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Caterham vigorously deny they are about to fold

March 21, 2013 at 3:50 pmMarch 21, 2013 at 2:30 pm by The Judge

With the passing of HRT there’s always someone at the bottom looking up. Had this been 2012 (minus HRT) we may be suggesting Marussia were the team most fitting that profile. Yet for a number of reasons Caterham appear to be the F1 team where little is expected in the near future and who may … Read more

Daily news and comment: Saturday 16th March 2013

March 16, 2013 at 1:53 pmMarch 16, 2013 at 4:30 am by The Judge

This page will be updated throughout Saturday as news stories breaks. Principals’ FIA press conference I know more than 50% of TJ13 readers are not from the UK and don’t get this kind of coverage. So here is the FIA F1 Principals’ press conference. This is a lot more civilised than the detention class that … Read more

Daily News: Friday 15th March 2013

March 15, 2013 at 6:26 pm by The Judge

Caterham appointment This is very interesting. Vitaly Petrov’s ex-manager Oksana Kosachenko has landed herself a job at Caterham this year as Commercial Director. A press release says, “She will be in charge of the acquisition of new commercial partners for the team and will attend races and team events in her new role which started in … Read more

Daily News: Thursday 14th March 2013

May 7, 2015 at 8:47 pmMarch 14, 2013 at 10:56 pm by The Judge

FIA Driver’s conference I used to be frustrated by these events, but having been 3 months since the last – I have changed my mind. It is glorious in its incompetance. If you haven’t been able to watch it here it is in full. The drivers are like naughty schoolboys sat in lines behind desks. … Read more

Daily News: Wednesday 13th March 2013

March 13, 2013 at 7:37 pm by The Judge

Today has been very busy in TJ13 courtroom – so here’s the best of the news. it will be updated throughout the day. Ecclestone the reason for Mercedes success Bernie would like us to believe he has his fingers everywhere in F1 – metaphorically speaking of course – and now should the silver arrows morph … Read more

Breaking News: Tuesday 12th March 2013

March 12, 2013 at 5:08 pmMarch 12, 2013 at 1:03 pm by The Judge

This page will be updated throughout the day as news stories ae breaking. Follow @thejudge13 for the tweets that announce a new story has been posted.

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Changes to Albert Park

There has been little in the way of modifications since 2012 – no Massa kerb etc. However, the kerbs on the exit of turns 14 and 16 had sunk due to subsidence prior to last year’s race; they have been repaired and will appear comparatively taller to the drivers this weekend.

Shade cloth was introduced last year to reduce glare and will be installed again behind the debris fence in the section of track between turns two and three.

Breaking News: Monday 11th March 2013

April 21, 2015 at 6:15 pmMarch 11, 2013 at 11:41 am by The Judge

This page will be updated throughout the day as news stories break. Follow @thejudge13 on twitter as each new story will be tweeted when posted.

Wolff appeals to shareholders

TJ13 reported recently that Daimler Benz has received heavy criticism from a number of its institutional investors for running a team in Formula 1. They object to racing in certain countries where human rights are not respected and further at the cost they see as diminishing shareholder value.

Toto Wolff speaks out in defence of the Stuttgart board. Whilst recognising that the views of shareholders should be considered he argues from a cost/value benefit the global car manufacturer will eventually benefit.

Daily #F1 News and Comment: Saturday 9th March 2013

May 10, 2015 at 9:24 pmMarch 9, 2013 at 12:01 am by The Judge

This page will be updated throughout the day as news is released. Click on the ‘breaking news’ tab above for the latest updated version. If you follow @thejudge13 on twitter you will see when I tweet a new headline and know the post has been updated.

A busy time in Paris

not only did we get the official calendar for 2013 from the FIA Council yesterday, but they offered up a draft calendar for the new 2014 FIA Formula E Championship – to be run in city centres across the world.

10 races are targeted with 10 teams and 2 drivers with 2 cars each. There will be 2 compulsory pit stops per driver, with him jumping out of one car and into the next. One of the cars must be charged during the 45 minute race.

Breaking News: Friday March 8th 2013

May 6, 2015 at 8:39 pmMarch 8, 2013 at 12:29 pm by The Judge

Will we see Marussia in Melbourne

untitled A cheeky headline I know, because the team are going to Melbourne but it appears they have amusingly got Mr. E by the short and curlys. Ecclestone claimed recently that bi-lateral deals were done under the Concorde banner with all the teams including Marussia

Mr. E’s platoon of highly paid lawyers seems to have missed something. Marussia are saying they have no deal in place with Bernie et al because it does not include provisions for the broadcasting of the team/drivers/sponsors image rights.

Breaking News: Thursday 7th March 2013

May 7, 2015 at 9:00 pmMarch 7, 2013 at 11:40 am by The Judge

This page will be updated throughout the day as news is released. Click on the tab above for the latest updated version. If you follow @thejudge13 on twitter you will see when I tweet a new headline and know the post has been updated.

Quick Question: Did anyone notice the make of Lewis Hamilton’s motor home in the paddock in Barcelona?

Renault lobbying FIA

In my article “Evidence mounts that the Renault engine mapping fiasco is hurting Red Bull and Lotus” James Alison attempts to persuade us that the engine mapping set back suffered by Renault is of no importance to them. “We were experimenting in testing, on the last day of the last test [Barca 1], with an engine map and we explained to the FIA what we were doing. But having run it on the track we found it did not work very well anyway. We learned from the FIA that they were not so happy with what we proposed, so we are not doing it.”

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