F1 and abject poverty: The truth about Baku

http://www.helenahickss.com Just a stone’s throw away from where the Formula 1 circus rolled into town, thousands of people are dwelling in abject poverty. Baku has an atrocious human rights record, but that isn’t all the capital of Azerbaijan is dealing with. A significant number of people living in the capital city are surviving on less … Read more

Voice of the #F1 Fans: Analysing the Vettel Move

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Fat Hippo In recent history there are two drivers, who have been signed up at very young age by major motorsports operations. A twelve year old Sebastian Vettel was one of the earliest members of Red Bull’s young drivers program and Lewis Hamilton was signed up by McLaren at … Read more

Voice of the #F1 Fans: 2 logical explanations for Nico’s “electrical failure”

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Tourdog Editors Note: In the absence of a clear explanation from Mercedes – F1 fans are all but happy enough to provide possible scenarios for Rosberg’s Singapore dilemma. This article was written prior to Iain:R8’s and adds additional points to consider. Tourdog was born on the Wrong Side of the Atlantic, … Read more

Voice of the #F1 Fans: Mercedes Conspiracy – Part xx?

Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Iain: R8 So officially, it’s a ‘substance’ that’s used in normal maintenance. Hmm! The Mercedes steering wheel uses the PCU-8D display module from McLaren Electronics, supplied without connectors. This is a sealed unit, and according to the spec sheet “splash resistant to standard motorsport fluids”. According to first reports … Read more

Voice of the #F1 Fans: The #SingaporeGP Cinema Experience

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Clearview Although I have been an F1 fan since the early 80’s, I have never had the opportunity to attend a race in person (even though I live less than 50miles from Silverstone… my whole life). Now it’s even less likely as I currently pay a Sky subscription to … Read more

Voice of the #F1 Fans: Jenson Button: ‘Fake it ‘till you make it’

Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Still I Surprise The phrase that titles this article made its way into our language, with practical application, in the late 20th century. It was a phrase believed to be born from Aristotle’s notion that acting virtuous will, over time, make one virtuous. To some extent or another we … Read more

Voice of the #F1 fans: An Alternative Analysis of ROS/HAM

Brought to you by TheJudge13 Contributor Nigel Editors Note: With the fallout form yesterday’s Belgian Grand Prix and the subsequent analysis of the Hamilton/Rosberg incident, one of TJ13 readers believe we got it wrong with our analysis and submitted his own analysis.  As it is a well reasoned argument we decided to publish it for … Read more

Voice of the #F1 fans: Lewis Hamilton – The Pioneer – Part II

Editor’s note: TJ13 began with a desire to offer a ‘fans’ perspective’ of this glorious sport of ours; warts and all. There are no agenda’s behind the articles and certainly no censorship from corporate interests. As a growing community, many articles are written by passionate fans and we’d like to encourage more debate and more … Read more