F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: BlackJack’sBriefs 1882… remembered for… Irish author Oscar Wilde arrived in the United States declaring: ‘I have nothing to declare but my genius.’; Queen Victoria failed to be assassinated; Robert Koch discovered the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis; outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back of the head and killed … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: BlackJack’sBriefs . . . my regular readers might be happy that I’m sort of back to ‘normal’ this week . . . When I started compiling these stories it was not my intention to cover births (I can’t really get excited about celebrating what people have yet to accomplish…), … Read more
In 1954, Fangio had started his season in a Maserati, winning two of the initial three GP’s. Indianapolis counted as a race for F1 but was never contested by the European powerhouses. Â Mercedes entered the “Monza” streamlined car for the French GP, with which Fangio took his third victory of the season. In Britain, despite … Read more
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 On this day, in 1960, reigning World Champion Jack Brabham, after a dreadful start to the season, won the French GP and went on to win a second consecutive championship, at the wheel of a Cooper Climax T53. Brabham had retired in Argentina with gearbox failure and been … Read more
On this day in F1 – brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: BlackJack’sBriefs 1959… remembered for… Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba… as Charles de Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France… Harold MacMillan visited Russia – and was snubbed by Khrushchev, who claimed he had a dental appointment… Nikita Khrushchev then toured the US … Read more
On this day in F1 – 22 May, brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler BlackJack’sBriefs 1455 – The first battle in the 30-year War of Roses took place at St. Albans, England… 1570 – First atlas, with 70 maps, was published… 1819– First steam-propelled vessel crossed the Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga)… 1840 – The transporting … Read more
On this day in F1 – 17 May, brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler BlackJack’sBriefs  1733 England passed Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum & molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions… 1890 Comic Cuts, first weekly comic paper, published in London… 1895 WG Grace scored his 100th century… 1900 … Read more
On this day in F1 – 11th May, brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler BlackJack’s Briefs Back in 1804, on this day, the intrepid Lewis and Clark expedition set off from St Louis seeking a river link between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. Quite why they thought a river could cross the … Read more
On this day in F1 – 11th May, brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler BlackJack’s Briefs On this day in 1310 fifty-four members of the Knights Templar were burned at the stake in France for heresy. And in 1502 Columbus began his 4th & last trip to the ‘Indies’… In 1812 Spencer Perceval, prime minister of … Read more
By Adam Macdonald A true great who gave such a service to the sport, and someone that will always be remembered, not least for his blistering speed, but also his personality off the track. Of course, it is none other than Ayrton Senna, now 19 years on. World Championships 3 Grand Prix Entries 162 Grand … Read more
