Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; spiritual guidance & header image by Diego Merino. Better late than never? So we thought: there’s an awfully long way to go before the next FIA Formula 3 race in 2023 and still a whole month of waiting before some (once […]
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FIA F2 & FIA F3: Italian GP, In Quotes (Updated)
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; spiritual guidance and header image by Diego Merino. FIA Formula 2, Thoughts of a Champion, Felipe Drugovich: FD on how participation in Euroformula Open (2018 champion) contributed to his driving/racing skills and on his job options outside motorsport in a parallel […]

FIA Formula 2 & Formula 3 @ Zandvoort, In Quotes: Castles in the Zand (Updated)
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; spiritual guidance by Diego Merino. FIA Formula 2, Zandvoort, Friday, Drugovich on his Dutch pole. “I think setup-wise we are kind of in the same (place) as the beginning of the year. We just settled down and put everything together. Yeah, […]

FIA F2 & FIA F3: Hungarian GP, In Quotes
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; spiritual guidance by Diego Merino; header image by Sergio Álvarez. FIA F2, Hungary, Qualifying P1, Iwasa (1:27.930); P2, Armstrong (1:28.311); P3, Drugovich (1:28.340). Q: “Ayumu, P1, what a brilliant result! Please, can you tell us whether your lap in qualifyng was […]

FIA F2/FIA F3: When in Sochi (FRI-SAT-SUN-UPDATED)
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez. Sochi is weird. Not as Austin perhaps but there or thereabouts. It’s a conundrum. The location is nice – but fairly removed from Moscow or St Petersburg, meaning that only locals are likely to show up and watch. The track itself […]

FIA F2: Pronti, Partenza, MONZA (FRI-SAT-SUN updated)
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino. Over the years we’ve been visiting Monza for the Italian GP and its magic and history always shone on us. You can check out our archive, featuring stories and photos from Diego and Sergio: iberianmph.com/tag/monza One of […]

FIA F3: Zandvoort Driving Lessons, Keeping Sochi Weird & Laughing all the Way to the Banked Corners
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino. So what do we think about Zandvoort’s return to the F1 – and consequently F3 – calendar? Yes, it’s a fun track which is completely and totally not suited to F1 agricultural machinery, which in turn makes […]

FIA F2 @ Silverstone: Tar Wars
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino. What was left on the table in previous posts from Silverstone. Qualy, Friday P1. Piastri | PREMA Racing P2. Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi P3. Verschoor | MP Motorsport “With the F2 car and how heavy the car is […]

Naw Ragrets: FIA F2 at Hybrid Silverstone
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino. So Formula 2 is back in action at the hybrid Silverstone, I say hybrid because the 80s version, I reckon, was the purest in the sense of drivers facing a bigger challenge, no tweeting as well. How […]

When Cora Schumacher Ruled F3: Mutig in die neuen Zeiten? #AustrianGP Pressers Summarized
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino. Qualy, Friday P1. D. Hauger | PREMA Racing P2. F. Vesti | ART Grand Prix P3. A. Smolyar | ART Grand Prix Q: Regarding traffic in qualy, guys, between you and the team, how do you choose […]

From the Land of Fire to the Land of Wine and One Step Down but not Out: FIA F3 Returns in France (Updated)
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; header image by Juan Manuel Gil / Agence Galeron. 1. Hauger 34 pts 2. Caldwell 32 pts 3. Novalak 28 pts 4. Martins 24 pts 5. Doohan 21 pts 6. Collet 20 pts 7. Vesti 20 pts 8. Smolyar 17 pts […]

FIA F2: Streetly Come Racin’ – Baku Postscript
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez. Today we’ll find out all about Jehan’s mysterious braking points, Juri’s mind games and what’s best team in Formula 2. Also, what will happen should F2 introduce 4 races per weekend starting from 2022. Stuff you won’t find anywhere else online. […]