Loading Loading...
Preview of items in the photo cart Photo cart (0)
About 2018 Gallery Archive Products Pro Space
Grand Prix Japan GP 2019 France GP 2019 Monaco GP 2019 Spain GP 2019 France GP 2018 Monaco GP 2018 Spain GP 2018 Monaco GP 2017 Spain GP 2017 Italy GP 2016 Monaco 2016 GP Spain 2016 GP Updates Autocourse Limited Edition 2016 Classic Calendar Grand Prix Japan 2015 GP Italy 2015 GP Updates News: Buying prints Racing Elements Weather App Senna commemorative wallpaper 60 Years of F1 Schumacher in B&W Ayrton Senna revisited Road&Track Stay tuned EmailMailing list FacebookFacebook RSSRSS
France GP 2018
Thursday, July 05
The French Grand Prix was all about the anticipated return to the country that invented the name Grand Prix back in 1906. The traffic jams were much the talk of the town (Paul Ricard circuit access was already a problem back in 1971, and nothing has changed), and the racing in the end was all about Lewis Hamilton, who led from Pole position never to be seen again by the opposition till he took the checkered flag. Rather boring. The Greatest Racing Spectacle on the Planet? Mmmhhhh...
France GP 2018
Click to see all photos
Monaco GP 2018
Sunday, June 03
Daniel Ricciardo, the nicest driver in Formula 1, the impossibly late-braker en personne,finally won the Monaco Grand Prix. Bravo!
But a good description of this year's race was given by the outspoken Fernando Alonso: "Without a safety car, without yellow flags, the sport needs to think a little bit about the show because this is very disappointing. Probably the most boring race ever in Formula 1. We need to give something to the fans at the end of the race just to pay the ticket back a little".
Well, the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix was memorable because of the final laps when the nose of Nigel Mansell's Williams-Renault was furiously close to the gearbox of Ayrton Senna's McLaren-Honda. Mansell tried and tried again to pass, but Senna spectacularly defended till the checkered flag. Now compare to this year's race, where Daniel Ricciardo admitted that his engine was 25% down on power (!), yet neither Vettel nor Hamilton attempted to pass him... I know, Monaco is notoriously bad for overtaking, but still...
Monaco GP 2018
Click to see all photos
Spain GP 2018
Friday, May 18
The Spanish Grand Prix did not show Formula 1 in a very flattering light. A processional race, with next to no overtaking. And of course, anonymous drivers now buried inside a carbon cage bearing the paradoxical name of "halo". Hello? Sure, the cars are fast, very fast, but it's about time the powers that be realise what really matters, what the fans want. They want to see overtaking, uncertainty, and they want to actually see the drivers at work, behind the wheel. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton cruised to an easy victory, without ever having been challenged. Monaco GP is now on the horizon, and will surely not bring about more overtaking, but more on track action for sure.
Spain GP 2018
Click to see all photos
Previous Next
Privacy and Refund Policy Contact Us Copyright © 1952-2011 The Cahier Archive