The GP2 drivers prepare for the podium after the feature race at Hockenheim 2014

GP2 at Hockenheim 2014

I’ve posted about my trip to the German Grand Prix recently, and of course I watched some GP2 at Hockenheim 2014, this being one of the key support events for the Formula One European rounds.  We arrived at Hockenheim mid way through practice on Friday, and like most of the crowd, took shelter from the…

Arriving at the 2014 German Grand Prix

The 2014 German Grand Prix

I posted some photos on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the 2014 German Grand Prix, and some of the horrific crash that Felipe Massa had on the first lap – and thankfully walked away from – but did not get round yet to putting together a post with more photos of the event.  So, here…

Parc Ferme at the 2014 German Grand Prix

Sunday at the 2014 German Grand Prix

Well, that was quite a race. Where to start?  We headed off to the circuit on Sunday morning, as the rain started, and as the early races were most definitely wet. As we watched the GP2 race – which was, as usual, superb – we could see the dry line starting to develop on the…

Giedo van der Garde, Marcus Ericsson and me at the 2014 German Grand Prix

Saturday at the 2014 German Grand Prix

My last post brought us up to the end of the day at the circuit on Friday, at Hockenheim for the German Grand Prix. The rest of the evening was fun, made up of a nice dinner in a lovely square in nearby Mannheim before heading to the equally picturesque university where we almost ended…

Arriving at the 2014 German Grand Prix

Friday at the 2014 German Grand Prix

The phrase “an early start” means different things to different people, but I’m sure that most people would agree a three o’clock constitutes an early start. That was the time that my alarm went off yesterday morning, and as I headed off at 0330, I checked – again – that I had my ticket with…