First, glad to hear about 2013 and the return of real sounding racing engines, as opposed to 'sewing machine' sounds all these years. Like listening to mp3's on earbuds vs. vinyl through a tube amp and big speakers. No comparison. Second, as in my earlier post re: Lotus Colors, the likelihood of a happy ending has gone and past. Seems like Lotus Renault have moved on and Tony F's team will have to get over it and re-brand. Sad, yes, but true. F1 is a harsh place. All this back and forth in the press makes the sport look bad. Will stay 'tuned' for what the new squad will be called. The good news is they've backtracked on the black and gold. Bad news for Renault is they've launched it and the anti-smoking brigade will probably have a say about that, much like they've maligned Ferrari and

Or, perhaps, now, Brawn. Either way, whether the testing times are for real or not, the new car looks very advanced, and Honda may have pulled the biggest blunder since Black Francis broke up the Pixies and became Frank Black. Next stop, Melbourne...first though, a little music video interlude...