Time for a last visit to the Montjuic Park as pre-season testing in Barcelona draws to a close. At the Spanish Grand Prix in 1973, American driver George Follmer found himself on the podium after finishing the race in 3rd place driving his Shadow. Perhaps it was beginner's luck, as he had already scored a point on his F1 debut a few weeks earlier at Kyalami, but the Can-Am champion would not finish in the points again and quietly left the European scene at the end of the season.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

Recent Posts

Barcelona Gallery: Tracking F1's technical revolution on track

While the stopwatches and spreadsheets provided the hard data, the visual spectacle of the 2026…

19 mins ago

Schumacher ’94: Netflix revisits legend’s epic first F1 title

Netflix is gearing up to transport viewers back to one of Formula 1’s most volatile…

1 hour ago

Formula 1’s Barcelona Shakedown by the numbers

The 2026 Formula 1 era roared to life in Barcelona this week, offering a first…

2 hours ago

‘More fun to drive’: Hamilton thrilled by feel of F1’s 2026 cars

The dawn of a new era has officially arrived in Barcelona, and for Lewis Hamilton,…

3 hours ago

Verstappen: Red Bull engine ‘still a work in progress’

Max Verstappen concluded his final day of running with Red Bull in Barcelona feeling satisfied,…

5 hours ago

Alonso delighted with 61-lap haul with ‘responsive’ AMR26

Fernando Alonso took center stage as Aston Martin’s new AMR26 finally hit the track in…

18 hours ago