Sometimes you catch a wonderful moment on television which you know you weren’t meant to see. Less than half an hour into first practice for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday morning, Ted Kravitz, the BBC’s pit lane reporter, picked up the fact that there was someone standing in the Ferrari pit garage, directly behind Luca Badoer’s car, paying a lot of attention to what was going on. The person in question was 20-year-old Jules Read more…

So after a four week break the Formula One season has kicked off again in Valencia last weekend and we’ve had yet another new winner this season in Rubens Barrichello. It has to be said that I’m not actually a fan of the Brazilian, for no particular reason, but I have to admit that he did deserve the victory. And it means that the world championship is even more unpredictable, with him moving back into Read more…

Somewhere along the way the world made a deal with the devil, and the devil gave us the Service Station. Stopping at a service station during the summer holidays is like reenacting the end of Dr. Faustus, a piledriving assault on the senses that makes a Saturn V launch look like a party popper. It begins with the car park. Although most service station car parks are vast, they have been designed to cope with Read more…

If you hate being stuck behind a desk, the life of a lorry driver may seem rather appealing.  At first it might seem fun to head out on the road to begin your day’s work.  After a few weeks of trucking back and forth, will it still be fun?  What exactly do truckies do other than drive between their given destinations? First let us examine the different types of lorry driving jobs that there are. Read more…

After enduring escalating petrol and diesel prices for a good portion of 2008, many of us are relieved that 2009 has not brought the same painful increases and petrol shortages.  Although petrol is still expensive, its price has dropped to more reasonable levels this summer.  In fact, there are many places around the world that still enjoy petrol at extremely low prices. Every country manages their oil supply in a different way.  Some countries are Read more…

I read a while ago that tiredness is estimated to be responsible for around 300 deaths on the road a year. It’s not a question of people falling asleep at the wheel, either. Just being tired can cause a momentary error of judgement, resulting in an accident. So what can you do to avoid fatigue at the wheel on a long journey, and how long should you drive before taking a break? I’ve just come Read more…