I'm sorry to keep writing about F1 but ever since the geniuses at No.2 St James Market, London, Soapdodger Land, changed it from a motor racing series to a reality TV show, the storylines are becoming so outrageous that even we think they have to be reported.

As the New Yorker's Kelefa Sanneh wrote, "reality shows have a tendency to blur together into a single orgy of joy and disappointment and recrimination". So this week's orgy leading into the Azerbaijan GP at Baku City has the global boss of the FIA, which is the global boss of F1, getting stuck into the drivers for speaking out on LGBT, BLM, mental health and holding hands in the dark.

Our own Herald Sun tells us Pres Mohammed ben Sulayem, 60, from the United Arab Emirates, told everyone on Thursday: "Niki Lauda and Alain Prost only cared about driving. Now, Vettel drives a rainbow bicycle, Lewis is passionate about human rights and Norris addresses mental health. Everybody has the right to think. To me, it is about deciding whether we should impose our beliefs in something over the sport all the time."

I don't want to mention persons in transparent houses and stoning, but according to our independent political adviser here (Wikipedia): 'The UAE is an autocracy with the sheen of a progressive, modern state. There are no democratically elected institutions, and there is no formal commitment to free speech. According to human rights organisations, there are systematic human rights violations, including the torture and forced disappearance of government critics."

And then there's the flogging, stoning, amputation, crucifixion and homosexuality being illegal and punishable by death. Apart from that, all good.

Good for Hamo who has just signed with Apple Studio for a new F1 film starring Brad Pitt. Good for Val Bottas who says he is aiming to release the full potential of his Alfa Romeo. Good for Hamo who is official, Soapdodger Land's fifth most generous person after giving $30m to worthy causes. Good for Dan Ricciardo because Martin Brundle says he can turn around his poor form while F1 champ Damon Hill says Dan is stuffed.

Of course, you can watch all this on Kayo and Foxtel beginning at the reasonable time of 9pm in those parts of Australia who keep to sensible time.

There's been a boom in the prices of classic F1 cars. In May in Monaco, RM Sotheby knocked off two cars from Nigel Mansell's collection for $11m. His Williams FW14, chassis No.5, known as Red 5, was given to him at the end of the 1991 season. Red 5 is most famous as a taxi. During the British Grand Prix, which Nige won, Ayrton Senna's car ran out of gas. Nige picked him up and popped him on top of the cockpit and took him home. Well sold at $6m, or more than $1m over estimate, particularly given Renault had taken their V10 engine back.

Nige's 1989 Ferrari 640 F1 car brought $5.38m. RM believes this is the first time in history that a works driver has offered his own Grand Prix Ferrari publicly at auction.

On June 24, head out to the Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale at Goodwood to buy the 1993 Benetton-Ford Formula 1, driven by two grand prix-winning drivers, Riccardo Patrese and the seven-times F1 world champion Michael Schumacher. Not only does $2m get you the car, Bonhams is throwing in the seat mouldings and original seat belts for both drivers – marked with the racers' initials.