I think it will really take off in those countries where Formula One doesn't have a team, or a driver or a race.

It is a different branch of the sport. It offers an alternative and its a fascinating alternative.

Comparisons are inevitable but the reality is that I don't think anyone is trying to set A1 up as a competitor to Formula One.

It wasn?t that many years ago when almost everyone in the Planning Department had a fair amount of longevity, ... We would only get a new employee about every two years.

Our biggest problem will be when everyone starts leaving at the same time, ... We want to remind people to take their time. They've just come from being in the middle of a fun, happy atmosphere, and we want to make sure they enjoy it.

There is no reason why we shouldn't be able to see daily sale figures, even if they were the average sale of a Monday, for instance, over a six-month period.

It?s almost like (former planning director) Jim Eisenhard was the Pied Piper of planners, ... After he left, a lot of the planners followed.