IT RAINS IN MIAMI As many riders already warned after qualifying, they were counting on the appearance of rain on Sunday and it has been. During the night there was a strong storm that has soaked the track and during the day it has also rained. This becomes a key factor, since the asphalt in Miami is very delicate and having cleaned the rubber track can cause many errors from the drivers.
It’s frustrating, for sure. Your car had a crash or damage and when you look for the parts to repair it, the answer is not what you expected: “We already ordered it, it should arrive in three or four weeks.” It is painful, it is so bad to be in that situation, that courage often wins out over reason and, we already know, Who is angry loses. The most sensible thing in this -and in all- cases is to cool your head and look for alternatives. But it is equally important to understand why the distributor or the brand does not have that auto part that is so important to us. A car today is made up of around 30,000 parts and, by simple logic, a dealer can’t keep all of them in stock in their warehouse. Because of this, brands and distributors establish priorities...
many were, from Red Bull, those who accused Aston Martin for plagiarizing his car, and its concept, at the beginning of the season. Until AlphaTauri. Even they, at one point, questioned the ‘originality’ of a car that they came to describe as a “green Red Bull”. Yes, that was what happened. To that it had to face Dan Fallows, the guru of those from Silverstone. He had to do it because of his time at Red Bull. From what he learned at the factory. For what he got thanks to having worked with Adrian Newley and with the rest of his team. Therefore, Helmut Marko above all, received not a few criticisms after witnessing the world of F1 the great miracle of Aston Martin. The miracle of a team that last summer was ninth just ahead of Williams, and that in this Miami GP has ...
Fernando Alonso It starts, as in the Saudi Arabian GP, on the front row of the grid. This time it is not in Jeddah, but it’s Miami. This time, thanks to his second place in the classification on Saturday, it can be the good one. It may be when the 33rd victory of the Spanish arrives, of the Aston Martin driverin Formula 1. Because your options have. He has them because he comes second. Because Miami is not Jeddah. Because it can even rain, either in the run-up or even during the race. because on this track every mistake penalizes. It penalizes a lot. And Alonso is not one of those who usually make mistakes at important moments. Your team, which pointed to monaco to get 33, he sees it as possible. See options. He sees that, at least, they have to put up a fight despite the big names...
Fernando Alonso He did it again in Miami. After some Free 3 in which there was not exactly the best of rhythms in the Aston Martin, both he and the team gave the necessary steps to do what had to be done and put a more than competitive AMR23 in the standings. The result? Second starting point. Front row, behind Sergio Pérez and ahead of drivers like Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, that they made mistakes in Q3 that cost them dearly. And also in front of Carlos Sainz, putting a historical image in F1 in which Spanish was fully spoken after a saturday Yes, another show ‘made in Fernando’. Another one, and there are already a few. Because Alonso never tires of give show and to win over the fans, who again voted for him in April as the best overtaking of the month. Who knows wh...
He Bugatti Type 52 It was made between 1927 and 1936 with a curious audience: children, hence its nickname of Baby Bugatti, half-scale replica of the Bugatti Type 35, one of the most successful racing cars of its time. With an electric transmission, they were intended for infants to entertain themselves, but the children of the European elites also used them in more or less serious races. It was company founder Ettore Bugatti, the founder of the car company, who created the Type 52 as a toy for Roland, his four-year-old son, in 1926. But the contraption caught the attention of Bugatti customers. , who also wanted to own a miniature version of the famous Type 35. Ettore then decided to produce the Type 52 for sale to the public. Powered by an electric motor, the Bugatti Type 52 was more tha...
Many were struck by how Stellantis (still PSA back then) decided to launch a premium brand out of thin air. Well, on the ashes of an immortal name, the Citroën DS, an amazing car for its time. They started with rebrands and in 2018 the DS 7 Crossback arrived, a large SUV that was saddled with the responsibility of succeeding or succeeding. And he didn’t do anything wrong. In 2023 it was updated. He lost his last name Crossback and of course, we had to do a thorough test. Like the previous one, it takes a note that is more than remarkable in comfort and good interior finishes. And it launches openly towards hybrid engines, which account for three of the four engines in the range. And in this we go and test the access diesel: It seemed to us that it makes sense to keep that 130 CV dies...
Lewis Hamilton is still missing. English, who has not hit the key for more than a year with a mercedes that is neither there to win nor to fight against Red Bull, charged again at his car after a few Miami Free Practice 2 in which it could not be, as usual except in Australia, the protagonist. Because it was seventh. Seventh behind a McLaren. And George Russell, worse. Pretty worse. To see him you have to go down to 15th place, after the two Alfa Romeos of Zhou and Bottas. That has made Hamilton hit the W14 again: “It was like a kick in the stomach.” “In FP1 we seemed to be going very well, but then the real rhythm appeared. It’s complicated, but We’ll keep working on it.” insists. At the moment, little is expected: “I have no expectations in this ...
The biometrics is making its way in all daily fields. Before it might have seemed inconceivable to unlock a mobile phone using a fingerprint or facial recognition and now it is a most natural gesture. In the future it could also be common in other areas, even applied in the automotive sector. In fact, recently a technology has come out that would allow open and start the car with your voice. It is a system with a national flavor that comes from the collaboration of several Spanish companies. This project is being led by Grupo Antolin, making use of a technology developed by the specialized firm Biometric Vox and with the support of the electronics provider AED-Vantage. It would be a way to access the vehicle quickly and easily only with voice biometrics, without the need to have the keys w...
A regulatory revolution. It is the recipe that lewis hamilton asks that the Formula 1 apply to curb the overwhelming dominance that Red Bull he had in 2022 and has maintained in the first races of this season. This 2023 is the second year of the current technical regulations in the premier category of motorsport, characterized by the ‘ground effect’ and the simplification of aerodynamics. The seven-time world champion believes that he has made the races more entertaining, since there are more fights on the track. “It’s not my job to convince people to watch this sport.. I myself do not see it. But for me, it’s not boring. Every day I put myself to the test to try to get back to the front of the grid. So from my point of view it’s not boring at all“...
How important it is to have a pilot Like Fernando Alonso. How important it is to have someone who knows how to read what works, and what doesn’t. Let it be a hammer. That practically, and without the practically, don’t make a single mistake in every turn it takes. Because in Miami it was key. It was fundamental. It was basic. It was what allowed him to be in first starting line with Sergio Pérez. Together with a Red Bull, and without the need for sanctions involved as it did in Saudi Arabia. With everyone with the same rules. With all without grid penalties. With all with the same conditions. There was where Fernando, once again, he demonstrated the reason why he is considered one of the best drivers in the World Championship. Because he didn’t fail. Because where others,...
How important it is to have a pilot Like Fernando Alonso. How important it is to have someone who knows how to read what works, and what doesn’t. Let it be a hammer. That practically, and without the practically, don’t make a single mistake in every turn it takes. Because in Miami it was key. It was fundamental. It was basic. It was what allowed him to be in first starting line with Sergio Pérez. Together with a Red Bull, and without the need for sanctions involved as it did in Saudi Arabia. With everyone with the same rules. With all without grid penalties. With all with the same conditions. There was where Fernando, once again, he demonstrated the reason why he is considered one of the best drivers in the World Championship. Because he didn’t fail. Because where others,...