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Holiday Blues

With the formula one season on Hiatus we have to keep ourselves amused. To that end I think we should attempt to discover the driver’s favourite songs. Drivers can, of course, be from the past or present. Some examples:Michael row … Continue reading

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New Aero Package

Although testing is not permitted during the current three week break, I understand that Renault is looking for a breakthrough in aerodynamic design. To reduce costs, power comes from a 1.4 litre turbo engine:

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Hungarian Pole Poll

What to expect this weekend? The Hungaroring is hardly used by anyone other than F1 and this makes it very dusty on track at first. The circuit is essentially like Monaco with run off areas and this tends to mean … Continue reading

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A silverwash?

During this season I have noticed a lot of people saying “that’s it now, that’s the way it will go for the rest of the season”. At one point it was Ferrari to win and McLaren nowhere. Now maybe it’s … Continue reading

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Is it wheely true?

I’ve long been against the two tyre rule for Formula One which forces teams to run for at least part of the race on a sub-optimal tyre. It was brought in ostensibly to improve the racing but it was pretty … Continue reading

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Sofa F1 Championship 2008 – Round 10 Germany

As the summer really gets underway, Hamilton continues his recent run of dominant form. It looked like there was going to be a great battle between Massa and Hamilton after the qualifying sessions, but when the race started Hamilton just … Continue reading

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Sofa F1 Championship 2008 – Round 9 Great Britain

I like Silverstone, a classic high speed track, loads of history, loads of British only just hanging in there year after year. As long as the safety stuff is up to scratch, what’s the problem if the pits are a … Continue reading

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A Silverstone Preview

I went to Silverstone for the practice sessions on Friday. As Alex informed you, this will be the penultimate British Grand Prix at the track, and the last one for David Coulthard. I personally am excited about the race going … Continue reading

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Sofa F1 Championship 2008 – Round 8 France

Now I have finally seen the GP de France… We all went for the Ferrari 1-2 with a Ferrari on pole, but only GrifF1 called Raikkonen correctly for the pole and hurtled into a two point head start. The Massa … Continue reading

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The crunch lap

While it’s raining out there in France right now (although it may blow away by race time) there must be at least one man with a personal dark cloud over his head, Stefano Domenicali. Ferrari have been pretty consistent in … Continue reading

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