F1 Insiders Est. 2012
This year marks 5 years since Pastor Maldonado secured one of the most unlikely wins in Formula One history, with a mature and masterful drive that seems equally as unlikely when viewed in the context of the reputation he developed as a one man F1 wrecking crew, a ticking time-bomb waiting to take himself and … Read more
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Pastor Maldonado’s sole F1 victory, also his only podium appearance, we will look at the case for the defence of one of the most maligned characters in recent F1 history. Forget the memes, the crashes and the constant jokes…here is an objective look at what Pastor brought to the … Read more
Happy Birthday Daniil Kvyat! With Max Verstappen firmly established at Red Bull, it’s easy to forget that former Red Bull driver Kvyat is still young – today he celebrates his 23rd birthday! An old man by Red Bull standards, this weekend Kvyat gets to celebrate his birthday with his home Grand Prix. The Russian Grand … Read more
With three races down, we look to have a gripping battle on our hands this season. After 3 long years of Mercedes dominance, Ferrari look to finally have raised their game and instead of a title ‘fight’ between two team-mates, we are set to enjoy a real contest this season, with Hamilton versus Vettel, Mercedes … Read more
TJ13 contributor take a look at one of Brazil’s multiple Formula 1 world champions, a notorious F1 Godfather.
During the latter stages of the 2015 Singapore GP, there was an on track battle between Jenson Button and Pastor Maldonado. The Venezuelan made a desperate move on Button and ran wide onto the run off area as a result. He re-joined just ahead of Button into the next turn. However, Maldonado appeared to park … Read more
When Fernando Alonso shows up at the Circuit de Catalunya, it is the same as the Cherubim playing a home game at the Pearly Gates Stadium. The Spaniards have been through hell and back to save their country from economic collapse and through those trying times, they’ve held on dearly to one of their national … Read more
brought to you by TJ13 provocateur-in-chief Fat Hippo Felipe Nasr, the bane in every TV commenter’s life, since there’s also Felipe Massa, who just sounds the same, has the distinction of being voted Driver of the Weekend for the first GP of the season. In TJ13’s poll the Brazilian rookie gained an impressive 41.77% of the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: BlackJack’sBriefs Len Terry – 1923-2014 Last week saw the passing of a great name in motor-racing design and engineering. After leaving school early, in the mid-30’s Len, unguided, and perhaps unmotivated, played with a number of jobs that had nothing to do with motor-sports until he joined the RAF … Read more
Brought to you by Mark Palk (@mark_palk) of www.revealyourinnerhealth.com Editor’s note: TJ13 asked Mark to analyse driver fitness, both mentally and physically, in order to be able to push themselves to the extremes they do. In the first of a series of articles Mark takes a more general look at driver fitness. As a gym junkie … Read more
