F1 2007

Thank goodness the start of the Formula 1 season is approaching. I don't know how I manage to survive the winter months. To keep myself sane I have to look at the circuits on Google Maps.

Maybe it's my age, but the greats, the characters seem to be retiring, or moving to other series. Still, it could be an interesting season. With so many key drivers switching team, it's difficult to say who could win the championship.

I'll not be answering the telephone, or going out on the following weekends:

Melbourne, Australia, 18 March

Sepang, Malaysia, 8 April

Sakhir, Bahrain, 15 April

Circuit de Catalunya, Spain, 13 May

Monte Carlo, Monaco, 25 May
If I was stunningly, stunningly rich then I would not watch this race from a small, dim flat in Edinburgh.

Whether deliberate, or accidental, Michael Schumacher's parking of his car during qualifying in 2006 gave a bitter note to his final season. Perhaps he'd even have won the championship if he hadn't attracted the punishment and been sent to the back of the grid.

Montreal, Canada, 10 June
However, I'm not stunningly, stunningly rich.

Indianapolis, USA, 17 June

Magny-Cours, France, 1 July

SilverstoneGreat Britain, 8 July

Nurburgring, Germany, 22 July

Hungaroring, Hungary, 5 August

Instanbul, Turkey, 26 August

Monza, Italy, 9 September

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, 16 September
Spa's back! I'd love to visit Monaco during a Grand Prix weekend, but if I had to choose one favourite spot on one racetrack then it would have to be Eau Rouge.

Fuji Speedway, Japan, 30 September
Such a shame that it won't be at Suzuka.

Shanghai, China, 7 October

Interlagos, Brazil, 21 October