Some of you may have been wondering if ESM had been on a little bit of a hiatus for the past few weeks. If so, you’d be correct.

Not to put to fine a point on it, but a person with a huge responsibility for my love for all things automotive has been through a very tough, challenging and worrying time. My family have also had to deal with some difficult decisions, whilst completely rethinking our outlook on some aspects of our lives. As a result, it’s been incredibly difficult to find the motivation to put finger to keyboard and write witty reviews or trawl the classified ad’s. But things are slowly getting back to something approaching normal, and I’m now in the mindset to want to write again.

There’s a lot to write about too. One car has gone, a new car has arrived in its place, finally ending the Car Buying Conundrum! Volkswagen is going from strength to strength in the WRC, we’ve had the Geneva motor show and there’s the small business of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. So expect some new electronic scribbling this weekend (especially from Senna) as EngageSportMode returns.

I’d also like to say a massive thank you to those who have been there for my family and I the past few weeks. This includes people I’ve never met, or don’t really know my family, but the support has been hugely welcomed by us all.