Author Archives: nickollivere

Motogp. The Grand Prix of motorbike racing. The fastest riders in the world on the fastest machines. Overtaking is guaranteed at every race all the way through the field: the leader never finishing more than a few seconds in front … Continue reading →

What do you make of the itv-f1.com polls? I think I’ve only ever voted once (something to do with Jacques that I was infuriated by), but they are interesting to see how the public reacts to events. For instance, the … Continue reading →

Is he as good as people say he is? Should he partner Alonso? One journalist said his Silverstone drive was the greatest he’s ever seen from any driver. Really? Or is that just nationalism creeping in? It is almost impossible … Continue reading →

It doesn’t sound right, does it? Why would Toyota want to supply a team that can and is beating them? And why do Williams want to split themselves in half like that again (as they did with BMW)? It seems … Continue reading →

Alex has already pointed out the black dots on a white jacket metaphor that Michael has used, but there are also others circulating that concern the incident: Flavio, for instance, said that Ferrari had taken all the other teams for … Continue reading →

My favourite reviews of race weekends normally come from the ‘Facts & Stats’ column at Autosport.com (I think Ted is your favourite, Alex?), and this week it ended with two fascinating and funny figures. Firstly: “There’s no solid evidence suggesting … Continue reading →

Should Alonso be on pole? He set his fastest lap on the lap that Michael was stalled on the track. Isn’t that illegal? If there are waved double-yellows you should not be going faster than you have before. We’ve seen … Continue reading →

So who’ll be on pole, who’ll make the podium? Monaco is at once impossible to call, because of so many unknowns, but at the same time easy to predict, because of the lack of overtaking. Nonetheless, I think Alonso for … Continue reading →

Much has been made this and last year of how many points Coulthard has scored, something like the 4th highest ever. He is also, for now, one of the drivers on the grid with the most wins to his name. … Continue reading →

Martin Brundle, commenting on the (allegedly) bending Ferrari rear-wing, made an interesting point last week: ‘Maybe we’re looking in the wrong place. Maybe they’ve got something underneath the car that’s giving them high speed on the straights.’ Indeed they do. … Continue reading →