Don’t know if you guys have heard the latest news over there or not? The Mayor of London is highly keen on having a Formula 1 Grand Prix grace the streets of downtown London once Silverstone’s contract expires in 2006. In an effort to show dedication to this idea, promote the British Grand Prix and show that London is capable of handling hoards of people (also in hoping to get the Olympics in 2012), Regent Street was closed for all of Tuesday, to set up for the 6pm blitz around the streets by a few F1 cars.

There were 9 F1 cars and half a million people (there were only 250,000 expected) there, and they ran individually just for public display, however a few of them managed to get in donuts and smoke up the wheels more than once. There were a few of the big names as well as some drivers from the past with Juan Pablo Montoya, Martin Brundle, Lucio someone (Ferrari test driver) and David Coulthard to name a few.

Aaron and Gary were a bit jealous that I managed to make my way right to the barrier when they were only about 6 deep in the field. To make matters worse, I made friends with some of the people on the way through and came away with free beers and earplugs. Following the race, Aaron, Gary and I braved the crowds and headed for Piccadilly circus for a pizza before heading home.