Monthly Archives: May 2007

Formula 1 cars are so aerodynamically tuned that they could drive upside down. Being this aerodynamically advanced has made the cars faster but the problem is that it is almost impossible to overtake one. Several people have suggested a ban … Continue reading →

I felt this morning that something was missing. Then I remembered: Imola. It had familiarly begun the European season in recent years, and I had forgotten that it had now been erased from the calendar. It’s no coincidence that since … Continue reading →

So, Christijan Albers has finally said what we’re all thinking: the switch to Michelins has hurt a lot of drivers, but advantaged rookies. Read the story here. Drivers like Lewis Hamilton have just arrived and driven what they’ve been given, … Continue reading →

So we’re not keen on a change to the F1 race weekend, SofaF1 wants to stick with one race per weekend: It seems that on raw pace and when everything is going well for all of the drivers and if … Continue reading →

There was only one question for Michael Schumacher during the Spanish Grand Prix and that was, “What are you going to do next”? He was asked it hundreds of times and usually gave wishywashy answers. But one time he gave … Continue reading →

I think we have to credit Mark Hughes as the man who first came up with the Hamilton-Monaco myth. I believe it was just after the podium ceremony that James said something like ‘Now we go to Monte Carlo where … Continue reading →

I was reading this post on F1Fanatic about Ross Brawn’s dislike of the Formula 1 coverage when I was motivated to write the following comment. As it was quite long I thought I’d repeat it here: The problem is that … Continue reading →

So Lewis Hamilton is leading the world championship after his fourth race in Formula One. You don’t even need to know any statistics to know that this is the greatest Rookie debut of all time. I bet my bold claim … Continue reading →

Well, another average points tally for us here at SofaF1. Hamilton was the key for all of us this week, netting myself and Alex a point each and Nick and Fourstar two. Alonso helped everyone out except me with a … Continue reading →

There were two things that annoyed me about today’s coverage of qualifying. The first was that Steve Ryder said Hamilton had the ‘moral advantage’ after being faster than Alonso qualifying 2. I’m not exactly sure what he meant. I guess … Continue reading →