It’s been a busy few weeks since my last blog on here. A few weeks ago, I received an invitation to attend the McLaren Technology Centre and to have lunch with Jonathan Neale – Managing Director of McLaren Racing, and as I mentioned in my weekly column on motorsport.com, it was an enjoyable day. http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=401217&FS=F1 [...]
It’s been a busy few days to start the 2011 motorsport season with the Autosport International show at the NEC, Birmingham. It’s great to take a break for Christmas and New Year but then you arrive at the Autosport Show and everything starts again with a big bang. Obviously there’s a lot for me to [...]
Autosport International is always a great way to kick off the new racing season. This year’s show was no exception and helped me to get back in the swing of things. I’ve been part of the show since I was a young karter, not just as a driver but also supporting my Dad, Martin Hines, [...]
The German Grand Prix has reopened the issue of team orders in Formula 1. There have been hints of team orders and favouritism within the McLaren and Red Bull ranks up until now, but Ferrari’s more obvious approach to it has brought about uproar in the paddock and amongst the fans. Felipe Massa was leading [...]
Hi to everyone from Le Mans which is turning out to be pretty good so far! We had a good couple of days of practice and qualifying sessions and thought we’d be starting just behind the Risi Ferrari, but since they were pushed to the back of the grid for a technical infraction, we’ve been [...]