Edward Gorman launched his Formula One Blog in 2007 when he started his first full season as Motor Racing Correspondent of The Times. He couldn’t have picked a better time. Lewis Hamilton burst onto the scene in spectacular style, locking horns with Fernando Alonso, the McLaren-Ferrari saga gripped the sport and we toasted a new world champion in Kimi Raikkonen. Nominated for Internet Journalist of the Year by the Sports Journalists’ Association, Edward’s blog promises to be bigger and better than ever in its second season.

The masters
1. Fernando Alonso - 1,071.5
2. Lewis Hamilton - 1,061.5
3. Felipe Massa - 989

The mid-fielders
4. Robert Kubica - 912.5
5. Sebastian Vettel - 895
6. Kimi Räikkönen - 488.5
7. Nick Heidfeld - 217
8. Timo Glock - 208.5
9. Jarno Trulli - 194
10. Mark Webber - 179

The also-rans
11. Nico Rosberg - 102
12. Heikki Kovalainen - 88.5
13. Rubens Barrichello - 30.5
= Sebastian Bourdais - 30.5
15. Nelsinho Piquet - 24
16. Adrian Sutil - 18
17. Jenson Button - 16
18. Giancarlo Fisichella 12
19. David Coulthard - 9
20. Takuma Sato/Anthony Davidson - 2

22. Kazuki Nakajima - 1

The Formula One Times blog best driver of the season, as voted by you, is the Asturian master, Fernando Alonso who also previously won our best driver on the current grid poll. Fernando was not my own personal choice this season but I can understand why many of you have picked him. He had a very poor car to begin with but he and Renault have turned their season round, something which is extremely difficult to do when your main competitors are moving ahead all the time. We know Fernando is among the best at working up a car and he is among the most technically-minded of the current drivers. I would say there is little doubt that he will have played a major role in Renault’s improvement. Early in the season, the Spanish pilot made one or two errors - Monaco was one example. These were uncharacteristic and, in my view, reflected his mounting frustration at being stuck in a machine which he just could not make go any quicker. He could see what he wanted to do, where he wanted to put himself on the track, but he couldn’t do it. Later in the season, as things improved, we saw Fernando take his chances with both hands, just as you might expect him to. The big question next year for him is very simple: will the new Renault be any good?