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Formula One came to London again. This time in Kensington Gardens with the BMW Sauber team sponsored by Intel. It started off early with Jacques Villeneuve showing off his BMW Sauber F1.06 car about 4 times up and down a closed off stretch of road. It’s the first time I heard an F1 car in action, and 18000rpm is loud! It was very short though and I think everyone would have liked him to do more runs. Martin Brundle was also hosting it, doing interviews with drivers, guests and the public. I managed to get his autograph (woohoo) on a BMW cap they were handing out for free. Couldn’t get Jacques Villeneuve’s autograph however; he had bodyguards all round him, as well as a huge crowd of fans. At one point, it looked like he was about to cry because he was scared of the crowd. Martin Brundle was quite nice though and took his time to sign autographs and take pictures. They also gave out T-shirts, but I think they were all XL in size, so doesn’t really fit.

Andy Priaulx was also there, touring car world champion. He also did a lot of runs in his BMW touring car but at the end he overcooked it. Some pretty powerful cars though. Intel also had a small area to show off their latest technology as well as a race simulator. I had a lap in it, but I managed to spin the car which ruined my lap time. On the whole, I nice event and can’t really complain since it was free for the general public. I think the VIPs got a more interesting show. Check out my pics on flickr: Intel London Grand Prix