F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 With spits of rain, a track temp of 13◦C Spa tempted the drivers with intimations of weather but in the end it wasn’t the rain but the red mist that descended, permanently altering the course of the race. Pre-race again featured Verstappen, Verstappen, Verstappen as well as JV … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in Scrutineering, Stewards’ Decisions, and other assorted FIA documents looked at slightly irreverently There’s the race we see on telly, and then there’s the race behind the scenes. One rarely talked about by reporters but told in part by the official FIA documents. Here is a selection … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 The second half of the season swung into gear with Red Bull opting for shorter gears in order to hopefully make up for some of their lack of power from the feckless Renault PU. A nice long interview with Jos “the Boss” on Sky pre-Quali as the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 The Hungarian GP started under angry skies and turbulent weather. A massive downpour had turned the track into a river 40 minutes before the start of the race and the warmup laps featured anxious drivers and engineers on the radio in a desperate bid to nail the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in Scrutineering, Stewards’ Decisions, and other assorted FIA documents looked at slightly irreverently There’s the race we see on telly, and then there’s the race behind the scenes. One rarely talked about by reporters but told in part by the official FIA documents. Here is a selection … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 The start of qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix saw the temperature plummet 4◦C as the clouds rolled in just before the track went green. With rain in the area and storms forecast for tomorrow, weather metaphors were in plentiful supply regarding the long term fate of the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 The Grand Prix at Hockenheim was a TV directors’ dream, upside down cars, out of position drivers charging through the pack, endless melees down through the field and cars bursting into flames. Yet the unyielding dominance of the Mercedes platform continued to weigh oppressively on the entire … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in Scrutineering, Stewards’ Decisions, and other assorted FIA documents looked at slightly irreverently There’s the race we see on telly, and then there’s the race behind the scenes. One rarely talked about by reporters but told in part by the official FIA documents. Here is a selection … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 The Teutonic sun hammered down through clear skies, blistering the tarmac with air temps of 32◦C and track temps of 53◦C as qualifying at Hockenheim once again turned topsy-turvy, no thanks to mid-season regulation changes. Instead it was the explosion of Lewis Hamilton’s right front brake disc … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 NB: This is a work of fiction and humor. No real feelings were hurt in the writing of this narrative. It appears that an enterprising correspondent, in desperate search of a rubbish bin after feeling the effects of attending Lewis’ Mega Party post Silverstone for slightly too long, … Read more
