Todt wins by a landslide
Jean Todt was elected president of the FIA by 135 votes to 49. There were 12 abstentions and invalid votes.The mood seems to be one of inevitability and also optimism that Todt will run the FIA with...
View ArticleJet set
Last week I was lucky enough to whip around Europe in a couple of private jets. One of my stops was at Cranfield Airport near Milton Keynes.I wasn't the only paddock regular on the runway that day....
View ArticleAbu Dhabi Grand Prix preview
Having invested $40 billion on the new Yas Marina circuit and its surrounding attractions and amenities, Abu Dhabi is more than a little upset that Jenson Button didn’t hold out one more race by...
View ArticleFirst day in Abu Dhabi
I've been at the track for 24 hours now. It really is quite amazing - the architecture of the Yas Hotel, the proximity of the marina to the paddock, the team hospitality suites, the media centre with...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi joke
James Allen told me a joke last night, so blame him!- Apparently they don't know the words to The Flinstones theme tune in much of the Middle East, except the people of Abu Dhabi do.
View ArticleOn The Spot: Jarno Trulli
The new Abu Dhabi track looks amazing. What do you make of it?I am impressed by the facilities and the circuit seems very well made, the surface and the curbs. But before we judge the layout we need to...
View ArticleIt's Lewis' race to lose
Lewis Hamilton has looked unbeatable all weekend and qualified seven tenths of a second faster than P2 man Sebastian Vettel.Vettel and team mate Mark Webber, in P3, have more fuel than Hamilton. Vettel...
View ArticleSaturday night
Last night most of the paddock headed down to the not-yet-fully-built Ferrari World to see the Kings of Leon.It was a great show and everyone's talking about it today. The concert venue is built into...
View ArticleRocking out
I was chatting to ITV Sport anchor Jim Rosenthal in Abu Dhabi, who summed the place up well. "They haven't just raised the bar, they've snapped it in half," he said. The Yas Marina experience was a bit...
View Article2009 F1 season review
The Abu Dhabi circuit’s grandstands are now empty, and the Formula One teams pack up one last time. Cars are loaded into crates, overalls are signed by team mates and well-wishers, champagne is poured...
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