Header image by Diego Merino. Poetry by Alex Albon. Indeed, I am sat in my old rocking chair, rocking all the way to the Moon and back, checking out the drivers’ standings of the FIA F3 Championship and one uncomfortable thought clearly springs to mind: […]
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FIA Formula 2: Calm In Imola
Header image by Diego Merino; quotes by the FIA F2 media service. As the FIA Formula 2 leaves the ever charming eternal Imola, the tables have turned in the championship standings but not by much: Drugovich remains the consistent points-scorer that he is in 2022, […]
FIA Formula 2: Calm Before Imola
FIA Formula 2 peeps, its graduates fill up Formula 1 and IndyCar grids, as well as WEC, LM24-related race seats which in turn means it works. What’s behind the success of this competition, the Artist Formerly Known as GP2? It’s a question we won’t try […]
Corniche On, Corniche Off – The Return of the Jeddah, FIA F2 Show in Saudi Arabia
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; spiritual guidance by Diego Merino. FRI, KEY DRIVER QUOTES, QUALIFYING Q to Felipe Drugovich (Pole, 1:40.422), Richard Verschoor (P2, 1:40.648) and Jack Doohan (P3* DSQ after qualy, 1:41.024): “These new video screens installed around the track to aid drivers’ visibility in […]
Junior Shenanigans: FIA Formula 3 is Back! Updated, You MUST Read This
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; header image by Diego Merino. FRIDAY Q to Franco Colapinto, pole, 1:46.249: “Huge congrats on the pole! Do you expect your team (Van Amersfoort Racing) to be up front this season after this result?” A: “Hello Diego (our own Diego Merino […]
F1 Testing: Bouncy Castles, Barcelona, 2022 (Summary & Photos)
All photos: Copyright © 2022 Diego Merino, Clarksport & Iberianmph So, Barcelona, there we went again into the empty paddock and had the distinct privilege and dubious honour of staring at the empty grandstands, which might have robbed the occasion of some kind of special […]
F1 Testing Diaries: Shaken Down, (not?) Stirred, Barcelona, 2022
Header image & other photos are courtesy of Diego Merino, in association with Clarksport. 09AM, 23.02.2022: Sheena, it’s 9AM and we see new F1 cars on track for the first time in daylight and in the carbon flesh, some of them I like, while some […]
Goodwood Revival with Alejo – Revived! (Updated with Coches Clásicos Feature)
All images are by Alejo Pérez-Monsalvo; special thanks to Diego Merino; in association with Coches Clásicos. Last year we felt somewhat downgraded without proper Goodwood trips and 2021 is certainly a breath of fresh air when it comes to visiting events we love so much. […]
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 F3: SUNday at the HUNgaroring in Split Second
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino. If something went right for Helmut Marko’s Angels in Budapest on Sunday, it was definitely Formula 3! There was no stopping Dennis Hauger at the front and at the expense of his less experienced F3 team-mate, Leclerc, […]
FIA F3: Saturday at the Hungaroring (Updated)
Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino. It was business as usual on Saturday in Budapest – win a few, lose a few. With some uncharacteristically exotic DNFs for high profile drivers, we had to ask what was wrong after all. Was it the […]
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