Interview by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino & Cyril Nikitenko. Q: We see a lot of Lotus stuff here, did you feel comfortable with the Lotus F1 branding experiment a decade ago? A: I didn’t feel comfortable, no. When I think of Lotus, actually, […]
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Formula 1 Exhibition in Madrid Explained: Sergio’s Chat with Peter Windsor, Part 2
Interview by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino & Cyril Nikitenko. Q: What about AI in F1 in the future? A: I think today, even in the Exhibition now, we’re telling the story of why things happened and you can look at the development of […]

Formula 1 Exhibition in Madrid Explained: Sergio’s Chat with Peter Windsor, Part 1
Interview by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino. If you’re a Gen Z person, you’ll know Peter Windsor from his YouTube channel. If you’re slightly older, you’ll remember him from being involved with the best of the best of Formula 1 for what seems like […]

Exclusive: Formula 1 Exhibition in Madrid, by Diego Merino
All photos are courtesy of Diego Merino. @dmerinof1 had the privilege of being invited to the grand opening of the Formula 1 Exhibition in Madrid (with special thanks to Peter Windsor, the man behind this fantastic idea) – you can click here to check out […]

Electric Wheel Guns, Suizo-Hispano, Because Pourchaire – Formula 2 in Bahrain
Header image by Diego Merino. What can we say about the season-opener in Bahrain: 2023 F2 boasts the strongest field in years, probably since Leclerc, Norris and Russell days. Being a slightly glorified version of GP2, Formula 2’s existence is wholly justified by the need […]

FIA Formula 2: Yas Marina, In Quotes (Updated)
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; spiritual guidance by Diego Merino. FIA Formula 2, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Friday, Qualifying Q: “Congratulations on your results today. Do you think that Formula 2 drivers who drove in F1’s Free Practice 1 (as part of ‘mandatory practice […]

Mark Blundell Interview from Mexico City, by Diego Merino
Interview and photos by Diego Merino, in association with Clarksport. One of the Brundell Brothers, Mark Blundell, is in Mexico City for the Legends Cup support race during the Grand Prix weekend (come to think of it, we’d need to get Martin Brundle on the […]

2022 Mexico City Grand Prix with Diego Merino: F1 Photo Gallery (Updated)
Photos courtesy of Diego Merino, in association with Clarksport. Paddock life in Mexico on Thursday. Paddock life in Mexico on Friday. Paddock life in Mexico on Saturday. Paddock life in Mexico on Sunday.

How I Won the Title: FIA F2 & FIA F3 (L8 Upd8)
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 […]

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 […]