It is back, now in its ninth edition, the F1 Forum 2007. Pierre Vella, local F1 correspondent, has once more teamed up to stage this annual F1 event in Malta, which is scheduled for today from 10am at the traditional location - the ballroom of the Westin Dragonara Resort in St. Julian's.

Commenting on the event, Mr Vella said many were those who followed Formula 1 in Malta, both young and not so young. The Internet has helped the sport a lot, together with the local coverage on the media, direct race transmissions and locally staged F1 programmes.

The event begins with a review of last year’s championship, followed by an interesting presentation of the upcoming season, spiced with some unique footage and photos.

This year the Westin Dragonara Resort is organising a special lunch at two of their restaurants to mark the occasion, encouraging all those who will be attending the F1 Forum to make it a date after having enjoyed the morning’s proceedings.

Sliema-Floriana matches of the past on Replay today

This evening’s Replay on Net TV will be concentrating mainly on past encounters between eternal rivals Sliema Wanderers and Floriana.

Among the highlights to be shown are the Scicluna Cup match of 1956, Championship matches played between 19 January and 3 September 1957 including the last match of Tony Nicholl. Others will include the 1956 Cassar Cup match between Sliema and Hamrun, some national team matches including those against Austria, Italy Under 23 and also the match against Denmark.

Players who took part in those matches, including among others Lolly Borg, Tony Cauchi, Victor Scerri, Sammy Nicholl, Joe Cini and Joe Cilia, will be among the guests in the studio. Others will be Edwin Meli, a president of Sliema in the 1950s, Frans Frendo, a former Sliema vice-president, former Floriana president Maurice Mizzi and Alfred Muscat, an ex-Floriana committee member.

Replay is transmitted live every Sunday at 9.15pm and is presented by Robert Cutajar and Christian Micallef. Journalist Charles Camenzuli will be making some interventions in today’s programme.