Retro F1 – My season, beautiful, epic and sad at the same time

Never, in twenty-nine Grand Prix seasons, have I witnessed such a close fight between two exceptional drivers. And I had never witnessed such a distressing conclusion. Mr Masi, I blame you!

Published on 31/12/2021 à 13:00

Jean-Michel Desnoues

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Retro F1 – My season, beautiful, epic and sad at the same time

Jean-Michel Desnoues, F1 Grand Reporter for AUTOhebdo

Speechless ! As Lewis Hamilton in his cockpit, like his engineer Peter Bonnington on the wall, like the millions of viewers in front of their screens, I was left speechless. Never in my life has the word dismay had so much meaning. Sitting at my desk, petrified by the images projected on the wall of the Yas Marina press room, an unprecedented part of the history of the press was written before my incredulous eyes. F1. A human comedy 2.0 with a supporting role as the central character who, in just a few seconds, goes from paddock personality to global star. Beyond Andy Warhol and his “fifteen minutes of fame” for everyone, Michael Masi offered himself eternal notoriety in world vision!

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