So here we are guys and gals, the results of the pairings for the summer swap shop; before you all head off writing for your guest site here’s a quick recap of what to do next.

Twenty seven days until the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa… not that I’m counting (much!), so if you’re like me and at a bit of a loose end over how to get your F1 fix during the summer break why not have a go at the F1 Bloggers Swap Shop? The plan is simple, instead of swapping toys and games as they did in the original television series, the bloggers’ swap shop exchanges articles amongst participating websites.

It all started with one of those race edits on the Formula 1 website. My dad, a Formula 1 fan from way back when (Jackie Stewart fan), was satisfying his curiosity by looking up the 2009 F1 season online, and he found a race edit. I heard a familiar song playing and wandered into my dad’s study. Before I could even ask what he was watching, he motioned for me to be quiet, then pointed to the screen. I stood behind him to see what he was watching, and that …

Everyone has someone who inspires them. Mine will always be my teams centre back, who, no matter which team we end up playing, always is optimistic. He never criticises you if you make a mistake and is generally a massive boost to the whole team. How he isn’t the captain amazes me, but that mainly is down to the manager who hardly knows what is going on.

But I digress; I’m talking about inspirational characters. You have some of course, someone who has made you into what you are now. People …

The nominations have been made, the votes have been cast and the winner is… oops! it’s not the Bloggies (ponders new idea though!). We’ve had a great response to the request for bloggers for this week’s swap shop; nine sites will host a total of thirteen articles in what promises to be an exciting week of guest articles.

The Mexican grand prix in 1991 was the last time that a Porsche powered F1 car raced. In the hands of Michele Alboreto and Alex Caffi, the Footwork Porsche cars failed to qualify for most races and when they did make the start the cars wouldn’t last long before suffering reliability gremlins. It was an unfitting end to the German manufacturer tenure in the sport, with them having won three world championships in the 1980s with Mclaren. However, Porsche may be about to put all of this right.

The appeal of …