Ed Gorman
Even in these dark and dramatic days in Formula One, some people are laughing. In fact quite a lot of people in the higher reaches of the sport spend most of their time laughing. That is a group that would not have included Ron Dennis by the way.

I know it wasn't in the scripts and well everyone were in for a surprise and what a delightful surprise it was. Adjectives weren't at hand to celebrate the most cherishing occasion since an Indian driver drove an F1 car in 2005.

Mr Indian F1 Fan, We await your views on the historic pole position by Force India and Giancarlo Fisichella in taking pole position in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps. It was a mega performance and a mega result for the team and all concerned.

So the first qualifying session at the brand new and quite spectacular Abu Dhabi circuit. The drivers coped very well with all the changes and it was an entertaining session. The main feature of the track seems to be how spectacular it looks – they are trying to be the ‘Arabian Monaco’.

F1tailpipe's thoughts and predictions (however vague!) ahead of this afternoon's qualifying session for the Turkish Grand Prix.

Thought, comments and your own predictions are both encouraged and welcomed.

FOTA-member formula one teams are said to be expecting a letter written and signed by Max Mosley on Friday.

The grand prix circus is this weekend gathered at Istanbul, just days after the FIA president was quoted as warning FOTA to set up their own championship if they are not prepared to accept the 2010 rules.

Some of the more interesting posts I have to write for the blog are the ones relating to fuel weights and the consequences on the race strategy.

However, it has become apparent that the predictions made for stint lengths do not always reflect the actual numbers. This post aims to highlight these differences...