Races, races, races...
22:55 Got back yesterday for a weekend in Italy to attend the F1 Gran Prix in Monza. It all started on Saturday morning: after a couple fo kart sessions in Barcelona that lasted until about 2am, I went home to catch 3 hours of sleep before going to the airport for a 7:45 flight to Milan MXP. After checking in and reaching the gate, I was notified that the flight was going to be delayed.... by 7 hours! 7 hours in an airport, while suffering from sleep deprivation is a very long time, and I finally boarded at 2 pm. Upon landing in Milan, I spent a few hours in the center with my parents before going home for a quick dinner and then it was off to, you guessed it, some more kart racing. In the picture below, I am chasing Paul, my best friend and a very good racer. Not good enough that day though, as yours truly took the fastest lap of the evening!
Sunday morning at 9, I was yet again in an airport, this time to catch the helicopter that would take me and my father to the Monza circuit. I have never been on a helicopter, and the experience is quite intense. These things look like toys and are a bit scary to be honest... Below, seconds before landing at the heliport at the circuit. You can see the paddock areas right behind the trees, and then me, just happy to be alive!
As we got there, GP2 was about to finish, and the it was time for some Porsche SuperCup action. Right at this time I was walking around the guest area and walked right into Michael Schumacher and a couple of Ferrari people, on their way to the Ferrari guest house. Here's a picture of the Supercup from the "VIP" balcony. It's a lot like backstage at a concert, but the food is much better...:
Then it was off to the Pit Lane for a walk thpilots get ready and then the rough the various teams' boxes, where mechanics were putting the final touches on the setups and cars just before the race. It was an amazing experience, and the scale and detail of everything was just amazing.
After going back to our area, we watched the pilots get ready on the grid, and then it was off for a very nice race considering Schumacher and Ferrari won, opening up the World Championship considerably. The perfect day ended on a sad but inevitable note: Michael Schumacher announced his retirement from F1 racing at the end of this season.
At the end of the races the helicopter brought us back to Milan. The next day it was yet another trip to the airport to catch my flight back to Barcelona. All in all, it was an unforgettable experience, and I hope you enjoyed this brief chronicle...
Sunday morning at 9, I was yet again in an airport, this time to catch the helicopter that would take me and my father to the Monza circuit. I have never been on a helicopter, and the experience is quite intense. These things look like toys and are a bit scary to be honest... Below, seconds before landing at the heliport at the circuit. You can see the paddock areas right behind the trees, and then me, just happy to be alive!
As we got there, GP2 was about to finish, and the it was time for some Porsche SuperCup action. Right at this time I was walking around the guest area and walked right into Michael Schumacher and a couple of Ferrari people, on their way to the Ferrari guest house. Here's a picture of the Supercup from the "VIP" balcony. It's a lot like backstage at a concert, but the food is much better...:
Then it was off to the Pit Lane for a walk thpilots get ready and then the rough the various teams' boxes, where mechanics were putting the final touches on the setups and cars just before the race. It was an amazing experience, and the scale and detail of everything was just amazing.
After going back to our area, we watched the pilots get ready on the grid, and then it was off for a very nice race considering Schumacher and Ferrari won, opening up the World Championship considerably. The perfect day ended on a sad but inevitable note: Michael Schumacher announced his retirement from F1 racing at the end of this season.
At the end of the races the helicopter brought us back to Milan. The next day it was yet another trip to the airport to catch my flight back to Barcelona. All in all, it was an unforgettable experience, and I hope you enjoyed this brief chronicle...
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