F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 The mischievous and capricious Gods of the Race were out in full force today round Silverstone as the mixed up grid finally delivered the exciting race that had been promised. Having decided that Lewis Hamilton had suffered enough, they first struck Sebastian Vettel with a dart at the start … 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 Leaden skies, spitting rain and typically indecisive British weather were the star in topsy turvy session full of delightful surprises. Out of position cars and last minute reversals were the order of the day as the stage was set for a massive Grand Prix tomorrow. Q1 At the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Who exactly is John Malone, the American multibillionaire would be owner of F1? Though fairly reclusive through much of his life, in the past year both he and his company Liberty Media have been garnering a great deal of press attention with massive acquisitions globally and domestically, culminating … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Le Roi est Mort, vive le Roi! – French traditional Just a brief flash in the sky, on 2 February, 2014 an article ran in the NY Post, a Murdoch paper, entitled “Cable TV Mogul looks to add Formula One to sports bag” by Claire Atkinson. Meanwhile, fans … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 The return of Formula 1 to Austria saw blue skies populated with the occasional cloud. At the start of the race, the temperature was 25◦C and the wind was a calmer 10kph with the track up to 48◦C. Great excitement attended the Williams front row lockout but … 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 With an hour to go under partly cloudy skies the weather in Spielberg was 17◦ C with a wind blowing 14kph. Sky Sports was doing in depth track analysis with Button whilst American viewers were being treated to a fishing show on a golf course. With Bottas having … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley, To a Mouse BY ROBERT BURNS On Turning up in Her Nest with the Plough, November, 1785 On a blue-skyed jewel of a day the sun beat mercilessly down on the tarmac as the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve … 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
