Tag: formula 1
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5 women who competed in Formula One World Championship
Read more: 5 women who competed in Formula One World ChampionshipMaria Teresa de Filippis (1958, 1959) Maria Teresa de Filippis was the first woman ever to compete in F1. She was born in Italy in 1926 and switched from horse riding to car racing as a response to her two brothers betting against her, saying that she would not be able to drive very fast. She proved that she was very fast and they were very wrong. De Filippis had both talent and passion for racing cars, which made her a successful driver and the car giant Maserati, noticing her potential, brought her on their team. She competed…
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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 // Formula 1
Read more: Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 // Formula 1Goodwood Festival of Speed has a stunning line-up every year, but this time it was so much concentrated on Formula 1 and open seaters because the celebration of Bernie Ecclestone’s legacy as well as Ferrari’s 70s anniversary. Niki Lauda’s legendary cars, Ayrton Senna’s, James Hunt’s, Derek Bell’s, Emerson Fittipaldi’s, Nico Rosberg’s – everything was there. Full evolution of F1 car was on display. Pre-war single seaters, lightly pushed down with wings, aerodynamic era cars, turbocharged 1200+ hp monsters, amazing V10 vocal racers and modern almost silent cars, as well as Formula E. Fastest Formula and second overall on the Goodwood…
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Racing Schedule from all over the World
Read more: Racing Schedule from all over the WorldEvery year I update my Google Calendar with all the relevant racing events. Either I will be visiting them or I just don’t want to miss them on TV/Online. I thought that I can share the lists with you guys. Enjoy! FIA Formula 1 Championship 2017 Calendar 26 March – Australia (Melbourne) 9 April – China (Shanghai) 16 April – Bahrain (Bahrain) 30 April – Russia (Sochi) 14 May – Spain (Barcelona) 28 May – Monaco (Monte Carlo) 11 June – Canada (Montreal) 25 June – Azerbaijan (Baku) 9 July – Austria (Spielberg) 16 July – Great Britain (Silverstone) 30…
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Interview with Alex
Read more: Interview with AlexAlex Wong aka Emotive Image, for me and for many others, is the best emerging Motorsport Photographer out there. His style is very sharp, precise, yet tender. I had the opportunity to speak with him. We discussed motorsport photography, Formula 1 and digital publishing. – Where are you from? – I am from San Francisco, California in the United States. – What are you working on at the moment? – At the moment I’m compiling my 2015 year in review photo set, I believe I’ve taken nearly 210,000 photographs this year so it will take a while! – I’ve enjoyed your 2014 edition…