ROUND #12, SAKHIR: LOU’S LAST F2 APPEARANCE…?

Good afternoon! In less that 20 days it will be Christmas!

The FIA F2 season just came to an end. We saw the Young Kaiser becoming Champion with already a Formula One seat for 2021, and I experienced a big joy when the young Samurai Yuki Tsunoda yesterday won the Feature Race.

Lou wrote on Instagram that next year he might no longer be in Formula 2. He had quite a plain weekend: P12 in the Feature Race and P13 in the Sprint Race. What will he do now? I’ll update you in case of news!

I can say I enjoyed this odd season. All the drivers committed themselves seriously and showed their talent. I wish them all the best.

ROUND #11, BAHRAIN: IN THE END (OR FINALLY?), A PODIUM

Good afternoon babies, it’s Vicky! Is there a better way to end November than with a race weekend? 

This is the first of the last two F2 rounds, which will be both held in Bahrain. It’s a shame they won’t go to Abu Dhabi this year… as you know, Louis is very popular and beloved in Arab countries.

During qualification Lou wasn’t so lucky, as he was blocked by another car and this took him to P11. The result of the Feature Race was even worse: P16!

But Lou during the Sprint Race had his revenge, ending the race on the third step of the podium! Good job, Swiss kitten!

See you again in Sakhir in a week for the last FIA F2 round!

P.S.: this weekend the last round of Super GT was held too. Congratulations to Naoki Yamamoto and Tada Makino for the title, the last one of Raybrig before the withdrawal!

ROUND #10, RUSSIA: “VODKA AND BAD LUCK, PLEASE!”

Привет! Welcome to Russia, the land of vodka, Tolstoj and Dostoevskij!

Louis had quite an unlucky weekend, as he qualified 13th and ended the Feature Race, won by the Young Kaiser, in 18th position, and he was penalized. even though he scored the fastest lap. But I’m very happy about the Little Samurai Yuki Tsunoda, which started from Pole Position! #NipponPower Last year I met Yuki-kun in Monza, do you remember?

In the Sprint Race Lou ended 15th. What can I say? He’s been unlucky, but I’m sure that in two months in Sakhir he will have a better time!

ROUND #9: TUSCANY: BAD QUALIFY? TWO PODIUMS!

Bentornati in Italia! Welcome to Tuscany, the region of Dante Alighieri, the father of Italian language! This is the first time that F1 and feeder series visit Mugello, in the past years only Formula One sometimes tested here.

Drivers need to be sober before the races, so surely they didn’t drink the famous Chianti wine, but some of them surely ate the famous Fiorentina steak.

And now let’s switch to our Lou! His qualification session was very unlucky, but in the Feature Race on Saturday afternoon he had the chance to climb the 3rd step of the podium.

On Sunday morning he had to fight against a Russian Cossack and a Great Dane and finally ended 2nd.

See you in Sochi in 2 weeks! Arrivederci!

ROUND #8: ITALY: MICK, 20 YEARS AFTER

 Buongiorno a tutti e benvenuti in Italia! 

As you know, we’ll have three Italian appointments this year, this one in Monza, the next one in Mugello (Tuscan Grand Prix) and another one in Imola (Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna) 

For health and safety reasons the “Tifosi” are not here, but Italian heat is so strong that can be felt ever if we are distant! But yesterday there was a German to give us a big emotion: Mick Schumacher won on the same track where his father won several times! It was an huge joy for everybody. And Luca the Italian Goodfella ended 2nd! Lou ended 8th, and this made him start the Sprint Race on pole position.

He had a good start, but had to surrender to Dan Ticktum and after a breathtaking battle against Call(um) Me Maybe Ilott and Christian Lundgaard (Marta García’s ex) he ended 5th.

Arrivederci! See you in Tuscany in a week! 

ROUND #7, BELGIUM: IN NOMINE ANTHOINE

Time went by so fast… and we’re close to the anniversary of Anthoine’s death. We’re back to the circuit where he had that terrible crash which took him away from us, from his family, from his friends, from his colleagues. Many drivers paid tribute to him with prayers, flowers and anecdotes about him. A minute of silence was held before both the races.

