Monza Rally

It is the season-finale of the 2011 Formula 1 season in Brazil and this coincides with Monza Rally in Italy. This event features recently crowned 8-time WRC Champion Sebastian Loeb and MotoGP star Valentino Rossi. I personally have been impressed with Rossi's skills in a 4-wheel vehicle, given that his "true calling" is on 2-wheels.

I posted a comment on Twitter after seeing footage from Monza Rally - saying Rossi should quit MotoGP and do rally full time. To my surprise, Valentino retweeted it to his 265,000 followers. The reaction I got was mostly friendly but some MotoGP fans were very reluctant to entertain the idea of him quitting the 2-wheeler sport. It was not my intention to cause controversy, but Rossi must be happy to know he has passionate fans and supporters whether he chooses to race in 2- or 4-wheel vehicles.

Retweeted by Rossi and 90+ others

Waiting for a Spa treatment

After the Hungarian Grand Prix, all Formula 1 teams take a compulsory break and reconvene for Friday Practice at the Belgian Grand Prix on 26th of August. This break, although required by the teams to recharge 'their batteries' (not KERS though - that's not allowed!), leaves F1 fans devoid of any entertainment. 

So we fanatics come up with different ways to pass the time: from blog swap shops, Twitter Chats ..... or even going on holiday to distract ourselves from not watching F1! I've decided to host a Twitter quiz an hour before the famous #F1Chat hosted by Formula 1 Blog every Monday at 4pm Eastern US, 9pm UK.

Hope you can join us for this quiz on Monday 8th August. It'll be fairly easy to follow and answer so whether you're a veteran or novice F1 fan, I'm sure you can answer most of the questions - even without a search-engine!