Monthly Archives: September 2008

Singapore Sling, with a Twist

Not being a mixologist, I don’t know if you can add a twist to a Singapore Sling, but yesterday a safety car did so to the Formula 1 championship. It is unfair that the fastest driver lost the race through … Continue reading

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Singapore Pole Poll

There seems to be a race building up in Singapore, new track, in the city, at night, with a load of flood lights. Sounds Interesting. But what is going to happen? Pole sitter and top eight predictions for the race … Continue reading

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Stewart’s Enquiry

As a result of some rumblings amongst the SofaF1 Championship contestants a Stewart’s enquiry has been conducted into the implications of Hamilton’s penalty at Spa. The board of enquiry can see the argument for our points to be based on … Continue reading

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Mixed Metaphor of the Week

Whilst I’m sure we all enjoyed Vettel’s win, this sentence rather ruined it for me: ‘Toro Rosso have Minardi DNA running through their veins’ Guess who said it? He did so about ten times.

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Sofa F1 Championship 2008

So where does that leave the championship standings with four races left to go? 1 Fourstar 912 Nick 853 Alex 663 Igor 665 Bearded Stew 646 GrifF1 62 Hopefully my championship predictions sort me out at the end, otherwise i … Continue reading

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Sofa F1 Championship 2008 – Round 12 Europe, 13 Belgium and 14 Italy Round Up

Since the delay in getting these results out has been far too long, I’ll keep it short. So starting off at the new circuit in Valencia Round 12 Stew: Hamilton 2, Kovalianen 2 and Vettel 1.Alex: Hamilton 2, Kubica 2Nick: … Continue reading

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Italian Pole Poll

Monza! Home of fast cars, a fast track and … er… fast cars going round a fast track. And also possibly home of rain. Will this be the kind of rain that spices up the racing or will it be … Continue reading

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Are you experienced?

People have been talking about the difference between Vettel and Bourdais. I have to say that I’ve been vastly more impressed by Vettel’s performance this year. But several commentators have suggested that this is only because Vettel has more experience … Continue reading

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A Fair Advantage

Hamilton misses the chicane and passes Raikkonen. He slows down to let him back through, then overtakes him into the next corner. Due to his shortcut he didn’t have to slow down as much as Raikkonen, and therefore gained an … Continue reading

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Belgian Pole Poll

So as we thunder through the Ardennes Forest this weekend we will probably be be remembering that Kimi has won here for the last three races held (this is phrased weirdly simply because of that 1 year gap we had). … Continue reading

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