F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Technical Analyst Matt Somerfield (SomersF1) The quadruple World Champions have it all to do again and never a team to rest on its laurels I see no reason why they won’t be mixing it at the front once more. Their meteoric rise was of course by no means a fluke … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Technical Analyst Matt Somerfield (SomersF1) No shadow of a doubt, Mercedes were the most improved team of 2013. The Silver Arrows upturn in form came as a surprise to some of the paddock as they often topped the time sheets come Saturday afternoon. It’s been quite a journey for the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Technical Analyst Mat Somerfield (SomersF1) Toro Rosso always seen as the minnow to it’s big brother Red Bull Racing have been busy investing in staff and infrastructure at their Faenza base. James Key was placed as Technical Director at a critical point in the gestation phase of the 2014 project … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Technical Analyst Matt Somerfield (SomersF1) Sauber’s is a launch I always look forward to, as one of the midfield teams they don’t tend to be too shy about revealing almost all of the package at launch whereas others tend to hide many details. The Swiss team based in Hinwil are … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Technical Analyst Matt Somerfield (SomersF1) Not to be outdone by McLaren and following the loss of Eric Boullier this on Frida the team took to social media and presented a rendering of their 2014 car, the E22. A singular render doesn’t give up too much information of course but what … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Technical Analyst Matt Somerfield (SomersF1) Ferrari is to Formula One is like what Ant is to Dec or fish is to chips, you can’t have one without the other. Being the only team to have competed in every World Championship since the Formula’s inception the team remain the most recognisable brand on … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Technical Analyst Matt Somerfield (SomersF1) I think it’s fair to say that 2013 was rather a lacklustre year for the Woking based team who’s 2012 campaign was bookended by great results. A slump in the middle of 2012 just when the team were focusing their attention on the MP4-28 led … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Matthew Somerfield(SomersF1) The last magazine style layout went down pretty well so I decided to complete a quick summary of the 2014 powerplant changes that will effect the sport. Click the image for full size which makes it great for printing off….. As a translation isn’t available for the embedded image the following … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Matthew Somerfield (SomersF1) I’ve often wondered firstly how it would look but secondly how much it would constrain my analysis if I were to be restricted to print format. With this in mind and as a handy reference guide to 2014 I present my article in A3 sizing (i.e. how … Read more
Brought to you in partnership with Dr James Beck of IntelligentF1 Here we go again. I guess many of you will have read by now that Vettel was quick in FP2, and is clearly favourite for an eighth win in a row. And indeed, he is. The evidence is that this could be a very easy win indeed; … Read more
