F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Winter testing is ‘testing’ as they say, and many people look at the quickest times to decide in their own minds where the teams are in a pecking order – Often this is an inaccurate method of predicting what will happen in the coming season. That said, it’s fairly safe to say that Ferrari isn’t … Read more
The Toro Rosso Honda of Albon this morning hit into the 16’s for the first time, albeit on the softest compound C5 tyre. Ferrari of Leclerc not far behind on the second softest compound, but tyre delta adjusted, the Ferrari looks supreme this morning. Albon ups the anti during the test this morning, and show … Read more
McLaren are trying to impress someone these last couple of days, yesterday saw Lando Norris put in the fastest time of the day with a 1:17.709 on the second softest tyre – allowing for the delta, had the McLaren driver driving on the C5 (softest) he would’ve set a time of 1:17.109, the fastest of … Read more
TJ13’s testing article is late today, so I can only apologise, family duties call… The biggest surprise today has been the new Mercedes, and I call it new because it is in every way different to last week’s car. At the time of writing (14:30), Lewis Hamilton had been looking a little tardy compared to … Read more
Yesterday’s testing gave us a better understanding after Red Bull finally put their proper front wing on, but Horner was insistent there were still more aero pieces to come. GPS data suggested that the current pecking order places Ferrari top, with Red Bull / Mercedes 2nd on race pace. Of course, it’s always difficult to … Read more
Testing for day 2 at Barcelona was a fairly inconclusive affair, many teams opting for race simulations but still, Ferrari topped the timing screens and again McLaren finished up 2nd, albeit on one of the softest compounds – many fans missed Williams, and have asked the question; why are Williams F1 so bad? Today we … Read more
Testing day 2 has started and despite a shaky start first thing, it certainly appears that Red Bull and Honda are going well thus far with Verstappen near the top of the timing screen. Looking back at day 1, some might suggest that Mercedes have been disappointing with Hamilton and Bottas only reaching 9th and … Read more
Today begins the first test for the Formula 1 grid in their 2019 cars at the Barcelona circuit in Spain. Highlights for today have already included Kimi Raikkonen going off and needing a tow out of the gravel, the Alfa Romeo livery reveal along with Red Bull’s livery for Australia onwards. More importantly, however, TJ13 … Read more
With the final test all wrapped up it is time to predict what we can expect in two weeks time. For me Australia can’t come soon enough. So is it possible to draw a conclusion from the tests? Lets try. First things first: Speed! The fastest lap of these wintertests was set by Kimi Räikkönen … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Oddball Day three and another cold start (5.6°c air 9.4°c track) for the teams. The new tyres from pirrelli have really been subjected to some pretty low temperatures and it has been a surprise to myself that they haven’t given the teams more problems. The official team runnings today … Read more