Yuki Tsunoda knew how to bring some happiness in such a sad weekend, as he won the Feature Race held on Saturday afternoon. The win of a Japanese racer always has a fantastic flavour! BTW, in the remote case he bumps into this post, I say hello to Takuma Sato too, as he won Indy 500 for the second time! Lou had a little remuntada, climbing from 8th to 4th… 

As Roy the Snack Mate ended the Feature Race in 8th position, he gained the Sprint Race pole position, his first one ever in FIA F2! I was so happy for him and I think his father Chanoch was so proud of his son. But unluckily he retired after a few laps. LouLou started 5th and ended 6th, not a great exploit but at least he gained some points.

See you in a week for my “home” race: Monza!

ROUND #6, SPAIN: STAY STRONG, SEAN!

 ¡Hola a todos! Bienvenidos en Barcelona!

I have to say two things about the Feature Race, the first one is beautiful and the second one is quite bad. Let’s start from the good one: Samurai Nobu won starting from 18th position! And now let’s switch to the bad one: Sean Gelael was hospitalized with a back fracture after an airborne crash. Get well soon, Mr KFC! Lou ended 10th, gaining only a point.

On Sunday morning, Nobu’s teammate, Felipe Drugovich, won the Sprint Race, with our hero ending 9th.

The next round will take place in Spa Francorchamps, one of the most ancient and famous tracks, in 2 weeks.

ROUND #5, 70TH ANNIVERSARY: A SHORT UPDATE (THE WEBMISTRESS IS ON HOLIDAY)

Even when I’m on holiday, I keep you updated about Lou’s races!

The weekend in which we celebrate 70th years of F1 was quite unlucky for our hero, as he ended 10th in the Feature Race and 8th in the Sprint Race.

Next week we will be in Spain (or Catalonia?), a circuit Louis has raced several times on and which he likes so much!

See you!

ROUND #3, HUNGARY: POINTS, POINTS, POINTS…

Welcome to Budapest, the “East European Paris”! Well… I actually don’t like comparisons among cities.

Lou qualified 12th, with his teammate Pedrinho just behind him, while the pole was conquered by Call(um) Me Maybe Ilott.

The winner of the Feature Race was… Robert Shwartzman, who, as started to sing Neapolitan songs, will be nicknamed “O’ Russo”, which means “The Russian” in Neapolitan dialect. Lou ended 7th.

Talking about the Sprint Race, it was won by Luca the Italian Goodfella, and Lou improved of a position.

See you on August 2nd and 9th for two British rounds. There will be a big surprise…!

ROUND #2, STYRIA: SAME STORY, SAME PLACE, SAME CIRCUIT

Yahoo! Welcome back to the Red Bull Ring! Same circuit, different name. Yes, this race weekend is named “Styrian Grand Prix”. Fun fact: firstly I read “Syrian Grand Prix” 🤣

For our dear Lou this weekend began badly. He qualified 18th, and his car suffered from technical issues; mechanics spent the whole night awake to fix it. 

The Saturday afternoon race was even worse, with the little Swiss chocolate ending 19th. The winner was… Robert Shwartzman, a Russian young and promising driver with a German-sounding surname who attended high school in Italy. Oh, and Luca the Italian Goodfella ended as runner-up! 

In the Sunday morning race our cutie was a little bit luckier, as he ended 12th. And the winner was… the (Great) Dane Christian Lundgaard, Marta García’s ex! 

See you next week for Hungarian round 👋🏻 

ROUND #1, AUSTRIA: BACK TO LIFE, TO SAY IT WITH EIFFEL 65

Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaah! Finally we’re back to reality! This weekend we had the first Austrian round, which will be repeated in a week.

Our hero Lou scored the 10th time both in free practice and in qualifications, and in Saturday afternoon ended the Feature Race in 7th position.

But the best of the best happened during the Sprint Race on Sunday morning: he ended 2nd and climbed the podium… wait a moment… podium? Due to the emergency, there’s no podium! However, it was nice to see him wearing a mask. Sportspeople are always there to give us a good example, and when it comes to Lou I can’t be wrong about that.