2019 POST-SEASONAL TESTING, DAY #2: LOU GIVES CHOCOLATE TO THE TSAR

“Well done, sunshine” used to say Rob Smedley to Felipe Massa. And I feel like saying the same to my dear Lou, as there’s a very hot sun in Abu Dhabi and above all because today he was the fastest driver of the day just like yesterday. Sometimes I think he’s better in testing than in races…

In the morning our Swiss chocolate completed 39 laps and scored a time of 1:50.461; only the reigning FIA F3 champion, Robert Shwartzman, Tsar of All The Tracks, was able to be faster than him.

Then the afternoon came and, as he did yesterday, Lou managed to complete 44 laps, scoring a time of 1:50.124 and defeating Tsar Robert.

See you tomorrow for the last day! Will LouLou be the best driver of these testing days? Let’s cross our fingers and toes for him!

2019 POST-SEASONAL TESTING: DELÉTRAZ VS. SCHUMACHER? YES, BUT THEY’RE THEIR SONS!

Can you imagine the joy I felt when, while I was on the train on my way back home from university, my friend Valeria wrote me a message saying that Lou was the fastest driver of the day? I felt over the moon and I still feel so!

In the morning our hero completed 18 laps and ended with the 2nd time, 1:50.958; only the Young Kaiser was faster than him. In the 90s it was impossible to see Delétraz and Schumacher fighting together in Formula One, as Michael always was among the top positions and Jean-Denis was a backmarker. But now, thanks to their sons, we can see battles among drivers bearing these two big surnames.

In the afternoon he topped the group, with 49 laps under his belt and a whirlwind time of 1:50.543.

See you tomorrow for the 2nd day, in which I hope LouLou will keep pushing like today!

CYBER MONDAY WITH LOUIS

Today it’s the Cyber Monday, and I couldn’t have chosen a better day to show you this video that shows a virtual race between our dear Lou and Luca Salvadori.

Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFOHEMQi7QE&vl=en

ROUND #12, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, SPRINT RACE: AN HAPPY ENDING FOR ITALY!

Good morning folks! Are you ready to review the very last race of the season?

Little Alesi started with a blast and jumped in front of the group. During the second lap Call(um) Me Maybe Ilott and Lou had a collision which went under investigation; however, they won’t be penalized.

Then Lou started to battle with his teammate Samurai Nobu, the Handsome Sergio and the Young Kaiser; the first two both overtook him and Schumi’s son failed to catch him.

Finally he succeeded to overtake Nobu! He ends the race in 6th position with a time of 1:57.941 to his name.

And the winner is… LUCA THE ITALIAN GOODFELLA! My Italian pride is over the moon, I couldn’t ask for a better way to end this season, and surely Luca couldn’t ask for a better way to end his F2 career! I’m wondering about the championship he will contest next year…

This was the last race review of 2019; in the next days I will write about post-seasonal testing, and I’m preparing a funny surprise for you too! 

ROUND #12, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, FEATURE RACE: THE FIRST POSITIONS ARE THE PLACES TO BE

In the afternoon of the last day of November I’m following the last Feature Race of this FIA F2 season, a season marred by the tragic death of Anthoine Hubert. Today it’s been three months since that horrible late afternoon. However, we have to go on to honour his memory. And Lou started the race in the best possible way, taking the lead on the track of the country in which he’s loved most! Big applauses for Raghu too, who set the fastest lap! During Lap 4, Lou passed the leadership to Samurai Nobu, and started to have some troubles with his supersoft tyres.

After some scaramouches with Cossack Nikita and the new entry Christian Lundgaard, who by the way is the former boyfriend of the female racing driver Marta Garcia, Lou grabbed the 5th place.

Finally, Lou tried to overtake the Chinese Emperor Guan Yu Zhou to be able to climb the podium, but he failed and ended the race in 4th position with a time of 2:02.388. Samurai Nobu had to surrender to the attacks of the handsome Sergio, who won the race. 

See you tomorrow for the final act! Have a good Saturday night!

ROUND #12, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, QUALIFICATIONS: THINGS ARE EASY WHEN YOU’RE BIG IN UAE

I write this article a bit late, as I was attending a premiation in the company my dad works for.

Lou opened the dances on the track, leading the group at the beginning of the qualifications. He remained steadily in the highest positions, fighting with Call(um) Me Maybe Ilott and the poleman-to-be, Sergio the Handsome Brazilian. He grabbed the 3rd position with a time of 1:49.931. He loves the Abu Dhabi Circuit, the people in the UAE love him and that helps him a lot. That gives me an assist to explain you why I choose that title for this article: it’s the adaptment of a sentence from the song “Big In Japan” by the German band Alphaville, “things are easy when you’re big in Japan”, in which I replaced Japan with UAE. Behind him there’s Samurai Nobu, recently nominated by Lou “the best teammate I’ve ever had”

See you tomorrow for the Feature Race! 

ROUND #12, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, FREE PRACTICE: LOU, THE SHEIKH’S DRIVER

Ladies and gentlemen, this is my first blog post from my new iPad, as well as the last one of this FIA F2 season! Let’s review the Free Practice…

As you know, Lou is very popular in Middle Eastern countries, so the Abu Dhabi round is like an home round to him. He has such many fans there, and many of the readers of this little blog are from that region. And firstly he didn’t disappoint them: he began the session with a bang! Unfortunately for him and for his Middle Eastern fans, he got fooled by Mr Contact Lenses, who next year will be in F1 with Williams, and by the fresh champion Quick Nyck.

But luckily for him Lou is not a person who gives up easily and managed to go all the way up to the 5th place with a time of 1:52.156. A bit of apprehension for my friend Matos, who crashed; physically he’s okay, but his car needs repairs.

See you later for qualifications!