grumpyf1

I still don't know what the point of the Toro Rosso team is. I guess Red Bull can pinch any useful ideas or data from them, but it would seem to be a rather expensive way of improving your car. The similar colour scheme is always a headache too. Their new car, launched earlier this week, looks fine and it's good to have as many teams as possible on the grid. Their problem now is that, with three new teams in the sport last year finding their feet, its quite possible they could be caught and overtaken by one or more of them this season.  I know they came from the remnants of the old Minardi squad, but winding up at the back of the field with HRT probably won't be a good thing. The concept that they are a team where the Red Bull driver programme can get its young drivers up to speed doesn't seem particularly valid either. In Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi they have two drivers with a moderate amount of experience, but neither has really made much of a name fo...

The surly one might be coming back to F1 (not, not Ralph). Jacques Villeneuve is apparently applying to run an F1 team next year in partnership with some people who actually know what they're doing, called Durango. It seems the Canadian with the multi-coloured hair, mood swings and a penchant for irritating Michael Schumacher (which is a good thing, right?) might be returning to F1 at the age of 39 and resuming hostilities with... well... just about everyone. He was World Champ in 97, so assuming the current drivers remain, that would give us Button, Hamilton, Schumacher, Alonso, JV himself and maybe Vettel? Webber? Who knows?! At least 5 ex champs racing. Happy days. Now the FIA have to decide who to let on to the grid next year. Go on, get Jacques back. It'd be great to see him scowling at people again. (Tonight is ambient electronica night in the Jenwis music room (just next to the library, round the corner from the pool room and the smoking lounge) and I'm chillin' ...