F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 2005: Ferrari is the biggest star in the World The release of Terminator 2 in 1991 confirmed Arnold Schwarzenegger as the biggest movie star in the world. His films made hundreds of millions in revenue; thereby allowing him to command the salary he was paid. Twas … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1953: Nakajima – It’s all in the numbers 3.8 – 3.7 – 5.2 – 5.1 – 8.2 – 3.6 – 2.5 – 3.9 – 3.9 – 3.3 – 3.2 – 3.9 – 4.0 – 3.2 – 0.9 – 2.4 No these aren’t the co-ordinates to a … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 2007: The Greatest Commercial ever – The Circuit On this day seven years ago – Monaco residents woke up from their ‘perfect lives’ to the V10 screams of a Ferrari F1 car. Shell was just completing the final filming for their new commercial which would celebrate … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1898: The Legendary Enzo Ferrari born Last summer, I wrote a feature that eventually spread over three days celebrating the life of Enzo Ferrari – who had passed twenty-five years previously. Today celebrates his birthdate. However rather than repeat his story once again, I wish to … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1944: Ronnie Peterson – A superstar is born When I think of Sweden in the 70’s there’s little that stands out as exciting; other than tank proportioned Volvos, a pop group (sorry, I can’t call ABBA music), videos of blonde floppy haired men and women in … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1934: Legend of two and four wheels It has always rankled me that the only time we hear of John Surtees is when the specialist media seeks out the frail old man and asks him the same tired old questions about someone repeating his accomplishments. Surtees … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1979: Asterix would have been proud. Anybody who is a smoker and has visited France may have had the dubious pleasure of having smoked Gitanes at some stage; a quite foul aroma which maybe explains the reasons why Frenchmen wear onions around their neck – I … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 2006: The Doctor – What might have been Valentino Rossi is a sporting superstar who transcends his chosen sport. His charisma, his joie-de-vivre and his self-deprecating humour has turned him into an idol for millions. On this day – eight years ago – Rossi took part … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1901: Caracciola – The original Regenmeister When Mercedes bought the Tyrrell-BAR-Honda-Brawn team and renamed it for 2010, the general consensus was that any new achievements were to be included with it’s 1950’s forebears accomplishments. Personally I take issue with this as there is absolutely no connection … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1978: Michelin man to the rescue In the mid 70’s the Renault-Alpine collaboration designed and built a series of sports prototype race cars to contest the Le Mans 24hour race. Success here was of utmost importance to the French manufacturer due to the prestige that winning … Read more
