Personality goes a long way. It’s true. It’s also true that Artem Markelov’s got a gr8 freaking personality: driving for the now-defunct RUSSIAN TIME team (currently known as UNI-Virtuosi Racing, thank God no CAPITALS this time), the Russian virtuoso – I’d like to think of […]
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Remembering Niki Lauda
I never saw Lauda race in F1 – purely because I was a toddler at the time, but I grew up following the sport and Lauda has always been a presence in the paddock (be it as a consultant, team principal or TV pundit), you […]
FIA F2: Pic of the Week (06/05)
Captain Jack Aitken is our latest FIA #F2 pic of the week. Chosen obviously due to his maiden feature race win, the BIG one, as they say. Jack had previously won in Formula 2, albeit the sprint race last year in Barcelona. The ‘Giuliano Alesi’ […]
FIA F2: Pic of the Week (23/04)
Alexander Albon is our #F2 Pic of the Week choice. Don’t get confused here: the talented Anglo-Thai driver was not fired by Dr Evil (Helmut) Marko, not yet at least. Practical joke, at this pace we’re sure Alex could replace Vive la France (Pierre) Gasly […]
Tony’s Interview with Jacques Villeneuve: EuroNascar, F1 (Updated)
Interview with Jacques Villeneuve, Formula One World Drivers Champion 1997 Iberianmph.Com managed to catch up with Jacques during his inaugural Whelen Euro Nascar Fest held at the Circuito de Ricardo Tormo, Valencia during the weekend 13 – 14 April 2019. Tony Hall: Jacques, thank you […]
FIA F2: Pic of the Week
This week’s #F2 pic pick is Luca Ghiotto. Luca is the quintessential Italian driver: the style, the accent, erratic racing career so far; Fisichella multiplied by perhaps de Cesaris with a hint of Farina. You can really say that Fangio’s “because of the crazy way […]
Reviewing Australian GP with GD, Part 3
In Formula 1 you’re obviously only as good as your last race… and my man Ricciardo will want to put this year’s Australian GP behind him. Not the fans/atmosphere (Aussie fans are amazing!), rather the race itself. But everyone is allowed one mental lapse per […]
Reviewing Australian GP with GD, Part 2
Part of the charm of the Australian GP has always been (at least for me) its cult status: for viewers in Europe it’s in the middle of the night which means you gotta be a hard-core petrolhead F1 fan to wake up at 4am and […]
