• Sam Bird's track preview
  • Bird's eye view of Barcelona

  • May 8, 2013: GP2 driver Sam Bird gives his track guide to the Circuit de Catalunya ahead of this weekend's grand prix

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  • Bird's eye view of Bahrain

  • April 17, 2013: In his new column, Sam Bird gives ESPN a guide to the ultimate lap around the Sakhir circuit ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • No regrets

  • October 25, 2012: Sam Bird reflects on his season in the World Series by Renault, his rivals and that accident

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • Live to fight another day

  • October 3, 2012: Sam Bird reflects on the changes at Mercedes for 2013 and his chances in the World Series by Renault with just one race meeting left

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • Against the odds

  • September 20, 2012: Sam Bird reflects on a busy week which including an encouraging Mercedes Young Driver Test followed by a tough World Series by Renault weekend in Hungary

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • There's no place like home

  • August 28, 2012: ESPNF1 columnist Sam Bird reflects on a winning weekend at Silverstone that closes the gap at the top of the World Series by Renault standings

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • Blazing a trail in Russia

  • July 17, 2012: Sam Bird looks back on the World Series by Renault's inaugural race weekend in Russia at the Moscow Raceway

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • Playing the percentages

  • June 7, 2012: ESPNF1 columnist Sam Bird reflects on a tough but fruitful weekend in Spa that saw him extend his lead in the World Series by Renault championship

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • Storming through at Spa

  • June 7, 2012: ESPNF1 columnist Sam Bird reflects on a tough but fruitful weekend in Spa that saw him extend his lead in the World Series by Renault championship

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • That winning feeling

  • May 30, 2012: In his latest column, Sam Bird looks back on a dominant weekend in Monaco that leaves him leading the World Series by Renault championship

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • 'It's Monaco!'

  • May 21, 2012: Word Series by Renault driver Sam Bird talks ESPNF1 through the challenges of a Monaco Grand Prix weekend

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • Work in progress and a podium

  • May 9, 2012: In his latest column, Sam Bird reflects on a slightly frustrating opening weekend in World Series by Renault that still yielded a podium finish at Motorland

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • 'I felt a huge amount of pride'

  • May 3, 2012: Mercedes test driver Sam Bird reflects on his team's winning start to the season and looks forward to a new challenge for himself in the World Series by Renault

  • Sam Bird column
  • Three days to shape 2012

  • November 21, 2011: Sam Bird looks back at the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi, the importance of the week for Mercedes and where his future may lie

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • A strong end to a frustrating year

  • September 19, 2011: Sam Bird looks back at the end of the GP2 Series at Monza, his season as a whole and looks towards a bright and busy future

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • Sam's super Sunday comeback

  • September 5, 2011: Sam Bird explains why Pouhon is a bigger challenge than Eau Rouge at Spa and looks forward to Monza

  • Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column
  • Battling in the rain

  • August 8, 2011: Sam Bird looks back at a busy few days after back-to-back race weekends that saw the rain continue to make races a lottery

  • Sam Bird column
  • All eyes on Silverstone

  • July 3, 2011: In his latest column, Sam Bird looks back at his trip to Canada, a frustrating weekend in Valencia and ahead to racing on home soil at Silverstone.

  • Sam Bird column
  • Fine margins in Monaco

  • June 6, 2011: Sam Bird talks to ESPNF1 after his rollercoaster GP2 round at Monaco, which saw him take pole in a chaotic qualifying session but be left stranded on the grid at the start of the feature race and play catch-up for the rest of the weekend

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