
At last, after what seems like a gap of almost just a bit more than 26 days, the 2010 Formula One championship gets going again this weekend at the evocative venue of Spa-Francorchamps, as the title battle reaches fever pitch. Or something.

At last, after what seems like a gap of almost just a bit more than 26 days, the 2010 Formula One championship gets going again this weekend at the evocative venue of Spa-Francorchamps, as the title battle reaches fever pitch. Or something.

The second half of F1's mid-season back-to-back extravaganza should take the attention away from the tiresome Ferrari team orders debate somewhat. Alas, we're off to Hungary, so we won't be distracted by any exciting racing action.

The second half of the absorbing 2010 Formula One season kicks off with an almost potentially crucial back-to-back pair of grands prix, starting with F1's triumphant-ish return to the Tilke-ified Hockenheim circuit in Germany.

The 2010 Formula One bandwagon rolls around to the Silverstone circuit, which has managed to keep hold of the keys to the British Grand Prix at the expense of plenty of Bernie-bound cash and a fair portion of its soul.

As the 2010 season really begins to build a head of thrilling steam, where better to sap the life back out of the title race than the soporific Valencia street circuit? Prepare for a weekend of abject tedium around a forgettable concrete jungle.

After a year away from the continent, the Formula One world championship tour returns to North America and the always entertaining straights-n-chicanes of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Prepare for 'wall of champions' mentions aplenty.

The 2010 F1 world championship rolls on to Istanbul this weekend, for round seven of a season that is threatening to become a Red Bull benefit. Still, if the race is dull, you can always count the empty seats in the grandstands for entertainment.

Formula One's European season continues in somewhat breathless fashion, as the teams head for F1's 'jewel in the crown', i.e. a dullard procession around Monte Carlo. Patronise F1 previews all the action for the weekend ahead.

After a three-week break while everyone got a bit lost getting back from China, the Formula One grid is back in action this weekend as the Spanish GP kicks off the European season. Patronise F1 takes a look at the weekend ahead.

The 2010 F1 party moves on to China for the last of the quadruplet of early-season flyaway rounds, with Red Bull once again looking to dominate as they did in Malaysia, and the rest hoping for some better damage limitation this time around.

There's no time to settle back and rest in F1 2010, as the teams head for the second half of the season's early back-to-back events in Malaysia, with fans hoping for some rain, but perhaps not quite as much rain as last year.

The most important GP in F1's history? A weather-ruined meaningless washout? A knockabout lark around one of the sport's best tracks? The Australian GP promises to be some of those things. Patty takes a look at the weekend ahead.

After a long and incident-packed winter, the F1 teams finally get back to the racing this weekend at the Sakhir circuit, for what promises to be one of the naffest season openers since the last time we didn't start in Melbourne. Huzzah!