Whenever I catch a news report concerning a helicopter or private aircraft crash I somehow automatically fear that it just might involve someone in motor sport, simply because so many people in our business buzz around in their own machines.
I know I'm not the only person who on hearing of last Sunday's accident near Biggin Hill thought, 'I wonder if that's Bernie,' simply because the F1 boss is so closely associated with the airfield.
It wasn't Ecclestone of course, but sadly my fears did come true. This time the accident did involve people from our sport, and among them was someone I counted as one of the best friends I've made during my 23 or so years in this business.