All posts tagged: f1

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 […]

22/05/2019

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’ […]

06/05/2019

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 […]

23/04/2019

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 […]

06/04/2019

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 […]

23/03/2019

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 […]

22/03/2019

Reviewing Australian GP with GD, Part 1

We felt the excitement building up gradually towards the season start in Melbourne and we all know the event never disappoints – it certanly didn’t in 2019! Valtteri’s SISU surge, Hamilton’s broken floor, Ferrari’s mysterious loss of speed, magnificent rookies, Kubica’s return among Williams team […]

20/03/2019