My base? The high-tech testing ground for Formula One — Circuit Paul Ricard.
My mission? To find my favourite car of the year.
My candidates? For starters there’s a pair of Ferraris… the V12, 6.3 litre FF, the 458 and the UK challenger to the 458… McLaren’s MP4-12C .

Joining the action are the latest gizmo-laden Nissan GTR, Porsche’s GT2 RS, the 570-horsepower Lamborghini Performante and the insanely fun BMW 1M. Helping me on my mission are tame racing driver The Stig and the not-so-tame Formula One driver Karun Chandhok.

And there are blasts from the past as well — with bang up to date credentials; the awesome Eagle Speedster — the modern twist on the iconic, timeless E-Type with its 4.7 litre engine — and an eye-watering £500,000 price tag.

There’s also enough in-your-face power to flambé your eyebrows from the single-seater, super-lightweight B.A.C. Mono — capable of 0-60 in 2.8 seconds. Circuit Paul Ricard tests all these cars and more to the limit…

How to sum up all this action? Well, I sit in a chair, a man has a mishap… And a brown car goes round a corner… What more could you want?

ENJOY…..