After the winter tests and free practice sessions, now it is time to find out the truth and see which team and driver are the fastest. The time for conjectures or attempts to improve is over, the traffic light will turn green and there will be no respite until the grid is in order. We will know very soon who has done their homework correctly and who has rested on their laurels during the winter. We have seen details in this time of testing, but surely they were nothing more than mirages, and not because we are in Bahrain, in F1 everyone tends to save their cards until the right moment. But that moment has come, let’s see the real order and who is the brave one who manages to take over the first pole of the year, the first of a new era in the category.
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Max Verstappen, defender of the title in the next Formula 1 World Championship, finished the pre-season tests at the Sakhir circuit as he did last season, in first position. The Dutch driver topped the timesheets on the final day of testing before Mick Schumacher’s Haas completed his solo extra two hours.
The reigning champion had some problems but finally managed to stop the clock with a time of 1:31.720, the best of the day and of the tests in Bahrain. Charles Leclerc, at the wheel of his Ferrari, finished in second place, 0.695 seconds behind, while the Spaniard Fernando Alonso he managed to put the Alpine in third position following setting his fastest lap in the closing minutes of the session.
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The Asturian driver, two-time world champion, signed the best day of practice for the French team, shooting up to 122 laps and stealing a position on the podium of the day from George Russell’s Mercedes. In the morning, his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who assured that they are not ready to fight for victory in the first race of the course, was seventeenth following completing 78 laps in the morning.
The times of Alpine with Alonso at the wheel they represent an improvement compared to other sessions and show that the Spaniard’s car is capable of maintaining a good race pace, as well as setting the best top speed in various sectors of the track with 317 km/h.
After the tests, and with the start of the 2022 World Cup just around the corner, it will soon be seen which teams have bluffed or focused on the tests and where the real performance of each one is.
Bahrain, the same scene of these tests, will host the first Grand Prix of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship next weekend.
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When I discovered that Manuel Agujetas had an ipod, that Antonio Nuñez Montoya, a chocolate gypsy, sang for Frank Sinatra and that José de la Tomasa only plays lyrical music in his car, that he is already flamenco, as he told me, I started a project personal: ask flamencos regarding the music they listen to. That they recommend me, for now, ten pieces of the styles that they considered. That’s how Vainica Doble reached my ears. The two friends, who gave birth to a strange and beautiful paradise through their lyrics, drive Rocío Márquez crazy. The bailaor Israel Galván spoke to me regarding rock. Rafael Riqueni, by Isaac Albéniz, musical nationalism and Bach, father of much of what has been developed up to now.
Jazz, indie, blues and electronica appeared for that work. Also fado, Latin American folklore, copla, rap, life. Miguel Poveda approached to suggest music, such as Estrella Morente, Carmen Linares, Fosforito, Antonio Canales, Merche Esmeralda, David Dorantes and countless other artists in whom I thought I saw, from the beginning, something to tell.
One of them, Fernando de la Morena sang his musical delusions on the other side of the phone, with the texts, some in English, diffuse in their language, but always within the appropriate rhythm. So he gave me, disjointed, ten references that had accompanied him up to that moment. I wrote, in a word document, comments on those ten stakes. A few months later, in June 2019, he passed away, before I, with more rest on the keyboard than his heart in this life, might make public his willingness for this project.
video of the popular singer from Jerez it has gone viral these days. The fragment, of few minutes, belongs to the documentary ‘Trance’, by Emilio Belmontewhich hits theaters this 2022. The feature film, a kind of ‘roadmovie’ with Jorge Pardo as the protagonist, makes a stop in Jerez de la Frontera so that Fernando, one of the kings of the bulería, corrects a director of orchestra to explain to him the beat in which the complaints down there are squared: «Where there is no more measure, we give it. It is being on the edge, on the edge of the precipice”.
Let your tastes manifest nowwhen it is back in the news, albeit posthumously, as I never would have imagined.
genuine flamingo
It took him a while to dedicate himself professionally to cante, but when he took that step he had already learned almost everything. His relatives, those from la Morena, put their knuckles in his blood, so he soon became gifted with compass. Perhaps he always was, with that of playing three by four from the babbling. He did it without pretense, in the neighborhood of Santiago, one of the two most flamenco in the entire world geography, until create your own style of bulería. Fun, naughty and absolutely deepa.
This trimmer of light thirds did not reveal itself overnight, but rather emerged as a cut stick does from its land, almost without warning, with little haste. Listening to the older men who worked and eased their throats in the vine fields, as well as their countrymen, allowed him to take on this culture first-hand. His appearance in the film ‘Flamenco’ (1995), by Carlos Sauraand albums such as ‘De Santiago a Triana’ (1994), ‘En Ca de la Morena’ (1999), ‘Jerez de la Morena’ (2002) and ‘VORS, Jerez al cante’ attest to this.
From Uncle Borrico to Elton John
With some of the names that he recalls in this chosen repertoire, he has shared a poster, as well as countless parties. A story, in short, of colleagues and friends. He does not opt for a single school, although he does have a special predilection for that of Antonio Mairena, with hundreds of followers in any corner of Andalusia. Few interpreters come so close to an aesthetic without completely resembling it. It looks like your strong personality He played a very prominent role in it. Everything was receiving and filtering with creativity.
EarthquakeManuel shoelaces, Deaf Manuel, uncle donkey and Chocolate, who left for Seville as a child, are idols among jondo fans. And he has reserved an ole for each one. The point that all of them have in common, like Shrimp and The Sernite, a loose verse from Jerez dedicated to embellishing cante when everyone tended to strip it of its adornment, is genuine character. There was a special taste in the de la Morena for the art of experiences. The natural, the slums, the fire… Even so, he does not stop remembering others who took him to record stores: Frank Sinatra and Elton Johnicons of international music that permeated their eardrums when they were virgins from external agents.
