February 8th 2013, four years ago, Pedro de la Rosa first sampled a Ferrari, during the fourth and final day of Jerez F1 preseason test. This was supposed to be the beginning of the Alonso – Santander – Ferrari Spanish team, however so bad was Pedro’s […]
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GP2 on Caffeine: Hullo, Jerez
Now is the hybrid winter of our F1™ discontent, made glorious (old) @GP2_Official summer by this sun of Jerez (Oct 6- 8). And for the first time in GP2’s short history (Formula 3000’s naturally aspirated successor is currently in its early teens!) the next generation […]
When Kimi Met Séb… in Porto!
Folks, 2017 WRC season is upon us: new cars, new challenge, quoi. It got me thinking here: how will these new winglets on wheels fare against old WRC machinery? Will the C3 WRC invade teenage dreams, their fragile eggshell minds and adorn teenage room walls […]
The Yellow Helmet on Parade in Estoril
The Man From Madrid, by Sergio Álvarez It seemed really poetic when we first scheduled this adventure. At that time it looked as if 2017 was going to become the first year without Brazilians on the grid since the Fittipaldi days… Although now all bets […]
Senna. Sintra. Saudade.
Diego Merino’s Senna replica helmet goes on parade around Estoril and Sintra, with a help from Sergio and Cyril. Full gallery and blog will follow soon. Hit F11 for better viewing experience.
Mass(a)ive moment, story by Sergio Álvarez
I feel overwhelmed when I think about it, but now it’s ten years since the first time I watched an F1 car live from a grandstand, and eight years since I attended my first Grand Prix. When I was a teenager, I regarded going to […]
Hissing Sid: Herbie Blash
Text and story by Diego Merino and Sergio Álvarez. Abu Dhabi was not only the last F1 appearance for three great star drivers like Jenson Button, Felipe Massa and Nico Rosberg. For us nostalgics, it also marked the end of an era with the retirement […]
Addio Paolo!
Sad news today with the passing away of Paolino Scaramelli – legendary nº1 Ferrari F1 mechanic, who prepared cars for Lauda and Villeneuve. Paolo was part of the myth, as he continued to work in Maranello until the late 90s, charged with preparing Schumacher test […]
Guest Post: Digesting #WRC #WRGB with Ian Skelton Photography & Blogography
Rallying is in the Skelton DNA. I was aged around 10 when I first taken to watch the then Lombard RAC Rally by my Dad & Grandad. Years pass, the name changed to Network Q RAC Rally but still we Skeltons tramped through cold muddy […]
