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After the 4 Hours of Imola we held the traditional post race press conference in the media centre for the winning drivers to face the press and talk about the trials and tribulations of the race. There are two press conferences.  The first is for the first three driver crews overall and then the second is for the winning crew from the LMGTE, GTC and LMP3 classes.   I use the Fujifilm X-T1 to video these conferences so that they can be streamed on the ELMS Daily Motion channel.  The reason is so any media that cannot be present at the press conference can see and hear the drivers and use the quotes that they have made.  The bonus is that these press conferences can also be viewed by race fans who are also interested in hearing what the drivers said after the race.  Here is the LMP2 press conference video  4 Hours of Imola - Race Press Conference by ELMS The Class Winners press conference can be viewed HERE I also used the Fujifilm X-Pro1 w...

Race day at the European Le Mans Series presents visitors with plenty of opportunity to get close to the cars and speak to the drivers.  The first opportunity, which is open to all the public, is the pit walk and autograph session.  This busy part of race day is very popular and consequently the pitlane can be crowded but it is usually good natured as the drivers make the time to sign autographs, pose for pictures and have a chat about their team and car. The second opportunity is the grid walk just before the race.  This part of the day is reserved for VIP guests and media who can go onto the grid to watch the cars being prepared ahead of the four hour race. Here are some of the images captured during the pitwalk and grid walk ahead of the 4 Hours of Imola yesterday. CLICK HERE for more information on the European Le Mans Series All images taken on a Fujifilm X-T1 with an XF10-24mm f4 or XF55-200mm f3.5/4...

Today is race day at the  Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di   Imola and after rain yesterday is was with to the relief of the whole paddock that the weather has turned 'Italian' this morning with unbroken sunshine and high temperatures on the forecast today. I walked from the hotel to the track and stopped off to take some sunny pictures for the official ELMS website.  The first was of the sun reflecting off the trucks lined up in the paddock before I headed into the pitlane where the Murphy Prototypes team were practising their pitstops ahead of this afternoon's race. All the images were taken on a Fujifilm X-T1 with a Fujinon 10-24mm f4 fitted with a Lee 0.6 soft ND Grad filter. CLICK HERE for more information on the European Le Mans Series.  The race starts at 14h00 (European Time) and will be streamed live on the website. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di   Imola will be remembered for the tragic incidents surrounding the San Marino Grand Prix on the 29 April to 1 May 1994 when two drivers lost their lives and changed motorsport.  On Saturday 30 April Austrian Roland Ratzenberger was killed and the following day three times world champion Ayrton Senna lost his life when his Williams went straight on at the first corner and hit the wall. Twenty one years later people still travel to Imola to pay their respects and remember what happened in 1994.  On the outside of Tamburello, which was reprofiled as a chicane after the accident, people have left tokens of respect at the spot where Senna’s car impacted the wall.  Most have faded and are worn but they serve as a memorial to one of the sport’s greatest drivers. This is the third year I have made the trip down to the first corner just to pay my respects to Ayrton Senna and also remember Roland Ratzenberge...

The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di   Imola is one of the most photogenic race circuits in the world.  While it no longer hosts a round of the Formula 1 World Championship Imola will always be considered one of the best tracks in Europe.  For the past three years we have visited Imola for a round of the European Le Mans Series and in 2015 we have 30 car taking part in this Sunday’s 4-hour race.  Yesterday was the set up day for the two day event and I went around the track and the pitlane to gather some ambience images for the ELMS website and Facebook pages.   Using the X-T1 and either the XF10-24mm wide angle zoom or the 56mm f1.2 short telephoto I captured some images around the track and in the paddock / pitlane. For more information on the ELMS CLICK HERE Here are some of the images I took on Thursday 14 May. ...