Orange McLaren & Sauber in red and white

Liveries and colors are an important factor for viewers. Does something look good, at does not look good? Most of us remember when the first McLaren were painted in chrome (!!) Fans are already looking forward to the release of the first picture at the end of February. Officially teams will be introducing their new … Read more

F1 Budget cap: 2yrs we will be at 1200bhp, will fans be happier because of it?

Budget caps have become some sort of an item lately. It has passed my mind for years, and I even tried to gauge your thoughts about it in my article “La revolucion”. Liberty Media is interested to learn how think can be kept financially feasible for the future. Ferrari-boss Marchionne commented on it that it … Read more

Silverstone finished – British GP returning to…

Dark clouds are gathering over the British Grand Prix after Silverstone Circuit owners, BRDC (British Racing Drivers Club), announced they have strong doubts concerning the financial cost of staging the event. Silverstone has a contract to host the British Grand Prix until 2026, but it holds a clause that enables Silverstone to get out of … Read more

F1 2016 actually faster than ‘the golden age’ V10s of 2004

The F1 fans of today have often waxed lyrical about those halcyon days of V10 power and how much better it was. The truth of the matter is really there was very little in the way of racing back then with most passing done in the pit lane. Such was the fan backlash of the … Read more

Liberty changes to F1 aren’t enough, what we need is…

La revolucion!! Over the last couple of years F1 has seen domination of a certain team over others. We have seen stints of McLaren, of Williams, of Mercedes and Red Bull. At the beginning of each season the more experienced F1 viewer could already estimate which teams would be on top at the end of … Read more

Bottas in but if Mercedes had any balls, it should be Sainz

Despite what the Judge has previously written on TJ13, in this humble writers opinion, Bottas is Mercedes’ best viable option to replace Rosberg at Mercedes. Wehrlein is  just not experienced enough to take Rosberg’s seat right now. Bottas has been at the Grove outfit for all of his F1 career, but Vallteri has been courted … Read more

WWF buys F1!

In a controversial move the World Wrestling Entertainment (formely WWF) is buying the rights to F1! WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global … Read more

And the shock Mercedes signing is…

Ripplestiltskin! Brought to you by TJ13 contributor R Lucke There we have it, the most important seat filled for coming season! Or is it? Obviously, if you have never heard of Ripplestiltskin, you may be right. There is no driver with that name. However, we are looking for a name, it keeps us sitting on … Read more

Pascal Wehrlein replaces Rosberg & silly season

Pascal Werhlein in Mercedes race suit

Previously on TJ13 – Where does Werhlein go next? Manor saviour named. Gutierrez & Nasr to drive 2017   Brought to you by TJ13 contributor R Lucke I am a big fan of the silly season. Love the gossip. Whom with what and why. It keeps F1 alive during the winter season. This actually the … Read more

Ross Brawn raises spectre of a full recovery for Michael Schumacher

Much has been written about Michael Schumacher and his family’s approach to the time following his tragic ski accident almost 3 years ago. Part of the reason for this intense interest and speculation is due to the lack of information about Michael’s ongoing condition. This approach to Michael’s condition of ‘please respect our privacy’ together … Read more