1 Gulf 12 Hours
Where: Yas Marina When: January 7-8
A visit to a new circuit is always exciting and Yas Marina kicks off the season, fresh from its supporting role in the outcome of the previous season’s F1 title battle.
The venue lives up to expectations when we finally get there. After all, in January 2022 Covid is still A Thing so we are delayed by an hour on arrival at the airport as we have to go through yet more nose-busting tests. Then, our hotel is taken over as a Covid isolation centre so we are moved….to a Radisson with a Belgian beer bar! The real deal, correct glasses and all. It is a random place to find it, but it is a highlight of the weekend. Oh, and there is a race of which I remember little in comparison but there are 15 cars and, thankfully, two decent six-hour stanzas. As the paddock succumbs to Covid and entries change hourly, more nerve-wracking Covid tests are needed to fly home. Success! Farewell Belgian beer, hello freezing cold Manchester Airport…
2 British Grand Prix
Where: Silverstone When: July 1-3
If last year’s event was busy,
