Paul Ricard Circuit. El día que fuimos empezaron a probar los coches en el circuito durante treinta horas seguidas. Lo hacen entre tres pilotos en turnos de dos o cuatro horas. // The pilots started testing the cars during 30 hours non-stop.
Estos son los camiones donde transportan los coches y donde los pilotos descansan // These are the tracks where they transport de cars and where the pilots get to rest.
Nuestro Aston Martin con el que recorrimos la Costa Azul // Our beautiful car, Aston Martin DB11 Volante.
With Nik Porter from the Hackett team.
El centro de Niza es precioso, con casas de colores y balcones enormes // Nice is my favourite town of the Fren Riviera.
Hackett London Total Look
El fundador de la marca también estuvo con nosotros en el circuito // With Jeremy Hackett, founder of the brand.
La chaqueta de napa es igual de suave que conducir el Aston Martin // This Hackett jacket is as soft as the Aston Martin.
Pics by @bilbogc
El plan perfecto: Un road trip por la Costa Azul con un Aston Martin descapotable. Conocer a los pilotos y el Paul Ricard Circuit y pasar unos días con el equipo de Hackett London. Así de afortunado fui la semana pasada cuando Hackett me invitó a conocer la línea especial creada en colaboración con Aston Martin. Aterrizamos en Niza, que desde Madrid está a solo una hora y media, y nos fuimos directos a buscar el coche. La verdad que cuando me lo dieron sentí una pequeña responsabilidad porque nunca había conducido una máquina de semejante calibre, ¡500 caballos!. Me encantó la experiencia. Aprietas el acelrador y booooom, sales con una potencia espectacular. Con mucho cuidado nos fuimos al restaurante del Chef Bruno Oger y de allí mi amigo Bilbo y yo empezamos la aventura por la Riviera Francesa con el juguete. Condujimos hasta Mónaco perdiéndonos por las carreteras y los acantilados, tomando las curvas suavemente con el mar de fondo. Después de unas horas de carretera llegamos al hotel justo cuando el sol se estaba poniendo. Mi habitación era espectacular, en frente del mar, tenía una ventana que parecía un cuadro, con los colores amarillos y morados del cielo. Bajamos a cenar con todo el equipo y los demás chicos que vinieron de Francia, Alemania y UK. Conocimos a uno de los pilotos del equipo de Aston Martin que nos contó un poco lo que iban a hacer al día siguiente en el circuito. Muy pronto por la mañana arrancamos al Paul Ricard y nos pudimos meter en los boxes y ver los entresijos de la Formula 1 desde los paddocks. Se podía sentir la energía de los pilotos, los nervios y la concentración. El sonido de los motores y las ruedas en la pista es tan fuerte que hay que ponerse tapones, aunque al final te acabas acostumbrando.
Para estos días todo lo que llevaba en mi maleta era de la colección Aston Martin by Hackett. Es una línea deportiva pero también elegante. A parte de polos y camisetas tienen vaqueros, pantalones y camisas más de vestir y chaquetas y plumas muy cómodos. Mi prenda favorita, sin duda, la chaqueta de piel de napa, espectacularmente suave y perfectamente hecha.
Gracias a todo el equipo por los cuidados, a María por estar tan pendiente y a Bilbo por las fotos y la compañia!.
Besos, @miguelcarrizo
The perfect plan: A road trip along the Cote d'Azur with an Aston
Martin convertible. Meeting the pilots at the Paul Ricard Circuit and spending a few days with the Hackett London team. That's how lucky I was last week when Hackett invited me to discover the special line created in collaboration with Aston Martin. We landed in Nice, whi ch is only one hour and a half away from Madrid. After landing we went straight to pick up the car. The truth is that when I got it, I felt a little responsibility because I had never driven a machine of such calibre, 510 horsepower!. I loved the experience. You push the pedal and boooom, you come out with spectacular power. Very carefully, we drove to the restaurant of Chef Bruno Oger and from there my friend Bilbo and I started the adventure on the French Riviera with the toy. We drove to Monaco, losing ourselves on the roads and cliffs, takingthe curves gently with the sea in the background. After a few hours of road tripping, we arrived at the hotel just when the sun was setting. My room was spectacular, in front of the sea, it had a window that looked like a painting, with the yellow and purple colors of the sky. We went down to have dinner with all the team and the other guys who came from France, Germany and the UK. We met one of the pilots of the Aston Martin team who told us a little about what they were going to do the next day at the circuit. Very early in the morning we drove to the Paul Ricard and we could get into the boxes and see the ins andouts of Formula 1 from the paddocks. You could feel the energy of the pilots, the nerves and the concentration. The sound of the engines and the wheels on the track is so strong that you have to put on ear plugs, although in the end you end up getting used to it.
For these days everything I wore was from the Aston Martin by Hackett collection. It is a sporty but also elegant line. Apart from polo shirts and t-shirts they have jeans, more formal pants and shirts and very comfortable jackets and anoraks. My favourite garment, without a doubt, is the nappa leather jacket, spectacularly soft and perfectly made.
Thank you to all the team for taking such a good care of us.
Kisses, @miguelcarrizo
The perfect plan: A road trip along the Cote d'Azur with an Aston
Martin convertible. Meeting the pilots at the Paul Ricard Circuit and spending a few days with the Hackett London team. That's how lucky I was last week when Hackett invited me to discover the special line created in collaboration with Aston Martin. We landed in Nice, whi ch is only one hour and a half away from Madrid. After landing we went straight to pick up the car. The truth is that when I got it, I felt a little responsibility because I had never driven a machine of such calibre, 510 horsepower!. I loved the experience. You push the pedal and boooom, you come out with spectacular power. Very carefully, we drove to the restaurant of Chef Bruno Oger and from there my friend Bilbo and I started the adventure on the French Riviera with the toy. We drove to Monaco, losing ourselves on the roads and cliffs, takingthe curves gently with the sea in the background. After a few hours of road tripping, we arrived at the hotel just when the sun was setting. My room was spectacular, in front of the sea, it had a window that looked like a painting, with the yellow and purple colors of the sky. We went down to have dinner with all the team and the other guys who came from France, Germany and the UK. We met one of the pilots of the Aston Martin team who told us a little about what they were going to do the next day at the circuit. Very early in the morning we drove to the Paul Ricard and we could get into the boxes and see the ins andouts of Formula 1 from the paddocks. You could feel the energy of the pilots, the nerves and the concentration. The sound of the engines and the wheels on the track is so strong that you have to put on ear plugs, although in the end you end up getting used to it.
For these days everything I wore was from the Aston Martin by Hackett collection. It is a sporty but also elegant line. Apart from polo shirts and t-shirts they have jeans, more formal pants and shirts and very comfortable jackets and anoraks. My favourite garment, without a doubt, is the nappa leather jacket, spectacularly soft and perfectly made.
Thank you to all the team for taking such a good care of us.
Kisses, @miguelcarrizo
