It has only been a few weeks since my last blog but it seems such a lot has happened. Well, I finally returned home for the A1 GP Brands Hatch race and also to see family and friends which was great. 

That said, my time in the UK was pretty much filled with press activities during the build-up to Brands Hatch.  And, even after the actual race itself, there were awards events.  I think it was one of the most hectic weeks I've experienced trying to fit everything in.  I think I would be lying if I said some of the promotional activities were hard work … if you've seen the photos you will know what I mean!  The team have said they've never seen us smile so much but, hey, who can blame us?!

 The A1GP at Brands Hatch was a huge success and although I wasn't driving it was fantastic to be there and be a part of it! I fulfilled my usual Friday role and managed to set a time that was actually unbeaten until qualifying so from that point of view I knew we had a very good car. To be the first nation to get that desired home win was superb and a fantastic end to the year for all involved. So to those of you who didn't get to Brands this time, make sure you do next year.