It’s like a bunch of kids in a playground!

Personally, I’m Pro Formula One. I’m for everything to make it a better sport, and against anything that’ll make it dull. But whenever there seems a debate, conflict or personal opinion it’s either about bad pressing Ferrari or racist comments against Michael Schumacher. How much of the media are to blame, is a difficult question to answer, but how much of it do we take on board and express in a much more vulgar expressing is a bit more discouraging.

The recent 30-day test limit has once again divided Formula One, with Ferrari off doing their own thing and the other 9 teams moaning like a bunch of kids in the playground because it’s not fair. Well, if your going to agree to such a limit don’t complain because smart arse (Ferrari) have done their own thing. If you want to win, you can’t put a limit on anything, unless your around the levels of Minardi. Toyota’s Ralf Schumacher branded Ferrari’s testing stratergy “unfair”, but seeing as Toyota are one of the highest spender’s, I wouldn’t be surprised if they start to test privately in one of Japan’s many circuits. Also Toyota's John Howett explained that the ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ is beginning to break down and collapse with teams noticing Ferrari’s sharp change in form. Do we blame Ferrari? Well, you can’t really. If you had two test tracks in your back garden you’d want to use them, Frank Williams was hoping to adopt Ferrari’s idea of a private test track here in Britain a year ago but problems with planning permission lead to that idea being dropped. Teams are doing everything in their power to test and win, and a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ might look great for the sport, but to a businessman is a load of banana skins.

Yet I feel the sport is going down a path of depressing, discouraging emotions when we really should be talking about our next world champion and enjoying what was a very encouraging San Marino Grand Prix. But I’m not going to drone on because I’m Pro Formula One, negative publicity is never a good thing for any sport, so I’m just going to look forward to our next race in 2 weeks time.

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