Dear Nigel,
I read elsewhere Sam Michael of Williams say that the circuits are partially to blame for the lack of overtaking in F1. To me this is ridiculous. Not even at those circuits that were once part of a great calendar of venues and which still exist do we get a close race any more. It seems to me the working group put in place to cure this problem has flatly failed.Do you hold out any hope of them ever getting the balance right or that the ban on refuelling will improve matters (or will the dreaded ‘science’ now scupper even those hopes)?
Joe Gillis
Circuits part of passing problem
It’s been Formula 1 all the way for Nigel – he started covering the sport in 1971. In the mid-1970s he worked for Graham Hill’s Embassy F1 team, before joining Autosport for whom he has written over 400 Grand Prix reports. Nigel joined Motor Sport full-time on January 1 2008. As well as reporting on F1 for national newspapers, he has written 19 books on motor racing. His insightful writing and candid interviews with the great names in racing have made him one of the recognised authorities on F1. 
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