So where is the Australian government on Wayne Gardner’s long stay in a Japanese jail for a road rage incident where even the police say no punches were thrown

Integrity warning (actually lack of integrity warning): Today’s column contains gratuitous mentions of sponsors and suppliers to TheWeekend Australian Racing Team (WART).

Did you wake up this morning thinking: I have had enough of multi-million-dollar, achingly beautiful cars — I want to hear about really weird metal that only strange dudes would own

When it’s summer in Malibu, it’s midnight in Monte Carlo, when Rio strips for the day Canowindra hits the auction heights. The Weekend Australian, your international passport to motoring pleasure

You know things never change, do they? What do carmakers do when their customers feel betrayed? Betray them again. Buyers know there is nothing much they can do, so they going on buying and go on getting done over.But occasionally they pick the wrong person.

You know all about Paris. Some people drive on the wrong side of the road, most of the people speak French and not many drive Citroens any more. Well, maybe like in Australia, beret-wearing, Gauloises-smoking architects still do, but the rest drive Renault Clios and ride bicycles...