Interviews by Sergio Álvarez; photos by Diego Merino. The season finale for the FIA Formula 2 was really more about confirming Oscar Piastri’s title, saying goodbye for the time being to Guanyu Zhou (he can always make a shock comeback, seeing that he didn’t win […]
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Tanque You: Remembering the Original (no #) F1 Portuguese GP
It’s like that, innit. Just when we thought the Portuguese GP would never ever return to the F1 calendar – here it is and for the second year in a row! This time, entertaining local wild life at Portimão and possibly a couple of circuit […]
HRT F1 Thingamajigger: Where They Were Then (Updated 2x)
All images in the photo gallery below are courtesy of Tony Hall’s picture archive. Yai yai yai, muchachitos! Let’s talk about something responsible, sustainable, green, vegan, eco-friendly, social – today is the world’s first official HRT F1 Remembrance Day. Remember them? I do. I tend […]
Lewis of Arabia – Fighting for a Better Yesterday
A few months ago we published an open letter to Sir Lewis Hamilton ⇓ Regarding his activism… on social media. Feels like the timing is right to revisit our old post, especially with all the hullabaloo surrounding the 2021 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. […]
Portuguese Grand Prix: the Art (Updated)
You know, it’s nice when Formula One teams go so far as to design proper artwork to celebrate a Grand Prix. Some (team bosses?) seem to dig it, some don’t – and that’s why it probably has never caught on ‘bigly’ in the paddock. Illustrators […]
When the Racing’s Over…
Yeah, I mean… I’ve been meaning to repost these pics for quite some time now and without question they’re proper vintage in 2020, a good 13 years after they’ve been originally taken (in addition considering what happened to the man as well). So let’s talk […]
F1 Portuguese GP: Truck-Spotting with Nuno Portugal
We have already reacted to the Portuguese Grand Prix announcement a couple of months ago – https://iberianmph.com/2020/07/27/he-said/ – and voilà, the time is now and now is the time, as they say. F1 teams are finally starting to arrive at the circuit, in Portimão. The […]
Good Lap @ Goodwood #gwspeedweek
With the “wonderful” year that we’re having one of our favourite events on the motorsport calendar, Goodwood FOS, has been unfortunately cancelled; everyone could feel that coming since the start of literally batsh*t crazy 2020 (is Batman still considered OK or did they ban it […]
Russian GP Afterthoughts, FIA F2: Brilliantovaya Ruka
All interviews: by Sergio Álvarez. Photography: by Diego Merino FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race in Sochi lasted for only a handful of laps and here’s why. ⇓ Our top 3 finishers were: Guanyu Zhou (UNI-Virtuosi Racing) Nikita Mazepin (Hitech Grand Prix) Mick Schumacher (PREMA Racing) […]
Forza Stefano: What FIA F2 Drivers Want from Domenicali
Unoficially we knew this for quite a while; now we know it officially: Stefano Domenicali will become president and CEO of Formula 1 next year. One of the original “spaghettari” in the F1 paddock, Domenicali went through the Ferrari meat grinder and survived the experience. […]
Spanish GP: F2 and F3 Spy Shots (Updated)
Our Paddock Spy is back in action in Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, wearing a mask, socially distancing, sanitizing and doing all the responsible adult stuff as per F1 rules. Some say that Riccardo Patrese offers our Spy free homemade Italian pizzas […]
Sergio’s Column: Open Letter to Lewis Hamilton
Dear Lewis, First and foremost, I write to you because I regard you as a nice bloke as far as I am concerned. Unlike the case with many of your colleagues, we have not exchanged a single word, but I only hear good things about […]
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