
Formula One lurched back into action after taking a summer break at Spa-Francorchamps, in a chaotic and thrilling Belgian Grand Prix that saw the championship hopes of more than one of our title contenders suffer a severe setback.

Formula One lurched back into action after taking a summer break at Spa-Francorchamps, in a chaotic and thrilling Belgian Grand Prix that saw the championship hopes of more than one of our title contenders suffer a severe setback.

The Hungarian Grand Prix was the latest example of an F1 race being turned on its head by a mid-race safety car, causing the race to swing from total domination by a Red Bull driver to total domination by an entirely different Red Bull driver.

A rather dull German Grand Prix was enlivened by a questionable pass for the lead by Fernando Alonso, leading to all sorts of angry accusations. Patronise F1 takes a lengthy look back at the race that literally nobody is calling 'Ordergate'.

Lewis Hamilton extended his championship lead at his home race, but all the attention was on the increasingly-surreal Red Bull intra-team battle, as the Webber v Vettel scrap took another few shock twists and turns at Silverstone.

The usually tiresome European Grand Prix provided a few thrills this year. Sebastian Vettel ended his winless streak amidst carnage and controversy in Valencia's concrete jungle. Patronise F1 belatedly looks back at the weekend's action.

Tyre gambles, contentious collisions and some canny overtaking made Formula One's return to Canada a veritable cavalcade of action, but we somehow ended with another 1-2 for McLaren. Patronise F1 reviews all the North American action.

The 2010 season exploded into life in Turkey, with intra-team clashes providing the talking points, and McLaren's British pair of drivers providing some genuine opposition for the Red Bull onslaught. Patronise F1 reviews the action from Istanbul Park.

The Mark Webber bandwagon gained another few passengers in Monte Carlo, as the Red Bull driver scorched to his second win on the trot to take the lead in the championship. Patronise F1 takes a look back at the twists and turns of the Monaco weekend.

The race in Barcelona was a masterclass in one-man domination by Mark Webber, the Red Bull driver enjoying a perfect weekend as the rest of the championship contenders struggled. Patronise F1 looks back at the limited action from Spain.

The Chinese Grand Prix was another rain-affected race in the increasingly wet 2010 season, but wacky rain antics aside, it was also a genuine epic. Patronise F1 takes far too long to study and describe all the weekend's action from Shanghai.

After two reliability-inspired failures, Sebastian Vettel finally got his season off and running in Malaysia, ironically at a weekend when he largely played second fiddle to his team mate. Patronise F1 takes a long and painful look at all the weekend's action.

The torpor of Bahrain was far from anyone's mind in Australia as a sprinkling of rain, some odd strategies and plenty of ineptitude made the second round of 2010 gripping viewing. Patronise F1 takes a look back at Jenson Button's victorious weekend.

Fernando Alonso kicked off the 2010 season with victory in a soporific Bahrain Grand Prix, which featured some comically slow performances, and precious little action. Patronise F1 takes a full and frank look at the opening weekend of the F1 season.