Ever wonder what drivers do after leaving F1? Wonder no more

The opening race of the new Speedcar Series begins this weekend at the Dubai Autodrome. Fourteen drivers will take to the grid representing seven teams.

Of those 14, seven have raced in F1 before. They are, in no particular order: Johnny Herbert (the reigning Speedcar champ), Jean Alesi, Jacques Villeneuve, Stefan Johansson, Gianni Morbidelli, Heinz Harald Frentzen and Vitantonio Liuzzi.

Combined age of the magnificent seven? A zimmertastic 285 years. It’s nice that past-it F1 drivers have somewhere to go. We wouldn’t want them to end up homeless.

Crasher bonus! Watch on-board footage of Jean Alesi in Speedcar:

Kylie’s less talented sister loves the F1

Back in 1999, the second best-looking brunette on the X Factor (or third if you are asking Simon Cowell) was engaged to Canadian Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve. The relationship, however, came in to end in 2002, many citing the fact that the Aussie beauty has one too many vowels in her Christian name.

The former Home and Away star returned to the world of F1 Waggery this season, by turning up in support of Lewis ‘Casanova’ Hamilton. The pair apparently swapped numbers at the Australian GP and arranged a date, but of course the McLaren star eventually became disinterested and pointed his libido in the direction of Miss World contestants and Pussycat Dolls.

The best pics from one long weekend

Scotland’s Allan McNish (pictured above) led Audi to their fifth straight victory in the Le Mans 24 Hour on Sunday. McNish, assisted by co-drivers Rinaldo Capello (Italy) and Tom Kristensen (Denmark), claimed a record eighth victory.

Peugeot claimed the top three places on Saturday’s starting grid, but wet conditions - for the second year in a row - handed the advantage to Audi. Jacques Villeneuve, who was bidding to win a historic Triple Crown (Monaco GP, Indy 500 and Le Mans), came second for Peugeot.

Here are more of the best snaps from the race weekend: