

17/01/2020

Iberian Laser Lynx – Blast from the Past

Winter time is also great. Great for arranging my good ole digital archive, there’s a lot of stuff to be arranged since we all went digital quite some time ago, to be honest. Organization and organizability, folks. That’s when I stumbled upon some ancient photos […]

15/12/2019

BE in Digital (We Like)

Since I’ve been doing a bit of a digital detox lately, I haven’t really listened to any podcasts or anything like that. The only one that’s been vaguely on my fading radar is F1’s official Beyond the Grid (and also F2: The Road To F1), […]

08/12/2019

Dis Land is Lorenzo’s Land

Today I woke up to the news that Jorge Lorenzo is retiring from professional sport. MotoGP, that is. No wonder, given his recent poor run of form and loss of motivation. I mean who wouldn’t lose their motivation after a series of massive crashes and […]

14/11/2019

Mexican GP Spy Is Back!

Some say he speaks perfect Nahuatl and that his burritos are made out of used Pirelli rubber… All we know – he is the Mexican GP Spy!

24/10/2019