F1 Testing

#F1 Testing: 2nd Bahrain Day 4: Advantage Mercedes, but which one

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributors Vortex Motio and Mattpt55 1:254-255 The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a heav’n of hell, a hell of heav’n. Milton- Paradise Lost “Beware the ides of March.” Shakespeare- Julius Caesar, Act I, scene 2 Before embarking on today’s narrative, as a matter of simple reportage AMuS has … Read more

#F1 Testing: 2nd Bahrain Day 3: Massa to the top as Red Bull struggles continue

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributors Vortex Motio and Mattpt55 For ’tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petard… Hamlet Act III, scene 4 As is often the case, it is easy to mistake trees and forests and be distracted by bright shiny objects, yet such is the structure of today’s testing that the … Read more

#F1 Testing: 2nd Bahrain Day 2: Perez shines two days in a row

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributors Vortex Motio and Mattpt55 Nunc Lento Sonitu Dicunt, Morieris …therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne- Meditation XVII And thus is Renault kicked to the kerb, properly in the eyes of many as having gotten it completely wrong in the V8 era … Read more

#F1 Testing: 2nd Bahrain Day 1: Perez shines in the desert

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributors Vortex Motio and Mattpt55 (Updated – 21:26 GMT) “Ah how shameless – the way these mortals blame the gods. From us alone they say come all their miseries yes but they themselves with their own reckless ways compound their pains beyond their proper share.” ― Homer, The Odyssey From the sounds … Read more

#F1 Testing: Bahrain Day 4 – Mercedes continues to impress, Red Bull still struggling

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributors Vortex Motio and Mattp55 “Now is the winter of our discontent” – William Shakespeare, Richard III The final day of the second last pre-season test draw to a close today and as yesterday, it was led by the Mercedes powered cars and the Mercedes works team with Nico Rosberg obliterating the field … Read more

#F1 Testing: Bahrain Day 3 – Mercedes continues their onslaught

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributors Vortex Motio and Mattp55 Although he’s fast on the track, off track is another matter for Jenson Button. He as finally pulled the trigger though and is officially engaged to his long time boo, Jessica Michibata. Congrats Jense, and good luck decorating that nursery when the time comes! “It’s like déjà vu … Read more

#F1 Testing: Bahrain Day 2 – Mercedes hits a bump while Renault teams continue to struggle

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributors Vortex Motio and Mattp55 Day Two saw the reliability bug finally bite the seemingly invulnerable Mercedes platform not once but twice today; first for a sensor failure and subsequently for a drop in water pressure. Good news for supporters of Renault based teams as they can finally reassure themselves … Read more

#F1 Testing: Day 1 in the Desert – Mercedes Power Faster & Stronger

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributors Vortex Motio and Mattpt55 In contrast to Jerez, where the primary goal was to have the car turn laps, for the first Bahrain test series, it’s more difficult to draw thoughtful conclusions from the data as the teams will have a variety of tasks and goals on which they’re … Read more

#F1 Forensics: Ferrari F14-T – The secret is in the Power Unit ?

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 technical analyst Lorenzo De Luca  As we all know, 2014 is a year of big changes in Formula 1, without doubt, the biggest change consists in the return of turbocharged engines. After years where engines were overshadowed by aero efficiency, it seems that from this year this trend is bound to … Read more