I went karting with some mates last night. I’d forgotten how much fun it is. The race, at Milton Keynes, went on for 40 minutes or something like that. It was hard work, but really good for the arms. I haven’t raced for ages, so it took me a while to get back into the swing of overtaking people – but not long!

The track out at Milton Keynes is a really good one – and the two-stroke karts were pretty quick as well. I know some of the [WRC] drivers did some karting before Spain and with the benefit of hindsight, I think this is quite a good plan. Any driving you can do before an event works well and with karting it certainly helps with the right lines and things like that. I think I’m going to do more of it.

There were about 20 karts in the race and you definitely get out of racing and the art of race craft. Luckily, most of it came back to me; I used a bit of kerb here, a touch of grass there and I was away. I know the Red Bull F1 team is based in Milton Keynes, maybe I should have popped along to talk about a career change... actually, no. I'm definitely a rally man.

And right now, that's all I'm thinking about: Wales and Rally GB. It’s getting closer and I really can’t wait – especially for those mid-Wales stages.