Same goes for Ferarri I guess, have either of them got a new designer who will come up with the goods?

I am worried that McLaren will are going the way of many major teams in past such Williams, Lotus. Tyrell. I suppose it is an advantage that the manufacturers have all but left (smart move by Mercedes going against the trend) however Mclaren are facing a year without Mercedes and having to downsize the team bigtime. Hope they can do it.

The solution is not to ask someone else to pay for our sport but to change the way it is run. If the so called owners think the sport is just theirs to earn as much cash as possible out of then we have to show them it isnt. Bernie has undoubtedly done a lot for the sport but now he is definately putting his interests first and so we dont need him. The long term future of F1 should take into account the traditions and look to the future with a healthy mix. We need a governing body that would sponsor (help pay for) the Silverstone upgrades not grant races purely on a commercial basis and Bernie who is the biggest earner should pay his share.

I would ask all true fans to not even consider asking the government for money but to look to changing the set up of a sport that doesnt support it own traditions.

I was a great Jackie Stewart fan until I heard him (a fellow Swiss Tax payer) suggest the governement (i.e. the poor of Great Britain) should pay for the sport, – Jackie was president of the BRDC at the times, was still earning millions from britain (unlike me) but payng his tax like many british formula one big earners outside the UK.

Dont do it Gordon!

BTW what is the rule about using a drivers first name against his surname? Strange how some are alwys known by first names “Kimi” and others by their surname, in fact I have forgotten Hamiltons first name, – its definately not Ayrton Jim or Michael is it?