Tony Dodgins' 2012 Formula 1 almanac
As 2011 comes to an end, Tony Dodgins offers an irreverent look on a fantastical future F1 season, including the machinations of FOTA, Ferrari's curiously self-serving new driver and Bernie's attempts to resolve the Concorde crisis
February: Lewis Hamilton, who can't wait to put 2011 behind him, flies to Barcelona two days early for the first test. Trouble is, it's at Jerez.
"Shockin'!" Bernie Ecclestone says, "I blame his management. When he fell out with his pa I told him we'd look after him, but he got the wrong company."
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