Posts tagged grand prix

Alberto Ascari’s racing helmet…the 1952 & 1953 Formula One World Champion…
(courtesy of motorsportmagazine.com)

Alberto Ascari’s racing helmet…the 1952 & 1953 Formula One World Champion…

(courtesy of motorsportmagazine.com)

@Amber Lounge, from left to right: Adrian Sutil, Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Jenson Button, David Coulthard

@Amber Lounge, from left to right: Adrian Sutil, Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Jenson Button, David Coulthard

Here is what I found in my mailbox…McLaren’s newsletter after the Spanish Grand Prix qualifying session…
150 pole positions?…just not quite yet!

Here is what I found in my mailbox…McLaren’s newsletter after the Spanish Grand Prix qualifying session…

150 pole positions?…just not quite yet!

Ferrari F2012 vs. McLaren MP4-27, ugly vs. beauty?

The McLaren Production Centre: A view from the inside…

What instantly strikes me, is how extremely clean this production centre looks like…you can literally see that Ron Dennis is in charge there…

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) in the twilight winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (source: BBC)

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) in the twilight winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (source: BBC)

Adrian Sutil (Force India) passing under the Yas Viceroy Hotel, spanning the Yas Marina Circuit and centerpiece of Yas Island, during Free Practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.  

Adrian Sutil (Force India) passing under the Yas Viceroy Hotel, spanning the Yas Marina Circuit and centerpiece of Yas Island, during Free Practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.  

1937 Monaco Grand Prix poster

1937 Monaco Grand Prix poster

Director John Frankenheimer giving instructions to Antonio Sabato (as Nino Barlini) and Françoise Hardy (as Lisa) in the movie Grand Prix (1966).

Director John Frankenheimer giving instructions to Antonio Sabato (as Nino Barlini) and Françoise Hardy (as Lisa) in the movie Grand Prix (1966).

Piers Courage’s wife, Sally, joking around in the Monza pits with Bruce McLaren…(1969)

Piers Courage’s wife, Sally, joking around in the Monza pits with Bruce McLaren…(1969)

JB driving an auto rickshaw at the Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida, on the eve of the first Indian Grand Prix…

JB driving an auto rickshaw at the Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida, on the eve of the first Indian Grand Prix…

Maybe in a few years from now, it is time to get international motor racing back to Libya…

Fernando Alonso in the 1951 Ferrari at Silverstone…commemorating the team’s first victory in F1 60 years ago with Argentinian driver Jose Froilan Gonzalez, “The Pampas Bull” back then behind the wheel…

Williams-Renault is back from 2012 onwards!…Yes!

Williams-Renault is back from 2012 onwards!…Yes!