Pleasures of Corporate Sponsorship in Formula 1

Not so long ago I penetrated Vodafone’s main offices in Lisbon in order to cancel my mobile broadband service (it was getting narrower and narrower) and was somewhat pleasantly surprised to discover a Formula 1 car (the shiny silver McLaren of course, Ferrari marketing people […]

29/10/2011

Monsanto F1 Circuit Now and No Then

I’m exiled in Lisbon until the end of this year, not sure whether it’s a blessing in disguise or a curse; naturally, my curious mind led me to some interesting discoveries. I always knew about 1959 Monsanto F1 circuit’s remains right in the heart of Lisbon’s Monsanto […]

14/10/2011

Serial Le Mans – Le Mans Series and Cereals

On the morning of September 25th 2011 I was lying in bed, motionless and snoring like a pig. I knew I had to wake up because engines were already roaring in Estoril, some 50 kms away from Uncle Iberian’s new (temporary) HQ. It wasn’t easy, you know, […]

01/10/2011

Moving Pictures – Moved by LMS

Some video material from Le Mans Series was posted by your humble servant on your humble servant’s Vimeo page (my computer’s cut: I let it edit on its own and then something weird happened, rejoice Mac fanboys). Ferrari F458 Italia cars buzzing like angry beetles […]

29/09/2011

Red Bull’s Wacky Racers in Lisbon

Fresh after the summer break and heading straight into the autumn break, Uncle Iberian was able to attend Red Bull’s crazy race in Lisbon’s Eduardo VII Park (by Uncle Iberian’s own admission, this park should be called Edoardo Mortara Park just for the sake of […]

07/09/2011