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 […]
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Guest Post: Tony on Formula 1 Testing
Formula One™ (protected trademark) Winter Testing – Jerez 2012 The start of the 2012 F1 year is under way with the launch of most teams’ cars and the first four day testing session at Jerez. I would have preferred Valencia which is only an hour […]
Chatting With Peter Windsor
I had a lovely chat with Peter Windsor in Jerez and took this rare opportunity to ask him a few questions. Here’s the end result. Q: What’s your best memory of the Portuguese Grand Prix? Peter Windsor: My best memory of the Portuguese Grand Prix […]
Multi-coloured Mirrors and F1 Cars
I finally managed to go through all my photos from Jerez (more than 2,000) and picked up the ones I like or feel good about. This year I was able to infiltrate various parts of the circuit which resulted in a bigger variety of angles […]
Lotus F1 Team Gallery From Jerez
It’s become a bit of a good tradition for Uncle Iberian to produce Enstone-related galleries from F1 testing and races; despite total absense of the team blog or fan site in 2012, we took the liberty of producing yet another gallery – click here to […]
Faking It For Real: Exclusive Interview with Fake Fernando Alonso and Fake Vivian Sibold
Fake F1 scene became a cultural phenomenon on Twitter; today we bring you an exclusive interview with the leading lights of this movement, Fake Vivian and Fake Fernando. Enjoy and please leave your comments, we’d love to hear from you! Q: There’s #FakeF1 and #FakeF1. What […]
Pleasures of Corporate Sponsorship in Formula 1
Not so long ago I penetrated Vodafone’s main offices in Lisbon in order to cancel my mobile broadband service (it was getting narrower and narrower) and was somewhat pleasantly surprised to discover a Formula 1 car (the shiny silver McLaren of course, Ferrari marketing people […]
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 […]
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