I Like F1 Cars and I Cannot Lie: Autosport Show International 2014 Edition

One day, on a Sunday many moons ago, the husband decided to put the F1 Spanish GP on. Neither one of us watched F1, but he was having a sentimental moment about his dad, who was a huge F1 fan and would've been sat, with cig in one hand and a cup of tea in another, ready for the race to start.

Somehow, the race got left on. We were only meant to watch the start. But a lap happened. Then another. And another.

THEN A PITSTOP!

Husband: Whoa! Did you just see that? Did you? The speed! BAM!

Emma: Hang on, I have to rewind that. That's not possible! 3.1 seconds? I can't tie a shoe that quickly!

Fast forward to 11th January 2014 and you can find us at the Autosport Show in Birmingham, practically drooling over the F1 cars. Pining for them. Taking a lot of photos of them. Oh the beauty!

So if you're there next year, try not to trip over me in the F1 section.

2014 - Red Bull's Power

There’s a reason Red Bull have won the constructors’ championship four times with a driver winning the same amount of drivers’ championship- they don’t become complacent. They’re at the top of their game and they continue to look for more to keep them right there at the top.

With the new regulations coming in, people think this will level the playing field, and for some teams, it’s sink or swim time; but I predict Red Bull will still be ahead.

They had Adrian Newey back at the factory during the Brazilian GP, Daniel Ricciardo has been desperately working hard to make sure he fits to the car’s new build, proving his hunger and determination to do well with Red Bull before he’s even left their sister team, and then there’s Sebastian Vettel- a driver who dominated the last half of 2013, driving every race like the lead was about to be taken away from him. He never lets up. Not for a second.

The team remain hungry for the next win as a whole. New engines and regulations will prevent them from becoming stagnant, to take their dominance to another level. 2014 will make them stronger. They’re ready for change.