F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler BlackJack’sBriefs Such a list is not easy to compile, and it is even harder to be objective. The way I reduced 830 F1 drivers to 20 is detailed in Part I. I wanted twenty top drivers (top No.2’s who might have been a team leader.) who had proved their … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: BlackJack’sBriefs Such a list is not easy to compile, and it is even harder to be objective. The way I reduced 830 F1 drivers to 20 is detailed in Part I. I wanted twenty top drivers (top No.2’s who might have been a team leader.) who had proved their … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: BlackJack’sBriefs When I rashly decided to compile this list I was aware of the dangers… My grey cells do not quite go back to 1950 so I started with the Wiki list of GP drivers and, from 830 people who have driven in GP races during the past 64 … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Carlo Carluccio Have you ever sat with your feet in a stream and watched the current swirl around your toes? The clear cool water skipping over small pebbles and moving inexorably towards a destination unseen? This was the effect that Senna had on millions of people; a force of … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chonicler Carlo Carluccio Editors note: This article was submitted as an OTD however it was felt that it would be better as a historic feature. Kent, the Garden of England is a beautiful part of the world. Crests and valleys define the topography and are as sensuous and curvaceous as … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler BlackJack’sBriefs 1982… and all that…! Part III In Germany things continued with the ‘sour’ 1982 ‘norm’… Having qualified on pole Pironi came up fast behind Prost’s slower car (during non-timed rain-tyre tests), on a wet track, and was launched into the air in a frighteningly similar repeat of Villeneuve’s … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler BlackJack’sBriefs 1982… and all that…! Part II At Monaco Prost soon took the lead in the race and built up a massive lead, apparently trying to get the race over as rain clouds advanced… but… on an increasingly wet track Patrese (Brabham) was able to catch Prost and pressured … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler BlackJack’sBriefs 1982… and all that…! Part I Although turbo-charged engines had, at this time, been running for a few years the FIA allowed teams to run larger, normally-aspirated engines in direct competition with each other. Teams were fairly evenly split with each system while some tried both throughout the … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 chronicler Bart De Pauw – Nico Rosberg signs for Mercedes’ return to victory in the British Grand Prix after 58 years After a race that was overshadowed by a dangerous spate of five Pirelli tyre failures, Nico Rosberg managed to fend off a late charge by an impressive Mark Webber in order to score the … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 chronicler Bart De Pauw – “Monaco, 1988, Senna”: Rocky tempts fate and Vettel listens but gets away with it Reigning triple world champion Sebastian Vettel took another dominant victory at the circuit Gilles Villeneuve which was the scene for the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix. He powered to his 39th career pole position during … Read more
