Travel/Food 2018 – France and Spain (but only a little bit)!

Saturday, 5th May/Wednesday, 23rd May 2018 – Home, Hull, Rotterdam, Epernay, Etoges, Troyes, Bordeaux, Pau, Pugnac, Blaye, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, Pau, Saint Jean Pied de Port, Bilbao Gotta love a road trip! Here’s an approximate map of where we went… I had more to say that has since been added, but there was laundry to…

Travel/Food 2018 – French Road Trip, Day 9, Pau

Sunday, May 13th – Day 9, Pau The day started off reasonably well and it looked as if we might get some decent weather. How wrong can you be? However, the initial races of the day were run in relatively dry conditions, and we got to sit in the grandstand and be entertained! There was…

Travel/Food 2018 – French Road Trip, Day 8, Pau

Saturday, May 12th – Day 8, Pau Having basked in the sunshine on Friday, Saturday came as a bit of a shock to our systems. We woke to find low cloud and the Pyrenees had disappeared overnight, as they are occasionally wont to do. We hung about on the Boulevard for a short while but…

Travel/Food 2018 – French Road Trip, Day 7, Pau

Friday, May 10th – Day 7, Pau And so finally we were ready for the start of what may very well be the last Grand Prix in Pau, at least in its current format. I’m sure the organisers will find something to replace the Formula Three category, but it really won’t be the same. And…

2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Mixed Weekend for Ilott

Arduous Ardennes Adventure for Ilott After a first race penalty, fourth and sixth place finishes conclude a mixed weekend at Spa. Callum Ilott’s ‘A’ star performance in qualifying was rewarded with just two point paying positions this weekend at Spa. The weekend started well with Ilott securing three front row slots behind McLaren junior driver…

2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Double Podium for Eriksson

Powerful Fightback Nets Joel Eriksson Double Spa Podium Joel Eriksson produced two resounding comebacks to claim a set of podium finishes from midfield grid slots at this weekend’s FIA F3 European Championship meeting at Spa-Francorchamps, edging closer to the overall lead in the process. The Belgian event got off to a disappointing start for Eriksson,…

2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Norris Moves up the Order

Norris Second in Driver Rankings After Spa-Francorchamps Lando Norris has moved up one place and into second in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. The McLaren-Honda Young Driver scored two impressive victories in his Carlin prepared Dallara-Volkswagen in the latest races at Spa-Francorchamps over the past two days (28-29 Jul). The BRDC SuperStar arrived in…

2017 FIA F3 European Championship – Norris Wins Again

Norris Victorious Again at Spa Carlin’s Lando Norris has won the third and final FIA Formula Three European Championship race at Spa ensuring a clean sweep of Carlin victories this weekend following his and Ferdinand Habsburg’s pair of wins yesterday. Norris, who started fourth on the grid, fought his way to the front in the…

2017 FIA F3 European Championship – First F3 Win for Habsburg

Habsburg Takes Maiden Win in Spa Ferdinand Habsburg claimed his maiden win in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship yesterday at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. The young Austrian stormed through the field from eighth on the grid to take Carlin’s fourth consecutive victory in the championship. Team mate Jehan Daruvala claimed fifth and was…