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 […]
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The Man With the Big Sombrero (Story by Diego Merino)
Modena. One day after the Italian Grand Prix, while walking through the late summer heat on our way to the train station, one anonymous tourist walking into town grabbed our attention. He was unmissable to any curious eye as he was carrying a wooden “coffin” […]
Tony Hall of Fame: Ferrari World Finals 2009
Tony Hall of Fame on iberianmph dot com continues… Funny how time flies: at the end of 2009 Alonso was poised to win the world title with Ferrari sooner rather than later (according to the ever-present F1 pundits); Jean took over from Max; the word […]
Monsanto Revisited
Last year we paid a quick visit to the grounds of the former Monsanto 1959 Formula 1 circuit in Lisbon, inspecting what’s left of it and taking some photos of former turns 4 to 8 in the process. This year we went a bit further […]
Jerez F1 Testing Pics, Day 3, Paddock Shots
Atmosphere in the paddock – for your eyes only. It was difficult to produce anything new; in fact, nothing’s changed since 2011 – at best the Renault motorhome is now called Lotus and team garages were distributed slightly differently. No Marussia F1 unfortunately, I liked […]
V de Very Nice: Teaser Images
Until I put together a proper gallery, here are some basic images from V de V race weekend in Estoril (20/11/2011)…
Monsanto F1 Circuit Then – A Note from Dan Gurney
Last week I promised to dig out an interesting story related to the 1959 Portuguese F1 Grand Prix at Monsanto circuit and (to my huge surprise and what a pleasant surprise it was!) Dan Gurney was kind enough to send me a brief note with […]
Monsanto F1 Circuit Now and No Then
I’m exiled in Lisbon until the end of this year, not sure whether it’s a blessing in disguise or a curse; naturally, my curious mind led me to some interesting discoveries. I always knew about 1959 Monsanto F1 circuit’s remains right in the heart of Lisbon’s Monsanto […]
Guest Post: Supercars for Superstars
International Superstars Series – Valencia 7 & 8 May 2011 Now I am sure you will be asking yourself… what the hell is that! It is a new series of saloon car motorsport. Let me explain….. When I saw that my local race circuit was […]
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