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About Alex Andronov

Alex Andronov is a writer who lives in the UK. He is currently working on 7 novels, 5 film scripts, 2 plays, 2 TV series, 1 history of the United States, 1 travelogue and trying to find some focus.

The Bahrain Pole Poll

So another race weekend is upon us and as the Times had it yesterday, “Don’t mention the phwoar”. On the track you’d probably expect the Ferrari’s to go well here this weekend. They often do Massa got pole, fastest lap … Continue reading

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Max Mosley in Sex Scandal – Allegedly

The News of the World is reporting today that Max Mosley has been caught in a sex scandal. F1 boss Max Mosley has sick Nazi orgy with 5 hookers Obviously until the facts are in… Well… It’s never been known … Continue reading

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They can’t seem to make their minds up

McLaren put to back of pit lane McLaren will have their pit box at the back of the pit lane for the Bahrain grand prix. “Bahrain organisers had expected McLaren to take a similar position [fifth] at Sakhir but said … Continue reading

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What is qualifying for?

I think we’ve spoken on this blog several times about what can be done to improve qualifying but I’ve started to realise an underlying nagging problem. I’m not sure I know what qualifying is for? In the old days qualifying … Continue reading

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A quick link

For those of you who want to watch the race again and try and work out exactly what happened and when, but can’t quite face all that fast forwarding and so on check out VisionF1 as recommended by Clive (two … Continue reading

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Dun dun, dun dun, dun da da dun da dun dun

The BBC have won back the rights to F1 from next year. Will this mean the end of James Allen? I hope it won’t mean the end of Martin Brundle. If the BBC haven’t poached him I will be very … Continue reading

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Malaysia Pole Poll

You may remember the Australian Grand Prix was characterised by what can only really be referred to as chaos. And the newly resurfaced very hard circuit that Malaysia has would seem destined to create the kind of tire ware that … Continue reading

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Service Announcement

So that was a good race wasn’t it: Sorry about the lack of updates on the Pole Poll but Bearded Stew is in the process of changing internet suppliers and they seem to have decided that the best way forward … Continue reading

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Trouble at the top

Pedro de la Rosa has been named as the chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers Association, replacing Ralf Schumacher. Not that it’s a particularly powerful body or anything but it does lobby in response to certain situations. It’s interesting that … Continue reading

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The Australia Pole Poll

The beer is chillin’. The chain is playin’. And the Formula 1 season 2008 is about to be Go! Go! Go! Ferrari and McLaren have been topping the time sheets. But Red Bull have surprisingly been right behind them. There … Continue reading

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