It has been noted in the past that following revelations this season, McLaren have been issued with an FIA supervisor who is to oversee all their goings on this weekend and ensure that Fernando Alonso has a fair chance of winning the world championship ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton.

This is surely the most damaging thing the sport has seen this year, and that’s saying something.

To think that the governing body feels the need to take a proactive step to stop cheating, rather then the usual reactive step of punishing someone after they have broken the rules, is worrisome in my view.

Living in Scotland is excellent - we have stunningly beautiful landscapes all around us, lovely historical landmarks and we are lucky enough to live in relative safety.

The downside to living in Scotland can be summed up in one word - sport!

We have a history of punching above our weight when faced with a better opponent, yet being beaten by those deemed lesser challenges and some would say it’s happened again last night when Scotland were beaten by Georgia - but it was never going to be an easy task.

There are a few charity sites popping up which raise money and donations by visitors to the site simply clicking on buttons.

One such site is The Breast Cancer Site and by visiting there and clicking on the button displayed on the home page, their sponsors will donate money to help pay for mammograms.

Given the theme of this site for October, it seemed a good idea to pass this information on - so please visit and click away, the sponsors will make a donation for clicks every day, so if you can visit regularly.

Thank you.

When the Lottery started in Britain, almost every conversation started with “What would you do if you won the lottery?  What would you buy first?  Would you give some of the money away?”

Now that it has backed away from the limelight somewhat, people are getting on with their lives having come to terms with the fact that they aren’t likely to ever find out what they would do given a winning ticket.

For him to win the F1 Driver’s Championship, Fernando Alonso really needs to win the race and hope Lewis Hamilton finishes off the podium in fourth or worse.

On the last lap, with all that’s happened this year going through his head, what would Alonso do if the above scenario hasn’t played out in his favour?

Does he carry on, and go up onto the podium with Lewis to acknowledge that he was beaten fair and square?

Or does he park the car by the side of the track to spare his blushes?