Monthly Archives: May 2006

Much has been made this and last year of how many points Coulthard has scored, something like the 4th highest ever. He is also, for now, one of the drivers on the grid with the most wins to his name. … Continue reading →

Monaco is race which holds many attractions for me. It’s supposed to be the most glamorous of the occasions of the calendar but that’s not really the thing that I find attractive about it. The thing about it for me … Continue reading →

Max Mosley has talked again about his ideal version of Formula 1 in an effort to dispel talk that he has too much control over what’s happening in F1. His argument goes something like this: “I’ve wanted to do this … Continue reading →

Why is it that so much of the media refer to Jenson Button as an “F1 ace”? I’m not necessarily referring to TV as I don’t believe I have heard the term used on ITV (even from James) and I … Continue reading →

Here’s a collection of my favourite F1 quotes from the last few weeks. This one was from Metro, where they had had an interview with Bob Bell from Renault. The article was called: “Bell tolls for Ferrari”. James with, “Villeneuve … Continue reading →

Martin Brundle, commenting on the (allegedly) bending Ferrari rear-wing, made an interesting point last week: ‘Maybe we’re looking in the wrong place. Maybe they’ve got something underneath the car that’s giving them high speed on the straights.’ Indeed they do. … Continue reading →

Qualifying has, this season, been very successful. And although certain SofaF1 correspondents (mentioning no names Nick) would like to see it stay as it is, the odd tweak to the format in the third section aside it is a great … Continue reading →

Does anyone else feel a little bit suspicious about the engine dropping on transit? It seems, to me, very much like a Mafia hit. Whatever the truth, Villeneuve is still worried about what Fisichella might do next: “I hope there … Continue reading →

One of my favorite features on the ITV website are Ted Kravitz’s Notebook articles where he explains what he thinks went on behind the scenes technically. Rather interestingly, this week, he goes slightly off his usual format right at the … Continue reading →

Next year will be the most fundamental shift in the driver’s market in a long time. We could see all new drivers in the top three teams – Ferrari, McLaren and Renault. It all depends on Michael. If he stays, … Continue reading →