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I don’t think anyone in Formula 1 is having a lower lows and higher highs than Charles Leclerc in the moment. In the post-race press conference yesterday he said that the four worst races this year followed his home triumph at Monaco and now he won at Monza in a Ferrari. Again. Given how the season started, we are actually witnessing a super interesting season! Can’t wait for Baku!
Above: in his scarlet in front of his adoring fans during Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at

In my opinion, to really appreciate and understand what Ferrari is in the world of motorsport one needs to visit Monza. To see the red cars on the track and witness the love and passion they get out of the mad tifosi in the grandstands!
Unfortunately today Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz could bring much joy to their adoring fans. Their best efforts could only merit fourth and fifth respectively with the McLaren duo and George Russell occupying the top 3 places for tomorrow’s F1 Italian Grand Prix
Above: powering out of Monza’s famous last corner - Parabolica during qualifying for the 2024 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix in his SF-24

Lando Norris had a tough choice to make during the Hungarian Grand Prix. It’s normal for drivers to be put in an unfavourable position due to a mistake from the team, but in that case, the Brit was a beneficiary of one. It’s a tough position to be in I would imagine. He has the fastest car in the field currently and he is trying to bring the fight to Max. As we well know, in this sport each point counts. Sometimes even half points do. So conceding seven points would’ve been painful, but not doing so would’ve poisoned the team atmosphere. He didn’t really want to do it I think, but the negatives would’ve been much bigger than the positives.
Anyway, let’s see how the saga continues at Spa this week!
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What a bang that was! I was shooting at turn 4 during Q3 when we heard an impact as if a bomb went off. We saw the dust over the fence and realised where the incident had happened. I ran as quickly as I could and caught walking towards the medical car. The car got quickly moved inside the infield of the racetrack and we had the opportunity to capture the extent of the damage. I’m really glad to see Yuki walk away from that one!

Oh. My. God!!!

made history today by winning the feature race by learning from start to finish to make it 1-2 for the with .vanhoepen coming home in second. What a day!!!

In the lobby of the press center and main grandstand building there is a bull that is made out of thousands semi transparent, orange balls suspended from the ceiling. On Sunday, the drivers arrive through that lobby, unlike the rest of the days when they get directly into the paddock. I was coming back to the press Center after Nikola’s F3 feature race, and when I was climbing the stairs I looked at the Bull and thought-“what can I do with this thing?”. Sure enough I figured out where the drivers are going to come through and made my way opposite of that, placing the flying beast between us. Then I found a gap to place the drivers in and waited. Focusing through that gap was a nightmare as the sensor was catching the strings that hold the balls in the air, but the image would look so cool, I really had to try to make something out of it.
Thankfully, was good enough to spend some of his precious time with the fans that gave me the opportunity to nail my focus and create this interesting frame.
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Thank you! ♥️🙏

George Russel. Coming out of the shadows.
What a win at ! The car is getting there and he was there when the opportunity presented itself! Bravo!
Above: arriving into the Red Bull Ring paddock on Sunday morning.

Is this guy gonna walk over everybody today or someone is holding an ace hidden in their hand? Can’t wait to find out!

Life it’s all about finding the limit. found it between turns 9 and 10 and went over it thus proving how unforgiving the new gravel traps at the are. Thankfully his avoided the walls and he was able to continue.
I went to the inside of the last sector for the sprint qualifying as I expected the drivers to push during their hot laps and I thought someone is bound to at least kick up some dust. I also wanted to combine it with the panning shot through the trees which is now impossible as the trees there are surrounded by a tall fence much to all photographers’ anguish.

I was panning at around 1/50 on my 500 lens when I say Yuki going Rally Cross over the curbs. I reacted immediately and tried to follow the car while keeping the shutter clicking. Thankfully I got these three bad boys!

I wonder if there’s a creeping feeling of unrest in Max Versrappen as the season that began in such a dominant fashion for Red Bull has now resulted in 3 defeats (one down to a mechanical failure)?

📸: heading for the tunnel under the hotel during the 2024 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix

I am lost for words with this one. Still buzzing after Nikola Tsolov’s win in the F3 sprint race, I had very little time to collect my thoughts, send a few pictures and head back to the track for FP3. I was hoping that I’ll be granted pit lane that would allow me to do the inside of the pool chicane and then move further upstream, but I was denied, so I had to make due with whatever I had at my disposal. Honestly, if I had gotten out from this session with only this picture, I would’ve still be over the moon! I fu***ng love how it turned out! And was so difficult to make as you don’t see the cars approaching because the view is blocked by the grandstand’s support structure. Anyway, this is in his , I am Spas Genev and I’m over the moon!

