GP2 » Monaco qualifying split in two

Better to have them moan than crash though I suppose.

MOTOGP » Moto3: Rossi takes debut home win at wet Le Mans

Well yes, the "Moto3" and also the "debut home win" kind of gives away which Rossi it is they're talking about. Duh.

F1 » Hamilton: New approach paying off

Shrieker, yes Hamilton is brilliant when it comes to single fast laps, I don't think anyone will argue with you on that. Jenson will rarely match him on single lap pace, that's plain for anyone to see. What Hamilton is not so good at though, is exactly what Jenson is brilliant at: a little thing called race craft. Both are important of course, but it is a fact you cannot get away from that a single fast quali lap will not win you a race. And sadly, almost as legendary as Lewis' qualifying pace is, is his unique ability to throw away points positions.

F1 » Qualifying tyres answer to Q3 absences?

Why should they shut down because they are not fastest? I would guess they are working toward becoming faster, catching up, climbing up the order. That's what you do when you're last. If everyone who finished last would quit there wouldn't be anyone left in 12 years you know.

F1 » Hamilton: New approach paying off

I'm confused. Didn't he say he would never ever change his approach?

F1 » Qualifying tyres answer to Q3 absences?

Well yes, forcing everyone to do a compulsory lap at cruise speed will really spice the show up.

F1 » Qualifying tyres answer to Q3 absences?

Err what? This will give the teams an incentive to get out there and go for it. Just forcing them to set a time, as someone suggested, would give the teams an incentive to cruise around for a full lap, saving tyres as they go and forming dangerous moving chicanes as a bonus. You just have to ask the question WHY they choose to not run. The answer is that they feel they have more to gain from saving a set of fresh tyres than to go out and ruin them and gain maybe one or two grid places. Forcing them to go for it will never work, they might as well try and go as slow as possible (remember the "fuel burning laps", anyone?) then. The only way to make them go for is to make sure they have nothing to lose and all to gain from it. For that reason I think dedicated Q tyres are a pretty good solution.

MOTOGP » POLL: Who will Honda hire for MotoGP 2013?

All things considered I think de Puniet is a more likely pick than anyone on that list...

F1 » Alguersuari: I’ll be back – and stronger

He mights just have that though. I think it's a fair guess that when CEPSA's deal with the Toros end they will continue backing Alguersuari.

F1 » Caterham unlikely to rescue Lola

I'm sure Fernandes have already been in negotiations with them. All he ever wanted was a name tag, and Lola would probably have been a better one than Caterham. But now he's got one so it's probably best to stick with it.