No overtaking in the Middle East

There are two Formula 1 races scheduled for the next two weeks. So after being very short of sleep recently I know that I will have a chance to catch up soon!

For the last couple of years whilst I have been working in Ballasalla grid position has been all important. You follow the rest of the cars and you have just one place to overtake. But if you used this overtaking opportunity all that happens is you use a bit more fuel and the tyres maybe work a bit harder but you stick in a line for the rest of the way.

This year they have taken away the only overtaking place so everyone just follows one another in the grid positions to save fuel and tyre wear.

Making the Richmond Hill single track has had exactly the same impact as banning refuelling in Formula 1. The grid positions are in the middle east are at the Quarter Bridge.