F1Weekly podcast # 544

Photo: Francois Flamand   Dakar Rally Stage six Fiambala-Copiapo has been cancelled Due to the bad weather continuing over the Andes Mountain Range (rain and snow), the Chilean authorities were forced to close, for the night, the border at the Paso de San Francisco pass, situated at 4700 m. For the 7th time, the Dakar […]

Motorsports Mondial

Pic of the Day Photo. BBC Charles Pic. F1 Driver in 2012 The 2011 Formula 1 season saw no French Grand Prix and no Gallic drivers on the grid. Fast forward to 2012. The season opener in Albert Park will see no less than three drivers representing the land of birth of Grand Prix racing. […]

Motorsports Mondial

Photo: FRANCOIS FLAMAND / DPPI Dakar 2012 Santa Rosa de la Pampa After spending most of the year injured, Francisco López took the first stage of the 2012 Dakar in the motorcycle category and now leads a provisional top 5 which represents a break with tradition. Argentina’s Javier Pizzolito (19th last year) finished third. In […]

Motorsports Mondial

Off season is a good time to go thru this edition again. Here are some interesting moments that I would like to share with the F1 Weekly familia. The Fifties: The Autopsort magazine is started by Gregor Grand in 1950, and I have been loving and reading this magazine, and the British racing green Motorsport […]

Motorsports Mondial

The 6th edition of the Le Mans Classic will be held on the 6th, 7th and 8th July 2012. Renault Classic will once again be present at this meeting of enthusiasts, by taking part in the race with, for the first time, three cars – the A442 B, the M65 and one A110 1300 – […]