F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by thejudge13 contributor John Myburgh – 1970: The death of a legend A 2.42-mile perimeter road of the old RAF Westhampnett (which started life as an Emergency Landing Ground for the nearby RAF Tangmere during WWII) was being used as a motor racing circuit since the Duke Of Richmond brought motor racing to the area … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor John Myburgh and edited by Andrew Huntley-Jacobs “Resourceful: able to deal well with new or difficult situations and to find solutions to problems.” This is the definition from the Merriam dictionary. Readers will know that the ex billionaire Vijay Malaya has enjoyed a fair amount of attention for his … Read more
Brought to you by John Myburgh It appears the Administrator of Caterham Sports Ltd, is getting some undeserved flack in the accredited F1 press. Contrary to the assertion of others who have spoken on this matter, TJ13 would like to explain the legal position of the Administrator in relation to the Caterham F1 team. Today’s … Read more
Brought to you by John Myburgh On Friday morning Caterham F1 team principal Manfredi Ravetto arrived in Suzuka to face the music. Ravetto began by explaining, “The Leafield Technical Centre is host to a number of different companies”, but “the Formula One team has nothing to do with these other companies”. It appears that Malaysian … Read more
Brought to you by John Myburgh In the short time between FP3 and Qualifying, Team Principals are usually engaged in frenetic activity which includes final preparations for their cars and drivers, along with pressing the flesh of important sponsors. So when Bernie calls an emergency meeting for the top brass in F1, something big is afoot. … Read more
Brought to you by John Myburgh This was always going to be a tough week for the F1 teams as they embraced the enormous changes necessary for 2014. In 2013 the teams managed a total of 3529 laps combined over the 4 days of the Jerez test. This year just 1471 laps were possible from … Read more
Brought to you by John Myburgh The rate of in season development of the cars in F1 means that the results of the Jerez test could never reveal who would be the ultimate victors in either the constructors’ or drivers’ race for the championship titles in 2014. However, those with some historic knowledge of the sport … Read more
Brought to you by John Myburgh Following a night of persistent rain, the day began under heavy skies and the occasional spots of drizzle. Pirelli were delighted as they’d previously indicated they wanted at least one wet weather day in Jerez to test the intermediate and full wet tyres. The Italian tyre manufacturer had planned … Read more
Brought to you by John Myburgh One of the most eagerly awaited F1 days in living memory resulted in a mere 68 laps being completed by Ferrari, Force India, Williams, Mercedes, Caterham, Sauber and a lap from Red Bull at the death. Many of these laps were not even a lap as they were either … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor John Myburgh Sebastian Vettel took his 13th win of the 2013 season and his 9th consecutive win and in doing so became the first person to win 9 consecutive races in one season, another record. Webber followed him home in a strong second, having withstood serious pressure from Alonso who … Read more
