Author Archives: Alex Andronov

F1 inspired Lawn Mower

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by the Evening Standard to write something for them to do with the press and Formula 1. They didn’t end up printing it in the end. Maybe I was too cruel. Let … Continue reading →

Bird completes Williams test

I return from my holiday to Rome and check SofaF1 to see if anything exciting has happened in Formula 1 and it looks like nothing much has been happening. In fact the most exciting thing that has happened in the … Continue reading →

Some people have said that McLaren just give driver equality lip service, and that they’ve actually been favouring Lewis all of the way through the season, but after 17 races… Lewis Hamilton – 109 PointsFernando Alonso – 109 Points Now … Continue reading →

So this, very much, is it. It’s Alonso’s to win and Lewis’s to loose. Kimi can still win the championship and it’s not impossible, but it will require at least one of the drivers from a team other than McLaren … Continue reading →

Stew and I were wondering how much of an advantage having a fresh engine would really give in modern rev limited F1. James Allen reckons this: Because Alonso retired in Japan and took a fresh engine for China, his unit … Continue reading →

So the latest rumours are that: 1) Alonso and Heikki swap. 2) Alonso goes to Renualt, Rosberg goes to McLaren 3) (One that seems to be growing in favour recently) Alonso stays at McLaren, and there is no change to … Continue reading →

At the pub last night conversation turned to Formula 1. It hasn’t been possible to talk about F1 in a pub for years, but these days things are a little bit different. One of the guys there, Big Dave, said … Continue reading →

…is that they can really come back to bite. I just remembered the other day that we all have extra points coming at the end of the season in terms of double points for whoever is winning the championship, but … Continue reading →