Author Archives: nickollivere

Engine Homologation. Does anyone think it’s a good idea? The most significant point, for me at least, is that engine homolgation, along with the single control tyre, will make Formula 1 essentially a chassis formula next year. This is a … Continue reading →

Now that Paffett is ‘free to drive elsewhere’ it seems inevitable that Hamilton will be partnering Alonso next year. McLaren could go with De la Rosa, but I think the temptation, and the media hype, is too much for them. … Continue reading →

Renault’s party on Sunday night must have been muted. They’ve won, but not quite yet. They can celebrate, almost. All they have to do next weekend is play it safe, but playing it safe is a very dangerous policy. Alonso … Continue reading →

This weekend I was increasingly annoyed by James Allen’s notion of ‘never giving up’. He used it incessantly during the race, and in his review of the race on itv-f1.com. He was claiming it was Schumacher’s ‘motto’, and that it … Continue reading →

Will Michael get any satisfaction, sitting on his flight back home, from knowing he beat Alonso fairly today, and that it was only his car that let him down? (Whereas when Alonso failed at Monza, he was behind Michael). I … Continue reading →

Just posting to prove I’m online and ready for this morning’s race. Are you? It’s warm and sunny in Suzuka, but how is Michael going to get past Massa? How far will the Renaults get up the grid from their … Continue reading →

It seems like someone has stolen our idea: The Armchair Viewer is itv-f1.com’s latest attempt to recapture the brilliance of the Mole.

Two things I like about the photo-logo for this website: 1. You can never be sure whether the person (I’m assuming Alex) is cheering that Schumacher has crashed out, is clenching his fist in frustration that he has, or is … Continue reading →

Which is your favourite newspaper? Mine used to be the Independent, but there has been a gradual drift towards the Guardian, certified today by the discovery that they were the only paper to feature Schumacher on the front page. Inside … Continue reading →

Amazing. Okay, a few more words: in the early part of the race we heard Coulthard’s mechanic say ‘we think Kubica behind you is two-stopping’, ie ‘let him past’. But it seems that Kubica was one-stopping (I think). In which … Continue reading →