A sa(n)d time for F1

F1 teams will not police their rivals' adherence to the August factory shutdown. "I think you have to be able to stop working and thinking, otherwise it would be completely all-consuming and probably not healthy," said Ross Brawn.

"The factories will stop but the brains will not," he added. Brawn agreed: "We can't escape from it completely because that's our nature, but of course it's better to be reflecting on the beach than in the office."

Adrian Newey, currently relaxing in Miami, spoke to F1 Humour on this subject: " I think we do need a break from it all... There should be a limit to all things. ". Asked what is that in front him, he said: "... this is just a sand castle... "