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As you will know by now Paddock Eye was at the Barcelona
Circuit de Catalunya last week for the first of two winter tests at the venue.
(© Ben Johnston 2015)
The opening day of the event last Thursday was absolutely
amazing seeing and hearing the 2015 cars up close was absolutely incredible
however it was Friday when the magic happened. Paddock Eye gained access to the
Formula One Paddock.
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For those of you who may be new to Formula One the Paddock
is where all the team’s set up for a race weekend and test and it is where you
will find their motor home's and where the drivers can be found. It is also where
you will find the likes of Sky Sports F1 HD and BBC F1 during the build up to
Grand Prix and during their live coverage of events.
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It is also where you will find the most expensive
transportation car park with all of the team trucks parked up looking
incredible as they are washed and thoroughly cleaned every day. This trucks are
absolutely massive and the only way I can describe them is to compare them to
the Transformers movie and Optimus Prime.
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I was absolutely mesmerized by the Paddock. The only way I
can describe it is I was like a kid who had just been handed the keys to the
worlds’ biggest toy store and told ‘it’s yours’
One of the first people I saw when I arrived in the paddock
was Kimi Raikkonen, however the Finn was not stopping for anyone as the Iceman
was going from the Scuderia Ferrari motorhome to the car to go out on track.
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I was so excited and surprised that I dropped my sunglasses
haha. Fortunately they didn’t break!! On the final day of the test last Sunday
I went into the pit-lane at lunch time which was absolutely amazing where I
spoke to a mechanic from the Williams Martini Racing Team which was fantastic,
he was very approachable and was happy to have quick chat as he set up the
pit-box.
Testing is incredible and the atmosphere is absolutely
amazing.
(© Ben Johnston 2015)
© Ben Johnston 2015
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