Category: Nascar

Designing and building Formula 1 models with…special bricks. When a game turns into a passion.

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Among the special features on display at Minardi Day 2021, which really aroused considerable interest among the fans attending the event, was a wonderful series of Formula 1 models in scale made with LEGO bricks. I immediately noticed the care and precision with which they were made but, above all, the great diversity compared to what is normally found on the market. Curiosity drove me to have a chat with the author: Luca Rusconi founder of the LEGO user group Brianza LUG.

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Monte-Carlo TV Festival celebrated its 60th anniversary. We sat down with Jimmy Jean Louis & Edi Gathegi to talk about their challenging careers, streaming services and representation of minorities in Hollywood.

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Jimmy, how would you describe your career from Haiti to Europe and then to Los Angeles?

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Introduction

A dramatic crash between title protagonists Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen that took both drivers out of the race cleared the way for Daniel Ricciardo to claim a sensational victory in the 2021 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, giving McLaren their first race win since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix – and a one-two to boot, as he led home teammate Lando Norris, with Valtteri Bottas taking third, in a thrilling race at Monza.

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Hamilton was exiting the pits on Lap 26 of 53 when he arrived alongside Verstappen, the pair going side by side through the Variante del Rettifilo, but making contact, with Verstappen flying through the air and coming to rest on top of the Mercedes. Both drivers were unhurt, but out of the race, with the stewards set to investigate after the 2021 Formula 1 Italian Grand … Read the rest

Ciao Palermo, Monza is calling! Double Formula 1 title-winning RB7 goes for a spin around the scenic Sicilian capital.

#ShapeAnotherFuture! As usual, the Italian Grand Prix signals the return of top-level sport in Italy after the summer break. In 2021, fans will be back in the grandstands at the Monza circuit and in some ways, the event is a big restarting point for the country as a whole, also surfing the wave of Italian sporting success in the football Euro competition, the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and in European women’s volleyball.

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