
What on earth were McLaren doing? The Safety Car was out, Lewis Hamilton was leading and the obvious thing to do was bring him in – along with 95 per cent of the field. But McLaren kept him out.

What on earth were McLaren doing? The Safety Car was out, Lewis Hamilton was leading and the obvious thing to do was bring him in – along with 95 per cent of the field. But McLaren kept him out.

So what’s going on with Kimi Raikkonen? The unofficial word from inside Ferrari is they’re getting a little ‘disappointed’ with the world champion’s inconsistency. Qualifying at Hockenheim was a good example when he could do no better than sixth.

As paddocks go, this one has as much atmosphere as a supermarket car park on a bank holiday. You know there’s action going on somewhere, but it ain’t here.
Magny-Cours has always been like this. When we first came here in 1991, James Hunt marched in – late as usual

Never before has so much attention been paid to a man in a blazer having breakfast.
Max Mosley had slipped into the paddock at an early hour and was among the FIA personnel enjoying coffee and croissants in their hospitality unit.