oldbloke's mutterings

Coz I managed to finish the curry last night.
OTOH, I should have left some: I feel a bit rough now...

F1 kicks off a week tomorrow. My first Autoporn^H^H^H^Hsport of the season came yesterday. And the news isn't good - big chance Ferrari are going to walk away with it. Something to do with the longer wheelbase they chose, which the other teams didn't understand, are the way to work the new control tyre.
BetFair, he say:
Constructors - Ferrari 1.65; McLaren 3.7; 13to1bar
That doesn't sound like a great season ahead, does it? I might stick a tenner on McLaren anyway, just coz.
From pre-season testing, Massa is quicker than Raikkonen, too! How's that happen then?
The Honda still doesn't quite work. Again.
The Toyota still doesn't work. Again.
The Super Aguri isn't even properly built yet.
The BMW is nippy, but breaks.
Williams look generally OK, but in comparison to last year, not to the others. May do well, but not going to win the championship. Unless Frank does a deal with somebody at a crossroads at midnight.
Renault no longer have a championship-winning driver. Fisi's a nice chap, but. 13to1 odds are, sadly, probably about right.
And the two RedBull teams are as before - 1 midfield, not quite working out how to step up, the other backfield, with the team not quite up to the job.
So, the Ferrari works, out of the box, and the McLaren is closest challenger, but still breaks occasionally and still doesn't work the tyres quite right.
And not only the engine-lasts-2-races rule, but also it's the homologated engines now. So if it turns out somebody has a powerplant that just isn't up to it, they're effectively out of the game for at least a year.

Sigh.
Still, there's always Caterhams and Legends at Anglesey