V de Very Nice: Estoril Blog

It’s that time of year again and Uncle Iberian knows exactly what it means: V de V Sports comes to town. Obviously (Schum’s favourite word), I’ve been to this wonderful event before, but happy to say I got it absolutely right at my 3rd attempt […]

V de Very Nice: Video Impressions

Here’s a small video from V de V 6 Hours of Estoril 2011: just follow this link. I’m working on the full picture gallery but it’s hard to chop some images I really like and can’t include due to my self-imposed limit of 50 best […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]