Round two of the World GT1 Championship. 24 cars and all the teams have somehow made it out of the desert using planes, trains and automobiles, escaping Abu Dhabi and then spreading out across Europe. There couldn't be a bigger contrast: especially as Silverstone, the home of the British F1 Grand Prix, is in the middle of a major facelift. From

Something for the desktop of every fan of flames and Aston Martins: the overrun flame-out from the #04 Hexis Aston at the opening round of the 2009 FIA GT3 championship. Here's hoping its big brother, the Le Mans prototype, can get in amongst the diesels at this years 24 Hours. It's going to be some race this year! As usual you'll find both

Stephan Ratel is the power behind the FIA GT series, having been part of its inception in the mid-90s. Over the last few years, he's been pushing for a clear ladder system for progressing through the GT racing ranks, in the same way that exists in the single-seater world. So, following the creation of GT3 (which now lap pretty much on the pace of