ROUND #1, BAHRAIN, SPRINT RACE: ITALIAN POWER IS THE WAY

After some troubles with the FIA F2 official website which was out of order, I finally managed to follow the Sprint Race. 

As a proud Italian, I'm happy that Goodfella Luca won the race, and behind him there are Sergio the Handsome and Mr Contact Lenses. 

Knight Louis had some troubles at the start, he had a collision with Quick Nyck and the Prince Charming with Almond-Shaped Eyes; this made them lose positions. However, my little Swiss chocolate ended 5th with a time of 1:55.102.

So… the first round of this season is done and dusted. The next one will be in Baku in 25 days. I'm looking forward to it!

ROUND #1, BAHRAIN, FEATURE RACE: THE CONTACT LENSES RISE

The FIA F2 season finally had its first race. It started with a "bang", as Knight Louis took the lead soon after the race began because of technical problems on the Italian Goodfella's car. But after 9 laps Mr Contact Lenses defeated the Swiss Knight. Since then, our hero's race was a loopy "up & down" among the Top 10, with also an interesting fight against his teammate, Nobu the Great Samurai, and heroic attempts by Quick Nyck to chase and overtake LouLou. 

In the end, Mr Contact Lenses took the win, followed by the Goodfella and Sergio the Handsome. Our little Swiss chocolate ended 5th with a time of 1:54.623. Big news: tomorrow the Kaiser's son will start from pole position!

See you tomorrow!

ROUND #1, BAHRAIN, QUALIFICATIONS: 100 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER

O. M. G.!!!

For the first time, ladies and gentlemen… LOULOU WILL START FROM THE FRONT ROW! Yes, he qualified 2nd with a time of 1:40.871! In front of him, as the sun does in the famous Neapolitan song "O Sole Mio", there is an Italian goodfella, Luca Ghiotto, who I personally met in Monza back in 2013, when he was racing in the now-defunct Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. Behind Knight Louis there is Quick Nyck. Jack the Anglo-Korean is 5th, and he's followed by Louis' personal samurai, Nobuharu Matsushita. Miss Tatiana and Raghu are still in the last positions.

I'm sure there will be an epic race tomorrow. The season couldn't have a better start… are you itching to follow is tomorrow?

P. S.: In case you're wondering why I named this post "100 Is The Magic Number", I can explain you why: this is the 100th post on "Louis The Swiss Star". Thank you for supporting me, believing in me and cheering me up. Without you I would have never arrived there.

ROUND #1, BAHRAIN, FREE PRACTICE: WE START WITH SAMBA!

Good morning! Are you ready to get into the first round of this new season?

Let's see what happened in the free practice session. Let's start from the main character of this adventure, our young knight Louis: he had some problems at the beginning of the session, in Sector 2 he slowed down and stopped. He went back to the pits and Carlin is currently investigating about the issue. I hope it won't influence Louis' weekend. He ended 8th, scoring a time of 1:44.375.

The best driver of the session was the handsome Brazilian Sergio Sette Camara. The Prince Charming with almond-shaped eyes, Jack Aitken, caused a yellow flag due to a spin in Turn 7. As the Young Kaiser was only 12th, we can say that Delétraz is faster than Schumacher! I wonder what Murray Walker would say about it…

In the last two positions we have two of my favourites: Miss Tatiana and Raghu.

So, that's all for the free practice session! This afternoon I'll be back for qualifications. 

OH, SIM DRIVER, MY SIM DRIVER!

And finally, the official announce came out. However, it was in the air.

What am I talking about? 

Yes, Louis will be the simulator driver for Haas and he's so happy about it! As I told you in some previous articles, Haas is Romain Grosjean's team. RoGro is Lou's tutor and I'm sure he will give him some precious tips.

This year Haas has a new coloration, black and gold, which reminds the old Lotus and the 2011-2015 Lotus Renault! Surely our hero will look handsome with the team outfit.

2019 PRE-SEASONAL TESTING, DAY 6: NYCK IS THE ONE!

Nyck is definitely the man to beat this season! Yes, he ended on the top again. I bet we will se amazing fights between Knight Louis and him. By the way, our little Swiss chocolate ended 3rd in the morning, with a time of 1:27.421. But then, a few hours later, the "Maledition of the Afternoon" struck again: he scored a time of 1:34.784, ending 12th.

So, the 2019 pre-seasonal testing days are now done and dusted. Everything is said and done. Or, to say it in French, as Lou would do, "les jeux sont faits". Now it's time to switch to the real racing, the real competition. Personally I can't wait to review this season with you here on my blog. 

See you in a few weeks for the Bahrain round! 

2019 PRE-SEASONAL TESTING, DAY 5: BRASIL, LALALALALALALALA!

A dancing-samba Vicky welcomes you to the review of this second day of testing in Barça. First of all, why am I dancing samba? Yes, Sergio Sette Camara, my grandma's celebrity crush, topped the chart, and I'm not talking about the release a new Brazilian song! However, let's sing all together… *BRASIL, LALALALALALALALA!*

Knight Louis did a good job in both morning and afternoon sessions, scoring a time of 1:27.620 in the morning and of 1:29.841 in the afternoon. He showed us that he can make it to the light when he's tired too! I'm so proud of him and I hope that he will end the testing days with a bang. See you tomorrow for the last pre-seasonal blast.

2019 PRE-SEASONAL TESTING, DAY 4: HIT ME NYCK ONE MORE TIME!

¡Hola! After the testing days in Jerez, the F2 heroes are now committed in three more days of testing in Barcelona. Nyck made it to the top again, he "hit the classification one more time", as Britney Spears would sing. 

And Knight Louis...? Well, in the morning he did a good job, as he ended 3rd with a time of 1:28.875. But seems like that in the afternoon struggles a bit more, I could see it many times. In fact his afternoon time was 1:34.850. Maybe it's because in the afternoon you're more tired… 

Tomorrow I will review the second day, I hope Louis will stay strong…