Rubens looking back to his best

It's good to see Rubens Barrichello back to doing what he loves best.

The 46-year-old Brazilian had a bit of a health scare earlier this year when he underwent emergency surgery after a brain tumour was diagnosed.

Fortunately, the 11-time Grand Prix winner made a complete recovery after the life-saving procedure.

And it certainly hasn't put him off indulging in his great love of motorsport, as he was soon back in action in Brazilian Stock Cars with the Full Time Team at the wheel of a Chevrolet V8-5.7.

He's already been runner-up twice so far in 2018, and won last month's race in Goiania.

He's back in action again this weekend, competing in Sunday's two races at the Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel. Among other drivers taking part are Luca di Grassi and Nelson Piquet Jr.

Certainly Barrichello looks the picture of health in this new photo, which sees him casting loving looks toward his colourful current racing helmet

It's good to see him looking so well and happy. Long may 'Rubinho' be hard at work setting fastest laps around the track for many years to come!

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.