Monthly Archives: March 2007

MotoGyp

Having been quite excited that autosport.com decided to start covering MotoGP*, I’m now very annoyed. Because I was working yesterday I recorded the first race of the season and returned home eager to watch it. However, I made the stupid … Continue reading

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What have you been drinking?

Toyota’s Ralf Schumacher considers himself one of the top three drivers in Formula One and insists it is only a matter of time before Toyota wins the F1 title. I’ll have what he’s having!

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The wheel falling off of the wagon

On another rules change issue, I was just thinking about one of the tire rules. The rules state that the teams can change their tires at any point up until 3 minutes before the start. Doesn’t this mean that all … Continue reading

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The Championship Pole Poll

It is traditional here at SofaF1 to have our predictions for the qualifying and race on the Friday before each race. But as we’ll be doing the race predictions next Friday and we won’t want to get it all confused … Continue reading

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Safety First

Whilst our focus has been taken up with the tyre and engine regulations, we have seemingly overlooked another introduction this year: new safety car rules. From now on drivers will not be allowed to pit for fuel from the moment … Continue reading

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Fisi Vs. Hekki

Here there will likely be a different situation. Unlike at McLaren and Ferrari where the four drivers are reasonably secure emotionally and contractually there is very much a feeling of last chance saloon over at Renault for Fisi. The tragedey … Continue reading

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Kimi Vs. Massa

Perhaps the biggest surprise of winter testing was the vitriol that was leveled at Kimi. It was either that or that Massa outpaced him. So what’s going on? Massa has been at the team, got used to the tires and … Continue reading

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Alonso Vs. Hamilton

It looks so far like young Lewis is going to be trying hard to keep up with his famous rival. But it would be hard to bet against Alonso in this one. The man is so fast and so consistent … Continue reading

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Team Mate or Team Enemy?

One of the most difficult relationships in Formula One to navigate is that of team mates. They tend to resist the urge, unless they were Jaques Villeneuve – thanks Jaques, to trash talk their closest rival. But why? Formula One … Continue reading

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The conspiracy of 76

What is it that autosport has against Bernie Ecclestone? A clear editorial decision has been made over there to mention a certain something every time they write about him. His age. I’m not exactly sure when I first started noticing … Continue reading

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