With Formula 1 winter/spring hybrid testing fast approaching, we though we’d take a quick look back at what happened in 2016 in Barcelona through the eyes and words of Diego Merino (check out his bio by clicking HERE). What a difference a year makes! Who […]
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Stabat Mater Dolorosa: Pain in Spain for Pedro de la Rosa, by Diego and Sergio
February 8th 2013, four years ago, Pedro de la Rosa first sampled a Ferrari, during the fourth and final day of Jerez F1 preseason test. This was supposed to be the beginning of the Alonso – Santander – Ferrari Spanish team, however so bad was Pedro’s […]
Drive Carefully and Come Back Soon
Felipe Nasr reached the points in Brazil 2016 with Sauber, forcing Manor to put an end to their activity
Chatting with Felix Rosenqvist, Part 2
Part two of our Felix Rosenqvist “winter series” with Diego Merino and Sergio Álvarez. Remember the day Felix spoke about the Pirellis at Macau by clicking HERE.
The Yellow Helmet on Parade in Estoril
The Man From Madrid, by Sergio Álvarez It seemed really poetic when we first scheduled this adventure. At that time it looked as if 2017 was going to become the first year without Brazilians on the grid since the Fittipaldi days… Although now all bets […]
Mass(a)ive moment, story by Sergio Álvarez
I feel overwhelmed when I think about it, but now it’s ten years since the first time I watched an F1 car live from a grandstand, and eight years since I attended my first Grand Prix. When I was a teenager, I regarded going to […]
Hissing Sid: Herbie Blash
Text and story by Diego Merino and Sergio Álvarez. Abu Dhabi was not only the last F1 appearance for three great star drivers like Jenson Button, Felipe Massa and Nico Rosberg. For us nostalgics, it also marked the end of an era with the retirement […]
Addio Paolo!
Sad news today with the passing away of Paolino Scaramelli – legendary nº1 Ferrari F1 mechanic, who prepared cars for Lauda and Villeneuve. Paolo was part of the myth, as he continued to work in Maranello until the late 90s, charged with preparing Schumacher test […]
Mexican DRS, Story by Diego Merino
Images by @DMerinoF1 Popular motor sport madness in Mexico never ceases to amaze us. Passionate race fans dangerously invading roads in the 50s were one of the factors why the legendary Carrera Panamericana was cancelled. However Aztec motor fever continued during 1963-70, when the Magdalena […]
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