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I made a complete hash of watching the Grand Prix of China in Shanghai. I was particularly keen to see this race for two reasons. Firstly I was in Shanghai…

Neither Lewis Hamilton nor Felipe Massa has won a Formula One World Championship, and on Sunday they made that abundantly clear. Both drivers have a very strong chance of clinching…

I’ve been thinking. Well, you need some thinking time when the editor is asking for a couple of blogs each week, preferably opinionated. A little humour is also allowed, maybe…

Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening. Sorry, just returning to normal life. Well, how was it for you? How did we judge the first ever Grand Prix race to be run at…

With so much media attention prior to the Singapore Grand Prix there was some apprehension about whether or not the first Formula 1 night race would live up to all…

Long Beach Grand Prix founder Chris Pook (below) visited last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. Pook kept a low profile at Monza but fierce rumours erupted this week that Pook is…

What a weekend that was! You just didn’t know where to look next! There was young Sebastian Vettel in the rain at Monza, proving what a lot of people have…

Twenty years after winning the Italian Grand Prix in a Ferrari, Gerhard Berger was back on the Monza podium on Sunday, but this time as the very proud co-owner of…

With five races remaining, the Formula 1 World Championship (especially after the Spa debacle) is beautifully poised for a classic finale. Kimi Räikkönen has recently been out-performed by his Brazilian…

Let us begin with a simple fact – a simple fact this particular week, anyway. The penalty for almost causing a collision in the pitlane is a drive-through penalty. This…

Suddenly it is September, the end of summer, and already autumn is here. In my part of the world the harvesting is nearly done and the leaves are turning. September…

In Budapest Felipe Massa lost what would have been a dominant victory when his engine let go with three laps to go, and when Kimi Raikkonen’s car smokily expired in…

I have just been browsing through the latest shots of the track at Valencia and something caught my eye... see if you can spot what I'm talking about. Yes... the…

Although, 10 or so years ago, Bernie Ecclestone said he would, “Never, ever, ever, put on more than 16 World Championship Grands Prix in a season”, that has been ignored…

Finns ain’t what they used to be. At least there is one who ain’t what he used to be. Down the pub on Sunday night, bereft of a race to…

After the excitements of the British and German Grands Prix, the Hungarian GP got off to a comparatively sedate start. Indeed a very quiet start when you look back to…

Talking to Emerson Fittipaldi is never less than interesting. Alistair Caldwell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Teddy Mayer. We didn’t see much of him immediately after he retired, Emerson preferring to spend…