gerry100

Watched the race with an old friend , who in the 80s and 90s did TV production all over the world for Formula 1, knows Bernie,Hobbs etc and has some great stories.

Good race, cant wait for Max to contend for the title next year

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Alonso appears to be all set to race with Toyota at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Fernando Alonso to race Le Mans next year for Toyota - BBC Sport

Will we hear him scream “Yaris engine” as he makes his way down the Mulsane straight

Mark355

LOL

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A tribute from the BBC for Massa’s final F1 race

Felipe Massa set for F1 farewell at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - BBC Sport

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Here is a documentary from Marshall Pruett about Senna testing for Roger Penske in 1992. Something to watch over the holidays



Description from YouTube:

The question on December 20th, 1992, was whether Ayrton Senna, the world’s most famous race car driver, would turn his back on Formula 1 for America and Roger Penske’s IndyCar team. The Brazilian, a three-time F1 champion with the McLaren-Honda team, was in the southwestern state of Arizona, just outside of Phoenix, to test a Penske PC21-Chevy as the holidays approached. Would Senna, one of grand prix racing’s all-time greats, actually step away from the struggling McLaren team to sample the Indy 500? Was he prepared to replace Monaco with Milwaukee, or Italy for Cleveland? Twenty-five years later, on the anniversary of an event simply known as ‘The Test,” Senna’s day in the desert with his countryman Emerson Fittipaldi, Indy legend Rick Mears, and the young Canadian upstart Paul Tracy has become a fascinating footnote in his beloved career. It also remains the one and only time Senna orbited IndyCar racing. And, shortly after the test, the real reason for his brief American flirtation was revealed. SENNA: The Test, is the first longform documentary made by motor racing writer/reporter Marshall Pruett, done in collaboration with veteran filmmaker Travis Long.

gerry100

words to live by[

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As much as I like what the new F1 ownership is doing, their TV strategy has me worried. I fear they’ll mess it up if they go an NFL or nascar route.

F1 & TV rights - what does the future hold? - BBC Sport

and I’ll miss the NBC crew including Bob Varsha.

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Alonso will do both F1 and WEC going forward

Fernando Alonso: Two-time F1 champion to race at Le Mans in 2018 & 2019 - BBC Sport

pgss2k

In related news F1 announced no more grid girls going forward too.
Can't make link from my phone but it was an Autoweel article

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