ROUND #2, AZERBAIJAN, SPRINT RACE: WHEN THE WINNER WEARS CONTACT LENSES…

I spent a wonderful morning by the lake, admiring many cars exponed on the promenade… but we're here to talk about the F2 Sprint Race, the 50th one of FIA F2! 

I'm sorry for my dear Louis, who was forced to retire due to a contact with his compatriot Ralph. Don't worry, Louis. In 11 days you will race in Barcelona, a track you know very well and in which you always had good results.

Mr Contact Lenses won the race, followed by Juan Manuel Correa, who said on the radio: "Champagne, baby, champagne!" It was such an epic moment.

See you in Barcelona! 

P. S.: In case you'd love to see the pics from this morning, check out my Instagram page: @vickysilve97

ROUND #2, AZERBAIJAN, FEATURE RACE: FROM A JACK TO A KING

My mum is a die-hard Elvis Presley fan, so when the Almond-Shaped Eyed Prince Charming Jack took the win of this crazy Feature Race I got the idea to title this post after an Elvis' song. Quick Nyck is the runner-up, and the "Third Man" is Jordan King… so, the podium is really "From a Jack to a King"!

Knight Louis was very unlucky, after struggling out of the points he had a contact with Dorian Gray Boccolacci and retired from the race.  Samurai Nobu had a sad fate too, he started from pole position and ended last. 

Cheer up, boys!

ROUND #2, AZERBAIJAN, QUALIFICATIONS: MY SAMURAI KNOWS HOW TO MAKE ME HAPPY

"There's a love in me raging, alegrìa, a joyous, magical feeling…"

This song by the Cirque du Soleil recalls me of when I was attending my modern dance lessons and I had the dream of becoming a "velina" in the Italian TV show "Striscia la Notizia". But today in the end of these qualifications I felt that "joyous, magical feeling" in my heart and mind. Yes, because Samurai Nobu grabbed the pole position, stealing it from Quick Nyck!

Mr KFC caused a yellow and a red flag due to his mistakes, so the session was stopped.

LouLou didn't have so much luck, as he qualified 12th with a time of 1:56.326.

See you tomorrow for the Feature Race!

ROUND #2, AZERBAIJAN, FREE PRACTICE: ITALIANS (AND JAPANESES!) DO IT BETTER

In Baku there are 17ºC, and here in Abbadia the weather is rainy. But you can't have everything from life, so let's start with the commentary of the free practice session.

First of all, Niki Mazepin was the first driver to make a mistake, and his arch enemy Callum Ilott caused a yellow flag. If you remember, back in 2016, when they were in FIA F3, Niki punched Callum due to a collision on the racetrack.

The most interesting part of this session was the fight between the Italian Goodfella Luca and the Japanese Samurai Nobu, which saw the win of my compatriot. #ItalianPride 

But I could have been happy even with the win of the Samurai. #ILoveJapan

And Louis? Our Knight Louis? As you know, city circuits are not the ones on which he can be at his best, so he ended 12th with a time of 1:58.685. See you in 3 hours for the qualifications!

Fun fact: last Monday I visited my paternal grandma, and for the first time she made a comment about the physical aspect of a racing driver. She saw Mick Schumacher on TV; in her opinion, he's good looking!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LOUIS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Today it's a special day for our Louis: it's his birthday, he turns 22! 

Louis, I hope you will have a good day with your family and friends. I will always support you both as a driver and as a person. You deserve all the best.

Keep on fighting, but only on the track. Be always loyal and kind, even with your enemies. I love you. We love you.