F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor TOURDOG Another one bites the dust. Nico Rosberg was back on form this weekend. He took turn one, and never looked back. In truth he was not that much faster than Lewis. Over the first two stints, Nico was less than a Tenth of a second faster, and … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Technical Documents looked at slightly irreverently  Not sure if you like technical documents but are curious? Why not start here and play a little PU poker. Wonder who’s most at risk of a grid penalty for too many engines? You have come to the right … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Tourdog An exciting race it was. The lack of running in the practice and qualifying sessions was a blessing to me, as it meant less work, but also meant that no one had any real idea of pace, setup, tyres, etc. The teams were forced to make educated guesses on … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Mattpt55 Without a large group of trained and experienced marshals, it would be impossible to mount any professional motorsport event, much less a Formula 1 Grand Prix. This being so, TJ13 reveals the shocking fact that the inaugural USGP in Austin was manned by a significant number of … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Tourdog In 2014 the FIA decided to change the technical regulations forcing designers to lower the nosecone on Formula One cars. In the preceding years the noses on F1 cars had been just a few centimetres lower that the top plane of the cockpit. In fact, the profile of … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Technical Analyst Tourdog Sochi was once again marked by a lack of Pit Stops. Last year Rosberg went 52 of 53 laps on the Medium tyre, which raised a lot of questions about Pirelli’s tyre choice and the lack of testing prior to the first GP ever at the Russian track. … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Technical Analyst Tourdog Back to the status quo. Mercedes, and Lewis specifically once again showed the true performance of their car. Lewis overtook Nico in the first sequence of turns, pulled away and never looked back.  Lewis put 3.3 seconds on Nico on the FIRST LAP, and 1.6 seconds on Vettel … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 Technical Analyst Tourdog It would have been nice to have multiple sessions to compare lap times of the drivers across two different years. Unfortunately, It rained last year during the race, and this year during FP1 and FP2. I cannot find Tyre info for FP3 in 2014, and this year the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Technical Documents looked at slightly irreverently  Not sure if you like technical documents but are curious? Why not start here and play a little PU poker. Wonder who’s most at risk of a grid penalty for too many engines? You have come to the right … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 – the best in FIA Technical Documents looked at slightly irreverently  Not sure if you like technical documents but are curious? Why not start here and play a little PU poker. Wonder who’s most at risk of a grid penalty for too many engines? You have come to the right … Read more
