Bellof, 1984 Monaco Grand Prix – Copyright © The Cahier Archive The timid Stefan Bellof played tennis, squash, sailed and skied. Yet most of all, he excelled at racing. Images of him in the nimble black Tyrrell remain of his F1 legacy, along with the thought of what could have been. Stefan Bellof was born […]

De Portago at Monza, 1956 – Copyright © The Cahier As one of the most remarkable Formula One drivers of yore, Alfonso de Portago’s short life ended as abruptly as it bloomed, and featured a series of highlights that went way beyond motor racing. Alfonso de Portago’s father was a Spanish marquess, his mother a […]

In response to Medium’s What’s the Best Writing Advice You‘ve Ever Received? Writing advice: You’re the best writer This advice, from a YouTube video from Chiron Holwijn, goes beyond the obvious writing advice that’s out there. It’s simple advice, arrogant even, but believing that you’re the best writer in the world’ is liberating. This belief tackles the […]

Although I don’t admire it, I am amazed by the one euro hamburger; how does someone manage to turn a profit on this? There’s a gherkin (albeit small), bread (two pieces of them, with grains on top), ketchup and mayonaise (which in itself consist of many ingredients, too), and there’s the burger itself. There’s also […]

The dark weekend in May of 1994, when the world lost Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna, wasn’t the first time Damon Hill lost his teammate. That happened eight years earlier, on an ice-cold day at Goodwood. Here’s the tragic tale of Canada’s Bertrand Fabi, an enigmatic case of ‘what might have been’. Bertrand Fabi, all-out […]

“I’ve lost the race, haven’t I?”. Lewis Hamilton was always going to win the Monaco Grand Prix, until he wasn’t. After signing a new contract with Mercedes, Lewis led both sessions on Thursday. On Saturday, he took pole position, and on Sunday, Lewis charged away from the field and into a seven second lead that […]

1976 Germany German Grand Prix – Copyright © The Cahier Archive “Car good, Vittorio good.” Vittorio Brambilla spoke Italian and French, but little English. At the age of thirty-six he was a former mechanic and brought to Formula 1 as a driver by sponsor Beta. Nobody expected anything of him, but days would come where […]

I helped built Vandebron’s brand, voice and identity. Initially through copywriting, graphic design, photography, PR, event management and social media — later on leading a small team that did this, producing and publishing content like videos and photos on a weekly basis. In these two-and-a-half years, Vandebron grew from 0 to 100.000+ customers. “Vandebron has hands […]

I helped out a game called iGP Manager with their social media and on-website content, creating dozens of Facebook and Twitter posts, but also competitions such as the livery contest, which used the in-game mechanics.

The evening before the Italian Grand Prix of 1961, Wolfgang von Trips, speaking on the dangers of racing, replied to a journalist: “It could happen tomorrow. That’s the thing about this business, you never know.” Von Trips was always going to be Germany’s first World Champion, until that promise, along with the lives of fifteen […]