F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Carlo Carluccio – 1958: Formula One’s worst nightmare was born. Vittorio Jano, Ferdinand Porsche, John Cooper, Colin Chapman, Mauro Forghieri, John Barnard et al – all brilliant engineers and designers that changed the course of motor-sport designs. I have to ask would it be fair to include Newey in … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Carlo Carloccio – 1934: The only record Vettel will never match The festive season carries few stories that lend themselves to a retelling of history hence why this entry celebrates a birth of a F1 legend that is unlikely to ever be matched. On this day, seventy nine years ago, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Carlo Carluccio – 1992: When Senna ‘impressed’ America!!? Yeah, right!! Nigel Beresford, Penske’s head of engineering: “..It’s funny to remember it now, we were there on this Mickey Mouse track next to a main road out in the desert and the greatest driver in the world was driving round … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Adam Macdonald. 14th December 2011 saw the termination of two F1 careers in such a savage and unforeseen manor it seemed unfair, even to the most critical of onlookers. Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastian Buemi were cut from the Faenza setup when they had previously been assured their seat was … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Carlo Carluccio – 1959: Sebring produces a number of ‘firsts’ On this day, fifty-four years ago, the Formula One season finale at the Sebring circuit in Florida would establish a number of firsts. Bruce Mclaren became the youngest ever Grand Prix winner; a record that would stand until the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio. 27/10/63 – Jim Clark equals Fangio’s record. Jim Clark set two records on his way to claiming his first World Championship in 1963. He beat the 6 wins in a season that Fangio had recorded in 1954 and became the first driver in history to win the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio. – 1997: Three into One doesn’t fit! The Formula One circus arrived in Jerez, Southern Spain, for the final race of the 1997 season, The European Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve were the main protagonists, with everybody else merely bit part players for the main … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1984: Lauda wins by a fraction This story starts on 3rd June 1984 in the Principality of Monaco. A rookie driving for one of the minnows of Formula One was blazing a trail so bright that the Formula One elite and the French run governing body … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1958: Stirling Moss – A True Sporting Gent “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” – Ernest Hemingway. There is without doubt hundreds of accounts of sporting behaviour in professional sport, events that to this day have … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1983: BMW wins their First F1 World Championship After the two fatal accidents to Gilles Villeneuve and Ricardo Paletti and the tragic accident suffered by Didier Pironi in 1982, Formula One’s governing body had to implement changes to the cars to slow them down and make them … Read more
