Like a London bus, Fernando Alonso waited all season to find a pole position, before delivering two on the bounce. Likewise, you can’t help but feel that his very best form has arrived right on time. Heading to Singapore, all the talk was about whether Red Bull would be back on form, with their downforce-laden car [...]

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Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn has backed seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher to impress next season. The German has only collected 46 points during his comeback campaign while team-mate Nico Rosberg has outscored the veteran with 122 to his name. Schumacher has struggled with the Bridgestone tyres the team have used, but with a Pirelli [...]

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Lotus will have been in need of one of Singapore’s signature cocktails after a disastrous performance during the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay street circuit. The race weekend began with a rather mediocre qualifying session from Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli as both drivers failed to make it past the first qualifying session. [...]

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Well that was a let down wasn’t it? I am at a loss as to how that beautiful silver design failed to dazzle in the Singapore lights as well as the McLaren did. Even the green Lotus looked better! But on to important things. I bet Nico Rosberg wishes every race was at the Marina [...]

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Lotus have secured the future of chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne for the next five years with a new contract. Gascoyne, who has previously worked with Force India, McLaren, Sauber, Tyrrell, Jordan, Renault and Toyota, will now stay with the Norfolk-based but Malaysian-backed team until 2015. Lotus made a return to the Formula One scene [...]

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With his career in the balance, Lucas di Grassi didn’t only finish the highest but also produce the fastest lap in the battle against the other new teams under the lights in Singapore. As rumours started to arise about Jerome D’Ambrosio taking Di Grassi’s seat at the end of the year, the pressure was on [...]

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It’s been a long time since I played a Formula One game. 1998 to be exact. When F1 2010 was released last Friday I was sceptical to say the least, as I have Forza 3 in my games pile and that pretty much rules any other racing simulation. But, from the moment I placed the [...]

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In a race where Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel were expected to dominate, it was the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso who once again showed his class by claiming his 2nd victory in 3 years at the Singapore track. The Red Bull cars of Webber and Vettel were expected to show the rest of the field the [...]

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After a Force India protest, the final minor placings at Sunday's Singapore's Grand Prix have been altered. Adrian Sutil had 20 seconds added to his race time by the race stewards after it was ruled that the German had gained an advantage by running wide at Turn Seven on Lap One. The penalty led to [...]

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Last week I received an invitation to the Stella Artois Masterclass event in Soho in London. The event took place down Swallow Street in an exclusive bar called the Cuckoo Club, with the aim of the evening to teach us how to pour the perfect pint of Stella Artois. Now as a long time admirer [...]

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