muninnhuginn | Toujours Frere Jacques

Jacques Villeneuve is hoping to get up to speed for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix with the help of a Formula One video game.

So says the Indy. Well he'll need the practice: he didn't race in Bahrain last year, and, a sign of his great commitment to F1, he's not watched the race there either.

"I haven't seen it but I know that it's dry, sunny and sandy so visually it must be very interesting," he said of the circuit. "Talking with other drivers, they say that the track is fun to drive but I didn't see the race on TV last year so I don't really know what to expect."

Why are Sauber bothering? Is he paying Sauber for the privilege of losing in their car?

You know the F1 season's well under way when the critics are out after their favourite targets! And, no, I haven't forgotten about lambasting Michael, but he's not doing well enough to bother with (yet?).