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So this is it. Not really a just a race but a championship decider. It all comes down to this. But with Renault so far ahead it is very much theirs to loose. But Ferrari can’t just wait for Renault … 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 →

In response to Adrian’s comment: It’s really difficult to achieve this kind of thing in F1. But in essence it has happened from time to time without people appealing the outcome (or rather without those appeals winning). Four times in … 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 →

Before the race started Ted mentioned in the race build up that Michael hadn’t lost an engine since Indianapolis 2001 which was really odd. The only reason he mentioned it was to highlight that Alonso’s engine faliure was more recent. … 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 →

Those were Mark Webber’s words describing Alonso yesterday. This weekend he’ll really have to be because Michael is on fire at the moment and although these things probably mean nothing these days Alonso has never won in Japan and Michael … Continue reading →

Alonso, who has been so lauded as the old head on young shoulders in Formula 1 is falling apart psychologically. It’s been getting worse and worse, and frankly the only thing that could have rescued his situation was the big … Continue reading →