Author Archives: nickollivere

You can’t help but feel sorry for Jenson Button who less than a year ago got all the front pages with his first win. He didn’t even get off the line yesterday. The British media have abandoned him as quickly … Continue reading →

Again. Despite this being one of the best races I’ve seen (along with Barrichello’s first win in 2000 and maybe Button’s last year), ITV and the British media are conspiring to sour it. Halfway through the hour long Lewis-worship before … Continue reading →

Not Hamilton, but Kubica. I only realised halfway through the race that it was the Pole’s debut too. We were shown an on-board shot of Robert losing control at the hairpin and almost hitting the barriers. I thought to myself … Continue reading →

Allegedly, the words of Lewis Hamilton when he went round Ste. Devote on his scooter before first practice, and before he whacked the barriers there with his McLaren. But it might also be a description of the fight set to … Continue reading →

Are you? No, not that Hamilton is good – although I am – but that Jackie Stewart would make a good replacement for James Allen. His description of Alonso’s lap of Monaco was one of the best single lap commentaries … Continue reading →

I felt this morning that something was missing. Then I remembered: Imola. It had familiarly begun the European season in recent years, and I had forgotten that it had now been erased from the calendar. It’s no coincidence that since … Continue reading →

So, Christijan Albers has finally said what we’re all thinking: the switch to Michelins has hurt a lot of drivers, but advantaged rookies. Read the story here. Drivers like Lewis Hamilton have just arrived and driven what they’ve been given, … Continue reading →

I think we have to credit Mark Hughes as the man who first came up with the Hamilton-Monaco myth. I believe it was just after the podium ceremony that James said something like ‘Now we go to Monte Carlo where … Continue reading →

There were two things that annoyed me about today’s coverage of qualifying. The first was that Steve Ryder said Hamilton had the ‘moral advantage’ after being faster than Alonso qualifying 2. I’m not exactly sure what he meant. I guess … Continue reading →

Last weekend we were confronted by a friend who declared that F1 was not a sport. What do you think? His main problem was a common one: the machine. If the best driver had the best car he would win. … Continue reading →