Giorgio Piola

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Giorgio Piola
Born (1948-11-01) November 1, 1948 (age 75)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • illustrator
  • commentator
Years active1969–present

Giorgio Piola (born 1 November 1948) [1] is an Italian Formula One journalist, illustrator, and sports commentator.

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Career

Piola first began reporting in 1969 for Italian magazine La Gazzetta dello Sport , where he was appointed the chief editor of the magazine's car section. That year's Monaco Grand Prix was the first Formula One race Piola attended, and by 1972 he had begun reporting for various other publications, including the Italian magazine Autosprint, British magazine Autosport , and French magazine Sport Auto . [2] Since then, Piola has attended over 800 Grands Prix, continuously providing illustrations and technical drawings of Formula One cars. [3]

Piola told the German magazine Autosport in 2020 that his passion for drawing began at an early age. Later in life, he dedicated his drawings solely to Formula One cars, of which he considers his drawing of the Lotus 72 the most significant. [4] [5] From 1994 to 2018, Piola biennially published a book dedicated to analysing the technical details of Formula One cars of the past two seasons. [6]

Piola has also provided commentary for Rai Sport, joining the channel in 2013 as a technical analyst until his departure in 2017. [7] [8]

Personal life

Piola entered, but did not finish university, eventually dropping out to attend Formula One Grands Prix. He speaks English and French fluently. [2]

Works

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References

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  2. 1 2 Карпов, Олег (1 January 2017). "The Big Interview: Giorgio Piola on his F1 career". Motorsport.com . Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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  5. "Giorgio Piola: The most important F1 drawing in my life". Motorsport.com . 25 October 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  6. "Motorsport.com Acquires Giorgio Piola's F1 Technical Archive: World-famous F1 illustrator also joins Motorsport.com editorial team exclusively in 2016 as F1 Technical Expert" (Press release). New York. PR Newswire. 4 September 2015. ProQuest   1709359865.
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