F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 “The first stars tremble as if shimmering in green water. Hours must pass before their glimmer hardens into the frozen glitter of diamonds. I shall have a long wait before I witness the soundless frolic of the shooting stars. In the profound darkness of certain nights I have … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 “He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.” ― Ben Jonson, Timber: Or Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter The start of the Malaysian GP held more questions than answers. Tire degradation for the Mercedes pair, true pace of the Red Bull and Ferrrari’s electrics issues all remained to be … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 -the best in Scrutineering, Stewards’ Decisions, and other assorted FIA documents looked at slightly irreverently Slag the FIA all you want for the wretched excesses of the stewards, hopeless lack of transparency and a level of condescension rarely found outside of Royal circles, one thing is true. They put documents … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 As the clock ticked down for the start of Q1 in Malaysia, not surprisingly, an utter deluge pounded the track. Qualifying had yet again been delayed due to weather just so weak-kneed Europeans would not have to get up too early. Meanwhile, at the top of everyone’s list … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 In an event filled race Nico Rosberg took his Mercedes AMG Petronas W05 to the first victory of 2014. He was followed by a distant Daniel Ricciardo with McLaren rookie Kevin Magnussen close on his tail. While Hamilton was left to ponder on what may have been Magnussen repeated … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Contributor Mattpt55 Behold I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet Handel-Messiah recit. preceding “The Trumpet Shall Sound “ Every classical trumpet player knows those words. When you hear … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 221 days since the last non-Red Bull pole and it’s Lewis Hamilton who is quickest. A scintillating qualifying session goes right down to the wire with the Red Bull new boy, Daniel Ricciardo, putting in an impressive display the split the Silver Arrows. What started off as a … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 Contributor Mattpt55 Now that F1 school’s out, and Sakhir is a dusty memory with the drivers off to “train hard” in places like St. Barth’s and St. Moritz, whilst the engineers for Renault and it’s customer teams see how many continuous cycles the espresso machine can run before it bursts into … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributors Vortex Motio and Mattpt55 1:254-255 The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a heav’n of hell, a hell of heav’n. Milton- Paradise Lost “Beware the ides of March.” Shakespeare- Julius Caesar, Act I, scene 2 Before embarking on today’s narrative, as a matter of simple reportage AMuS has … Read more
