I didn’t get as far with this as I’d hoped yesterday, I got distracted by something on the TV – congratulations Valtteri Bottas on your first win! I’m still making corrections about where everything goes. I had to move the airbox a bit to the right, move the front tyre a bit further right etc….
I have a four days off work in a row so it’s a good time to get stuck into the painting of Lewis Hamilton in Australia 2008 that I have been planning. It’s on hardboard, prepared with white gesso. The gesso is a thick undercoat that stops my oil paint from sinking into the hardboard….
Here’s my painting of the 2016 Russian GP winner. Think we’ll get a different winner this time…
Today would have been the 66th birthday of “The Intimidator”, Dale Earnhardt. Happy birthday, Dale!
31 years ago today, Alain Prost won the 1986 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. I remember this one because everyone seemed to be running out of fuel at the end, not least Alain who had to weave like crazy on the last half-lap to slop the dregs of petrol into his Porsche engine, with…
Today is Piero Martini’s 56th birthday. Winner of the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours in a BMW V12LMR. Happy birthday, Piero!
Mauricio Gugelmin is 54 today. I loved this car, the March 881. Adrian Newey’s first F1 car, beautiful colour and shape, punching above their weight. Happy birthday Mauricio!
