The majority of Formula 1 fans are fans of Jake Humphrey. He and his BBC team put together a fantastic show and deserve lots of credit.

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In his latest blog for the BBC, Jake discusses all number of things and, as ever, it is a very interesting read.

Here are some of the best bits…

On the Italian Grand Prix, the last European race of 2011:

Welcome to this week’s blog, the final blog from a European race for 2011, which feels very strange indeed.

I can scarcely believe I’m writing that; where is my life disappearing to?

Our European adventure is at an end for another year and so it was with a heavy heart on Sunday evening that we waved off Pete D’Lemos and the trusty silver truck he looks after; we’ll see him next in Spain in eight months.

On three years in the role as BBC Formula 1′s leading presenter:

It feels like two minutes since I walked into that truck for the very first time in 2009. It was the same one ITV had been using, but their presenter Steve Rider’s office had been turned into an edit suite so I couldn’t quite say I was walking in his shoes.

Talking of getting his job, remarkably it is three years ago this week that the then BBC head of F1 Niall Sloane offered me the chance to be the presenter, and what a learning curve it has been.

I can still remember the fear and apprehension as I walked into the F1 paddock in Australia for the first time, and the nerves as I started listening to ‘The Chain’ down my earpiece, hoping the words would come out in the right order.

The good news is that doing this job never becomes ‘normal’ or mundane and I still cherish every moment.

On Sebastian Vettel:

Talking of luck, some people may well think that Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel has had his fair share of it over the course of the year, but perhaps in Monza he finally put the doubters to bed by doing something a few were questioning - pulling off a cracking overtake!

Vettel knew he had to get past Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari for his race strategy to work, he managed it really early on, then delivered the lap times and the consistency to take another win.

I think that perhaps it was the race that finally broke his challengers and since then we’ve seen a few of Seb’s rivals declare that he has now won the title.

On 2012:

As soon as there is something concrete to announce, I know that the BBC will do that. However, I can tell you I am committed to helping the BBC make its F1 coverage next year as compelling as it has been for the last three years.

What are your thoughts on the BBC coverage? Any favourite moments? Get in touch on Twitter and let us know. 

Check out the Italian Grand Prix race report here and reaction to the events of Monza here. Highlights of the race are also available to watch, while you can read more from Martin Whitmarsh and his take on the Italian Grand Prix here.

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