WE’RE NEARLY THERE AS THE TEAMS make final preparations ahead of the new season. For the drivers, karting during the winter has become a popular way to keep fit, stay sharp and yet also switch off from the intensity of Formula 1. I see Daniel Ricciardo has been in Italy running a gear-shifter, which are brutal to drive, and Jenson Button was out with Alex Albon in the United States.
I used to do it a little bit too, as did Ayrton Senna. But the guy who kick-started