Author Archives: Alex Andronov

Monaco was a great race in so many ways. I really did want somebody other than Alonso to win it. This was not because I dislike Alonso – far from it – but because I think Alonso’s win here and … Continue reading →

I love Michael’s quote about what happened in Monaco: “But I think everybody has black dots on their white jacket. I have been in F1 for 15 or 16 years and I think I can say there are not too … Continue reading →

At the end of qualifying yesterday Michael, whether accidentally or on purpose, ended up stopping the other people aiming for pole from being able to complete their hot laps because his car was in the way. The reaction of many … Continue reading →

On the ITV website they have a form card which they publish before each race. It has a little round up of how each driver is doing and then has a list of all of each drivers most recent results … Continue reading →

I think one of the most surprising discoveries of the season is fundamental differences between the way that the cars have been designed to drive as revealed by the switch of Rubens to Honda. It really does surprise me that … Continue reading →

Monaco is race which holds many attractions for me. It’s supposed to be the most glamorous of the occasions of the calendar but that’s not really the thing that I find attractive about it. The thing about it for me … Continue reading →

Max Mosley has talked again about his ideal version of Formula 1 in an effort to dispel talk that he has too much control over what’s happening in F1. His argument goes something like this: “I’ve wanted to do this … Continue reading →

Here’s a collection of my favourite F1 quotes from the last few weeks. This one was from Metro, where they had had an interview with Bob Bell from Renault. The article was called: “Bell tolls for Ferrari”. James with, “Villeneuve … Continue reading →

Qualifying has, this season, been very successful. And although certain SofaF1 correspondents (mentioning no names Nick) would like to see it stay as it is, the odd tweak to the format in the third section aside it is a great … Continue reading →

One of my favorite features on the ITV website are Ted Kravitz’s Notebook articles where he explains what he thinks went on behind the scenes technically. Rather interestingly, this week, he goes slightly off his usual format right at the … Continue reading →