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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.

Jumping for joy

One of the things that immediately seems lacking when you compare Formula 1 to MotoGP is the celebrations from the drivers at the end of the race. While F1 invented the champagne spraying (which still looks natural and real only … Continue reading

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The SofaF1 2008 Championship Pole Poll

In theory there should really have been more teams in the run up to this but unfortunately a major project is being launched at work this week and so it’s all gone a bit wrong. So what’s this all about? … Continue reading

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Red Bull

The Team Could this be a big year for Red Bull? Adrian Newey has more support now and has been in the job just about long enough to have made a difference. The team have a budget three times that … Continue reading

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BMW

The Team Stability and growth are the watchwords for BMW this year. Although Dr Mario Thiessen very graciously pointed out that they weren’t really in second place last year (because McLaren had been excluded) he was clearly also trying to … Continue reading

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McLaren

(I know I’m not sticking to the “technical” order, but hey I’m doing an order of importance or something approaching that) The Team A team that needs to move it’s focus back to the racetrack. If they can manage to … Continue reading

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Ferrari

The Team A stable driver line up. The world championship team from last year. And with questions about Ross Brawn’s return now extinguished the team had a chance to get on with it over the break. They are probably favourites … Continue reading

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Fraudulent Ferrari?

We don’t know how many times Renualt will win this year but we seem confident that it will happen at least once. With Ferrari seemingly way out in front, the inevitable claims of cheating have come tagging along behind. Jarno … Continue reading

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Doffing the Budget Cap

The new suggestion being debated in the Formula 1 world is that there will be a budget cap for teams. It seems like a really easy way to level the playing field. But of course it is a completely flawed … Continue reading

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Racism in F1

So racism has reared it’s ugly head. I totally agree that the FIA should stamp hard on this kind of behaviour. Sweeping it under the carpet is not the answer. I have been kind of surprised at some of the … Continue reading

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Is it Fast Fernando?

So the collective brain of SofaF1 readers thinks consistent points are the best Jenson can hope for in 2008 – and I’m inclined to agree with you. But what about Renault and Alonso? He said after his first test that … Continue reading

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