Editor's note: New look for a new year
Autosport.com's editor Simon Strang looks forward to an exciting year in motorsport - and on this very website...
It's difficult to imagine a more exciting climax to a Formula One World Championship than the one we witnessed at the end of 2008. But it's part of the nature of this bewitching game that Lewis Hamilton's dramatic victory already seems a fading memory, and instead we find ourselves looking forward in anticipation to a fascinating new era for grand prix racing.
And while it is undeniably a time for difficult decisions and unpleasant news cycles, as the global economic situation grows ever more uncertain, there are as many reasons as ever to be positive about what's coming next in our sport.
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