It’s been a long time coming, but the first Grand Prix of the 2009 season is almost upon us.

This is the first race in an awfully long time where I won’t be automatically supporting David Coulthard following his retirement at the end of last season.

It begs the question as to who I should follow this time round - or in fact is it really necessary to follow anyone in particular?

I think I’m destined to fund fault with every F1 magazine I ever read!  I’m not really the type to complain too much, although reading this blog you would be forgiven to think the opposite!

As the new season gets underway this weekend, I decided to splash out on Autosport so I could soak up the info in their F1 Season Preview magazine.  So with all good intentions I have been making my way through it and my break away from reading such magazines meant I was actually learning things and being reminded of things I had forgotten.

How long can someone go through life hoping and promising to live up to their expectations?

Jenson Button seems to have been in F1 for years now, and has come a long way since he appeared as a freshfaced youngster full of promise as Britain’s new best hope of being World Champion.

Of course, most of the hype is built up by the media and often the actual sportsman has little control over that side of things, but it is they who suffer if things don’t go according to plan.