Tough day at the office for the spiny race winner , but things like this always happen on a track as narrow an unforgiving as Monaco.
It’s important to take away the positives which I’m this case is a F #%€ING win!!!!
NEXT!

Someone is preparing for pole! Charles Leclerc is mega fast with his updated Ferrari around the streets of Monte Carlo this year. Might he bring the pole to the team later today?
📸: in his at the pool chicane during Saturday morning practice ahead of qualifying for the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix

Dizzying heights
📸: the “Senna” liveried of speeding out of Portier corner and towards the famous tunnel during FP1 ahead of qualifying for the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix.
Special thanks to for the photo opportunity!

doing his thing during free practice around the streets of principality of Monaco ahead of qualifying for the 2024 Formula 3 Monaco Grand Prix.

speeding down the main straight at during testing for

18 April 2024, Barcelona Testing,

Getting ready…
Above: preparing his gear for action during the second day of in season F3 testing at with

It’s all about keeping your head in the right place.
Above: going down the main straight at during the last day of testing for Formula 3 with the .

I’m lost for words on this one! There was a red flag in the middle of the day and I was the clouds coming, so I took off for turn 1 to see what it’s possible and this opportunity presented itself. I was planning on making a shot with the corner entry bright and the rest dark, but a cloud covered the sun and it all went black. Luckily a slim ray of light appeared just as was making a practice start and I was able to catch him exactly where the light was.

A look from above.

exiting the pits during the second day of F3 in season testing at Testing for

I couldn’t decide between colour and monochrome, so here’s both! 😂

I’m really happy that I managed to catch this frame today. I was shooting at 1/8000 and praying that the frames per second will be enough to place the car exactly in the middle. The lucky draw was .lindblad 🎉

Day one
testing for at

The beautiful December sunshine allowed me to finish the photographic year with some mountain biking at my beloved Lokorsko DH trail. Special thanks to for doing a few jumps a couple of times until I get it right! 🙌

It’s a true joy and pleasure for me to have been a small part of this young man’s journey into the world of racing! Every time I’ve been able to help was a true happiness for me, so I thank you for the opportunity! , I hope 2024 brings the luck that you deserved this year and the opportunity to show what you are really made of! Happy birthday, champ!

I was listening to the commentators during qualifying yesterday, and they were referring to Charles as “championship contender” which I thought was a bit mean. What is happening in that team is absurd. “The team is young” can’t be an excuse, this is Ferrari.

For this one I wanted to take advantage of the features of the Mercedes hospitality unit. The glass alongside the stairs could work perfectly in the correct circumstances but I needed to take my time and wait. I tested the concept with a few people from the team and thankfully when Lewis came up, I was ready and the light was awesome! The blues, whites and yellows are a great pallet! ⚪️ 🔵 🟡
Above: rushing through ’s hospitality unit on Thursday ahead of practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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When asked if they’d copped Ferrari’s design, team principal Guenther Steiner replied-“of course we copied Ferrari, who would you want us to copy, Williams?” There was some keen interest in that car. Non other than ’s Adrian Newey took his time while examining the car on the grid before the Grand Prix. Unfortunately for the team, had some damage on the opening lap and finished way down in P16, two places behind his teammate in P14. These upgrades don’t work as they did in the past. Teams need more time to wrap their heads around the concept and it’s best exploitation approach.

Much has been said about ‘s move to and while the general consensus is that it’s inspired by money, I am not entirely convinced. Far from it actually. I’m pretty sure that the Spaniard is doing quite okay financially, his brand seems to be going strong. For me, this move is yet again inspired by his relentless hunger for wins and the pursuit of that elusive 3-re championship. Now the question is will he and team owner Lawrence Stroll be able to look in the same direction or their strong characters will clash.
Only time will tell.

Early in the race I was just after the chicane when I noticed that was catching and I was pretty sure there will be an attack and it will happen on the main straight. Just as I was trying to hop on one of the circulating shuttle busses my colleague wrote “he overtook him” and I was pi**ed that I didn’t react faster, but I managed to get there just in time for ’s lunge on the inside of Charles’ Ferrari at turn 1.

We have to talk about Ferrari. I know it’s painful but it’s important. The team left France with a bitter taste in their mouth. Afterwards Mattia Binotto claimed that there is no reason to why the team can’t win the remaining 10 races of the season and then they went and lost the Hungarian Grand Prix with the fastest car out there. Obviously the pressure under which the team operates is huge and they are cracking under it.
Above: in the scarlet at turn 4 during the opening practice ahead of qualifying for the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix.