All sorts of things didn’t happen in F1 this week. The FIA didn’t allow USF1 to miss the first four races. USF1 didn’t survive to enter the World Championship nor did they get the automatic go-ahead for 2011 they were hoping for. With the thirteenth slot now available the FIA didn’t allow Stefan GP to have an entry, saying it was “too late”. Therefore Jacques Villeneuve didn’t make a comeback with the team. Campos-Meta didn’t enter the World Championship as now that Adrian Campos has nothing to do with the team it is known as Hispania Racing F1 Team. Bruno Senna didn’t get dropped by H.R.T. for someone with more money. Hispania didn’t say no to all of Karun Chandhok’s money. H.R.T. didn’t give their car a name or designation.

Hispania Racing F1 Team show off their sludge grey F1 challenger

  On the final day of testing at Catalunya many teams finally showed their ultimate pace by engaging in qualifying simulations during the morning session. One thing that it did show was just how tight it is at the top at this point with the fastest eight cars separated by under half a second. Just claiming the top spot with a time of 1’20.472 was Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren, but breathing down his neck, with a time set in the afternoon was Mark Webber in the Red Bull just two hundredths of a second back.

Hamilton ended testing quickest - just

  German rookie Nico Hulkenberg planted his Williams Cosworth onto the top of the timesheets during testing at Catalunya today clocking a 1’20.614 lap. The former A1GP champion took eight tenths of a second off Mark Webber’s best time yesterday, assisted by improving track conditions. His time was set in a simulated qualifying run early in the afternoon that split a programme that included the evaluation of a new sidepod, practice starts and some additional work on the set-up of the FW32.

Hulkenberg put the Williams on top at Catalunya

  Australian  Mark Webber demolished the opposition on the first day of testing at Catalunya today. On the first day of testing this year at a circuit that will actually be used during the championship Mark was not only almost a full second faster than anyone else but produced the eight fastest laps of the day. All while putting 109 laps, just two laps off the most completed by any driver on the day.

Webber blitzed 'em on day one at Catalunya

  Eastern Creek on the last weekend in November was the setting for the second Tasman Revival meeting, a splendid memory trip laid on by the HSRCA. With a staggering 474 historic race cars from all corners of the earth in action it was an impressive effort by the organizers. The sight and sound of these, some of which have not been seen in this country for almost 40 years, and the quality of the racing made this one of the most enjoyable meetings I have attended here.   

Ferrari 246T

  After a wet and dismal summer the Sun Gods once again smiled on Lord March and for three glorious days in mid September bathed the Goodwood circuit under warm clear blue skies. The spectacular weather was then equaled by the sensational racing, and when combined with some stunning machinery, some of the greatest names in the sports history and the usual jaw-dropping air display, the world’s premier fancy dress race meeting was, as always, a resounding success. Three days of pure, unadulterated, absolute pleasure. And so thought the over 120,000 fans who attended. I guess there was probably someone who was disappointed (there is always one miserable git) but if there was, no-one noticed. Big Brother is ignoring you………

Stirling Moss in action at the Revival