It is also interesting to see the impact that the album ‘Canta Jerez’ (1967) had until the end of its days. That album, for many, the best that has ever been recorded as far as cante is concerned, is a portrait of an essential generation whose members, in those decades, passed through that moment in which man enjoys fullness and experience. A snapshot to a luck of Jerez flamenco generation of 27. Through it you can see the highest that came out of the many admirers of Antonio Chacón and Manuel Torre. Of the rituals of the houses and cellars. Of direct cante and the marrow that so many shirts have left and that sometimes she also looked at herself in Cadiz, her neighbor and friend. And from that generation, of course, he drank El Torta, El Capullo and himself, Fernando de la Morena and all the fans of that “extra measure” that from the schemes of that orchestra director seemed indecipherable. She filled the stalls with young people. He fought without fuss in the best bullrings and was, in short, a gentleman of the bulería like the tip of an iceberg that housed the cloth of the soleá and the trilla, of all styles, in fact, which in his voice received own stamp.
1. ‘At the door with your mare’ (bulería), Terremoto de Jerez. ‘Earthquake’ (1958)
2. ‘Since you left’ (seguirillas), Manuel Agujetas.
3. ‘In the reflection of the wine’ (fandangos), Sordera de Jerez.
4. ‘The Mayor of Guadix’, El Chocolate (taranto and abandolao). ‘Masters of singing’ (1973)
5. ‘Romance de la Princesa Celinda’ (romance), Antonio Mairena. ‘Triana, root of cante’ (1973)
6. ‘New York, New York’, Frank Sinatra. ‘Trilogy’ (1980)
7. ‘Don´t go breaking my heart’, Elton John y Kiki Dee. ‘Elton John´s greatest hits volume II’ (1976)
8. ‘Your eyes are two stars’ (bulerías), Camarón de la Isla. ‘El Camarón de la Isla with the special collaboration of Paco de Lucía’ (1971)
9. ‘I’ll be firewood in your corral’ (soleá), Tío Borrico. She Sings (1967)
10. ‘Ibis on horseback’ (cabales), El Sernita. She Sings (1967)
One of the most anticipated cars of the season is here. After an upward 2021, the Ferrari team has unveiled the car with which it will try to return to the throne of the premier category of motorsport. This is the F1-75, whose name honors the 75th anniversary of the date on which Enzo Ferrari started the Scuderia’s first engine, back in 1947. The Italians have opted to broadcast the presentation live through their social networks, where they have finally let us see their new racing car, in which the main novelty is the color black, as anticipated by the clothing collection of the ” Prancing Horse” for this year. This color is present in the lower part of the car, as well as in the front and rear wings, although the main one is once once more red.
It must be said that the design of the F1-75 has not caught everyone by surprise, since yesterday an Italian website leaked some images. One of the most used words during the event was “innovation”, which is precisely what Ferrari was following with this car. Among the novelties, we find a double bottom with the interpretation of the aerodynamic concept externally in the upper part of the side, which has a pronounced hollow. For its part, The car will have the 066/7 power unit, while cooling will be one of its key points thanks to the fact that the radiator openings are tall and narrow. It is expected to achieve 7% more efficiency in the rear than with other options in the bottom.
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari driver:
“This new car looks very aggressive, it’s also radical and beautiful. I hope, as Charles has said, that it will be very fast. We already tested the tires last year and we felt that it was a step in the right direction, as they should give us the opportunity to push harder in the races and be able to run closer. The only question is visibility; maybe these new tires might be a problem, especially on street circuits. The good thing is that this car has a radical design, I like it, because it is what you want to see when you release a new racing car. This color seeks to represent Ferrari’s past on the occasion of 75 years. I’m more than ready for this new season. 2021 was a very good year for me as I was able to adapt to a new environment and learn how Ferrari works. Now is the time to take the team to another level and step forward. As drivers we want more success in 2022, so we’re going for it.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari driver:
“I am working as hard as I can to improve year following year, although this season is going to be very important for the team, and for us drivers it is a good opportunity too. The expectations are high, very high, for everyone, but we will make sure that all the work we have done allows us to achieve good results during the season. The color is perfect. It fits perfectly. It’s a dark red that looks more aggressive, but I think it fits perfectly in a car like this. Love it. I’d like it a lot better if it’s fast on the track, but I love the look. It looks huge. It is strange not to see pylons, since we were used to having them. It is quite different. I think the chassis is my favorite part of the car. You can see how much work is in it. It’s impressive, extreme and I like it.”
Mattia Binotto, jefe de Ferrari:
“I have to admit that, personally, I am excited, since this car is the product of the effort, dedication and passion of each one of us. It is due to the work of a group of people who have invested everything in this car, working with courage, creativity and team spirit. We have a good group of people here who have gone from strength to strength, investing all their tools in this project. I am proud of them. We have taken on a challenge with this project with an innovative approach because, apart from the requirements of the new technical regulations, we believe that we have to do this with an open mind.”
“These two guys are still very young, but they are very experienced. Charles is a product of our academy, it is his fourth season at Ferrari. He has always been very fast. He is talented. I think he is getting better every season, he is getting faster, but he is also getting better as a person and as a driver. I hope he continues to improve here this new season. Carlos, I think that when we met and, somehow, we decided to walk together for more than a year, no one would have expected it to be fast so soon. This hasn’t been a surprise to us, but I think he fit in very well with the new environment from the start of the season. It improved during the year and finished in a very strong way. I hope he raises the bar in 2022.”