The Formula One season has kicked off. Michael Schumacher is languishing in eleventh place as I type this. Looks like the new regulations have levelled the playing field. I'll wait till the end of the race before gloating.

I think the Star Sports commentators have been told to say some nice things about Narain Karthikeyan if only to keep the Indian viewers happy. We hear that Karthikeyan is a "charger," "not intimidated by the big guys" and so on, with no mention being made of the fact that he is two places from the bottom.